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Paul and Jay are joined by Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo to break down the Bengals' defensive offseason after a disappointing 2023. Anarumo shares his thoughts on the process of fixing the explosive play issue, pinpointing Sheldon Rankins and Geno Stone, the impact of Vonn Bell, depth approach on the defensive line and where progress stands with the collection of young players in the secondary. 
After, Paul and Jay offer takeaways from the conversation, discuss news of the week including Tee Higgins signing the franchise tag and why you always have to be on high alert at Home Depot and Fairy Tale Festivals. 

Paul Dehner Jr. and Mark Chalifoux officially entering the dead period of the offseason recapping what was seen and heard during the Bengals' mandatory minicamp. 
That includes an extension for Ted Karras, Ja'Marr Chase showing up but not fully participating, the battle at cornerback what other deals the Bengals need to get done. 
Plus, Eric Sztanyo asks about Bengals mayoral campaigns, listeners want to know about pet peeves, proper celebration of Flag Day and Mark feeds his kids to sharks on vacation. 
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Paul and Jay break down what they saw and heard from Joe Burrow at mandatory minicamp and discuss what his offseason recovery process actually meant for the Bengals season. 
Then a look at winners, losers and player movement over OTAs. Hear from Darrin Simmons on his process building the new kickoff and fascinating iterations taking place this summer. 
Plus, the debut of a new partnership with Graeter's and excitement over wielding a new superpower. And finally, Jay's Got Kicker tackles stats. 
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Paul Dehner Jr. is joined by comedian and Cincy Shirts owner Josh Sneed to talk about a weird week of news surrounding the Bengals and Cincinnati. With Mark Chalifoux on vacation, Josh fills in to talk about the nervous energy of Joe Burrow injury chatter, behind the scenes of Burrow's fundraiser that pulled in $1.1M and the art of creating shirts out of viral sports moments. And our shared love of the greatest moment in Internet video history. 
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Paul and Jay return to discuss if the absence of Joe Burrow on Tuesday from OTAs was a thing or truthfully an overblown miscommunication. Then topics shift to the return of Sheldon Rankins and outstanding absence of Trent Brown. 
What is the future of Ja'Marr Chase's negotiations with Cincinnati now that Justin Jefferson is inked? What is going on with Jay's WR rankings? How many spreadsheets can one man open? What is the greatest Bengals photo in recent years? Why are we asking so many questions? 
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Paul and Mark find time between vacations to catch up on a week of Bengals news including the latest turn in the Tee Higgins tag/extension saga. Why two more deals shouldn't have Tee Higgins making sad videos, instead he should be celebrating. Plus, harboring a lot of thoughts on the Hamilton County Paycor Stadium TV sale on Saturday. 
Then, your questions about coaching tips, smartest players and Live Room royalty drops in. Finally, grading your homework and a brave new world for new dads.
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