Zac Taylor on Bengals' Linebacker Concerns & Need for More Talent on Defense

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🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Zac Taylor discussed the Bengals' ongoing priorities on defense as the spotlight is on Demetrius Knight Jr. and Barrett Carter at linebacker, additions at cornerback, and more juice for the pass rush. Jake Liscow and James Rapien break down what Taylor told reporters in Arizona at the AFC coach's breakfast during owners' meetings in Arizona, including why they continue to believe the Bengals are looking for improvement at linebacker, and Taylor's insight on his team's remaining priorities.

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0:00.0	Zach Taylor broke down the Cincinnati Bengals free agent additions and priorities for this offseason at owners meetings in Arizona.
0:09.0	Let's break it down.
0:14.0	You are Locked-on Bengals, your daily Cincinnati Bengals podcast.
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0:26.6	What up Bengals fans and welcome to another episode of the Lockdown Bengals podcast.
0:30.4	He's James Rapine.
0:31.1	I'm Jake Liscoe.
0:31.9	And today we're going to dive into everything Zach Taylor had to say in Arizona
0:36.5	where a group of Bengals media were present to hear from
0:40.7	Zach Taylor, the Bengals head coach, the AFC coach's breakfast on Tuesday morning, Kelsey Conway,
0:47.1	Paul Danaer Jr. and Jeff Hobson, those reporting from Arizona were going to be referring to
0:53.2	their work and they've collected the quotes and written up the summaries of what Zach had to say. So I would encourage you to go read their individual write-ups at their respective sites, Bengals.com, The Athletic and Cincinnati.com and get that first-hand perspective. But that's what we're going to be talking about with you today. And that's going to include later on in the show, Zach weighing in on Joe Burrow playing flag football.
1:15.9	But more importantly, and where we start is Zach Taylor getting into all of the defensive positions and expectations and hopes and dreams for this team as they obviously didn't get everything they wanted to get done in free agency.
1:33.2	That's one of my takeaways, reading what Zach Taylor had to say today.
1:38.1	They're still looking to make additions over the next month at a number of spots and whether that's in the draft or whether that's
1:45.1	a veteran after the draft or maybe a guy gets cut somewhere after the draft. We'll see how
1:49.9	they continue to add to this team at these various spots. But let's start with linebacker, James,
1:55.7	because I think that is probably the hottest topic for fans at this point as to the biggest thing they did not
2:03.9	get done in free agency was bringing in some assistance for a linebacker group that is seen
2:09.0	by many as the worst in the NFL in 2025. And Zach had a lot to say about that group.
2:15.2	Well, look, you know what Zach can't say?
2:18.6	I'm going to spell it out.
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