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Bengals news (1/19): Flash or substance?

The Bengals have some big decisions to make this offseason—particularly when it comes to April’s Draft.

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The Day The Bengals Made History And The Future

Forget Deflategate. Shelve Bountygate. File Spygate. Remember No No Huddlegate in the AFC title game 30 years ago?

Daniel Jeremiah mock draft 1.0: Kyler Murray lands with Patriots - NFL.com

Daniel Jeremiah projects the Cardinals to kick things off with the selection of Nick Bosa and has three quarterbacks coming off the board in his first mock draft of 2019.

BX: Frank Pollack’s departure from Bengals

The Frank Pollack move might have been a flash in the transaction pan across the league, but signaled an important big picture reality for the Bengals this week.

Bengals Draft Report: Missouri’s Drew Lock has a big arm but some fatal flaws – The Athletic

NFL teams will see in Drew Lock an experienced starter with a strong arm who played in the SEC and graduated at 22 years old, but there are big shortcomings to overcome with this quarterback.

AFC and NFC championship teams show why Bengals may not be that far from bouncing back | WKRC

CINCINNATI (AP/WKRC) - While the Bengals defense was epically bad in 2018 and is in definite need of some personnel improvements and a schematic tweak, it’s the offense that needs to return to the form it displayed before injuries took their toll if they are going to have success in 2019.

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Cowboys part ways with fourth-year OC Scott Linehan - NFL.com

The Cowboys will have a new offensive play-caller in 2019. Dallas announced Friday they have parted ways with offensive coordinator Scott Linehan after finishing 22nd in total yards and scoring in 2018.

Cardinals interview Hue Jackson for offensive coordinator position – ProFootballTalk

Suddenly, 35-40 doesn’t look so bad. The Arizona Cardinals, who surprisingly hired Kliff Kingsbury to be the next head coach despite a sub-.500 record as Texas Tech, have interviewed Hue Jackson to serve as Kingsbury’s first offensive coordinator, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media.

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PFF 2019 NFL Mock Draft 3 | NFL Draft news and analysis | Pro Football Focus

Lead NFL Draft Analyst Steve Palazzolo outlines his third 2019 NFL Mock Draft after the culmination of the 2018 NCAA season.

All-time high 135 players leave NCAA eligibility behind to enter 2019 NFL draft – ProFootballTalk

More players than ever before are heading to the NFL while they’re still eligible to play college football. The NFL announced today that a total of 135 players who could have retained NCAA eligibility have instead decided to enter the 2019 NFL draft.