BENGALS SQUAD SHOW: Is Zac Taylor being SCAPEGOATED? Pass rush is PRIORITY, Trey Hendrickson FUTURE, Wild Card TAKEAWAYS

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🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, no question, has his flaws. However, he has gotten the Bengals to two AFC Championships and a Super Bowl. That proves he can coach when he has a full deck of cards. That begs the question: Is Zac Taylor being scapegoated by the Bengals' front office? Alex Frank, Jake Liscow and Art Valero discuss that topic. This past weekend in the Wild Card round of the Playoffs, we saw teams like the Patriots and Texans win with their ferocious pass rushes. It coincides with Bengals' Director of Player Personnel Duke Tobin saying the Bengals need to beef up the pass rush and the defensive line. How do the Bengals do that? Who are the players the Bengals should be targeting in free agency? Trey Hendrickson's time with the Bengals is up... right? The guys discuss his legacy in Cincinnati and who could be his replacement. Finally, Alex, Jake, and Art discuss what else they saw this weekend in the Playoffs and how they relate to the Bengals. Are they in the best shape of any team in the AFC North?

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0:00.0	I'm Alex Frank and let's be honest, Bengals head coach Zach Taylor has his flaws.
0:06.4	But is the Bengals front office hindering him from overcoming those flaws?
0:11.2	Jake Lisco, I'm going to ask you the question.
0:13.0	Is the Bengals front office scapegoating Zach Taylor?
0:16.1	I don't know about scapegoating.
0:17.5	That's not exactly the word I would use, but I do think you could say that Zach is in a
0:22.4	relatively tough situation given the front office. On the hot seat going into 2026, coach,
0:28.5	another thing that would help. We've talked about a lot on this show. Organizational alignment,
0:33.4	can the Bengals finally modernize in that? Well, you know what?
0:38.4	Right now, it sounds like they're not.
0:40.2	It sounds like they're staying status quo,
0:42.5	and the collaborative effort that was mentioned the other day
0:46.5	is going to take precedence,
0:48.7	and that's what's going to lead them into the future.
0:51.0	Now, on the other hand, they're talking about why we as fans can expect it is because
1:00.6	they've done it before. Well, they did before a long time ago, but they haven't done it lately.
1:06.0	And in the last three years, prove that. Unfortunately, the last three years have.
1:11.3	The Bengals are remaining status quo in a division that's not.
1:15.2	Today, it's the Bengals squad.
1:18.0	Everything Cincinnati Bengals every week.
1:20.9	Breaking down all the big hits and game changing plays from the Queen City,
1:25.2	the way only the locked on podcast network can from the jungle to the
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