WEBVTT - Bengals Roundtable Show: Lance and Rocky with Mike Petraglia -- 11/26/25

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<v Speaker 2>going with our next guest, who's been all over it

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<v Speaker 2>this week. He covers the Bengals for clnscincywithy dot Com,

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<v Speaker 2>host of the Jungle Roar podcast on YouTube. He's the

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<v Speaker 2>man they call Trags, Mike Petrallion Trags. In the first segment,

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<v Speaker 2>we played the exchange in your question to Joe yesterday

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<v Speaker 2>was a it was a money question. It was a

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<v Speaker 2>money recent bonds and how Joe Burrow answered your question

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<v Speaker 2>about what he would say to others is exactly what

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<v Speaker 2>you want from the face of your franchise, isn't it?

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<v Speaker 3>It is?

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<v Speaker 4>And I just think that's his way of showing leadership.

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<v Speaker 4>And he knows that there is something left to prove

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<v Speaker 4>in this season. Whether or not you think the Bengals

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<v Speaker 4>are capable of running off six straight wins and staying

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<v Speaker 4>relevant in.

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<v Speaker 3>The AFC North race is not the issue to him.

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<v Speaker 3>The issue is.

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<v Speaker 4>I've got to play each and every game.

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<v Speaker 3>I think we have a chance to win a game,

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<v Speaker 3>and that.

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<v Speaker 4>Is what I'm getting paid a lot of money to do.

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<v Speaker 4>And he's not obtuse. He's not oblivious to the role

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<v Speaker 4>that he serves.

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<v Speaker 3>On the team, in the franchise.

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<v Speaker 4>He is totally aware that he's a historic figure in

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<v Speaker 4>the Bengals.

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<v Speaker 3>History already just based.

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<v Speaker 4>On a fifty five million dollar annual contract. So he

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<v Speaker 4>knows that there's an obligation to go out and play

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<v Speaker 4>when he can play fully healthy, and he believes, for

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<v Speaker 4>all intents and purposes, he is with the toe heeled.

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<v Speaker 3>He needs to go out.

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<v Speaker 4>And lead the team to a win, a win they

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<v Speaker 4>desperately need. They've lost four straight, eight of nine. All

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<v Speaker 4>nine of those games came without Joe Burrow as starting quarterback.

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<v Speaker 3>You want some good news.

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<v Speaker 4>The Bengals guys are on a The Bengals are on

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<v Speaker 4>a seven game winning streak with Burrow as the starting quarterback.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, there you go.

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<v Speaker 5>Well we'll play to that, So tryon. I've been saying

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<v Speaker 5>all week, I'm fine with Joe Burrow playing as long

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<v Speaker 5>as there's no restrictions on him. You know, like, well,

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<v Speaker 5>we got to cut this from the playbook and we

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<v Speaker 5>don't want him to roll out. What's your indication is

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<v Speaker 5>that going to be the case? That is going to

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<v Speaker 5>be full on Joe Burrow, no restrictions.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's a great question, Rocky.

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<v Speaker 4>And the only bit of trepidation I had yesterday during

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<v Speaker 4>the Borough news conference was when he was asked that

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<v Speaker 4>very question. He's like, well, we'll see, and I'm like, okay, Well,

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<v Speaker 4>that to me is not a great sign because maybe

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<v Speaker 4>he tries to do I think what he's saying there

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<v Speaker 4>is he knows he needs to get rid of the

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<v Speaker 4>ball faster, and maybe that alters the way he plays

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<v Speaker 4>the game a little bit, and maybe that it is

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<v Speaker 4>his tip of the cap that I can't sit back

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<v Speaker 4>in the pocket and continue to take hits like I

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<v Speaker 4>did when I got injured against Jacksonville. That can't happen anymore.

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<v Speaker 4>So maybe that's what he's saying. But I do believe

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<v Speaker 4>that he feels one hundred percent healthy. The only soreness

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<v Speaker 4>he had last week after the two full practices on

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<v Speaker 4>Wednesday and Thursday. And he told me this when I

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<v Speaker 4>asked him, was.

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<v Speaker 3>General body soreness. Well, you would expect.

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<v Speaker 4>That when you haven't had full NFL practice in the.

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<v Speaker 3>Middle of the week in ten weeks, that's going to happen.

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<v Speaker 4>And certainly I think he could have played, no question

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<v Speaker 4>on Sunday against the Patriots. But Zach Taylor read that differently.

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<v Speaker 4>He was like, well, if he's still sore, I don't

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<v Speaker 4>want him on the field. And that's where I think

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<v Speaker 4>there is some legitimate criticism of the decision that Bengals

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<v Speaker 4>made not to play him, because had Burrow played that

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<v Speaker 4>game last week, I do think, and I know many

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<v Speaker 4>have argued, they could have won that game. And then

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<v Speaker 4>you're talking about a team that is coming into Baltimore

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<v Speaker 4>four and seven.

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<v Speaker 3>Not three and eight.

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<v Speaker 2>Trag's you're around this group, you talked with him this week.

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<v Speaker 2>Is it is it fair to say there is a

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<v Speaker 2>different vibe. Is there a collective bounce of the step

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<v Speaker 2>of this locker room.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, there's no question there's a different vibe, and the guys,

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<v Speaker 4>especially the players, can feel it. I know certainly. Chase

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<v Speaker 4>Brown made reference to that early in the week on Monday.

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<v Speaker 4>He said, Look, when Joe's in the room, we all

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<v Speaker 4>know we've got a chance. He has a certain expectation

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<v Speaker 4>of us to go out and perform, and we usually

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<v Speaker 4>respond to that expectation. Jamar Chase has always said that,

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<v Speaker 4>and I think there's an expectation throughout the building that

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<v Speaker 4>this team is going to go out and play to

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<v Speaker 4>a different level on Thursday night Tomorrow night. I will

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<v Speaker 4>also add this before I forget, let's not forget about

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<v Speaker 4>the improvement of the defense over the last two weeks.

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<v Speaker 4>They allowed twenty points to the Steelers and they allowed

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<v Speaker 4>nineteen points to the Patriots. Those are not bad numbers,

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<v Speaker 4>especially to the Patriots, and when you take a look

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<v Speaker 4>at the way the Ravens have been playing offensively lately,

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<v Speaker 4>it ain't great and Lamar Jackson is not putting up

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<v Speaker 4>the numbers that he has in years past. If the

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<v Speaker 4>defense can continue its momentum, continue to play like it

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<v Speaker 4>has shown over the last couple of weeks. The Bengals

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<v Speaker 4>definitely have a fighters chance tomorrow night.

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<v Speaker 5>So me, let's elaborate on the defense, because I agree

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<v Speaker 5>they have been better or certainly last week in your

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<v Speaker 5>conversations with the team. What do you attribute that to?

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<v Speaker 5>Is that an under better understanding of the of the

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<v Speaker 5>scheme by some guys like Barrett Carter had sixteen tackles

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<v Speaker 5>last week? Is that more of a will of one

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<v Speaker 5>to two and guys frankly getting pissed off and getting

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<v Speaker 5>tired of people making fun of them for not being

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<v Speaker 5>tough and tackling or is it just an experienced level?

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<v Speaker 4>Is it it's more of the latter, Rocky, I think

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<v Speaker 4>it's guys finally saying enough is enough. But what leads

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<v Speaker 4>to that, well, just saying screw it and going out

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<v Speaker 4>on the field and playing faster. And several guys, including

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<v Speaker 4>Chris Jenkins Junior, told me that the team is playing

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<v Speaker 4>with a lot more aggressiveness and speed and not worrying about,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, where their exact position.

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<v Speaker 3>Is along the defensive line.

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<v Speaker 4>They're just saying I'm gonna take my spot and bull

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<v Speaker 4>rush forward. I'm not gonna worry about anything else except

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<v Speaker 4>playing my position, my responsibility, and you know, it's kind

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<v Speaker 4>of a different take on do your job, but that's

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<v Speaker 4>what the Bengals defense has been doing it certainly along

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<v Speaker 4>the defensive line, and I think those two defensive stops

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<v Speaker 4>they got in the red zone last week against the

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<v Speaker 4>Patriots are critical to the.

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<v Speaker 3>Confidence of the unit.

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<v Speaker 4>I think they know that they can stop a very

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<v Speaker 4>high powered and very capable Patriots offense from scoring one

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<v Speaker 4>touchdown in nine tries inside the ten yard line and

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<v Speaker 4>then hold them to a field goal inside the two

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<v Speaker 4>yard line in another key situation in the fourth quarter.

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<v Speaker 4>That can only give them confidence going forward.

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<v Speaker 2>We really appreciate you making this happen tonight and Happy

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<v Speaker 2>Thanksgiving guys.

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<v Speaker 4>Have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving.

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<v Speaker 3>Both of you. Take care, Thanks, thanks, your best.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks Mike Patralia checking in talking fingals tonight. All right,

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