Why Dan Pitcher Could Leave Bengals for New OC Job

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🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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A day after Dan Pitcher's return to Cincinnati looked full steam ahead, Zac Taylor has granted him permission to interview for a play calling OC job in Tampa Bay. Jake Liscow and James Rapien break down why Taylor and the Bengals aren't blocking the interview, and what it could mean for the future of Taylor's coaching staff (especially if Brian Callahan also gets a play calling job elsewhere). Plus, we react to Joe Burrow's sudden social media commentary on NFL catch rulings and Rueben Bain's standout performance in the national championship game.

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0:00.0	Turns out, Dan pitcher has options.
0:03.0	Bengals are letting their current offensive coordinator interview for play calling jobs,
0:07.8	and that might change things.
0:15.8	You are locked on Bengals, your daily Cincinnati Bengals podcast.
0:21.0	Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:26.4	What up Bengals fans and welcome to another episode of the Locked on Bengals podcast.
0:29.8	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, the number one sports podcast network.
0:33.6	He's James Rapine.
0:34.3	I'm Jake Liscoe.
0:35.0	We've been locked on Bengals for 10 years since 2016,
0:39.3	almost since 16 years, and that would have been incorrect. But since 2016 on this podcast,
0:44.7	bringing you daily coverage of your Cincinnati Bengals. And yesterday, your daily coverage of the
0:48.9	Cincinnati Bengals included us recording before news broke that Zach Taylor has given teams permission,
0:55.5	at least Tampa Bay, to interview Dan Pitcher for a play-calling offensive coordinator
1:00.9	title, which at the time we didn't think was in the cards.
1:04.3	We thought it was head coach or bust for Dan Pitcher,
1:07.0	and it looked like the head coaching opportunity he had was not necessarily something that
1:12.7	looked likely at that point. So the tune has changed on Dan pitcher's future a little bit today.
1:19.5	And so we revisit that news and the national championship last night on Monday night,
1:26.4	something that James and I watched,
1:27.8	we'll discuss some of the standouts and some of the takeaways from that game today as well.
1:32.3	Welcome back, by the way, to all the everydayers out there who make Lockdown Bengals part of their daily routine
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