Scribe Session 9.16: Optimism grows

With a 2-0 start in the books, beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Richard Skinner discuss all the developments from this weekend's 24-10 victory against Atlanta.

You hear from Andy Dalton and defensive coordinator Paul Guenther on the quarterback's altered philosophy and the coordinator's first signature shutdown against Atlanta's high-octane passing game.

Skinny and I delve into the versatility shown in Hue Jackson's offense, how many carries is too many for Giovani Bernard, the defense taking shape and all injury concerns from Vontaze Burfict's head to A.J. Green's toe.

Also, we discussed press conference guinea pigs, Travis Tritt and Skinny's old guy moment of the week harkens back to his college days.

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Scribe Session 9.9: One down, 15 to go

With the win in Baltimore in the books beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Richard Skinner discuss all the developments from this weekend's 23-16 Bengals victory against the Ravens.
You hear from Andrew Whitworth on the enormity of how the Bengals won, Adam Jones on his on-field conversation with Steve Smith Sr., and Hue Jackson on his unpredictable offense and the future split of Giovani Bernard/Jeremy Hill.
Skinny and I delve into the injuries of the weekend, implications of the unique new attack, review Paul Guenther and offer Bengals fantasy football advice.
Also, we talk about sarsaparilla, kindness to troubleshooting airplane reps and unveil our new theme music for the "Skinny Dates Himself Moment Of The Week."
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Scribe Session 9.2: Season Preview Edition

A special edition of the podcast as we break out the season preview extravaganza.
Not only do Paul Dehner Jr. and Richard Skinner take a look at the construction of the roster, cuts and preview Baltimore, we usher in the first four-mic podcast roundtable of the year.
There, Paul, Skinny, Dan Hoard and Dave Lapham sit around and talk about the longview of the year. What they like, what concerns, who could break out and the always relevant question of if this is the year the Bengals finally win the elusive playoff game.
If you only want the roundtable, scroll forward to the 27-minute mark.
Dan takes credit for our impressive podcast setup, Lap -- not shockingly -- pounds the table multiple times and Skinny threatens public embarrassment.
Plus, you'll hear from Devon Still, Marquis Flowers and Sean Porter in reaction to news of their new roles with the team.
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Scribe Session 8.27: Analyzing the defense

Following the third preseason game across country in Arizona Skinny and Paul take a closer look at the roster and issues at play with the Bengals defense.
After discussing the early round of cuts we delve into predictions for those who will make the roster following Saturday's purge to 53.
Meanwhile, we discuss where Cat Stevens would play if he toured Cincinnati, the possibility Skinny gets beat up next week and I get compared to Joey Votto for all the wrong reasons.
This is the second cut of this podcast, because the original first half of it where we talked about the Burfict contract debacle went to the great podcast studio in the sky since his deal was finally signed Wednesday. With the rest of this podcast we celebrate that segment's life, not its death.
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Scribe Session 8.19: Analyzing the Offense

Following the second preseason game against New York Skinny and Paul reflect on begin to take on the formulation of the roster. This week the focus shines on the offense.
You hear from offensive coordinator Hue Jackson, offensive line coach Paul Alexander regarding his backing of rookie Russell Bodine as the starting center and from tight end Tyler Eifert on the frustrations of battling injury throughout this offseason.
Also, we go position by position analyzing the roster battles and how we think they will hash out.
Meanwhile, we have the latest "Skinny shows his age moment of the week," as well as brainstorming synonyms for dumpster fire in regards to the second half of preseason Game 2.
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Scribe Session 8.12: KC fallout and fantasy feud launch

Following the first preseason game in Kansas City Skinny and Paul reflect on the fallout up and down the roster, but particularly the interesting storylines covering every member of the quarterback room.
You hear from offensive coordinator Hue Jackson, who reflects on the interesting night for his group and delves into specifics and hope for his running game going forward.
Also, we concoct our draft for the our Skinny/Dehner Fantasy Feud to help you gain insight on the Bengals for your fantasy draft and possibly help us with a few public embarrassment bets in the process.
If you are only interesting in the fantasy aspect it starts around the 45-minute mark.
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Scribe Session 8.4: Dalton Deal Delirium

After a 12-hour day chock full of Andy Dalton breakdown, Richard Skinner and Paul Dehner Jr. put together this podcast to offer all you need to know about how it went down, what it means and other behind the scenes looks at the biggest day in the Bengals offseason agenda.
We let you hear from Mike Brown, Marvin Lewis, Dalton, Andrew Whitworth and Leon Hall as well as discuss the most interesting dynamics of the contract going forward. We also take a look at the opening of the preseason on Thursday.
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