1 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: I get everybody on Dan Horde and thanks for downloading 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth Podcast. The Running with the debut addition, 3 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: because we look ahead to Sunday's game in Baltimore as 4 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: the Bengals try to slow down the Ravens formidable running 5 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: game led by Lamar Jackson and by the way, r 6 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 1: ip to Eddie Van Halen, who passed away this week 7 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 1: at the age of sixty five, one of the greatest 8 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: guitarists of all time. Coming up, Dave Lapham joins me 9 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:35,840 Speaker 1: to discuss why Joe Mixon was so effective last week 10 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 1: and if Alex Redman should remain at right guard even 11 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: after Xavier sue Philo returns from injury. This week's one 12 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 1: on one player interview is with safety Von Bell as 13 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 1: we find out who gets more done before ten am, 14 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: Bell or Horde. And finally, it's our no the Faux 15 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: segment as we get an in depth look at the 16 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: Ravens from a guy known as Nasty Nestor in Baltimore 17 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: talk show host and author Nestor Apparichio. 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I'm talking about the 27 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:44,039 Speaker 1: website creators, the podcasters, the film study analysts, and the 28 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: message board operators. You guys are awesome. I just wish 29 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: I had more time to read, watch, and listen to 30 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: all of your content. But please know that your hard 31 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 1: work and passion for the team is truly appreciated. Now 32 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: time to bring in my broadcast partner, Dave Lapham. All right, 33 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,919 Speaker 1: let's start with some news that broke on Wednesday morning. 34 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: Joe Mixon was name the AFC Offensive Player of the 35 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 1: Week after his great game against Jacksonville. Twenty five carries, 36 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,239 Speaker 1: one hundred and fifty one yards and two touchdowns, six 37 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: sketches thirty yards and another touchdown, one hundred eighty one 38 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 1: total yards which is a new career high. My question 39 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 1: for you is why, and here are your options. A. 40 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: Jacksonville stinks. B Alex Redman in the offensive line, we're 41 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 1: really good. Ce. Whatever they did at the hospital on 42 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 1: Saturday night when he had chess pains was powerful or 43 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 1: d it was simply a matter of time. I think 44 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: that the hospital is a little bit of a factor. 45 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: I like from Joe said the doctors loved on him 46 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: a little bit. That's a little injection. That's a little 47 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: bit of relief right there. You get loved on a 48 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: little bit, so you're able to play freely. I do 49 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: think that as far as Joe run the football, it 50 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,959 Speaker 1: was a bunch of guys, you know, the offensive line, 51 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: the receivers. They did a great job in the perimeter 52 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: of the tight ends, uh, sealing edges when they had to, 53 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,959 Speaker 1: and you know, setting an edge. I think that it 54 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: was it was an upgrade in performance across the board 55 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: from a running game standpoint, because Joe has has had issues, 56 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: you know, make having to make his first cutting his 57 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: own backfield, you know, between the tackles, just outside the 58 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: tackles multiple places, so there've been breakdowns everywhere in the 59 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: receivers again, that's what makes a five yard run a 60 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: fifteen yard run, or makes a five yard run a 61 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: fift yard run and a touchdown, or like in Joe's case, 62 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: when he busted outside bounced it. You know that was 63 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: supposed to be between the tackles run. Giovanni Bernard bounced 64 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: for eleven and then he bounced for thirty plus for 65 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: a touchdown. Tyler Boyd was great on both of those. 66 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: And now you put the cornerback in a sweat because 67 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: he's you know, he wants to keep leverage and pinch 68 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: you if you're going between the tackles. Well, he was 69 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: going too far down inside to pinch him, way too 70 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: far inside, never set an edge, and Giovanni made him pay. 71 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: Then Joe made him pay. So once you start getting 72 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,119 Speaker 1: everybody doing what they're supposed to do and how they're 73 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: supposed to do it, it can look like that for sure. Plus, 74 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: I mean, you gave in all your choice, you gave 75 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: a little bit of a little bit of reason for everything. 76 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: Jacksonville's not up to snuff from what they've been going against. 77 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: There's no question, absolutely no question. We will specifically get 78 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 1: to Alex Redman's impact in just a bit, but did 79 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: anything stand out about the offensive lines performance in general? 80 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:35,600 Speaker 1: I think Jonah is getting better on a weekly basis, 81 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:37,839 Speaker 1: and you know, he was lining up against the best 82 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: guy and Alan was not well. I mean, we weren't 83 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: talking about him, So when you're not talking about a guy, 84 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 1: he's being held in check. He had the most bogus 85 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,479 Speaker 1: sack in history right when Joe got down at the 86 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:52,840 Speaker 1: end of the game. The whole post game, I'm saying 87 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:54,600 Speaker 1: it wasn't sacked at all, And then you look at 88 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: the stats and technically he lost about two inches when 89 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow is trying to kill the quod right right. 90 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 1: And you know, Joe, if Joe knew that was going 91 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: in the books as a sack, he would have made 92 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: sure even if he took a hit, he would have 93 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 1: made sure to gain another foot to make sure his 94 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:12,720 Speaker 1: offensive line didn't get nicked with a sack because he 95 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 1: knows that they've been under the heat big time, and 96 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:18,720 Speaker 1: he was obviously very proud of their performance and they 97 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 1: made his life a lot easier during the course of 98 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 1: that football game. I mean, Alan, Alan was responsible. He 99 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: was the guy on the twist. He came inside on 100 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:30,159 Speaker 1: a super loop instead of just a tackle end twist 101 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: with a tackle penetrates the end loops. He looped all 102 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: the way inside to Trey Hopkins, and that was the 103 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:37,600 Speaker 1: guy that Trey Hopkins held that took the Tyler Boyd 104 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 1: touchdown off the board. So he had an impact play there, 105 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 1: you know, by forcing a penalty and again got a 106 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:46,920 Speaker 1: bogus sack, but on a snap by and Jonah had 107 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: nothing to do with that one. You know, he came 108 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: from the opposite side. Jonah went on that on that 109 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 1: particular play. So every time that he lined up I 110 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 1: think against Alan, I think it went pretty well for him. 111 00:05:57,480 --> 00:05:59,720 Speaker 1: And and that's that was their best guy coming off 112 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: the end for sure. So I think his his graphs 113 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,719 Speaker 1: going up. And he's that kind of guy, you know. 114 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: I think he's not a guy that makes the same 115 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: mistake over and over and over again. He learns from 116 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,919 Speaker 1: it and he compartmentalized it. And I think he's almost 117 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: got you know, he's got like a computer like mind. 118 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: He'll just click into that. I've been in this situation. 119 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: Here's the tendencies here. My percentage of doing this is that, 120 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: I mean he's got that uh, that computer like mind. 121 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: I think that's really going to help him. He certainly 122 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: looked good late in the game, getting out as the 123 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 1: lead blocker on that one run around the left by 124 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: Joe Mixon and literally taking the cornerback that he was 125 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: blocking out of bounds. Yeah, chopped him down and you know, 126 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 1: took him off his feet and rolled him out of bounds. 127 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:42,360 Speaker 1: It was like make that spare. You know, he knocked 128 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 1: that pinned out and took it all the way through 129 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: the gutter, you know, I mean, way to go. Yeah, exactly, exactly, Yeah, 130 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 1: he was. He was that. That showed his athleticism. I 131 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: mean he was. He was running with and really, Dan 132 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: and I've been there. You're out in space and you're 133 00:06:57,920 --> 00:06:59,720 Speaker 1: an eighteen wheeler and you're trying to stay with a 134 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: fra a. It's got rack and pinion steering and it's 135 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: changed in directionally whoa, whoa, you know I can't change 136 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: and he's changed direction with him pretty well and uh 137 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: and really made it. Made a hell of a play 138 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: in space against a defensive back. I mean there, that's 139 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: what they're That's what impressed me when I when I 140 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: see Joe Burrow with unblocked free runner linebackers, unblocked free 141 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: runner cornerbacks on blitzes, and he does his little pirouette 142 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: and tight spin and spin away from these guys. Dude. 143 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: Some athleticism, that's some short space ability, short space quickness, 144 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: some suddenness to him. And Jonah was very good in 145 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: short space, no doubt. On the other side of the ball, 146 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: the Bengals defense finally held an opponent under one hundred 147 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: rushing yards. Jacksonville had eighty nine in the game. It 148 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: obviously helps to have the lead and forced Jacksonville to 149 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: throw it down the stretch. But what did you think 150 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: of the run defense in particular? Yeah, I thought it 151 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: was better. Again, a forty yard run was nullified by penalty, 152 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 1: you know, and that's that's helpful. That would that would 153 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 1: have changed the dynamic of it, you know, pretty extensively. 154 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: And uh, you know Robinson's he's a he sold me 155 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: he's a legit that kids, that kid's a good football player. 156 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: Instead of seventeen carries for seventy five yards, you would 157 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: have had eighteen for one fifteen, which is almost six 158 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 1: and a half you know a carry he ends up 159 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: at four point four, which looks good, looks better than 160 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 1: you know than it has. That's for sure, but I 161 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: do think they you know, they did a better job. 162 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 1: They did a nice job with the mush rush of 163 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: controlling Minshew, you know, not getting yards. He does a 164 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: great job of finding a lane and abusing it and 165 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: getting yards up in the middle. He's more of a 166 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: between the tackles runner and when he scrambles rather than 167 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 1: he's not a real speed guy busted the outside, and 168 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: they did a good job of preventing, you know, some 169 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: of that because they've had their issues with quarterbacks, you know, 170 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,599 Speaker 1: rushing for yardage against him. Of course their face and 171 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: the best of the NFL has to offer him this week. 172 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: For the year, through four games, which is a quarter 173 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: of the schedule, the Bengals are twenty seventh in the 174 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:56,000 Speaker 1: NFL and rushing yards allowed sixteenth and passing yards allowed. 175 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: But I was looking at football outsiders because they have 176 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: that dvoacetistic which takes into account the quality of the 177 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 1: opposition and then the game situation. A five yard gain 178 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 1: on third and ten is not as bad from a 179 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 1: defensive perspective as a five yard gain on first and ten. Correct, 180 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: So looking at that statistic, the Bengals defense actually checks 181 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: in at sixteenth in the NFL, according to Football Outsiders, 182 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 1: right in the middle of the pack. Are we starting 183 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 1: to think that maybe the Bengals defense is closer to 184 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 1: the middle of the pack than the bottom of the pack, 185 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:31,680 Speaker 1: You know, I do like I do like that they 186 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: try to give you criterion. Instead of just five yards, 187 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: there's five yard runs and then there's five yard runs. 188 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 1: They're not all born the same and built the same, right, 189 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 1: and the quality of opposition is figured in as well, 190 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:46,679 Speaker 1: And I like that, you know, I mean, look, look 191 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 1: what Cleveland's doing. Cleveland went for over three hundred against Dallas, 192 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 1: you know, all of a sudden, the two hundred yards 193 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 1: given up against Clean Right, it's not good, but hell 194 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 1: it's one hundred yards better than what Dallas did, you know. 195 00:09:57,520 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 1: And they were supposed to win their division and be 196 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: a playoff contender and everything else. So that's that's my point. Dan, 197 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 1: this AFC North. If the Bengals had won the two 198 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 1: games they should have won, they lose to Cleveland, but 199 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:11,599 Speaker 1: they'd be three and one, still be fourth in the 200 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 1: division because a tiebreaker with a division loss, but everyone 201 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:17,200 Speaker 1: in the division would have three wins and nobody have 202 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 1: more than one loss. In Pittsburgh, wouldn't have lost yet 203 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: because they have a game that hasn't been played. But 204 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,680 Speaker 1: I mean the AFC North and the Bengals have, you know, 205 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: two games against everybody. The AFC North is no joke. 206 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: Ten four and one unbelievable, unbelievable. Can the Bengals petition 207 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 1: the NFL to join the NFC East three twelve and 208 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 1: one as a division on Philadelphia with the same one 209 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:41,439 Speaker 1: and two record one two and one record? Is the 210 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 1: Bengals currently alone in first with Washington and Dallas tied 211 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: for second at one and three and the Giants bringing 212 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 1: up the rear and four? Yeah, I mean the Bengals 213 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 1: would be in a virtual tie with the Eagles, both 214 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: with one two and one records the top the division 215 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: because they tied us a division rivalry game there if 216 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,800 Speaker 1: they were in that division, That's that's sick. That just 217 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 1: tells you, you know, there's the penthouse and there's the outhouse, 218 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 1: and there's there's houses in between. And I don't know 219 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 1: how these you know, stats are going to be factored 220 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 1: by you know, how you incorporate a variable that that 221 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 1: says this team is exponentially better than that team or 222 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:22,440 Speaker 1: not even necessarily the team. This defensive lineman is on 223 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:25,680 Speaker 1: a crap team. But this defensive lineman is a Pro 224 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:29,560 Speaker 1: Bowl guy, and this one guy, it's hard for anybody 225 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 1: to block this guy. So if you play against this guy, 226 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 1: your numbers aren't going to be as good as you 227 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 1: if you play against some schmo. You know, and I 228 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 1: don't know how they ever factor that in. To me, 229 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 1: there's nothing more true than looking at tape and trusting 230 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 1: your eyeballs. And guy's doing a pretty good job against 231 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: high caliber competition and more than handling his own against 232 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 1: guys he should. That's a good football player because that 233 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:55,839 Speaker 1: guy that he's having just you know, a little bit 234 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: more difficult time with. That guy's a Pro bowler. He's 235 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,199 Speaker 1: been there five times. There's a reason he's been there 236 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 1: five times. He's not doing it just against this guy, 237 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:07,080 Speaker 1: he does it against almost every guy. So that's why 238 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 1: those things, in my mind are so so tough to 239 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:12,079 Speaker 1: so so off to buy into. I mean, I think 240 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 1: they're all great tools. And plus the other thing is 241 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 1: sometimes coaches, honestly, I mean it's like the scheme put 242 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 1: you in tough spot. How do you factor that in? 243 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:25,199 Speaker 1: He didn't block that guy that way because he was 244 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 1: coached not too and you're taking points away from him, 245 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 1: you're giving him demerits because he didn't get that guy block. 246 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 1: That's what he's supposed to do. And the coach was like, 247 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 1: don't worry about that. Well, don't worry about it, but 248 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:39,560 Speaker 1: pro football focused. And everybody's ripping my ass because you 249 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 1: know they're saying that I didn't get this done. So 250 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 1: it's hard. There are some variables that are still almost 251 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: impossible to factor into those equations. They really are. We 252 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 1: know the Bengals won't have Mike Daniels again this week. 253 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 1: He's going to miss at least three games at the 254 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 1: elbow injury. Gino Atkins will see. He's doing a little 255 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 1: bit of individual stuff at practice, but it's still very 256 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: much a question mark. There are some veteran accomplished defensive 257 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 1: tackles out there, Marcel Darius, mister big stuffy snacks, Harrison, 258 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:17,199 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, Demata Peco. Normally I would say they won't 259 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:20,079 Speaker 1: do it, though, wait a few weeks with the guys 260 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:21,960 Speaker 1: that they have on the roster, and you know, hope 261 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 1: that Geno's playing soon and Mike Daniels is back in 262 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 1: three weeks, but as aggressive as they were this offseason, 263 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 1: and they obviously acted quickly to get Mike Daniels before 264 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 1: the season began. What do you think, do you think 265 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 1: that they might nibble at one of those veteran defensive linemen. 266 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 1: It all depends on how veteran they are. I think 267 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:41,199 Speaker 1: if I think there's an age cut off, I think 268 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:43,199 Speaker 1: if they feel like they bring in another veteran guy 269 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:46,320 Speaker 1: who hasn't really been doing that much and it's vulnerable 270 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 1: to injury, that why take on another one? Yeah, slap 271 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:53,200 Speaker 1: another one, you know, on injury reserve or keep on 272 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 1: the roster and hope he gets healthy. So I think 273 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:57,679 Speaker 1: the one that makes the most sense to me is 274 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:01,080 Speaker 1: Darius because he's not you know, he's the he's the 275 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: younger one, he's played the most recently, you know, recent football. 276 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 1: That's the AJ Green Andy Dalton draft class right right. 277 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 1: And he's not a kid obviously he's not a kid, 278 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 1: but I mean snacks and some of these I mean, 279 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: don't dematas up there. You know, he's he's been around. 280 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 1: So I think that's the that's the fear. I think 281 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 1: that a lot of teams in the league have not 282 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 1: bringing these guys in because you're bringing a guy that 283 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 1: hasn't hasn't been playing football, and again there's shape and 284 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: then there's football shape. And look at out. There's been 285 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 1: like three or four achilles tears. I mean, the achilles 286 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 1: tendon is the vulnerable thing after this coronavirus. It seems 287 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 1: like tight ends, defensive backs. I mean they've they've been 288 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: tearing achilles. The Bengals know all about it with CJ 289 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: and uh. Tampa Bay lost Howard two an achilles tear, 290 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: and I know there was a safety that I lost, 291 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 1: going to lose the season two an achilles tears. So 292 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 1: I think I think all of that is is part 293 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 1: of it. But um, it's going to be interesting to see, 294 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 1: you know, if they do decide to bring somebody in 295 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: like that, and you know what, Dan Geno Atkins and hindsight, 296 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 1: I R three weeks you could have put him on 297 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 1: IR and maybe done something else. Then obviously they didn't 298 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 1: think it was that serious. And now all of a sudden, 299 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 1: here it is a month plus and he's it's you know, 300 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 1: fifty fifty if he's going to be available this week? Man, 301 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 1: what is what really would have been better to just 302 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 1: have surgery or whatever? Would have taken to put him 303 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 1: and then slap him one ir and as many weeks 304 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 1: it took to give him back. I mean, hindsight's always 305 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 1: twenty twenty with this stuff. But obviously this thing was 306 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:32,440 Speaker 1: more significant than what they initially thought. I think they 307 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 1: put him week to week like right away, and man, 308 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 1: it's been a lot of weeks, a lot of weeks. 309 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: The Bengals had their fourth right guard in their first 310 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: four games. Last Sunday, Alex Redman getting his first start 311 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:46,280 Speaker 1: of the year, and the Bengals passed for three hundred yards, 312 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 1: ran for two hundred and five yards, and only gave 313 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 1: up one sack. So how good was Alex Redman? Here 314 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 1: are Jonah Williams and Zach Taylor. Alix is a great player. 315 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: He's got a lot of He's got a lot of 316 00:15:57,080 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 1: violence and physicality. I think that's the first thing that 317 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 1: the coaches and his teammates ever knowses about him. As 318 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: you know, he wants to call off the ball and 319 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 1: just dominate people every play. And you know he did it. 320 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 1: He did a lot of that, and so it was 321 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: good to have him back. He fit in well, you know, 322 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 1: he had good, good chemistry there with Trey and with 323 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: Bobby and brought up physicality there and again, it wasn't perfect. 324 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 1: I think he'd be the first one to tell you that, 325 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:20,840 Speaker 1: but there were some things that he did a nice 326 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 1: job of, and he was the first person to tell 327 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 1: us that. Immediately after the game last Sunday, Alex Redman said, 328 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 1: I didn't play all that well, but he played better 329 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 1: than Fred Johnson or Billy Price had been playing the 330 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 1: previous couple of weeks. He did Dan and the very 331 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:36,440 Speaker 1: first looking looking back at the game, the very first 332 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: run play, wif I thought he was so geeked out. 333 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 1: I'm sure you know. Redman was like, I'm sure he 334 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: had all his weight for the defensive times, a little 335 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 1: old lay move, I mean he went whip. It was like, okay, 336 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 1: choke it down a little bit. Let's let's let's calm. 337 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 1: Let's calm this down. And then he started doing some 338 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: of the things that that Alex Redmand does. He when 339 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: I talk about finishing, it's like a lot of times 340 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 1: guys hit and stalemate and a lot of people just 341 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:05,440 Speaker 1: stay in the stalemate. He will finish. He'll manipulate his hands, 342 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 1: he'll roll his hips, he'll do things to get a 343 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:11,399 Speaker 1: second movement on a player and finish him, and he'll 344 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:13,680 Speaker 1: pancake people, knock him right on their backside, you know, 345 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 1: knock him over, throw him down, whatever the case may be. 346 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:18,679 Speaker 1: That's where the you know, like the violence and the 347 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 1: physicality that that guys are talking about, and that's what 348 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 1: that's what he does. You know. He's a he's a 349 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:26,360 Speaker 1: martial arts guy, you know, and he's a wrestler. So 350 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:30,679 Speaker 1: every wrestle if played against me, and they would hunker down, knees, 351 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 1: over the ankles, hips, over the knees, and was like 352 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 1: a rooted tree. When Redmond kind of hunkers down, he's 353 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 1: all load. You know, he's got that part of it, 354 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 1: and he's got he's got the hands with the martial 355 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: arts stuff. I mean, he'll like, you know, kung full 356 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:44,160 Speaker 1: you're in a heartbeat kind of thing with his hands. 357 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:49,199 Speaker 1: He just has to physically, he's nfl. He has to 358 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:51,560 Speaker 1: make sure that you know, he doesn't get overly geeked, 359 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 1: you know, and just staying composed. Control and again that 360 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 1: controlled rage, which I know every time I say it 361 00:17:57,760 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 1: sounds stupid, but it is what you have to try 362 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 1: to four and again, like we talked about Bobby Hart, 363 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 1: Trey Hopkins. They know everybody's a simon and every play, 364 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: not just theirs. So I think that was a big 365 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:12,200 Speaker 1: comforting thing for Alex Redman if he had any questions 366 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:13,920 Speaker 1: in the huddler at the line of scrim and she 367 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 1: just leaned over those guys in like you know, and 368 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: let me double check this. And that's that's big. And 369 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: as a result, and see any assimon I was in 370 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:24,399 Speaker 1: there with him. You had the whiff like I talked about, 371 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 1: but I didn't see him blocking wrong people. It didn't 372 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:28,639 Speaker 1: look like to me. I think Bobby and you know, 373 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:30,639 Speaker 1: and training need to take a bow with that. The 374 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:33,439 Speaker 1: Bengals signed Xavier Suefhila in the offseason to be the 375 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 1: right guard. He was coming back from a broken leg 376 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:37,320 Speaker 1: last year and then he got hurt in Week one. 377 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: He will be back at some point this year. But 378 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 1: you know, Alex Redman's an interesting guy because he got 379 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,959 Speaker 1: into the NFL at a really young age. He's in 380 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 1: his fourth year, he's only twenty five. Is a healthy 381 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 1: head straight. Alex Redman a better right guard than Xavier Suephila. 382 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 1: Do we know? Yeah? Do you think so? I think 383 00:18:57,320 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 1: for what. I Yeah, from what I've seen for when 384 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:01,400 Speaker 1: I've seen a Xavier, and again it's just training camp, 385 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:03,919 Speaker 1: I thought he played best in the scrimmage. But I 386 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 1: think I think Alex Redmond, if Alex Redman stays healthy 387 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: and you know, plays at his highest level, I think 388 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:14,399 Speaker 1: his highest level might be higher than Xavier. Xavier Suefilo is. 389 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: He's got a lot of intangible leadership. He's unbelievable in 390 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:20,119 Speaker 1: terms of all that you know, and that gives him, 391 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 1: that gives him some some some juice, you know, in 392 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:25,040 Speaker 1: terms of what coaches think about. I mean with players 393 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:28,040 Speaker 1: like that, you're looking for added value, and he gives 394 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:31,160 Speaker 1: that added value and Alex hasn't given that added value 395 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: at this point in time. But based on just pure 396 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 1: physical abilities, I think Alex's upside is that much. Because 397 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 1: Xavier has been injured. He broke his leg, now he's 398 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:42,960 Speaker 1: got an ankle injury. I mean, those are starting to 399 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 1: pile up. When you start, I don't care if the 400 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 1: house has a crack in the foundation, you know, like 401 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 1: Bill Walton, his career into because of foot injuries, breaking 402 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:52,639 Speaker 1: the feet and all that you have footing, you know, 403 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:54,879 Speaker 1: ankle and knee injuries and stuff. Man all of a 404 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 1: sudden it can't support the rest of the building. That's 405 00:19:57,240 --> 00:19:59,920 Speaker 1: when you start to have some issues. And in honest 406 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: Lee Dan Alex Redman hadn't done anything for so long. 407 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: This is I mean. To go in and play as 408 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:07,639 Speaker 1: well as he did, in my mind was kind of remarkable. 409 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 1: He's going to only get better. He better because he's 410 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 1: going against Baltimore. Now, he's going against Klais Campbell and 411 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:17,360 Speaker 1: Brandon Williams. He's not going against you know, the guys 412 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: he went against in Jacksonville, you know, Brian and whoever 413 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:22,720 Speaker 1: else they had inside there. It's a different ball game 414 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:26,480 Speaker 1: in Baltimore against those two beasts. NFL Next Gen Stats 415 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 1: tracks something called average separation for wide receivers. It's on 416 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:34,440 Speaker 1: a catch or on an incompletion, so it doesn't take 417 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:38,160 Speaker 1: into account the passing route. It doesn't take into account 418 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: plays where they weren't the person that the ball was 419 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,080 Speaker 1: thrown too, and maybe they were wide open, but this 420 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 1: is strictly how much separation they have on balls thrown 421 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:50,439 Speaker 1: to them. Well, so far this season, AJ Green is 422 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: tied for last in the NFL with former Bengals teammate 423 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 1: Marvin Jones. Earlier this week, Zach Taylor was asked about 424 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 1: AJ Green so far this year, that's not a concern 425 00:21:02,119 --> 00:21:04,359 Speaker 1: for us or AJ. Aj is doing the right things 426 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,679 Speaker 1: and we got a lot of really good receivers. We 427 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:09,719 Speaker 1: got tight ends that can get targets, backs that can 428 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 1: get targets. There's times where AJ is opening the balls 429 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 1: going elsewhere for explosive plays, and I think that's the 430 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 1: key to our success, is not forcing the ball to 431 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:22,480 Speaker 1: any weapon, just let it play out naturally. His attitude's unbelievable. 432 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:24,640 Speaker 1: You know, you watch that third and one tight zone 433 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:26,800 Speaker 1: run to mix him for the touchdown. You just watch 434 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:29,560 Speaker 1: his energy there. You know, that was in the third 435 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 1: quarter and at that point he'd had one catch and 436 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: just to see his celebration, the way he responded to 437 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 1: when his teammates made a big play just says everything 438 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:39,359 Speaker 1: you need to know about AJ. And his time will come. 439 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:42,120 Speaker 1: You know, there's gonna be moments where he has unbelievable 440 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 1: games and he's gonna help us win here, and you know, 441 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:46,959 Speaker 1: it's just it's a it's tremendous to have that guy 442 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:48,639 Speaker 1: as a captain and part of this offense and this 443 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:52,120 Speaker 1: team coach. When you watch AJ Green on film, does 444 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:54,200 Speaker 1: he look like the same player that you know he's 445 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 1: been for the past decade. Oh yeah, yeah, he's he's 446 00:21:57,040 --> 00:21:59,199 Speaker 1: a you know, he comes off the ball and you 447 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 1: can see the respect that he gets from the DBS 448 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:05,919 Speaker 1: and UM. Again, there's opportunities there where we're you know, 449 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 1: you call the ball thinking it might go there number one, 450 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:09,720 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden it pops off somewhere else 451 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 1: for UM a big game somewhere else. So again, I'm 452 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 1: not gonna I'm not gonna second guess those decisions. One 453 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 1: catch three yards for AJ Green last week on the 454 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:22,120 Speaker 1: first play from scrimmage. Yeah, it's it's been a it's 455 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:24,480 Speaker 1: been a tough run for aj in the first month 456 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:27,520 Speaker 1: of the season, first four games. I asked John Harbaugh 457 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:31,160 Speaker 1: during the pressor that he had about AJ Green. I said, 458 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:33,040 Speaker 1: when you watch AJ on tape, you know, do you 459 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:36,119 Speaker 1: still see the same guy? And remember the on NFL 460 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:38,480 Speaker 1: films or NFL Network John Harrows saying we were going 461 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 1: to cover this guy. I mean, AJ was just that's 462 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 1: when he's just ripping the Ravens apart multiple times, and 463 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 1: he said, you know, yeah, he's ripped. It's the same. 464 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: He didn't. He wasn't effusive in his praise. He didn't 465 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 1: rip him. Didn't think he was gonna rip him. But 466 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:55,879 Speaker 1: he didn't really throw all lavish praise out there like 467 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:57,880 Speaker 1: I thought. He just stayed away from the totally, which 468 00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 1: I don't know. I will say, get my COVID test 469 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 1: this week and I was in the I was right 470 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: behind Aj in the trailer and I'm telling you, looking 471 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:11,399 Speaker 1: at him, he's unbelievable looking athlete. I mean he is 472 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 1: if you put requirements into a computer, would spend our 473 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 1: Aj Green physically. The Bengals face the reigning unanimous MVP 474 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 1: this week for the first of two times this year, 475 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson. So far this year, he leads Baltimore in 476 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 1: rushing yards two hundred and thirty five through four games. 477 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:30,439 Speaker 1: He's averaging six yards to carry. He has a passer 478 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:34,439 Speaker 1: rating of one eleven point three, seven touchdown passes, and 479 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 1: one pick. Some of the Bengals will be seeing him 480 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 1: for the first time, including rookie linebacker a Keen Davis Gaither, 481 00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:43,360 Speaker 1: who has asked this week if it's a little bit 482 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 1: overwhelming to face the prospect of taking on Lamar Jackson. Now, 483 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 1: I want to say, oh, women, just football, how do 484 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:55,720 Speaker 1: you prepare for that? Though? This stick? And so you'd 485 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 1: satany We all know that he's fast, he can cut, 486 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:02,600 Speaker 1: and he just got trying to take away something not 487 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 1: gonna take away to spee. So having great angles, trying 488 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,359 Speaker 1: to give him a one way route and to try 489 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,119 Speaker 1: to give him on a grown How many times did 490 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:13,479 Speaker 1: you see Lamar's spin move that long touchdown he had 491 00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 1: against the Bengals last year before you even came here. 492 00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 1: I'll send it quite a bit trying to send it. 493 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:24,280 Speaker 1: He's tired of seeing it. He's not alone in that 494 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:26,879 Speaker 1: Bengals locker room, obviously, every guy who was on the 495 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 1: field in that game last year at Paul Brown Stadium 496 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 1: has been tired of seeing that replay. The Ravens are 497 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: three and one, the one loss at home to Kansas City, 498 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:39,000 Speaker 1: and the Chiefs did a great job against Lamar Jackson, 499 00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 1: particularly in the passing game, ninety seven passing yards, a 500 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:46,480 Speaker 1: passer rating of seventy three point one. Any sort of 501 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:50,399 Speaker 1: formula provided by the Kansas City Chiefs, you know my 502 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 1: thing is, and I'm not sure I'd have to study 503 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: the Chiefs tape a lot more than I did but 504 00:24:56,880 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 1: if you can get a lead, play with the lead 505 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:02,720 Speaker 1: and then make them think they have to throw the football, 506 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:05,719 Speaker 1: because I mean, they're human. Greg Roman's human in that regard. 507 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 1: I mean, if they fall behind by a couple of scores, 508 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:11,440 Speaker 1: you know, he'll probably try to throw the football a 509 00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 1: little bit more. You have to make Lamar Jackson throw 510 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 1: outside the numbers. He with his RPO. A lot of 511 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:20,200 Speaker 1: his passing yards are off the RPO in the middle 512 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:22,480 Speaker 1: of the football field. And that's where Andrews, the tight 513 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 1: end will gash you because linebackers are sucking up. Safeties 514 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:28,320 Speaker 1: are nosy because of that great running game. And then 515 00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 1: he's killing you in the middle of the football field. 516 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:33,400 Speaker 1: So and that's the ball's not in the air very long. 517 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:35,400 Speaker 1: You know, attack in the middle of football field. Make 518 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:38,800 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson throw it outside, make him throw it toward 519 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:41,199 Speaker 1: the numbers, and and you know, get a lead and 520 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:43,520 Speaker 1: try to expand on that lead. The thing about Lamar 521 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:47,480 Speaker 1: Jackson that's so tough in the running game. Coaches work 522 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:49,439 Speaker 1: all week in the running game trying to scheme how 523 00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:52,159 Speaker 1: they can out gap the opponent, get one more person 524 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 1: at the point of attacking the opponent. When it's eleven 525 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 1: on eleven football. That's one more gap, that's one more person. 526 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:00,479 Speaker 1: And normally in the NFL because normally quarterback hands off 527 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 1: and watches. Now this guy is running it, so you 528 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:05,639 Speaker 1: can get an extra helmet at the point of attack 529 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:09,320 Speaker 1: and you can get out gap. So you have to defensively, 530 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:11,959 Speaker 1: you have to play your gap control responsibility. And can 531 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:15,440 Speaker 1: I just jump in when you say eleven on eleven football, 532 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:17,280 Speaker 1: somebody out there is going, well, what's he talking about? 533 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 1: It's always eleven on eleven football. No, if you picture 534 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:23,400 Speaker 1: a normal running play, quarterback hands it off, running back 535 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 1: gets the ball, quarterback stands behind the play twiddling his thumbs. Sure, 536 00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:31,360 Speaker 1: so now you've got nine guys trying to block. Eleven 537 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 1: people removing the person who has the ball and the 538 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:37,120 Speaker 1: quarterback who's doing nothing. Right, if the quarterback runs the ball, 539 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:39,200 Speaker 1: now you've got an extra person, got an extra get 540 00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:42,239 Speaker 1: can block, got an extra gap. You know next like 541 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:49,480 Speaker 1: gap they call power counters, it's gap run game instead 542 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 1: of you know, inside outside zone. Now you're blocking down. 543 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 1: You're trying to get extra bodies at the point of attack. 544 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:59,359 Speaker 1: So now when you have him running the ball, you 545 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:02,360 Speaker 1: have extra he's the point of attack, like we just describe, 546 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:06,120 Speaker 1: plus the guy that's running it might be the most athletic, 547 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:08,600 Speaker 1: fastest guy in the field. When he's definitely the most 548 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 1: athletic of almost anybody in the National Football League, and 549 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:15,000 Speaker 1: he's probably in the top five in terms of raw speed. 550 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:19,400 Speaker 1: When you have that running the football with extra blockers 551 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:22,199 Speaker 1: in front of him by scheme, and I mean recard 552 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 1: that big defensive linemen slash fullback, three and eleven pound 553 00:27:25,320 --> 00:27:27,879 Speaker 1: guy that's an extra helmet at the point of attack. 554 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:30,920 Speaker 1: He's crushing people. The only guy in the NFL last 555 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:34,159 Speaker 1: year they had over one hundred snaps offensively, defensively and 556 00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 1: special teams. This guy, Patrick Ricard. This guy is a gem, 557 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 1: I mean, the unsung hero that football team. So you 558 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:45,200 Speaker 1: have big tight ends, you got a three hundred eleven 559 00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:47,720 Speaker 1: pound fullback, and you get that that son of a 560 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 1: gun behind them. You know, Orlando Zeus Brown can eclipse 561 00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:54,000 Speaker 1: the sun. You know, you get these big offensive linemen 562 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:57,440 Speaker 1: on the edge, Zeus Brown poom, you know, coming off 563 00:27:57,440 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 1: the ball, tight ends, fullback, and then here comes this 564 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 1: little fleet footed son of a gun. Is you know, 565 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:07,199 Speaker 1: he makes you miss. I mean, you know, he's like 566 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 1: he's ripping your acls MCLs lcl's everything. Your knees are 567 00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:13,440 Speaker 1: ripping up as you're trying to change direction with this guy. 568 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:20,359 Speaker 1: The Ravens defensive coordinator is Wink Martindale, Not Winston Conrad Martindale, 569 00:28:20,359 --> 00:28:22,879 Speaker 1: the legendary host of such game shows as Tik Tag 570 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:26,920 Speaker 1: Doe and High Rollers. No, this is Don Wink Martindale, 571 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:29,680 Speaker 1: the linebackers coach at u See for three years under 572 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 1: Rick Minter, and this guy loves to blitz. On most plays, 573 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 1: there will be six guys right up there at the 574 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:39,680 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage, filling all the gaps. Sometimes all six 575 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 1: will go after Joe Burrow. More often than not it'll 576 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 1: be five. Sometimes it might be as few as three. 577 00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:48,960 Speaker 1: What you don't know from snap to snap is how 578 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:52,560 Speaker 1: many are coming and where they're coming from. Right, That's 579 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:58,240 Speaker 1: the bottom line. It's all about confusion, uncertainty, being unsettled. 580 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:02,480 Speaker 1: You know, make the offensive line makes some sort of mistake, 581 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:06,600 Speaker 1: either from an assignment standpoint or a technique standpoint, setting 582 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 1: for the wrong person, taking a false step the wrong way, 583 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:13,160 Speaker 1: you know, not being able to trust your eyes. You know, 584 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:16,480 Speaker 1: defensive players talk about trusting their eyes. I can tell 585 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:18,960 Speaker 1: you when a team's doing what the Baltimore Ravens do. 586 00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:21,560 Speaker 1: As an offensive lineman, you have to trust your eyes 587 00:29:21,560 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 1: as well, and Link Martindale makes that tough. I mean, 588 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:29,640 Speaker 1: they are definitely a challenge. And but if you can 589 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:31,920 Speaker 1: beat him, if somehow you can make a couple of 590 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:35,000 Speaker 1: plays and make him a little bit hesitant about doing that, 591 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 1: he'll go when you're inside the twenty, he's bringing it. 592 00:29:40,600 --> 00:29:43,680 Speaker 1: It's automatic. Just just count on it. It's happening inside 593 00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 1: the twenty, inside the twin, inside the ten yard and 594 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 1: he'll go zero coverage. Nobody in the middle of football field. 595 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:51,280 Speaker 1: He'll just go zero coverage and just and try to 596 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:54,920 Speaker 1: knock you backwards. He is as an aggressive a defensive 597 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:58,040 Speaker 1: coach as there is in any level of football, honestly, 598 00:29:58,040 --> 00:30:00,440 Speaker 1: And like I said, almost fifty five percent of the 599 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:04,320 Speaker 1: time they blitzed last year. That led the league. It's 600 00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:06,960 Speaker 1: a Baltimore in Pittsburgh are one and two, both over 601 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:10,080 Speaker 1: fifty percent of the time bringing it. And maybe they're 602 00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:13,200 Speaker 1: onto something. They're the two best on two of the 603 00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:15,960 Speaker 1: best defenses in the National Football League. They just so 604 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:18,240 Speaker 1: happened to both be in the AFC North and you 605 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:21,280 Speaker 1: got a rookie quarterback Joe Burrow trying to figure it out. 606 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:23,960 Speaker 1: It's going to be very very interesting dynamic when he 607 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:28,200 Speaker 1: faces those defenses. And yet, so far this year, Baltimore 608 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:31,680 Speaker 1: only has one more sack than the Bengals do. Now. 609 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 1: Last week against Washington, the Ravens had three and they 610 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 1: hit Dwayne Haskins nine times. Matthew Judon number ninety nine, 611 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:44,600 Speaker 1: had five of those quarterback hits. But up until then, Cleveland, Houston, 612 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 1: Kansas City had done a nice job of at least 613 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:50,680 Speaker 1: avoiding sacks and interceptions. They only have two interceptions, but 614 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:53,600 Speaker 1: they've forced six fumbles and recovered five of them. That's 615 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:56,360 Speaker 1: where they've done their damage as a defense. They've knocked 616 00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: the ball out of people's hands five fumble recoveries, tied 617 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:02,360 Speaker 1: for second most in the National Football League. And another 618 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:05,560 Speaker 1: thing that this Ravens defense has done, they've pitched a 619 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:08,920 Speaker 1: shout out in the third quarter. They've they've not allowed 620 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:11,520 Speaker 1: one point in the third quarter. Even the Kansas City 621 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:15,480 Speaker 1: Chiefs in the third quarter scored squadouche. I mean, they've 622 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:18,520 Speaker 1: outscored the opponent twenty to nothing in the third quarter. 623 00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:23,560 Speaker 1: So you know there's multiple circumstances and reasons for that. 624 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 1: If the Baltimore Ravens had lost a bunch of tosses 625 00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:27,960 Speaker 1: and they got the ball to start the second half 626 00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:30,400 Speaker 1: and they go on one of their patented seven and 627 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:33,120 Speaker 1: a half eight nine minute drives, the quarter is almost 628 00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:36,360 Speaker 1: done anyway, So you have minimal possessions in that quarter, 629 00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:39,320 Speaker 1: depending on how well the offense is played. But I 630 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:42,960 Speaker 1: mean to not give up a point in four games 631 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:47,040 Speaker 1: in the third quarter. That's saying something about a defensive 632 00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 1: football team. After allowing Joe Burrow to get hit seventeen 633 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:53,520 Speaker 1: times in the Philadelphia game, the Bengals offensive line cut 634 00:31:53,520 --> 00:31:56,240 Speaker 1: that number down to five last week against Jacksonville. That 635 00:31:56,360 --> 00:31:59,840 Speaker 1: was excellent looking at the season so far, Burrows dropped 636 00:31:59,840 --> 00:32:02,400 Speaker 1: back to pass two hundred and three times, second most 637 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:06,440 Speaker 1: in the NFL to Dak Prescott. He's been pressured seventy 638 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 1: five times, according to Pro Football Focus. That is thirty 639 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:12,040 Speaker 1: six point nine percent of the time that he's dropped 640 00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:14,479 Speaker 1: back to pass, he's been pressured, and that is the 641 00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:18,040 Speaker 1: eighth highest rate in the NFL. Other guys who have 642 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:21,920 Speaker 1: been pressured more frequently Kirk Cousins forty one percent. Fellow 643 00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 1: rookie Justin Herbert forty one percent, Daniel Jones from the 644 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:28,480 Speaker 1: Giants forty one percent, Sam Donald forty percent. None of 645 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:30,720 Speaker 1: those guys are doing very well, at least in terms 646 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 1: of wins and losses. Then you've got Russell Wilson thirty 647 00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:38,200 Speaker 1: seven point seven percent, slightly ahead of Joe Burrow, And 648 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:40,720 Speaker 1: of course right now he's probably the leading candidate to 649 00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:44,040 Speaker 1: be MVP. Sixteen touchdown passes in the first four games, 650 00:32:44,080 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 1: first time it's ever happened, sixteen touchdown passes four game. 651 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:50,040 Speaker 1: And when you look at the numbers, Joe Burrow one 652 00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:53,200 Speaker 1: hundred and sixteen four hundred and seventy seven, second most 653 00:32:53,440 --> 00:32:59,040 Speaker 1: attempts and completions in the National Football League, Jackson sixty 654 00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:03,480 Speaker 1: seven for ninety eight. He's almost half of Borrow's numbers 655 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:06,680 Speaker 1: in both categories. And that's why they he's been sacked 656 00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:09,640 Speaker 1: eleven times, they're thirty first in the league and sacked 657 00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:12,959 Speaker 1: per pass attempt because he hasn't been dropping back as 658 00:33:13,080 --> 00:33:16,479 Speaker 1: much obviously in eleven sacks. The Bengals have given up 659 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:19,440 Speaker 1: fifteen sacks. But Borrows thrown at one hundred and seventy 660 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 1: seven times and Jackson's only thrown at ninety eight. So 661 00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:26,320 Speaker 1: Jackson obviously is not making quick reads with the football, 662 00:33:26,760 --> 00:33:29,720 Speaker 1: holding on to it, you know, creating, extending and doing 663 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:32,640 Speaker 1: all the things like an athletic guy like him want. 664 00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:35,360 Speaker 1: I mean, they're not Their game is not for Jackson 665 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:38,680 Speaker 1: to be in the pocket, two reads in the front side, 666 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:40,840 Speaker 1: get to the backside, check it dot. Now that's not 667 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:44,760 Speaker 1: That's not Jackson's game at all. So it's going to 668 00:33:44,840 --> 00:33:48,560 Speaker 1: be contrasting styles. And I wonder how aggressive the Bengals 669 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:51,760 Speaker 1: will be in terms of blitzing Jackson if they get 670 00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:54,720 Speaker 1: in favorable down in distant situations, do you blitz them? 671 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:57,960 Speaker 1: I know one thing, if you blitz and play man. 672 00:33:58,120 --> 00:34:00,360 Speaker 1: If the blitz doesn't get there and the guys their 673 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:02,480 Speaker 1: backs turn trying to cover people down the field, he'll 674 00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:05,880 Speaker 1: rip you. He will rip you. So do you play 675 00:34:05,960 --> 00:34:09,400 Speaker 1: like soft zone and don't blieve? I mean, these are 676 00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:12,120 Speaker 1: some of the problems that start to happen if you 677 00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:15,720 Speaker 1: don't get some sort of lead against these Baltimore Ravens. 678 00:34:16,640 --> 00:34:19,319 Speaker 1: One update on one of the veteran defensive tackles we 679 00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:23,200 Speaker 1: were talking about, Damon snax Harrison is no longer on 680 00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:25,799 Speaker 1: the market. The thirty one year old run Stopper was 681 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:29,919 Speaker 1: signed to the Seahawks practice squad on Wednesday. Now time 682 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:33,440 Speaker 1: for this week's one on one player conversation. This week, 683 00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:36,839 Speaker 1: Zach Taylor said there are two keys to slowing down 684 00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:42,919 Speaker 1: Baltimore's lethal rushing attack. Discipline and tackling. Those words are 685 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:45,959 Speaker 1: perfect for safety Von Bell. He's one of the best 686 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:50,120 Speaker 1: tackling safeties in the NFL and his discipline on and 687 00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:53,560 Speaker 1: off the field is legendary. We're spending a few minutes 688 00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:56,960 Speaker 1: with Bengal safety Von Bell. We are recording this on 689 00:34:57,040 --> 00:34:59,960 Speaker 1: Wednesday morning at ten am. I got up a few 690 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:03,399 Speaker 1: two hours ago. I've had coffee and toast. I've done 691 00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:06,440 Speaker 1: some reading and research. When did you get up and 692 00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:10,000 Speaker 1: what have you accomplished today? Yeah, but like a fourth fifteen, 693 00:35:11,239 --> 00:35:14,239 Speaker 1: did my little workout this morning, did my you know, 694 00:35:14,520 --> 00:35:18,120 Speaker 1: had my breakfast made and ready to go. Hit the 695 00:35:18,120 --> 00:35:20,359 Speaker 1: weight room with the fellas this morning, and I got 696 00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:22,799 Speaker 1: it going and did a couple of meetings and ready 697 00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:26,799 Speaker 1: to go. Von Bell won Dan Horde. Nothing in the 698 00:35:26,840 --> 00:35:30,200 Speaker 1: scoreboard of what's been accomplished on a Wednesday morning. Who 699 00:35:30,239 --> 00:35:34,200 Speaker 1: are some of your fellow early birds? Oh yeah, Tony Brown, Yeah, 700 00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:37,560 Speaker 1: Winston Rose. Yeah, a couple more guys on there, but 701 00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:41,239 Speaker 1: a couple of my dvs, but a couple of linebackers too. 702 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:43,799 Speaker 1: So you know, they're getting up with me a little bit. 703 00:35:44,160 --> 00:35:46,920 Speaker 1: Meet me in the weight room. Uh you know, still 704 00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:51,480 Speaker 1: some crusted eyes, but they're getting up and going and 705 00:35:51,760 --> 00:35:53,480 Speaker 1: they're just trying to get better each and every day. 706 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:56,040 Speaker 1: And I appreciated and doing that making a team better. 707 00:35:56,600 --> 00:35:58,879 Speaker 1: For visiting with von Bell. The first time you met 708 00:35:58,920 --> 00:36:01,600 Speaker 1: with the Cincinnati made you were wearing a baseball hat 709 00:36:01,680 --> 00:36:05,919 Speaker 1: that said no bull. That's a company that makes athletic gear. 710 00:36:06,120 --> 00:36:08,279 Speaker 1: But is there a message there about your approach to 711 00:36:08,320 --> 00:36:12,440 Speaker 1: football and life? For sure as everything that's who I 712 00:36:12,520 --> 00:36:15,480 Speaker 1: am as how I was raised, and well, go ahead 713 00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:18,480 Speaker 1: and get it every day. And we just challenge ourselves 714 00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:20,160 Speaker 1: each and every day to find that one percent to 715 00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:23,120 Speaker 1: get better. And that's where that had comes in and play. 716 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:27,640 Speaker 1: But no bull, no bs, and just keep going buying. 717 00:36:27,680 --> 00:36:30,280 Speaker 1: People that are watching the games on TV will notice 718 00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:32,479 Speaker 1: that you are the guy on defense with that little 719 00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:35,000 Speaker 1: green dot on the back of your helmet, meaning that 720 00:36:35,120 --> 00:36:38,440 Speaker 1: you are the person that's in communication with defensive coordinator 721 00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:41,000 Speaker 1: lou Anna Rumo. And then relay the play call to 722 00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:43,640 Speaker 1: your teammates. Have you done that before? And do you 723 00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:46,800 Speaker 1: like the responsibility. This is my first year doing it, 724 00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:49,160 Speaker 1: but I've always been a big communicated on the defense, 725 00:36:49,239 --> 00:36:52,160 Speaker 1: and but as an honor to have it this year 726 00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:55,560 Speaker 1: and I love the role, love being in charge, and 727 00:36:56,400 --> 00:36:58,239 Speaker 1: love having my troops out there listen to me and 728 00:36:58,320 --> 00:37:01,400 Speaker 1: ready to go to Warwell does it take any getting 729 00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:03,359 Speaker 1: used to to have that voice in your ear as 730 00:37:03,360 --> 00:37:06,200 Speaker 1: you're getting ready for the play. For sure, we gotta 731 00:37:06,280 --> 00:37:10,000 Speaker 1: create anticipate the play in the situation high is you 732 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:13,319 Speaker 1: gonna call the game and get a look tough when 733 00:37:13,800 --> 00:37:16,000 Speaker 1: you know two million drives or if they're doing harry 734 00:37:16,080 --> 00:37:17,719 Speaker 1: up offense trying to get a call in. But we 735 00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:21,239 Speaker 1: just trying to use our signals then. But other than that, 736 00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:24,840 Speaker 1: everything's pretty smooth. Comma collected and reason. Just get to 737 00:37:24,920 --> 00:37:28,000 Speaker 1: play in and just reiterated throughout the whole defense, so 738 00:37:28,080 --> 00:37:29,919 Speaker 1: everybody get to play call so we could play fast. 739 00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:32,440 Speaker 1: We're spending a few minutes with von Bell. When you 740 00:37:32,520 --> 00:37:34,560 Speaker 1: signed as a free agent with the Bengals, I reached 741 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:37,279 Speaker 1: out to UC's head coach Luke Fickle, who is your 742 00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:40,840 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator at Ohio State, and he said, from the 743 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:44,720 Speaker 1: day you arrived on campus at OSU, you had a presence, 744 00:37:45,160 --> 00:37:49,320 Speaker 1: an it factor that commanded respect. Is that an intentional 745 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:51,640 Speaker 1: thing on your part or does it just come naturally? 746 00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:55,520 Speaker 1: I think it a little both. You know, coming into 747 00:37:55,560 --> 00:37:59,239 Speaker 1: the league now everything is earned. It's not just given. 748 00:38:00,040 --> 00:38:01,480 Speaker 1: Out there and show what you can do and what 749 00:38:01,640 --> 00:38:04,640 Speaker 1: you can bring, and that's how you gain respect on 750 00:38:04,680 --> 00:38:07,279 Speaker 1: the locker room and throughout the league. And there's just 751 00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:09,200 Speaker 1: being you every day, just going to work, putting your 752 00:38:09,239 --> 00:38:11,759 Speaker 1: hard head on and really just going out there just 753 00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:13,200 Speaker 1: taking care of what you could take care of. And 754 00:38:13,280 --> 00:38:15,800 Speaker 1: it's really just going out there being you and just 755 00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:17,719 Speaker 1: making the plays that come to you, and just really 756 00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:20,840 Speaker 1: just having given everybody respect and really just being you, 757 00:38:21,239 --> 00:38:26,120 Speaker 1: having a outgoing personality and just challenging everybody. And this 758 00:38:26,880 --> 00:38:29,720 Speaker 1: is being me, and I think it just comes naturally. 759 00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:32,440 Speaker 1: But also I'll work at it every day. Were getting 760 00:38:32,520 --> 00:38:34,560 Speaker 1: up every morning with my routine and I really just 761 00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:37,200 Speaker 1: sticking to it and sticking to the process and just 762 00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:39,960 Speaker 1: trusting the process and just letting myself just be myself 763 00:38:40,360 --> 00:38:43,279 Speaker 1: and everything else gonna take care of yourself. So this 764 00:38:43,480 --> 00:38:46,759 Speaker 1: week you face the Ravens and Lamar Jackson. You got 765 00:38:46,800 --> 00:38:49,040 Speaker 1: a little taste of facing him a couple of years 766 00:38:49,080 --> 00:38:50,600 Speaker 1: ago when you were still with the Saints and he 767 00:38:50,680 --> 00:38:52,960 Speaker 1: was a rookie. He wasn't starting yet, but he did 768 00:38:53,040 --> 00:38:55,400 Speaker 1: get in for several plays in that game. Did it 769 00:38:55,520 --> 00:38:58,840 Speaker 1: make a big impression? Oh, for sure. We know what 770 00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:01,759 Speaker 1: he could do. His legs could beat you and um, 771 00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:04,439 Speaker 1: and that's what why he's so special. He's could dual threat, 772 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:06,480 Speaker 1: he could throw it, he he could do it all. 773 00:39:06,680 --> 00:39:09,560 Speaker 1: And what really, you gotta make him play left handed? 774 00:39:09,719 --> 00:39:13,400 Speaker 1: And I'm I'm excited the guys that excited on the 775 00:39:13,480 --> 00:39:16,040 Speaker 1: defensive side for this challenge. We'll build him momentum each 776 00:39:16,040 --> 00:39:18,319 Speaker 1: and every week. We're getting better each and every week 777 00:39:18,360 --> 00:39:20,799 Speaker 1: at practice, and uh, we just keep on stacking them. 778 00:39:21,160 --> 00:39:23,120 Speaker 1: And it was a challenge we go to have this week, 779 00:39:23,200 --> 00:39:25,520 Speaker 1: and uh, I can't wait get to it. When you 780 00:39:25,640 --> 00:39:28,200 Speaker 1: say make him play left handed, you obviously not being 781 00:39:28,320 --> 00:39:31,520 Speaker 1: literal there. What do you mean? Oh yeah, make him 782 00:39:31,760 --> 00:39:34,640 Speaker 1: drop back passing. Um that bread and butter is running 783 00:39:35,080 --> 00:39:38,120 Speaker 1: gap scheme runs and uh, you know they got him. 784 00:39:38,480 --> 00:39:40,640 Speaker 1: They got a bunch of running backs. Say they can 785 00:39:40,719 --> 00:39:43,640 Speaker 1: run the ball pretty well and and that, and that's 786 00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:45,759 Speaker 1: what they do well, and that's how they get guys 787 00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:47,920 Speaker 1: on their toes with the run game, and they can 788 00:39:47,960 --> 00:39:50,000 Speaker 1: set the boot game off that and the past game 789 00:39:50,080 --> 00:39:52,480 Speaker 1: off that. So you gotta stop the run and make 790 00:39:52,520 --> 00:39:55,680 Speaker 1: them play and back uh drop back passing game and 791 00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:58,480 Speaker 1: really just make them play left handed. There's no other 792 00:39:58,600 --> 00:40:01,200 Speaker 1: team right now that plays it's quite like they do. 793 00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:03,839 Speaker 1: They'll line up with two tight ends most of the time. 794 00:40:03,920 --> 00:40:06,839 Speaker 1: They've got a three hundred and eleven pound fullback in there. 795 00:40:07,320 --> 00:40:10,080 Speaker 1: How challenging is it just to face the team that's 796 00:40:10,080 --> 00:40:12,920 Speaker 1: a little bit different from everybody else. It's very different. 797 00:40:13,320 --> 00:40:15,239 Speaker 1: You know, they're in the pistol offense, and they got 798 00:40:15,239 --> 00:40:17,040 Speaker 1: a lot of the gap scheme runs and a whole 799 00:40:17,080 --> 00:40:19,719 Speaker 1: bunch of turble emotions and they always just trying to 800 00:40:19,800 --> 00:40:21,439 Speaker 1: draw your eyes. You just got to reach your keys 801 00:40:21,440 --> 00:40:24,120 Speaker 1: and just play fast and get down in there as 802 00:40:24,160 --> 00:40:27,919 Speaker 1: it go be a big runt emphasis gets passed higher early, 803 00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:31,440 Speaker 1: make go plays and tackle, and we just got sworn 804 00:40:31,480 --> 00:40:33,160 Speaker 1: to the ball, get all eleven hands to the ball, 805 00:40:33,480 --> 00:40:34,560 Speaker 1: and we're just to go out there and just have 806 00:40:34,719 --> 00:40:37,600 Speaker 1: fun to reach keys. You're answering these questions with a 807 00:40:37,680 --> 00:40:39,960 Speaker 1: smile on your face. It sounds like you relish this 808 00:40:40,200 --> 00:40:44,000 Speaker 1: challenge for sure. Every week it's a new opponent, a 809 00:40:44,200 --> 00:40:46,640 Speaker 1: new challenge, and you just trying to hit from the 810 00:40:46,719 --> 00:40:49,600 Speaker 1: head coaching and defensive coordinator and rally the troops and 811 00:40:49,880 --> 00:40:52,360 Speaker 1: give us a mission and we got to go accomplish that. 812 00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:55,600 Speaker 1: And that's the beauty of this NFL life. You get 813 00:40:55,680 --> 00:40:58,200 Speaker 1: sixteen weeks to that and you just go out there 814 00:40:58,239 --> 00:41:01,200 Speaker 1: with your soldiers. Is you get ready to go getting 815 00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:04,640 Speaker 1: the foxhole? Let's go to walk last thing for Bengal safety. 816 00:41:04,719 --> 00:41:07,440 Speaker 1: Von Bell. Your four games into your Bengals tenure, are 817 00:41:07,480 --> 00:41:10,520 Speaker 1: you still adjusting to team and scheme or does it 818 00:41:10,680 --> 00:41:14,600 Speaker 1: feel like you're pretty much, you know, entrenched in this 819 00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:17,360 Speaker 1: organization at this point. Oh, you know it's still different 820 00:41:17,360 --> 00:41:20,160 Speaker 1: from me. But you know I got that very well. 821 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:24,480 Speaker 1: So everything and some nuances at times, but I'm trying 822 00:41:24,520 --> 00:41:27,640 Speaker 1: to stick to it, keep on growing within the system 823 00:41:28,120 --> 00:41:31,400 Speaker 1: and within the locker room. And I'm really just taking it, 824 00:41:31,520 --> 00:41:34,319 Speaker 1: honed it in and writly, just enjoying a moment. It's 825 00:41:34,360 --> 00:41:37,960 Speaker 1: the nobul philosophy. God, I appreciate the time. Best of 826 00:41:38,080 --> 00:41:41,360 Speaker 1: luck this week, Thank you so much, Yes, sir, now 827 00:41:41,480 --> 00:41:43,480 Speaker 1: time to turn our attention to this week's opponent, the 828 00:41:43,600 --> 00:41:46,360 Speaker 1: three and one Baltimore Ravens, And few people know the 829 00:41:46,440 --> 00:41:50,960 Speaker 1: team better than Nestor Apparisio from w NST Radio and 830 00:41:51,160 --> 00:41:53,960 Speaker 1: the author of two books about the team. He joined 831 00:41:54,040 --> 00:41:56,799 Speaker 1: Dave Lapham and me this week on the Bengals Game 832 00:41:56,840 --> 00:42:00,560 Speaker 1: Plan Show. So, the Ravens are three and one, they're 833 00:42:00,640 --> 00:42:03,440 Speaker 1: three wins, are all by at least two touchdowns. They're 834 00:42:03,480 --> 00:42:07,160 Speaker 1: one loss, fourteen points to Kansas City at home. Why 835 00:42:07,320 --> 00:42:10,440 Speaker 1: can't John Harbob beat Andy Reid? Well, I don't know. 836 00:42:10,600 --> 00:42:13,160 Speaker 1: You know, some people would say, why can't Lamar Jackson 837 00:42:13,239 --> 00:42:15,359 Speaker 1: beat Patrick Mahomes. Maybe they're not on the field at 838 00:42:15,360 --> 00:42:18,640 Speaker 1: the same time, But look, they played three times and 839 00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:21,400 Speaker 1: the games are getting the differences in the games have 840 00:42:21,560 --> 00:42:25,320 Speaker 1: gotten more wide, is not closer together. And you know, 841 00:42:25,440 --> 00:42:28,880 Speaker 1: Lamar is going through the sophomore thing. He's gonna, you know, 842 00:42:29,040 --> 00:42:33,160 Speaker 1: see everybody this time around. The Bengals spent much of 843 00:42:33,239 --> 00:42:36,440 Speaker 1: the offseason right worried about those ankles that were broken 844 00:42:36,480 --> 00:42:38,880 Speaker 1: in the middle of the field there. Last year he 845 00:42:39,120 --> 00:42:42,440 Speaker 1: embarrassed a lot of teams, a lot of defenses embarrassed 846 00:42:42,480 --> 00:42:45,959 Speaker 1: these d LA rams last year a lot of teams 847 00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:47,600 Speaker 1: had extra time on their hands, and that no one 848 00:42:47,680 --> 00:42:50,200 Speaker 1: was out socializing in the spring, and I'm sure the 849 00:42:50,280 --> 00:42:53,520 Speaker 1: coaches everywhere were scheming up a way to stop him, 850 00:42:53,600 --> 00:42:57,800 Speaker 1: specifically in this division right where you guys in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, 851 00:42:58,200 --> 00:43:00,880 Speaker 1: that he's the league MVP, and what the Titans did 852 00:43:01,000 --> 00:43:02,759 Speaker 1: last year to him, and what the Chargers did the 853 00:43:02,840 --> 00:43:06,080 Speaker 1: year before, not just in frustrating him, but getting the 854 00:43:06,280 --> 00:43:11,319 Speaker 1: Ravens behind. This is this offense has not yet come 855 00:43:11,480 --> 00:43:14,680 Speaker 1: from behind. Now you'd say, well, they were fourteen and two, right, 856 00:43:14,719 --> 00:43:16,640 Speaker 1: you don't have to come from behind often. But this 857 00:43:16,840 --> 00:43:20,200 Speaker 1: isn't the John Elway down ten points, four minutes left 858 00:43:20,280 --> 00:43:22,239 Speaker 1: to go, pull the rabbit out of the hat kind 859 00:43:22,320 --> 00:43:25,040 Speaker 1: of offense. This is the offense that gets up on you. 860 00:43:25,400 --> 00:43:28,439 Speaker 1: That's a defense the forces a turnover, plays a little 861 00:43:28,480 --> 00:43:31,200 Speaker 1: field position, plays a lot second and one because they 862 00:43:31,280 --> 00:43:33,680 Speaker 1: run the ball aggressively and do it well with Lamar 863 00:43:33,800 --> 00:43:36,839 Speaker 1: Jackson and a three headed monster. And then they're up 864 00:43:36,920 --> 00:43:39,120 Speaker 1: on you thirteen to three, and they're up on you 865 00:43:39,320 --> 00:43:41,879 Speaker 1: twenty to ten, and then they just run the ball 866 00:43:42,080 --> 00:43:45,640 Speaker 1: and shorten the game. It's different when the other team 867 00:43:45,719 --> 00:43:49,719 Speaker 1: gets the lead and as much as the defenses have 868 00:43:49,800 --> 00:43:52,040 Speaker 1: played well, and the Chargers in that playoff game had 869 00:43:52,040 --> 00:43:54,880 Speaker 1: a great scheme sort of a ninety two defense, and 870 00:43:55,040 --> 00:43:58,800 Speaker 1: the Titans just matched up well and frustrated Lamar early 871 00:43:58,880 --> 00:44:01,320 Speaker 1: and stopped them on a four down. And you know, 872 00:44:01,480 --> 00:44:03,759 Speaker 1: Harball will go for it on his own thirty two 873 00:44:03,840 --> 00:44:05,759 Speaker 1: yard line fourth and one. We're gonna go for it. 874 00:44:06,320 --> 00:44:09,640 Speaker 1: When you don't make it, then you have a problem. 875 00:44:09,680 --> 00:44:12,200 Speaker 1: And that is really what happened the Titans game last year. 876 00:44:12,480 --> 00:44:14,880 Speaker 1: The Chiefs, however, was more about just getting up on 877 00:44:14,960 --> 00:44:18,239 Speaker 1: them and making the Ravens play differently than they want 878 00:44:18,280 --> 00:44:21,600 Speaker 1: to play. And if you can do that, you might 879 00:44:21,719 --> 00:44:24,239 Speaker 1: have some success, because this offense has had built to 880 00:44:24,320 --> 00:44:27,160 Speaker 1: chuck it around and have a second half where they 881 00:44:27,239 --> 00:44:31,000 Speaker 1: throw the ball twenty eight or thirty times. Interesting this morning, 882 00:44:31,520 --> 00:44:34,960 Speaker 1: John Harbaugh, when he had his conference call with the 883 00:44:35,400 --> 00:44:38,560 Speaker 1: local media here in Cincinnati, you know, I asked him 884 00:44:38,560 --> 00:44:41,800 Speaker 1: about how many different defenses have you seen over the 885 00:44:41,880 --> 00:44:44,480 Speaker 1: last couple of years, how many twists and wrinkles and 886 00:44:44,520 --> 00:44:47,320 Speaker 1: everything else have you seen in an effort to stop Jackson? 887 00:44:47,640 --> 00:44:49,560 Speaker 1: And he said, you know, we know going into the 888 00:44:49,680 --> 00:44:51,920 Speaker 1: game that they're not going to run the defense they've 889 00:44:52,000 --> 00:44:55,480 Speaker 1: run all year long, necessarily, and that's not easy for us. 890 00:44:55,560 --> 00:44:59,160 Speaker 1: He goes, as coaches, we're basically trying to look at 891 00:44:59,200 --> 00:45:01,560 Speaker 1: what they're doing dee sensively and what would be the 892 00:45:01,680 --> 00:45:04,799 Speaker 1: next adaptation they would do to handle Jacksons. So he said, 893 00:45:04,800 --> 00:45:06,719 Speaker 1: we're guessing. We don't know what they're going to run. 894 00:45:06,960 --> 00:45:09,040 Speaker 1: So he said, it's not easy for us. Sometimes game 895 00:45:09,080 --> 00:45:11,560 Speaker 1: planning as well, I'm thinking that it's not easy maybe 896 00:45:11,600 --> 00:45:15,480 Speaker 1: to necessarily game plan specifically against certain defenses. But man, 897 00:45:15,600 --> 00:45:17,440 Speaker 1: this offense you can call it old school, you can 898 00:45:17,480 --> 00:45:20,359 Speaker 1: call it revolutionary, but it's contrarian to what everybody else 899 00:45:20,440 --> 00:45:22,400 Speaker 1: is doing in the NFL, and it's hard to prepare 900 00:45:22,440 --> 00:45:24,279 Speaker 1: for in a short week, and it makes people do 901 00:45:24,480 --> 00:45:27,040 Speaker 1: things they haven't done, and that's where mistakes happen. And 902 00:45:27,080 --> 00:45:30,520 Speaker 1: that's where Baltimore gashes people when those defenses that they're 903 00:45:30,560 --> 00:45:34,320 Speaker 1: not running things they are comfortable with, make mistakes. Well 904 00:45:34,560 --> 00:45:39,040 Speaker 1: constructed defenses who've communicated, who've been together for a period 905 00:45:39,120 --> 00:45:42,239 Speaker 1: of time are going to fare better because for me, 906 00:45:42,360 --> 00:45:45,040 Speaker 1: it's all about communication right and trying to stop him. 907 00:45:45,440 --> 00:45:48,640 Speaker 1: You need to identify the ball, and I tell my 908 00:45:48,680 --> 00:45:51,040 Speaker 1: audience in Baltimore this and I'll tell your audience. I 909 00:45:51,200 --> 00:45:53,160 Speaker 1: was out in LA last year and you guys are 910 00:45:53,239 --> 00:45:56,560 Speaker 1: all fans. You remember the groofy purple uniforms out there, 911 00:45:56,600 --> 00:45:59,360 Speaker 1: and Eric Weddle looked like standing mustard, you know. And 912 00:45:59,480 --> 00:46:01,840 Speaker 1: I know I know well from his years in Baltimore, 913 00:46:02,160 --> 00:46:04,520 Speaker 1: and he's playing for the Rams, and he had spent 914 00:46:04,600 --> 00:46:07,560 Speaker 1: a year, you know, a watching Lamar, being Lamar's teammate, 915 00:46:07,640 --> 00:46:09,680 Speaker 1: trying to win. He was a part of that team 916 00:46:09,719 --> 00:46:12,479 Speaker 1: when the Chargers came into beat him and he said 917 00:46:12,520 --> 00:46:15,359 Speaker 1: to several Baltimore reporters up in the you know, after 918 00:46:15,440 --> 00:46:19,560 Speaker 1: they lost forty five to six, Eric Wedel said, I 919 00:46:19,800 --> 00:46:22,080 Speaker 1: practiced against it. I preached it to everyone what we 920 00:46:22,160 --> 00:46:24,040 Speaker 1: needed to do. And then you didn't know where the 921 00:46:24,120 --> 00:46:27,279 Speaker 1: ball was and and you had no idea where the 922 00:46:27,360 --> 00:46:31,320 Speaker 1: ball was going. So even in a communicative defense, that's 923 00:46:31,360 --> 00:46:33,560 Speaker 1: an issue. Then you need to make sure there's there's 924 00:46:33,560 --> 00:46:36,560 Speaker 1: two three bodies wherever the ball's going and flowing to 925 00:46:36,640 --> 00:46:38,600 Speaker 1: the ball, and you better be able to cover on 926 00:46:38,600 --> 00:46:41,200 Speaker 1: the backside, because Hollywood Brown will get behind you, Mark 927 00:46:41,280 --> 00:46:43,480 Speaker 1: Andrews will get underneath you. All the things that we've 928 00:46:43,480 --> 00:46:47,160 Speaker 1: seen Patrick Mahomes do. We've seen the Ravens do to 929 00:46:47,280 --> 00:46:50,560 Speaker 1: be effective offensively, but that's when they're getting after you 930 00:46:50,719 --> 00:46:53,720 Speaker 1: in second and one and second and two and grinding 931 00:46:53,800 --> 00:46:56,560 Speaker 1: you down. And that's quite frankly, we're at the quarter pole, guys. 932 00:46:56,840 --> 00:46:59,279 Speaker 1: There's no Marshall Yamda in this offense anymore. So it 933 00:46:59,360 --> 00:47:02,080 Speaker 1: has looked differ and there were questions for John Harball 934 00:47:02,120 --> 00:47:04,880 Speaker 1: and Wednesday about why it's looked different. Will you take 935 00:47:04,880 --> 00:47:06,879 Speaker 1: a Hall of Fame guard out, Dave, I know you'd 936 00:47:06,920 --> 00:47:09,080 Speaker 1: have a few things to say about that. Oh, that's 937 00:47:09,160 --> 00:47:13,640 Speaker 1: my guy, Marshall Yonda. Well, we've wondered from what fourteen 938 00:47:13,719 --> 00:47:15,600 Speaker 1: years now what we looked like without Marshall Yonda in 939 00:47:15,680 --> 00:47:18,120 Speaker 1: the same way that you guys are trying to figure 940 00:47:18,160 --> 00:47:21,080 Speaker 1: out post Wentworth and post you know, the offense that 941 00:47:21,200 --> 00:47:24,600 Speaker 1: you have when Marvin was around. Everyone's in a transitional 942 00:47:24,840 --> 00:47:29,279 Speaker 1: phase and the Ravens have really good football players. I mean, 943 00:47:29,640 --> 00:47:31,920 Speaker 1: this is a really good team. This isn't about Lamar 944 00:47:32,360 --> 00:47:35,200 Speaker 1: or just about Horrorball. This is about them drafting Well, 945 00:47:35,280 --> 00:47:38,719 Speaker 1: this is about them stealing Marcus Peters and signing him. 946 00:47:39,000 --> 00:47:41,320 Speaker 1: This is about them signing Marlin Humphrey last week to 947 00:47:41,400 --> 00:47:44,000 Speaker 1: a Laaren term deal. This is about them playing now 948 00:47:44,440 --> 00:47:48,600 Speaker 1: without Flacco's cap number and playing with a rookie contract 949 00:47:48,719 --> 00:47:51,319 Speaker 1: with Lamar. So they have some benefits of being able 950 00:47:51,320 --> 00:47:55,319 Speaker 1: to sign Kalaiscampbell, who's a very large man. But they're 951 00:47:55,400 --> 00:47:59,160 Speaker 1: the better team most weeks, and they push you around 952 00:47:59,280 --> 00:48:03,520 Speaker 1: on offense, confuse you, and out athletic you most weeks. 953 00:48:03,719 --> 00:48:05,160 Speaker 1: But then the Chiefs show up. And you asked me 954 00:48:05,160 --> 00:48:07,160 Speaker 1: at the beginning, what happened against the Chiefs. Chiefs are 955 00:48:07,160 --> 00:48:09,680 Speaker 1: a better football team right now. That's what happened against them. 956 00:48:10,080 --> 00:48:13,400 Speaker 1: And I'm waiting to see what happens to the Ravens 957 00:48:13,480 --> 00:48:15,920 Speaker 1: when there is a fumble or there is a mistake, 958 00:48:16,000 --> 00:48:18,560 Speaker 1: or there are some mistakes and they get down against 959 00:48:18,840 --> 00:48:22,080 Speaker 1: an inferior team quote unquote inferior team. Will they be 960 00:48:22,280 --> 00:48:25,640 Speaker 1: able to come back from a deficit, because they haven't 961 00:48:25,640 --> 00:48:28,320 Speaker 1: been able to do that yet, because they win a 962 00:48:28,400 --> 00:48:31,160 Speaker 1: lot and they're up a lot, and that would maybe 963 00:48:31,320 --> 00:48:33,960 Speaker 1: solve a little bit of what happens when they play 964 00:48:34,080 --> 00:48:36,799 Speaker 1: a better team. And I don't know that home field 965 00:48:36,880 --> 00:48:38,920 Speaker 1: means anything yet. We don't have any fans anywhere enough 966 00:48:38,920 --> 00:48:41,719 Speaker 1: to make enough noise, But when those things happen. And 967 00:48:41,920 --> 00:48:43,759 Speaker 1: let's say Lamar has to go out to Kansas City 968 00:48:43,760 --> 00:48:47,120 Speaker 1: in January and we solve COVID and miracle happens, and 969 00:48:47,200 --> 00:48:50,520 Speaker 1: there's seventy thousand people there and he's down fourteen points. 970 00:48:50,840 --> 00:48:54,080 Speaker 1: That's going to be the true test for Lamar at 971 00:48:54,160 --> 00:48:56,359 Speaker 1: some point to be able to lead a team back 972 00:48:56,400 --> 00:48:58,440 Speaker 1: from a couple of touchdowns down, doing it in the air, 973 00:48:58,560 --> 00:49:01,040 Speaker 1: doing it on on the ground when things go wrong. 974 00:49:01,239 --> 00:49:03,960 Speaker 1: Because so many things have gone right, guys, I mean, 975 00:49:04,440 --> 00:49:06,600 Speaker 1: this has been a juggernaut over a year and a half. 976 00:49:06,640 --> 00:49:10,239 Speaker 1: It really has been. We're visiting with Nestor Apparicchio from Baltimore. 977 00:49:10,360 --> 00:49:13,000 Speaker 1: You mentioned Marvin Lewis, Nestor and lap and I have 978 00:49:13,160 --> 00:49:15,600 Speaker 1: great respect for Marvin for what he did to elevate 979 00:49:15,680 --> 00:49:19,080 Speaker 1: this franchise, and he certainly had a solid working relationship 980 00:49:19,160 --> 00:49:21,360 Speaker 1: with him when he was here, but you became his 981 00:49:21,520 --> 00:49:24,680 Speaker 1: close friend. How is Marvin these days and has he 982 00:49:24,840 --> 00:49:28,279 Speaker 1: determined to be a head coach again? You know when 983 00:49:28,360 --> 00:49:30,320 Speaker 1: I spend time with him, ideld talk to him about 984 00:49:30,360 --> 00:49:33,520 Speaker 1: that sort of stuff. I mean, I guess the Arizona 985 00:49:33,600 --> 00:49:36,360 Speaker 1: State thing when we were talking was very much like 986 00:49:36,719 --> 00:49:38,840 Speaker 1: we're going to work every day and hoping to play football. 987 00:49:38,880 --> 00:49:41,719 Speaker 1: You know. I mean, he's a football coach, and I 988 00:49:41,920 --> 00:49:48,200 Speaker 1: don't know that that there really is an achender to 989 00:49:48,280 --> 00:49:50,279 Speaker 1: go back and coach in the NFL, that that is 990 00:49:50,360 --> 00:49:53,279 Speaker 1: burning at him. I think this is a marriage of 991 00:49:54,239 --> 00:49:57,800 Speaker 1: he lives there, it's convenient, he knows everyone involved, his 992 00:49:58,000 --> 00:50:01,200 Speaker 1: daughter's five minutes away, his son is five minutes away, 993 00:50:01,719 --> 00:50:05,200 Speaker 1: and he loves coaching football, and quite frankly, I think 994 00:50:05,280 --> 00:50:07,040 Speaker 1: Golfwood bore him, you know what I mean, Like, I 995 00:50:07,640 --> 00:50:10,520 Speaker 1: just think he loves football that much. And you know, 996 00:50:10,520 --> 00:50:13,279 Speaker 1: I don't know about you guys. You're traveling or are 997 00:50:13,360 --> 00:50:17,200 Speaker 1: you not traveling to these games? Not traveling? Okay, well, 998 00:50:17,239 --> 00:50:19,200 Speaker 1: then you're getting tested on how much you love football, 999 00:50:19,239 --> 00:50:21,319 Speaker 1: because I had it taken away from me. Like I've 1000 00:50:21,360 --> 00:50:23,320 Speaker 1: done this for twenty four years, and I own a 1001 00:50:23,360 --> 00:50:25,920 Speaker 1: sports radio station, and you know, I've written books and 1002 00:50:26,360 --> 00:50:29,600 Speaker 1: all these things, and I've had life experiences above and 1003 00:50:29,680 --> 00:50:33,120 Speaker 1: beyond sports or going to a game. And I love baseball. 1004 00:50:33,200 --> 00:50:35,759 Speaker 1: My last name's Apparisio. The reason I'm in Baltimore is 1005 00:50:35,960 --> 00:50:38,239 Speaker 1: Louis brought a cousin from Venezuela and here I am 1006 00:50:39,080 --> 00:50:41,239 Speaker 1: a freedom fighter. I was born in sixty eight. Louis 1007 00:50:41,280 --> 00:50:43,960 Speaker 1: came here in sixty four, brought my father in sixty five, 1008 00:50:44,040 --> 00:50:45,799 Speaker 1: met my mother in sixty six, and here I am 1009 00:50:45,880 --> 00:50:49,520 Speaker 1: so all these years later. So you know, I you know, 1010 00:50:49,600 --> 00:50:52,040 Speaker 1: I'm a baseball guy, right and I'm a football guy. 1011 00:50:52,160 --> 00:50:54,759 Speaker 1: And having sports taken away from all of us right 1012 00:50:55,040 --> 00:50:58,880 Speaker 1: for six months, I could never imagine being, you know, 1013 00:50:59,080 --> 00:51:02,400 Speaker 1: April May July would know sports anywhere in our culture. 1014 00:51:02,480 --> 00:51:04,719 Speaker 1: What would have to happen? You know, what kind of 1015 00:51:04,800 --> 00:51:07,320 Speaker 1: a war, what kind of a plague that would have 1016 00:51:07,440 --> 00:51:10,400 Speaker 1: to happen. And I missed the first game against Cleveland 1017 00:51:10,400 --> 00:51:12,479 Speaker 1: because I go to home and road. I've only missed 1018 00:51:12,480 --> 00:51:14,920 Speaker 1: seven games in twenty four years. Wow. A couple of 1019 00:51:14,960 --> 00:51:17,680 Speaker 1: them are because my wife was ill in fourteen and fifteen, 1020 00:51:18,200 --> 00:51:20,719 Speaker 1: and so you know, I missed the first game and 1021 00:51:20,760 --> 00:51:22,960 Speaker 1: I watched it on TV. First things first, the game's 1022 00:51:23,000 --> 00:51:24,839 Speaker 1: not the same in person. So anybody that comes down 1023 00:51:24,880 --> 00:51:27,800 Speaker 1: and you know, to the stadium in Cincinnati that sees football, 1024 00:51:28,239 --> 00:51:30,560 Speaker 1: it's different in person. It's better in person if you 1025 00:51:30,680 --> 00:51:32,680 Speaker 1: love the game, you study the game a little bit. 1026 00:51:32,760 --> 00:51:35,480 Speaker 1: You can't really see the game as well on TV. Dave. 1027 00:51:35,560 --> 00:51:37,120 Speaker 1: I know they brought you in at all twenty two, 1028 00:51:37,440 --> 00:51:39,080 Speaker 1: but you know, I watched the game with my cat 1029 00:51:39,200 --> 00:51:40,680 Speaker 1: the first week. I thought, well, this is a plague 1030 00:51:40,719 --> 00:51:45,320 Speaker 1: and sports is um you know, for when a functioning 1031 00:51:45,400 --> 00:51:48,440 Speaker 1: society right the reward of a functioning society. And then 1032 00:51:48,520 --> 00:51:50,800 Speaker 1: I went down to Houston and I flew and I 1033 00:51:50,880 --> 00:51:52,680 Speaker 1: put a mask on, and I stopped and saw a 1034 00:51:52,719 --> 00:51:55,040 Speaker 1: special future friend of ours out in the desert and 1035 00:51:55,080 --> 00:51:56,440 Speaker 1: tried to get away from people for a couple of 1036 00:51:56,480 --> 00:51:58,120 Speaker 1: days at a pool and take advantage of one hundred 1037 00:51:58,200 --> 00:52:00,480 Speaker 1: dight degrees. And I went into Houston and I sat 1038 00:52:00,520 --> 00:52:01,880 Speaker 1: on the roof with a maskman, and I thought it 1039 00:52:01,960 --> 00:52:04,960 Speaker 1: was gonna make me feel like lonely or sad or 1040 00:52:05,760 --> 00:52:08,920 Speaker 1: you know, it made me more sort of resolute that 1041 00:52:09,040 --> 00:52:12,120 Speaker 1: we're not going down like this right, like this better 1042 00:52:12,280 --> 00:52:15,920 Speaker 1: be one of the very very few football fanless games 1043 00:52:15,960 --> 00:52:18,400 Speaker 1: that I attended Houston, Texas on the roof of that 1044 00:52:18,440 --> 00:52:21,239 Speaker 1: stadium where I seeing two Super Bowls play right, incredible games. 1045 00:52:21,480 --> 00:52:24,240 Speaker 1: I was a big Houston Oiler fan during the thirteen 1046 00:52:24,320 --> 00:52:25,960 Speaker 1: years when we didn't have a team in Baltimore. I 1047 00:52:26,000 --> 00:52:28,360 Speaker 1: just loved the Oilers that they were the team I adopted. 1048 00:52:28,440 --> 00:52:32,759 Speaker 1: When you lose your football team, you know. And having 1049 00:52:32,840 --> 00:52:35,080 Speaker 1: said that, I went down there and watched the game, 1050 00:52:35,160 --> 00:52:37,480 Speaker 1: and I realized how much I love it, how much 1051 00:52:37,520 --> 00:52:39,880 Speaker 1: I love football. So you asked me about Marvin. He 1052 00:52:39,960 --> 00:52:41,560 Speaker 1: asked me about me, and you asked me about two 1053 00:52:41,600 --> 00:52:44,200 Speaker 1: guys drinking wine on a canyon looking down into a 1054 00:52:44,280 --> 00:52:46,759 Speaker 1: desert a couple of weeks ago. I guess he gets 1055 00:52:46,880 --> 00:52:49,279 Speaker 1: up every morning and drives down the canyon, not for money, 1056 00:52:49,440 --> 00:52:51,680 Speaker 1: not because he thinks he's gonna coach the Cowboys one 1057 00:52:51,719 --> 00:52:54,279 Speaker 1: day or whatever. I think he loves football. And I think, 1058 00:52:54,760 --> 00:52:57,399 Speaker 1: having had football taken away from me, having sports taken 1059 00:52:57,440 --> 00:53:00,200 Speaker 1: away for me for six months, I love sport. It's 1060 00:53:00,239 --> 00:53:01,680 Speaker 1: a love football. I love being at the game, and 1061 00:53:01,760 --> 00:53:03,920 Speaker 1: I don't love being there when there's nobody there. I 1062 00:53:04,120 --> 00:53:06,040 Speaker 1: love it a lot more when there's fans. And I've 1063 00:53:06,200 --> 00:53:09,280 Speaker 1: learned that I love music even more like I missed 1064 00:53:09,320 --> 00:53:13,080 Speaker 1: concerts even more than I miss fanless football and land 1065 00:53:13,160 --> 00:53:17,400 Speaker 1: over Sunday. You know, final question, And we appreciate your 1066 00:53:17,440 --> 00:53:19,800 Speaker 1: carving the time for us. You're you're a heck of 1067 00:53:19,840 --> 00:53:24,040 Speaker 1: a heck of a guest. Don Wink Martindale defensive coordinator 1068 00:53:24,400 --> 00:53:26,960 Speaker 1: Blitz just under fifty five percent of the time. Last 1069 00:53:27,040 --> 00:53:31,120 Speaker 1: year sent five players and more, and people thought, you know, 1070 00:53:31,480 --> 00:53:33,920 Speaker 1: the pass rush suspect or whatever worked on it in 1071 00:53:33,960 --> 00:53:36,839 Speaker 1: the off season. Now he's splits in fifty one fifty 1072 00:53:36,880 --> 00:53:40,360 Speaker 1: two percent, Pittsburgh and Baltimore two highest splits percentages in 1073 00:53:40,400 --> 00:53:43,799 Speaker 1: the league. No surprise is it still because questionable pass 1074 00:53:43,880 --> 00:53:46,680 Speaker 1: rusher is don Wink Martindale can't help himself. He's just 1075 00:53:46,760 --> 00:53:49,799 Speaker 1: gonna send five no matter what. Well, I think he's 1076 00:53:49,800 --> 00:53:53,000 Speaker 1: got the ghost of Buddy in his year, right, Send 1077 00:53:53,040 --> 00:53:56,320 Speaker 1: them all, Send them all. But they've gotten up the 1078 00:53:56,360 --> 00:53:59,680 Speaker 1: field too much, right, and they've gotten burned. And you know, 1079 00:54:00,239 --> 00:54:03,560 Speaker 1: when you're very very capable coaches, and you're very capable 1080 00:54:04,000 --> 00:54:07,600 Speaker 1: Number one wonder con quarterback, get together. This team has 1081 00:54:07,640 --> 00:54:11,640 Speaker 1: not defended the screen pass yet and a tight ends. 1082 00:54:11,960 --> 00:54:14,000 Speaker 1: But if if you don't, if they get to you 1083 00:54:14,160 --> 00:54:16,400 Speaker 1: first or get the quarterback off the spot, and you 1084 00:54:16,440 --> 00:54:19,880 Speaker 1: don't have receivers getting separation down the field and you 1085 00:54:19,880 --> 00:54:23,120 Speaker 1: don't have a quarterback making quick reads, it becomes three 1086 00:54:23,160 --> 00:54:26,279 Speaker 1: and out pretty quickly if that pressure gets to you. 1087 00:54:26,600 --> 00:54:28,759 Speaker 1: And you know part of that's the crowd noise and 1088 00:54:28,840 --> 00:54:31,080 Speaker 1: different things that happen at home in a way that 1089 00:54:31,440 --> 00:54:34,760 Speaker 1: create different things. Certainly for Patrick Mahomes coming into our stadium, 1090 00:54:34,880 --> 00:54:36,879 Speaker 1: my wife wasn't in the upper deck streaming at him. 1091 00:54:37,440 --> 00:54:39,960 Speaker 1: You know, that creates confusion and those those kinds of 1092 00:54:40,040 --> 00:54:42,040 Speaker 1: things that the line of scrimmage that you know, neither 1093 00:54:42,080 --> 00:54:44,520 Speaker 1: side has a competitive advantage on the road anymore, right 1094 00:54:44,840 --> 00:54:46,640 Speaker 1: or at home anymore, I should say for the defense, 1095 00:54:46,880 --> 00:54:50,319 Speaker 1: but I would say they've been very aggressive because they 1096 00:54:50,360 --> 00:54:52,719 Speaker 1: don't have any they don't have a Michael McCrary, they 1097 00:54:52,719 --> 00:54:55,400 Speaker 1: don't have a specialist, they don't have an Elmis Stoomerville anymore. Right, 1098 00:54:55,680 --> 00:54:58,080 Speaker 1: So they're trying to create it in this way because 1099 00:54:58,080 --> 00:55:00,680 Speaker 1: he believes so much in his back end. They've invested 1100 00:55:00,719 --> 00:55:03,799 Speaker 1: so much. You know, they invested so much. Guys. They 1101 00:55:03,920 --> 00:55:06,480 Speaker 1: told Earl Thomas, they just tapped him and said get out. Yeah, 1102 00:55:06,640 --> 00:55:08,879 Speaker 1: that's unreal. You know, they just said leave, we don't 1103 00:55:08,960 --> 00:55:11,600 Speaker 1: need you anymore. Because Chuck. They believe in Chuck Clark 1104 00:55:11,640 --> 00:55:13,399 Speaker 1: so much, and he's been such a good quarter means, 1105 00:55:13,520 --> 00:55:16,200 Speaker 1: you know, he's got the beautiful football mind and wearing 1106 00:55:16,280 --> 00:55:19,840 Speaker 1: the helmet and aligning the defense in the back. Patrick 1107 00:55:19,920 --> 00:55:21,880 Speaker 1: queen comes in with a nice background than that, so 1108 00:55:22,000 --> 00:55:24,440 Speaker 1: they're hoping to get better. But they didn't practice much, right, 1109 00:55:24,520 --> 00:55:25,960 Speaker 1: I mean, they didn't have any of that going on. 1110 00:55:26,239 --> 00:55:27,960 Speaker 1: And I do think a lot of this is instinct, 1111 00:55:28,000 --> 00:55:31,120 Speaker 1: and I think it's winked that if we get after 1112 00:55:31,239 --> 00:55:35,120 Speaker 1: that young quarterback, you know, and we startle him and 1113 00:55:35,200 --> 00:55:37,440 Speaker 1: move him around a little bit, and our offense day 1114 00:55:37,480 --> 00:55:41,000 Speaker 1: and now we're up seventeen to three, then then we win, 1115 00:55:41,239 --> 00:55:43,920 Speaker 1: you know. And I think that that's part of being aggressive, 1116 00:55:44,000 --> 00:55:46,680 Speaker 1: that's just it's bred in him. But I think he 1117 00:55:46,800 --> 00:55:49,960 Speaker 1: wishes he had a couple more real pass rushers and 1118 00:55:50,080 --> 00:55:52,080 Speaker 1: he could maybe be a little bit more creative on 1119 00:55:52,120 --> 00:55:54,200 Speaker 1: the back end. But the back end so solid. These 1120 00:55:54,239 --> 00:55:56,840 Speaker 1: guys cover well. They don't have much more on the 1121 00:55:56,880 --> 00:55:59,600 Speaker 1: game This Friday afternoon on the Bengals pep Rally Show 1122 00:55:59,640 --> 00:56:04,000 Speaker 1: from A six on ESPN fifteen thirty. That's going to 1123 00:56:04,080 --> 00:56:06,440 Speaker 1: do it for this episode of the Bengals Booth podcast, 1124 00:56:06,520 --> 00:56:10,320 Speaker 1: brought to you by Prime Sport, the official hospitality partner 1125 00:56:10,400 --> 00:56:13,360 Speaker 1: of the Cincinnati Bengals. 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