WEBVTT - 10-9-25 Roundtable Show with Mike Petraglia

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<v Speaker 2>We'll go with Jamar Chase.

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<v Speaker 1>He had the six catches, one hundred and ten yards,

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<v Speaker 1>two touchdowns the long TD. He becomes the ninth player

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<v Speaker 1>in NFL history to have UH six games. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it is now of at least five catches one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>yards and two tds. He ties Lance Alworth, who I

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<v Speaker 1>was named after, and uh Antonio Freeman for the most

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<v Speaker 1>in the first five years in the NFL. That's the

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<v Speaker 1>without further ado. He's the man who joins us each

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<v Speaker 1>week at six twenty by phone. What a treat to

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<v Speaker 1>have him in person tonight he covers the Bengals for

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<v Speaker 1>c l n S Media, host of the Jungle War podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>The Man we call Trags, Mike Petralia, It is great

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<v Speaker 1>to see you.

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<v Speaker 3>It is great to be here. I must tell you.

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<v Speaker 4>I am to be doing this in person, can cause lance.

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<v Speaker 4>It gives a lot more personality when you are in person.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, there's a lot more texture.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a key question. Let me see. We may be

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<v Speaker 1>switching your mics here. There's the there's the realness of

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<v Speaker 1>being here in person. It's not as easy as the bone.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh you are back. You are back and ready to go. Yeah, Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>What I was gonna say is I love.

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<v Speaker 4>In person because there's a lot more texture and animation

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<v Speaker 4>and I'm into the conversation a lot more and I'm

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<v Speaker 4>gonna get fat.

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<v Speaker 3>So there is that.

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<v Speaker 2>There you go, There you go.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me let me backtrack a little bit into the

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<v Speaker 1>into last week once we heard Zach pivot from overwhelming

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<v Speaker 1>support for Jake too.

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<v Speaker 2>This week, we'll see.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the writing was on the wall that something

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<v Speaker 1>was coming. What was your initial reaction when it was

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Flacco?

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<v Speaker 4>Curious, but he was the best option available. That was

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<v Speaker 4>my initial reaction. Clearly, putting Joe Flacco, the arguably the

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<v Speaker 4>most immobile quarterback in the National Football League behind the

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<v Speaker 4>current Bengals offensive line doesn't intuitively make a lot of sense.

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<v Speaker 3>But he can sling it. As T.

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<v Speaker 4>Higgins told us in the locker room today, he can

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<v Speaker 4>still sling it. He can move the ball downfield, and

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<v Speaker 4>clearly Zach wants to get the ball downfield even if

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<v Speaker 4>teams defenses are giving the Bengals wide open spaces in

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<v Speaker 4>the middle of the field. I don't understand why Mike

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<v Speaker 4>Gasicki and Chick Pace brown aren't bigger options in the

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<v Speaker 4>middle of the wide open field, But that's because Zach

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<v Speaker 4>wants to push the ball to T. Higgins and Jamar

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<v Speaker 4>Chase and andre Yosi vasch as we finally saw last

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<v Speaker 4>Sunday against the Lions. He wants a quarterback that can

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<v Speaker 4>get the ball downfield with authority. You were not getting

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<v Speaker 4>that with Jake Browning. And that's why I think in

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<v Speaker 4>large part the move was made. It also gives a

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<v Speaker 4>rejuvenation to the locker room.

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<v Speaker 3>It sends I.

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<v Speaker 4>Asked T Higgins about this, does this message from the

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<v Speaker 4>organization from the front office kind of kick you guys in.

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<v Speaker 3>The backside, saying you gotta get going.

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<v Speaker 4>You've got to win your one on ones, you've got

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<v Speaker 4>to win battles at the line of scrimmage. Get open,

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<v Speaker 4>and we'll get you a quarterback who can get the

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<v Speaker 4>ball downfield to you with authority. So that was my

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<v Speaker 4>initial reaction, But I do have my doubts. If the

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<v Speaker 4>Bengals cannot run the ball, who's to say that Matt

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<v Speaker 4>Lafleur and his defensive coordinator don't do everything in the world.

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<v Speaker 4>Throw the kitchen sink at the Bengals offensive line, which,

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<v Speaker 4>as you mentioned before, News, I believe there's already some

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<v Speaker 4>significant question marks at the two guarden positions or at

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<v Speaker 4>the left guard position.

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<v Speaker 3>Anyway, Dylan pairschowd.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't think it's going to play this Sunday, but

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<v Speaker 4>there's some significant questions, and Orlando Brown is not having.

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<v Speaker 3>A good year.

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<v Speaker 4>So you throw everything and Micah Parsons at the Bengals

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<v Speaker 4>and see if Joe Flacco can get rid of the

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<v Speaker 4>ball with any effectiveness.

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<v Speaker 3>Early in that game.

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<v Speaker 1>What a It was fascinating hearing Zach explain the car

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<v Speaker 1>ride and what a crash course of intor into your

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<v Speaker 1>offense it's what I mean you talk about speed learning,

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<v Speaker 1>Holy cow.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I mean he is an eighteen year veteran of

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<v Speaker 4>the National Football League. He, as the expression goes, has

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<v Speaker 4>pretty much seen every everything, knows all the answers that

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<v Speaker 4>any defensive coordinator is going to throw at him. And

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<v Speaker 4>there is institutional knowledge that is going to be beneficial there.

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<v Speaker 4>But the institutional knowledge of not having work for Zach

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<v Speaker 4>Or in the Bengals offense. That's what they're cramming right now.

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<v Speaker 4>They're going to have a late night meeting again tonight.

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<v Speaker 4>They're going to be burning I don't know at the

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<v Speaker 4>midnight oil, but is certainly going to be meeting late

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<v Speaker 4>into the night to try and get in as much

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<v Speaker 4>of the playbook as Joe can comfortably digest and be

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<v Speaker 4>ready to execute on a Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>The phrase I've heard a lot and you alluded to it,

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<v Speaker 1>get the ball where it needs to go.

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<v Speaker 2>In this case t Higgins.

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<v Speaker 1>If you look at the numbers and the projections and

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<v Speaker 1>how many the pace he's on, it's down from a

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<v Speaker 1>year ago.

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<v Speaker 2>The catch rate is down.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Chase Brown is somebody who catching the ball

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<v Speaker 1>out of the backfield running the foot there's I see

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<v Speaker 1>those as being incorporated more along.

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<v Speaker 2>With a Mike is sicky. Does that make sense?

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<v Speaker 4>So here's something I think a lot of fans need

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<v Speaker 4>to understand. This offense was designed with Joe Burrow's brain

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<v Speaker 4>in mind, no pun intended. Joe Burrow processes at the

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<v Speaker 4>line of scrimmage unlike any quarterback of the National Football League.

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<v Speaker 4>And it's not close. And Zach Taylor will tell you

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<v Speaker 4>that day in and day out, there is nobody that

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<v Speaker 4>can process pre snap and even at the time the

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<v Speaker 4>ball is snapped, nobody can process like he does. Jake

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<v Speaker 4>Browning does not have that ability, and we don't know

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<v Speaker 4>if Joe Flacco does.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, Joe Flacco.

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<v Speaker 4>Has a lot of experience, he has a Super Bowl ring,

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<v Speaker 4>we all understand that, and he is a very well

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<v Speaker 4>accomplished National Football League quarterback. But the offense is built

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<v Speaker 4>around a quarterback who ad libs for lack of better

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<v Speaker 4>word to put ad libs. Mentally, there aren't I don't

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<v Speaker 4>know of another quarterback to come in and add lib

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<v Speaker 4>Zach Taylor's offense. That's the challenge that's obviously we saw

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<v Speaker 4>that was the challenge with Jake Browning because people ask

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<v Speaker 4>why wasn't Jake Browning in twenty twenty five like he

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<v Speaker 4>was in seven Starts in twenty twenty three because the

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<v Speaker 4>offense evolves, and again he cannot. He does not have

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<v Speaker 4>the time to process that he had in twenty twenty three.

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<v Speaker 4>He just didn't have the time this year. And we'll

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<v Speaker 4>find out whether or not again if Joe Flacco can

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<v Speaker 4>pick things up fast enough to be effective.

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<v Speaker 3>On Sunday, take.

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<v Speaker 1>A time out to continue more and more good stuff

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<v Speaker 2>Coming up at seven o six.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's review the drive of last week's game, brought to

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<v Speaker 1>I've blown that read every week with Rocky sitting next

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<v Speaker 1>to me, but you presented a calming presence and I

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<v Speaker 1>read that flawlessly.

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<v Speaker 2>Make note of that. I read all the letters correctly.

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<v Speaker 2>Pronounced the name of the law firm and their website very.

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<v Speaker 1>Smoothly and efficiently. And our defensive don't confuse me. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>blow it. I'll blow it. You keep pushing me. Our

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<v Speaker 1>dependsive play of the game. We'll go with Trey hendrickson

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<v Speaker 1>the strip, sack and fumble. Tray had a big game

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<v Speaker 1>on Sunday, Little things into bigger things. First, you tweeted

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<v Speaker 1>a great photo today the owner met the quarterback.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes he did.

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<v Speaker 4>Joe Flacco spent about i'd say five to six seven

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<v Speaker 4>minutes just chatting up Mike Brown and look Mike Brown

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<v Speaker 4>was animated, and it's always good to see Mike animated

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<v Speaker 4>and into it. Look, you say what you will about

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<v Speaker 4>Mike Brown, Criticize him all you want. He's the top

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<v Speaker 4>boss of the Bengals, and he bears the brunt of

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of fans frustration. I get that there was

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<v Speaker 4>not an owner in the National Football League who is

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<v Speaker 4>more engaged or cares about his team and shows up

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<v Speaker 4>at every practice more than Mike Brown. And I think

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<v Speaker 4>he is ninety one one glance think about that, and

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<v Speaker 4>he's showing up at football practice on a random October

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<v Speaker 4>day in week number six of the NFL season. He

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<v Speaker 4>sits on his golf course a golf cart, and he

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<v Speaker 4>watches practice. He's attentive, he sticks around for the entire practice.

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<v Speaker 4>He chats up players here and there. Not often he doesn't,

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<v Speaker 4>but today was a special occasion. The new quarterback that

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<v Speaker 4>he hopes is coming in to help save the season

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<v Speaker 4>until Joe Burrow can return. I thought it was quintessential

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<v Speaker 4>Mike Brown.

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<v Speaker 1>You're around and have been around Jake Browning every day.

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<v Speaker 1>This is going to be a difficult week for him, obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>with all that has happened him. He talked, give me

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<v Speaker 1>a sense of how he's processing all of this.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, that's a great question. And I actually went up

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<v Speaker 4>on my own today to Jake to compliment him on

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<v Speaker 4>how he handled it on Wednesday with all of the

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<v Speaker 4>news coming down, and he was ticked off. He admitted

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<v Speaker 4>he was ticked off. The team told him on Monday

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<v Speaker 4>that they were searching for a quarterback. The trade was

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<v Speaker 4>made Tuesday. Wednesday, he started immediately onboarding with Joe Flacco, who,

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<v Speaker 4>by the way, is lockered to his immediate left. So

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<v Speaker 4>we're asking all of these questions on Wednesday of Jake Browning,

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<v Speaker 4>how does it feel? Have you ever been through anything

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<v Speaker 4>like this? How can you come back? What can you learn?

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<v Speaker 4>And Joe For half of the interview, not the entire interview,

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<v Speaker 4>but half of the interview. The first half, Joe Flacco's

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<v Speaker 4>right there, and eventually I'm sure Flacco picked up the

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<v Speaker 4>smoke signals and was like, I need to clear out

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<v Speaker 4>of here and give the man some dignity, some space

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<v Speaker 4>to answer these questions without me hovering over him. I'm

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<v Speaker 4>sure that went through Flacco's mind. So anyway, and Browning

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<v Speaker 4>was very frank. He said, look, I take responsibility for

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<v Speaker 4>the eight interceptions and only six touchdown passes.

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<v Speaker 3>But I wasn't the only reason.

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<v Speaker 4>He said it in so many words, sure, and he's like,

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<v Speaker 4>I'd like to think that there are other factors that

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<v Speaker 4>contributed to our offense gaining less than two hundred yards

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<v Speaker 4>and two of my three starts. And certainly he's referring

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<v Speaker 4>to the fact that the offensive line struggled. They couldn't

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<v Speaker 4>run the ball, and when you have those two factors

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<v Speaker 4>thrown into the mix, it's going to be hard for

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<v Speaker 4>any quarterback to be successful. So, yeah, he was letting

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<v Speaker 4>everybody know he understands that he played poorly, but there

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<v Speaker 4>were other factors outside of his control that impacted the

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<v Speaker 4>poor offensive production.

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<v Speaker 2>Sunday, they trail fourteen to three. At the half.

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<v Speaker 1>They'd run it seven times, had thrown it twenty three times.

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<v Speaker 1>They averaged four point three yards of carrie. And my

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<v Speaker 1>thought was at the half and I'm looking at the stats,

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<v Speaker 1>and I say, wait a minute. One team is ahead

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<v Speaker 1>fourteen to three and they've thrown it and passed it

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<v Speaker 1>or run it fifteen times. Each other team is only

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<v Speaker 1>down by eleven. They've only run it seven times and

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<v Speaker 1>successfully in those seven times.

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<v Speaker 2>Is there a fair argument to be made.

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<v Speaker 1>They may not be running it well, but there's moments

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<v Speaker 1>they do that they don't continue on that path.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, I'm going to go back to the first drive

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<v Speaker 4>of the season.

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<v Speaker 3>Lance. Remember what happened.

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<v Speaker 4>It was a thing of beauty, it was, and they

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<v Speaker 4>rammed it right down the throat of one of the

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<v Speaker 4>best defensive lines in the National Football League.

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<v Speaker 2>What happened to that?

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<v Speaker 3>Where was the desire? Where was the drive? Now?

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<v Speaker 4>I will grant you that Lucas Patrick, who is one

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<v Speaker 4>of the best run blocking, good point offensive guards in

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<v Speaker 4>the NFL, went down with injury. But that doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 4>you just say, well, screw it, we can't run the

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<v Speaker 4>ball anymore. No, you find a way and Dalton rise.

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<v Speaker 4>Every guard loves to run block, every offensive lineman loves

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<v Speaker 4>to run block. But running is an attitude. And what

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<v Speaker 4>happens is when one of or two offensive linemen go down,

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<v Speaker 4>the Bengals retreat if you will, to what Zach Taylor's

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<v Speaker 4>mo O and his DNA is football DNA, and that's

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<v Speaker 4>throwing the ball all over the field. Well, that's great

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<v Speaker 4>if you have Joe Burrow. It's not so great if

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<v Speaker 4>you have a backup quarterback with no offensive line protection

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<v Speaker 4>and no run game to speak of to keep him honest.

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<v Speaker 4>Before last week dead last in the NFL in both

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<v Speaker 4>yards per game and yards per carry, and teams know that.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's why I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, yes, the Bengals gained whatever it was, seventy

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<v Speaker 4>yards on ten carries or something like that last week.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't have the numbers in front of me, but

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<v Speaker 4>that's terrific. But if I'm the Green Bay Packers again,

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<v Speaker 4>I throw the kitchen sink. I bring Micah Parsons from

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<v Speaker 4>every gap possible and then some, and force the Bengals

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<v Speaker 4>to show them that they're either gonna have maximum protection

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<v Speaker 4>every single snap, which might be the case, or they're

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<v Speaker 4>gonna become a legitimate fifty to fifty or fifty five

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<v Speaker 4>forty five run pass team.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought, all things considered opponent offensive quality, the opponent

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<v Speaker 1>they score at that moment. The defense, I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>can't rail on what the defense did. I kind of

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<v Speaker 1>felt sorry for the defense at times. Is there progress

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<v Speaker 1>you're seeing that's being made by this defense?

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<v Speaker 4>Al Golden spoke to us on Wednesday, that would be yesterday,

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<v Speaker 4>and he said, I can sense that the guys are

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<v Speaker 4>coming together more and more every week. They're understanding what

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<v Speaker 4>the calls are. They're playing a lot of rookies. Schamar

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<v Speaker 4>Stewart's injury aside. They are playing, obviously Barrett Carter and

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<v Speaker 4>Demetrius Knight Junior, two guys that I don't think they

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<v Speaker 4>figured Barrett Carter would be playing as much as he has.

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<v Speaker 4>But because they've gone with a base defense, which is

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<v Speaker 4>the four defensive down lineman, and then you have three

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<v Speaker 4>linebackers in there, one of which can play like a

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<v Speaker 4>Demetrius Knight play on the line of scrimmage. You need

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<v Speaker 4>that many linebackers to be able to play and whatnot.

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<v Speaker 4>And I think they've gotten a lot out of those

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<v Speaker 4>rookie linebackers and they've been very, very good. They need

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<v Speaker 4>Shamar Stewart on the field Sunday. I understand that it's

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<v Speaker 4>a short week next week with the Steelers. They need

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<v Speaker 4>Shamar Stewart to be an impact. They know that if

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<v Speaker 4>he's on the field, he can be not only on defense,

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<v Speaker 4>but on special teams. We've seen all the block kicks

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<v Speaker 4>all around the NFL this year. He can be one

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<v Speaker 4>of those guys for the Bengals and they need him

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<v Speaker 4>on the field. The one drive that disappointed me last week.

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<v Speaker 4>Bengals have made it twenty eight to seventeen, and it

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<v Speaker 4>was a game, yes, and they allowed the Lions to

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<v Speaker 4>march right down the field with very little resistance. Maybe

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<v Speaker 4>they were worn out, maybe they just reverted to form,

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<v Speaker 4>but they need There's still more consistency to be had

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<v Speaker 4>on that defense.

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<v Speaker 1>Two questions will run a two minute drill. Let me

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<v Speaker 1>do the second one first because I don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>lose time on it. Layout for those listening, how they

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<v Speaker 1>can read, watch and follow everything you were offering each

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<v Speaker 1>day both Bengals and even reads.

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<v Speaker 4>Related online sel ands since with a y dot com

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<v Speaker 4>have a column up there right now about Jake Browning

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<v Speaker 4>and his great grands yep, and Ted Kara is playing

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<v Speaker 4>for yet another experienced Super Bowl caliber quarterback, so that's

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<v Speaker 4>up there now. The Jungle War postgame pod and also

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<v Speaker 4>all of the audio and video from the locker room

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<v Speaker 4>that is on my YouTube channel Jungle War Pod at

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<v Speaker 4>YouTube dot com and then online. There's a lot of

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<v Speaker 4>locker room reaction today and from the podium of Jamar

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<v Speaker 4>Chase and t Higgins that's up on my x page

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<v Speaker 4>at Trags tr Ags.

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<v Speaker 1>You were in on the season wrap up with the

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<v Speaker 1>Nick Crawl and Brad Mehtter earlier in the week. A

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<v Speaker 1>number of talking points coming out of that. What anything

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<v Speaker 1>anything jump out to you or give. But in closing,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe a thought on something that came out of that

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<v Speaker 1>earlier in the week.

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<v Speaker 4>Reds need to come up with some better hitters in

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<v Speaker 4>the middle of the lineups, and I they don't have

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<v Speaker 4>a budget yet, but they need. They know they need

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<v Speaker 4>to be better situationally, they know they need more power

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<v Speaker 4>in Great American Ballpark. They're tired of seeing other teams

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<v Speaker 4>come in and hit home runs and the Reds some

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<v Speaker 4>you've seen at Lance. They some weeks they turn into

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<v Speaker 4>the big Red Machine. Other weeks they're the little Red Wagon.

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<v Speaker 4>Remember that great and late I may rest in peace,

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<v Speaker 4>Dave Parker, but that's they.

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<v Speaker 3>Want to get away from that.

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<v Speaker 4>They want to be more like the Milwaukee Brewers and

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<v Speaker 4>the Philadelphia Phillies, the LA Dodgers, teams that consistently put

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<v Speaker 4>pressure on opposing pictures. So uh, and I think that

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<v Speaker 4>starts in the minor leagues frankly. But what the other

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<v Speaker 4>big takeaway is they have a lot of decisions to

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<v Speaker 4>make on which players are gonna play which positions. That's,

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<v Speaker 4>to me, probably the biggest takeaway. And you've got to

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<v Speaker 4>figure out, what are you gonna do with Spencer Steer

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<v Speaker 4>and Sal Stewart to start next season? What's that going

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<v Speaker 4>to be, Who's gonna play left field? What are you

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<v Speaker 4>gonna do with Austin Hayes who is a free agent,

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<v Speaker 4>He's probably gone. What are you gonna do with third base?

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<v Speaker 4>You know, keep Brian or Sal Stewart there? What about

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<v Speaker 4>center field? TJ Friedel, I will tell you, and I'm

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<v Speaker 4>not trying to read too.

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<v Speaker 3>Much into this.

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<v Speaker 4>They like TJ Friedel, They didn't love the way he

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<v Speaker 4>kind of wore down again at the end of the year,

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<v Speaker 4>not necessarily injury, just he wore down because J. Friedel

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<v Speaker 4>is not a big guy and God bless his heart,

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<v Speaker 4>but guys like that can wear down, right and Nick

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<v Speaker 4>nick Crawl made reference to that.

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<v Speaker 3>So what do you do in center field?

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<v Speaker 4>And the Matt McLean's shoulder, it's got to be fully

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<v Speaker 4>healthy next year. We all know that Noelve Marte needs

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<v Speaker 4>to take another step forward. They were very happy with that.

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<v Speaker 4>And what to do with La Daily Cruz for now.

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<v Speaker 4>He's your short stuff, excellent stuff as always. I really

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<v Speaker 4>appreciate you making the trip out here. I really enjoyed

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<v Speaker 4>the conversation.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks for dinner, Budd.

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<v Speaker 2>You got it. He's dragged. Check him out, take a

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<v Speaker 2>time out and continue.

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<v Speaker 3>Get a check on.

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