WEBVTT - 10-15-25 - Bengals Game Plan

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Dan Horn with my partner in Pal, Dave Lapham.

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<v Speaker 2>We are live tonight at the MVP Sports Bar here

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<v Speaker 2>in Silver ten. This looks like a great place to

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<v Speaker 2>watch a game. Flat screens all over the place, a

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<v Speaker 2>long bar with a bunch of taps, plenty of seating,

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<v Speaker 2>lots of parking across the street. If you don't already

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<v Speaker 2>have plans to be at Paycorp Stadium tomorrow night, can't

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<v Speaker 2>get a ticket? Hopefully you still can, but in any case,

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<v Speaker 2>come here, MVP Sports Bar. Looks like this would be

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<v Speaker 2>a fun place to watch the Bengals beat the Steelers. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>tomorrow night, put it on. It is going to happen

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<v Speaker 2>tomorrow night. At midnight, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be four

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<v Speaker 2>and two. You heard it here? Yes, all right, we

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<v Speaker 2>are going to be here for the next two hours.

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<v Speaker 2>We have a very special guest who is with us

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<v Speaker 2>here in the first hour of the show. Rather than

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<v Speaker 2>simply introducing him, we're gonna turn the clock back. Ah

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<v Speaker 2>playoff game from a few years ago. Bengals and Ravens

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<v Speaker 2>game is tied the fourth quarter. Baltimore is inches away

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<v Speaker 2>from taking the lead, but it didn't happen, thanks too.

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<v Speaker 2>Arguably the greatest single play in Cincinnati Bengals history. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>hear Hord and Lapham screaming our heads up. Third down

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<v Speaker 2>in gold from the one hot sticks the ball out.

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<v Speaker 2>Bengals have the ball.

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<v Speaker 3>They are running it back Sam Hubbard with blockers behind him.

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<v Speaker 2>Hubbard of the Ravens forty, the thirty, the twenty, the.

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<v Speaker 4>Ten, the bum touchdown.

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<v Speaker 3>Bengals Tyler Huddley tried to extend the ball over the

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<v Speaker 3>goal line. It got poked away, Sam Hubbard scooped it

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<v Speaker 3>up and ran the length of the field for a

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<v Speaker 3>go ahead Bengals touchdowns.

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<v Speaker 5>Oh that was awesome. That was awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>Forget about the call. The play was the greatest play

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<v Speaker 2>in franchise history. We're obviously joined tonight by the great

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<v Speaker 2>Sam Hubbard. So cool to see you again and have

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<v Speaker 2>you join us on the show for the first hour tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>Should we get you.

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<v Speaker 5>In oxygen masks?

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<v Speaker 2>Just from listening back to that, I feel pretty good.

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<v Speaker 5>I'll tell you what that was. That was great memories.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, they stir up in the memory bank when

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<v Speaker 5>play that and listen to that. A playoff game, score

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<v Speaker 5>a touchdown in a playoff game, you were a defensive

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<v Speaker 5>football player. You're you're alnman. You're up front, you're in

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<v Speaker 5>the trenches, you're working, you're working against offensive lineman all day, toiling, sweating.

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<v Speaker 5>What was it like to score touchdowns a defensive player.

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<v Speaker 2>In a playoff game? Ninety eight yards?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, no, I mean it's awesome to be here today.

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<v Speaker 6>You said memories, I'm you know, walk in here and

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<v Speaker 6>sign a bunch of pictures. Take some picture pictures of people,

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<v Speaker 6>and every picture that they asked me to sign and

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<v Speaker 6>brought back a different memory, different great play.

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<v Speaker 5>From my career. And you know.

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<v Speaker 6>From rookie year to offensive plays to sacks and Houston

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<v Speaker 6>and twenty twenty win in the game. I mean, just

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<v Speaker 6>good to be here today, but that play specifically was

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<v Speaker 6>You know, the thing I remember the most is sitting

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<v Speaker 6>in my locker after the game, completely exhausted.

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<v Speaker 5>And you know, media is going crazy and.

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<v Speaker 6>Zach Taylor walks up to me, as I'm saying, there

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<v Speaker 6>taking my tape off my feet, and you know, usually

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<v Speaker 6>it takes a while the head coach you get in there.

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<v Speaker 6>It was maybe five minutes and he runs in and

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<v Speaker 6>finds me and taps me on the shoulder. He's like,

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<v Speaker 6>you realize they're saying that's the greatest play in Bengals history,

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<v Speaker 6>and it's like the most vivid memory that I have.

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<v Speaker 5>I was like, wow, really that just happen.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's really and I don't think there's any doubt

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<v Speaker 2>about it. I mean, when you think back to the

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<v Speaker 2>great moments in Bengals history, the Freezer Bowl is the

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<v Speaker 2>most well remembered game, but there wasn't a specific play

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<v Speaker 2>in that game other than this guy coming out with

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<v Speaker 2>short sleeves.

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<v Speaker 5>But no sleeves ever. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>But in terms of a single play, I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>that there's any doubt that that is the most iconic

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<v Speaker 2>play in fifty eight years of Bengal's history. And it

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<v Speaker 2>was made by a kid who grew up in Cincinnati.

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<v Speaker 2>And as Mike Tarico said and his version of the play,

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<v Speaker 2>the Cincinnati kid and awesome.

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<v Speaker 5>The thing that is impressive as a former Lignement is

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<v Speaker 5>how fast you ran in that thing?

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<v Speaker 7>Man?

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<v Speaker 5>And you I mean you, you were moving pretty good. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>you were moving pretty good. Seventeen eight, seventeen eight, that

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<v Speaker 5>might be you. That's pretty good track. That's pretty good,

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<v Speaker 5>you know. And what were you waiting at the time?

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<v Speaker 5>About sixty five?

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<v Speaker 6>I run sprints after practice every day with Trey, and

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<v Speaker 6>he was hitting twenty miles an hour.

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<v Speaker 5>Was happy with seventeen? Man, got me there. That's all

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<v Speaker 5>all that matter. I remember seeing you guys do those

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<v Speaker 5>gasters man, Yeah, went to the field, not the length

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<v Speaker 5>of whip down back.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, that was after every practice, traded the paid off

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<v Speaker 6>you do it one after every practice?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>What number play was that on the drive? Because it

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<v Speaker 2>was a super long, time consuming, draining drive.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, I think it was fourteen plays, But the only

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<v Speaker 6>reason we're in that position was because they had a

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<v Speaker 6>huge explosive play and Jesse Bates ran across the field, tackles, touchdowns,

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<v Speaker 6>even tackle in the three yard line just to give

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<v Speaker 6>us a chance. And you know, if you tapped out

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<v Speaker 6>right there, the game would have been probably over. So

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<v Speaker 6>it was a collective effort just to fight and scratching

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<v Speaker 6>claw on dogfight, and two guys jumped knocked the ball out,

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<v Speaker 6>both Logan and Jermaine Pratt. It was just such a

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<v Speaker 6>team effort because honestly, we were playing the Ravens back

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<v Speaker 6>to back and they kind of figured out our offense,

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<v Speaker 6>and it's tough to it's tough to be to any

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<v Speaker 6>team in the NFL two weeks in a row Autia.

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<v Speaker 5>Right, People forget that. That's how that locked up.

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<v Speaker 2>That was crazy, you know, so obviously remember that play,

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<v Speaker 2>But I also remember your reaction after the playoff win

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<v Speaker 2>over the Raiders to start the Super Bowl run in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty one, because you were so happy as a

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<v Speaker 2>Cincinnati person who had endured all this taught the Bengals

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<v Speaker 2>haven't won a playoff game in thirty years. Blah blah blah.

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<v Speaker 2>You were just so overjoyed and proud to be part

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<v Speaker 2>of the team that ended the streak and now you know,

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<v Speaker 2>could forget about that, move on and try to keep winning.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, after the game, I was definitely happy er than most,

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<v Speaker 6>And during the week leading up, I was way more

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<v Speaker 6>stressed than most because I've seen us get to the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 6>I think it was five years straight in the twenty tens.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, with.

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<v Speaker 6>Heartbreak after heartbreak, and I just couldn't imagine us, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>going through that again.

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<v Speaker 5>We had to be the ones to get it done.

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<v Speaker 6>This was the year, and uh, you know, we were

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<v Speaker 6>locked in throughout the week and wasn't trying to add

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<v Speaker 6>any more pressure on anybody, But I told this story.

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<v Speaker 5>You know.

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<v Speaker 6>After the game, I was running up to Joe. I'm like,

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<v Speaker 6>do you realize what we just did? We broke the curse?

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<v Speaker 6>And he was so nonchalant, like what We're like, we

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<v Speaker 6>were gonna win, Like I walked. I expected nothing more

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<v Speaker 6>than to win, and I just was like, you don't

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<v Speaker 6>understand what we just did.

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<v Speaker 2>So at his postgame news conference that night, it was

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<v Speaker 2>so blase. Yeah, it was good. If we play again

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<v Speaker 2>next week, right, matter of fact, very matter of fact.

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<v Speaker 5>So you're you're more high school Ohio State since Bengals

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<v Speaker 5>your other the Cincinnati Kidds Mike Thrikoke Trico said, what

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<v Speaker 5>what did it it mean for you to play your

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<v Speaker 5>entire career from start to finish, first nap to last

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<v Speaker 5>nappen all the great things in between with the Cincinnati Bengals. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>it was.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, it was everything to me that first off,

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<v Speaker 6>getting drafted back to Cincinnati. You know, I was anticipating

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<v Speaker 6>going a bit higher. You know, I had some struggles

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<v Speaker 6>with the forty and bench press and whatnot, and I

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<v Speaker 6>ended up going into the third after thinking I was

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<v Speaker 6>going to be going much earlier. And I was at

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<v Speaker 6>my draft party downtown, get a call from Marvin Lewis,

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<v Speaker 6>and uh, you know that starts it off as like,

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<v Speaker 6>you know, I don't care how late I got drafted.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm going to the Banks. Everyone was so excited, and

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<v Speaker 6>you know, you get there and you you you expect

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<v Speaker 6>it to be, you know, like homecoming, all glory. You know,

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<v Speaker 6>you win every game at Ohio State almost and you

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<v Speaker 6>know we've faced a lot of struggles. The whole staff

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<v Speaker 6>gets fired after rookie year. It was just a lot

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<v Speaker 6>of up and downs, and then to ride that wave

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<v Speaker 6>all the way from the bottom back up to the

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<v Speaker 6>success we had and you know, now we're in We're

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<v Speaker 6>expected to be in the playoffs every year, expect to

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<v Speaker 6>go to the Super Bowl. To leave it in that

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<v Speaker 6>condition was just so important, And I'm thankful and couldn't

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<v Speaker 6>imagine putting on another jersey. So I sleep easy every

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<v Speaker 6>night knowing I'm a Bengal for life. Yeah, and that's

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<v Speaker 6>very important to me. And I'm still here jumping on

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<v Speaker 6>the radio with my ever got.

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<v Speaker 2>So lap played in Super Bowl sixteen, you played in

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<v Speaker 2>Super Bowl fifty six. He can recall details to this day,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the tiniest detail. I mean, when you close

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<v Speaker 2>your eyes, can you just remember everything about being at

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<v Speaker 2>so far that day?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, no doubt, not as much as the it's two

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<v Speaker 6>weeks leading up to the game, Not as much as

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<v Speaker 6>the weeks preparing. But once you know, you get on

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<v Speaker 6>the bus, you put your suit on, you you get

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<v Speaker 6>to the locker room.

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<v Speaker 5>From then on, you know, from warm.

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<v Speaker 6>Ups to every play, it's just such a heightened time

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<v Speaker 6>in your life where you you really do remember everything.

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<v Speaker 6>I really haven't gone back and watched the film. I

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<v Speaker 6>gotta be honest, but there was no one. No I have,

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<v Speaker 6>but like, it's not something I do. I did it

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<v Speaker 6>once and I was like, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>My advice is to cut it off with about two minutes.

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<v Speaker 2>Fantastic up until then.

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<v Speaker 6>Man, that was a tough one to get over. But

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<v Speaker 6>what a run, What a magical time in the city.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean getting back from that game. We got back late,

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<v Speaker 6>both from the AFC Championship and from the Super Bowl.

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<v Speaker 6>I remember pulling into it had to be hundreds thousands

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<v Speaker 6>of people outside the gate of the stadium welcome the

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<v Speaker 6>US back. And I have no idea how they knew

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<v Speaker 6>what time or when we're getting back.

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<v Speaker 5>But I told them.

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<v Speaker 6>But just the energy in the city was unbelievable all throughout.

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<v Speaker 5>What I remember what it was like in Super Bowl sixteen,

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<v Speaker 5>prepping for it and then going up to Pontiac and

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<v Speaker 5>then trying to sleep the night before the Super Bowl.

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<v Speaker 5>I could not. Man, I was struggling, you know. I

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<v Speaker 5>was tossing the turning. I was thinking about all kinds

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<v Speaker 5>of all kinds of plays, all kinds of formation schematics.

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<v Speaker 5>It was like, man, my mind was going one hundred

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<v Speaker 5>miles an hour. What was it like for you the

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<v Speaker 5>night before the Super Bowl? Yeah, that's a good question.

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<v Speaker 6>I feel like the night before games, you know, you

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<v Speaker 6>have your routine. Yeah, you go to your final meeting,

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<v Speaker 6>you get your snack, you go back to your room,

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<v Speaker 6>and you know, throughout that week you're in you're on site.

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<v Speaker 6>We were in LA for a whole week, right, so

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<v Speaker 6>we basically had moved into what would be our hotel rooms,

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<v Speaker 6>like an apartment. So throughout the whole week it was stressful.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, you're thinking about everything. I was, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>every day I would do a meditation, you know, stay

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<v Speaker 6>off social media, trying to limit as much stimulus as

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<v Speaker 6>to what's actually going on. And the night before the game,

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<v Speaker 6>I can't say I remember tossing and turning, but I

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<v Speaker 6>remember throughout the whole week having to control my nervous system.

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<v Speaker 6>Because that's what everyone says is it's such a big

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<v Speaker 6>game that by the time kickoff happens, you're totally zapping energy.

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<v Speaker 6>So I was doing everything I could. I wasn't even

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<v Speaker 6>texting people back, you know, I was just focus on

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<v Speaker 6>just you.

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<v Speaker 5>Know, doing my job, doing my routines. And that's all

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<v Speaker 5>that mattered.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Sam Hubbard is our special guest tonight. Sam, of

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<v Speaker 2>course retired at the end of last season. He's living

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<v Speaker 2>his best life in retirement. He got married, there's been traveled,

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<v Speaker 2>there's been fly fishing, doing all sorts of great stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>But we are going to be putting him to work

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<v Speaker 2>with the Cincinnati Bengals. He's going to be doing a

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<v Speaker 2>segment periodically on the Bengals Weekly TV show where he

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<v Speaker 2>breaks down video of Bengals plays, trying to come up

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<v Speaker 2>with the right name Sam spotlight Hubbard's highlights. I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>sure which we'll find something that works, but in any case,

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<v Speaker 2>we are going to do a radio version on this

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<v Speaker 2>show tonight. When we come back. We're gonna play some

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<v Speaker 2>highlights from last week's game at Greenby Green Bay. Sam

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<v Speaker 2>is taking a look at these plays. He's gonna tell

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<v Speaker 2>us what really happened to some of these key moments

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<v Speaker 2>in last week's game. This is the Bengals Game Plan Show.

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<v Speaker 2>We are live at the MVP Sports Bar in Silverton.

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<v Speaker 2>Sam is here until seven Lap and I are here

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<v Speaker 2>Lap and I are here until eight o'clock tonight. Our

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<v Speaker 2>special guest until seven is form Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard,

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<v Speaker 2>As we get you set for Thursday Night football coming

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<v Speaker 2>up tomorrow at pay Course Stadium, the dreaded, hated, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>but grudgingly respected Pittsburgh Steelers are coming to town. They're

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<v Speaker 2>going down to Borrow Night. They come in at four

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<v Speaker 2>and one. There will be four and two at the

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<v Speaker 2>end of the game, as the Bengals are gonna get

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<v Speaker 2>it done tomorrow with Joe Flacco at quarterback. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>As I promised earlier, we are going to be debuting

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<v Speaker 2>a new segment tonight, really kind of previewing something that's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be coming up on the Bengals Weekly TV show,

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<v Speaker 2>because Sam periodically is going to be breaking down video

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<v Speaker 2>and really sharing an expert's view of what takes place

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<v Speaker 2>on some of the key plays in games. So we're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna try an audio version of this tonight. We are

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<v Speaker 2>going to start in the fourth quarter of last week's

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<v Speaker 2>game at green Bay. It's the Bengals ball. It is

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<v Speaker 2>fourth down and five at the green Bay nineteen yard line.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's what happened. Flacco in the gun, three receivers left,

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<v Speaker 2>one right, Hey Ryan in the backfield to five Van Rush.

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<v Speaker 2>Flaco throwing and the pass is cau Oh my goodness,

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<v Speaker 2>how in God's name to Jamar Chase catch that ball?

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<v Speaker 8>Now he's doing the gritty in the end zone. The

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<v Speaker 8>Bengals get a nineteen yard touchdown pass to Jamar Chase

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<v Speaker 8>when he wasn't open.

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<v Speaker 2>Unbelievable, all right, Sam Hubbard. Other than seeing a great catch,

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<v Speaker 2>what stood out to you when you watch that play

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<v Speaker 2>on tape?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, that play, it's an unbelievable play when you watch it.

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<v Speaker 6>But what's most important is the context, I think from

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<v Speaker 6>the previous play. When you watch the previous play, fellow

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<v Speaker 6>Moller graduate Carrington Valentine, he's guarding Jamar, is an uncatchable pass.

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<v Speaker 6>He swats it down, you know, gets in Jamar's face,

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<v Speaker 6>does the gritty right, Jamar calmly walks back to the huddle,

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<v Speaker 6>you know, gets the play lines back up, and if

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<v Speaker 6>you know Jamar, which I think you all get a peek.

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<v Speaker 5>Into his mindset and who he is.

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<v Speaker 6>You know that if he lines up that next play

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<v Speaker 6>and the ball is thrown to him, he's probably coming

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<v Speaker 6>down with it. So I know he was double covered,

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<v Speaker 6>impossible catch.

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<v Speaker 5>But if you if you.

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<v Speaker 6>Know how Jamar's is, how competitive, what type of teammate

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<v Speaker 6>he is, and if you watch that whole drive too,

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, he's the one that got him down the field.

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<v Speaker 6>So you know, it's easy for a team to be

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<v Speaker 6>celebrating when they're up like that, but you know, when

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<v Speaker 6>you have your captain receiver, best receiver in the NFL

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<v Speaker 6>delivering like that and a tough time and after something

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<v Speaker 6>like that happened to play before and rising to the occasion,

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<v Speaker 6>I thought it was a really special play in.

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<v Speaker 2>The game now that you mentioned, and I recall Lap

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<v Speaker 2>saying on the broadcast after Valentine grittied, let's be careful,

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah man.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, don't. Don't you know, poke the bear, the bear,

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<v Speaker 5>rattle the best hive. You know you'll get stung, baby,

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<v Speaker 5>you get stung a bunch, because I mean, the great

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<v Speaker 5>ones they don't like that stuff.

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<v Speaker 6>No he doesn't, Well you won't show it. But the

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<v Speaker 6>next play, yeah, you better triple because you.

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<v Speaker 5>Set yourself up for a beatdown, right, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's go to a highlight number two. This

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<v Speaker 2>is actually a couple of plays put together. That's spotlight

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<v Speaker 2>a player on defense who had a fantastic game. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>listen to these plays. On second down and seven, Love

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<v Speaker 2>under center from the Bengals twenty six yard line. Here's

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<v Speaker 2>a screen out to the left ice and the Bengals

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<v Speaker 2>read it and make the tackle. Dobbs brought down by

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<v Speaker 2>Turner back at the twenty seven yard line, a loss

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<v Speaker 2>of one. Play action faith Love over the middle broken

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<v Speaker 2>up by DJ Turner, Who's deflected a couple of passes today.

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<v Speaker 2>He also had the deflection that led to an ist

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<v Speaker 2>by Gino Stone early in the game. That pass was

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<v Speaker 2>intended for Golden. DJ Turner had five pass breakups in

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<v Speaker 2>the game. That's crazy for a single game. He now

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<v Speaker 2>leads the NFL with eleven. What stood out about his

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<v Speaker 2>play last Sunday?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, I wanted to highlight DJ because what you're looking

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<v Speaker 6>at is really ascending young player who you know. He

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<v Speaker 6>came in two years ago from the University of Michigan,

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<v Speaker 6>ran a.

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<v Speaker 5>Four to two six or something crazy like that.

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<v Speaker 6>And last year you really saw him coming on as

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<v Speaker 6>the year went on, getting more snaps.

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<v Speaker 5>There was a rotation going on. He was making more and.

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<v Speaker 6>More plays than all of a sudden freak play, he

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<v Speaker 6>breaks his collarbone coming down for a ball, and that's

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<v Speaker 6>something you can't really control. But I've been watching him

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<v Speaker 6>this season. I think that is his technique, his eye discipline,

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<v Speaker 6>his closing speed is something that you can't really even coach.

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<v Speaker 6>And on that bubble play, I mean he ran ten

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<v Speaker 6>yards in the blink of an eye and undercutting the

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<v Speaker 6>route for the PBu and you mentioned the pick. I

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<v Speaker 6>think DJ Turner is emerging as the cornerback one on

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<v Speaker 6>the team, and definitely keep your eye on him as

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<v Speaker 6>as you watch him work. As you watch him, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>really lead this back end as far as making plays.

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<v Speaker 6>But also I think he's become become more more vocal

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<v Speaker 6>and more involved as he as I said, he's ascending,

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<v Speaker 6>becoming a grown man in the NFL almost I do.

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<v Speaker 5>I think you know, he's very physical. I mean he

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<v Speaker 5>and tackling in open space. When you have all that

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<v Speaker 5>open area around you, it's tough. I mean you know,

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<v Speaker 5>the spotlights on you, the camera's on you. If you whiff,

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<v Speaker 5>if you miss, you know you're gonna get dogged.

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<v Speaker 6>And uh, he's not afraid to go set the edge

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<v Speaker 6>too as a corner downhill on the dollers, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>force everything back inside. You don't see him jumping under

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<v Speaker 6>blocks on screen passes. He stays on his gap and

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<v Speaker 6>maintains leverage, does a good job understanding leverage and coverage.

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<v Speaker 5>And uh, you know, it's been fun watching him grow up.

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<v Speaker 5>He's a real intelligent guy. Teammates talk about that is

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<v Speaker 5>football IQ and his overall intelligence. But they also say that,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, he's really a good guy. You know, one

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<v Speaker 5>of those guys that's you know, easy to get along with.

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<v Speaker 5>Everybody in the locker room kind of gravitates toward him

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<v Speaker 5>and everything that everybody respects, you know, what he has

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<v Speaker 5>to say and how he says.

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<v Speaker 6>It, even though he's a mission Yeah, you can.

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<v Speaker 5>I definitely second that he is that guy.

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<v Speaker 6>And every year, like you know, those guys, they find

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<v Speaker 6>something better every year to better their routine, their preparation. Right,

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<v Speaker 6>bring other guys along with him. He is definitely one

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<v Speaker 6>of those guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, all right. DJ also had a hand literally. In

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<v Speaker 2>our next highlight, this is the Packers opening drive as

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<v Speaker 2>they march the ball into the red zone. It's third

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<v Speaker 2>down in five for Green Bay. Shotgun snap rush coming

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<v Speaker 2>up the middle. Love begins scrambling right. They can't get

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<v Speaker 2>him down yet.

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<v Speaker 8>Now he throws and it is intercepted, deflected and picked off.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bengals are running it back. It's Geno Stone.

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<v Speaker 8>He's out of bounds at the thirty seven yard line.

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<v Speaker 5>I think it might have been DJ Turner that tipped it.

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<v Speaker 5>You're correct, Yeah, DJ Turner got a hand on it.

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<v Speaker 2>Red zone takeaways are huge. What was the key there?

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<v Speaker 6>I like to look at Geno Stone, you know, genostone

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<v Speaker 6>if you see him flash on the film film coming downhill,

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<v Speaker 6>making big hits, and I think the physicality aspect he

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<v Speaker 6>brings to the game of some of this defense needs

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<v Speaker 6>from the back end. Obviously, you see him get a

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<v Speaker 6>couple of takeaways this year. You know he we all struggled.

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<v Speaker 6>It was a tough year last year defensively, but Gino's

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<v Speaker 6>a seventh round pick, a guy that grinded for everything

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<v Speaker 6>that he's gotten, worked his way up the depth chart

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<v Speaker 6>to I think he led the NFL and interceptions. His

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<v Speaker 6>his final year in Baltimore, comes here new you know,

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<v Speaker 6>new team, new environment, and I really like the way

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<v Speaker 6>he's played these last few weeks as far as an

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<v Speaker 6>emotional leader, as far as a tone setter in the

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<v Speaker 6>back end.

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<v Speaker 5>Uh, this was a takeaway which you know.

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<v Speaker 6>Really gave the defense confidence going into this next three quarters.

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<v Speaker 6>But I also like the place where he's coming down

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<v Speaker 6>hill and really knocking guys backwards. And you know that's

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<v Speaker 6>you know, with the young linebackers in front of you,

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<v Speaker 6>that can go a long way as far as the

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<v Speaker 6>mentality for your defense.

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<v Speaker 5>And he's definitely one of the leaders on this team.

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<v Speaker 5>He is, that's another one that will, uh, he'll hit you.

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<v Speaker 5>Both safeties will come downhill and knock you back. You know,

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, what's it? How how valuable is it for

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<v Speaker 5>defense to have two guys like that that will come

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<v Speaker 5>downhill and really play the run physically, aggressive, super tough,

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<v Speaker 5>and be so talent and effective on the back end

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<v Speaker 5>as well.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, I think it's it's really important because you know,

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<v Speaker 6>if you're three deep, you know you have another basically

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<v Speaker 6>linebacker in the box right with their and strong safety

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<v Speaker 6>dropping down. But I was fortunate to have two of

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<v Speaker 6>the best safeties you know, I ever played with Von

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<v Speaker 6>Bell Jesse Bates, and we won a lot of game

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<v Speaker 6>with games with those guys, and they were the quarterbacks

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<v Speaker 6>of our defense. And I see that Jordan Battle and

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<v Speaker 6>Gino Stone are emerging. Jordan was, you know, just a

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<v Speaker 6>young guy a few years ago. You see his play elevating.

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<v Speaker 6>He's moving a lot faster, you know, anticipating things, communicating better.

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<v Speaker 6>We had a very young back end these last few years.

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<v Speaker 6>Replacing those guys that I mentioned. I think that they're

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<v Speaker 6>really coming into their own and going to be a

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<v Speaker 6>strength of this team for the games to come.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, we've got one more highlight. Bengals didn't score

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<v Speaker 2>in the first half, but they opened the second half

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<v Speaker 2>with a seventeen play touchdown. Let's hear how that drive ended.

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<v Speaker 2>Fourth down in goal. The Bengals line up to go

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<v Speaker 2>for it a little more than two yards away. Biggins

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<v Speaker 2>and Yosi Bosh out to the right, Hudson and Chase

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<v Speaker 2>out to the left. Pe Ryan in the backfield.

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<v Speaker 8>Flacco catches the shotgun, snap pump fakes throws into the

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<v Speaker 8>end zones caught in the back of the end zone

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<v Speaker 8>under the goalpost by Tanner Hudson.

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<v Speaker 2>What'd you see there?

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<v Speaker 6>That was just two veterans. You know, you got Flacco's

0:23:29.040 --> 0:23:31.720
<v Speaker 6>first game. You know, you're fourth down, You're you're throwing

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<v Speaker 6>to Tanner Hudson, who the play before had another fifteen

0:23:35.359 --> 0:23:37.520
<v Speaker 6>yard catch just to get him in this position. And

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<v Speaker 6>Tanner's played for seven teams, been in the league a

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<v Speaker 6>long time. I think he was in my class. And

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<v Speaker 6>obviously we all know how much football Flacco has played.

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<v Speaker 6>But when you have guys that have been around the

0:23:49.920 --> 0:23:52.640
<v Speaker 6>block that much and know what needs to get done,

0:23:52.720 --> 0:23:54.960
<v Speaker 6>they can really improvise. And I thought that was just

0:23:55.040 --> 0:23:58.600
<v Speaker 6>such a you know, impressive touchdown just to you know,

0:23:58.720 --> 0:24:01.320
<v Speaker 6>keep the game alive. And that's what Flacco does for

0:24:01.359 --> 0:24:03.440
<v Speaker 6>this team. He can really, you know, improvise. He can

0:24:03.440 --> 0:24:07.000
<v Speaker 6>make things happen, uh, see situations in the game, communicate,

0:24:07.200 --> 0:24:10.160
<v Speaker 6>you know, commanded huddle. He got there four days ago.

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<v Speaker 6>I was just so impressed with the pump fake and

0:24:13.600 --> 0:24:15.320
<v Speaker 6>doing whatever he needed. I was actually I think his

0:24:15.440 --> 0:24:18.359
<v Speaker 6>third read on the play, second or third read on

0:24:18.440 --> 0:24:21.800
<v Speaker 6>the fourth down on the coal line, so uh, you know,

0:24:21.880 --> 0:24:23.800
<v Speaker 6>they're staying alive. And I thought that, you know, we'll

0:24:23.800 --> 0:24:26.600
<v Speaker 6>see more comfortability from from those veterans and the and

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<v Speaker 6>the on the offense for the weeks to come.

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<v Speaker 5>You know the thing about that play that was impressed

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<v Speaker 5>to it's uh to create an extent like they did

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<v Speaker 5>when they've only been together for a short period of time,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, four days. Yeah, I mean like mental telepathy.

0:24:40.480 --> 0:24:42.879
<v Speaker 5>They were kind of like reading each other's mind and

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<v Speaker 5>like you said, the pump fake kind of triggered Tanner

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<v Speaker 5>Hudson to make that final move that that that broke

0:24:48.200 --> 0:24:50.600
<v Speaker 5>him open. And uh, that was that was a big play.

0:24:50.600 --> 0:24:52.760
<v Speaker 5>That was a that was a huge play. Tanner Hudson's

0:24:52.760 --> 0:24:56.359
<v Speaker 5>another guy that's a very intelligent football player. Is Yes, Yeah,

0:24:56.400 --> 0:24:58.240
<v Speaker 5>he won a Super Bowl with the Buccaneers.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, he's an underrated block. Yeah he's he'll he'll get

0:25:02.119 --> 0:25:03.000
<v Speaker 6>after it. We definitely.

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<v Speaker 5>Uh.

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<v Speaker 6>I still think Drew Sample is one of the best

0:25:05.760 --> 0:25:07.800
<v Speaker 6>blockers in the day. But uh, you know, all those

0:25:07.800 --> 0:25:10.359
<v Speaker 6>guys will do when they need to. Another guy I

0:25:10.359 --> 0:25:11.960
<v Speaker 6>can't wait to see back is Eric All.

0:25:12.080 --> 0:25:16.680
<v Speaker 5>He's He's he can really that's my guy. I can

0:25:16.800 --> 0:25:17.440
<v Speaker 5>see him back.

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<v Speaker 2>This segment was good. I think that worked out well,

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<v Speaker 2>real good. I love it. I think we've I think

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<v Speaker 2>we've stumbled into something.

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<v Speaker 5>This was excellent.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, we're gonna take a time out. Sam was

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<v Speaker 2>the Ruler of the Jungle in the home opener. Tomorrow

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<v Speaker 2>night's ruler of the Jungle is Andrew Whitworth. We'll hear

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<v Speaker 2>from Big Wit now. This is the Bengals Game Plan

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<v Speaker 2>Show presented by Big Light, live from the MVP Sports

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0:25:51.720 --> 0:25:54.800
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0:25:54.880 --> 0:25:57.960
<v Speaker 2>Dan Hord with Dave Lapham. Our special guest until seven

0:25:58.000 --> 0:26:03.240
<v Speaker 2>o'clock tonight is Sam Hubbard, former Bengals great Ohio state standout,

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<v Speaker 2>Molar High School legend. Speaking of Molar High School legends,

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<v Speaker 2>my longtime broadcast partner on UC football games, Jim Kelly,

0:26:12.800 --> 0:26:16.080
<v Speaker 2>passed away last weekend. Jim was a great football player

0:26:16.080 --> 0:26:20.080
<v Speaker 2>and track star at Molar High School. He also frequently

0:26:20.160 --> 0:26:24.080
<v Speaker 2>played music here at the MVP Sports Bar in Silverton

0:26:24.440 --> 0:26:27.399
<v Speaker 2>with his guitar. He would stand on the small stage

0:26:27.440 --> 0:26:31.440
<v Speaker 2>here and entertain everybody here. They are going to name

0:26:32.000 --> 0:26:39.520
<v Speaker 2>the small stage here Jim's hotter, which is awesome. So

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<v Speaker 2>thank you for the folks here at MVP Sports Bar.

0:26:42.680 --> 0:26:45.960
<v Speaker 2>That's good for honoring my friend Jim Kelly. I can't

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<v Speaker 2>tell you how much I appreciate that. All Right, Bengals

0:26:49.640 --> 0:26:52.200
<v Speaker 2>play the Steelers tomorrow night. As we mentioned, the ruler

0:26:52.200 --> 0:26:54.920
<v Speaker 2>of the jungle is going to be Andrew Whitworth. It's

0:26:54.960 --> 0:26:57.840
<v Speaker 2>a huge game for Cincinnati. It's a great opportunity. The

0:26:57.880 --> 0:27:00.639
<v Speaker 2>Steelers are four and one, but they don't have a

0:27:00.680 --> 0:27:03.520
<v Speaker 2>great win yet. They did beat the Patriots, but the

0:27:03.560 --> 0:27:07.440
<v Speaker 2>Patriots fumbled four times in that game. They dominated in

0:27:07.480 --> 0:27:09.800
<v Speaker 2>every other way, but they kind of handed it away

0:27:09.840 --> 0:27:13.000
<v Speaker 2>with the turnovers. There were five total turnovers in that game.

0:27:13.160 --> 0:27:17.679
<v Speaker 2>Pittsburgh still has to play the Packers, the Colts, the Chargers,

0:27:17.880 --> 0:27:21.040
<v Speaker 2>the Bills, the Lions. They've got two games late in

0:27:21.040 --> 0:27:24.760
<v Speaker 2>the season against Baltimore when Lamar will be back. You've

0:27:24.800 --> 0:27:26.639
<v Speaker 2>got to think they're going to come back to the

0:27:26.720 --> 0:27:29.359
<v Speaker 2>pack a little bit. If the Bengals could get a

0:27:29.400 --> 0:27:33.480
<v Speaker 2>head to head win tomorrow, it would be huge. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>hear from Andrew Whitworth, who's coming to town for Amazon Prime.

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<v Speaker 9>They look like that team that's just gonna take over

0:27:40.760 --> 0:27:42.840
<v Speaker 9>the AFC North this year and kind of have a

0:27:42.880 --> 0:27:45.320
<v Speaker 9>smooth run to win in this division. So if you

0:27:45.320 --> 0:27:47.080
<v Speaker 9>want to mess that up, you want to be the

0:27:47.400 --> 0:27:50.560
<v Speaker 9>guy who comes in and ruins that whole story, you know,

0:27:50.600 --> 0:27:51.840
<v Speaker 9>and you want to say there's still a lot of

0:27:51.880 --> 0:27:53.760
<v Speaker 9>promise left in the season. These are the kind of

0:27:53.800 --> 0:27:55.400
<v Speaker 9>games you got to rise to the occasion.

0:27:55.480 --> 0:27:56.040
<v Speaker 5>Last week you.

0:27:56.119 --> 0:27:59.200
<v Speaker 9>Rose the occasion in Green Bay, heck of a challenge,

0:27:59.240 --> 0:28:02.000
<v Speaker 9>all these things, you almost got it done. But this

0:28:02.040 --> 0:28:03.680
<v Speaker 9>week it's one of those that you have to get

0:28:03.680 --> 0:28:05.600
<v Speaker 9>it done. And so you know what, who can go

0:28:05.680 --> 0:28:08.040
<v Speaker 9>out and be the best burdens of ourselves, every gown,

0:28:08.080 --> 0:28:10.480
<v Speaker 9>our team. Let's go out and give it our absolute

0:28:10.560 --> 0:28:12.800
<v Speaker 9>best to really change the narrative of the rest of

0:28:12.800 --> 0:28:13.200
<v Speaker 9>our season.

0:28:13.240 --> 0:28:15.160
<v Speaker 5>Because you win that one, you will.

0:28:15.000 --> 0:28:16.920
<v Speaker 9>You'll change the way people are talking about you, You'll

0:28:16.960 --> 0:28:19.639
<v Speaker 9>change the way you believe in yourself, and you'll change

0:28:19.640 --> 0:28:21.520
<v Speaker 9>the vision you have for the rest of the season

0:28:21.520 --> 0:28:22.240
<v Speaker 9>and how it's going to go.

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<v Speaker 2>Sam, I'm not going to use the words must win,

0:28:26.640 --> 0:28:29.040
<v Speaker 2>because it's not. You never know what can happen from

0:28:29.040 --> 0:28:32.000
<v Speaker 2>here on in shoot. Aaron Rodgers could get hurt tomorrow

0:28:32.080 --> 0:28:34.240
<v Speaker 2>night I'm not wishing that on him, but things happen.

0:28:34.320 --> 0:28:37.919
<v Speaker 2>It's football, but it's obviously a pivotal game. If the

0:28:37.960 --> 0:28:41.480
<v Speaker 2>Bengals win tomorrow, they've got home games coming up against

0:28:41.480 --> 0:28:44.640
<v Speaker 2>the Jets and the Bears. They could put themselves really

0:28:44.760 --> 0:28:46.280
<v Speaker 2>right back in the thick of things with a win

0:28:46.360 --> 0:28:46.880
<v Speaker 2>tomorrow night.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, no doubt.

0:28:47.960 --> 0:28:50.440
<v Speaker 6>And I think that you know, it's it's gonna be

0:28:50.440 --> 0:28:52.720
<v Speaker 6>an electric environment Thursday Night always is.

0:28:52.960 --> 0:28:54.280
<v Speaker 5>You know, you got the white Bengal.

0:28:55.680 --> 0:28:57.960
<v Speaker 6>I think they use that energy to their advantage and

0:28:58.200 --> 0:28:59.520
<v Speaker 6>you know, go all in.

0:28:59.680 --> 0:29:02.680
<v Speaker 5>You know, this is a it's not a must win game.

0:29:02.800 --> 0:29:04.840
<v Speaker 6>You know, I don't like that phrase, but you know,

0:29:04.920 --> 0:29:09.040
<v Speaker 6>every AFC North game is essential, and uh, this is

0:29:09.080 --> 0:29:13.200
<v Speaker 6>their first opportunity to go against the Steelers this year.

0:29:13.240 --> 0:29:15.959
<v Speaker 6>It's a physical battle. I think that they, you know,

0:29:16.160 --> 0:29:18.000
<v Speaker 6>leave they got nothing to lose. You go out there,

0:29:18.040 --> 0:29:19.680
<v Speaker 6>you leave it all out at the table. You try

0:29:19.760 --> 0:29:21.320
<v Speaker 6>out physical and you're trying to run the ball, you

0:29:21.400 --> 0:29:23.719
<v Speaker 6>try and get some takeaways. Earlier, I remember playing Monday

0:29:23.800 --> 0:29:27.960
<v Speaker 6>Night against Big Ben and the Steelers in twenty twenty.

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<v Speaker 6>We were probably two and ten at that time, two

0:29:31.160 --> 0:29:34.280
<v Speaker 6>and eleven. We had you know, know nothing to play for.

0:29:34.560 --> 0:29:35.440
<v Speaker 6>They I think they.

0:29:35.320 --> 0:29:38.640
<v Speaker 5>Were Startlen eleven or two at the time.

0:29:38.920 --> 0:29:42.160
<v Speaker 6>We get an early takeaway early in that game, get

0:29:42.160 --> 0:29:45.440
<v Speaker 6>a pick, von Bell knocks out Juju Smith Schuster and

0:29:45.840 --> 0:29:48.200
<v Speaker 6>it was one of the best wins of my entire career.

0:29:48.240 --> 0:29:48.400
<v Speaker 5>You know.

0:29:48.400 --> 0:29:51.719
<v Speaker 6>I had so much fun out there making plays, just

0:29:51.720 --> 0:29:53.320
<v Speaker 6>doing it for the guys that you're playing next to

0:29:53.440 --> 0:29:54.960
<v Speaker 6>and doing it for the city. So I think that

0:29:55.240 --> 0:29:57.120
<v Speaker 6>if they take that same approach and just you know,

0:29:57.240 --> 0:29:59.680
<v Speaker 6>let it fly, it could be a good night.

0:29:59.600 --> 0:30:02.400
<v Speaker 5>For the ben Us. I think it could be. It's

0:30:02.520 --> 0:30:05.200
<v Speaker 5>it's gonna be uh, it's gonna be very interesting. I

0:30:05.600 --> 0:30:08.680
<v Speaker 5>think turnovers are going to be big. They are in

0:30:08.760 --> 0:30:13.680
<v Speaker 5>the in this football. Yeah, early on, establish your presence early,

0:30:13.840 --> 0:30:17.120
<v Speaker 5>you know, make some kind of a physical statement, whether

0:30:17.120 --> 0:30:19.880
<v Speaker 5>it's the guy you know turning making the turnover, turning

0:30:19.920 --> 0:30:22.960
<v Speaker 5>the football over with the interception, fumble, recovery or whatever

0:30:23.000 --> 0:30:25.200
<v Speaker 5>it might be. Or do a Sam Hubbin take that

0:30:25.240 --> 0:30:27.400
<v Speaker 5>turnover back to the house. That would be work, that

0:30:27.400 --> 0:30:30.680
<v Speaker 5>would be even better. But it is It's like every

0:30:30.880 --> 0:30:34.080
<v Speaker 5>every position group, every player in that position group has

0:30:34.120 --> 0:30:37.000
<v Speaker 5>to take it upon himself to to to bring it,

0:30:37.320 --> 0:30:39.960
<v Speaker 5>to bring it at the highest level possible. The physicality

0:30:40.240 --> 0:30:44.640
<v Speaker 5>part of that, the attention to detail, performing your role,

0:30:44.880 --> 0:30:48.719
<v Speaker 5>your your assignment to the to the utmost and like

0:30:48.760 --> 0:30:51.800
<v Speaker 5>you never have before on a on a regular basis,

0:30:51.840 --> 0:30:55.440
<v Speaker 5>play by play, snap by snap, quarter by quarter, half

0:30:55.480 --> 0:30:57.800
<v Speaker 5>by half, whatever. I mean, you just got to get

0:30:57.800 --> 0:31:01.760
<v Speaker 5>it done. No excuses, no excuses, football game whatsoever. You

0:31:01.920 --> 0:31:06.120
<v Speaker 5>just I mean, it's a division game. Division games are monstrous.

0:31:06.200 --> 0:31:07.920
<v Speaker 5>You're like, if you win, it's like a win and

0:31:08.000 --> 0:31:09.960
<v Speaker 5>a half. You know, you get a little bit of

0:31:10.200 --> 0:31:13.040
<v Speaker 5>a little bit of an edge there. So this one's big, man,

0:31:13.080 --> 0:31:14.000
<v Speaker 5>this one's monstrous.

0:31:14.280 --> 0:31:16.840
<v Speaker 6>I heard Flacco say something in his press conference about

0:31:16.880 --> 0:31:18.920
<v Speaker 6>you know, what do you say to teams that are

0:31:18.960 --> 0:31:21.480
<v Speaker 6>on a losing skid? And I thought it was really interesting, how,

0:31:22.360 --> 0:31:25.680
<v Speaker 6>you know, everyone's so focused on worrying about the criticisms

0:31:25.720 --> 0:31:28.000
<v Speaker 6>and if people are saying they're doing well and really,

0:31:28.120 --> 0:31:30.320
<v Speaker 6>in reality, you know, everyone's trying to do their own

0:31:30.360 --> 0:31:33.040
<v Speaker 6>part right. And I think that's a really contagious good

0:31:33.160 --> 0:31:36.360
<v Speaker 6>mindset for the team to take over. And he's obviously

0:31:36.360 --> 0:31:39.080
<v Speaker 6>been around the block, and I think that that'll be

0:31:39.120 --> 0:31:42.280
<v Speaker 6>a positive catalyst for him to not overthinking and not

0:31:42.360 --> 0:31:45.000
<v Speaker 6>be too worried about the analysis or the film critics

0:31:45.040 --> 0:31:47.280
<v Speaker 6>and just go out there and make some plays.

0:31:47.360 --> 0:31:50.760
<v Speaker 2>Yep. Yeah, you faced Aaron Rodgers eight years ago at

0:31:50.760 --> 0:31:51.280
<v Speaker 2>Green Bay.

0:31:51.280 --> 0:31:53.880
<v Speaker 5>What stood out Aaron Rodgers?

0:31:53.920 --> 0:31:56.160
<v Speaker 6>Yeah, we played him I think in twenty twenty one,

0:31:56.240 --> 0:32:00.720
<v Speaker 6>and his ability to anticipate create. He was playing with

0:32:00.760 --> 0:32:02.840
<v Speaker 6>DeVante Adams at that time and they were playing like

0:32:02.920 --> 0:32:06.040
<v Speaker 6>backyard football, just drawing up plays and no matter how

0:32:06.080 --> 0:32:08.520
<v Speaker 6>many guys we try to cover, they always were one

0:32:08.520 --> 0:32:12.240
<v Speaker 6>step ahead. And you know, he's just seen so much football.

0:32:12.280 --> 0:32:15.200
<v Speaker 6>He's he's still you know, moving pretty good getting the

0:32:15.200 --> 0:32:17.360
<v Speaker 6>ball out. I don't think he wants to get hit

0:32:17.440 --> 0:32:22.040
<v Speaker 6>like he used to. But his arm is generational and

0:32:22.920 --> 0:32:25.280
<v Speaker 6>got the utmost respect for him and his his career.

0:32:25.320 --> 0:32:27.760
<v Speaker 6>And it's a challenge. It's a challenge to keep him

0:32:27.800 --> 0:32:30.040
<v Speaker 6>in the pocket. It's a challenge to disrupt his throwing

0:32:30.120 --> 0:32:32.360
<v Speaker 6>lanes and not let him feel comfortable back there. If

0:32:32.400 --> 0:32:35.040
<v Speaker 6>they get some hits on him early, you know, run

0:32:35.120 --> 0:32:38.600
<v Speaker 6>some games twisted up that could definitely, you know, make

0:32:38.680 --> 0:32:42.960
<v Speaker 6>him a little too anticipatory and not I want to

0:32:42.960 --> 0:32:44.760
<v Speaker 6>sit back there so comfortable.

0:32:44.640 --> 0:32:46.640
<v Speaker 5>And you make great points there. I mean, that's a

0:32:46.760 --> 0:32:50.160
<v Speaker 5>that's a good synopsis Scott to report there on on

0:32:50.280 --> 0:32:53.080
<v Speaker 5>Aaron Rodgers for sure. I think the one thing about

0:32:53.160 --> 0:32:56.760
<v Speaker 5>him now too, is he's enjoying football again. Yeah. When

0:32:56.760 --> 0:32:58.760
<v Speaker 5>he was with the Jets in New York, it was

0:32:58.800 --> 0:33:01.000
<v Speaker 5>a chore for him. It didn't see like he was

0:33:01.040 --> 0:33:04.160
<v Speaker 5>having fun. I mean, this is a kid's game. It's

0:33:04.200 --> 0:33:06.760
<v Speaker 5>grown men playing a kids in for the first time ever,

0:33:06.800 --> 0:33:09.600
<v Speaker 5>you have two quarterbacks over forty years old playing against

0:33:09.600 --> 0:33:12.440
<v Speaker 5>each other and they're playing the most important position in

0:33:12.440 --> 0:33:14.480
<v Speaker 5>the kid's game. Yeah, so you know, go out and

0:33:14.560 --> 0:33:17.040
<v Speaker 5>enjoy it. Go out and have fun, man, you know,

0:33:17.560 --> 0:33:20.840
<v Speaker 5>don't let the weight of the world fall on your shoulders.

0:33:20.840 --> 0:33:25.520
<v Speaker 5>I mean, it's something that everybody would love to do,

0:33:26.000 --> 0:33:29.320
<v Speaker 5>and you're the chosen one. You're the one that's been

0:33:29.600 --> 0:33:32.680
<v Speaker 5>selected to go do it, So take full advantage of

0:33:32.720 --> 0:33:34.400
<v Speaker 5>it and have the best time of your life.

0:33:35.000 --> 0:33:38.120
<v Speaker 2>It's pretty cool that Joe Flacco is facing an older quarterback. Yes,

0:33:38.160 --> 0:33:40.720
<v Speaker 2>he's forty, and he's the young guy in this match.

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<v Speaker 5>Like it.

0:33:41.880 --> 0:33:44.160
<v Speaker 2>He was pretty good last week, that's for sure. Hopefully

0:33:44.160 --> 0:33:47.200
<v Speaker 2>his second half against Green Bay carries over for four

0:33:47.280 --> 0:33:49.880
<v Speaker 2>quarters tomorrow night. We're gonna take a time out when

0:33:49.920 --> 0:33:53.600
<v Speaker 2>we come back. We are going to listen back to

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<v Speaker 2>the final play of Sam Hubbard's NFL career. This is

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<v Speaker 2>the Bengals Game Plan Show presented by butt Light, Easy

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<v Speaker 2>to Drink, Easy to Enjoy, live from the MVP Sports

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<v Speaker 2>Bar in Silverton on ESPN fifteen thirty Borrow Night on

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<v Speaker 2>Thursday Night Football. It's the Bengals against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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<v Speaker 2>It's gonna be a white out. Bengals will have their

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<v Speaker 2>white Bengals uniforms on. The white helmet, the white jerseys,

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<v Speaker 2>the white pants. It's a great look. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>if it's just me. You guys like look faster in

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<v Speaker 2>those unis. Did you feel differently when you wore those?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, they always say white sox, white cleats. You can

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<v Speaker 6>look faster on films right to wear them as much?

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<v Speaker 10>Like?

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Well, Sam Hubbard is our guest for another

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<v Speaker 2>thirteen minutes or so here at the MVP Sports Bar

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<v Speaker 2>in Silverton. At the beginning of the show, we listened

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<v Speaker 2>back to the fumble in the jungle. That was actually

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<v Speaker 2>one of three touchdowns that Sam scored in his NFL career,

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<v Speaker 2>which is pretty unusual for a defensive lineman.

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<v Speaker 5>No doubt.

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<v Speaker 2>As a rookie, he scored on a fumble recovery against

0:35:06.520 --> 0:35:10.440
<v Speaker 2>the Dolphins. He's been signing pictures of that tonight. Several

0:35:10.440 --> 0:35:13.520
<v Speaker 2>people brought photos of that play. And then there was

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<v Speaker 2>the touchdown he scored in his final NFL game in

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<v Speaker 2>what turned out to be his final NFL play December

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<v Speaker 2>fifteenth last year in Nashville against the Tennessee Titans. Let's listen.

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<v Speaker 8>Back Burrow fakes a handoff, throws a pass.

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<v Speaker 4>Sam Hubbard with the catch, touchdown Bengals. Sam Hubbard raising

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<v Speaker 4>the football over his head and spiking at Gronk style

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<v Speaker 4>after the first catch.

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<v Speaker 2>How of his NFL career.

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<v Speaker 5>Sam Hubbard started his career at Moeler High School as

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<v Speaker 5>a tight end. Sam Hubbard is an athlete, Sam Hubbard.

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<v Speaker 5>That's a great fingertip catch.

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<v Speaker 2>It really was a heck of a catch.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it wasn't like right into your chest. It

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<v Speaker 2>was pretty well defended and you had to grab like

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<v Speaker 2>the back half of the ball.

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 6>I know that that whole play. Coming to Fruition was

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<v Speaker 6>a season long process, you know. The I had a

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<v Speaker 6>conversation with Zach early in the year after a couple

0:36:16.440 --> 0:36:18.719
<v Speaker 6>of injuries. How we're gonna rotate some young guys and

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<v Speaker 6>play some more and I was gonna mentor them, and uh,

0:36:23.040 --> 0:36:24.640
<v Speaker 6>there was gonna be more ways that I could help

0:36:24.680 --> 0:36:26.880
<v Speaker 6>the team, and one of them was we needed a

0:36:26.920 --> 0:36:29.560
<v Speaker 6>third tight end because I think Eric had just gotten hurt.

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<v Speaker 6>So you know, we I was going in there for

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<v Speaker 6>a little bit of blocking and uh, obviously with the

0:36:35.920 --> 0:36:38.439
<v Speaker 6>goal one day to have a pass put in for us,

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<v Speaker 6>and we ran, you know, blocking play after blocking play,

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<v Speaker 6>and then one week the look was kind of there

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<v Speaker 6>for for us to have an opportunity. And that week

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<v Speaker 6>at practice, Joe grabbed me the side and said, if

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<v Speaker 6>we're gonna actually run this, you gotta do it full speed.

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<v Speaker 6>So we ran about ten corner routes at full speed

0:36:58.480 --> 0:37:02.799
<v Speaker 6>before practice. He threw a lasers at me and told me,

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<v Speaker 6>you know you're gonna have a guy on you. It's

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<v Speaker 6>gonna it's not gonna be an easy catch. And sure enough,

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<v Speaker 6>you know, shock that Zach called it on the third down,

0:37:10.840 --> 0:37:13.799
<v Speaker 6>and uh, I knew that getting out there, I had

0:37:13.800 --> 0:37:14.320
<v Speaker 6>to come.

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<v Speaker 5>Down with the ball.

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<v Speaker 6>Uh, and you know, the guy was.

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<v Speaker 5>On my shoulders. It was a perfectly thrown ball.

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<v Speaker 6>And under no circumstances, I was not gonna come down

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<v Speaker 6>with it, and uh, just what a great play, what

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<v Speaker 6>a great moment. I'm couldn't picture a better, better last

0:37:29.600 --> 0:37:31.920
<v Speaker 6>play in your career. Although it did cause an injury

0:37:31.920 --> 0:37:35.000
<v Speaker 6>and cut it short, but uh, I think Ted Carris

0:37:35.000 --> 0:37:37.160
<v Speaker 6>told me that was the coolest play he's ever ever

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<v Speaker 6>seen in person.

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<v Speaker 5>That meant a lot to me. So what a great moment.

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<v Speaker 5>What what did it mean for two guys that are

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<v Speaker 5>lifelong football friends. I mean, you and Joe Burrow played

0:37:48.880 --> 0:37:52.200
<v Speaker 5>football at Ohio State together, and you're you played tight

0:37:52.280 --> 0:37:56.319
<v Speaker 5>end at Ohio State and you were a good tight end,

0:37:56.440 --> 0:38:00.880
<v Speaker 5>ran solid roads, caught the football, excellent blocker. For you

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<v Speaker 5>guys to come to the National Football League in your

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<v Speaker 5>last game as a professional, you two guys took up

0:38:07.640 --> 0:38:10.600
<v Speaker 5>for a touchdown. It's almost like the football gods said,

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<v Speaker 5>this is the way it's going to be. This is

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<v Speaker 5>the way it's going to be for Sam Harbard in

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<v Speaker 5>this particular football game. What was what was it like

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<v Speaker 5>for you guys to execute that play together? I mean,

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<v Speaker 5>its unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 6>I asked Joe after the game for his jersey, and

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<v Speaker 6>a few months later I get a beautifully framed signs

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<v Speaker 6>with a special message from Joe.

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<v Speaker 5>Let's take sure of the play from Joe's sanatics hooked

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<v Speaker 5>it up.

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<v Speaker 6>It's the centerpiece of my basement, you know, one of

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<v Speaker 6>my most surprized possessions.

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<v Speaker 5>And uh, you know, you can't even put it to words.

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<v Speaker 6>It's it's so special because you know, we've been through

0:38:49.880 --> 0:38:53.000
<v Speaker 6>so much of our years together, so much adversity.

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<v Speaker 5>Still to this day, you know, talk regularly.

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<v Speaker 6>And one of the best quarterbacks I think to ever play.

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<v Speaker 6>I agree, you know, that's that's doesn't come lately.

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<v Speaker 2>What kind of display do you have for the fumble

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<v Speaker 2>in the jungle.

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<v Speaker 6>It's actually in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. I

0:39:13.160 --> 0:39:16.200
<v Speaker 6>got the cleats, I got the jersey, I got all everything.

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<v Speaker 5>About the football. The football is in the Pro Football

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<v Speaker 5>of Fame.

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<v Speaker 6>But on loan you can get it back, so I

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<v Speaker 6>think there as long as they want it.

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<v Speaker 5>But nice they don't want all happily take it back.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah right, how about that though? What's what's that like

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<v Speaker 5>to have something in Canton? You know that that has

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<v Speaker 5>to be special.

0:39:34.520 --> 0:39:37.080
<v Speaker 6>Yeah, if it's not, you know, my jersey or whatever

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<v Speaker 6>for being the Pro Football for Pro Football Hall of fame.

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<v Speaker 5>I'll take whatever I can get. There you go, I'm

0:39:42.600 --> 0:39:45.440
<v Speaker 5>worth I'm worth you. That'll work for me. All right.

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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna take our final time out during this portion

0:39:48.440 --> 0:39:51.160
<v Speaker 2>of the show, while we still have Sam. We're gonna

0:39:51.160 --> 0:39:55.440
<v Speaker 2>come back and play America's favorite game show. Yes we

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<v Speaker 2>call it, No Your School. Five questions about Ohio State.

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<v Speaker 2>Sam has to get at least three rights to be

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<v Speaker 2>a winner. This is the Bengals Game Plan Show presented

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0:40:33.160 --> 0:40:35.719
<v Speaker 2>night to the MVP Sports Bar and Grill. And if

0:40:35.760 --> 0:40:39.040
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0:40:39.120 --> 0:40:43.000
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0:40:43.160 --> 0:40:47.200
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0:40:47.239 --> 0:40:51.080
<v Speaker 2>it's the MVP Sports Bar and Grill here in Silverton

0:40:51.360 --> 0:40:54.800
<v Speaker 2>on Plainfield Road. All right, this is our last segment

0:40:54.880 --> 0:40:58.560
<v Speaker 2>with Sam Hubbard. We appreciate Sam's hour tonight and all

0:40:58.600 --> 0:41:01.400
<v Speaker 2>the autographs he's signed, a pictures he's taken. I know

0:41:01.440 --> 0:41:04.919
<v Speaker 2>Bengals fans really appreciate that. Final segment of the show

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<v Speaker 2>is called No Your School. Yes, five questions about Ohio State.

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<v Speaker 2>For a former Buckeye, you must get at least three

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<v Speaker 2>rights to be declared a winner. Are you ready, Sam Hubbert?

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<v Speaker 5>I'm ready.

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<v Speaker 2>Question number one, Ohio State had a different name when

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<v Speaker 2>it was founded in eighteen seventy. Gonna make this one

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<v Speaker 2>multiple choice. Is it a the Western Ohio Polytechnic School,

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<v Speaker 2>B Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, or C the Buckeye Institute.

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<v Speaker 6>I appreciate the multiple choice I figured you might and

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<v Speaker 6>the three choices. I know they have an agricultural school

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<v Speaker 6>still of drive By.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 6>The Buckeye Institute sounds pretty good, though, I'm gonna have

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<v Speaker 6>to go with to B.

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<v Speaker 2>B is correct, the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College. You're

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<v Speaker 2>one for one. Question number two, Ohio State has seven

0:42:17.680 --> 0:42:22.680
<v Speaker 2>retired numbers. I would not expect anyone to know all seven.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you name two players who had their uniform number

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<v Speaker 2>retired at Ohio State. M Archie Griffin Archie is one.

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<v Speaker 5>Arch Moe Archie Griffin, Archie and Ray the brothers.

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<v Speaker 2>Did not have his number.

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<v Speaker 5>No, he did not know good player? Did the linebackers Spielman?

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<v Speaker 2>No, Chris Pielman did not.

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<v Speaker 5>Chris Bielman did not.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll give you a hint of the more recent ones.

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<v Speaker 2>There's another running back Eddie George is correct.

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<v Speaker 5>Good call.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, there you go. Forty five and twenty seven, I

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<v Speaker 2>believe were there Ohio State numbers.

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<v Speaker 5>Did Dan Wilkinson retire?

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<v Speaker 2>He did not. No such luck for big Daddy.

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<v Speaker 5>Daddy.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I'll buy everybody in the bar drink. If

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<v Speaker 2>you could name the other ones, it's not going to happen.

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<v Speaker 2>They are less Horvath, Vic Janowitz, Howard Cassidy, Chick Hoply,

0:43:26.880 --> 0:43:28.320
<v Speaker 2>and Bill Willis.

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<v Speaker 5>Howard, hap hop Along Cassidy.

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<v Speaker 2>Question number three, what is the name of the Ohio

0:43:38.320 --> 0:43:44.759
<v Speaker 2>State mascot? Correct? All right, you're three for three, so

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<v Speaker 2>now you just go for the perfect score. Question number four,

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<v Speaker 2>what legendary coach led Ohio State to its first national

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<v Speaker 2>championship in nineteen forty two?

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<v Speaker 6>Nineteen forty two, Yes, Wow. The answer is usually what

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<v Speaker 6>he hates for everything, not.

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<v Speaker 2>In this case, not that far back. I'll give you

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<v Speaker 2>a hint. I need Dave Lapham played for him. Not

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<v Speaker 2>in nineteen forty two.

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<v Speaker 5>No, no, not in forty two, Paul Paul Brown is correct.

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<v Speaker 2>Brown is correct.

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<v Speaker 5>He really I did not know.

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<v Speaker 2>Good nugget. Question number five, what does T B, D

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<v Speaker 2>B I T L stand.

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<v Speaker 5>For the best damn band in the land?

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<v Speaker 2>You got it? That is correct.

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<v Speaker 5>Those are good questions.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Thank you. Wikipedia is a wonderful tool.

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<v Speaker 5>The best, the.

0:44:50.400 --> 0:44:52.920
<v Speaker 6>Best damn fans in the land in the best damn

0:44:52.960 --> 0:44:53.520
<v Speaker 6>band in the moment.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, I'll tell you I was a band geek. I

0:44:56.960 --> 0:45:00.319
<v Speaker 2>was in the high school band. Seeing Ohio State. The

0:45:00.360 --> 0:45:03.680
<v Speaker 2>eye is still one of the coolest things in sports here.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that very cool? It's really good. Sam Hubbard, thank

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<v Speaker 2>you so much for coming out and doing this. I

0:45:09.719 --> 0:45:12.520
<v Speaker 2>do want to tell folks again you will be doing

0:45:12.560 --> 0:45:15.440
<v Speaker 2>some stuff for the Bengals Weekly TV show and for

0:45:15.560 --> 0:45:18.160
<v Speaker 2>our Friday show, so we look forward to having you

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<v Speaker 2>make some appearances on our Friday show later this year.

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<v Speaker 2>But thank you so much for coming out tonight. I

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<v Speaker 2>know the fans loved it and really appreciate it. It's

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<v Speaker 2>here for Sam Hubbard.

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<v Speaker 5>Guys. You what, man, You're a class act, unbelievable human being.

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<v Speaker 5>Just a great guy and a credit to the community.

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<v Speaker 5>My man, Dave, you're too kind always, you're the best.

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<v Speaker 5>Appreciate you.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, we're going to take a time out. We've

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<v Speaker 2>We've got the Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers coming up tomorrow

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<v Speaker 2>Bengals are two and four, the Steelers are four and one.

0:46:55.000 --> 0:46:58.560
<v Speaker 2>Pittsburgh has gotten off to a great start with Aaron

0:46:58.640 --> 0:47:01.120
<v Speaker 2>Rodgers at quarterback. With the Bengals are hoping that what

0:47:01.160 --> 0:47:03.560
<v Speaker 2>they sawt of Joe Flacco in the second half last

0:47:03.600 --> 0:47:06.399
<v Speaker 2>week is going to carry over to tomorrow night's game

0:47:06.800 --> 0:47:09.520
<v Speaker 2>against the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the first half last week,

0:47:09.600 --> 0:47:12.960
<v Speaker 2>Joe Flacco eight for fifteen for forty yards, the Bengals

0:47:12.960 --> 0:47:15.480
<v Speaker 2>did not score. Didn't look very good. But then in

0:47:15.520 --> 0:47:19.400
<v Speaker 2>the second half, Lappy completed seventy percent of his passes.

0:47:19.480 --> 0:47:22.360
<v Speaker 2>He threw for one hundred and seventy nine yards. That would,

0:47:22.440 --> 0:47:24.239
<v Speaker 2>you know, obviously be more than three point fifty in

0:47:24.280 --> 0:47:27.759
<v Speaker 2>a full game, two touchdowns, no picks, passer rating of

0:47:27.760 --> 0:47:31.240
<v Speaker 2>one oh seven point five. The Bengals drove into scoring

0:47:31.280 --> 0:47:34.920
<v Speaker 2>position on every possession of the second half. If we

0:47:35.000 --> 0:47:37.239
<v Speaker 2>get that guy or something close to it for four

0:47:37.360 --> 0:47:39.920
<v Speaker 2>quarters tomorrow night, Bengals have a really good chance of it.

0:47:40.040 --> 0:47:43.200
<v Speaker 5>I agree, Dan, and I think that you know, the

0:47:43.239 --> 0:47:46.719
<v Speaker 5>way he finished that football game, he's used to as

0:47:46.760 --> 0:47:50.839
<v Speaker 5>a veteran player a carryover. You know, take that that

0:47:50.920 --> 0:47:53.760
<v Speaker 5>effort that he had in the second half in particular

0:47:53.880 --> 0:47:56.759
<v Speaker 5>that football game, and down the stretch of that football game,

0:47:57.440 --> 0:48:00.560
<v Speaker 5>study it. Look at the tait, see what the defenses

0:48:00.600 --> 0:48:02.279
<v Speaker 5>were doing to him, See what he was doing to

0:48:02.320 --> 0:48:05.359
<v Speaker 5>answer what the defenses were trying to take away from him,

0:48:05.960 --> 0:48:09.640
<v Speaker 5>and uh, and just carry it over to Pittsburgh. Uh.

0:48:09.680 --> 0:48:13.120
<v Speaker 5>And you know, Pittsburgh Steelers are gonna have plenty of

0:48:13.120 --> 0:48:17.239
<v Speaker 5>defense for him to figure out there they are. They

0:48:17.280 --> 0:48:19.600
<v Speaker 5>do it. They do a great job. Mike Tomlin is

0:48:19.640 --> 0:48:22.480
<v Speaker 5>a defensive oriented head coach. There's not a whole lot

0:48:22.480 --> 0:48:25.640
<v Speaker 5>of those in the National Football League. He is as

0:48:25.719 --> 0:48:30.479
<v Speaker 5>good as any with respect to his contributions to game

0:48:30.560 --> 0:48:35.320
<v Speaker 5>planning for the defensive football team Terror Austin defensive coordinator

0:48:35.400 --> 0:48:40.000
<v Speaker 5>is outstanding. He and Mike Tomlin are very uh symbionic.

0:48:40.040 --> 0:48:44.040
<v Speaker 5>They you know, one plus one equals three. They they've

0:48:44.680 --> 0:48:47.520
<v Speaker 5>they've really they feed off of each other and UH

0:48:48.000 --> 0:48:51.360
<v Speaker 5>their football team, particularly the defensive football team, but the

0:48:51.360 --> 0:48:54.880
<v Speaker 5>football team in general has a lot of confidence with

0:48:54.880 --> 0:48:58.240
<v Speaker 5>with those guys, UH and the entire coaching staff. Really

0:48:58.280 --> 0:49:00.520
<v Speaker 5>they do have a heck of a coach staff. The

0:49:00.560 --> 0:49:03.640
<v Speaker 5>Rooney family has been around for a long time. Pittsburgh

0:49:03.640 --> 0:49:05.600
<v Speaker 5>s Field has been around for a long time as well.

0:49:06.239 --> 0:49:13.040
<v Speaker 5>And you know, defensively, like I said, they've got Tara Austin. Offensively,

0:49:13.160 --> 0:49:18.400
<v Speaker 5>Arthur Smith who is highly regarded, well renowned as an

0:49:18.440 --> 0:49:22.440
<v Speaker 5>offensive coordinator in the National Football League. Danny Smith along

0:49:22.480 --> 0:49:25.560
<v Speaker 5>with Darren Simmons, two of the best and longest tenured

0:49:25.920 --> 0:49:28.680
<v Speaker 5>especially teams coaches in all of football. That should be

0:49:28.680 --> 0:49:32.040
<v Speaker 5>an interesting matchup to watch those two try to determine

0:49:32.040 --> 0:49:36.560
<v Speaker 5>and dictate UH field percent field position advantages for their

0:49:36.560 --> 0:49:39.080
<v Speaker 5>respective teams. I think that's going to be a big

0:49:39.120 --> 0:49:40.799
<v Speaker 5>part of it when you when you have a game

0:49:40.920 --> 0:49:44.719
<v Speaker 5>like this, A lot of times these big division rivalries

0:49:44.760 --> 0:49:48.399
<v Speaker 5>come down to turnovers. Don't turn the football over, win

0:49:48.440 --> 0:49:51.200
<v Speaker 5>the turnover margin plus two plus three if you can,

0:49:51.840 --> 0:49:55.360
<v Speaker 5>and UH field position, and that's usually special teams driven

0:49:55.880 --> 0:49:57.960
<v Speaker 5>turnovers play a big part in it as well.

0:49:58.160 --> 0:50:01.560
<v Speaker 2>As a fellow Syracusan, a very graduate. Yes, I'm very

0:50:01.600 --> 0:50:04.040
<v Speaker 2>proud of the fact that you just dropped a symbiotic

0:50:04.120 --> 0:50:06.680
<v Speaker 2>on this show. That's a heck of a vocabulary word,

0:50:06.760 --> 0:50:08.720
<v Speaker 2>Dave Lapham, well done.

0:50:08.920 --> 0:50:11.320
<v Speaker 5>There you go all that reading.

0:50:12.480 --> 0:50:17.080
<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Mom Lapham. So, Joe Burrow is the man

0:50:17.160 --> 0:50:22.040
<v Speaker 2>of a thousand nicknames, Joe Burr, Joe Sisty, Joey Franchised,

0:50:22.120 --> 0:50:27.080
<v Speaker 2>Joe cool, et cetera. Bengals offensive coordinator Dan Pitcher might

0:50:27.120 --> 0:50:30.040
<v Speaker 2>have inadvertently come up with a great nickname for Joe

0:50:30.080 --> 0:50:34.560
<v Speaker 2>Flaco after that game against Green Bay. Here's Dan Pitcher

0:50:34.680 --> 0:50:36.279
<v Speaker 2>talking about his quarterback.

0:50:37.520 --> 0:50:40.799
<v Speaker 10>There's nothing that Joe hasn't seen or hasn't had to

0:50:40.800 --> 0:50:45.359
<v Speaker 10>prepare for, even being around the guy for six days now.

0:50:45.320 --> 0:50:45.960
<v Speaker 2>Or whatever it is.

0:50:46.000 --> 0:50:49.520
<v Speaker 10>There's a there's a calming element of that that goes

0:50:49.560 --> 0:50:52.880
<v Speaker 10>with him because of his professionalism and because of his experience.

0:50:53.520 --> 0:50:57.799
<v Speaker 10>It puts a coach at ease that there's nothing that's

0:50:57.840 --> 0:51:01.320
<v Speaker 10>gonna like jump out at him that is going to

0:51:01.440 --> 0:51:01.920
<v Speaker 10>rattle him.

0:51:02.200 --> 0:51:03.600
<v Speaker 2>You know. Obviously it's a challenge.

0:51:03.640 --> 0:51:06.400
<v Speaker 7>They're gonna make plays, and they're gonna make moving the

0:51:06.400 --> 0:51:09.440
<v Speaker 7>football and scoring hard, but it's not going to be

0:51:09.520 --> 0:51:14.640
<v Speaker 7>because necessarily they surprise Joe Flacco and that that's call me.

0:51:15.400 --> 0:51:17.399
<v Speaker 2>He's Joe calm instead of cool.

0:51:18.960 --> 0:51:24.000
<v Speaker 10>He's I can't say enough about him, never having really

0:51:24.719 --> 0:51:28.439
<v Speaker 10>interacted with him until last Tuesday. What he did last

0:51:28.480 --> 0:51:32.920
<v Speaker 10>week was was pretty remarkable and it's a testament to

0:51:33.040 --> 0:51:37.120
<v Speaker 10>professionalism and there's no substitute for experience.

0:51:39.200 --> 0:51:40.960
<v Speaker 2>Lap we've been around him now for a week. He

0:51:41.280 --> 0:51:43.799
<v Speaker 2>is Joe Calm. I think that's what he is. He

0:51:44.000 --> 0:51:48.400
<v Speaker 2>just still waters when you're around Joe Flaco.

0:51:48.680 --> 0:51:51.600
<v Speaker 5>Absolutely. I mean Dan Pitcher came up with something there.

0:51:52.000 --> 0:51:55.200
<v Speaker 5>He is steady, Eddie, you know, I mean, nothing flusters

0:51:55.239 --> 0:52:00.759
<v Speaker 5>the guy. He's cool, calm, collected, composed he is. He's

0:52:00.840 --> 0:52:03.279
<v Speaker 5>Joe Calm. You get Joe cool and you got Joe

0:52:03.320 --> 0:52:06.560
<v Speaker 5>Calm in the same same football team at the quarterback position.

0:52:06.640 --> 0:52:10.600
<v Speaker 5>That's a that's pretty decent. I will say he's gonna

0:52:10.600 --> 0:52:13.840
<v Speaker 5>have a huge impact, gonna be a big determining factor

0:52:13.840 --> 0:52:16.240
<v Speaker 5>in the outcome of the football game against the Pittsburgh

0:52:16.280 --> 0:52:19.839
<v Speaker 5>Steelers because Pittsburgh's gonna test that calm. They're gonna see

0:52:19.880 --> 0:52:21.400
<v Speaker 5>if they can rattle them a little bit. You know

0:52:21.520 --> 0:52:26.480
<v Speaker 5>and hit them, pressure him, show him one thing in

0:52:26.520 --> 0:52:29.520
<v Speaker 5>the back end coverage wise and being another and see

0:52:29.520 --> 0:52:33.000
<v Speaker 5>if they can, you know, make him for a mistake

0:52:33.280 --> 0:52:35.880
<v Speaker 5>by Joe Flacco that could be a factor in the

0:52:35.880 --> 0:52:39.200
<v Speaker 5>football game. But I believe in Joe Flacco. I really do.

0:52:39.280 --> 0:52:41.520
<v Speaker 5>I mean in talking to him in the locker room,

0:52:41.880 --> 0:52:43.920
<v Speaker 5>that's how he is all the time. His demeanor is

0:52:44.200 --> 0:52:49.160
<v Speaker 5>always the same. He's unflappable. It doesn't change. He's he's

0:52:49.239 --> 0:52:49.719
<v Speaker 5>Joe calm.

0:52:50.840 --> 0:52:54.160
<v Speaker 2>He is Joe Calm. And he's faced the Steelers a lot.

0:52:54.280 --> 0:52:54.480
<v Speaker 5>Yep.

0:52:54.520 --> 0:52:57.400
<v Speaker 2>He was in Baltimore for eleven years, facing him twice

0:52:57.440 --> 0:53:00.799
<v Speaker 2>a year, and he's faced them since with teams. Just

0:53:00.920 --> 0:53:03.960
<v Speaker 2>last year when he was with the Indianapolis Colts, they

0:53:03.960 --> 0:53:07.480
<v Speaker 2>played the Steelers. Anthony Richardson started the game at quarterback.

0:53:07.560 --> 0:53:09.799
<v Speaker 2>He got hurt with five point thirty to go in

0:53:09.800 --> 0:53:12.400
<v Speaker 2>the first quarter. Joe Flacco led the Colts to a

0:53:12.400 --> 0:53:15.040
<v Speaker 2>twenty seven to twenty four win. So he's beaten the

0:53:15.040 --> 0:53:16.879
<v Speaker 2>Steelers as recently as last year.

0:53:17.080 --> 0:53:19.719
<v Speaker 5>That's all good. That's good news. And you know, Joe

0:53:19.800 --> 0:53:22.520
<v Speaker 5>Flacco is a big guy man, six five to twenty

0:53:22.520 --> 0:53:26.759
<v Speaker 5>five ish. Jiji Watas talked about that. You know how

0:53:26.840 --> 0:53:28.880
<v Speaker 5>big a guy he is. He's hard to get on

0:53:28.920 --> 0:53:32.920
<v Speaker 5>the ground, not because of his athletic ability to make

0:53:33.000 --> 0:53:34.719
<v Speaker 5>him miss, run away from you and all that sort

0:53:34.760 --> 0:53:38.000
<v Speaker 5>of thing, just that he's a big guy, big presidence

0:53:38.000 --> 0:53:40.880
<v Speaker 5>in the pocket, big statue there in the pocket, and

0:53:40.880 --> 0:53:43.279
<v Speaker 5>they kind of you kind of hit and slide off

0:53:43.280 --> 0:53:47.120
<v Speaker 5>with Joe Flacco. I'm I'm expecting a big game from

0:53:47.200 --> 0:53:50.759
<v Speaker 5>Joe Flacco. I think that if the Bengals win and

0:53:50.800 --> 0:53:53.479
<v Speaker 5>they're decided underdog, they're what five and a half point dog,

0:53:53.520 --> 0:53:56.040
<v Speaker 5>I think, And uh, you know, but if they can

0:53:56.080 --> 0:53:59.080
<v Speaker 5>win that football game, it's gonna be because Joe Burrow

0:53:59.160 --> 0:54:00.560
<v Speaker 5>had himself big game.

0:54:01.120 --> 0:54:04.399
<v Speaker 2>Joe Flacco, whisha was Joe burgh me too? To wait

0:54:04.480 --> 0:54:07.000
<v Speaker 2>until December for that'd be great. So looking at the

0:54:07.040 --> 0:54:11.319
<v Speaker 2>other side, the Pittsburgh Steelers are twenty ninth in yards offensively,

0:54:12.760 --> 0:54:16.360
<v Speaker 2>they aren't scoring a ton of points, and Aaron Rodgers

0:54:16.680 --> 0:54:19.840
<v Speaker 2>is not being used like he was used in his

0:54:19.920 --> 0:54:23.640
<v Speaker 2>glory days in Green Bay. He's averaging about two hundred

0:54:23.640 --> 0:54:26.560
<v Speaker 2>passing yards a game. It's not throwing it a ton,

0:54:27.080 --> 0:54:29.600
<v Speaker 2>but his passer rating is one oh five. He's taking

0:54:29.640 --> 0:54:32.880
<v Speaker 2>care of the ball He's got ten touchdowns, three interceptions,

0:54:33.440 --> 0:54:37.280
<v Speaker 2>avoiding sacks. He's only been sacked nine times. He's giving

0:54:37.320 --> 0:54:40.680
<v Speaker 2>Pittsburgh the best play that it's had at the quarterback

0:54:40.800 --> 0:54:46.680
<v Speaker 2>position since maybe three years before Ben Roethlisberger retired.

0:54:46.800 --> 0:54:50.520
<v Speaker 5>I agree. I think he's giving Pittsburgh their best chance

0:54:50.600 --> 0:54:55.440
<v Speaker 5>to win on a consistent basis in a while he's there.

0:54:55.480 --> 0:54:59.839
<v Speaker 5>They're he's minimizing mistakes. You know, he's offensive. That's been

0:54:59.880 --> 0:55:03.239
<v Speaker 5>a problem for the Steelers when they have lost football games.

0:55:03.239 --> 0:55:06.319
<v Speaker 5>It's the offense is self destructive. The offense has made

0:55:06.320 --> 0:55:09.799
<v Speaker 5>too many grave errors, too many big mistakes. Uh. He is.

0:55:10.040 --> 0:55:12.920
<v Speaker 5>He's making sure that that's not the case. And then

0:55:12.960 --> 0:55:15.759
<v Speaker 5>he's saying, you know, let's let's run the football, let's

0:55:15.800 --> 0:55:18.759
<v Speaker 5>play good, solid defense, and let's win special teams to

0:55:18.840 --> 0:55:22.960
<v Speaker 5>win field position. You're right, he's turnover adverse. He will

0:55:23.000 --> 0:55:25.759
<v Speaker 5>not give the football up. He's going to put it

0:55:25.800 --> 0:55:29.480
<v Speaker 5>away in the pocket protected, He's not going to throw

0:55:29.800 --> 0:55:34.759
<v Speaker 5>into h questionable coverages that might turn out disastrous for

0:55:34.840 --> 0:55:38.879
<v Speaker 5>his football team. He's playing a very very good brand

0:55:38.960 --> 0:55:41.360
<v Speaker 5>of football. And like one of our fans here just

0:55:41.840 --> 0:55:47.280
<v Speaker 5>uh said when we were talking earlier, he said, Joe Flacco.

0:55:47.600 --> 0:55:48.720
<v Speaker 5>He's unflackable.

0:55:49.239 --> 0:55:50.240
<v Speaker 2>I like that.

0:55:52.040 --> 0:55:54.760
<v Speaker 5>So you know that's pretty good. You got.

0:55:56.239 --> 0:55:58.719
<v Speaker 2>We're not above stealing good material East No, we.

0:55:58.680 --> 0:56:01.680
<v Speaker 5>No, absolutely not. That dog will hunt right there. I mean,

0:56:01.719 --> 0:56:04.479
<v Speaker 5>that's a that's a good one. That's a that makes

0:56:04.480 --> 0:56:06.200
<v Speaker 5>the week worthwhile, makes the show.

0:56:05.960 --> 0:56:07.920
<v Speaker 2>Worth will we might bust it out Tomorrow. It's an

0:56:07.920 --> 0:56:11.040
<v Speaker 2>eight fifteen game at pay Court Stadium, the White Bengal game.

0:56:11.120 --> 0:56:14.040
<v Speaker 2>It's going to be a tremendous atmosphere. If you are

0:56:14.120 --> 0:56:16.279
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0:56:32.800 --> 0:56:37.440
<v Speaker 2>Mike Tomlin ripped the Cleveland Browns for helping the Bengals

0:56:37.560 --> 0:56:40.320
<v Speaker 2>this week. We'll talk about that next. This is the

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0:57:08.640 --> 0:57:11.319
<v Speaker 2>all the Bengals fans came out to join us for

0:57:11.440 --> 0:57:16.080
<v Speaker 2>tonight's show. Last week, when the Bengals traded for Joe Flacco,

0:57:16.840 --> 0:57:20.240
<v Speaker 2>on this show and on our Friday show, you said,

0:57:21.080 --> 0:57:26.240
<v Speaker 2>I can't believe the Cleveland Browns were willing to make

0:57:26.280 --> 0:57:29.360
<v Speaker 2>a trade for a quarterback with the Bengals in the

0:57:29.360 --> 0:57:31.920
<v Speaker 2>middle of a season. You couldn't believe it, and as

0:57:31.960 --> 0:57:36.480
<v Speaker 2>it turns out, either could Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin.

0:57:36.680 --> 0:57:38.520
<v Speaker 2>Here's what he had to say this week.

0:57:40.200 --> 0:57:41.960
<v Speaker 5>You know, to be honest, it was shocking to me.

0:57:43.760 --> 0:57:46.040
<v Speaker 13>Andrew Berry must be a lot smarter than me or us,

0:57:47.520 --> 0:57:50.320
<v Speaker 13>because it doesn't make sense to me to trade a

0:57:50.440 --> 0:57:53.280
<v Speaker 13>quarterback that you think enough of to make your opening

0:57:53.360 --> 0:57:56.920
<v Speaker 13>day starter to a division opponent that's hurting in that area.

0:57:57.960 --> 0:57:59.640
<v Speaker 13>But that's just my personal feelings.

0:58:01.160 --> 0:58:04.920
<v Speaker 2>So Mike Tomlin taking shots at the Browns general manager

0:58:05.080 --> 0:58:09.600
<v Speaker 2>Andrew Barry. I was surprised. Tomlin usually doesn't say anything

0:58:09.640 --> 0:58:12.880
<v Speaker 2>too controversial. His news conference is leading up to a game,

0:58:12.920 --> 0:58:15.200
<v Speaker 2>but that one obviously made headlines this week.

0:58:15.480 --> 0:58:17.840
<v Speaker 5>May have to buy a ticket to the Cleveland Pittsburgh

0:58:17.840 --> 0:58:20.600
<v Speaker 5>games this year. Those are gonna be battle.

0:58:22.600 --> 0:58:23.880
<v Speaker 2>That's right, They'll have a rematch.

0:58:23.960 --> 0:58:26.960
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, they got one left one to go. Uh. They

0:58:27.000 --> 0:58:29.080
<v Speaker 5>hope they're gonna be again in the playoffs, but it

0:58:29.120 --> 0:58:33.000
<v Speaker 5>ain't gonna happen. It ain't gonna happen. I just I was.

0:58:33.080 --> 0:58:35.120
<v Speaker 5>I was stunned for the same reasons I think that

0:58:35.400 --> 0:58:41.640
<v Speaker 5>Mike Tomlin was that. Okay, the Bengals are struggling, uh

0:58:41.720 --> 0:58:47.480
<v Speaker 5>at the quarterback position, and it's really retarding the development

0:58:47.520 --> 0:58:51.000
<v Speaker 5>of their offense in general. So they're in the market

0:58:51.000 --> 0:58:54.960
<v Speaker 5>for a quarterback. The last place that Mike Tomlin, the

0:58:54.960 --> 0:58:59.080
<v Speaker 5>Pittsburgh Steelers, other members of the AFC North expected the

0:58:59.080 --> 0:59:03.160
<v Speaker 5>Bengals to they get some help was with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

0:59:03.440 --> 0:59:06.200
<v Speaker 5>And when they when Pittsburgh did that, it shocked me.

0:59:06.240 --> 0:59:09.760
<v Speaker 5>It stunned me. I know, the Rooneys and Mike Brown

0:59:09.840 --> 0:59:15.400
<v Speaker 5>and UH and mister Rooney have a great relationship. It's competitive,

0:59:16.000 --> 0:59:18.400
<v Speaker 5>you know, they'd like to rub each other's noses in

0:59:18.440 --> 0:59:21.560
<v Speaker 5>it a little bit. Uh, and Rooney's done a little

0:59:21.600 --> 0:59:24.000
<v Speaker 5>bit more than Mike Brown's been able to do. But

0:59:24.440 --> 0:59:28.360
<v Speaker 5>for him to part ways with a proven quarterback for

0:59:28.480 --> 0:59:31.360
<v Speaker 5>a number of years in the National Football League, that's

0:59:31.360 --> 0:59:34.400
<v Speaker 5>put up good numbers. I mean, his numbers are fantastic.

0:59:34.480 --> 0:59:37.520
<v Speaker 5>Really hell of a career. I'm not saying he's going

0:59:37.600 --> 0:59:39.160
<v Speaker 5>to be in the Hall of Fame, but he has

0:59:39.480 --> 0:59:43.080
<v Speaker 5>had a career that any professional football player would be

0:59:43.080 --> 0:59:43.520
<v Speaker 5>proud of.

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<v Speaker 2>And I know Flacco is heard some speculation from a

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<v Speaker 2>reporter in Pittsburgh saying there might be a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>other things involved here. One Mike Tomlin kind of sticking

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<v Speaker 2>up for another coach in the division, maybe thinking that

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<v Speaker 2>now Kevin Stefanski probably didn't appreciate that move all that much. Secondly,

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<v Speaker 2>if you go back to this past offseason, the Steelers

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<v Speaker 2>are trying to get a deal done with TJ. Watts, Right,

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<v Speaker 2>the Browns make a deal for Miles Garrett far and

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<v Speaker 2>beyond what any defensive end had ever received before. And hey,

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<v Speaker 2>it's Miles Garrett. He deserves every penny. But it did

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<v Speaker 2>drive the price for TJ. Watt way up and the

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<v Speaker 2>Steelers eventually had to pay basically the same amount.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I mean the Pittsburgh Steelers, I mean they set

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<v Speaker 5>the market with TJ. Watt, you know, And yeah, it

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<v Speaker 5>could be it could be a little bit of restitution,

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<v Speaker 5>get even, you know, kind of kind of mess with

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<v Speaker 5>your plans a little bit. From an organizational standpoint, those

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<v Speaker 5>are those are two very valid points right there. But

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<v Speaker 5>all I know is as a Cincinnati Bengal fan, I'm

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<v Speaker 5>glad for all of it.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm happy.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm happy to let them, let them fight and argue

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<v Speaker 5>all they want and do things to aggravate and piss

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<v Speaker 5>off the other one. All I know is I got

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<v Speaker 5>Joe Flackle.

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<v Speaker 2>So the Steelers roll into town tomorrow night with a

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<v Speaker 2>four and one record. The Bengals are in second place

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<v Speaker 2>in the division at two and four. The Ravens, with

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<v Speaker 2>all of their injuries, are one in five. Cleveland Browns

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<v Speaker 2>are also one in five, but there's still a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit of a jury still out situation where the Steelers

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<v Speaker 2>are concerned. They have two wins over teams that have

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<v Speaker 2>winning records. One was New England. They're four and two,

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<v Speaker 2>but New England fumbled four times in that game and

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<v Speaker 2>also through an interception. So five giveaways helped the Steelers

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<v Speaker 2>win that game. Their other win over a winning team

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<v Speaker 2>was the Vikings that was in London, so Minnesota lost

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<v Speaker 2>the home field advantage, which was significant. Against the Bengals,

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<v Speaker 2>I still had Carson Wentz, so they didn't have their

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<v Speaker 2>starting quarterback for that game, so a little bit of

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<v Speaker 2>an asterisk situation for that victory. I spoke earlier today

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<v Speaker 2>with Tim Benz, who covers the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is

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<v Speaker 2>a sports writer and sportscaster in Pittsburgh. I asked him

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<v Speaker 2>for his evaluation of really just how good the Pittsburgh

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<v Speaker 2>Steelers are. Here's what he had to say.

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<v Speaker 11>The offense is still very flawed for some of the

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<v Speaker 11>reasons we pointed out. Statistically, I think they're like twenty

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<v Speaker 11>fifth in passing, twenty ninth and rushing in twenty ninth

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<v Speaker 11>overall or something like that.

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<v Speaker 2>And they've gotten the.

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<v Speaker 11>Points that they've gotten because they've got a great kicker

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<v Speaker 11>who never misses unless the field slips out from underneath them.

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<v Speaker 11>And they've got a really good red zone percentage, at

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<v Speaker 11>least they did until they played Cleveland. That's why their

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<v Speaker 11>points per game isn't so bad. The defense has been very,

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<v Speaker 11>very opportunistic. I think it's best two games have been

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<v Speaker 11>the last that they have played. I do think they

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<v Speaker 11>deserve some credit for ball hunting and getting the ball

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<v Speaker 11>free in New England more than they've gotten. That game

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<v Speaker 11>was largely just characterized as the Patriots handing the ball

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<v Speaker 11>over to the Steelers five times. They are to be faulted,

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<v Speaker 11>but I think the Steelers are to be credited for

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<v Speaker 11>creating those turnovers. They run, they hit, they get to

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<v Speaker 11>the ball, they search the ball.

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<v Speaker 14>They're good at it.

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<v Speaker 11>So the defense is the biggest reason why they are

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<v Speaker 11>where they are, even though the defense was really lousy

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<v Speaker 11>in terms of yards allowed for the first three weeks.

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<v Speaker 11>So you know, I think they are a byproduct of

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<v Speaker 11>a lowering tide in the AFC. North has really risen

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<v Speaker 11>their boats. That might be the case for the entire conference,

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<v Speaker 11>in the entire league, because they've only played one divisional game,

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<v Speaker 11>but where they sit in the division is because where

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<v Speaker 11>everybody else is. They're pretty mediocre. But you know what,

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<v Speaker 11>so is the rest of the NFL right now.

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<v Speaker 2>So not exactly a raver review for a team that's

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<v Speaker 2>four and one. Right when he talked about the turnovers,

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<v Speaker 2>he's dead on. They're plus seven so far this year

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<v Speaker 2>in the turn over ratio category.

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<v Speaker 5>That's huge. I mean that that's the reason they're four

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<v Speaker 5>and one. Period. I mean, that's that's it.

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<v Speaker 11>You.

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<v Speaker 5>Uh, you're plus six in the turnover department six times. Uh.

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<v Speaker 5>You six different times during the course of the football

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<v Speaker 5>games you've had an extra possession and you're taking one

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<v Speaker 5>away from your opponent in that football game. That that's big. Uh.

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<v Speaker 5>And honestly, to give the opponent fewer possessions working against

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<v Speaker 5>the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, that's what they're all about. Pittsburgh Steelers.

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<v Speaker 5>In my mind as a form player with the Bengals,

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<v Speaker 5>when I think Pittsburgh, I think steel Curtin, I think

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<v Speaker 5>Pittsburgh defense. I think Joe Green I think Earnie Fatz Holmes.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, I think Dwight White, I think L C. Greenwood,

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<v Speaker 5>Jack Ham, Jack Lambert, Andy Russell. You know. It's it's

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<v Speaker 5>remarkable that they're historic from a franchise standpoint in terms

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<v Speaker 5>of what they've done defensively. And Mike Tomlins a big

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<v Speaker 5>believer in that, and he's he's got a coordinator that

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<v Speaker 5>is on the same page as him and and they

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<v Speaker 5>they put together tremendous defensive game plans. I mean, Arthur

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<v Speaker 5>Smith does a phenomenal job of breaking tape down and

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<v Speaker 5>they have such a big inventory to defense that they

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<v Speaker 5>can utilize. And then they'll they'll they'll hone it down

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<v Speaker 5>and and uh and and put together a package that's

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<v Speaker 5>a perfect fit what the opposition offense is trying to

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<v Speaker 5>do against him. It's worked for a lot of years

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<v Speaker 5>for the Pittsburgh Steelers. I don't think Tomlin's had a

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<v Speaker 5>losing season that I can recall. I mean he may have, No,

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<v Speaker 5>he's not, but I mean that's it's it's that that

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<v Speaker 5>in in in today's National Football League. That alone is remarkable.

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<v Speaker 2>So prior to the draft this year, the guy that

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<v Speaker 2>I really wanted the Bengals to pick was a defensive

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<v Speaker 2>lineman from Oregon named Derek Harmon. Yeah, they wound up

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<v Speaker 2>selecting Shamar Stewart, and now that I've seen him, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>happy they did. I think Shamar is gonna be awesome

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<v Speaker 2>and he should play tomorrow night. It looks like he'll

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<v Speaker 2>be back from his ankle injury tomorrow night. But the

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<v Speaker 2>Steelers were the team that wound up with Derek Harmon.

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<v Speaker 2>He was injured earlier. Now he's playing. Based on what's

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<v Speaker 2>what I've seen, I think he's going to be a

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<v Speaker 2>headache for years to come in the two times that

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<v Speaker 2>the Bengals have to see him every year.

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<v Speaker 5>I think Pittsburgh's very happy with him. There's no question

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<v Speaker 5>that he's a contributor. And that's the thing is they

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<v Speaker 5>have so many good players. I mean, it's like, gosh,

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<v Speaker 5>when is it going to end? I mean, how deep

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<v Speaker 5>is this roster. That's that's the sign of a solid

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<v Speaker 5>organization and a really, really good football team is having

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<v Speaker 5>a strong foundation, ownership, general manager, scouting department all in

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<v Speaker 5>the same page, all making like decisions in agreeing ultimately

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<v Speaker 5>agree on who to take in the draft on a

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<v Speaker 5>round by round basis, who to approach and try to

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<v Speaker 5>get signed in free agency. They just do a great

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<v Speaker 5>job in Pittsburgh. It's an organization that a lot of

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<v Speaker 5>franchises in the National Football League look up to and

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<v Speaker 5>would like to be run.

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<v Speaker 2>Like Cam Hayward is thirty six. He'll be in the

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<v Speaker 2>Hall of Fame someday. TJ. Watt is thirty one. He'll

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<v Speaker 2>be in the Hall of Fame someday. Jalen Ramsey is

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<v Speaker 2>thirty one. I guess he's certainly a candidate to be in.

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<v Speaker 5>The Hall of Fame fid Chance.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, in the Hall of Fame someday. Are those

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<v Speaker 2>three guys at those ages still among the best players

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<v Speaker 2>at their position or are they just still really good?

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<v Speaker 5>I think they're still amongst the best. I really do.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, they got a lot of personal pride, They

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<v Speaker 5>take care of themselves, they keep their bodies in great shape.

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<v Speaker 5>I've been a Cam Hayward fan for a long time,

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<v Speaker 5>so he is so consistent. I mean, if you put

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<v Speaker 5>on tape of quote his best game and quote his

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<v Speaker 5>worst game. In terms of performance statistics numbers, there's no different.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, the guy gives you the same effort every

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<v Speaker 5>single snap, and that's what as a coach, that's what

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<v Speaker 5>you look for. You look for somebody that is going

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<v Speaker 5>to give you the same effort every single snap, something

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<v Speaker 5>that you can count on when you're putting together a

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<v Speaker 5>game plan. He's going to give effort, enthusiasm, excited to play.

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<v Speaker 5>That's Cam Hayward and it's been that way for a

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<v Speaker 5>long time. A decade and a half with the Pittsburgh Steelers, incredible,

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<v Speaker 5>incredible football player. Everybody that I talked to in Pittsburgh

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<v Speaker 5>over the years and have had many people comment on

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<v Speaker 5>just an unbelievable guy all in human being. I mean,

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<v Speaker 5>everybody loves Cam Hayward is. He's great with the community.

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<v Speaker 5>He's made an impact and a difference in the community

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<v Speaker 5>of Pittsburgh. He's the real deal.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he was the Walter Payton Man of the Year

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<v Speaker 2>wide winner is either last year or the year before.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't remember which, but yeah, he did win it

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<v Speaker 2>one of the last two years. All Right, we're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>take a time out when we come back. Rookie Barrett

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<v Speaker 2>Carter has replaced Logan Wilson in the Bengals starting lineup

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<v Speaker 2>at linebacker. We will hear from both of them next.

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<v Speaker 2>the injury report. The night before the Bengals take on

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<v Speaker 2>the Pittsburgh Steeler. Mikeasicki is out. He's gone on injured

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<v Speaker 2>reserve with a pectoral injury that he suffered last week,

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<v Speaker 2>so he's going to be out for at least four games.

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<v Speaker 2>Also out for the game Tomorrow's Tanner Hudson Tanner cut

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<v Speaker 2>the touchdown pass last week in the third quarter, but

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<v Speaker 2>he suffered a concussion during the course of the game.

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<v Speaker 2>He might have been back if it was a normal week,

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<v Speaker 2>but since it's the Thursday, he has not cleared concussion protocol.

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<v Speaker 2>He is out. In the questionable category, you have Trey

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<v Speaker 2>Hendrickson who has not practiced this week, Charlie Jones who's

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<v Speaker 2>been limited with sore ribs, and Lucas Patrick who has

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<v Speaker 2>not returned yet from the calf injury that he suffered

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<v Speaker 2>in Week one. He has been practicing but hasn't been

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<v Speaker 2>put back on the roster yet. I did not say

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<v Speaker 2>the name Chamar Stewart, so we can look forward to

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<v Speaker 2>having Shamar Stewart back for the first time since Week two.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, I hope he can play some tight end. That

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<v Speaker 5>tight end position has gotten hammered. I mean they're in

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<v Speaker 5>trouble with the tight end, Packagers, they're going to have

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<v Speaker 5>to uh probably work around that a little bit. That's

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<v Speaker 5>also a blow to Joe Flacco because as a veteran

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<v Speaker 5>quarterback like he is, Aaron Rodgers saying, those guys know

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<v Speaker 5>how to utilize the tight end, know how to check

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<v Speaker 5>down to the tight end. Tight Ends the final option,

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<v Speaker 5>uh in the progression, get the ball in the middle

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<v Speaker 5>of the field to the tight end. So having that

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<v Speaker 5>position group depleted the way it is is a blow

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<v Speaker 5>really for this game.

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<v Speaker 2>So at the beginning of last week's game against the

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<v Speaker 2>Green Bay Packers, I'll admit to being a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>surprised when the Bengals took the field on defense they

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<v Speaker 2>had two rookies starting at linebacker. Now, obviously Dimitrius Knight

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<v Speaker 2>was no surprise, he's been a starter from the first

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<v Speaker 2>nap of the year against Cleveland. But Logan Wilson was out,

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<v Speaker 2>Barrett Carter was in. Zach Taylor was asked about it

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<v Speaker 2>after the game, and he more or less said, Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>we think that Barrett Carter is earned the opportunity to

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<v Speaker 2>play more and to start. We think he can give

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<v Speaker 2>us a spark. We want to see those two young

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<v Speaker 2>guys develop and unfortunately for Logan Wilson that meant he

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<v Speaker 2>was in a very limited role in last week's game

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<v Speaker 2>against Green Bay. And apparently that's going to be the

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<v Speaker 2>case tomorrow. It is going to be Carter and Night

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<v Speaker 2>as the Bengals starting linebackers. Let's hear from Logan Wilson,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm no longer being in the starting lineup and the

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<v Speaker 2>rookie that has replaced him, at least for now, Parrot Carter.

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<v Speaker 15>You know, I put my arm around and I told him,

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<v Speaker 15>I said, there's gonna be no hard feelings between us.

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<v Speaker 15>Just know that, like, I'm not going to change who

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<v Speaker 15>I am. I still want to help you out. I

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<v Speaker 15>know I've played a lot of football and there's things

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<v Speaker 15>I can still pour into you. And I told myself

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<v Speaker 15>I was not going to change who I am because

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<v Speaker 15>of a time of adversity in my life. And you know,

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<v Speaker 15>whenever my career is done, like look back at this

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<v Speaker 15>time of adversity and be able to tell my kids

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<v Speaker 15>how to how to get through, how to work through

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<v Speaker 15>adversity like this, and so that that's what I'll be

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<v Speaker 15>most proud of.

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<v Speaker 5>By the end of the day.

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<v Speaker 15>I'm still gonna work to continue to get better and

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<v Speaker 15>just continue to support him as best as I can,

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<v Speaker 15>because that's what a good teammate would do.

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<v Speaker 2>He's been nothing but helpful.

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<v Speaker 12>Like for me, just I still lean on him every

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<v Speaker 12>single day, and I still will continue to lean on

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<v Speaker 12>him every single day no matter what the coach decides

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<v Speaker 12>to do. It's not it's not up to me, it's

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<v Speaker 12>not up to him. But we both we both love

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<v Speaker 12>each other, we both go to war with each other.

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<v Speaker 2>So you could hear why Logan Wilson's a captain on

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<v Speaker 2>this team, a first class response. That's something that has

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<v Speaker 2>to be very tough for him. Here's why it surprised me,

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<v Speaker 2>Lap and I could be way off on this. I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't think Logan Wilson was playing that badly. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he wasn't playing great. He hasn't come up with big plays,

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<v Speaker 2>made interceptions, stuff like that. But he seemed like he

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<v Speaker 2>was playing solidly to me. So that's why I was

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<v Speaker 2>caught off guard.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm with you, man, I'm with your partner. I mean,

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<v Speaker 5>I think, honestly, the Bengals football team has bigger problems

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<v Speaker 5>than Logan Wilson. I mean, guys are playing less effectively

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<v Speaker 5>less efficiently than Logan Wilson was I think in the

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<v Speaker 5>in the uh, you know, five game stretch that he

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<v Speaker 5>was playing in. I do think though he still will

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<v Speaker 5>be involved when they go to their four to three defense,

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<v Speaker 5>when they go for four down line and three backers

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<v Speaker 5>four dbs, He'll he'll probably be one of the linebackers

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<v Speaker 5>in that rotation when they go five to four, though

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<v Speaker 5>he won't you know, it's going to be the young guys,

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<v Speaker 5>so he'll he'll get less snaps. I'm not sure how

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<v Speaker 5>many steps he will get. I don't know. Al Golden

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<v Speaker 5>is going to be obviously mixing and matching those two

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<v Speaker 5>configurations against the opponent based on what the opponent does

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<v Speaker 5>offensively and where their strengths are with with position groups

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<v Speaker 5>in their respective offenses. So I think, I do think

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<v Speaker 5>we have not seen the last of Logan Wilson, but

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<v Speaker 5>he isn't a diminished role. And I do agree with

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<v Speaker 5>you class Act. I mean, he could not have handled

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<v Speaker 5>it any better.

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<v Speaker 14>Uh.

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<v Speaker 5>It's it's basically Zach Taylor should take that tape of

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<v Speaker 5>Logan Wilson being talked to in the locker room about

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<v Speaker 5>his quote new role and and keep it in a

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<v Speaker 5>year after year say here's how you handle when things

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<v Speaker 5>don't go your way, Here's how you step up, and

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<v Speaker 5>here's how you become a professional. You know, there's there's

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<v Speaker 5>things you can do physically, you know, strength, wise, speed

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<v Speaker 5>and all that sort of thing, but emotionally, mentally, all

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<v Speaker 5>those things are important to and Logan Wilson's are pros

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<v Speaker 5>pro in that regard.

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<v Speaker 2>We talked about this after the Bengals extended the contracts

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<v Speaker 2>of Jamar Chase and t Higgins. With the amount of

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<v Speaker 2>money they're spending on their quarterback and their top two

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<v Speaker 2>wide receivers in a salary cap league, it's just a

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<v Speaker 2>fact that they're going to have to be young and

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<v Speaker 2>keeap on defense or cheaper.

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<v Speaker 5>Not cheap.

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<v Speaker 2>Guys make a lot of money, but younger and cheaper.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you view this as we need to develop these

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<v Speaker 2>young guys that we've invested draft capital on because that's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be the key going forward with the amount

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<v Speaker 2>of money we're spending on offense.

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<v Speaker 5>I think that's another valid solid point by you, my man.

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<v Speaker 5>You know football, and you know you've been around the

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<v Speaker 5>National Football League and college football for a while. You

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<v Speaker 5>know how it works, and it is. I mean, you

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<v Speaker 5>can't give you can't pay everybody. You can't pay everybody

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<v Speaker 5>the amount of money that they're looking to be paid.

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<v Speaker 5>It's just not going to be the case. And you

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<v Speaker 5>have to decide, you know, what position group, what people

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<v Speaker 5>in that position group are going to be the ones

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<v Speaker 5>that you look to to make the biggest contributions on

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<v Speaker 5>a week to week basis, and take care of those

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<v Speaker 5>people first. And we've already seen what the pecking order is.

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<v Speaker 5>And they spend a lot of money on quarterback and

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<v Speaker 5>the wide receiver positions for sure. That's the two biggest

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<v Speaker 5>expenditures from a positional standpoint, you know, on the football

1:17:03.280 --> 1:17:06.000
<v Speaker 5>team right now. So we'll see how it pans out.

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<v Speaker 5>You'll see how it pans out. I mean, all I

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<v Speaker 5>know is the worm has to turn. They cannot continue

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<v Speaker 5>to play the title to the Inconsistency is in my mind,

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<v Speaker 5>the biggest problem that they're they're demonstrating right now. They

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<v Speaker 5>just on a snap by snap basis, it's not up

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<v Speaker 5>to snuff, it's not good enough. All the coaches feel

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<v Speaker 5>that way. They have to be more consistent on a

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<v Speaker 5>snap by snap basis. In the AFC North, in the

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<v Speaker 5>AFC in general to be competitive.

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<v Speaker 2>Coming up next, the Bengals highest graded offensive lineman per

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<v Speaker 2>Pro Football Focus last week is not expected to be

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<v Speaker 2>in the starting lineup tomorrow night. We're gonna hear from

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<v Speaker 2>him next. This is the Bengals Game Plan Show presented

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<v Speaker 2>and Grill appreciate the Bengals fans came out to be

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<v Speaker 2>part of the show tonight. Got to see Sam Hubbard

1:18:09.960 --> 1:18:12.479
<v Speaker 2>in the first hour of the show, which is really cool.

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<v Speaker 2>Great guy, and he is going to be involved periodically

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<v Speaker 2>on our Friday show going forward, so we looked forward

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<v Speaker 2>to that. At the beginning of the year, the Bengals

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<v Speaker 2>starting right guard was Lucas Patrick. He suffered a calf

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<v Speaker 2>injury in Week one. He was replaced by Dalton Reisner,

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<v Speaker 2>who had just joined the team and played really well

1:18:35.560 --> 1:18:38.240
<v Speaker 2>in that first game against Cleveland. So then Dalton took

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<v Speaker 2>over as the starting right guard and did not play

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<v Speaker 2>very well for a couple of weeks, he got replaced

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<v Speaker 2>by rookie Jalen Rivers, who has been starting at right

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<v Speaker 2>guard ever since. However, in last week's game, Dylan Fairchild,

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<v Speaker 2>who had been starting at left guard, had to miss

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<v Speaker 2>the game because of a knee injury. Dalton Reisner wound

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<v Speaker 2>up moving back into the starting lineup on the other side,

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<v Speaker 2>started at left guard and played really well. He was

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<v Speaker 2>the highest graded offensive lineman in last week's game according

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<v Speaker 2>to Pro Football Focus. Now, Dylan Fairchild is healthy again

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<v Speaker 2>right He's been a full participant in practice this week.

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<v Speaker 2>I would expect that he'll be back in the starting

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<v Speaker 2>lineup tomorrow night against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Dalton Reisner

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<v Speaker 2>would go back to the bench. I spoke to Dalton

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<v Speaker 2>Reisner this week.

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<v Speaker 16>Week two and three weren't weren't weren't the same, and

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<v Speaker 16>I lost myself by spot because of it, And you.

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<v Speaker 5>Know, that's a that's a tough deal. But in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 5>that's how.

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<v Speaker 16>It works is you expect to perform at a high

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<v Speaker 16>level at all times. And I didn't perform up to

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<v Speaker 16>my standard or the standard that I'm sure the Bengals

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<v Speaker 16>expected as me. In Week two and Week three, so

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<v Speaker 16>I've been doing nothing but zero pouting and one hundred

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<v Speaker 16>percent of getting myself right to be ready when called upon.

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<v Speaker 16>And I was called upon last week, and I'm just

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<v Speaker 16>so grateful that I had the opportunity to play against

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<v Speaker 16>the Packers, play at left guard and perform the way

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<v Speaker 16>I did. And now it's the same mindset every single week,

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<v Speaker 16>every single day.

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<v Speaker 5>How can I be better? Win called upon? For this team?

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<v Speaker 2>Rookies have been starting at those guard spots. I know

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<v Speaker 2>you obviously want to play, but what do you think

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<v Speaker 2>of Dylan Fairchild and Jalen Rivers and the way that

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<v Speaker 2>they are learning on the fly?

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<v Speaker 16>I think that they're doing a great job. Jalen and

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<v Speaker 16>Dylan are, first of all, such great young men. I

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<v Speaker 16>really respect the way that they attack their work, the

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<v Speaker 16>way that they come in here and want to be great.

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<v Speaker 16>I think the Bengals found some great dudes in those guys,

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<v Speaker 16>some guys that can make a living and in this

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<v Speaker 16>league for a very long time. So nothing but great

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<v Speaker 16>things to say about them off the field, and when

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<v Speaker 16>it comes to on the field, man, these guys are

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<v Speaker 16>pretty they love to work hard, they're acceptable to coaching,

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<v Speaker 16>they want to be better, They come in every single

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<v Speaker 16>day and they attack their work, and they're super talented.

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<v Speaker 16>So they got nothing but sky's limit for them.

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<v Speaker 2>That's for sure, all right, Lap, We talked about it

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<v Speaker 2>in the last segment. Two rookies are going to start

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<v Speaker 2>at linebacker tomorrow night. Two rookies are going to start

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<v Speaker 2>it in all likelihood tomorrow night. We're also going to

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<v Speaker 2>see a lot of Shamar Stewart, whether he starts or not.

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<v Speaker 2>That's five guys drafted in this year's class that are

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<v Speaker 2>being counted on heavily in week seven.

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<v Speaker 5>And and two of them are the inside linebackers and

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<v Speaker 5>two of them the guards. I mean, that's the core,

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<v Speaker 5>the foundation of the interior of your offensive and defensive lines.

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<v Speaker 5>And uh and in configurations front seven defensively, two rookie

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<v Speaker 5>inside backers, that's uh, that's gutsy, that's that's that's making

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<v Speaker 5>a a very very you know, could be second guest

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<v Speaker 5>decision on the part of Al Golden.

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<v Speaker 7>Uh.

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<v Speaker 5>And then with the offensive line, same deal. Two rookie

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<v Speaker 5>our guards. Before I get too far into this though,

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<v Speaker 5>how about Dalton Reisner. How about a guy who I'll

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<v Speaker 5>take as many Dalton rivesters as I can get because

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<v Speaker 5>like that guy. I mean, all he did was talk

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<v Speaker 5>as a team player. It's not about Dalton Risen there too.

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<v Speaker 2>I was not good in weeks two and three, more

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<v Speaker 2>or less saying I deserved to be replaced. But I'm

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<v Speaker 2>busting my tail to try to get back out there

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<v Speaker 2>and play.

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<v Speaker 5>And the guy who's been in the league for the

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<v Speaker 5>length of time that he's been in the league, to

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<v Speaker 5>have that approach, that attitude, that work ethic, that mindset

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<v Speaker 5>is contagious. Hopefully it's contagious to the to the young players.

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<v Speaker 5>And and you know, because they can. I remember as

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<v Speaker 5>a rookie, you know, Paul Brown saying to me, look,

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<v Speaker 5>we're gonna play you. You're gonna get in a rotation.

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<v Speaker 5>You probably play more as the season goes along, because

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<v Speaker 5>I'm gonna have confidence that you'll have a better idea

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<v Speaker 5>what the hell you're doing, to be quite blunt, and

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<v Speaker 5>and he was right, he was right. And all these

1:22:48.720 --> 1:22:51.799
<v Speaker 5>guys are going to improve. Riisner is going to improve.

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<v Speaker 5>He's he's probably more comfortable than the rookies are at

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<v Speaker 5>this stage in terms of going out there and being

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<v Speaker 5>not overwhelmed. That's probably too strong a word, but you know, uncomfortable, uncertain,

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<v Speaker 5>whatever the case may be, is to what you're looking

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<v Speaker 5>at and how it's gonna be a different picture of

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<v Speaker 5>pre snap post snap looks can have two different photographs totally,

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<v Speaker 5>you know. I mean it's like, man, what the heck?

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<v Speaker 5>How did he get from there to there so fast?

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<v Speaker 5>How did he move that quickly? I know I didn't

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<v Speaker 5>close my eyes, So what the hell happened out there?

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<v Speaker 5>But Reisner, I think to have to have a guy

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<v Speaker 5>like him that could provide in worst case scenario death

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<v Speaker 5>at multiple positions in your offensive line at garden and

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<v Speaker 5>tackling the center potentially. I mean, he could, he could

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<v Speaker 5>do it all. He could, He could, he could play anywhere.

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<v Speaker 5>The Bengals organization, you know, ownership, general manager, scouting department,

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<v Speaker 5>they did a good job in evaluating talent, I think,

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<v Speaker 5>And uh, we'll see how it pens.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, we're gonna take our final time out when

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<v Speaker 2>we come back. Is this a must win? Well? Here, well,

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<v Speaker 2>here what Jamar has the Chase has to say about

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<v Speaker 2>that question? When we come back. It's the Bengals Game

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<v Speaker 2>thank yous before we get to our final bit of

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<v Speaker 2>content on the show. First, thank you to our engineer,

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<v Speaker 2>Mike Mills. Mike, that's your man, Mike. Appreciate Mike as always.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you to tearing anything but bland back in the studio.

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<v Speaker 5>Hey man, the man.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you to Nita, the official pastry chef the Bengals

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<v Speaker 2>Radio Network. Nita didn't stick around. He leaves a few

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<v Speaker 2>minutes early, but maybe she's listening in the car on

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<v Speaker 2>our way home. We appreciate Nita as always. Thank you

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<v Speaker 2>to the Bengals who are here tonight. We appreciate that.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes.

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<v Speaker 2>the Bengals, she was doling out the raffle ticket NI

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<v Speaker 2>earlier tonight. And thank you to Josh and the staff

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<v Speaker 2>and servers here at the MVP Sports Bar and Thriller.

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<v Speaker 2>We can see why City Beat called this place the

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<v Speaker 2>best place to watch a Bengals game in Cincinnati. So

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<v Speaker 2>find out for yourself tomorrow night when the Bengals beat

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<v Speaker 2>the Pittsburgh Steelers at fifteen tomorrow night, destroy them. So

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<v Speaker 2>Hall of Fame head coach Marv Levy, the former Buffalo

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<v Speaker 2>Bill's head coach, was once asked about an upcoming game

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<v Speaker 2>and a reporter asked him, is this a must win game?

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<v Speaker 2>Marv Levy said, World War Two was must win. This

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<v Speaker 2>is just a football game, but tomorrow night's game is huge.

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<v Speaker 2>Jamar Chase yesterday was asked if it's must win. Here's

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<v Speaker 2>what he had to say.

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<v Speaker 14>Five years have been here, I've been here every week.

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<v Speaker 14>Something that y'all say a lot out here, you know.

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<v Speaker 14>I mean, at the end of the day, we know

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<v Speaker 14>we gotta win certain games. We know we gotta be

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<v Speaker 14>division teams for us to put ourselves in position to

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<v Speaker 14>be number one in the division. But you know, at

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<v Speaker 14>the end of the day, we got to actually put

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<v Speaker 14>the work in and do it when it's game zone.

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<v Speaker 2>So Jamar is right. About five times a year somebody

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<v Speaker 2>calls it a must win game, and technically speaking, it's not.

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<v Speaker 2>We have no idea. What's going to happen after tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>It's football, you know, Ravens are one in five and

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<v Speaker 2>have a million injuries, so strange stuff can happen. But

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<v Speaker 2>I look at it more as not necessarily must win,

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<v Speaker 2>but golden opportunity win it. You gain ground on the Steelers.

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<v Speaker 2>You're two to zero in the division, You've got a

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<v Speaker 2>head to head win against Pittsburgh in your pocket, and

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<v Speaker 2>you got home games coming up against the winless Jets

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<v Speaker 2>and the still kind of building Bears. It could be

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<v Speaker 2>the start of a winning streak to get you to

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<v Speaker 2>five and four going into your by Yeah.

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<v Speaker 5>I look at it as vitally important. Yeah that's good,

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<v Speaker 5>you know. Yeah, It's like if it's if you lose

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<v Speaker 5>the football game, what are you going to do? Pack

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<v Speaker 5>up and go home and say the season's over. Now.

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<v Speaker 5>You're not going to do that. You're going to, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>get after it and go to work and try to

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<v Speaker 5>come back and do it a little bit better and

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<v Speaker 5>get a win the next week. But this game at

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<v Speaker 5>home against the Pittsburgh Steelers, a division game at home,

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<v Speaker 5>even a con game AFC American Football Conference game at home,

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<v Speaker 5>is huge. You can't let those slip through your fingers.

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<v Speaker 5>You got to go out there and put your best

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<v Speaker 5>foot forward, put put the best performance you can do

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<v Speaker 5>individually and collectively as a team on the football field

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<v Speaker 5>that day. You know, must might be a little bit

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<v Speaker 5>of a stretch, but vitally important.

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<v Speaker 2>Vitally important is fair?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah? I think it's fair.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Well, it's going to be a vitally important win. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>tomorrow night, I'm gonna calling it. I'm with you, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>That's going to do it for our show tonight. Thank

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<v Speaker 2>you to all the Bengals fans that came out to

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