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Dave Lapham said that the bengals have been discussing the idea of signing the 3 time pro bowler OG Larry Warford. Who dey nation how we feel bout that one?

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It’s been a tough week for those who knew Ken Riley best. The former Bengals cornerback and HBCU legend was recently laid to rest after a sudden heart attack took his life at the age of 72, but his impact was felt by more than just his family and teammates.

21 years before he became the Bengals head coach, defensive mastermind and Hall of Fame cornerback Dick LeBeau was hired by Cincinnati to coach Forrest Gregg’s secondary and see Riley’s last four seasons in person. LeBeau told Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com that he managed to convince Riley to keep playing until he surpassed his 62 career interceptions, and the impressiveness of Riley’s 65 interceptions is not lost on the 82-year old LeBeau.

“Not many play cornerback for 10 years and you have to average five a year to even get to 50 and it’s hard enough to average two a year,” LeBeau said. “Kenny to a certain extent and me definitely, when I played teams ran the ball 60 to 65 percent of the time. Pound, pound, pound, play-action. Kenny overlapped that era a little bit. Now they run the ball 35 percent of the time and pass, pass, pass.”

LeBeau retired a few years after the careers of Riley and fellow Hall of Fame defensive back Mel Blount began. Blount finished his career with eight less interceptions than Riley, but the five Pro Bowl nominations and four Super Bowl rings on his resume made his induction into Canton all but inevitable. If you ask Blount, Riley should be in there with him.

“I just thought he had been overlooked for the Hall of Fame,” Blount said. “But I was just reading that he had also been overlooked for the Pro Bowl. The way he played for 15 years and he didn’t make one Pro Bowl? That’s a disgrace. I just can’t believe that.

“He was a student of the game. He had a high football IQ. I think that was coming from the offensive side being a quarterback. I think he kind of knew what formations were going to bring you. I think he knew the timing of it. I think he knew how the placement of the ball mattered because he was a quarterback on the other side of the ball. He had a higher I.Q. than most of us in the game.”

For most, Riley’s career exhibited a level of greatness that usually results in a golden jacket. Blount and LeBeau are no exceptions.

“Kenny Riley represents what the Hall of Fame is all about, in my opinion,” LeBeau said. “I think Kenny’s stats merit that. I definitely do. Look at how many games, how many years that he played. The productivity he exhibited. The leadership that he exhibited.”

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The Cincinnati Bengals were the NFL’s worst team in 2019. While their talent didn’t reflect their mere two wins, the Bengals were gifted the top-overall pick, and in turn, they brought in LSU’s phenom Joe Burrow.

Burrow will have elite talent to help him. Receivers like A.J. Green, Tyler Boyd, Tee Higgins, John Ross III and several other threats will help make the rookie feel at home in the Queen City.

Arguably the team’s most lethal weapon will come from the backfield in Joe Mixon. Mixon led the AFC is rushing in 2018. While he took a step back last season, the team’s offensive line was a clear weakness that hurt Mixon’s upside.

With 2019 first-round pick Jonah Williams back in action after missing all of last season, the Bengals should have a decent line, an elite receiving corps and elusiveness in the backfield. This team may not get to the postseason, but they’ll far from fold to solid AFC North opponents.

That said, their offense will be one of the most underrated in the entire league, and NFL.com’s Gregg Rosenthal agrees. Talking about teams that will have a “sneaky-good offense,” Rosenthal lists Cincinnati and their many threats, calling Mixon a top-five running back as well.

Rosenthal starts his segment by talking about how elite offenses need numerous weapons. He then dives into just how many Cincinnati has. He adds them up and counts seven. We’ve already mentioned all the players he noted outside of Geo Bernard and Auden Tate.

The Carolina Panthers and the Detroit Lions join the Bengals as the three teams that may have be putting points on the board this season. All three have drastically improved with Cincinnati potentially making the biggest leap forward of any other team in 2020.

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