1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Sports Station. Good after you're certainly our hands. There 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:08,560 Speaker 1: we go. We'll help your Fridays off to a great start. 3 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:11,120 Speaker 1: This is Cincy three sixty happy to have you along 4 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: on ESPN fifteen thirty, Cincinnati Sports Station. Thanks to our 5 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 1: good friends at Skyline Chili. Anytime you're feeling good and hungry, 6 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: it is Skyline Time. Happy to have you along via 7 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: the iHeartRadio app as well. If you are listening via 8 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:25,920 Speaker 1: the app, go ahead and leave us a talkback. Hit 9 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: that microphone button record your talkback. It's thirty seconds. Up 10 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: to thirty seconds. You don't have to use all thirty seconds. 11 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: We'll get to those talkbacks and hour number two right 12 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: after we talked to Charlie Goldsmith, which happens each and 13 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,840 Speaker 1: every Friday at one o'clock, we'll talk some spring training 14 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: and little combine with Charlie Goldsmith. Today the final hour 15 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 1: of the show. Today, the two o'clock hour, we'll start 16 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: with our guy Tom Gallaider, coming off a nine nil 17 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: victory this week in Conker CAF Champions Cup play. FC 18 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: Cincinnati now travels to Minnesota to take on Minnesota United 19 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: MLS action. That is at four thirty tomorrow, Tom Glareda 20 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: will join us at two o'clock to discuss that, and 21 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: then from Tommy g we'll go to Bob Beanjean from 22 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:11,479 Speaker 1: the University of Cincinnati and Nova Care. Bob will join 23 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: us to talk some cold weather play based on what 24 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:18,680 Speaker 1: FC Cincinnati will be dealing with tomorrow when I believe 25 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: temperatures are expected to be as low as four degrees 26 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: in Minnesota ahead of FC Cincinnati's match tomorrow afternoon, so 27 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: we'll dive into that. That's our guest schedule today. Of course, 28 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: you are a part of the show as well via 29 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: talkbacks or phone lines five, one, three, seven, four, nine, 30 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: fifteen thirty. We'll spend time today on catching up with 31 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: the latest from the NFL Combine, in particular with how 32 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: some Bengals targets fared yesterday in their time at the Combine. 33 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: A lot of prospects turning heads for the right way, 34 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: especially if you are in Ohio state prospect. We'll dive 35 00:01:56,440 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: into more of that, and why Conkin Nipple in Indie 36 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: last night. Now, we tried in talking to Keegan Nickolson 37 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 1: yesterday said Kegan, go to the game see the Hornets 38 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: and the Pacers. The tickets are cheap, and if Keegan 39 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: did that, he would have been able to see kN 40 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: k Nimple set a rookie record for the most three 41 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:18,799 Speaker 1: pointers made in a rookie season. 42 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 2: He would have hated every second of it. 43 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: The crazy thing about what can Nipple did. They've still 44 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: got twenty two games to play, and he already owns 45 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: the rookie three point record. He is crushing it. The 46 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: rookie not named Cooper flag from Duke. We'll look at 47 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: the NFL free agents. We'll match them free agents with 48 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: some teams. Of course, we've got to talk about the 49 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: NFLPA surveys. Now, I thought these weren't a thing anymore. 50 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 3: Oh, they were always going to be a thing. It 51 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 3: was just that the NFLPA couldn't release them themselves. Oh, 52 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 3: as we talked about when it happened, we talked about, how, okay, 53 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:59,239 Speaker 3: well they'll just get leaked. Well they got leaked. We'll 54 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 3: discuss the leaked NFLPA surveys. Congrats to Purdue guard Brayden Smith. 55 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 3: He last night joinsite elite company in the world of 56 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 3: college basketball. With one thousand assists throughout his career. He 57 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 3: is the fifth player in D one history to do so. 58 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 3: So shout out to Braden Smith. The unfortunate part for 59 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 3: Purdue and for Braden Smith is they did it at 60 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 3: home in a loss against Michigan State. Speaking of college basketball, 61 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 3: we'll look ahead to tonight Miami in action on the 62 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 3: road at Western Michigan. We'll also dive into all of 63 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 3: the local college basketball slate that this upcoming weekend has 64 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 3: to offer. We'll talk about what the Reds did yesterday 65 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 3: in beating the Padres. We'll recap that game, We'll look 66 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 3: ahead to today's game against the Angels, and so much 67 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 3: more between now and three o'clock. Also worth noting from 68 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 3: a college football standpoint, there is an NCAA panel that 69 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 3: is proposing to change targeting ejections. Football rulemakers have proposed 70 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 3: a one year trial rule allowing a player disqualified for 71 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:20,479 Speaker 3: targeting for the first time in his team's for the 72 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 3: first time to play in his team's next game, regardless 73 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 3: of which half a penalty was assessed. So, if you 74 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 3: don't follow along, currently, if a player is called for targeting, 75 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:32,159 Speaker 3: he has to sit out the rest of the game 76 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 3: he's in, and if the penalty occurs in the second half, 77 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 3: he's got to sit out the first half of the 78 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:39,160 Speaker 3: next game. They're trying to do away with that so 79 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:42,159 Speaker 3: it doesn't carry over. It was good for tenth in 80 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 3: the National Football League this year, I'm sorry last year NA. 81 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 3: This year he's still in a minus. So the players, 82 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 3: like Zach Taylor. I think that's clear. 83 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 2: We've known that for a long time. 84 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 1: We've known that for a long time. What's interesting now, 85 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: for the first time general manager was listed. 86 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:00,279 Speaker 2: On the report card. 87 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 1: GM for the Bengals received a C. Yes, that's not good. No, 88 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: it's not good at all. 89 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 3: And this is you know, Duke Tobin is not afraid 90 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 3: to tell us how good of a relationship he has 91 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 3: with the players. 92 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:13,720 Speaker 2: That's correct, maybe maybe not. 93 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:18,919 Speaker 1: And then finally two years ago ownership got a C plus. 94 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 1: Last year, ownership got a C. This year Austin ownership 95 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: got a D plus for the Bengals. What do you 96 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 1: make of that? 97 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 3: Not surprising? More issues with Trey. I think the continual 98 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 3: issues with the treatment of families, with the travel, I 99 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 3: think it all plays into it. And I feel like 100 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:49,480 Speaker 3: you look at the way the team didn't do enough 101 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:53,160 Speaker 3: to improve last year, and I think ultimately the players 102 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:54,839 Speaker 3: will blame that on ownership. 103 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: This this slot of the Bengals twenty eighth out of 104 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: thirty two teams in the NFL. From a great standpoint, 105 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: the Dolphins, and this is kind of where it's the 106 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: Dolphins finished first, the Steelers finished last. 107 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 2: So it's three years in a row the Dolphins have 108 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 2: been the first, right. 109 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: And I like how the NFL will quote review how 110 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: the report cards were leaked. We're good, But that is 111 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,720 Speaker 1: where the Bengals kind of fell in all of that. 112 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 1: Twenty eighth out of thirty two. I just I guess 113 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:34,160 Speaker 1: I don't understand the teams that are treating the families 114 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 1: and feeding you the right way. What is so different 115 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 1: about what the Bengals are doing versus what they're doing. 116 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 3: I think we need to know more about what the 117 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 3: specific issues are. I think last year it was about 118 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 3: I can't what does it say about treatment of families 119 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:52,840 Speaker 3: and the Bengals portion of that from last year because 120 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 3: it wasn't it about like specifically with was it child there. 121 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: Or so they are. So the Bengals last year one 122 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: of only twelve teams that don't provide players families with 123 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: a family room at the stadium. They're one of seven 124 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,359 Speaker 1: teams that didn't provide any type of daycare support on 125 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 1: game day. They were one of only four teams that 126 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: did not offer a family room or daycare, and there's 127 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: not much that said was doing well the players? What 128 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: want what most other teams have, a family room to 129 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: get their loved ones out of the cold, daycare on 130 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: game days, somewhere better than a tent outside for families 131 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 1: to gather. Yeah, and a point of contact for the families. 132 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: Players report that the families find it hard to get 133 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 1: information as there's no clear point of contact to reach 134 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: out for. 135 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 2: Okay, So for. 136 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: Me, it's like on game day as a player, what's 137 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: the last thing you want to be. 138 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 2: Doing worrying about your family? 139 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 1: Worrying about your family? Are they good? Are they safe? 140 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: Are they being taken care of? Are they comfortable? Bangals, 141 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 1: according to last year, were one of the only teams 142 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: that doesn't recognize any of that. 143 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think you can go back to Paul Brown's 144 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 3: days and there would be issues or a dislike of 145 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 3: the way that families maybe we're treated. These feel like 146 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 3: easy fixes. I don't know in a twenty year old stadium, 147 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 3: twenty five year old stadium, if it's easy to come 148 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 3: up with a family room to come up with a daycare. Now, 149 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 3: maybe that's going to happen because they've finally got the 150 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 3: least figured out and there's going to be significant renovations 151 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 3: to pay Course stadium, and maybe that's part of the plans. 152 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 3: We don't know something that they could add in. I 153 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 3: think one of the easiest parts about this could be 154 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:34,079 Speaker 3: the point of contact, Like who can we talk to 155 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 3: to figure out here's where we need to be, figure 156 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 3: out tickets, figure out whatever it might be. I don't 157 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 3: know about like postgame gathering, Like is that that big 158 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:49,720 Speaker 3: of a deal. I don't really know. Maybe, but there's 159 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 3: context to all of it. But you would think, you know, 160 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 3: at the bare minimum, there can at least be an 161 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 3: area for the families to go that It is easy 162 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 3: because you know there's suites. You know, certain players have suites. 163 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:04,680 Speaker 3: You have to pay for those suites, and some of 164 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:06,760 Speaker 3: them pay a lot of money for those suites so 165 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 3: that their family is comfortable. But that's not possible for 166 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 3: every single player on the team. 167 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, so I'll say this and this, I mean this. 168 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: It's I thought, and again it was a brief stint 169 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:28,080 Speaker 1: and my time in Carolina, they had a nice, big 170 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 1: room available inside the stadium where before and after the 171 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: game families could get together. It eliminated having to go 172 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: track down your family. It eliminated having to do extra work, 173 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:41,959 Speaker 1: Like family knew where they were supposed to go. Here's 174 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 1: the point of contact, this is where I'll meet you 175 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: after the game. There was a separate parking lot. All 176 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:51,439 Speaker 1: of that stuff had just made it just so much easier. 177 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:55,200 Speaker 1: Last year, the Carolina Panthers got a B plus on 178 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: their player accommodations, so that's just from where I was at. 179 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 1: This year, they got a BEE for Treatment of Family, 180 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: so I saw what it was like there. I don't 181 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 1: know what it's like on game day in Cincinnati, but 182 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: I know the luxuries of having somewhere that everyone can 183 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 1: congregate before and after the game is something that I 184 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: think is important. And if you do have children and 185 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 1: the children are are running around like crazy, or you 186 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: just want to be able to focus on the game, 187 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:27,559 Speaker 1: the ability to have that game day daycare I think 188 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: goes a long way. Yeah, no doubt about to Hey, 189 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 1: I can drop the kids off here and we'll pick 190 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: them up right. 191 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 2: After the game. 192 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 3: And it's hard to like, you can't make an excuse 193 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 3: for it when you know the amount of revenue that 194 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 3: these teams are generating, correct, like the amount of money 195 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:45,439 Speaker 3: that the Bengals or the Steelers or the Arizona Cardinals 196 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 3: or any number of the teams that got poor grades 197 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 3: like the Green Bay Packers got a poor grade on 198 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 3: this as well. 199 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 2: When it comes to treatment of families. 200 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 3: Like the amount of money that is being given to 201 00:10:57,360 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 3: these teams in revenue sharing before they even do anything, 202 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 3: feels like, okay, you can come up with a plan 203 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 3: to fix this issue. So yeah, yeah, it feels like 204 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 3: it's the bare minimum take care of your people. 205 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 2: And you know, I don't know. 206 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 3: I just I've never understood why the Bengals are so 207 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 3: bad at that part of it. 208 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:23,079 Speaker 1: Especially for multiple years. Does seem like an easy fix. 209 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 1: But yeah, who knows. But that's where things are at. 210 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: It's a fun talking point on a Friday. It's Friday. 211 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 1: We're meant to have a fun show today. 212 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 3: There's a lot of teams, by the way, that are 213 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:34,960 Speaker 3: really good at this stuff, and they suck on the field. 214 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, none of this correlates. 215 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 3: I feel like to on the field stuff if you 216 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 3: I would love to know if you were to ask 217 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 3: the players and I know this is splitting hairs here 218 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 3: and not a realistic ask, but would you rather be 219 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:48,440 Speaker 3: on a Super Bowl contending team or would you rather 220 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 3: be on a team that does all the other off 221 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:51,200 Speaker 3: the field stuff correctly? 222 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 1: Yeah? I mean look at the team that you said that. 223 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:56,839 Speaker 1: The Dolphins have been on top for three years. Yeah, 224 00:11:56,920 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 1: they haven't won a playoff gad thirty years. Right, The 225 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:04,199 Speaker 1: Dolphins are the MIAI the Miami Dolphins are the reds Now. 226 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:06,679 Speaker 1: For what it's worth, the Super Bowl teams this year, 227 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:08,679 Speaker 1: and I think this illustrates the point. New England was 228 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 1: twenty sixth on the list. Seattle was fourth, So you 229 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,680 Speaker 1: can't really correlate both teams made the Super Bowl. Yeah, 230 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 1: both teams handle that stuff differently. Take what you want 231 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 1: with it. We'll take some phone calls. We'll continue on 232 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 1: with some NFL here when we get back. Five one, three, seven, four, nine, 233 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: fifteen thirty, Cincy three sixty on a Friday on the 234 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 1: home of the Bengals, ESPN fifteen thirty, Cincinnati Sports Station. Hey, Alexa, 235 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: what's the latest on the NBA? Getting ESPN fifteen thirty 236 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:34,560 Speaker 1: from iHeartRadio. 237 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 4: I think one of the things that patients don't Real 238 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 4: Cincinnati's ESPN fifteen thirty. 239 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:50,080 Speaker 1: Welcome back since e three sixty. Thanks to our Fred 240 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 1: at Skyline Chili. We got some salary cap news, Austin. 241 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 1: Did you see this today? 242 00:12:57,360 --> 00:12:57,680 Speaker 2: I did. 243 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 1: NFL clubs informed today that the salary cap for twenty 244 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:04,720 Speaker 1: twenty six will jump to twenty two million. 245 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:07,839 Speaker 3: Dollars per club. That's right, three to h one point two. 246 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 3: It will jump twenty one twenty two million dollars to 247 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:11,719 Speaker 3: three hundred and one. 248 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:14,840 Speaker 1: Yes, last year two hundred and seventy nine million. This 249 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: year will go to three hundred and one million. That 250 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:22,679 Speaker 1: ain't bad. That is a record, that is tremendous, tremendous growth. 251 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 3: You also have benefits for a total projected player cost 252 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:29,839 Speaker 3: for the twenty twenty six NFL season all together will 253 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 3: be close to ten billion dollars. 254 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 5: Uh. 255 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 2: That are in with a B? Yes? 256 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 3: Okay, yeah, So total projected player costs for team about 257 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 3: three hundred and seventy eight million dollars. 258 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 2: That ain't bad. In the benefits and all the others. 259 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 1: That ain't bad. 260 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 2: Spungs, Bob, that ain't bad. 261 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: Uh we uh. We played a little al golden for 262 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:55,080 Speaker 1: you yesterday and we talked about force multipliers on the 263 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 1: defensive side of the ball. Dan Pitcher also spoke, and 264 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 1: I believe we have about ninety second austin from Dan 265 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: Pitcher speaking at the combine about what this offense can 266 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 1: can do better. 267 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 2: Things to get better at. Yeah, two things. 268 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 6: Take care of the football and we have to become 269 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 6: a more explosive football team on first and second down. 270 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:16,280 Speaker 2: That's the main takeaways. 271 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 6: And you know, taking care of the football is always 272 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 6: something that you know that there's a delicate balance there 273 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 6: because we always want to approach offensive football from an 274 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 6: attacking mindset. And so if the first thing you talk 275 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 6: about and offensive football is don't turn the ball over, well, 276 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 6: that's that's a defensive mindset. That's a that's what are 277 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 6: we going to do to make sure we don't screw 278 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 6: this up? And that's not how we want to play football. 279 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 6: So we talk about taking care of the football from 280 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 6: a decision making processing technique. All the positive things that 281 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 6: you can actually go do and put into action that 282 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 6: make sure that we are not putting the team in 283 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 6: a bad place. 284 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:55,320 Speaker 2: And we just weren't good enough at that this year. 285 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 6: We were twenty eighth in the league, I believe, and 286 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 6: to add on top of that, how many those resulted 287 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 6: directly in points for our opponents. You know, was was 288 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 6: a critical error and reason why probably we lost a 289 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 6: couple of football games. So something that you know, when 290 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 6: we regroup with the guys, we'll make sure we're focusing 291 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:15,560 Speaker 6: on all those positive things that we can act on 292 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 6: to make sure it doesn't happen again, because traditionally that's 293 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 6: not really an area that we've you know, where we've suffered. 294 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 6: And then you know, the explosive play thing. I mean, 295 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 6: we have explosive football players. We really crafted this offense 296 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 6: and we play in a way that accomplishes many of 297 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 6: the goals that we want to accomplish because we were 298 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 6: really good in a lot of areas. But that's one area, 299 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 6: given the people we have and our goals as a team, 300 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 6: where we need to get better and we can and 301 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 6: we will. 302 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 2: All right. 303 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 1: So that that is from Dan Pitcher. The explosiveness we 304 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 1: talked a lot about that it as good as the 305 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 1: offense was at times though Austin, there was a lot 306 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 1: a lot of unnecessary turnovers and that was something that 307 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 1: everyone was kind of guilty of, right that just wasn't 308 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 1: an individually There are a lot of throws. I'm sure 309 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow would have wanted back it. Seemingly in my mind, 310 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 1: I think if every time Noah Fan cut an out 311 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: pattern he fumbled the ball minus three turnover ratio, regardless 312 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 1: of how good offensively or how good defensively you are, 313 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 1: you go through the season and you're in the red 314 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 1: in turnovers. It's gonna be very hard to win more 315 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 1: games than you lose, so very simply put, the talent 316 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 1: jumps off at the table. Right. We know about the 317 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 1: offensive skill set, we know about the weapons, we know 318 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: about Joe Burrow's greatness. The biggest thing that can trump 319 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 1: all of that, all of that greatness, is to turn 320 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 1: the ball over too much as an offense. And I 321 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 1: think sometimes we look at the good and the explosiveness 322 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 1: and the stars, it is fair to be critical lost 323 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 1: and of an offense last year that it felt like 324 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: turn the ball over way too. 325 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:01,040 Speaker 3: Much, and it felt like a lot of turnover immediately 326 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 3: resulted in points. I think seven times the ball went 327 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 3: the other way for a touchdown. There was a couple 328 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:11,160 Speaker 3: of those in that Minnesota game. We know three times 329 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 3: no A Fan fumbled. They were scooped and scored to 330 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:16,200 Speaker 3: the house. There was the one really bad pick six 331 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:20,399 Speaker 3: that Burrow threw against Baltimore. Like it happens once or 332 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:23,159 Speaker 3: twice over the course of a season normally where a 333 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:25,359 Speaker 3: ball goes the other way for six points. It happened 334 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 3: seven or eight times to the Bengals a year ago, 335 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:30,400 Speaker 3: and so it becomes a point of emphasis, especially when 336 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:32,359 Speaker 3: you have games like the Minnesota game where they turned 337 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:34,840 Speaker 3: it over five times. Detroit they turned it over a 338 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:38,920 Speaker 3: bunch of times. That type of inability to hold onto 339 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 3: the football can swing a season. Yeah, it can swing 340 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 3: a game, obviously, and that has a huge impact. And 341 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 3: I liked what he said there is you don't want 342 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:50,199 Speaker 3: to have a defensive mindset, but you want to be 343 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 3: able to be aggressive but careful I guess when it 344 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 3: comes to that. So yeah, I thought that was I 345 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:00,439 Speaker 3: think it's gonna be a big point of for them 346 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:00,880 Speaker 3: this year. 347 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 1: Again, it's one of those things that's kind of like, well, yeah, no, duh. 348 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 1: But until you actually see the numbers and realize that 349 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 1: it was an issue this. 350 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 2: It's an outlier like that. It really hadn't been an 351 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:13,760 Speaker 2: issue until this year. Yep. 352 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 1: Let's take our. 353 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 2: Final explosiveness on first and second down. What do you 354 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 2: think about that? 355 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think at times they became I don't want 356 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 1: to say one dimensional. I think they became what's the 357 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: word I'm looking for, it's completely drawn a blank. 358 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:36,119 Speaker 3: I will say what I thought about that. And I 359 00:18:36,119 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 3: felt like there was times where they were trying to 360 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 3: force the explosive plays early in possessions and might take 361 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:45,840 Speaker 3: a deep shot on first They might you know, try 362 00:18:45,880 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 3: one of those deep you know, digs across the field 363 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 3: on first down, and then it would get the second 364 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:53,440 Speaker 3: long and they would run the ball just to try 365 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 3: to stay ahead of the sticks. And towards the end 366 00:18:57,080 --> 00:18:59,359 Speaker 3: of the year that was fine because they were running 367 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:02,959 Speaker 3: the ball effective and they were, you know, I think 368 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 3: Somaji pi Roun had a good season, Chase Brown had 369 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:07,119 Speaker 3: a good season. But they would run the ball on 370 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 3: second down a lot, just so they weren't in third 371 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:13,919 Speaker 3: and seven plus. And if you're not able to consistently 372 00:19:14,359 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 3: have explosives not just in the past game, but in 373 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 3: the run game as well on early downs, well then 374 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:24,440 Speaker 3: you're gonna set yourself up for long games. In Burrows 375 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:28,160 Speaker 3: greatness at times saved them, and I think they still 376 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:31,160 Speaker 3: found a way to overcome that issue, but it made 377 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:32,400 Speaker 3: things a lot harder on them. 378 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:32,680 Speaker 2: Yeah. 379 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:34,639 Speaker 1: I think the word I was looking at it's predictable, 380 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:39,480 Speaker 1: and to your point, those second and tens, I feel 381 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:42,480 Speaker 1: like just came became very predictable for what this team 382 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: was trying to do. Let's get ourselves our final break 383 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:47,920 Speaker 1: of hour number one. We'll grab some phone calls to 384 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:50,160 Speaker 1: finish out the howl when we return on ESPN fifteen 385 00:19:50,200 --> 00:20:00,720 Speaker 1: to thirty Cincinnati Sports Stationary Welcome back. It is since 386 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:03,119 Speaker 1: E three sixty. We have Charlie Goldsmith coming up in 387 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:05,239 Speaker 1: just a few minutes on this Friday afternoon to kick 388 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:07,360 Speaker 1: off hour number two, which means we got a few 389 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:09,160 Speaker 1: minutes to take a couple of phone calls. Let's start 390 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:10,800 Speaker 1: with Mike calling in. Now, what's up, Mike? 391 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:15,199 Speaker 5: Hey? Thanks? Those having a good day, are you? 392 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:15,920 Speaker 1: Yes, sir? 393 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:24,880 Speaker 5: Good deal? Tony? What's your arm size? What's your arm lengths? Austin, 394 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 5: what's your arm length? 395 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:27,200 Speaker 2: I have no idea. 396 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 1: All I know is I my arm length was like 397 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 1: a six nine. 398 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 2: Guy. 399 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:35,080 Speaker 5: If you wear a shirt, it'll tell you this leave size. 400 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 2: Obviously, I don't have a lot of shirts like that, Mike. 401 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:40,440 Speaker 1: I don't have many dress shirts anymore. 402 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 5: Oh, you can just be long sleeping anyway. Okay, I 403 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:48,120 Speaker 5: just thought i'd check. I'm thirty two and three. 404 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:50,679 Speaker 1: Quarters combine wise, I was thirty four and a half. 405 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 5: I figured it would be about that because you're like 406 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 5: three inches taller than me. I'm six three or six six. 407 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 5: That's right, that's what I think. Now, what about the 408 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 5: hand size. 409 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:04,240 Speaker 1: Oh, hand size I was. I mean, I was top 410 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 1: twenty in combine history from a quarterback standpoint, big old mits, 411 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:11,120 Speaker 1: big mits, oven mits, ten inch. 412 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:13,920 Speaker 5: Ten inch mits, they're ten inch. 413 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:15,119 Speaker 2: Yeah. 414 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,200 Speaker 5: Yeah. See, I'm only like nine and nine and a 415 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 5: hair so you got me. 416 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:23,439 Speaker 1: Yeah, My hands could wrap around Joe Burrows probably twice. 417 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 2: All right, dude, you relax. 418 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 5: Yeah, I noticed that that day I was talking to 419 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,280 Speaker 5: you and you gave me a Dutch rub from three 420 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 5: feet away. Anyway. You know what a Dutch rub is, Austin, right. 421 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:41,240 Speaker 2: I don't, Mike, I've never heard of that. 422 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's one. It's when somebody grabs you and they 423 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:47,879 Speaker 5: they take their their knuckles and they their their finger 424 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 5: joints there and they and they scratch the hell out 425 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:55,400 Speaker 5: of the top of your head really hard. That's what's 426 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 5: called a Dutch rub oh boy showing our age here? 427 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 5: Is the UH is the combine on the NFL network? 428 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:06,640 Speaker 5: Is that where it's visible? 429 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:07,439 Speaker 2: Yes? 430 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:12,160 Speaker 5: Okay, so it's all in. Today's the last day. 431 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:13,919 Speaker 2: No, it goes all weekend. 432 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 5: So it goes all weekend. So and they break it down. 433 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 5: Is it by position or. 434 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:24,560 Speaker 3: Yes, yesterday was defensive linemen and linebackers. Today will be defense, 435 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:26,440 Speaker 3: defensive backs and tight ends. 436 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:27,360 Speaker 5: Uh. 437 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 3: Saturday is running backs, quarterbacks, wide receivers, and then I 438 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 3: think Sunday is offensive lineman. 439 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 5: Have you guys been watching it? 440 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 2: I watch as much as possible, and you. 441 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:40,840 Speaker 5: Probably already said, but if you had to give two 442 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:43,359 Speaker 5: or three guys that jump off the table to you. 443 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 5: Not in terms of the Bengals, just in terms of wow. 444 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:52,920 Speaker 1: Couple Sunny Styles was at the top of my list easily. 445 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:57,480 Speaker 1: With with how he tested yesterday, I thought Jake Goldey 446 00:22:57,520 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 1: from UC really did help himself in what he was 447 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 1: able to do. And I don't know other than that, 448 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:07,200 Speaker 1: I think David Bailey is just going to be a monster. 449 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:13,120 Speaker 3: I think Jacob Rodriguez from Texas Tech had a really 450 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:16,359 Speaker 3: good day, scored a lot more athletic than people thought 451 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 3: that he would score. So I was interested in him 452 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:21,120 Speaker 3: because I've been seeing a lot of mock drafts where 453 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:23,440 Speaker 3: he's not going until the third round, and that didn't 454 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 3: make sense to me based off what I had seen 455 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:29,760 Speaker 3: from him watching him throughout the season. Yeah, so athletically, 456 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 3: I think he tested better than team's thoughts, So that 457 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 3: that is interesting as a potential second round option maybe 458 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 3: for the Bengals, but sunny styles obviously r vel Reese 459 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:43,359 Speaker 3: is a freak. But I'm really interested in some of 460 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 3: these defensive backs today. 461 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:49,960 Speaker 5: Who was that guy from Alabama that we kept talking 462 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:52,639 Speaker 5: about that the Bengals, that linebacker last year that we 463 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:53,680 Speaker 5: were saying they should. 464 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: Have took John Campbell. 465 00:23:55,760 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 5: Yeah, had a good year, had a good year. So 466 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:07,440 Speaker 5: so uh now, did you hear this right Austin or 467 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:10,680 Speaker 5: In County that they said four of the first seven 468 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:13,520 Speaker 5: picks are more than likely to be Ohio say that Buckeyes. 469 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:15,679 Speaker 1: Yeah, talked about that earlier on today. You can you 470 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 1: could almost say probably five of the top ten at 471 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:19,440 Speaker 1: this point will be buck Eyes. 472 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:24,359 Speaker 7: That is so incredible to me. I mean, when you 473 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 7: have that, I don't know how you don't win the 474 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 7: national championship Every year without sure an issue. 475 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 5: I don't I don't get it. And that Rodriguez guy. 476 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:38,439 Speaker 5: Here's my last question, that Rodriguez guy. There was a 477 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:41,480 Speaker 5: college game day earlier this year. Where did he used 478 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:42,439 Speaker 5: to play quarterback? 479 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:45,639 Speaker 1: I think so. I think when he was much younger 480 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:48,119 Speaker 1: he played quarterback because they. 481 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:51,600 Speaker 5: Showed him trying to throw it through a tire or 482 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 5: or something. 483 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:53,560 Speaker 2: Yeah. 484 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 5: Yeah, and he was dead on. And I thought, and 485 00:24:57,640 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 5: when they said but he was so big, I thought, 486 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:04,199 Speaker 5: this quarterback? So so you saw that too. So this 487 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 5: guy is something special, really, don't you think? 488 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:10,639 Speaker 1: Yes? I think he's I think he's going to be 489 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:16,439 Speaker 1: a great player. But again it's all to me. I 490 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: throw the measurables aside more so than than others. And 491 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:22,520 Speaker 1: I say, can can he play? When you turn on 492 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:26,520 Speaker 1: the tape? And I value that way more than measurables 493 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:29,679 Speaker 1: or forty yard dash and things like that, and Rodriguez 494 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:30,479 Speaker 1: can certainly do that. 495 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 5: Okay? And do you both agree on pretty much what 496 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:40,199 Speaker 5: the Reds started to change the subject real quick on 497 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 5: who the red starting lineup will be. Do you guys 498 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 5: pretty much concur on that one. 499 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 1: I think we've been in agreement to this point. 500 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:51,679 Speaker 5: Because there's really what what I'm trying to think of 501 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 5: what position is. 502 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:55,640 Speaker 1: There's not really many there's not really many position battles 503 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:56,680 Speaker 1: that they have at this point. 504 00:25:57,800 --> 00:26:00,719 Speaker 5: So Spencer is the ace in the hole because it's versatility. 505 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:03,639 Speaker 5: So where they got him left field or second base 506 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:04,280 Speaker 5: or first base? 507 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:05,160 Speaker 1: I think moving all over. 508 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:09,920 Speaker 2: I think moving all over left field primarily. 509 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:14,520 Speaker 5: Mike, I don't you prefer a guy plays the same 510 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:18,119 Speaker 5: position most of the time unless he's designated utility player. 511 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:21,600 Speaker 3: Spencer has said he likes to play every different. 512 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 1: Positions last year too. I think I think that's a 513 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 1: little bit overblown. I think these guys are so good 514 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 1: at what they do that that they know. I think 515 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:29,639 Speaker 1: it's more important of where they're hitting in the lineup 516 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:32,880 Speaker 1: every day and getting comfortable that way than the other side. Mike, 517 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:34,000 Speaker 1: we got a run, man, Thank. 518 00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 5: You, Okay, I appreciate it. 519 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:36,439 Speaker 2: That's right. 520 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:39,360 Speaker 1: I believe Jacob Robert. I believe Rodriguez. His wife too, 521 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:42,240 Speaker 1: is a black cop helicopter pilot in the Army. 522 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:47,199 Speaker 3: I believe that that's a pretty impressive impressive Maybe the 523 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 3: Bengals can draft him and then she can do a 524 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 3: flyover man. 525 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 2: Be got it? Cool? That's pretty sweet. 526 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:57,960 Speaker 1: Charlie Goldsmith will answer our Reds questions and maybe more 527 00:26:57,960 --> 00:26:59,880 Speaker 1: on the Bengals when we returned to kick off our 528 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:03,160 Speaker 1: number two of cince E three sixty on ESPN fifteen thirty. 529 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:04,160 Speaker 2: Cincinnati Sports station 530 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:08,159 Speaker 6: WCKY, Cincinnati, make us the number one preset on your 531 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:11,000 Speaker 6: car radio and on the free, new and improved iHeartRadio 532 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:14,640 Speaker 6: AD free never sounded so good, ESPN fifteen thirty