1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: A service of Kelsey Chevrolet Home of lifetime power train 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: protection and guaranteed credit approval from their family to yours 3 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: for life kelseyshev dot Com. Busy day for the Bengals. 4 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: They introduced officially today boy A Mafe and Brian Cook. 5 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: They have reportedly signed two time Pro Bowl defensive lineman 6 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: Jonathan Allen to a two year contract roughly twenty eight 7 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 1: million dollars. Allen was cut loose by the Vikings yesterday 8 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: as best seasons were with the Washington Commanders. He did 9 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: play in all seventeen games for Minnesota last year. Also 10 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: two year extension for Orlando Brown, which makes him a 11 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:38,840 Speaker 1: Bengal through the twenty twenty eight season. Our guy Robert 12 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 1: Wintrop's gonna join us to talk about all these things 13 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: in just a few seconds. The Miami RedHawks lost today 14 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: for the first time since last year's MAC Tournament title game. 15 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: UMass beat him today eighty seven to eighty three. The 16 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: RedHawks had an eleven point lead with just about eight 17 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: minutes to go. It feels like they're still going to 18 00:00:57,880 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: be in the Big Dance. It is going to be 19 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 1: a nervis next seventy two hours for RedHawks fans. Kentucky 20 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: wins today over Missouri seventy eight to seventy two in 21 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: the SEC Tournament. Wildcats will play Florida tomorrow here on 22 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 1: ESPN fifteen thirty, tip off at one o'clock. Ohio State 23 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,559 Speaker 1: wins in the Big Ten Tournament today beats Iowa seventy 24 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:20,040 Speaker 1: two sixty nine, Michigan awaits tomorrow, Xavier and Yukon tonight 25 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: at seven on seven hundred WLW Saint John's one earlier 26 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: today in the Biggies Tournament eighty five to seventy two. 27 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: Last i saw Seaton Hall was putting the finishing touches 28 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: on Creighton at Madison Square Guarden FC Cincinnati Soccer Tonight 29 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: CONKA CAF Champions Cup Round of sixteen FC Cincinnati against 30 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: Tigris UA NL our guy Robert Wintroup is with US 31 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: writes Bengals columns for Cincinnati Magazine, also contributes to FTN 32 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: Fantasy and has been a go to guest on this 33 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: show for a very long time and wanted his thoughts 34 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: on some of the events of the week from a 35 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: Bengals perspective. What's going on, sir oh. 36 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 2: Let me tell you it's been an up and down. 37 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 2: It's kind of been like the twenty fifteen Bengals season 38 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 2: when they started out eight and o and everything was 39 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 2: golden and Andy Dalton was an MVP and then they 40 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 2: crashed out mightily in the playoffs. That's kind of what 41 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:11,239 Speaker 2: it's felt like. Last few days. Started great, then we're berefted. 42 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 2: But you know, they rebounded a little bit today, so 43 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 2: there's a little bit of hope still in Bengo Land. 44 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 2: Not a ton, but a little bit. 45 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: Let's talk about what they've done and who they've acquired. 46 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: Let's start with the guy today, Jonathan Allen. What kind 47 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: of move is this? 48 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 2: Well, you know, they needed a defensive tackle in the 49 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 2: worst way. They needed a big body in there, regardless 50 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 2: of who he is. You know, and if you look 51 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 2: at him, of all the Bengals currently on the defensive line, 52 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 2: only Miles Murphy had more sex than he did last year. 53 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 2: So you know, I prefer Jonathan Allen at twenty twenty 54 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 2: two than the Jonathan Allen at twenty twenty six. And 55 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 2: you know, if they had been able to trade a 56 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 2: draft pick for Osa Odigizawa as the forty Niners did yesterday, 57 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 2: I would have preferred that and not just because it's 58 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 2: a it's a fun name to say, but also because 59 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 2: he's kind of what Allen was like a few years ago, 60 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 2: which is, you know, younger and had more juice inside, 61 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 2: but they desperately needed another body. And you know, the 62 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 2: best way to think of Alan is kind of like 63 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 2: a twin of VJ. Hill. Hopefully not an evil twin, 64 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 2: but just a twin. You know, they do a lot 65 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 2: of the same things, and they're just at this stage 66 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 2: of their career. They're both thirty one now, and you know, 67 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 2: if you can play them both and keep the rotation 68 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 2: going so that they're both fresh at all times and 69 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:22,800 Speaker 2: get the best out of both of them, and any 70 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 2: given series or any given quarter, whatever, you know, they 71 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 2: can both be effective. And it's when they play too 72 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 2: much they get the diminishing return. So I think in 73 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 2: that sense it's good. You know, he's not a difference 74 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 2: maker inside. He's going to be a center of gravity 75 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 2: that they desperately need, but you know, it helps, and 76 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 2: it's a start, at least in the defensive tackle room 77 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 2: for sure. 78 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: It feels like Brian Cook, who I'm biased because I 79 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: loved him at UC is the polar opposite of Geno Stone. 80 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: I'll take anything anybody. I don't care where he's from 81 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: or where he went to school. That's the polar opposite 82 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: of Genostone. Is that how you look. 83 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 2: At it, one's the Arctic Circle and the other's Antarctica. 84 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 2: Where right, Yeah, no doubt what an upgrade. I mean, 85 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 2: good Lord, you know. The thing I like about him, 86 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 2: And this is also true of Boy and Mafe, the 87 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 2: other guy the Bengals sided on the first day is 88 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:16,479 Speaker 2: you know, it's felt like over the last couple of years, 89 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 2: especially on defense, the Bengals just they bring a knife 90 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,159 Speaker 2: to a gunfight. When it comes to physical play, they've 91 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 2: just been more finesse than the physical violent nature that 92 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 2: the sport really requires. That is not true of Cook, 93 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 2: That is not true of Mafe. Both, you know, really 94 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 2: heavy duty players that love to hit you, back up 95 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 2: and hit you again. Cook in particular is just a 96 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 2: superb tackler. I think the stat was out there and 97 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 2: he's missed, you know, basically the same number of tackles 98 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 2: in his whole career that you know still't missed last year. 99 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:47,040 Speaker 2: That that can only bring smiles to the face of 100 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 2: Bengal fans and Al Golden in particular. You know, he's 101 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 2: not a perfect player by any stretch, but what the 102 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 2: Bengals need is for a guy to kind of patrol, 103 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 2: get everybody sorted into the right place, and come up 104 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:03,279 Speaker 2: and whacky in the teeth and get you to the ground. 105 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 2: Cook will definitely do that. So that was an excellent signing. 106 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 2: And Mafey, you know, he got lost a little bit 107 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 2: in Mike McDonald's group swarm system, I guess you'd call 108 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 2: it in Seattle, so they didn't really prize individual stats there. 109 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:16,839 Speaker 2: So it looks like a two sax season. What do 110 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 2: we do and sign this guy? But he's got heavy hands, 111 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 2: a real physical presence. Again, sets the edge excellently for 112 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,919 Speaker 2: a defensive end, something they've missed quite a bit in 113 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,720 Speaker 2: Cincinnati as well. These are two guys that are really 114 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 2: helped the defense. Now, you know, there's still a couple 115 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 2: of players like that short but at least you know 116 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 2: on the first day they signed two guys that were 117 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 2: exactly what they needed. 118 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 1: Monday afternoon, after we saw the two splashy signings, which 119 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: I think all of us were excited about, the next 120 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:50,119 Speaker 1: question was what about it linebacker Seventy two hours later, Robert, 121 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:52,359 Speaker 1: I'm asking the same that's not good. 122 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:58,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely not. It's a recurring theme around these parts. 123 00:05:58,279 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 2: What are we going to do with linebacker? Look, it's 124 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,479 Speaker 2: still there's still time. I guess there's you never know 125 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 2: who gets cut or becomes a potential trade possibility. But 126 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 2: it just seemed that the way they talked for the 127 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 2: last six weeks, especially about needing, you know, kind of 128 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 2: a bare front linebacker to play on the line of 129 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 2: scrimmage and free Demetrius Knight to be more of the 130 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:19,159 Speaker 2: run and react guy that he is and not have 131 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 2: to take on physical challenges at the line of scrimmage. 132 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:23,280 Speaker 2: There were a couple of guys like that out there 133 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:26,160 Speaker 2: who were not that expensive. I think Leoshanow is a 134 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:29,279 Speaker 2: guy everybody's familiar with. Now nobody heard of him. Ninety 135 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 2: five per fans out there never heard of the guy before, 136 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 2: you know, the last couple of weeks. But now we're 137 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 2: all desperate that we didn't get him. But he would 138 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 2: have fit really perfectly in what they could have used. 139 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 2: And the fact they didn't get him or anybody even 140 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 2: close to like him, or anybody at all, really kind 141 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 2: of make sure you scratch your head The one thing 142 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:51,360 Speaker 2: we figured was not going to happen was that they 143 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:54,040 Speaker 2: were going to go back to battle, starting Demeutrious Night 144 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 2: and Barrett Carter. You know, the question is, you know, 145 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 2: did they still look and find somebody, even if it's 146 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:04,599 Speaker 2: a you know, kind of a fifth level player to 147 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:08,239 Speaker 2: come in, or an older player like a Bobby Wagner 148 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 2: who's not the kind of physical presence he used to be, 149 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 2: but it's still a smart, heavy player. It can help. 150 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 2: Do they go to the draft and just say, listen, 151 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 2: we're going to find a starting linebacker and pray that 152 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 2: Sunny Styles falls to us. I find it hard to 153 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 2: believe they would do either of those things. But I mean, 154 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:25,680 Speaker 2: this is the position they've left themselves in, and it's 155 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 2: hard to know exactly why. Whether it's the way they 156 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 2: structure their contracts and the first two guys, or they 157 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 2: just weren't prepared for, you know, the bidding wars that 158 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 2: have that developed over some of the other players out there, 159 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 2: or you know, in Chanelle's case, maybe he just wanted 160 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 2: to play in Washington and check out the mall and 161 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 2: the Smithsonian. I don't know, but something happened there and 162 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 2: it left them really behind the eight ball at that position, 163 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 2: and it's you know, it's just hard to believe after 164 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 2: what we went through last year that you know, still 165 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 2: it's only March, but we're the obvious answers aren't in sight, 166 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 2: and that's the question is how that's they're going to 167 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 2: be answered. That's for sure. 168 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 1: When I see smart people, people whose opinions I respect, 169 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: suggest go bring back a Keem Davis Gate there, then 170 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 1: we've entered a very dark place. I just nothing against him, man, 171 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: I just that's that's not where my head was when 172 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: when the legal tampering period open on Monday morning. 173 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, man, I mean, is there some illegal tampering? We 174 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 2: could be doing better than that. I don't know nothing 175 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 2: against a Keem Davis gate there. You know, nice guy, 176 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 2: he serves his role when he's your fifth linebacker. Yes, 177 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 2: but boy, if he's your answer, you got to change 178 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:39,680 Speaker 2: the questions. So, you know, I don't think they're going 179 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 2: to go that route, but you know, they may have 180 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 2: left themselves in a position where they're gonna have to get, 181 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 2: if not him, you know, a player of equal ability, 182 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 2: just to have another body to fill out the unit. 183 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 2: And then you know, right now, what do you do 184 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 2: and you go to war with these two guys and 185 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 2: there's there's literally nobody else. Yeah, obviously they think they're 186 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 2: gonna draft one, and it is a deep linebacker draft. 187 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:02,319 Speaker 2: I will say that I find it hard to believe 188 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:05,680 Speaker 2: they won't draft one at all. But whether you're you know, 189 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:08,199 Speaker 2: counting on a difference maker to come in year one, 190 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 2: we saw how that went last year. So it's it's 191 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:14,319 Speaker 2: very rare that you come across any rookie, regardless of position, 192 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 2: but linebacker in particular, who can really make the kind 193 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 2: of difference they needed linebacker And to rely on the 194 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 2: tory on going into the draft to find one is really, 195 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 2: you know, trying to pull an inside straight with with 196 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 2: no no odds on your side. That's for sure. 197 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 1: You are not permitted to publicly opine about all NFL 198 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 1: matters without weighing in on what happened between the Ravens, 199 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 1: the Raiders and Trey Hendrickson. So the floor. 200 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 2: Yours, it's just another just when we thought we were 201 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 2: out as well as you couldn't just go to Dallas 202 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 2: or Tampa Bay and live out the rest of his 203 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:51,839 Speaker 2: NFL career relative animinity and just leave us all alone. 204 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 2: It had to go to Baltimore, had to be more 205 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 2: of the same. It's just it's just unbelievable. And you know, 206 00:09:57,760 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 2: I was quietly celebrate. Celebrating might not be the right word, 207 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 2: but you know, I thought the Ravens, you know, giving 208 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 2: up to number one picks for Crosby was a little 209 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 2: pretty rich. Max Crosby is, on the downside, his physical 210 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 2: style has taken its toll. I don't think his you know, 211 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:17,079 Speaker 2: his best footballs behind him, and giving up two number 212 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 2: ones was a really rich price and I was happy 213 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 2: about that as a Bengals fan. Uh And you know, 214 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 2: obviously they got cold feat as well, and how they 215 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 2: were able to pull out of that particular deal. And 216 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 2: there's a joke I can make there somewhere, but broadcast 217 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 2: standards want to run. But yes, the fact that they 218 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:37,679 Speaker 2: were able to you know, pivot and get you know, 219 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 2: Hendrickson and keep him to the point where we have 220 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 2: to see him now twice a year and worry about 221 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 2: blocking him with with an aging Orlando Brown, it's just unbelievable. 222 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 2: I mean, I guess it's a question of you know, 223 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 2: who's whose physical health falls off first, Brown or Hendrickson. 224 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 2: The Bengals have been you know. Yes, the irony is 225 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:58,080 Speaker 2: that they were pretty much vindicated for their stances all 226 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 2: the way around, in the fact that it took hendricks 227 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 2: In a long time to sign and the money he wanted, 228 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:06,680 Speaker 2: and it was looking like they could do a little 229 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 2: you know, quiet champagne popping there in the in the 230 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:13,200 Speaker 2: front offices. But of course it didn't work out that way, 231 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 2: and now we're gonna have to continue to deal with 232 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 2: him at least twice a year. And I'm sure Joe 233 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 2: Burrow's not that happy about that. I can't help but. 234 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 1: Ask, did they really need to give Orlando Brown two 235 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 1: more years? 236 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 2: Boy? You know, I was thinking that, you know, unlike 237 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 2: most people, at the number ten pick would not be 238 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 2: a bad usage to get a left tackle the future. Yeah, 239 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 2: you have Orlando Brown for this year, and then you 240 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,960 Speaker 2: still need a swing tackle badly for this year. Cody 241 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,560 Speaker 2: Ford's in that position right now, and then you groom 242 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 2: the guy you picked. Now, it's not a great year 243 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 2: for tackles. The only one who really fits is his 244 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 2: Monroe freeling out of Georgia, who is an incredible athlete, 245 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 2: blew up. The combine had a great you know, as 246 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:54,319 Speaker 2: a physical specimen, but he's kind of like a Marius 247 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 2: Moons coming out of Georgia, where he wasn't a perfect prospect, 248 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:00,680 Speaker 2: didn't play a ton until this past You know, there's 249 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 2: some questions, but if you get in the season to 250 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,320 Speaker 2: acclimate himself and then you let him take over at 251 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 2: left tackle, that would have been an ideal result. I mean, 252 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 2: I know they have now painted themselves into a corner 253 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 2: they have to go defense, but I was really hoping 254 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 2: that they would do something forward thinking at the number 255 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 2: ten spot, because it's hard to find left tackles, you know, 256 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 2: outside of the high parts of the first round. But 257 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 2: you know, they they get Orlando to bargain. He's a 258 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 2: quality player, not a great player, but a quality player 259 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 2: at that position, and they get him for cheap. So 260 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 2: they love that. So, you know, I don't I don't 261 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 2: know that it's necessary that they had to do that 262 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 2: right now. Maybe they could see how he plays twenty 263 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 2: twenty six first before they dive into an extension. But 264 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 2: you know, I guess that's what you do instead of 265 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:44,959 Speaker 2: signing linebackers. 266 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: I suppose it's it's been a weird week because on 267 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:52,959 Speaker 1: Monday everybody was fired up and now well now I'm 268 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:56,440 Speaker 1: not so we'll see what appreciate the inside. As always, 269 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 1: we'll do it again soon. 270 00:12:57,240 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 2: Man. Yeah, you know what I always say about the Bengals. 271 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:01,959 Speaker 2: Where other teams are twenty four to seven trying to 272 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:04,960 Speaker 2: improve their team, the Bengals are, you know, six hours 273 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 2: maybe three days a week, trying to do it so 274 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 2: that sense they're right on schedule. 275 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's well put all right, Well we'll do it 276 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:13,079 Speaker 1: against the man. 277 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 2: Thanks so much, Gay, Wait, thanks mom. Thanks. 278 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: Oury guy Robert Wintraub, who always joins us during the 279 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:21,079 Speaker 1: season on Thursdays, Rights, a Bengals column for Cincinnati Magazine 280 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:25,680 Speaker 1: dot Com, also contributes to the FTN Fantasy Annual Almanac, 281 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: which is a must when it comes out in July. 282 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: Get it, make plans now, order it in four months. 283 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:33,439 Speaker 1: Maybe by then the Bengals will assign a linebacker. 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