{"id":911499,"date":"2026-06-06T11:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T11:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/911499\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T11:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T11:42:13","slug":"bengals-film-room-cashius-howell-is-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/911499\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengals Film Room: Cashius Howell is Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Not only was Cashius Howell not on my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincyjungle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> draft bingo card, but he wasn\u2019t even in the bingo hall. Apparently, the 90-year-old Mike Brown is more of the Mahjong kind of guy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Howell just didn\u2019t seem like a fit for what the Bengals normally target at the position.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Consider his arm length. Yes, I had talked myself into Rueben Bain\u2019s 30 7\/8 inch arms, but at least he was a renowned run-stopper, which the Bengals are known to value. Howell, with his 30 1\/4 arms, is super-twitched up and bendy, which is not something the Bengals tend to value as much as other teams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The Bengals deepened their pass-rush talent pool with a very different kind of player.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Howell is the right end in this clip. Just watch his hips.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">His dip and bend are insane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">He ducks right underneath the attempted block and finishes with a big-time hit on the quarterback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Now let\u2019s focus on his feet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">He sets the tackle up nicely here. A hard inside step gives the impression that he is going to shoot inside or try to power throw the block. Then he jump-cuts to the outside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Then he rips the edge and is able to get his hand on the ball as the quarterback cocks back to throw.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">That offensive tackle was in for a long day. He looks flat-out embarrassed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Howell\u2019s crazy twitch and bend strike again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">He is so athletic that he can take a path that seems too wide, but puts him out of reach of the tackle. His smooth hips let him bend around the corner and finish at the quarterback, and the tackle doesn\u2019t have a chance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">He\u2019s not all speed, though.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">In this clip, you get a good look at his power as he takes the bull rush right through the left tackle\u2019s facemask.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">He may not get the sack on this one, but he seriously constricts the pocket, and the quarterback can\u2019t finish his follow-through.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">He\u2019s tough against the run, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Here you see him hold the backside edge while driving the tackle down and eliminating the inside cutback lanes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Ironically, that is Francis Mauigoa, whom the Giants selected with the pick that originally belonged to the Bengals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">He can take care of the quarterback on the backside of the zone read as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">This is an excellent display of athleticism in sticking with the ball carrier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">And if they do hand it off, he\u2019ll just chase it down from behind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Howell is a high-effort player in the run game and will pursue the play ruthlessly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">All in all, Howell was a strange pick for the Bengals, but in the best way. He brings a different dimension to this pass rush and should have an immediate impact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Not only was Cashius Howell not on my Cincinnati Bengals draft bingo card, but he wasn\u2019t even in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":911500,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[39983,7,6,15],"class_list":["post-911499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl-draft","tag-cincinnati-bengals-draft","tag-football","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-draft"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116702985817729771","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/911499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=911499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/911499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/911500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=911499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=911499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=911499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}