# Hour 3: ‘4-Downs’ Bengals Preview, Cousins Named Raiders’ QB1, plus Bucs Insider Rick Stroud

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Podcast: [The Rich Eisen Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rich-eisen-show-530677)
Published: 2026-07-30T01:12:00+00:00
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## Resource

Rich and the guys react to Raiders Head Coach Klint Kubiak naming veteran QB Kirk Cousins Las Vegas’ starting quarterback over #1 overall draft pick Fernando Mendoza, and previews the Bengals ‘season with the top 4 questions facing Joe Burrow, head coach Zac Taylor and Cincinnati heading into NFL training camps. Buccaneers Insider Rick Stroud and Rich discuss the unsettled contract extensions for Tampa Bay QB Baker Mayfield and DT Vita Vea, and why perennial All-Pro WR Mike Evans bolted for the San Francisco 49ers. ‘No-Contest Wrestling’ podcast host O’Shea Jackson Jr. drops by the studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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