The Growler

Paul is joined by NFL VP, Media Distribution, Hans Schroeder to discuss the inner-workings of the schedule and how the Bengals were viewed throughout that process.
From the history of how close Baltimore-Cincinnati was to being switched last season to the international selection process, the role of Joe Burrow, the bye week dynamics, rest disparity and all the behind the scenes about how the Bengals' schedule and more came to be.
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Paul, Jay and Mark get together for a reaction to the Bengals' schedule release, looking at the most important developments, games that got tougher, what's a thing or not a thing, the schedule release video and questions from the chat.
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Paul is joined by Bengals director of football research Sam Francis. They discuss the team's analytics department, it's growth, impact on the draft, free agency and evolution of the data side of the game.
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Paul and Mark kick off the weekend with a look at what's going on with the Bengals and beyond. They discuss the return of Joe Burrow and answer your questions on Dexter Lawrence, NFL Draft comp picks, mascot summtis, and more.

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00:00 Theme song and intro
04:18 Bengals players comings and goings
12:09 NFL schedule outlook
23:00 Your Bengals questions
44:39 Growl Pal Spotlight
47:09 Raccoon whimsy
54:53 Dad life

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Paul and Mo dive into the topic of Dax Hill, his future and what 2026 looks like for him.
-Intro
-Upcoming schedule
-The Dax Hill background
-Hear from Dax Hill
-Mo makes it personal
-How well Hill played
-Reality of a position shift
-Importance of showing up
-Run, Pass or Boot: Murphy, Hill, Turner
-Encouraging roster construction
-Weird tangent time
-What's next
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