WEBVTT - Lance McAlister with Geoff Hobson -- 10/10/25

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<v Speaker 1>Six seven hundred WLWRNL carry or Sports Talk presented by

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<v Speaker 1>Kelsey Chevrolet. I'mliance pacanlister. Thanks for hanging out tonight, settle in.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got Bengals conversation early. We'll spray to all fields

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<v Speaker 1>with various topics to follow. After that, let's talk Bengals packers.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's talk Joe Flacco. It's what everybody's talking and everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>writing about, including our next guest. Always a pleasure to

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<v Speaker 1>hook up with the man from Bengals dot Com. That

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<v Speaker 1>would be Jeff Hobson. How are you.

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<v Speaker 2>Great to talk to you, Las, Thanks for having me

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<v Speaker 2>on at Red Sox for about two and a half

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<v Speaker 2>bats George, But I think Flaco might have enough joice

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<v Speaker 2>to get the Bengals through somebody. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I think everybody here can relate to being a bat

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<v Speaker 1>or too short with the Reds lineup as well. Let

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<v Speaker 1>me go to Joe Flacco. He talked with you guys today.

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<v Speaker 1>How what's the sense for how he's adjusting to and

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<v Speaker 1>getting up to speed with all of this.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know, he's a higher gun. He's a confident guy.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, as a Bengals villain, I had never talked

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<v Speaker 2>to him before. So he struck me a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>more than a you know, a little bit more soft

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<v Speaker 2>spoken than I thought of thing would be. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>he kind of has a has he kind of has

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<v Speaker 2>a high court. He's got a high edge to him.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, he's got a Jersey guy, Uh, play tough,

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<v Speaker 2>and yet he's you know, you talk to him in

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<v Speaker 2>person and he's a he's a a thoughtful guy until

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<v Speaker 2>he's been around and uh, you know, gave some thoughtful

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<v Speaker 2>answers today, Jeff.

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<v Speaker 1>As this week has unfolded and you've made your way

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<v Speaker 1>through that locker room, what's the sense for what this

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<v Speaker 1>trade means and how it's received by everybody else in

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<v Speaker 1>that locker room?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think it. I think it meant a bunch

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<v Speaker 2>of things. I think it's sent. The message from management

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<v Speaker 2>was well received. This division is wide open. Uh. They

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<v Speaker 2>believe they can you know, they believe they can win it.

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<v Speaker 2>They think they have the That's how they put this

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<v Speaker 2>team together, uh with you know, with all in uh,

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<v Speaker 2>with winning your division and without Joe Burrow or not.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think they feel like they've got enough talent

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<v Speaker 2>out there, uh that if they can get a facilitator,

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<v Speaker 2>get the get the thing into the uh into the

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<v Speaker 2>hands of their playmakers. You know they've got a shot.

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<v Speaker 2>And I you know, talking to veterans like Orlando Brown

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<v Speaker 2>and and and guys who have been around, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>to get a veteran like this in mid season, it

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<v Speaker 2>does give you a spark. Guy talking to a guy

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<v Speaker 2>like Jordan Battle, a young defender who actually intercepted Flack

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<v Speaker 2>on opening day, he said, you know he's he's you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we've got too Joe Cools. He says, they're both ice. So,

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<v Speaker 2>uh you know, I think Battle kind of get a

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<v Speaker 2>center of him across the line of scrimmage. And if

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<v Speaker 2>I do think it's given them, uh, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>message has been sent and I think they like the message.

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<v Speaker 2>And uh so I think they've got a h you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they've got all the all the potentially had a spark

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<v Speaker 2>there in.

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<v Speaker 1>Flackof Jeff in a a world. What can he do

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<v Speaker 1>for this offense? What might it look like if it's working.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's a great question, Uh Lance I I I

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<v Speaker 2>you know, that's what we're gonna find out. I guess

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<v Speaker 2>uh Uh, I gotta believe it's gonna be uh you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's probably gonna be Uh, it's it's not gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>as simple as we think it is. But I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>it's not gonna be intricate. But uh, you know they've

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<v Speaker 2>been up all hours here so uh, you know they've

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<v Speaker 2>en up. Uh so they're concocting something. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's you just make you make him comfortable, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you make him comfortable in the pocket, and you know

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<v Speaker 2>you give him you know, he can find these guys.

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<v Speaker 2>He's got the ability to find these guys. He's played

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<v Speaker 2>eighteen years in the league. He's a super Bowl MVP.

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<v Speaker 2>He just he's just two years shy of uh doing

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<v Speaker 2>this for Cleveland and become and comeback Player of the Year.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, and I think the thing, the thing

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<v Speaker 2>is if you give him time, those guys are gonna

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<v Speaker 2>get open. You know. That's what he said today. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I've been asking all week, what do you do about timing?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, these guys make these unbelievable plays on Sunday

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<v Speaker 2>that they've been together for weeks and months, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>But Flacco was pretty matter of fact. He said, those

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<v Speaker 2>two guys talking about Jamat Chason T. Higgins day the

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<v Speaker 2>best in the world of what they do. If you

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<v Speaker 2>can't get on the same page or throw it to them,

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<v Speaker 2>you're in trouble, which I thought was a pretty good answer.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of reminded me of Joe mccathy and Ted Williams.

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<v Speaker 2>Jill mccathy said, if I can't Jill mccatthey said, if

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<v Speaker 2>I can't get along with a four hundred hitter, that's

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<v Speaker 2>my fault.

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<v Speaker 1>Jeff hops at jacking in Bengals dot Com talking about

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday's matchup against the Packers, you mentioned Orlando Brown. You

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<v Speaker 1>have an excellent Q and A with him on Bengals

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<v Speaker 1>dot Com and explain the connection for those aren't aware.

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<v Speaker 1>He's got a connection to Joe Flacco. Back to what

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<v Speaker 1>when he was twelve years old, Yeah, he was.

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<v Speaker 2>He was Jill Flacco's ball boy. He was the Ravens

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<v Speaker 2>ball boy in Ravens training camp. You know his dad,

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<v Speaker 2>the late Great Orlando Brown senior, uh played was was

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<v Speaker 2>a staple for the Ravens and he retired by the

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<v Speaker 2>time Flaco was a rookie, but Orlando hung around working there.

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<v Speaker 2>So not only did he work with not only was

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<v Speaker 2>he Flacco's ball boy, but Flaco was his quarterback. Eight

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<v Speaker 2>years later, when he made his first three NFL starts

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<v Speaker 2>because the raven the hometown Ravens draft in Orlando in

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<v Speaker 2>the third round. So you know, but like Orlando said,

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<v Speaker 2>he hasn't had time, you know, hasn't had time to

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<v Speaker 2>go down memory lane. You know, they're just trying to.

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<v Speaker 2>They're just trying to, you know, they're trying to get

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<v Speaker 2>on the same page when it goes as you know,

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<v Speaker 2>as far as protection whereas Flacco is going to be

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<v Speaker 2>in the pocket, and you know they're talking about bad stuff,

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<v Speaker 2>not not balloons in candies.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, let's uh, let's talk about this defense which seems

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<v Speaker 1>to be turning in a positive direction of progress being

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<v Speaker 1>made incrementally. And one guy TJ. Slaton who goes home

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<v Speaker 1>this weekend, obviously against the Packers, he showed against the Lions.

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<v Speaker 1>Jeff has to be the kind of the impact they

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<v Speaker 1>were looking for when they signed him to begin with.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, that's exactly right. He's a he's he's

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<v Speaker 2>he's a space eater. You know, got to stop and run.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's exactly what they did. I mean, that's what

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<v Speaker 2>got lost in Sunday's game really was. You know, that's

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<v Speaker 2>a very good punishing running attack to Detroit. Heabs, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and they and they, and they went three point sixty

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<v Speaker 2>eys on thirty three carries. So it wasn't like, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a small sample size. They stopped a very good running

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<v Speaker 2>game and you know, Slayton ran a pretty stout group there.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, the linebackers filled the rings pretty well too.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, uh, you know they're gonna, uh, it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be the same type of game up in

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<v Speaker 2>Green Bay. The Packers rely on that run game a

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<v Speaker 2>lot like the Lions do. Josh Jacobs is one of

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<v Speaker 2>the best backs in the league, and uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they don't want to put Jordan Love and certain you

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<v Speaker 2>know in third and long. You know, if he gets

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<v Speaker 2>bounced around out back there, you know he he he

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<v Speaker 2>has trouble finding his footing, so early downs a key.

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<v Speaker 2>DJ Slayton Chris Jenkins Junior is really having a hell

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<v Speaker 2>of a year. You know. Uh, he's he's coming into

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<v Speaker 2>his own and uh, you know, I think that Clayton

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<v Speaker 2>is really I think the last couple of games, I

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<v Speaker 2>think he's had a bit he's kind of had to

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<v Speaker 2>readjust to Jerry Montgomery, but I think he's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>had some fits and starts, but he seems to be

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<v Speaker 2>uh he seems to be getting into a groove right

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<v Speaker 2>now and just in time to go back to the

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<v Speaker 2>team to play the team that drafted him.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously difficult times for when Jake Browning, you've been around

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<v Speaker 1>him during this ride and roller coaster? What what's your

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<v Speaker 1>sense of how he's handled this week?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, I don't think you could ask for anything better.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Jake's a stand up guy. He was in

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<v Speaker 2>front of his locker, you know, Wednesday, and Joe Flockow

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<v Speaker 2>was on the other side of him. You know, a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of guys. I mean, I've been around when you know,

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<v Speaker 2>guys would run into the training room or maybe you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and I wouldn't, wouldn't, wouldn't meet the press. He met

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<v Speaker 2>the press, took every question, and I think, listen, if

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<v Speaker 2>there's one guy who knows that he's got to be ready,

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<v Speaker 2>it's Jake Browning. I mean, you know, uh so I think, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, he he showed exactly that. You know, he said, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, he's not going to be moping around like

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<v Speaker 2>a competitor. He said he was mad, but uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think he knows, uh, you know, this team needs

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<v Speaker 2>and he's the backup quarterback. What do they say, right,

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<v Speaker 2>he's a high feet away.

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<v Speaker 1>Last question, I want to go back to the offensive line.

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<v Speaker 1>With the injury status, how might the offensive line look

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<v Speaker 1>from the guard position? On Sunday?

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<v Speaker 2>Fair Child came back today the rookie left gud doing

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<v Speaker 2>fair Child miss uh missed the first two days of

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<v Speaker 2>practice with a knee with a knee issue. He's listed

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<v Speaker 2>as questionable. UH if he can't go. Oh, they at

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<v Speaker 2>least have one veteran in reserve and Dalton Riisinger. And

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if Lucas Patrick is ready to go.

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<v Speaker 2>He remembering he just came off into reserve this week

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<v Speaker 2>when he went full the last two days he's listened

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<v Speaker 2>as questionable. Not sure what his status would be. So,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I think they're just trying to h they've

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<v Speaker 2>got some options there. I think they do. Like what

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<v Speaker 2>you know. Fair Child has kind of had a rough

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<v Speaker 2>end to his game on Sunday when he gave up

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<v Speaker 2>the safety. But I you know the fact that he

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<v Speaker 2>came out of the medical tent and uh played you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and played for as long as he did. I just

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<v Speaker 2>think he's really been a guy that I think they

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<v Speaker 2>think they believe. In the next several years they can

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<v Speaker 2>hang a hang a hat on.

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<v Speaker 1>It has been too long. I appreciate you making time tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>Good catching up in safe travels to Green Bay this weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>Same here, Lance, appreciate it. In five minutes, I'll be

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<v Speaker 2>posting a story about how this is really up in

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<v Speaker 2>ramboll Field. It's kind of like a like a backyard barbecue.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of a lot of connections. Everybody knows everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>I love it.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't wait to read it. Thank you, sir, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>you as well. There you go, Jeff Hopson, how good

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<v Speaker 1>is that? Talk a little Bengals football out of their shoot.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's keep talking little Bengals football we come back. You're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna hear a little bit of Joe Flacco and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna tell you and I I've never listened to Joe

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<v Speaker 1>Flacco speaking at any length of time. Uh, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>give you. And he spoke for if it's fifteen minutes,

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<v Speaker 1>I've condensed into about two and a half or so.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's the stuff about life and being this age

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<v Speaker 1>and still playing football, in the impact of the trade

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<v Speaker 1>on him and family, and in what the last three

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<v Speaker 1>weeks have been like you'll hear that as we continue.

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