Cincinnati Enquirer Bengals Beat Podcast (#bbp)

This week on the Bengals Beat Podcast, Enquirer beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Jim Owczarski discuss the fallout from the win against the Dolphins, particularly with struggles in the red zone. Also, a look at the running game, Vontaze Burfict's return, and assess the AFC North. Hear from H-back Ryan Hewitt, running back Jeremy Hill and Burfict. Plus, #ThatsSoJagyLondonEdition and the launch of Jim's business, Basic Pizza.

This week on the Bengals Beat Podcast, Enquirer beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Jim Owczarski react to the loss to Denver as well as preview the quick turnaround against Miami. They ask the question, what if the Bengals were bad? Also, discuss seeing the effect of new coaches, the return of Vontaze Burfict and Tyler Eifert as well as fans wondering about the state of the cornerbacks. Hear from defensive coordinator Paul Guenther, receiver A.J. Green and cornerback Adam Jones. Plus, Jim takes a cheap shot, the Browns and Jags are still bad and return of the Swedish Minute.

The BBP2 features Paul Dehner Jr. and Jim Owczarski breaking down what the Bengals need to do Sunday to pull off the win against the Broncos. Hear the keys to the game, predictions, thoughts on Tyler Eifert's evolving status and decision to bring back controversial referee John Parry. Plus, hear the Hot Seat with Paul Daugherty interviewing Carlos Dunlap, an analytics breakdown with Pro Football Focus and Throwback Thursday interview with Brandon Stokely talking about the famous Gus Johnson call and tip from the last time Denver came to Cincinnati for a home opener in 2009.

This week on the Bengals Beat Podcast, Enquirer beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Jim Owczarski break down the issues with the offense coming off a 24-16 defeat at Pittsburgh. They delve into the running game, personnel decisions, the return reality of Tyler Eifert and take on all your officiating complaints. Hear from offensive coordinator Ken Zampese, wide receiver Tyler Boyd and defensive back Adam Jones. Plus, Jim's mad, the Browns and Jags are bad and the conversation go far too in-depth on the careers of the Saved By The Bell cast.

The BBP2 features Paul Dehner Jr. and Jim Owczarski breaking down what the Bengals need to do Sunday to avenge their playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The discussion centers around Jim's trip to Pittsburgh taking the temperature of the Steelers this week, Cincinnati's success against Antonio Brown, style of play conducive to a win and predictions. Plus, hear the Hot Seat with Paul Daugherty interviewing Tyler Boyd, an analytics breakdown with Pro Football Focus and Throwback Thursday interview with Cedric Benson about his career and three seasons in Cincinnati.

Enquirer Bengals beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Jim Owczarski return from New York to assess what was learned by Cincinnati's 23-22 victory against the Jets. We talk run-pass distribution, a step for Andy Dalton, what went wrong with the run defense and what this does for Sunday at Pittsburgh. Also, we rage against footboards and decide to pick fights with the world. Hear from receiver A.J. Green, defensive coordinator Ken Zampese, linebacker Karlos Dansby and kicker Mike Nugent.

A.J. Green speaks with reporters about his 12-receptions, 180-yard day against Darrelle Revis in New York for the season opener.

Our debut of the BBP2 features Paul Dehner Jr. and Jim Owczarski breaking down what the Bengals need to do Sunday against the Jets and hear from Giovani Bernard about trying to pick up the New York blitz. Plus, hear the Hot Seat with Paul Daugherty interviewing Andy Dalton, an analytics breakdown with Pro Football Focus and Throwback Thursday interview with Terrell Owens about his season in Cincinnati.

Enquirer Bengals beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Jim Owczarski line up the season coming off of final cuts and look ahead at the shape the team finds itself in entering the opener against the New York Jets. Hear from quarterbacks coach Bill Lazor, defensive tackle Domata Peko and defensive coordinator Paul Guenther. Plus, we offer a look behind the scenes at our special section topics. Finally, we spend the final 15 minutes hashing out the projections for this team breaking down the wall with Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com.

Enquirer Bengals beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Jim Owczarski run through the roster battles and project who will make the 53-man roster as well as assess fallout from the cut already made, including veteran receiver and returner Brandon Tate. We talk about the potential of adding free agents cut from other teams, the surprise undrafted free agent who could steal a spot and spill details on the a few special events coming up in the near future. You'll also hear from special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons on Alex Erickson, Tate, Mike Nugent and Zach Hocker.

Enquirer Bengals beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Jim Owczarski react to the Bengals first win of the preseason with by recording the podcast on their drive back from Detroit. We discuss the trials of Mike Nugent, more on the rise of Tyler Boyd, options in the return game, injuries on the offensive line, as well as take questions about PJ Dawson, Margus Hunt and Jeremy Hill. You'll hear from Boyd and Nugent talking in the locker room after Cincinnati's 30-14 win.

On this edition of the #BBP Enquirer Bengals beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Jim Owczarski react to the first preseason game of the year as the roster begins to shape itself for the regular season opener. We discuss movement in the receiver battle, impact of injuries to Andrew Billings and Darqueze Dennard, who's trending up and down after two joint practices and a game against the Vikings. You'll hear from AJ McCarron on the young receivers, Paul Guenther on his group and the growth of Geno Atkins, and Jake Fisher on starting at left tackle for the first time. We also send out a welcome to our new podcast host, Audioboom. Great to have them on board.

Enquirer Bengals beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Jim Owczarski use the first off day of camp after five practices to assess the fallout from an active opening week. We discuss what will come of the cornerback position in light of William Jackson III tearing his pectoral, Leon Hall, the tight end uncertainties, Ryan Hewitt's extension, our surprises of camp and behind the scenes of Jim's feature on Andy Dalton. You'll hear from Tyler Eifert, Dre Kirkpatrick and Tyler Boyd. Plus, Jim's mad about emails.

Enquirer Bengals beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Jim Owczarski return from the summer break to preview training camp which begins Friday on the fields adjacent Paul Brown Stadium.We dive into the interesting plan for Vontaze Burfict, the unique relationship between Mike Brown and Marvin Lewis and the storylines we're most interested to watch starting this weekend. You'll hear from both Lewis and defensive coordinator Paul Guenther.Plus, we introduce our weekly segment: "What is making Jim made this week?" and throw back to a classic with the new intro for the 2016 season.  Download Here

Over these four weeks, the Enquirer will unveil each former player of what would be our mythical four-member Bengals Ring of Honor Class. The club doesn't currently have a Ring of Honor or Hall of Fame, but if they did decide to institute one, these would be our picks. With the selection, we sit down for a podcast conversation with each of the Bengals' legends about their careers, life after football, the state of the game and, of course, the current Bengals.In this final conversation, rather than sit down with our inductee, as I did last year for our podcast series looking back at the 2005 season, I dove into the debate over a fourth selection that could have gone dozens of different directions.For the discussion I brought in longtime Cincinnati sports talk show host at 700 WLW and ESPN1530 Mo Egger. We break down the four choices, the toughest decisions and his off-the-radar choice for who would be his fourth member of a potential four-person Ring of Honor class.Download Here

Over these four weeks, the Enquirer will unveil each former player of what would be our mythical four-member Bengals Ring of Honor Class. The club doesn't currently have a Ring of Honor or Hall of Fame, but if they did decide to institute one these would be our picks. With the selection, we sit down for a podcast conversation with each of the Bengals legends about their careers, life after football, the state of the game and, of course, the current Bengals. Enjoy the series. In this conversation with our third inductee, I caught up with him on the phone to talk about how his memory if the 1988 Super Bowl evolved over time, his strong feelings about Andy Dalton, how close he came to returning in 1998, watching his son Gunnar pick up the torch fighting Cystic Fibrosis and much more. To help in the fight against Cystic Fibrosis you can follow the link here. Download Here

Over these four weeks, the Enquirer will unveil each former player of what would be our mythical four-member Bengals Ring of Honor Class. The club doesn't currently have a Ring of Honor or Hall of Fame, but if they did decide to institute one these would be our picks. With the selection, we sit down for a podcast conversation with each of the Bengals legends about their careers, life after football, the state of the game and, of course, the current Bengals. Enjoy the series. In this conversation with the second inductee, I sat down at Dickmann's Sports Cafe in Northern Kentucky with former NFL MVP quarterback Ken Anderson. The conversation touched on parallels between his career and Andy Dalton, evolution of the passing game and even his own case for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Anderson also detailed the work of his foundation in helping adults with autism which includes a celebrity softball game fundraiser Friday at the home of the Florence Freedom.  Download Here

Over the next four weeks, the Enquirer will unveil each former player of what would be our mythical four-member Bengals Ring of Honor Class. The club doesn't currently have a Ring of Honor or Hall of Fame, but if they did decide to institute one these would be our picks. With the selection, we sit down for a podcast conversation with each of the Bengals legends about their careers, life after football, the state of the game and, of course, the current Bengals. Enjoy the series. In this conversation with the first inductee and no-brainer in this exercise I sat down with Anthony Munoz prior to one of his Anthony Munoz Foundation events at Sycamore High School. He talks about Super Bowl memories, the play that really haunts him, the challenges athletes face after the game, surreal nature of driving to Canton when you're in the Hall of Fame, his choice on the most underrated candidate for a Bengals Ring of Honor and his wildly successful foundation helping kids across Cincinnati. Download Here

Enquirer Bengals beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Jim Owczarski sit down to wrap up the Bengals' mandatory minicamp and take a look back at the entirety of the offseason program as the team heads into the six-week summer dead period.We talk about what we learned from the young group of receivers, questions at linebacker and the debate of defensive line rotation. We also jump deeper into who could land the next contract extension, joint practices with the Vikings and a teaser for this year's historical podcast series.You'll hear from both defensive coordinator Paul Guenther and defensive line coach Jacob Burney.Also, we shout out to you for help in some pressing multimedia projects.Download Here

Enquirer Bengals beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Jim Owczarski sit down after the second OTA practice open to the media this offseason. We jump into four primary topics. We discuss the Tyler Eifert injury, fallout and everyone's quick trigger to blame the medical staff. The topic of Dwight Freeney and the changing value of veteran players in the softer NFL. We dive deeper into the long conversation Jim had with Andrew Whitworth about his future in the league. Finally, we talk briefly about Vontaze Burfict before answering a few of your Twitter questions. You'll hear our exclusive interviews with defensive coordinator Paul Guenther, reserve tight end C.J. Uzomah, Whitworth and Burfict. Download Here