7 HRS AGO - This weekend’s hiring of Marion Hobby as the Bengals defensive line coach after impressive stints the past four seasons in Jacksonville and Miami turned out to be a pretty straight forward deal. Collapse

13 HRS AGO - The Bengals today named Marion Hobby as the team’s defensive line coach. Hobby, 54, brings with him 26 years of coaching experience, including six years in the NFL. Collapse

15 HRS AGO - Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images This year’s East-West Shrine Game has long been cancelled, but the Bengals will at least be represented virtually. The NFL playoffs are in full swing, but college football’s January schedule will look a bit differently. The annual East-West Shrine Bowl was cancelled during the season due to COVID-19. To make up for it, the selected players that would’ve played in the game will participate in virtual training sessions in preparation for the NFL Draft. Per the Shrine Bowl’s Twitter account, four assistant coaches for the Cincinnati Bengals will be a part the virtual programs this year. The four assistants being: Brad Kragthorpe, offensive assistant Jordan Kovacs, defensive quality control Ben Martin, assistant offensive line coach Troy Walters, wide receivers coach # •@Coach_BenMartin•@BKragthorpe•@JKovacs32•@CoachWalters1- EWSB Alum 2000@Bengals | #SEIZETHEDEY https://t.co/SYwcziP4yt Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images It is a move that many Fans would love to see as well. Everyone knows that the Bengals’ offensive line has to get better this offseason. It was painfully obvious that this past season the protection wasn’t there to keep quarterback Joe Burrow upright. It also was a terrible season rushing the football as well, which only made things harder on a young quarterback. Sam Monson of Pro Football Focus has a simple suggestion to help jumpstart that process for the Bengals this offseason. In a piece where he suggested one free agent for every team, he has the Bengals going after the best offensive lineman in this free agency class, Joe Thuney. Thuney has allowed just three sacks in the past three years, posting PFF pass-blocking grades of at least 85.0 in two of those three seasons. He is also a good run blocker and doesn’t get penalized often. He would represent a monster upgrade along Cincinnati’s offensive line. With Joe Burrow coming off a Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Well-deserved honors for two of the Bengals’ leaders. The Cincinnati Chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America have named Jessie Bates III as the Bengals’ 2020 MVP, while Giovani Bernard was the organization’s annual “Good Guy” award. This marks the first MVP for Bates, in his third season out of Wake Forest. Bates finished as the top graded safety in the NFL, according to Pro Football Focus, and led their stats in total interceptions plus passes defensed. “Bates was a runaway winner, putting together one of the most impressive Bengals seasons by an individual defensive player in recent years,” said Cincinnati Chapter President Paul Dehner Jr. “His playmaking was one of the primary weapons for the defense and helped hold together a side of the ball battling injuries all around him all season.” Other past MVP winners have been QB Jon Kitna (2002-03), HB Rudi Johnson (’04), QB Carson Palmer (’05), OT Willie Anderson Collapse

3 DAYS AGO - Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images John and Anthony run through the recent slate of Bengals news, including the hirings and impacts of a couple of new assistant coaches. They also have a back-and-forth in the “State Your Case” segment and engage in their first mock draft of the 2021 offseason. The Wild Card round of the playoffs has just been completed and it showcased just how strong the AFC is—particularly in the North division. Two of the Bengals’ rivals moved on to the Divisional Round, as Cincinnati continues to heal up and rebuild for the 2021 season. Part of that process is in the hiring of some assistant coaches under Zac Taylor. The Bengals engaged in that endeavor over the past week, including the bringing back of one well-liked former assistant in Frank Pollack. John and Anthony discuss those moves and Joe Burrow’s recent meeting with the media. The duo also argues the merits of particularly strategies in the upcoming draft and the No. 5 Collapse

3 DAYS AGO - Photo by Chris Williams/Icon SMI/Corbis via Getty Images Cincinnati completed the first step of a very important process, but the work is far from over. Among available options, the Cincinnati Bengals couldn’t have hired a better offensive line coach than Frank Pollack. The universal praise they’re receiving for rehiring Pollack combined with his already well-known track record speaks for itself. But as Matt Minich pointed out in his latest film review of Pollack’s blocking scheme, a coaching change can’t be the only true change at that position group. In 2018, Pollack’s first and only season with the Bengals, the offensive line was almost completely redone from the previous year. Cordy Glenn was traded for to start at left tackle, Billy Price was drafted to start at center, and Bobby Hart was signed as a low-cost free agent and emerged as the “best” right tackle battle like Alex Redmond did at right guard. Clint Boling was the only returning starter at left guard. As it Collapse

4 DAYS AGO - With Joe Burrow back in town to continue his rehab from reconstructive knee surgery at Paul Brown Stadium, he endorsed head coach Zac Taylor and his offense that he hopes to enhance by also rehabbing his deep ball. Collapse

4 DAYS AGO - Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Bengals’ quarterback revealed when he plans on reaching a huge milestone in his recovery from ACL injury. Every Bengals fan is waiting for updates on Joe Burrow’s recovery from reconstructive knee surgery. We received a pretty big piece of news on that front Monday. In his first press conference in Paul Brown Stadium since his surgery, Burrow revealed he is planning to start throwing again in the middle of February, which is approximately 12 weeks out from his surgery. Joe Burrow said he anticipates throwing in the middle of February, around 12 weeks after surgery.— Ben Baby (@Ben_Baby) January 12, 2021 This is obviously an important milestone in Burrow’s recovery. The 24-year old mentioned that his knee is at about 15% right now, so any throwing he’ll do within the next month or so won’t be very extraneous. He also mentioned he’ll start to run again in that same phase of his recovery process. Recovering from a torn ACL and MCL Collapse