Scribe Session 12.29: Reflections from the road

Bengals beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Richard Skinner record their first mobile podcast of the season as they come to you from the front seats of a Nissan Sentra on their drive back from the Bengals 27-17 loss at Heinz Field.

Despite working until 3:30 a.m. and hitting road early in the day, still plenty to react to in the first of two podcasts this week as the Bengals take aim at their first playoff victory since 1990.

We go into what to expect from Andy Dalton, what's wrong (if anything) with A.J. Green, the difference between this group that of one year ago as well as background of fallout in the locker room from Sunday's loss.

Also, a man in a mini-van going 53 mph eating a cheeseburger draws Skinny's anger, we discuss the best I-71 landmarks and avoid bringing in any cameos by state law enforcement officials.

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Scribe Session 12.23: The New World

Bengals beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Richard Skinner take to a new format with a live, interactive version of the podcast to open up the conversation after the season-changing victory against Denver on Monday Night Football. 

Hear from Adam Jones as well as dig into our debate about how much the win against the Broncos should make believers  in a playoff run, analyzing Andy Dalton, the Bengals MVP, what would be the ideal playoff scenrio and the implications of the A.J. Green injury.

Plus, we take 10 minutes to field Twitter questions, including some that include people drawing faces on their thumbs at 6 a.m, then over up a Disney influence to truly get the heart of the evolution of the Bengals and this podcast. 

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Scribe Session 12.16: Playoffs Start Now

Bengals beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Richard Skinner briefly recap the demolition of Johnny Football and look forward to the playoff run which begins now for the Bengals. 

You hear from defensive coordinator Paul Guenther as we debate if the defense has just struggled against quality or deals with self-imposed consistency issues. 

Also, we analyze the running game as the identity of a playoff run and fallout from Jermaine Gresham's postgame beef. 

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Scribe Session 12.9: Assessing the wreckage

Bengals beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Richard Skinner assess the new outlook of the Bengals and their playoff picture following the 42-21 loss and fourth-quarter ruination against the Steelers. You hear from defensive coordinator Paul Guenther following the nightmarish final quarter in which the team gave up 229 yards of offense. Also, we debate the big-picture fallout should December spiral and if there's reason to believe this team can still make a run, mainly reflecting on the dominating play of A.J. Green over the last four months. We break out another edition of the Skinny old guy moment of the week, peruse the thesaurus and apologize to Fred from Delhi. As always, keep in mind we will be bringing you these podcasts every Tuesday throughout the season, so lock it in.

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Scribe Session 12.2: The challenge of Marvin Lewis

Bengals beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Richard Skinner break down the Bengals completion of a three-game road win streak and look ahead at the hopes of December.

We hear from sick Andy Dalton, optimistic George Iloka and versatile Clint Boling then delve deeper into topics of how to win with Marvin Lewis and Dalton as the most treacherous month of the season is upon the Bengals.

Also, harrowing stories of near-death along with the relevance of diapers and tricycles.

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Scribe Session 11.25: Tracking the magic number

Bengals beat writers Paul Dehner Jr. and Richard Skinner break down the Bengals in preparation for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay and assessing the developments from Sunday's win against Houston.

You hear from defensive coordinator Paul Guenther, special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons and head coach Marvin Lewis.

We delve into the topic of the Bengals defense, what was learned about Giovani Bernard/Jeremy Hill and Lewis' comments about fans not showing up on time to games.

Also, we discuss unhealthy Thanksgiving addictions, prediction failures and why Schoolhouse Rock should be playing in the Bengals locker room this week.

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Scribe Session 11.18: Return of the swagger

You hear from wide receiver A.J. Green about the words he hadn't heard in a long time as well as defensive coordinator Paul Guenther regarding the injection of attitude and run defense supplied at linebacker that could bring back the stout Bengals defense of earlier days. 

Also, Skinny and I discuss the Andy Dalton roller coaster, the new most hated man in the NFL and my ability to become the first person to spend two days in New Orleans without a hangover, 

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