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The MMQB NFL Podcast brings you unique, informed and immediate analysis from around the NFL. Whether you’re looking to catch up on Sunday’s football action, take a deep dive into the film or answer some burning NFL questions, The MMQB staff has you covered and you’ll finish each episode knowing more about football than you ever thought you could.
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The Growler

Paul Dehner Jr.

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Paul Dehner Jr., senior Bengals writer for The Athletic, takes you inside Paycor Stadium to keep you informed and entertained on all things Bengals. He's joined by Mo Egger of ESPN1530, Dave Niinemets of The Athletic, Jay Morrison of Pro Football Network and comedian Mark Chalifoux across three shows a week to elevate the conversation about the team from gritty details to philosophical debates to comical storylines.
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Conor Orr, of The MMQB and Sports Illustrated, joins Paul to discuss the Bengals' view through the national lens. They discuss his 100 bold predictions for the season, which included a Cincinnati trip to the Super Bowl in New Orleans. Why he picked Joe Burrow to be MVP, a special sauce he sees organizationally, the key issues in the AFC North and a…
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Dave Niinemets returns to talk about the news in Bengals camp, including questions raised about two second-year stars of camp as well as the exciting change of pace in the WR room. Then Mo Egger joins to discuss Ja'Marr Chase, the role Zac Taylor is forced to play and the give-a-damn-ed-ness level of this entire situation. Oh, and why aliens are ba…
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Conor Orr and Albert Breer break down the new contract extensions given to Tua Tagovailoa and Jordan Love, the growing number of $50 million quarterbacks, what these teams will do going forward with their salary caps, and what teams may try to take the same route with their rookie QB's that the Packers did with Love See omnystudio.com/listener for …
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Paul and Mark convene to discuss how Joe Burrow looked, Ja'Marr Chase sitting out and Tee Higgins' return. Hear five minutes of a locker room conversation with Higgins addressing his controversial offseason. Plus, the fallout from the haircut heard 'round the world, conspiracy theories, bad hotels and church festival reviews. Watch and subscribe on…
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Paul and Jay are back, as is football. The annual media luncheon served up mock turtle soup, orange sherbet and more news than expected on Monday. Hear from Mike Brown, Duke Tobin, Zac Taylor and Dan Pitcher as they talk about contract issues with Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Evan McPherson. Plus, more of the most interesting things said during t…
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Conor Orr, Albert Breer, and Mitch Goldich break down their predictions for the next five Super Bowl winners including if CJ Stroud is the top QB of the future, if the Matthew Stafford Rams can still compete, how the Chiefs will regress with an aging roster, what a Jim Harbaugh led Chargers team will do, how far Jared Goff can take the Lions, and m…
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Paul and Mark close out the dead period discussing the Bengals Ring of Honor selections, Corey Dillon and Tim Krumrie. Then, they answer questions about Myles Murphy potentially becoming a real guy, Joe Burrow's new haircut, most interesting positions of training camp, Bengals as Graeter's flavors and explaining to your children the lack of trustwo…
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Conor Orr and Albert Breer celebrate the release of NCAA 25' before getting into the over abundance of behind the scenes shows in the NFL, how the new kick off rules will be handled during the offseason, what Jim Harbaugh is already bringing to the Chargers as their new head coach, how Dak Prescott's contract situation impacts other teams future pl…
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Paul Dehner, Jay Morrison and Mo Egger welcome Bengals radio play-by-play announcer Dan Hoard to our newest show called My Favorite Game. Dan picks the 2021 Bengals-Raiders playoff game as his favorite game from the more than 200 he's called in his Bengals career and we talk through all the big-picture meaning and intricate minutiae that made that …
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Paul and Mark return to discuss the results of The Athletic's fan survey and why early signs of concern appear to be arriving with the base. Plus, thoughts on Joe Burrow's conversation with Pardon My Take and why so much of what he said was notable for his season/career outlook. Questions on the best time to be an NFL reporter, why Amarius Mims has…
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With vacations and Fourth of July taking over the dead period, Paul and Mark offer a show unloading the notebook of all the questions that were pushed down as newsier epsidoes took precedence. From Tee Higgins' alternative to mispronunciation of Bengals to why I've protested the pecan industry for two decades, this one gets weird. Come for the posi…
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Conor Orr is joined by Mitch Goldich to break down some of Conor's picks from his 100 predictions column including this year's MVP, why Daniel Jones will have a bounce back season, if load management will come to the NFL, how the Steelers will use Justin Fields, if rugby players will get more post-Olympics tryouts, and what Bill Belichick will be d…
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Paul is joined by Sam Monson and Steve Palazzolo of Pro Football Focus as the hosts of the PFF NFL Podcast offer an analytical view of the outlook for Cincinnati. Talking about their divided opinion on the Bengals' roster, if the defense can sustain under Lou Anarumo, one of Steve's favorite picks in the entire draft that was made by the Bengals, t…
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Paul and Mark take on all your questions about Joe Burrow. From his great Parisian adventure to questions about injury history, training camp expectations, his view of OL play, off-field pursuits and potential controversies. Plus a workshopped take about the stadium negotiations and our inability to solve global warming. Watch and subscribe on YouT…
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Paul and Mo Egger, of ESPN1530, discuss the best Bengals futures bets for the season from Joe Burrow for MVP to wild parlays that could pad your pocket. Then they invent the alternative to the Bengals Ring of Honor and the Square of Dishonor. Discussing those that most soiled the reputation of the franchise over the history of the club. Watch and s…
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Paul and Mark truck through the dead period talking about optimism over the Bengals roster, training camp tips, access to Joe Burrow on Hard Knocks and the time James Harrison had enough of Paul. Plus, Cincinnati vacation rankings, take workshop on player camps, embarrassing Cincinnati town names and when it's OK to trash a hotel room. Watch and su…
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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 st…
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Conor Orr and Albert Breer discuss if Aaron Rodgers absence from mandatory minicamp is really a big deal, what rookie QB's could win their teams starting jobs, the futures of Brandon Aiyuk & Ja'Marr Chase, and if Trevor Lawrence was worth the record breaking extension he got from the Jaguars See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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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 …
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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 summe…
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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 …
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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 w…
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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 qu…
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Conor Orr and Albert Breer break down their predictions for the winner of each AFC division including how the Jets defense could have nine players worthy of pro bowl selections, why the Steelers could really surprise people with their combo of Russell Wilson and Justin Fields, and why the Jim Harbaugh led Chargers could have a better record than pe…
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Paul Dehner Jr., of The Athletic, and Mo Egger, of ESPN1530, debate the Bengals' Ring of Honor options as well as what needs to be fixed in the entire process. From one name that people should be "embarrassed" if he is not selected, the numbers not enough people are talking about and the only thing we don't want to see happen over the next few year…
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Paul and Mark take your questions, which include late-night submissions of Joe Burrow's AI hair on Paul, Nick Lachey clarifications, left guard perspective, Tee Higgins availability chatter, Amarius Mims usage, guardian cap merch, misconceptions about Mike Brown and an onslaught of name ideas for the Growler listenership. Plus, a long talk about pr…
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Paul and Jay discuss a bevy of Bengals news bites, including a big investment by the club in Paycor Stadium and Tee Higgins latest absence. Plus, how has Joe Burrow has looked throwing the ball in camp what it might mean going forward. That along with other observations on players impressing or disappointing during early practices. Finally, ranking…
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Conor Orr and Albert Breer react to the brutal schedules for the Jets and Steelers before discussing why the Dolphins should have gone after Kirk Cousins and why Mike McDaniel should get the chance to mold his own rookie quarterback. We also break down the quarterback competitions happening this offseason and which rookies should start and which on…
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Matt Verderame and Gilberto Manzano break down the NFL schedule release including the NFL airing two games on Netlfix, the amount of afternoon games played by Kansas City, the brutal second half of Pittsburgh's schedule, why the league gave the Jets seven standalone games in the first eleven weeks of the season, and more See omnystudio.com/listener…
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Paul and Mark talk all things schedule from the challenges from a Bengals point of view to the best trips of the season and best time to come to Cincinnati for a game. Then they take listener questions on a potential 18-game schedule, allure of NFC games, slow starts, Trey Hendrickson handshake deals and why the hate on Los Angeles. Plus, influence…
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Dave and Paul discuss the early schedule release, Trey Hendrickson reported and other observations from the rookie mini-camp and OTAs. Hear from fourth-round pick Erick All about his injuries and why his back injury was so scary at the time (and isn't now). Mo Egger joins to talk about potential schedule trips and what would be the best and worst c…
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Conor Orr and Albert Breer discuss why Albert has issues with Dunkin's coffee cups before breaking down why the league decides when team's should play non division games during the season, if the NFL knows it's their time to cement themselves long term as the number one sports league, how sports and entertainment are slowly becoming one, and why we…
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Paul and Mark take your questions on the schedule release, what "all in" should have meant, Samaje Perine dreams, new offensive systems and where story ideas come from. Plus, more strong submissions for Bengals baptism, a Bengals fan from Bengal, a strong new segment name and why things get weird you talk about trying to have another kid.…
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Hear from Joe Burrow as he returns to the practice field and the news conference dais this week. Paul and Dave discuss the importance of the latest evolution of his career and why it might be one of the most important adjustments we've seen from him. Then Mo Egger, of ESPN1530 joins, to play Run, Pass or Boot position groups from the 2022, 2023 and…
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Conor Orr and Albert Breer break down what bad blood rose to the surface at the Tom Brady roast, the smart extensions given to A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, and Travis Kelce, who the worst team will be in this season, the upcoming release of the full schedule, and who the first player will be to revolt against Christmas games See omnystudio.com/listen…
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Paul and Mark take on the controversial topics of the week as rookie jersey numbers are revealed and a new Paycor Stadium turf design came out. Plus, questions on draft celebrities, Amarius Mims starts, three techniuqes and Day 3 contributors. Keller-Williams realtor Eric Stanyo joins with a question about the process of rookies becoming pros and a…
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Paul Dehner, Jay Morrison and Mark Chalifoux record live from BetMGM SportsBook and Nation Kitchen and Bar at The Banks on Tuesday night. They talk take the temperature of the draft from fans and answer questions of those who came down to the event. The podcast focuses on Bengals director of college scouting Mike Potts coming down to Nation and sha…
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Conor Orr and Albert Breer break down the rest of the NFL draft and discuss why the Giants deciding not to draft JJ McCarthy, owners not extending star players before their market value increases, why the Cowboys lackluster offseason doesn't have them in win now mode, and if the 49ers should trade Brandon Aiyuk or Deebo Samuel See omnystudio.com/li…
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Conor Orr and Albert Breer break down the highly anticipated first round of the NFL draft and wonder when the Patriots will give Drake Maye a chance to play, the Falcons surprise decision to take Michael Penix Jr. at #8, why the Vikings didn't trade up to draft JJ McCarthy higher, the puzzling choice by the Bills to trade out of the first round, an…
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