Tag: Orlando Brown

Brian Callahan believes in strongest Bengals offensive line he’s seen yet

Bengals coordinator Brian Callahan says the 2023 offensive line is the best yet.

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The Cincinnati Bengals offensive line has been one of their weakest points offensively since Joe Burrow was drafted, even surrending 41 sacks last season, which was in the bottom ten of the NFL.

On the Locked on Bengals podcast, Brian Callahan, the Bengals offensive coordinator, said he thinks the line they have put together is the best one he has seen since he’s been with the team.

“I think it’s safe to say it’s the best group from top to bottom that we’ve had in our time here,” Callahan said. “I just feel really good about the direction we’re headed, the players we’ve added and the players we have.”

Orlando Brown Jr. left the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in free agency to join the Bengals and strengthen the left side of the line, and Jonah Williams is moving to right tackle after requesting a trade when Brown signed.

Cordell Volson, Ted Karras, and Alex Cappa return as starters on the inside of the line giving them what Callahan believes will be a very strong group to protect Burrow.

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Bengals OT Orlando Brown Jr. is tired of Super Bowl excuses (for Chiefs vs. Eagles)

Bengals OT Orlando Brown Jr. hit out at another player over Super Bowl talk.

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Like pretty much anyone else at this point, Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. is tired of hearing players talk about the now-infamous field conditions from last season’s Super Bowl.

Former Philadelphia Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson recently took to Twitter and suggested the outcome would have been different had the game been played on real grass.

Brown, who won that game with the Kansas City Chiefs, took exception and dropped a lengthy comment:

“We talking about grass on the biggest stage…Y’all rush plan was to win with games when rushing 4 with a mix of man and zone thinking that s— was getting home ❌ !!!! On top of that y’all rushed 5 with Cov 1 and a splash of 3!! Let’s not act like the field helped me stop a bull rush, I gotta get cleats in the ground to stop it. If anything it helped y’all!!”

For what it’s worth, the NFL has quietly blamed players for their cleat choices during the game.

This actually reeks of not too long ago when a Buffalo Bills player suggested the playoff loss to the Bengals would have been different had the field not been covered in snow.

Like that, this was silly offseason talk Brown was more than happy to shut down.

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Orlando Brown Jr. made Chiefs fans mad when comparing Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes

Orlando Brown Jr.’s comments on Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes, while perfectly reasonable, sparked an uproar.

Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman Orlando Brown Jr. made the media rounds recently and talked about plenty of interesting things.

Chief (get it?) among those was Brown’s commentary on the difference between blocking for Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow.

One of those comments, as captured by Arrowhead Report’s Jordan Foote:

“Now, as opposed to having to play in a lot more space with guys on my edge, guys have got to rush through me because Joe isn’t necessarily at 12-1/2 or 13 yards on certain drops. He’s going to be at 7-1/2 getting the ball out.”

This is straight-up schematic talk from Brown — but it made fans, and especially Chiefs fans, pretty angry.

On paper, Brown is 100 percent correct, too. Burrow and the Bengals offense calls for fewer steps on a drop back for a few reasons, so Brown will see more power moves instead of speed moves trying to get around him. That’s actually something we brought up as a positive when the Bengals signed him, as it better fits his body and skillset and will give Burrow more predictable and manageable pressure off the edge compared to when Jonah Williams was at left tackle.

This isn’t a knock on Mahomes’ game, but a mere observation. The reaction and debate, as seen below, is why pro athletes tend to give vanilla, boring answers about pretty much everything.

Bengals’ Orlando Brown Jr. supports the fast-rising Reds

A fun comment about the Reds from Orlando Brown Jr. of the Bengals.

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For fans of Cincinnati sports, it has to be as sweet as it gets to see Cincinnati Bengals players embracing the suddenly-fantastic Cincinnati Reds.

Even before the Reds went on a 12-game tear with one of the hottest rookies in sports and the return of Joey Votto, it was new Bengals offensive tackle Orlando Brown who had thrown out a first pitch at a Reds game.

Now Brown has taken to Twitter with a message those fans will love: “Find me a better baseball stadium than Great American Ball Park…can’t.”

It’s a small statement, yet one that’s pretty cool for fans given Brown is new in town recently and already loving the scene. It’s also the latest in a running line of the Bengals supporting the Reds as the quick ascension continues.

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Orlando Brown Jr. getting advice from Hall of Famer Anthony Munoz

Orlando Brown Jr. reveals he’s getting advice from a Bengals legend.

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The Cincinnati Bengals’ biggest signing of the offseason, Orlando Brown Jr., has been adjusting well to Cincinnati and has been able to learn from one of the best Bengals linemen there has been.

Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com reported that Brown got the chance to talk with Pro Football Hall of Famer Anthony Munoz, who told him consistency is one of the most important things when it comes to having success as an offensive lineman in Cincinnati.

“I’m looking for his mindset and approach and he said he went into every training camp like he had to make the team,” Brown said. “He’s the best to ever do it and he went into it like that. It makes you think. And I had a lot more questions I didn’t get to.”

Brown said he enjoyed being able to talk to someone who played the same position and said he hopes he can get lunch with Munoz in a few weeks.

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Bengals’ Jonah Williams adjusting to new position

Jonah Williams talked about playing a new position for the Bengals.

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Cincinnati Bengals‘ offensive tackle Jonah Williams is still going through rehab from an injury he suffered in the postseason, but he is also getting prepared for his switch to right tackle after the Orlando Brown Jr. signing.

Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com reported that Williams is incorporating a right tackle stance in his rehab drills, relearning everything he knew from his 42 starts on the left side on the other side of his body.

“Post leg is your kick leg and vice versa and all that. It’s nothing that reps and practice won’t get me used to. … The last time I played right tackle was freshman year in college. There’s a lot of technique to kind of unlearn and switch to the other side. It’s my job. I love it. I’ve got a great coach, great teammates, and I’m grinding my ass off. I’m going to crush it.”

Williams’ attitude about the switch has seemingly changed since he requested a trade from the Bengals shortly after Brown joined the team.

There are no hard feelings Williams holds toward Brown who, he called a great player and said he is happy to have on the team.

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Bengals guard Cordell Volson learning from Orlando Brown Jr.

Bengals guard Cordell Volson is getting some big help from Orlando Brown Jr.

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The Cincinnati Bengals new signing, Orlando Brown Jr., is still getting to know some of his teammates with the seasons still a couple months away, but he has become a fan of his neighbor on the offensive line, left guard Cordell Volson.

Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com talked to Brown about Volson. Here’s some of what he had to say:

“He’s got that Pro Bowl potential with his size and mental makeup,” Brown says of Volson after one of the voluntary practices before next week’s mandatory minicamp. “I think he really uses his height to his advantage. His mindset and his length are two things that are really going to separate him in the long run.”

Volson said that Brown is having a big impact on his game and he has enjoyed getting tips from a guy who played with Marshal Yanda and Joe Thuney, which is exactly what Brandon Thorn of Bleacher Report said he expected recently.

Volson wants to improve on many things during his second year in the league, and Brown is going to be a big part of helping him do that.

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Bengals OT Orlando Brown Jr. talks missing White House trip with Chiefs

Bengals OT Orlando Brown Jr. wasn’t worried about missing the trip.

New Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. didn’t get to travel with the Kansas City Chiefs for their White House visit this week honoring their Super Bowl victory from last season.

But Brown didn’t sound too miffed about it when asked, instead opting to say he was more than happy to come in with the guys and put in work.

Brown told Mike Petraglia of CLNS Media that one of the best things about the team is working with offensive line coach Frank Pollack.

“I was just really focused on getting better,” Brown said. “I’m here now and I didn’t want to end up missing a day. We had to be here yesterday, so it was an opportunity for me to get some work in and I’m happy to be a part of this organization.”

The full comments are worth a watch:

Brown has been at seemingly everything with teammates since singing and his overall approach sure matches the report that suggested he and his reps reached out to the Bengals in free agency, not the other way around.

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Orlando Brown Jr.’s impact on Cordell Volson could provide Bengals OL a big boost

Bengals guard Cordell Volson will benefit from the arrival of Orlando Brown Jr., too.

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Understandably, much of the attention in the wake of the Cincinnati Bengals landing Orlando Brown Jr. in free agency has focused on the move’s impact on Joe Burrow and the future of left-tackle-turned-right-tackle Jonah Williams.

But don’t forget Cordell Volson.

Brandon Thorn of Bleacher Report certainly didn’t, writing on Twitter recently something Bengals fans and otherwise might want to keep in mind — Brown’s extensive experience next to other great guards could have a major impact on Volson’s long-term development.

Volson, a fourth-round pick in 2022, progressed well as the supposed weak point on the line after winning the starting job over Jackson Carman last summer.

Now? He’s potentially got an even better left tackle next to him on every snap, practice or game:

It’s a fun little thing to keep in mind. Bengals fans know Volson has some interesting upside as a long-term, quality starter. That the arrival of Brown gives this a little nudge in the right direction, too, makes the signing look even smarter.

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Bengals’ Tyler Boyd comments on team grabbing Orlando Brown Jr. from Chiefs

Bengals WR Tyler Boyd likes how the Orlando Brown Jr. move swings the rivalry with the Chiefs.

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes recently expressed his thoughts on the Cincinnati Bengals swiping Orlando Brown Jr. from the Chiefs in free agency.

Now Bengals wideout Tyler Boyd has added a little proverbial fuel to the fire, too.

After making his practice debut with the team during these workout sessions, Boyd met with the media and didn’t hold back when asked about Brown coming to Cincinnati.

“I mean I loved it because, you know, we have a nice little rivalry with the Chiefs. To see him (Brown) come over, it’s like, ‘Yeah, we one-upped yall,’” Boyd said, according to Cleveland.com’s Mohammad Ahmad. “At the end of the day, he’s (Brown) a great player. We’re here to win. He’s probably one of the best at his position. Adding him to what we got already is going to allow Joe (Burrow) to have more time to give us the will to put up more p1oints.”

The Brown-to-Bengals move is indeed an interesting development in the rivalry between the two teams.

With that move, the Bengals get a massive upgrade with a top-ranked tackle on the left side and could see Jonah Williams possibly upgrade the right side. The Chiefs had to make other moves to compensate for the loss, including signing Jawan Taylor to a big contract.

Given that Brown’s presence will help Joe Burrow get the ball out better to his weapons, it’s no wonder Boyd was happy to see the news.

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