Bengals position group concern levels: Analyzing 3 spots on defense
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengals position group concern levels: Analyzing 3 spots on defense

New York Times  

As part of The Athletic fan survey released earlier this month, a question was asked about which position group concerns you the most on the Cincinnati Bengals’ roster. Defensive line • Overall fan concern ranking : First • My concern ranking: Third Projected two-deep • Starters: DE Sam Hubbard, DE Trey Hendrickson, DT Sheldon Rankins, DT BJ Hill • Backups: DE Myles Murphy, DE Joseph Ossai, DT Kris Jenkins, DT McKinnley Jackson, DL Cam Sample GO DEEPER How do AFC pass rush groups stack up heading into the 2024 season? Safety • Overall fan concern ranking: Fifth • My concern ranking: Fourth Projected two-deep • Starters: Geno Stone, Vonn Bell • Backups: Jordan Battle, Tycen Anderson Reason for concern The concern level here stems from the newness and scar tissue remaining from last year. Important perspective When assessing the likelihood of a team’s going from among the worst in the NFL in explosive play rate to one of the best, take a look at the last four seasons. Defensive explosive play rate rankings Year Team Rank Next year rank 2022 Lions 32nd 28th 2022 Texans 31st 18th 2022 Chargers 30th 15th 2021 Jets 32nd 2nd 2021 Ravens 31st 5th 2021 Texans 30th 31st 2020 Lions 32nd 27th 2020 Falcons 31st 21st 2020 Miami 30th 24th 2019 Jaguars 32nd 28th 2019 Bengals 31st 29th 2019 Browns 30th 15th Of the 12 teams ranking in the bottom three of the league in explosive play rate, only two ended up in the top 12 the next season.

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Bengals season on the brink after surprising 38-33 loss to Commanders drops them to 0-3
6 months, 1 week ago

Bengals season on the brink after surprising 38-33 loss to Commanders drops them to 0-3

Associated Press  

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals entered the 2024 season with a healthy Joe Burrow and high expectations. “We didn’t envision ourselves in this spot but here we are,” Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said. We need to find a way to win next Sunday and get this thing moving in the right direction.” Slow starts have been common during Taylor’s …

Bengals position group concern levels: Line tops offense’s uncertainties
8 months, 1 week ago

Bengals position group concern levels: Line tops offense’s uncertainties

New York Times  

A question was asked in The Athletic’s fan survey released earlier this month about which position group concerns fans the most on the Cincinnati Bengals’ roster. Offensive line • Overall fan concern ranking: third • My concern ranking: fifth Projected two-deep • Starters: LT Orlando Brown Jr., LG Cordell Volson, C Ted Karras, RG Alex Cappa, RT Trent Brown • …

Cincinnati Bengals season preview: Pinpointing 3 overlooked trends that will shape 2024
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Cincinnati Bengals season preview: Pinpointing 3 overlooked trends that will shape 2024

New York Times  

The amount of time and information devoted to cranking out unique analytical NFL content is tough to fathom. I’ve compiled a list of my top three, which could have been 10, but these were the things that most stood out to me: GO DEEPER Bengals fan survey results: Signs of concern come creeping in Don’t forget how tough the schedule …

Cincinnati Bengals NFL Draft picks 2024: Grades, fits and scouting reports
11 months ago

Cincinnati Bengals NFL Draft picks 2024: Grades, fits and scouting reports

New York Times  

The Cincinnati Bengals entered the 2024 NFL Draft on April 25 with 10 picks over the three-day draft. — Paul Dehner Jr. Dane Brugler’s analysis A one-year starter at Iowa, All was a “move” tight end in former offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz’s pro-style spread scheme. — Paul Dehner Jr. Dane Brugler analysis A two-year starter at TCU, Newton was primarily …

Bengals free-agent targets: Pinpointing options using recent history, desired profiles
1 year ago

Bengals free-agent targets: Pinpointing options using recent history, desired profiles

New York Times  

The Bengals of the last four years in March have been like the good son who went off to college. Out Christian Wilkins, Leonard Williams, Grover Stewart, Sheldon Rankins, Fletcher Cox Many of the biggest names expecting to land the largest contracts don’t hit the Bengals’ age threshold for significant deals. Out Jonah Williams, Donovan Smith, George Fant, Cam Fleming …

Burrow, Bengals try to push past shaky start to season against the Cardinals
1 year, 5 months ago

Burrow, Bengals try to push past shaky start to season against the Cardinals

Associated Press  

CINCINNATI BENGALS at ARIZONA CARDINALS Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT, Fox BETTING LINE: Bengals by 3, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. BENGALS OFFENSE: OVERALL, RUSH, PASS, SCORING BENGALS DEFENSE: OVERALL, RUSH, PASS, SCORING CARDINALS OFFENSE: OVERALL, RUSH, PASS, SCORING CARINDALS DEFENSE: OVERALL, RUSH, PASS, SCORING TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Bengals plus-2; Cardinals plus-3. STATS AND STUFF: The Bengals were dominated by the Titans, managing …

Bengals’ offensive woes: Diagnosing the problems and exploring potential fixes
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengals’ offensive woes: Diagnosing the problems and exploring potential fixes

New York Times  

CINCINNATI — Through three weeks, the Cincinnati Bengals offense accepted the ball with Joe Burrow at quarterback, arguably the top receivers trio in the NFL and the sixth-highest-paid offensive line for 33 drives. No deep threat, no off-script The sight of Tee Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase running down Burrow shots downfield has become common and the primary thrust of the …

Bengals’ failures and perspective illustrated by unpacking third-down issues
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengals’ failures and perspective illustrated by unpacking third-down issues

New York Times  

CINCINNATI — Bengals head coach Zac Taylor stood at the podium off the visitor’s locker room on Sunday night saying he thought there were some good things that happened offensively despite one of the worst offensive showings in the last 20 years of the franchise, a 24-3 loss to the Cleveland Browns. “He’s going to the Hall of Fame.” Third-and-1, …

Why Bengals’ youth infusion at cornerback was the second-biggest story of Week 1
1 year, 8 months ago

Why Bengals’ youth infusion at cornerback was the second-biggest story of Week 1

New York Times  

CINCINNATI — During a red-zone session in Friday’s practice, Trevor Siemian floated a ball toward the back corner of the end zone intended for receiver Shedrick Jackson. Quarterbacks coach Dan Pitcher turned to offensive coordinator Brian Callahan and dropped a line from the movie “Semi-Pro” when Will Ferrell’s character Jackie Moon invents the alley-oop to the befuddlement of the referee. …

Bengals welcome rookies to begin building new foundation
1 year, 10 months ago

Bengals welcome rookies to begin building new foundation

Associated Press  

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals have been close. The Bengals hope at least one of their eight picks in this year’s draft will help provide the missing link to the franchise’s first Super Bowl win. Cincinnati welcomed its latest batch of draft picks and a group of undrafted free agents into the team’s indoor practice facility for the first day …

Bengals draft ramifications: Who should feel pressure, who should be relieved
1 year, 11 months ago

Bengals draft ramifications: Who should feel pressure, who should be relieved

New York Times  

CINCINNATI — None of the Bengals’ draft picks were at Paycor Stadium on Monday, but their presence certainly was felt in certain corners of the locker room, where it was fallout day as most of the questions centered on the ramifications from the draft. But the fact that the Bengals didn’t draft an offensive lineman should be seen as a …

Bengals draft DJ Turner II: Michigan cornerback adds blazing speed to secondary
1 year, 11 months ago

Bengals draft DJ Turner II: Michigan cornerback adds blazing speed to secondary

New York Times  

NFL Draft 2023 tracker: Live blog and pick-by-pick analysis Taking speedy cornerback DJ Turner II of Michigan with the 60th pick in Friday night’s second round marked the first time in Bengals history they have taken defensive players with their first two picks in back-to-back drafts. We joked around about it, like, ‘Man, what if we get back together?’ And …

Cincinnati Bengals NFL Draft 2023 guide: Picks, predictions and key needs
1 year, 11 months ago

Cincinnati Bengals NFL Draft 2023 guide: Picks, predictions and key needs

New York Times  

The Cincinnati Bengals have the 28th pick in the NFL Draft when Round 1 begins on April 27 in Kansas City. GO DEEPER ‘The Beast’ 2023 NFL Draft guide: Dane Brugler’s scouting reports, player rankings Bengals draft analysis Bengals 2023 draft big board: Right tackle, cornerback top targets: Options for the Bengals’ biggest positional needs. Dane Brugler’s Bengals picks — …

Dehner Jr.: Bengals’ position priorities reassessed after a week at NFL Combine
2 years ago

Dehner Jr.: Bengals’ position priorities reassessed after a week at NFL Combine

New York Times  

A week in Indianapolis filled with late nights, early mornings, prospects, agents and conversations with nearly everyone at the center of molding the next stage in this remarkable Bengals run. Hurst’s presence would open up the preferred, more historically effective method of finding a traits-based tight end in later rounds. The Bengals would take on $5.5 million in dead money …

Bengals mock offseason results: What you’re thinking ahead of the NFL combine
2 years, 1 month ago

Bengals mock offseason results: What you’re thinking ahead of the NFL combine

New York Times  

The popularity of our Choose Your Own Adventure worksheet, much like Zac Taylor’s postseason win total, continues to grow. Here is one of those sheets from Bill Henderson : The splurge on Brown left room to retain three free agents from last year’s roster and target a third-wave edge rusher such as Justin Houston. Positions drafted by round Position R1 …

Why Joe Burrow and the Bengals’ passing game are a bad matchup for the Falcons
2 years, 5 months ago

Why Joe Burrow and the Bengals’ passing game are a bad matchup for the Falcons

New York Times  

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The two NFL teams that use 11 personnel — one running back, one tight end and three wide receivers — the most are the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals. “There are some similarities, but I wouldn’t say it’s the exact same offense that we’re facing,” Falcons defensive coordinator Dean Pees said. “He’s just confident,” Falcons …

After improbable Super Bowl run, confident Bengals dig in
2 years, 8 months ago

After improbable Super Bowl run, confident Bengals dig in

Associated Press  

CINCINNATI BENGALS CAMP SITE: Cincinnati, Ohio LAST YEAR: Coming off a 4-11-1 run in coach Zac Taylor’s second season, expectations for the Bengals were tempered. Cincinnati finished 10-7 in the regular season, good enough for the AFC North title as rookie receiver Ja’Marr Chase emerged as a star. The Bengals need some depth at the position, Last year’s backups Stanley …

Late-picking Bengals may look to draft for defensive depth
2 years, 11 months ago

Late-picking Bengals may look to draft for defensive depth

Associated Press  

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals aren’t used to this, picking so late in the NFL draft. We feel good about our ability to analyze who’s available and how they would impact our team early.” The Bengals wasted no time addressing their biggest need when they snagged three offensive lineman out of the free-agent pool — guard/center Ted Karras, right guard …

Bengals’ sole focus Sunday was on next week and their first playoff appearance in 6 years
3 years, 2 months ago

Bengals’ sole focus Sunday was on next week and their first playoff appearance in 6 years

New York Times  

CLEVELAND — Some records are meant to be broken, and others are there to be ignored. “It’s the biggest game any of these players have ever had wearing a Bengals jersey next week at our home stadium.” With Joe Burrow staying behind in Cincinnati to rest his knee, pinky and mind, Brandon Allen directed the offense Sunday with little success. …

Bengals Final Thoughts: Ja’Marr’s records chase, a near Scorigami and an Eminem diss?
3 years, 5 months ago

Bengals Final Thoughts: Ja’Marr’s records chase, a near Scorigami and an Eminem diss?

New York Times  

The Bengals made it look easy against the winless Lions on Sunday, winning 34-11 for their largest margin of victory of the Zac Taylor era and biggest on the road since a 31-7 win at Cleveland in 2017. As part of rookie running back Chris Evans’ day to remember at Ford Field were a team-high three special teams tackles, one …

Bengals whack more veterans on cutdown day, but a couple could return this week
6 years, 7 months ago

Bengals whack more veterans on cutdown day, but a couple could return this week

New York Times  

The great veteran purge of 2018 continued Saturday when the Bengals cut 10th-year defensive end Michael Johnson, fifth-year H-back Ryan Hewitt and fifth-year offensive lineman T.J. Johnson as part of the 32 moves the team made to pare its roster to the 53-man limit. As part of Saturday’s moves, the Bengals ended the seasons of quarterback Matt Barkley, tight end …

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