1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,400 Speaker 1: I have week run. We'd love being here. Love to 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: see you here as well. We love talking with our 3 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: next guest. He covers the Bengals for c l NS 4 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 1: sincywth Y dot com, host of the Jungle Roar podcast 5 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: on YouTube, to welcome in the man they call Trags. 6 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: Mike Petralia, How you doing. 7 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 2: I'm doing well, Lance, How are you? 8 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: I am well? Give us, give us a Joe Flacco 9 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: update and your read on the situation as it relates 10 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: to playing on Sunday. 11 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 2: He didn't practice today, he was limited officially on the 12 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 2: injury report. He threw the ball based on what the 13 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 2: media was able to witness in the open portion of 14 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 2: practice this afternoon inside the structure down the street from 15 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 2: pecor And I think that's a good sign. I mean, 16 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:50,959 Speaker 2: he's in uniform. He went through one of the more 17 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 2: important days, of course, that's Thursday install and I think 18 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 2: he's probably going to be able to give it a 19 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 2: go on Sunday against the Bear. I think a telling 20 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 2: sign will be if he speaks before the media tomorrow. 21 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 2: The Bengals postponed any media availability with the starting quarterback 22 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 2: on Wednesday, meaning they didn't want to commit to Flaco 23 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 2: or Jake Browning on Wednesday, postponing it to Friday. So 24 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 2: if it's Flaco tomorrow, that's pretty good indication that he 25 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 2: will start. 26 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 3: I think. 27 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 2: Also, Zach Taylor acknowledged to us on Wednesday that Blacko 28 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 2: told him he has every intention of doing everything he 29 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 2: needs to do to get his shoulder ready. It's a 30 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 2: sprained ac joint, and from what I'm told, that can 31 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 2: be a very painful injury. But certainly he was able 32 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 2: to get some quick treatment before the last series of 33 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 2: the game on Sunday, return to the game and do 34 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 2: what he did. I think it probably did impact his 35 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 2: ability to throw then, but he's had, you know, five 36 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 2: days now to work that shoulder over, and I think 37 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 2: he'll probably probably give it a go on Sunday. The 38 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 2: Bengals certainly could use them. 39 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 3: I tried. Have you gotten any more information does come 40 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 3: out about the feared and dreaded defensive players only meeting. 41 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:14,919 Speaker 2: Well. Jamar Chase was the latest to chime in today 42 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 2: and I thought it was interesting he, as a captain 43 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 2: of the offense and a team captain himself, met with 44 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 2: Geno Stone, who was not a King team captain but 45 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 2: certainly a leader in the secondary, and Jamar told us 46 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 2: that he told Geno Stone to not worry about it 47 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 2: too much. You can only control what you can control, 48 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 2: meaning the players shouldn't try to worry about doing too 49 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 2: much on defense to account for the lack of plays. 50 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 1: In the past. 51 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 2: Do what you can do, control what you can control, 52 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 2: and let the chips fall where they may. But what 53 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 2: he also said toward the end of it is make 54 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 2: sure you guys stay together as a unit. And I 55 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 2: thought that was interesting from Jamar acknowledging the fact that 56 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 2: they're going through, you know, the grinder right now. 57 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 1: They are, no. 58 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 2: Question in the crosshairs of everybody, media, fans, privately, certainly, 59 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 2: I think inside the building they're in the crosshairs of 60 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:22,399 Speaker 2: talent evaluators, and I think some people want major changes 61 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 2: and right now those changes, while perhaps warranted, are not 62 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 2: realistic because there's no options to go to. They've already 63 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 2: tried to bench Cam Taylor Britt, They've benched Logan Wilson. 64 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 2: There are not a lot of other chips to push 65 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 2: to the middle of the table at this point. And 66 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 2: I think that's Jamar Chase's point today that it is 67 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 2: what it is, play to your best ability, We got your. 68 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: Back, trag's in and around all that's gotten sideways with 69 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: this team. The offensive line, much criticized early, seems to 70 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: have settled in to open up the running game and 71 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: provide a little bit more protection for the quarterback and Lance. 72 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 2: You can look directly to the running game for as 73 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 2: a reason for that, because how many times over the 74 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 2: course of years in covering football have we all been told, Rocky, 75 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 2: to you, two offensive linemen loved to run block right, 76 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 2: They love to get their hands dirty, get physical at 77 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 2: the point of attack, and move forward. And when you're 78 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 2: under center as a quarterback, that is, you know, the 79 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:32,719 Speaker 2: physical mechanics of the run game are easier and more 80 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 2: functional as opposed to running it from the shotgun. And 81 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 2: the Bengals have been much better as a running team 82 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 2: when they've gone more heavily with the under center run game. 83 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 2: And that's that was the case with Joe Flacco against 84 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 2: even Green Bay. Of course, we saw it against Pittsburgh. 85 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 2: We saw it last Sunday against the Jets, and I 86 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,600 Speaker 2: think that's one reason the offensive line looks a little 87 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:59,239 Speaker 2: bit more confident, and certainly if you can play action 88 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 2: out of the under center formation, there are plays to 89 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 2: be made, and I think again Flacco look pretty comfortable 90 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 2: doing that on Sunday. Certainly, offense put thirty eight points 91 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 2: up on the board enough to win. But you do 92 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 2: have to like the fact the way the offense looks, 93 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:20,279 Speaker 2: especially the run game with them running under center a 94 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:22,280 Speaker 2: lot more track. 95 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 3: Of course, the problem with the defense is the tackling, 96 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 3: the biggest problem. I've been reading a lot about tackling 97 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:32,279 Speaker 3: drills and dummies and pads and rolling donuts and stuff 98 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 3: and practice. What can you tell us about that? 99 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 2: Well, there's only you can't really do live tackling at 100 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 2: this stage of the season. Rocky and one and Zach 101 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 2: Taylor was asked about that on Wednesday, and he said, 102 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 2: there are other things we can do. He didn't want 103 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:50,039 Speaker 2: to get into it because I don't think he wants 104 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 2: to get, you know, into the details and take the 105 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 2: risk of saying something that might be in violation of 106 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 2: the CBA. I really think that's what that's about. But 107 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 2: you know, the things that you mentioned that the big 108 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 2: wheels that we see come out in training camp, you know, 109 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 2: trash barrels, they're all kind of drills. I think the 110 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 2: Bengals are probably spending more time on that. In the 111 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 2: limited time that we got to see Jerry Montgomery work 112 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 2: with the defensive linemen on Wednesday yesterday, he was getting 113 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:27,280 Speaker 2: very aggressive and working on timing with his defensive linemen. 114 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 2: And I think, you know, as much as there's been 115 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:33,919 Speaker 2: emphasis on the lack of tackling going on with the Bengals, 116 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 2: they also have to win at the point of attack defensively, 117 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 2: and they haven't been doing that well either. So that's 118 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 2: I think another area where the Bengals they just need 119 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 2: to get more physical in the defensive trenches if they're 120 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 2: going to win some of these battles and get pressure 121 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 2: on the quarterback. They have eleven sacks. That's tied the 122 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 2: third worst in the National Football League. So while yes, 123 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 2: tackling is a problem, no question, they have to get 124 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 2: after the court. They have to give some type of 125 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 2: inkling that they are going to threaten the space of 126 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 2: the quarterback. Otherwise, quarterbacks inherently going to drop back and 127 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 2: figure they're not likely to get to me. So maybe 128 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 2: I can take an extra second or so to look 129 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 2: over the secondary and find a target. 130 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: Trags tell everybody how they can and by the way, 131 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: you're good, bad and ugly of how they get to 132 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: a tipping point and fight for relevance is an excellent 133 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: piece today. Tell everybody how they can read, watch and follow. 134 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 2: You can follow that piece as well as my earlier 135 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,559 Speaker 2: piece this week about where the organization is and who's 136 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 2: to blame at celns Sincy with a wide dot com. 137 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 2: You can certainly follow all on my locker room interviews 138 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 2: and the piece from Jamar Chase or the clips today 139 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 2: from Jamar Chase that's up on the X at Trags 140 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 2: tr Ags and as always the Jungle War Bengals postgame 141 00:07:56,040 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 2: pod myself and Richard Skinner Skinny of Local twelve that 142 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 2: is on YouTube dot com Slash Jungle War Pod. 143 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: Excellent as always, Thank you, Sarah. We'll talk next week. 144 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: All right, gentlemen, have a good one. There you go. 145 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: Mike Petralia Trags checking in when we continue. I want 146 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 1: to ask you about and your question him about tackling 147 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: sparked my curiosity of just run us through when we 148 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: come back. Some things tackling drill wise you did with 149 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: Colts and Titans as an NFL player. As we roll on, 150 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: he is rocky, I'm Lance. We thank you for being 151 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:33,959 Speaker 1: here and if you're in the house. We've got to 152 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: sign up for the cool Sean Vulker print. We'll give 153 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 1: that away at eight o'clock. 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