Fans need that transparency in order to have the clearest perspective on what the team is doing, where it is headed, and if continuing to follow is the right move. Not speaking at all is a choice the Bengals and Blackburn are apparently making, and it doesn’t look like a good one on the surface.
“Boye’s a good dude. I’m thinking of all the times we were messing around in the defensive team room,” said Macdonald Monday morning during the NFC coaches media breakfast. “Guys love him. He’s always in a great mood. He’s going to work really hard. He’s going to do a great job.”
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That being said, the Bengals should absolutely look to bring in Epenesa and bolster the depth of a defensive end room that is still severely lacking talent. As of now, the Bengals defensive end room consists of only Cedric Johnson and Isaiah Foskey behind Myles Murphy, Shemar Stewart, and the newly signed Mafe.
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A notable leap Hill made in 2025, and one the Bengals will find attractive, was his tackling. After missing 10 tackles for a 13.9 miss percentage in 2024, Hill had just two whiffs in 2025 for a 4.4 percentage.
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The Cincinnati Bengals hold the 10th pick in the draft, which is their highest since 2021. There’s likely to be at least one legitimate difference maker still available when they’re on the clock. But if the board doesn’t fall the right way, it may be smart for Duke Tobin and the front office to explore a trade back.
Andrew Whitworth on where Bengals can get better, Joe Burrow’s future
How do we get this thing going again? We need this coach to make this change. We need this player to advance their game. All of these things and then, what about the franchise? What is it that you love to see? For me, I look at probably something that would create a lot of buzz and confidence, not only just the advantage, but to the guys in the building and … sometimes sending a message of, we take an aggressive swing and let it be known that this is what our goal that is. We want to go win a Super Bowl. I think sometimes those moments just create that, hey, we’re all in.
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