For a large part of the 2025 season, the Cincinnati Bengals defense was one of the worst we'd ever seen statistically,

but they made some big changes halfway through the season that might have pointed them in the right direction.

Let's break it down.

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Shout out to the everydayers who are with us again today as we take a deep dive into the Bengals

defense. I'm joined today by James Rupin. I'm Jake Liscoe. We are your host of Lockdown

Bengals and Cody Alexander with Matchquarters.com just took a deep dive into the big changes that Al Golden made in season with the Cincinnati Bengals.

And could that have pointed them in the right direction?

That is what we're getting into today in addition to what Cody sees as some potential next steps for the Bengals.

And Cody, you spent a lot of time, I think,

digging into this Bengals defense.

And I got to be honest with you.

I didn't expect anybody who doesn't cover this team every day

to want to sit through Bengals' defensive tape in 2025

and try to figure out what was going on.

Let's start there.

What prompted you to be like, you know what?

I want to watch is one of the worst defenses we've ever seen. That's what I want to do with my time and write about. Well, what I do every offseason. So the moment that the Super Bowl ends, I basically am going to go and watch all the teams. I think there's only going to be a couple of

teams that I don't watch just because either their defensive coordinator is not in the league

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