WEBVTT - The Roundtable Show with Mike Petraglia -- 10/23/25

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<v Speaker 1>to remind you. Along the way, let's talk with the

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<v Speaker 1>man who's got it covered on the Bengals beat for

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<v Speaker 1>cl NS sinceiwdthy dot com, host of the Jungle Roar

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<v Speaker 1>podcast on YouTube. He's the man they call Trags Mike Petralia,

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<v Speaker 1>how are we doing tonight?

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<v Speaker 2>And you live Rocky. Sometimes he'll text you and uh,

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<v Speaker 2>the guy that's supposed to show up at the right

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<v Speaker 2>location shows up at the wrong law location, not saying

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<v Speaker 2>that ever, happen to me or anything.

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<v Speaker 3>I still blame Lance, Mike. I still blame Lance no

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<v Speaker 3>matter what is Mike, I wonder.

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<v Speaker 2>That let's go you shouldn't.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, let's go big picture first. Paint us a

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<v Speaker 1>little picture. Give us a comparing contrast of just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of the mood of the vibe around this team. You're

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<v Speaker 1>around him every day from say two weeks ago to

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<v Speaker 1>now with the arrival of Joe Flacco, and how this

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<v Speaker 1>team has played since and where things stand.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, that's a great question. Lance. That is markedly different.

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<v Speaker 2>It's markedly more positive. And the word I would use

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<v Speaker 2>is there's significantly more energy in the locker room because

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<v Speaker 2>I think the Bengals have been interjected with the sense

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<v Speaker 2>of hope that they have a guy in Joe Flacco

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<v Speaker 2>who has a strong arm. He's won a Super Bowl,

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<v Speaker 2>He's been through the Riggers, He's played as a starting quarterback,

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<v Speaker 2>He's played in on many teams as a backup. He

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<v Speaker 2>knows his role, and even as a backup to Joe Burrow,

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<v Speaker 2>he still has this calmness about him and this leadership

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<v Speaker 2>that he can provide, certainly to the younger players. And

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<v Speaker 2>I think that was great last week before the Pittsburgh game.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think going out and actually having the game

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<v Speaker 2>Placo did, playing as cleanly as he did, watching the

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<v Speaker 2>offense perform so much more efficiently, and getting to win

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<v Speaker 2>in the closing seconds gave this team the sense that, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>now we can get back to where we were posts

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<v Speaker 2>a pre Joe Burrow injury. And I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the energy and the hope are the two things that

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<v Speaker 2>I've noticed pick up over the last couple of weeks.

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<v Speaker 3>And trags to that note with Flaco come in and

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<v Speaker 3>everyone knows how beloved Joe Burrow is and how loved

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<v Speaker 3>he is in the locker room, and how the players,

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<v Speaker 3>how he reacts with them, how they react with to him.

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<v Speaker 3>If you pick up on any similarities or differences between

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<v Speaker 3>Joe Burrow and Joe Flacco, just with how the players

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<v Speaker 3>view him or how he, I guess it competes on

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<v Speaker 3>a day to day basis.

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<v Speaker 2>That is a very difficult question to answer, Rocky, and

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<v Speaker 2>certainly Joe Flacco's been asked that question. We haven't had

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<v Speaker 2>the chance to interview Joe Burrow yet since his injury,

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<v Speaker 2>but Joe Flacco and I asked him this yesterday. He

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<v Speaker 2>is trying, I think, to give Joe Burrow his space

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<v Speaker 2>and let Joe Burrow talk when he wants to talk,

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<v Speaker 2>and not you know, step over any boundaries. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Jake Browning is a part of this equation as well,

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<v Speaker 2>because let's not forget after three starts, Jake Browning was

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<v Speaker 2>replaced by Joe Flacco when they went out and made

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<v Speaker 2>the trade. So it's kind of an odd dynamic that's

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<v Speaker 2>going on. But I think again, Joe Flacco, being the

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<v Speaker 2>veteran he is, comes in, He's not stepping on any toes.

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<v Speaker 2>He's very respectful of everybody. Uh. And you know, he's

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<v Speaker 2>not trying to be Joe Burrow. He's not trying to

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<v Speaker 2>do what Joe Burrow did. He's trying to come in

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<v Speaker 2>and just run a very functional, highly functional offense with

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<v Speaker 2>great weapons around it, uh and and make sure they

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<v Speaker 2>perform to the level they're capable of. But off the field,

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<v Speaker 2>I think, you know, the best way to put it

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<v Speaker 2>with Joe Flacco, I think is he's laying low and

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<v Speaker 2>trying to let you know, everybody in the locker room

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<v Speaker 2>come to him.

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<v Speaker 1>Trags. You talked with Dan Pitcher, Bengals up ins coordinator

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<v Speaker 1>he is two years just over two years younger than

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<v Speaker 1>than Joe Flacco. About Dan being able to pick up

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<v Speaker 1>things from from Joe Flacco, and and how Dan thinks

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<v Speaker 1>that maybe even Joe Burrow could pick up things from

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Flacco.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think this is really about Joe Flacco. When

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<v Speaker 2>the play's not there, he gives up on it and says,

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to live to play another down. When Joe

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<v Speaker 2>Burrow sees the play breakdown, I think one of the

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<v Speaker 2>critiques of Joe Burrow, and Burrow has acknowledged this himself.

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<v Speaker 2>He tries to force the play into something productive. Uh

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<v Speaker 2>And I you know, I think one of the things

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<v Speaker 2>that he's learned, even as a superstar quarterback that he

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<v Speaker 2>is Burrow needs to more often live to play another down.

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<v Speaker 2>And on the play he got hurt against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Joe Sorry, Zach Taylor and Dan Picture both

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<v Speaker 2>have acknowledged he probably should have given up on the

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<v Speaker 2>play and gotten rid of the ball, but instead he

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<v Speaker 2>held onto the ball and eventually, as we know, got

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<v Speaker 2>sacked and injured on the play injuring his foot. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know, that's one of the lessons I think comes

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<v Speaker 2>with time. Even even Joe Burrow needs to learn. And

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's one of the things that Dan Picture

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<v Speaker 2>is learning from Joe Flacco is lived, lived to play

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<v Speaker 2>another down.

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<v Speaker 3>And you make a great point. It's it's even less

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<v Speaker 3>about okay, you know, making a player, not making a play,

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<v Speaker 3>it's about Joe Burrow's health. Give up on one and

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<v Speaker 3>Zach Taylor or any football coach in the NFL will say,

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<v Speaker 3>you know what, we rather have you be healthy then

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<v Speaker 3>you you know, twirl around and throw a past seventy

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<v Speaker 3>five yards down the field and we get a touchdown.

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<v Speaker 3>They'll they'll give up that touchdown or even that win

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<v Speaker 3>to have a healthy quarterback throughout the length this season.

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<v Speaker 2>No question. And I think that's what the Bengals have to,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, get through to Joe Burrow, and Joe Burrow

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<v Speaker 2>has to be accepting of this. I think he will be.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, Joe Burrow is a stubborn athlete, and

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<v Speaker 2>I mean that in the most positive sense. He wants

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<v Speaker 2>to make whatever is in front of him work. And

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<v Speaker 2>he has that mind, you know, Rocky, he processes so

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<v Speaker 2>much information that when he processes that much information, he

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't want to waste it. He wants to make use

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<v Speaker 2>of it, and he wants to make something out of nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>And Joe Flacco's not like that. He is Okay, if

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<v Speaker 2>the play's not there, I'm not going to force it.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna again live to play another down. And you

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<v Speaker 2>know that's the difference between the two quarterbacks. And I

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<v Speaker 2>think that I'm curious to see how Joe Burrow plays

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<v Speaker 2>when he returns, presumably in mid December, if the Bengals

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<v Speaker 2>are A in it and B he's healthy enough to play.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm curious to see if we see some very subtle,

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<v Speaker 2>nuanced changes in the way Burrow attacks defenses.

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<v Speaker 1>Trag's Jamar Chase continues to be must listen to every

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<v Speaker 1>Thursday when he holds court. Today, tell explain to listeners

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<v Speaker 1>what he said in terms of his rate on Joe

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<v Speaker 1>Burrow through this and what was his reaction to Joe

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<v Speaker 1>Flacco eating at restaurants by himself?

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<v Speaker 2>Great, Okay, First of all, Jamar Chase ain't going out

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<v Speaker 2>to restaurants by himself.

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<v Speaker 3>We learned that today.

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<v Speaker 2>And if he does and he's with Joe Flacco, He's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna pull Joe Flacco aside and say, hey, Joe, We're

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<v Speaker 2>going in the back room. We're gonna get a private

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<v Speaker 2>waiter or waitress and have her or him or her

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<v Speaker 2>serve us, and we're gonna have a nice quiet meal alone.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't need to be out in public looking at

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<v Speaker 2>other people. The thing he said about Joe Burrow that

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<v Speaker 2>was interesting, Lance is that he thinks that Joe Burrows

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<v Speaker 2>in a pretty good space mentally, and I thought that

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<v Speaker 2>was pretty telling. He thinks that Joe Burrow's sporting the

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<v Speaker 2>rock star hairdo you know the hair over his face

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<v Speaker 2>that we saw before the Steeler game. That was pretty funny,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's Jabar said it's hard to read Burrows sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>in terms of his mood, and he tried to stay

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<v Speaker 2>away from that as much as possible. But what he

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<v Speaker 2>did tell us is he thinks that Burrows in a

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<v Speaker 2>pretty good headspace.

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<v Speaker 1>Schamar Stewart return from the ankle injury. Didn't have a

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<v Speaker 1>game that caught your eye, certainly on Thursday night. Some

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<v Speaker 1>of that I would think rust of not playing for

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<v Speaker 1>a month either way, Yeah, they need more from him

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<v Speaker 1>on Sunday, right.

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<v Speaker 2>Especially if they give Trey Hendrickson another week to recuperate

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<v Speaker 2>from the hip injury. They need Shamar Stewart to be better,

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<v Speaker 2>more impactful. He only played I believe, twenty two snaps

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<v Speaker 2>of the fifty eighth defensive snaps on Thursday night against Pittsburgh,

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<v Speaker 2>and to his own admission yesterday, he said it was

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<v Speaker 2>a sub far performance. I need to be better, but

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<v Speaker 2>I think I will be better once I get more reps.

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<v Speaker 2>He also said the ankle, any ankle injury is a

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<v Speaker 2>tricky thing because it can, you know, improve very quickly,

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<v Speaker 2>but it can also you know, you know, worsened very

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<v Speaker 2>quickly if you don't treat it carefully, if you don't

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<v Speaker 2>listen to your body. So that's one thing I think,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Jamar Stewart wants to go. I think he

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to get on the field against the Steelers just

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<v Speaker 2>to get the feel of playing game speed again on

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<v Speaker 2>the ankle. This week, I think Shamar Stewart will be

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<v Speaker 2>more of an impact and he should be against this

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<v Speaker 2>Jets offensive line and against I'm gonna guess it's justin fields,

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<v Speaker 2>just because of his ability to run the ball and

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<v Speaker 2>what he did against the Bengals in Week two of

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty one. I think, you know, the Jets are

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<v Speaker 2>going to go with Justin Fields, but we'll find out

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<v Speaker 2>on Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, treg for everybody wants to read, watch, and

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<v Speaker 1>follow all you have. That's all over Bengals coverage. Tell

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<v Speaker 1>them how they can go about doing that.

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<v Speaker 2>Well. We're going to have a story up shortly tonight

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<v Speaker 2>about Josh Newton talking about DJ Turner's emergent this year

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<v Speaker 2>as a star cornerback in the NFL. We're also going

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<v Speaker 2>to have a breakdown of the Logan Wilson trade demand

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<v Speaker 2>that Ben Baby of ESPN broke late this afternoon. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>have that up on Stealing s Sincy with a y

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<v Speaker 2>dot com. You can follow Mike Jamar Chase interviews from

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<v Speaker 2>today's press conference on Twitter at Trags t r ags

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<v Speaker 2>and as always, the Jungle War podcast page at YouTube

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<v Speaker 2>YouTube dot com slash at Jungle War Pod.

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<v Speaker 1>Always fantastic stuff, Always good catching up. We'll talk again

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<v Speaker 1>next week.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, all right, gentlemen, take care.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks Trags.

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<v Speaker 1>He's the man we call Trags, Mike Petralia, and that

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<v Speaker 1>is your look at the Bengals. Much more on Logan

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<v Speaker 1>Wilson and Joe Flacco and more as we continue. Let's

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