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Can the Bengals be bold? Feb 10, 2026

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Paul is joined by Mo Egger to talk Bengals coming off Super Bowl weekend. They discuss if the Bengals can and should be bold, offer their NFL 2026 season bets and give their Super Bowl takes.

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00:00 Theme song and intro

03:00 Mo joins and laughs at Paul's Nick Lachey reaction

08:37 Bengals' potential paths to the Super Bowl

23:53 NFL 2026-2027 season bets

30:20 Three Super Bowl takes

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Who Dey Light: Ja'Marr's week, Paycor's auction, Lachey's song Feb 06, 2026

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Paul and Mark kick off the weekend running through Bengals news leading up to the Super Bowl, including Ja'Marr and Tee Higgins making the media rounds and Paycor's latest furniture sale. They also answer your questions on the Hall of Fame, Bengals' assistant coaches and hope for the Bengals' season.

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00:00 Theme song and intro

03:31 Super Bowl best bets

06:00 Updates from Jay

09:30 Zac Taylor & Brian Callahan's generosity

12:42 Be a good person

14:50 News from the Pro Bowl/Super Bowl

15:32 Ja'Marr challenging our podcast space!

22:04 Paycof stuff sale, Part 2!

25:14 Growl Pal Spotlight: Sztanyo is giving away FOUR SEASON TICKETS!

26:23 Why didn't Willie and Kenny Anderson make it?

30:02 Bengals assistant coaching changes?

32:33 Hopium

36:05 The Santa Clara Standard

37:32 Ambush Light: The Lachey song and future raps

46:01 Racoon news!

48:18 Mark's spring tour preview

50:12 Dad life

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Bengals financials, Super Bowl template and back-of-the-roster takes Feb 03, 2026

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Paul, Charlie and Mo Egger combine to hit a wide range of Bengals topics.

-Intro

-Salary cap goes up

-Bengals cash vs cap spend

-Levers they need to pull more

-Too many tabs and loose files

-Senior and Pro Bowl thoughts

-Mo Egger joins

-The Bengals thought he will have watching the Super Bowl

-Two signings Cincinnati should emulate

-HOF feelings expressed

-Paul and Charlie spin the wheel of back-of-the-roster players and offer takes

-Bonus important draft topic for the real ones

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Who Dey Light: Hall's error, Trey's tag, Tee's honor Jan 30, 2026

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Paul and Mark kick off the weekend on Who Dey Light. They look at the lighter side of Bengals news this week, including mock offseason thoughts, the Hall of Fame's problems, and Tee Higgins going to the Pro Bowl. They also answer your questions on a potential Trey Hendrickson tag and trade, Dax Hill and the Bengals' Ring of Honor.

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00:00 Theme song and intro

01:47 Predictions gone right last weekend

04:00 Mock Offseason sheet is live!

08:22 Everyone is learning what we've been saying about the Hall of Fame

15:43 Tee Higgins is a Pro Bowler

10:24 Joe Burrow's piano skills

25:09 Trey Hendrickson tag and trade?

33:55 Dax Hill at slot?

35:56 Ring of Honor RPB?

37:55 Extra revenue source?

40:41 Biggest career misses?

45:22 Growl Pal spotlight

47:13 Go see Mark on tour!

53:20 Dad Life

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Mock offseason sheet release party Jan 27, 2026

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Paul, Mo and Charlie sit down on Mock Offseason Sheet release day to talk through the sixth annual choose-your-own-adventure to the Bengals' offseason.

-Intro

-New, improved and Graeters Worthy!

-Let's talk sheets

-Cuts

-Tags and Burrow restructure

-The defensive line puzzle and question of the offseason

-Linebackers aplenty

-The trending defensive position

-A quicker look at the offense

-Mo's sheet

-Charlie's sheet

-Paul's sheet

-Wrapping up what we learned

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Who Dey Light: Coaches, scouts and spiders Jan 23, 2026

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Paul and Mark kick off the weekend with a wide array of Bengals topics.

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Final 4 and firings impact with Mo Egger Jan 20, 2026

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Paul is joined by Mo to talk about the most important Bengals developments from the playoffs and wild coaching carousel.

-Intro

-BetMGM at The Banks, a great place for a big game

-Partner with us for free agency/draft/Reds season

-Thoughts on Dan Pitcher chasing play-calling OC spots

-What the Bengals should learn from the Final 4

-Coaching carousel impact in Cincinnati

-Best tweet of Monday?

-Ambush takes

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Who Dey Light: Offseason path thoughts Jan 16, 2026

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Paul and Mark kick off divisional weekend with a slew of thoughts about the Bengals offseason and divisional round.

-Intro

-Thanks for those who donated to support Jay and his family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/growl-pals-unite-for-jays-family

-This weekend's best bets

-Dalton Risner

-Scott Peters

-Burrow and the boys go to Vegas

-Deep in the mock offseason sheets

-The missed tackle chart

-Shout out Eric Sztanyo

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-Your questions

-Draft options

-Compensatory pick considerations

-Bad plans

-Can the Bengals produce a violent defense under Zac Taylor?

-Ambush Light: Off the record protocol

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-Go see Mark live!

-Dad life

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Dan Pitcher, Duke Tobin, Bengals' playoff takeaways Jan 13, 2026

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Paul is joined by Dave Niinemets and Mo Egger to discuss the Bengals news this week.

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-Dan Pitcher's Browns interview and Brian Callahan in the wings

-What's happening in the AFC North

-Sheldon Rankins

-Mock offseason

-Bengals hit Vegas

-DJ Turner snub

-Mo Egger joins: Duke Tobin press conference thoughts

-Feel better, same, worse?

-How did the media do?

-Takeaways from weekend through a Bengals lens

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Who Dey Light: Duke Tobin presser discussion Jan 10, 2026

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Paul and Mark open a special Saturday morning edition of Who Dey Light discussing all the takeaways, fallout and behind the scenes from Friday's Duke Tobin news conference.

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-Thanks to BetMGM for hosting live shows all year. Best playoff bets!

-Let's talk Tobin presser

-Most important takeaways

-Challenges of the situation to get real answers

-The answer I wanted and didn't get

-Partner with us and Power Stacks together!

-Shout out Eric Sztanyo of Keller-Williams for supporting WDL

-Your questions

-Scouting department

-Does this change angle on Paul's story

-Ambush light: Prep for the event