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What up Bengals fans and welcome to another episode of the Locked on Bengals podcast.

I'm your host, Jake Lisco. He's your host, James Ruehmer, joined by contributor Mike Santagena today. You might know him as Bengals Sands on Twitter.

It is our film review day for the Lockdown Bengals podcast, as we've all had time to to some degree look at the all 22 from the Bengals

victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars last Thursday which feels like a very very long time ago

now before we get there Zach Taylor met with the media recently we're recording this on Monday

around 5 o'clock Eastern time we just finished the Bengals press conferences on Monday.

And the takeaway is that the Bengals are getting healthier. A lot of guys that were on the

injury report last week who didn't play, who there was some concern about long term, are in line

to practice this week, and that includes

Chidobe Awoosier, Jesse Bates, who Zach Taylor said wanted to play on Thursday.

It sounds like a little bit of protection from himself by this coaching and medical staff on

Thursday.

Let's see, Ricardo Allen on the way back, Joe Mixen might not be as bad as feared when Adam Schaefter's report

came out earlier today and I'm forgetting one. T. Higgins expected to practice on Wednesday as

well. So good news all around for the Bengals getting healthier before their biggest opponent

of the week or so far of the year, I should say. It's huge. Like if you can get all those guys back, look,

let's just talk about Jesse Bates and Chittal Bay Ousier. Like if you're dealing with multiple

injuries to the secondary and A.A. Ron Rogers is in town. Well, good luck. I don't want to have to

face him ever. And if you have to face him without those guys, your best cornerback,

obviously you're probably your best defensive

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