In The Trenches with Dave Lapham

Zac Taylor In The Trenches with Dave Lapham

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor got In The Trenches with Dave Lapham presented by First Star Logistics.
Coach Taylor talks about growing up in Oklahoma around the game, his journey from a record-setting quarterback at Norman High School in Norman, Oklahoma to a college career that saw him make stops at Wake Forest, and Butler Community College before finishing at Nebraska.
After trying his hand in the NFL and CFL, Taylor made the decision to get into the coaching profession at the college level as a graduate assistant at Texas A&M then as an assistant quarterback coach with the Miami Dolphins.
Taylor returned to the college game with a season at the University of Cincinnati as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach before heading back to the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams.
Taylor talks about the teams he interviewed with for head coaching openings before being hired by the Bengals and talks about his team coming off their most recent draft and getting ready to enter rookie mini-camp.
The 2021 season is expected to be a major challenge as the Bengals are considered to have the sixth hardest schedule for the upcoming season.
 

Duke Tobin In The Trenches with Dave Lapham

Cincinnati Bengals Director of Player Personnel, Duke Tobin gets In The Trenches with Dave Lapham presented by First Star Logistics.
Tobin has been with the Bengals since 1999 coming from an NFL football family with father Bill Tobin and uncle Vince Tobin having held several jobs within the NFL over the years.
Tobin talks about his own football-playing experiences and journey to the NFL along with talking about each player drafted by the Bengals in the 2021 NFL Draft. He'll also talk some Free Agency talk with Lap.

LSU Coach Kevin Coyle In The Trenches with Dave Lapham

Longtime football coach Kevin Coyle knows a thing or two about football having been a coach at the college and NFL level since 1978.
Coyle is no stranger to Cincinnati having started his coaching career with the Cincinnati Bearcats as a graduate assistant coach and multiple years as a coach with the Cincinnati Bengals. Currently, Coyle is a senior defensive analyst for the LSU Tigers and knows all too well the backstories on several members of the Bengals draft classes of 2020 and the just completed 2021 NFL Draft.
Coyle goes In The Trenches with Dave Lapham presented by First Star Logistics goes in-depth about quarterback Joe Burrow, newly signed tight end Thaddeus Moss along with first-round 2021 No.5 pick Ja'Marr Chase, and fourth-round selection defensive tackle Tyler Shelvin. Coyle also touches on two players the LSU Tigers played against in second-round offensive lineman pick Jackson Carman, and sixth-round pick, center Trey Hill out of Georgia.

Ask Dave Lapham - In The Trenches

The 2021 NFL Draft is over and the Bengals have the players they'll add to the roster in hopes of a successful 2021 NFL season.  We allowed our Twitter followers to ask questions and we'll now answer a few of them. You can find us on Twitter at @DLInTheTrenches so be sure to go over and follow us.

Is Ja'Marr Chase the Real Deal? What will Bengals do on Night Two of NFL Draft?

Dave Lapham goes In The Trenches presented by First Star Logistics looking at the Cincinnati Bengals first-round pick Ja'Marr Chase in the 2021 NFL Draft. While many Bengals fans really wanted an offensive lineman with the pick Lap looks at the deep pool of offensive tackles and guards remaining as the second and third rounds get ready to happen on Friday night.
We've combined two episodes into one to answer several questions about Chase and go deep into the offensive linemen left the Bengals might have as targets.

Tom Browning In The Trenches with Dave Lapham

Mr. Perfect Tom Browning comes off the mound and In The Trenches with Dave Lapham presented by First Star Logistics. Browning talks about his career, learning to throw the screwball that helped propel his career to the Cincinnati Reds where would become one of only a few rookies to win 20 games, and being named The Sporting News' National League Pitcher of the Year.
In 1988, Browning would pitch the 12th perfect game in baseball history with a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers and helping the Reds to the 1990 World Series with key wins over the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 2 of the NLCS and the Oakland A's in Game 3 of the World Series. Always a fan favorite, Browning goes in-depth on how he almost became a St. Louis Cardinal and why Marge Schott wanted to trade him. This is a must-listen for any fan of the Cincinnati Reds.

Chris Simms In The Trenches with Dave Lapham

NBC Sports football analyst Chris Simms gets In The Trenches with Dave Lapham presented by First Star Logistics. One of the top young football analysts in the game, Simms is not afraid to bring it as he did during his prep career at Ramapo High School in New Jersey and the rest of his football career at the University of Texas and with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, and Denver Broncos in the NFL.
In this episode of In The Trenches, Simms talks about his prep career where he was a multi-sport athlete, growing up with a father in the game, time as a Texas Longhorn including a Red River Showdown that still haunts him, and career playing and coaching in the NFL. Simms also gets into a discussion about the upcoming NFL Draft and what the Cincinnati Bengals might/should do with the fifth pick of the draft. Also, a hot topic is where he stands on Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields, along with Trevor Lawrence, Trey Lance, and why he feels Zach Wilson is the best quarterback prospect in the draft.

John Thornton In The Trenches with Dave Lapham

Former Cincinnati Bengals defensive lineman John Thornton gets In The Trenches with Dave Lapham presented by First Star Logistics.
Thornton talks about his youth and a prep career that led him to West Virginia University where he earned All-Big East honors twice and First-team All-America honors as a senior.  The Tennessee Titans selected Thornton in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft where he made his debut against his future team, the Cincinnati Bengals. While with the Titans, Thornton played in Super Bowl XXXIV in a heartbreaking loss to the St. Louis Rams.
Thornton came to Cincinnati in 2003 where he enjoyed a solid six years to finish out his career. 
After his playing days, Thornton stayed in Cincinnati and has already seen his son Jalen Thornton follow in his footsteps to West Virginia University. Son Ty Thornton is a standout quarterback at Indian Hill High School and a prospect to watch in the 2022 recruiting class.
Currently, Thornton is an NFL agent for Roc Nation Sports.

Solomon Wilcots In The Trenches with Dave Lapham

Solomon Wilcots continued a trend of former Cincinnati Bengals leaving the playing field for a second career in broadcasting. Selected in the 8th round of the 1987 NFL Draft out of Colorado, Wilcots would play four seasons with the Bengals and a season each with the Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers. Soon after his playing career ended Wilcots joined WLWT as a weekend sports anchor then jump back to the field as a sideline reporter for ESPN's Sunday Night Football where he would win an Emmy Award.
Wilcots has enjoyed a long career in broadcasting and got In The Trenches with Dave Lapham in this exclusive One-on-One interview presented by First Star Logistics.

Mike Reid In The Trenches with Dave Lapham

Talk about a two-way performer, former Cincinnati Bengals defensive lineman Mike Reid got In The Trenches with Dave Lapham presented by First Star Logistics. Reid talks about his life, a career in football as a standout at Penn State where he was a Unanimous All-American, Maxwell and Outland Trophy winner, a first-round draft pick of the Bengals in the 1970 NFL Draft, and two-time Pro Bowl selection before walking from the game to pursue a career in music.
His second career saw much the same success as Reid would win a Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1984 with "Stranger in My House", which was recorded by Ronnie Milsap. Reid would also write songs for Marie Osmond, Tanya Tucker, Collin Raye, Alabama, and Conway Twitty and would write and perform a No.1 country hit himself with "Walk on Faith" in 1990.

Coach Paul Alexander In The Trenches with Dave Lapham

Former Cincinnati Bengals offensive line coach Paul Alexander gets In The Trenches with Dave Lapham presented by First Star Logistics. Coach Alexander is not just an offensive line coach, he's a well-rounded renaissance-man who earned Academic All American honors during his college career at SUNY Cortland and was invited back to his alma mater to receive an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters.
Coach Alexander talks about several of the top offensive linemen in the 2021 NFL Draft and much more.

Andrew Whitworth In The Trenches with Dave Lapham

Dave Lapham welcomes In The Trenches former Cincinnati Bengals and current Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Andrew Whitworth. In The Trenches is presented by First Star Logistics.
Whitworth left a lasting impression during his 11 seasons in Cincinnati on and off the field after being selected by the Bengals in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft out of Louisiana State (LSU). 
Whitworth recaps growing up in Monroe, Louisiana, his prep career, college career, time with the Bengals, and making it to the Super Bowl with the Rams. He'll also talk about spending time with Joe Burrow, thoughts on life after the game, and when he may call it a career.