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The Cincinnati Bengals were a pretty good football team in 2009. Their reworked defense and run game wore out opposing teams over the course of four quarters, and the quarterback who has undergone so many trials in one Carson Palmer allowed the ice to flow through his veins in the fourth quarter over and again to win games on final drives. Andre Caldwell appeared for the first third of the season to be the second coming of T.J. Houshmandzadeh, coming through with clutch, crisp routes and sure hands that hauled in two game-winning catches.

Something happened during a game against the Baltimore Ravens in the latter half of the season, however. Chris Henry (may he rest in peace) came down hard and awkwardly on his arm, causing a break that sidelined him for the remainder of the season and his short life. Without the threat of Chris Henry on the field (take my words there at face value, Henry's production last year wasn't all that great), opposing secondaries were able to send help over to whomever was guarding Chad Ochocinco or just send the free safety deep into center field. Teams running a Cover 2 defense had great success against the Bengals' offensive personnel and Bob Bratkowski's schemes, leaving Cedric Benson and the mountainous offensive line the only viable offensive threat.

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Folks, be sure to be around the computer and have a phone nearby today at 4:00 pm EST for Episode 2 of Real Football Talk with Cincy Jungle!  There's plenty to talk about this weekend with the advent of Free Agency upon us, and I have Joe Reedy scheduled to join me on the air during the show to answer some questions I have prepared.  You don't want to be that guy who misses out on this, trust me.  It's going to be a great show! 

Click here to get to the show page where you can tune in and listen live.  The number to call in and join me on air is (347) 945-6220, so feel free to give us a buzz and you can participate in our live radio-style podcast!  I'm very much looking forward to getting our second episode under my belt and there is an awful lot to talk about today, so don't miss out!

How's your Saturday morning?  Are you bored?  Tired and not exactly with it to start your weekend? 

Don't you dare leave your computer, folks.  Real Football Talk with Cincy Jungle is about to happen.  I go live at 10:30 EST on Blog Talk Radio, click here to listen live!  I'll open up the phone lines at some point during the show to give you and opportunity to call in, ask questions and share in the ground floor episode of Cincy Jungle's latest venture! Listen up as I catch up with Mojo live from the Combine to see what it's been like and we might...we just might have a very special guest lined up.  No promises, but if who I hope calls in does indeed call in we're all in for a treat.

The call-in number is (347) 945-6220.  Go ahead and save that in your phones, because it'll be the same every week. 

Hold on to your hats, it's going to be a wild ride!