WEBVTT - 11-13-25 Roundtable Show with Mike Petraglia

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<v Speaker 1>All right back on the round Table show. Long next

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<v Speaker 1>in Hebret presented by Postman Law, brought to you in

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<v Speaker 1>mecalyst Rocky Boyman. Time to talk with our guy, Jeorge

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<v Speaker 1>Us every week at this time covers the Bengals for

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<v Speaker 1>c l NS. Since he with the Y dot Com

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<v Speaker 1>host of the Jungle War podcast on YouTube. He's the

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<v Speaker 1>man they call Trags Mike Petrallion Trags. I'm gonna ask

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<v Speaker 1>you a question. I don't know if you've heard people

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<v Speaker 1>are buzzing about this Joe Burrow thing.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm going to ask you what.

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<v Speaker 1>Do your eyes show and tell you this week in

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<v Speaker 1>watching Joe.

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<v Speaker 3>Burrow, he's moving comfortably. He's throwing the ball with great

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<v Speaker 3>fluidity and strength. He looks like the Joe Burrow we

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<v Speaker 3>saw late in training camp and in the preseason. Uh

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<v Speaker 3>Zach Taylor agreed with that observation on Wednesday that he

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<v Speaker 3>looked terrific, looked out standing.

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<v Speaker 2>On Monday.

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<v Speaker 3>He's throwing the ball great. He even moved out of

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<v Speaker 3>the pocket and individual drills. He's not doing eleven on

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<v Speaker 3>eleven yet, but he's doing everything you would hope to

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<v Speaker 3>see from Joe Burrow to this point, I hate using

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<v Speaker 3>the cliche, but he's checking all the boxes. The one

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<v Speaker 3>thing we don't know is how he will look when

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<v Speaker 3>he's trying to move quickly the little dance steps inside

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<v Speaker 3>the pocket to get out of trouble. Will his foot

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<v Speaker 3>respond to that appropriately? But to this point, he looks tremendous.

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<v Speaker 3>He looks very strong, and he also looks very relaxed.

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<v Speaker 3>And obviously it's kind of dangerous sometimes to rate in

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<v Speaker 3>the body language. But I will tell you both from

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<v Speaker 3>his press conference on Monday and his interaction that we've

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<v Speaker 3>seen at practice with Joe Burrow, with Joe Flacco and

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<v Speaker 3>obviously Jake Browning and Sean Clifford the other three quarterback,

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<v Speaker 3>the other two quarterbacks, he looks like he's getting along well.

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<v Speaker 2>He looks comfortable. You know.

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<v Speaker 3>I think he has in his mind the date of

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<v Speaker 3>Thanksgiving night. I believe that's November twenty seventh, to return

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<v Speaker 3>to action and be ready to go. And if he

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<v Speaker 3>checks all the boxes, I don't see any reason why.

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<v Speaker 2>He wouldn't tryers.

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<v Speaker 4>I couldn't be more fascinated in this alleged contraption. He's

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<v Speaker 4>wearing protecting his toe. Any information on what sort of brace,

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<v Speaker 4>what sort of thing is being is on his foot

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<v Speaker 4>now to help brace that toe.

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<v Speaker 3>No, I haven't seen it, Rocky, and I'm sure it's

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<v Speaker 3>you know, the orthopedic contraption on steroids if you will,

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<v Speaker 3>it is the most complex orthopedic instrument that you could

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<v Speaker 3>come up with. Is in there to protect and cushion

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<v Speaker 3>the toe. What I'm curious to find out, and we

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<v Speaker 3>probably should have asked us had we been doing our

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<v Speaker 3>job properly on Monday, is does that give him any restriction?

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<v Speaker 2>How does it feel playing with it?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, in in all fairness, at that point on Monday,

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<v Speaker 3>he had only been at practice one day, So you

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<v Speaker 3>know that's what We're gonna have to wait and see.

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<v Speaker 3>How does Joe Burrow respond once he returns to eleven

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<v Speaker 3>on eleven activities likely next week, and how does it

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<v Speaker 3>feel and how does his foot respond from playing repetitively on.

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<v Speaker 1>It and drags In terms of a return to normalcy,

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<v Speaker 1>Jamar Chase is back to messing with him again. Huh yep,

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<v Speaker 1>And that was hilarious today, saying he given the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that Joe Burrow is such an mma fan.

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<v Speaker 3>He likes to kick him, head butt them, punch him.

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<v Speaker 3>And once he starts, he said, once he starts punching him.

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<v Speaker 2>Burrow will usually punch back.

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<v Speaker 3>And I found that fascinating. Was also interesting this began.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I thought it was terrific of Paul Day,

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<v Speaker 3>energy of the athletic to ask this.

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<v Speaker 2>When did this begin?

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<v Speaker 3>And you know the natural assumption would be at LSU. Well, yes,

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<v Speaker 3>it started at LSU, but not until his senior year

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<v Speaker 3>because initially, Jamar said, Joe Burrow didn't talk to anybody,

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<v Speaker 3>so you didn't know. If the guy's not talking to anybody,

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<v Speaker 3>you don't mess around with him until you really get

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<v Speaker 3>to know him.

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<v Speaker 2>And that wasn't.

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<v Speaker 3>Until their senior year together, and it's kind of continued

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<v Speaker 3>while they've been together with the Bengals. Also, he said,

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<v Speaker 3>would he asked if he would do it during games,

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<v Speaker 3>He really had to pause and think, and he said

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<v Speaker 3>maybe after a touchdown drive kind of mess around with

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<v Speaker 3>him then, But I don't think you're going to be

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<v Speaker 3>doing that after he just went three and out and

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<v Speaker 3>you're down by seven points in the middle of the

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<v Speaker 3>third quarter.

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<v Speaker 4>So trying to I don't know everybody you talked to

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<v Speaker 4>when the toe injury happened. Everything, every indication to me

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<v Speaker 4>was that this thing was very serious. You know that

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<v Speaker 4>that kind of thing nothing to mess around with, a

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<v Speaker 4>very complicated kind of joint. So I think him the

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<v Speaker 4>fact that he was activated on the twenty one day

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<v Speaker 4>window on Monday was such a shock. What do you

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<v Speaker 4>think happened? Did was? Did he just accelerate his rehab

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<v Speaker 4>and really respond well to that? Was it not as

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<v Speaker 4>bad as maybe people originally thought? What's the case here?

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<v Speaker 2>The former not the latter.

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<v Speaker 3>He definitely accelerated his rehab. And if you know anything

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<v Speaker 3>about Joe Burrow and his previous four significant injuries, he's

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<v Speaker 3>attacked the rehab process incredibly aggressively, getting back.

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<v Speaker 2>Way ahead of schedule. And this has been no different.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, take this for what it is, but

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<v Speaker 3>Burrow said that this he's been through ligament injuries before,

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<v Speaker 3>and this of course is one of those. He said,

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<v Speaker 3>this is hasn't risen to the complexity, certainly of the risks,

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<v Speaker 3>which I think was the most complicated to come back

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<v Speaker 3>from and the knee. This is not those type of injuries.

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<v Speaker 3>He kind of figured, I guess early on after surgery

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<v Speaker 3>and the way it was responding that he would be

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<v Speaker 3>able to attack it, go through everything and ramp it

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<v Speaker 3>up more quickly, and as long as your body responds,

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<v Speaker 3>there's no reason not to continue on that path.

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<v Speaker 2>The moment you feel anything.

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<v Speaker 3>Abnormal, obviously doctors and physical therapists are going to tell

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<v Speaker 3>you to back off and let the thing heal because

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<v Speaker 3>you don't want to do more damage. But in this

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<v Speaker 3>particular case, Burrow has made it to this point without

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<v Speaker 3>any complications, knock Wood, and he anticipates on keeping that

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<v Speaker 3>acceleration through to the practice field this week, next week

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<v Speaker 3>and see where it winds up on Thanksgiving night.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Trags, You've got a lot more on this,

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<v Speaker 1>everything from Joe Flacco and the twist and turn of

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<v Speaker 1>his season and his reflections and said Johnson's opportunity and more.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell everybody how they can read, watch and follow.

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<v Speaker 2>Joe Flacco.

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<v Speaker 3>Yoda of the Bengals during a season of chaos is

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<v Speaker 3>what I have up there now on CLN S Sinc.

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<v Speaker 3>With a y dot com. I had fun putting that together.

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<v Speaker 3>Needless to say, he's just so much, He's so awesome

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<v Speaker 3>to talk to and so insightful. That's going to be

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<v Speaker 3>up there tomorrow. Look out for a story and column

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<v Speaker 3>on Jamar. Chase and T Higgins also spoke, both being

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<v Speaker 3>flat out surprised and almost shocked that Burrow was back

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<v Speaker 3>on the field this week.

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<v Speaker 2>That'll be up on CLNS since with a y dot

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<v Speaker 2>com all of the locker room.

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<v Speaker 3>Interviews, including a nice piece with Seda Johnson, who could

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<v Speaker 3>be a big player in this week's game in Pittsburgh

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<v Speaker 3>the defensive end in his third year out of Ole Miss.

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<v Speaker 3>That's on Trags at Trags, on the x t r

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<v Speaker 3>Ags and the podcast page.

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<v Speaker 2>As always, YouTube.

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<v Speaker 3>Dot com, Slash Jungle Roar pod, must read, watch and follow.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, sir, look forward to talking.

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<v Speaker 2>To your next week. All right, gentlemen, take care