1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: No one covers the Bengals like ESPN fifteen thirty, Cincinnati 2 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: sports station. 3 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:08,799 Speaker 2: I tried, it's five minutes after four. This is ESPN 4 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 2: fifteen thirty. My name is Maleger. Thank you so much 5 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 2: for listening. I hope your weekend is off to a 6 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 2: great start. NFL Draft is two weeks away, thirteen days away, 7 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 2: Night one, to be specific. And our next guest has 8 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 2: been kinded enough to join us for years, for years 9 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 2: to talk about the draft and specifically from a Bengals perspective. 10 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:33,200 Speaker 3: He's with CBS Sports. 11 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 2: He's part of the Pushing the Pile podcast formerly from 12 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 2: Pro Football Focus, and a guy who wants and I 13 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 2: bring this up every year just as patiently as possible. 14 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 2: Sat at the Holy Grail once on Opening Day and 15 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:50,480 Speaker 2: just answered every conceivable draft question I had. The great 16 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:52,319 Speaker 2: Mike Renner is with us. It's good to have you, sir. 17 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 2: How are you. 18 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 4: I'm doing great? Thanks for having me on me. 19 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 2: Appreciate you doing this tenth overall, if things go the 20 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 2: way I want picks one through nine, who's there? 21 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 3: Who do I want? 22 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 4: I think it's Kale Downs. I mean it's easy, obviously 23 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:12,040 Speaker 4: being in Ohio to say you want the Ohio State GID. 24 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 4: But it's like he is everything the Bengals need on 25 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 4: their back end. He's reliable, he's a great tackler, he's 26 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 4: a leader. He you know, for he kicks all the 27 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 4: boxes and for a defense and for a team that 28 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 4: has had so many picks on the defensive side of 29 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 4: the ball play that just have been like Boomer Buss 30 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 4: type guys that really haven't worked out. This is the opposite. 31 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,119 Speaker 4: This is the guy you know day one is a 32 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 4: starter and quality starter for you. I think that alone 33 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 4: is why I'm intrigued with him. 34 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 2: If he's there and they say no in favor of 35 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 2: somebody else, we'll talk about who that other person may be, 36 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 2: But what would be what would be the downside to 37 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 2: take in them? 38 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 4: The downside is that he is smaller for safety. He 39 00:01:55,840 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 4: does not have the wingspan that traditionally goes top ten. Truly, 40 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 4: if you're looking for a downsize outside of that, there's 41 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 4: not any I can see on tape. I mean, this 42 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 4: guy's a true freshman starter at dB for Alabama. Those 43 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 4: don't come around every year. There's a reason he's being 44 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 4: talked about in rarefied air. It's because that's what his 45 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:16,959 Speaker 4: tape was from freshman year to sophomore year to junior 46 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 4: year in college. 47 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 2: If he's not there, who do I want? 48 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 4: It gets harrier After that, I think Ruben Bain is 49 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 4: the dream the Miami defensive ends. I don't know if 50 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 4: the Bengals would even pick him though, with his short 51 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 4: arms and what they prefer at that position. So after that, 52 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 4: I think it's Corner. I think the dream scenario for 53 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 4: me for the Bengals specifically is Jermad McCoy after Kayla Downs, 54 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 4: because Jamal McCoy, the Tennessee corner is a pure man 55 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,119 Speaker 4: cover corner. He is a guy that if you pair 56 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 4: him with DJ Turner, you might have the second best 57 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 4: man covered sandem in the NFL outside of what they 58 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 4: have in Denver. Like that's what you could do and 59 00:02:57,280 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 4: what would be at Al Golden's disposal with a guy 60 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 4: like that. The only problems just didn't play last year. 61 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:03,639 Speaker 4: But the Bengals have taken risks on guys like that, 62 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:06,359 Speaker 4: and at his pro day he looked like the guy 63 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 4: whose sophomore tape was the best tape of any cornerback 64 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 4: in the country. So because of that, I think it's 65 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 4: one of those two guys is who If the Bengals 66 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 4: don't get one of those two guys, the drop off 67 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 4: in terms of how good I feel about the pick 68 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 4: is probably pretty drastic. 69 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 2: Fling it back to Bain for me, we all know 70 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 2: the short arms. It's not a criticism, it's there like, 71 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 2: that's what it is. How much how much should that 72 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 2: disqualify him? Should it be as much of a factor 73 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 2: as many are making it out to be. 74 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 4: I don't think so. I mean, Geno Atkins didn't have 75 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 4: that long arms. He worked out pretty good on the interior, 76 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 4: and the way he plays is I think the thing 77 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 4: that gives me confidence that he can get overcome it. 78 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 4: He doesn't win with his length. He wins with leverage 79 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 4: and play strength. And I've said he treats reps like 80 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 4: a bench press, and anyone knows short arms help you 81 00:03:57,800 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 4: with the bench press. You could bench press more when 82 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 4: you don't have to do that. And that's what it 83 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 4: looks like on tape, like he is bench pressing guys 84 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 4: the way he rushes the passer, and so with how 85 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 4: many answers he has are ready to deal with the 86 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 4: fact of short arms, I think he's going to continue 87 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 4: to be uber productive at the NFL level. 88 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 2: You mentioned corner and it's now it's it's like what 89 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 2: we're all talking about. I think if we did this 90 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 2: a month ago, we were all focusing on what they 91 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 2: do on the edge, what they do at linebacker, which 92 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 2: in free agency was nothing. And now if you look 93 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:31,280 Speaker 2: at the depth behind Hill and Turner and what they 94 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:33,919 Speaker 2: may need in the slot and some long term replacements 95 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 2: for maybe Hill or I guess maybe Turner. I think 96 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 2: that's the position we've talked about the most. How deep 97 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 2: is the cornerback class this year? 98 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 4: It's a very deep class. Actually, just on pushing the pile, 99 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,480 Speaker 4: our podcast ranked all the positions from strongest the weakest. 100 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 4: It was the second strongest position in my eyes, because 101 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 4: it's got top end talent, It's got guys on day two, 102 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:57,039 Speaker 4: it has starters you know, pretty much anywhere you can 103 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:58,919 Speaker 4: throw a dart at in the top hundred of this 104 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 4: draft class. So I it is a very good corner class, 105 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 4: especially if you want a nickel as well. There's a 106 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 4: lot of good nickels or slot guys in this class. 107 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 3: Uh. 108 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:10,480 Speaker 2: If Jeremiah Love is their attend should the Bengals be tempted. 109 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 4: I'd be tempted. Yes, I mean it's hard not to 110 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:18,720 Speaker 4: be when you have a guy who's that young, that productive, 111 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 4: that dynamic, and pairing him with you know, just being 112 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 4: able to take hits off of Joe Burrow, take pressure 113 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 4: off of Joe Burrow given his injury history. Yeah, I 114 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 4: would be intrigued, but I'm not sure. I'm not sure 115 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 4: he pushes you over the top the way improvements to 116 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 4: this defense because the offense, the offensive fine, you know, 117 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 4: the offense ate the problem right now? 118 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:44,840 Speaker 2: Uh, correct, linebacker is And it's mystifying to so many 119 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,159 Speaker 2: of us. By the way, Mike Renner CBS Sports Pushing 120 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 2: the Pile podcast with us, it's mystifying to so many 121 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 2: of us that as bad as they were at linebacker 122 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 2: last season, with all of the free agency options that 123 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 2: were available, we're talking in mid April about them adding 124 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 2: nobody to this point, so need a linebacker. Obviously, Sunny Styles, 125 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 2: I everything I've read would suggest he's not going to 126 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 2: be there at ten. 127 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 3: Maybe I'm wrong. Is this a d class at that position? 128 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 4: Yeah? I don't think Styles is there at ten. I 129 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:14,280 Speaker 4: actually don't think here of my love is theory, That's 130 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:16,159 Speaker 4: why those didn't even cross my mind where I'm thinking 131 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 4: of dream Snares for the Bengals, They'll just be gone. 132 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:21,239 Speaker 4: Linebacker class, I said, I ranked all the positions. 133 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:21,719 Speaker 3: It was one. 134 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 4: This linebacker class is awesome. Last linebacker classes not. That's 135 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 4: what That's what floored me. When they took two in 136 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 4: the top four rounds. I was like, this was not 137 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 4: the year to be taking linebackers. This is the year, though, 138 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 4: So if you are going to say, hey, we screwed 139 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 4: up last year, we know we need another one. We 140 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 4: at least need depth, even if it's not until early 141 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 4: day three, I think you can get a quality guy 142 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 4: early day three who in other years would be going 143 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 4: somewhere on day two, just because there's about a dozen 144 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 4: of them, and the NFL doesn't draft a dozen linebackers 145 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 4: top hunter. I think they draft like four or five 146 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 4: six historically top hunters just not a highly drafted position. 147 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 3: So it definitely is one that you don't need. 148 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 4: To take it early and you can find, you know, 149 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 4: i'd say, an upgrade from what they got last year, 150 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 4: somewhere on day two. 151 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 2: They've they've used two of the last three first round 152 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 2: picks on edge guys. They got an edge guy and 153 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 2: boy Mafe in free agency this offseason, So maybe it's 154 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 2: it's not as pressing of a need as you might 155 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 2: normally think for a team that just lost Trey Hendrickson. 156 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 2: But I find it hard to believe they're not going 157 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 2: to add to their depth at edge. Is that group 158 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 2: deep in this class? 159 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 4: See, I don't think it really is. There's some intriguing 160 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 4: Day two names to me, but I don't see you know, 161 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 4: I really only see three guys as first rounders in 162 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 4: this edge class, which is really small number for historically 163 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 4: for edge defenders. And then after that there's you know, 164 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 4: there's a reason why guys are Day two edge defenders, 165 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 4: and historically, if you just go look Day two edged 166 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 4: defenders tend to be fool's goal. It's a position that 167 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 4: the really good ones they go in the first round. 168 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 4: They're easy to identify who's going to be really good. 169 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 4: So that's why there are intriguing names. There's some guys 170 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 4: on Day two, But I just don't think this is 171 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 4: the draft class that if you don't get one of 172 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 4: the top three, who are going to go probably somewhere 173 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 4: in the top eight. If you don't get one of 174 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 4: those three, I'm not sure you're looking back two years 175 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 4: from now saying we got to do it. It might just 176 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 4: take these guys a while to develop. 177 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 2: It's probably been a decade since we were approaching the 178 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 2: draft not talking about the Bengals offensive line being a 179 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 2: need one of their top needs. They're set there, at 180 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 2: least for the short term. Might be the best line 181 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 2: they've had in the Joe burrow Erins. In fact, I 182 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 2: think it is. But they need depth, they need a 183 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 2: swing tackle, and they probably need a long term solution 184 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:38,680 Speaker 2: for replacing Orlando Brown. Can they do that in this draft? 185 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 2: If they don't take a tackle Round one. 186 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:46,679 Speaker 4: I think there's some interesting developmental tackles or I'm not 187 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 4: even sure I call them developmental tackles that I think. 188 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:51,719 Speaker 4: I call them just like high floor, low ceiling type 189 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 4: of tackles that'll go somewhere on Day two or early 190 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 4: Day three. The two that come to mind for the 191 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 4: Bengals specifically are Travis Burt from Memphis and then Markel 192 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 4: Bell from Miami. And especially MARKL. Bell if you're the 193 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 4: Cincinnati Bengals and given the sheer size of their offensive line, 194 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 4: mark El Bell six eight three forty six, I mean, 195 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 4: he's the guy that would fit in that room right 196 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 4: where you're not changing what the offense looks like if 197 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 4: one of those two guys go down. So that's that's 198 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 4: the guy I would be intrigued by. If he's you know, 199 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:21,959 Speaker 4: probably in the fourth round is where I'd start for 200 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 4: the Bengals just because other needs are more pressing. But 201 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 4: he's a guy that he'll get to learn how to 202 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 4: play offensive tackle behind two guys who are a similar 203 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 4: size that know how to do. 204 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 2: It between now and in two weeks from last night. 205 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 3: How many mock drafts will you do? 206 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 4: Too many? They got me grinding over here. I got 207 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 4: a three round mock coming out. 208 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 5: You know how many? 209 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:45,199 Speaker 4: You know how many Day two picks? I get right 210 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 4: on a three hour mack every year like one two. 211 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 4: Maybe it's hard to do, but it's the grind that 212 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:52,319 Speaker 4: I willingly accept. 213 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 2: I know you get pulled in a thousand different directions 214 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 2: this time of year. So I can't thank you enough. 215 00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:59,680 Speaker 2: Love having you all man, Thanks so much of course. 216 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:01,600 Speaker 4: Well, always happy to do it, take it easy. 217 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 3: That's our guy. 218 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 2: Mike Renner listened to his podcast Pushing the Pile from 219 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 2: a CBS Sports also read his work at cbsports dot com. 220 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 2: Let me tell you something. Okay, it's a it's quarter 221 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 2: after four. This is ESPN fifteen thirty. If you've been 222 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 2: with us for the last hour, let's just let's let's 223 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 2: cast aside the first like ten minutes of this show, 224 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 2: which was just me over the last hour. That does 225 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:26,839 Speaker 2: a pretty damn good hour of sports talk radio between 226 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 2: Heidi Watney and Callum Williams and Mike Renner and and 227 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 2: you know what, the great thing about that was all 228 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 2: of it free. You don't have to pay a dime 229 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 2: for it, all free, and we record it and we'll 230 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 2: put it all on the iHeartRadio app. I don't know 231 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 2: about you, but I think that was right then and there. 232 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 2: That's that's why, that's why this is. That's why this 233 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 2: is one of Cincinnati's best three or four sports talk 234 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 2: radio shows. That's a good hour and I had almost 235 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 2: nothing to do with it. It's a quarter after four. 236 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 2: We're guests free for a while. My name is Melleger. 237 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 2: Five one, three, seven, four nine, fifteen thirty is our number. 238 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 2: Eight six six seven zero two three seven seven six 239 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 2: works as well. We've got Reds and Angels coming up, 240 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 2: and there's we I think we brought this up on Wednesday. 241 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 2: Corner is interesting for the Bengals because they've got to 242 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 2: you could use more. You could say this about a 243 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 2: lot of different positions, but it really is a position 244 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:26,920 Speaker 2: where you can't use you can't have too many. What 245 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:31,319 Speaker 2: they do at ten could involve a corner. Monsieur Delaine 246 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:32,680 Speaker 2: is a name that has been brought up. You just 247 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:35,319 Speaker 2: heard Jamal McCoy Tennessee, who didn't play at all last year, 248 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 2: had an ACL injury fifteen months ago. It will be 249 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:43,560 Speaker 2: fascinating to see if they take a corner with the 250 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 2: first overall pick, what that does for the conversations about 251 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:49,840 Speaker 2: what they do long term with DJ Turner and or 252 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 2: Dax Hill, And in all likelihood the emphasis maybe should 253 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:54,440 Speaker 2: be on Dax Hill. 254 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 3: More on that coming up in just a bit. 255 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 2: I've been asked if we're going to talk about the 256 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 2: Save Ohio Sports. 257 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 3: Act, and I don't know. 258 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:06,439 Speaker 2: We'll see Brendaman and Jones on Baseball's coming up this 259 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 2: hour as well. We're here till six. 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Roy McElroy 277 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:06,440 Speaker 2: a two shot lead over Justin Rose and Patrick Reed. 278 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 2: More on that coming up here in a bit, bring 279 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 2: him in Jones on baseball later on this hour. Mike, 280 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 2: go ahead, what's up? You're on ESPN fifteenth thirty. 281 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 3: Well, thank you very welcome. 282 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 5: I enjoyed that interview with the broadcaster on tonight's game. 283 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:25,400 Speaker 5: That was really good. 284 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:28,719 Speaker 2: Heighty Watney. She's excellent. Always joins our show when she 285 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 2: has a Reds game. 286 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 5: Boy, she knows her stuff. Brother, she tell you that. 287 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 5: Oh my goodness, I'm kind of Embarres living in LA 288 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 5: and she knows more about the Angels than I do. Well, 289 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 5: long shot? 290 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 3: Does anybody in LA care about the Angels? 291 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 4: Yeah? 292 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 5: In Orange County? Yeah county? Did you? But you know 293 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:51,319 Speaker 5: that's an hour twenty minute drive for an hour and 294 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 5: a half drive from Dodger Stadium, and that's La County 295 00:13:54,320 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 5: and this is Orange County. But where's all? Well you 296 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 5: didn't have him, did you, Ludwig Olbert. 297 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:08,079 Speaker 3: Well, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, lud Ludwig Oberg. No, I 298 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 3: did not. 299 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 5: He did not. Is there any way you can I 300 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 5: don't have that. I'm not being able to get internet 301 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 5: right now. Can you tell me if he's doing anything? 302 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 5: If you don't mind, if you got a second. 303 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 3: He is currently tied for twenty seconds. 304 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 4: Uh. 305 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 2: He is in the clubhouse for the day. He shot 306 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 2: a two under. He is even for the tournament. But 307 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 2: he is currently five strokes off the pace. I'm sorry, 308 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 2: seven strokes off the pace. 309 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 5: That's pretty poor. Thank you mom appreciate that. 310 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 2: Although he's tied with Scotti Shuffler, So do what you 311 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 2: want with that. 312 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, that's hard. That sounds almost hilarious. He's just saying 313 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 5: even saying that, So what do you what do you think? 314 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 5: I know everybody's talking about the Reds. Sometimes I just 315 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 5: like to change it up a little bit because I 316 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 5: always am interested in your opinions on the NBA. So 317 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 5: do you give Detroit a shot to overtake Boston to 318 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 5: h to get into the final? 319 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 3: Yeah? 320 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, okay, they had the best they have 321 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 2: and have had the best record in the East all season. 322 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 2: My pick is, my guess is Boston's going to win 323 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:23,400 Speaker 2: the East. Although I love what Josh Hart did to 324 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 2: him last night at Madison Square Garden. I would I 325 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 2: would absolutely give give Detroit more than a puncher's chance. 326 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, Kate is back. 327 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:38,360 Speaker 2: And I watched a segment this morning on ESPN and 328 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 2: Brian Windhorst was making the case that Kate Kate Cunningham's 329 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 2: injury may have made Detroit a little bit less reliant 330 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:47,520 Speaker 2: on him and that can prove to be good for 331 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 2: them in the long term. So they get him back 332 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 2: he's healthy, which was at least a little bit of 333 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 2: a question mark three weeks ago, but it's it's not 334 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 2: like their team totally cratered without him. So my guess 335 00:15:59,880 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 2: is Boston would beat them. But I yeah, I would 336 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 2: give Detroit. I would give Detroit a chance against the Celtics. 337 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 5: How many times have we seen this over the years, mal, 338 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 5: when a star player goes down, a backup player gets 339 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 5: more pt and it ends up helping the team. 340 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 3: I've seen it a lot, happens, happens quite often. Yeah, 341 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 3: it happens quite often. 342 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 2: And I think with somebody like that, who carries so 343 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 2: much of the scoring load for a team like that, 344 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 2: it's it's often beneficial to give I mean, I think 345 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 2: you've seen that with the Boston Celtics this year where 346 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 2: they have to play, you know, two thirds of the 347 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 2: season without Jason Tatum, and not that Jalen Brown hasn't 348 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 2: been a very good player this year for a while, 349 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 2: but he takes on more of a of an offensive load, 350 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 2: and Derek White, who's having a career year, does as well. 351 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 3: And I think long term that's beneficial. 352 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 2: You don't want to play, you know, most of your 353 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 2: season without your best player, but it it it forces 354 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 2: other players to take on larger roles, and then when 355 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 2: there comes back, I think there's usually some overall team 356 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 2: benefit to the rest of the team playing without him, 357 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 2: and I think that may be the case with the 358 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 2: Detroit Pistons. 359 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:14,120 Speaker 5: So I think it's gonna be fun because I think 360 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:16,120 Speaker 5: the East is going to be a little more interesting 361 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 5: in the playoffs than it has been, and the West 362 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 5: is always interesting. So we'll see what well. 363 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:21,159 Speaker 3: I think what's I think? 364 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 2: What's I think what's interesting about the East is, you know, 365 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:30,639 Speaker 2: the playoffs are such a battle of attrition, but everybody's healthy. 366 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 2: You know, Philly's got to make the postseason and nbat 367 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 2: has to come off the surgeon's table, and I don't 368 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 2: know if that's going to happen in time for the 369 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:43,439 Speaker 2: play in tournament. But like even even Phillies has somewhat 370 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 2: full strength. Toronto is Cleveland. I mean, like, what's fun 371 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 2: about it to me is I think at the top 372 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 2: of the East, you have four teams that offensively can 373 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 2: be absolutely as as dynamic as anybody in the sport, 374 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:59,440 Speaker 2: and they've got all their guys. Now that will change 375 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:02,879 Speaker 2: as the play else unfold, But I've seen people describe 376 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:05,399 Speaker 2: the East as being down, and I view it differently. 377 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 2: I think it's a little bit more wide open. 378 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:08,640 Speaker 3: Again. 379 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 2: I think Boston's going to win. I think New York 380 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:14,120 Speaker 2: has tried. They're still trying to figure out too many 381 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,480 Speaker 2: things on the fly here late in the season. Although 382 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 2: I do love how they've played over the last couple 383 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 2: of weeks. I have a hard time believing anybody's going 384 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 2: to be either Okac or san Antonio. And I'm like you, Mike, 385 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:27,359 Speaker 2: I think san Antonio is going to come out of 386 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:29,480 Speaker 2: the West. But I think the top of the East 387 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:32,400 Speaker 2: is interesting. And by the way, you would give Orlando 388 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 2: a puncher's chance. You would give Philly, a healthy Philly team, 389 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 2: a puncher's chance. You would give the Hawks the way 390 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 2: they've played over the last month, you would give them 391 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:43,600 Speaker 2: a puncher's chance in a seven game series against a 392 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:45,800 Speaker 2: lot of those quote top four teams in the East. 393 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:54,360 Speaker 5: Last question regarding the Reds and running and stealing bases, 394 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:57,159 Speaker 5: are we are we anywhere near where we were a 395 00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:59,359 Speaker 5: couple of years ago when the guys were all brand 396 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:01,680 Speaker 5: new or stealing bases right and left. 397 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 2: No, But I think that was kind of to be expected. 398 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 2: I think in twenty twenty three to a degree. Remember 399 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 2: that was the first year with the limitation on pickoff 400 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:16,920 Speaker 2: throws and the bigger bases, and I think the way 401 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 2: the Reds were built and the way the Reds played 402 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:22,320 Speaker 2: exploited a lot of those things. I think last year 403 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:24,480 Speaker 2: they took things to a degree that was a little 404 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 2: bit extreme. In terms of not running. 405 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 3: I don't have and it's not like I don't have 406 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:31,960 Speaker 3: a computer in front of me. 407 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 2: I don't know where they are in terms of stolen 408 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 2: bases relative to the rest of the league. But to me, 409 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:42,440 Speaker 2: I'm more looking for moments where you can steal. You 410 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:45,360 Speaker 2: can steal a run or two with the running game, 411 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:47,639 Speaker 2: and the game the other night in Miami, to me, 412 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:51,399 Speaker 2: was a prime example where there's a double steal in 413 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:54,880 Speaker 2: the ninth inning on a night where they've been held 414 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:57,399 Speaker 2: in check for eight innings, they're not really hitting at all, 415 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:00,720 Speaker 2: and Tito says, I got Ellie on first base, there's 416 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:02,399 Speaker 2: a lead run in front of them. We're gonna be 417 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:05,680 Speaker 2: aggressive here and do a double steal, which eventually leads 418 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:08,200 Speaker 2: to Ellie getting the third and then he scores the 419 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 2: tying run on a ball that bounces away from the catcher. 420 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 2: I'm looking for more situations like that. I love to 421 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:17,680 Speaker 2: see them run more, and having a healthier Ellie Della 422 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 2: Cruise than last year is certainly going to help with that. 423 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:23,640 Speaker 2: The other thing is, too, Mike, they're not really good 424 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 2: at getting guys on base at the top of the order, 425 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:28,440 Speaker 2: and really not good at getting guys on base top 426 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:30,159 Speaker 2: to bottom at all. And so what I would love 427 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 2: to see, and I think what we would all love 428 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 2: to see, is just a team that's better at getting 429 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:38,120 Speaker 2: on base. And if that's the case, then you steal 430 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:42,880 Speaker 2: more bases. It's pretty obvious. Hopefully that happens. But they're 431 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 2: not going to run the way they did in twenty 432 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:48,440 Speaker 2: twenty three, and that's okay, But you do want the 433 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:51,520 Speaker 2: running game to be a part of their overall offensive profile. 434 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:54,440 Speaker 5: I would hope so, because there is some speed on 435 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:56,920 Speaker 5: that team, no question. And I hate to bring it 436 00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 5: up because people get pissed. But the Dodgers are hitting 437 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:00,160 Speaker 5: two nine. 438 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 3: Game so happy. 439 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:08,080 Speaker 2: That's great, Okay, So I'm so happy for the anti 440 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:10,400 Speaker 2: Pagus is hitting like four to ninety. I'm like, thanks, 441 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:12,840 Speaker 2: thanks for reminding me of how good the Dodgers are. 442 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:16,680 Speaker 2: Although they did not sweep. The Blue Jays lost that 443 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:22,360 Speaker 2: last game to Toronto, which I don't I don't hate 444 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:26,440 Speaker 2: the Dodgers, but it's four to thirty. 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A GABP six 462 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 2: forty five is this evening's first pitch? You can listen 463 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 2: to the game in its entirety on seven hundred WLW. 464 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:38,679 Speaker 2: Chase Burns, who has been awesome so far this season, 465 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:44,880 Speaker 2: is going to pitch against RDY Jack coach Honowitz from Philadelphia. 466 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:49,359 Speaker 2: Your starting lineup for tonight? Are you prepared? Are you ready? 467 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:50,400 Speaker 2: And are you excited? 468 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:50,920 Speaker 3: Here? It is? 469 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 2: Friedel is in center field. He's got to be better. 470 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:58,880 Speaker 2: Like like TJ Friedel. TJ Friedel is not getting on base, 471 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 2: not really doing much of it anything, and completely reasonable 472 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:05,240 Speaker 2: at this point to wonder who else can bat lead off? 473 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,920 Speaker 2: Maybe it's not Matt McClain, you know, I don't know, 474 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:14,360 Speaker 2: Will Benson, no, Ellie Delacruz. I think would be fun 475 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 2: to watch bat leadoff, but they're just not going to 476 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:21,120 Speaker 2: do it. It's basically TJ. Friedel by default gotta be better. 477 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:24,200 Speaker 2: Friedel's and center. McLain is playing second, Ellie's at short, 478 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:27,639 Speaker 2: red Hot Sal Stewart's at first base, how johaneos Warez 479 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:31,160 Speaker 2: Dhing Spencer Steers in left field, Will Benson and Wright. 480 00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:37,639 Speaker 2: Stevenson catches key, Brian Hayes plays third base, and bat's ninth. 481 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 2: Red's did make a roster move today. Jose Franco has 482 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:46,160 Speaker 2: been sent back to Louisville. Righty, Kyle Nicholas up from Louisville. 483 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 2: Congratulations to him. Rubin Bain has reportedly visited Cincinnati, or 484 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:58,479 Speaker 2: maybe visiting Cincinnati right now, regardless that is being reported 485 00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:01,960 Speaker 2: by a number of media outlets that he is set 486 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:06,199 Speaker 2: to visit. The Bengals obviously very much in play as 487 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 2: we talk about possibility for possibilities for the tenth overall pick. 488 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 3: What else do we have? 489 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:14,919 Speaker 5: Oh? 490 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 2: On top of that, Jacob Rodriguez, who I think I 491 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 2: may have called Jordan Rodriguez last hour. Jacob Rodriguez from 492 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:27,200 Speaker 2: Texas Tech also reportedly in for a visit today. The 493 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:30,959 Speaker 2: Masters Round two happening right now at Augusta, a tradition 494 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:36,760 Speaker 2: unlike any other. Roy McElroy is in the clubhouse holding 495 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 2: a one shot lead over Patrick Reid. Actually, Roy's not 496 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:45,160 Speaker 2: in the clubhouse. I lied, I misled you. He's making 497 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:49,920 Speaker 2: the turn. He's played nine holes, two under for the day, 498 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 2: seven under for the event, one shot lead over Patrick Reed, 499 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:54,880 Speaker 2: two shots ahead. 500 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:58,440 Speaker 3: Of Justin Rose. A WNBA note. 501 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:00,880 Speaker 2: Kelsey Mitchell from Prince And High School set to sign 502 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 2: a supermax deal with the Indiana Fever. Cincinnati Cyclone skate 503 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 2: tonight against Toledo. 504 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:07,520 Speaker 3: That is a road game. 505 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 2: How about this schedule for the weekend for the Clones. 506 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:14,160 Speaker 2: The second to last weekend of the regular season for Cincinnati. 507 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 2: The Clones play a road game tonight. I know they're 508 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:21,399 Speaker 2: professional athletes, so nobody feels bad for them, But they 509 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:25,120 Speaker 2: play at Toledo tonight. They come back and play Toledo 510 00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 2: tomorrow at four o'clock. Then they got to go to Kalamazoo, 511 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:31,919 Speaker 2: a very underrated drinking city by the way. Then they 512 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:34,240 Speaker 2: got to go to Kalamazoo for a Sunday afternoon game. 513 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 2: If you haven't been to Kalamazoo, go to Kalamazoo. Go 514 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 2: see a Western Michigan game. There you go for local 515 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 2: sports headlines. I have not yet come up with a 516 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:54,560 Speaker 2: poll question because I am absent in my absent of 517 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:56,880 Speaker 2: a lot of things, but negligent of my creative duty. 518 00:25:56,920 --> 00:26:00,600 Speaker 2: Today when we posted italy be there on Twitter, It'll 519 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:03,200 Speaker 2: be there on Twitter. Thanks to a United Heartland Insurance 520 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 2: you know, whatever you're paying for insurance, why not see 521 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 2: if you can pay less with a great company. That 522 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:12,480 Speaker 2: very good chance they help you pay less. United Heartland 523 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 2: Insurance Home Life, boat, auto, motorcycle. I don't know why 524 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:20,040 Speaker 2: I said boat before auto because more people have cars 525 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 2: than boats. But you got to ensure boat and ensure 526 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 2: a lot of things that United Heartland Insurance go to 527 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:34,359 Speaker 2: uh I NS dot Com has really good stuff with 528 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:38,280 Speaker 2: Mike Renner and the earlier in the earlier in the 529 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 2: show it is it's April tenth. It is astounding, astounding, 530 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:51,560 Speaker 2: and how this plays out is going to be fascinating. 531 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 3: That the draft is thirteen days away. 532 00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:02,359 Speaker 2: Free agency is not necessyly over, but the bulk of 533 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:06,359 Speaker 2: free agency has happened. If I would have said to 534 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:10,080 Speaker 2: you on the day the new league year started that 535 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:13,760 Speaker 2: we'll get to April the tenth and the Bengals will 536 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:18,240 Speaker 2: not have acquired a linebacker to go along with Barrett 537 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:22,399 Speaker 2: Carter and Demetrius Knight, you would have said you are 538 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:27,240 Speaker 2: out of your mind, Mo, which is frankly true. But 539 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:31,440 Speaker 2: you would have said that that take is insane. There's 540 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:38,400 Speaker 2: no way and yet here we are. This is either 541 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:41,440 Speaker 2: going to turn out to be something that gives Tobin 542 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:45,600 Speaker 2: a chance to beat his chest because Carter and Knight 543 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:48,199 Speaker 2: are better than they were last year and what they 544 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:52,040 Speaker 2: do in the draft pays the media dividends. Or he's 545 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:55,359 Speaker 2: going to look more foolish than he's ever looked at 546 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 2: any point during his time as the Bengals director of 547 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:04,200 Speaker 2: player personnel. This is either going to have just dire 548 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:08,679 Speaker 2: consequences for this defense, where we spend the season laughing 549 00:28:08,760 --> 00:28:11,359 Speaker 2: at them and getting angry about the fact that they 550 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:16,040 Speaker 2: ignored the obvious. Or if you thought Duke Tobin stuck 551 00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:18,680 Speaker 2: out his chest because he's the guy who traded Joe 552 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:23,359 Speaker 2: Flacco before, can you even imagine how obnoxious he'll be 553 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:26,320 Speaker 2: if he does another one of those megapress conferences when 554 00:28:26,359 --> 00:28:28,400 Speaker 2: he says, like, hey man, everybody told me I needed 555 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:30,119 Speaker 2: to go get a linebacker, made fun of me for 556 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:32,679 Speaker 2: not getting a linebacker and free agency, and then hey, 557 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:34,680 Speaker 2: look what we did. We leaned into the two guys 558 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:37,160 Speaker 2: we had, we drafted somebody we added to the mix, 559 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:39,480 Speaker 2: and look how good we were at linebacker last year. 560 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:41,400 Speaker 2: Not that they've got to be great at the position, 561 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:44,360 Speaker 2: they just simply cannot be as awful as they were 562 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 2: last year cannot be and so what happens at that position. 563 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:55,800 Speaker 2: I agree with Mike Renner. I've not really the people 564 00:28:55,840 --> 00:28:59,840 Speaker 2: whose opinions and mock drafts that I think are worth 565 00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:04,000 Speaker 2: believing or worth trusting. None of them have sunny styles 566 00:29:04,040 --> 00:29:07,280 Speaker 2: there at number ten, although that would be fascinating if 567 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:11,000 Speaker 2: he was. So what they do and where they go 568 00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:14,440 Speaker 2: at that position in the draft, how much they fortify 569 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:17,240 Speaker 2: it if they take one, if they take two, and 570 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:20,720 Speaker 2: the specific role that the one linebacker they take or 571 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:24,480 Speaker 2: the two linebackers they take play in this defense is 572 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 2: going to be fascinating. 573 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 3: I could be dead wrong about this. I don't believe 574 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:28,800 Speaker 3: that I am. 575 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:33,440 Speaker 2: I think when when Al Golden said what he said 576 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:38,040 Speaker 2: about needing a veteran linebacker at the combine, that that 577 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:40,440 Speaker 2: felt like it tipped a lot of us off to 578 00:29:40,520 --> 00:29:42,120 Speaker 2: what they were going to do. They didn't do it, 579 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:46,960 Speaker 2: And I'm sorry when when a coach comes out and says, 580 00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:50,600 Speaker 2: here's what we need and they don't get it, that's 581 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 2: a disconnect, just frankly, no other way to put it. 582 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:59,320 Speaker 3: That is the epitome of disconnect. So we'll see how 583 00:29:59,320 --> 00:29:59,680 Speaker 3: it works. 584 00:29:59,720 --> 00:29:59,920 Speaker 6: But that. 585 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:03,720 Speaker 3: We've on this show and on many others. 586 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:07,320 Speaker 2: We've talked about Caleb Downs and if I had my way, 587 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:09,520 Speaker 2: which I wish I did with everything, If I had 588 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:11,640 Speaker 2: my way, Caleb Downs would not only be there, but 589 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 2: they would take them. But I sort of feel like 590 00:30:14,120 --> 00:30:17,800 Speaker 2: the storyline of the draft, although you could talk about 591 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:20,560 Speaker 2: them taking a corner early and they've got to get 592 00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:24,400 Speaker 2: a swing tackle and third wide receivers probably in play 593 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 2: on Saturday, and lots of different options, what happens at 594 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:31,800 Speaker 2: linebacker is the storyline of the draft, and the storyline 595 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:34,840 Speaker 2: of the rest of the offseason is when they get 596 00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:37,440 Speaker 2: to training camp. How much better are the two guys 597 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:40,920 Speaker 2: that floundered so badly as rookies last season? What happens 598 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:44,400 Speaker 2: at that position? They don't need all pro caliber players. 599 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 2: They've got to get something better than we saw last year. 600 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:51,120 Speaker 2: Does the draft help them get that? That's to me 601 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:54,360 Speaker 2: at least, and I'm just one person, obviously, that's the 602 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:58,320 Speaker 2: storyline of the three days in Pittsburgh in two weeks 603 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 2: quarter to five on e ESPN fifteen thirty. So the 604 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:04,680 Speaker 2: Reds have a good record and a a pretty good team, 605 00:31:05,520 --> 00:31:07,960 Speaker 2: and they've got good pitching and pretty good defense and 606 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:09,320 Speaker 2: good bullpen work. 607 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:12,320 Speaker 3: They need more offense. Are they going to get it? 608 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:16,640 Speaker 2: And if the answer is instantly yes, than why that 609 00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:19,120 Speaker 2: coming up in about twenty minutes. Brendivan and Jones on 610 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:22,040 Speaker 2: Baseball is about ten minutes away on ESPN fifteen thirty 611 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:23,200 Speaker 2: Cincinnati Sports. 612 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:26,680 Speaker 1: Station, Cincinnati's ESPN fifteen thirty. 613 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 6: Traffic from you See Health Traffic Center. Consider becoming a 614 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:34,920 Speaker 6: living kidney donor during Donate Life Month. The experts that 615 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:37,680 Speaker 6: you See Health can answer all of your questions. Fight 616 00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:40,760 Speaker 6: for Life begins with one step. Learn more at u 617 00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:45,680 Speaker 6: seehealth dot com. 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Miles Colvin, former top one 629 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 2: hundred prospects six' five kid who averaged just over eleven 630 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:26,920 Speaker 2: and a half a, game grabbed four and a half 631 00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:30,320 Speaker 2: boards a, game shot thirty six percent from. Three with 632 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:33,280 Speaker 2: The Demon, deakins he had two games where he scored 633 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 2: thirty points or, more including a thirty two in a 634 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:39,800 Speaker 2: game Against syracuse where he went seven of eight from. 635 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:43,440 Speaker 2: Three he was a very good free throw, shooter, which you, 636 00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:45,720 Speaker 2: know my dream of having A uc team that ranks 637 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:48,320 Speaker 2: in the top one hundred and free throw shooting could be. 638 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:52,760 Speaker 2: Alive this, Year colvin shot eighty eight. Percent he started 639 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:56,320 Speaker 2: his college basketball career At. Purdue as a. Sophomore he 640 00:32:56,520 --> 00:32:58,920 Speaker 2: was on The boilermakers team that made The sweet, sixteen 641 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:03,960 Speaker 2: averaging just under eighteen minutes per. Game he Joins David, 642 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:07,200 Speaker 2: iweezy who is A utah a kid From Utah state 643 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 2: who who sat out last year as a redshirt. Freshman 644 00:33:10,560 --> 00:33:15,400 Speaker 2: he Joins david as the Second bearcat reportedly to commit 645 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:18,920 Speaker 2: to play For Jared. Calhoun Miles colvin will have one 646 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:23,360 Speaker 2: year of eligibility at The university Of. Cincinnati we are 647 00:33:23,600 --> 00:33:26,040 Speaker 2: going to spend more time next, week doing a little 648 00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:27,840 Speaker 2: bit of a dive into what some of the area 649 00:33:27,960 --> 00:33:31,160 Speaker 2: programs have done so far in the transfer, portal who has, 650 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:34,400 Speaker 2: come who has, left and maybe what idea we may 651 00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:37,360 Speaker 2: have of what the teams will look like this coming. 652 00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:41,440 Speaker 2: Fall But Miles, colvin a player who played last season 653 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:44,280 Speaker 2: At Wake, forest is coming to play For Jared calhoun 654 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:48,920 Speaker 2: at The university Of. Cincinnati there you Go Transfer portal 655 00:33:49,040 --> 00:33:53,480 Speaker 2: news on This friday. Afternoon five, three, seven, nine fifteen 656 00:33:53,560 --> 00:33:57,080 Speaker 2: thirty is our. Number we will take some phone calls 657 00:33:57,120 --> 00:33:59,400 Speaker 2: coming up after the top of the hour right now. 658 00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:02,680 Speaker 2: Though next It's brendaman And jones On baseball ON espn 659 00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:04,560 Speaker 2: fifteen Thirty Cincinnati Sports stay