1 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Hi, get everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading 2 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth Podcast. The I Just Can't Crack Your Code. Addition, 3 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: as the Bengals lose to the Cleveland Browns for the 4 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 1: fifth straight time and eighth time in their last nine 5 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: meetings thirty two to thirteen. Coming up, you'll hear radio replays, 6 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: one on one, locker room interviews and analysis form my 7 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 1: broadcast partner Dave Lapham. Then, in this week's fund Facts segment, 8 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 1: you'll get to know Bengals rookie Zach Carter. The Bengals 9 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: Booth Podcast is brought to you by pay Corps. More 10 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: than twenty nine thousand customers trust pay Corps to help 11 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: them recruit, pay, engage, and retain employees. Learn more at 12 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: paycorp dot com. Now here's a quick reminder that you 13 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: can have the latest edition of this podcast delivered right 14 00:00:56,320 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: to your phone, tablet, or computer by subscribing wherever you 15 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 1: get your podcasts. It's the greatest thing since my mom. 16 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: My mom turned eighty five last week and on Sunday 17 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: I was able to drive home to Lakewood, New York 18 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: and surprise her for her birthday. It's only a couple 19 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:19,399 Speaker 1: of hours from Cleveland, so it worked out perfectly. My 20 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: mom is amazing. She raised five kids while having a 21 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,919 Speaker 1: wide variety of jobs over the years and kept working 22 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: until she was eighty. If I am one tenth of 23 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: the parent that she is, my son Sam should turn 24 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: out okay. So happy birthday, Mom, and thank you for everything. 25 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: Now let's get to the radio calls from a Monday 26 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: night loss in Cleveland. Burrow catches the shotgun, snap throws 27 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: a palo deflected and intercepted to snap the put down 28 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: and the right footed kick. It's block head. It flutters 29 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: down to the ten and we'll roll to a stop 30 00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: inside the ten. The Bengals block the field goal tried 31 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: by Kade York and they'll get a great drive start 32 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: as a result at the forty three yard line. B 33 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: J Hill, I think is the guy that blocked a 34 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: Burrow catches the shotgun staff and he'll be sacked back 35 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 1: at the forty five by you guessed at Miles Garrett. 36 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: Now it's an end around and a pass down the 37 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 1: field intercepted. Von Bell picks it off, running up the 38 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 1: sideline into Brown's territory. They'll say he stepped out, but 39 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 1: it is an interception. The Brown's going to some trickery. 40 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: It was an end around and then a pass and 41 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: Amari Cooper's throw is picked off by Von Bell his 42 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: fourth interception of the year, and Logan Wilson put the 43 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: pressure on Amari Cooper and made him throw the football 44 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:49,799 Speaker 1: sooner than he wanted to in errantly to boot. Seven 45 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 1: offensive lineman stretched out a straight line. Now they're going 46 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,959 Speaker 1: to snap it directly to Nick Chubb out of a wildcat, 47 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: catches at the nine, runs right, cuts up the middle, 48 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: and goes into the end zone, standing up seven offensive 49 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: lineman and a direct snap to Nip Chubb. The end 50 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:09,679 Speaker 1: result of four yard touchdown for I'll tell you the 51 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 1: Bengals defensive lineet washed that time. Every member of the 52 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: defensive line was about four yards in the end zone 53 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 1: were set back to three. He gets hit, ball comes 54 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: out crabs by a King Davis ka and the Bengals 55 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 1: will take over near midfield as a King Davis Gaither 56 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: comes away with the interception. As Brissette got hit hard 57 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: and coughed up the ball. Money back is ready trying 58 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: to put Cincinnati on the scoreboard. From forty seven yards away, 59 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: the rookie Ademitas fires it back to Huber. Here comes 60 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: the kick, a high spinning end over end kick and 61 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: it's wide right raw from fifty five yards away. The snap, 62 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: the put down, and the kick. It has the distance 63 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: and it is good. And the half ends with the 64 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: Browns on top eleven zip second goal from the three 65 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: per set with a play action fake now running moving 66 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: to his left, pump fakes trying to get to the 67 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 1: end zone. Dives touches the pylon, touchdown Cleveland per set 68 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: in the shotgun he catches, He drops back, floats a 69 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: fade into the end zone. Easy pitch and catch Amari 70 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:22,919 Speaker 1: Cooper with a touchdown. Trey Flowers flailing in pursuit. Bengals 71 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: go empty with three receivers left and two right on 72 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:29,280 Speaker 1: first and ten from the Cleveland thirteen, two defenders waiting 73 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: at the goal line. Burrow drops back. It's a deep drop. 74 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: Joe runs away from a possible hit, throws into the 75 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: end zone, deflected and caught by Tyler Boyd. Touchdown. BEng 76 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 1: Goals per set with the play clock at three, hands 77 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 1: it off the Chubb running up the middle of the 78 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:48,599 Speaker 1: five and into the end zone. Standing up for the touchdown. 79 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: Burrow waits for a shotgun snap with Mixon to his right, 80 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: fakes the mix and drops back, throws it deep down field. 81 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 1: Higgins high points the ball, snakes the catch and runs 82 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:03,160 Speaker 1: into the end zone. He was too big and too 83 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: strong for Greedy Williams, and the Bengals score on the 84 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 1: forty one yard strike. Bengals chances are slim, but they're 85 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 1: not quite dead yet. They need to convert here. On 86 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:18,239 Speaker 1: fourth and four, trailing by nineteen. In the fourth quarter, 87 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: Burrow drops back quick throwback shoulder broken up incomplete intended 88 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: for Tyler Boyd. Martin Emerson would the play defensively and 89 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: the Bengals turn it over on downs. The final score 90 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 1: again thirty two to thirteen, and the stats were pretty grizzly. 91 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:40,040 Speaker 1: The Browns out gained the Bengals four forty to two 92 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 1: twenty nine, topped them in rushing yards one seventy two 93 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:47,279 Speaker 1: to thirty six, and time of possession was roughly thirty 94 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: seven minutes to twenty three. To make matters worse, Chitabeyawoogie 95 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 1: left the game with a knee injury. He was taken 96 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: to the locker room on a cart and was on crutches, 97 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: wearing a bulky knee brace. After the game, Sam Hubbard 98 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: addressed his teammate's injury and other issues in front of 99 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 1: his locker. I'm actually the loss of Cheetah hurt oh, unbelievable. 100 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: He's uh, you know that that hurts really bad. He's 101 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 1: an unbelievable player. I wish him all the best, and uh, 102 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: we're gonna miss him. If I don't know what happened 103 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:22,599 Speaker 1: or but I saw him on crutches, this is really tough. 104 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: What did you say about him that so many guys 105 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: wanted to check on him while he was in the 106 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: medical tent before he got carted off. Yeah, he's just 107 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:30,280 Speaker 1: you know, if you know anything about Cheetoh, this is 108 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 1: means the world to him. He's one of the most 109 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:37,160 Speaker 1: reliable teammates I've ever played with. And uh, you know, 110 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 1: not much to say, oh than uh, you know, it 111 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: means a lot to this team. You guys obviously have 112 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: to move on, but how do you keep it from 113 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:48,720 Speaker 1: the being deflating? I mean, you guys are human. You 114 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: have to feel for the guy. And yeah, I'm sure 115 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: the loss of him meant a lot X and O wise, 116 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:56,280 Speaker 1: but even beyond that is it's something you guys felt, Yeah, definitely, 117 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: you know we uh you know, it's never easy, you know, 118 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 1: down a bunch of our leaders and you know, DJ 119 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: stuff like that, but you know, young guys are gonna 120 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: get opportunity step up and we'll rally around that. There's 121 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: always the talk that there's a lot of football left 122 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: to be played, and obviously not even halfway through the 123 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 1: season yet. But do you look at o and three 124 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 1: in the division? Is that something that you pay attention 125 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: to at this point and realize what kind of a 126 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 1: hole that's going to be to climb out of? Yeah, 127 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: you have to. At this point we get one more 128 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: shot at each team and best chances to go three 129 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: and three in the division, and it's kind of getting 130 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 1: crunch time where we don't have any room for air 131 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: and uh yeah, it's tough loss, but it's football. You're 132 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 1: gonna face adversity. It's not how you just spawn, Sam, 133 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: how do you keep yourself focused moving forward? Myself? I'm 134 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 1: no issues there, I'm I'm all in. So yep, Sam, 135 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 1: what do you know about this team? It's carater. They 136 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 1: lead you to believe that you guys will bounce back collectively. Yeah, 137 00:07:57,680 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: I know the guys we got in our locker room, 138 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: so many leaders, so many you know guys that I mean, 139 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 1: this is some of the best groups a group of 140 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: guys that ever been around. And I know that there's 141 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: not gonna be any figure pointing. It's gonna be a 142 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:16,200 Speaker 1: lot of people looking at themselves figure out what they 143 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 1: can do individually to get better. And that's how how 144 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 1: you get out of situations like this. I've been here 145 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: many times before. He's just perplexing. A game like tonight, though, 146 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: when you guys felt like collectively you had things kind 147 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: of figured out more moving forward, and then you have 148 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:32,839 Speaker 1: a speed bump like this. It happens. It's football. You 149 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 1: can't let it, you know, derail your entire receive season, 150 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:41,199 Speaker 1: and you just gotta take what you did wrong and 151 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: fix the corrections and move on to the next It's football. 152 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: Just think the game, and think the game at the 153 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: end of the half and hitting into the second. Happen 154 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: is that we're kind of cut away where they scored 155 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 1: at the end of a half and then they began. Yeah, 156 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:56,839 Speaker 1: that was tough. I mean, I snapped my finger in 157 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:00,440 Speaker 1: half on that drive. Had to leave the field. Uh, 158 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:05,559 Speaker 1: I'm not even sure what happened. But uh, yes, it 159 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: was a collective of drives after that drive that we 160 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,319 Speaker 1: got to make stops as we ask out what happened. 161 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:14,079 Speaker 1: So I just got Actually, I'm not I don't know 162 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:18,199 Speaker 1: if I'm talking in yeah, I'm good to go. I 163 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: snapped my finger in half. Certainly doesn't sound pleasant. A 164 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:25,079 Speaker 1: finger on Sam's left hand was in a metal splint 165 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: after the game. The Bengals Booth Podcast is presented by 166 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 1: Alta Fiber future Proof Fiber Internet capable of delivering multi 167 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: gigabit speeds designed to take your home, business, and community 168 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:41,720 Speaker 1: to a new level. Elevate your connection with Alta Fiber 169 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 1: Without Jamar Chase, the Bengals offense failed to score until 170 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter. While Joe Burrow's final numbers were okay 171 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: two hundred thirty two passing yards, two touchdowns, one pick, 172 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: and a passer rating of ninety six point four. The 173 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:59,719 Speaker 1: offense failed to take advantage of good field position for 174 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: much of the night. Tee Higgins had that forty one 175 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 1: yard touchdown grab, but only had two other catches for 176 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 1: eight yards. As for Tyler Boyd, aside from his thirteen 177 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 1: yard touchdown grab, he was held to two other catches 178 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: for twenty five yards, and the offensive line really struggled. 179 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: Burrow was sacked five times, hit two other times, and 180 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 1: the Bengals longest run was seven yards. I caught up 181 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: with a member of that old line. We're in the 182 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: locker room with l Collins. You guys have been playing 183 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 1: so well. Unfortunately, it was just one of those nights 184 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:37,199 Speaker 1: where it didn't seem like anything went well. It is 185 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:41,079 Speaker 1: that how it fell to. You just felt like, you know, 186 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: we didn't really get into a rhythm like we wanted to. 187 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: Like we respected too, But he's got to get back 188 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 1: to work obviously, not have some more. It's big for us, 189 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:59,199 Speaker 1: you know, so and he's missing a guy like that. 190 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: You know, we all got to step up and do 191 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 1: a better job at that. I think in the first 192 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:06,959 Speaker 1: half you drove into Brown's territory and five out of 193 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,679 Speaker 1: six drives and then just stalled. I mean, when you 194 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 1: have those opportunities and can't capitalize, he usually comes back 195 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: to haunt you, doesn't it. Absolutely. I mean, anytime you're 196 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 1: in the territory, you gotta put points up on the board. 197 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: It's a bottom line, you know. Wasn't able to do that. Um, 198 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:27,199 Speaker 1: you know, I definitely think we have the opportunity to 199 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:30,959 Speaker 1: do it. You know, defense there was that opportunity, um 200 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 1: but unfortunately just what nable capitalize on it. How hard 201 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 1: is it to protect in a game against these guys 202 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 1: when you have to pass. That's what we get played 203 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: to do. So you know, there's no there's no exceptions 204 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 1: to that. You know, we gotta it's like the Q 205 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:48,959 Speaker 1: big give him time to go through his reads and 206 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 1: keep him up right. So I gotta go. We gotta 207 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 1: get back to work and do a better job at that. 208 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: And know it set part. Performance is never good, never 209 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: feels good. But when it's prime time does that staying 210 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: that much more. It doesn't matter prom time, no time, 211 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:07,439 Speaker 1: any time, y'all don't feel you know, I want to 212 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 1: give your best performance and you know we just got 213 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 1: to do a better job at that. You know, collectively 214 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: as a group, appreciate your time. Thank you you. That's 215 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:19,960 Speaker 1: Lal Collins. The Bengals Booth Podcast is presented by Kettering Health, 216 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 1: the official healthcare provider of the Bengals. With more than 217 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: one hundred twenty care facilities and fifteen hundred care providers. 218 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 1: Kettering Health has committed to guiding you to your best health. 219 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 1: Visit Kettering health dot org to learn more. Seven teams 220 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 1: in the AFC will ultimately make the playoffs, and right 221 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:41,240 Speaker 1: now the Bengals are tied for the eighth spot with 222 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 1: the Patriots. They're a half game behind the Chargers and 223 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 1: just one game behind the Ravens, Jets, and Dolphins, so 224 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: they're far from dead, but with an O and three 225 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,559 Speaker 1: record in the division, they might have to be a 226 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:57,560 Speaker 1: wildcard team to make it. Now, let's hear from head 227 00:12:57,600 --> 00:12:59,719 Speaker 1: coach Zach Taylor as he spent a few minutes with 228 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:02,839 Speaker 1: day Lap them after the game. Coach, just one of 229 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:04,719 Speaker 1: the one of those knights Murphy's law. I mean the 230 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 1: first you had I think five possessions that were inside 231 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 1: the fifty yard line at one point, which couldn't finish 232 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:13,720 Speaker 1: any of them. No, we could, you know, the two 233 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:16,679 Speaker 1: turnovers and the missfield goal, heard us there, and we 234 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 1: mixed in two three and ounce and that mix as well. 235 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: And so that's just that's a tough recipe for success. 236 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: We got to learn from it. Be able to make 237 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 1: the corrections if there are there something to be made there. 238 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: The two turnovers just unfortunate because it's it's an open 239 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 1: receiver on a tipped ball, and it's another one he's 240 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 1: going to throw it an open receiver and they get 241 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: his risk right as he's going to throw it. So 242 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:39,439 Speaker 1: those are tough ones. So do you think it was 243 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 1: lack of execution on your end of it? Was what 244 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 1: the what they did on their end of it? A 245 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 1: combination of both. How do you assess it? Yeah, the 246 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: two three and ounce, you know, I think we had 247 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:49,199 Speaker 1: a big drop there on one of those drives to 248 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 1: an open receiver. And you know so again in just 249 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 1: getting two yards on first down of a second to 250 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:56,440 Speaker 1: eight and then two yards of a third and five, 251 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 1: and just wasn't enough moving the ball forward to put 252 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 1: us in better positions like we had been the last 253 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:02,679 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. And when they got a pass for 254 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:04,960 Speaker 1: us like they do, it makes it difficult because then 255 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 1: you got to use guys in protection and you get 256 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:08,839 Speaker 1: a few guys out, And so they did a good 257 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 1: job putting us in those situations and we couldn't get 258 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: it done. You made mention of first down winning four 259 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 1: out of five. You guys had a good run going 260 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 1: on first down tonight. It wasn't there. I know your 261 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 1: first twelve plays on first down its twenty four yards 262 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 1: and they were averaging like eight or nine on their 263 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 1: first downs. They handled first down pretty well. Yeah, we 264 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:28,040 Speaker 1: just didn't go a good enough job, you know, and 265 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 1: uh search with us as coaches and asking the players 266 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 1: to execute it. So again, we got to rebound quickly 267 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 1: in a six day week, and I'm confident our guys 268 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 1: we'll be able to do that. So injuries, I mean, 269 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 1: Cheeto that one. That one looked like it's it's not 270 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: good in the reaction to some of the guys in 271 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 1: the locker room. And he has such an impact on 272 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: so many guys. There's a lot of emotions in there 273 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 1: in the locker room. That's the tough part of the 274 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: National Football League, isn't it is? You know, he's he's 275 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: one of our best and just every way that he 276 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 1: goes about his life football, he's worked so hard to 277 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 1: put himself in this position to be a premier cornerless lee, 278 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 1: which he is, and uh, you know, he's a big 279 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 1: part of the heart of this team. And so we're 280 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: gonna have to rally behind him and other guys are 281 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 1: gonna have to step up. And that's a tough one. 282 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 1: Really tough. I mean on the back end with him down. 283 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: I mean you you were playing Ducks Hill out there 284 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: at outside corner and against Cooper, and that's that's a 285 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 1: that's a tough, tough scenario. Welcome to the NFL. Yeah, Yeah, 286 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 1: it's tough, you know. And so we're just a lot 287 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 1: of guys are gonna have to step up and make 288 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 1: some plays, and we're gonna be calling a lot of 289 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 1: guys to do it. A home game against Carolina is 290 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: up next, and it's been a rough year for the Panthers, 291 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 1: who are two and six. Head coach Matt Roll was 292 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 1: fired and has been replaced by Steve Wilkes. Baker Mayfield 293 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 1: has been benched, and PJ Walker will make his fourth 294 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: straight start at quarterback. Last Sunday, Walker through a touchdown 295 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: pass that traveled sixty seven point six yards in the air. 296 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: That's the longest completion by air distance since the NFL 297 00:15:56,520 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 1: started tracking that stat in two thousand sixteen. In other words, 298 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 1: he's got a strong arm. Now, time for the radio 299 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 1: guys recap lap. I don't think anybody saw it coming. 300 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 1: The Bengals played their worst game of the year. The 301 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:13,400 Speaker 1: Browns probably played their best and when that's the case 302 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 1: in the NFL, it does not look good. No, you're right, 303 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 1: and you know, as the old saying goes, sometimes you 304 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:21,000 Speaker 1: get the bear. A lot of times the bear gets you. 305 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: And that's what happened today. I mean, every phase had 306 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 1: had contributions to the defeat. There's no doubt about it. 307 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 1: And you know it happens. And what you have to 308 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 1: do is you have to put it aside. You can't 309 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 1: let one game like this turn into two or three 310 00:16:38,640 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 1: where the problems become persistent. I think this group has 311 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 1: that type of mentality, Like you know, it happened. We 312 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 1: just got to have selective mnees. You put it aside 313 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 1: and and move on to the next one. If you don't, 314 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 1: it can gall you up pretty quickly. And it's tough 315 00:16:55,560 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 1: on a short week too, It's very tough. And then 316 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:01,600 Speaker 1: you know the compound by the fact that Cheeto's injury 317 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:05,120 Speaker 1: it looks very severe and a lot of guys were 318 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 1: mourning that injury, no question about it, in terms of 319 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 1: emotion and tears and everything else. I mean, this guy 320 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:15,919 Speaker 1: is somebody that has about a high level of respects 321 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 1: as you can have in the locker room. There's no 322 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: question if people didn't appreciate him, Andy lie Apple to 323 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:24,880 Speaker 1: a lesser extent, we saw their value in this game 324 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 1: when when Jacoby Purcette had to throw, guys are wide open, Yeah, 325 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:32,200 Speaker 1: they were wide open. He almost threw for three hundred yards. 326 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:35,119 Speaker 1: Cooper has one hundred and thirty and uh, you know 327 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 1: you rush for over one hundred with Chubb. I mean 328 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:43,359 Speaker 1: that's that's the trifecta quarterback. Three hundred yards and one 329 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 1: hundred by a receiver and a hundred by a running 330 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 1: back is like the triple crown. And they came within 331 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 1: just a few yards of doing that. So credit down, 332 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: they played well, like you said, the and the Bengals 333 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:58,320 Speaker 1: certainly didn't. The Bengals, um, we're fighting an uphill battle 334 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 1: all the way. And once they fell behind by three scores. 335 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:05,119 Speaker 1: The way Cleveland can run the football, man, you know, 336 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:07,879 Speaker 1: it's like now you have to Cleveland knows you have 337 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 1: to throw it every down. They're tea and off. Now 338 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:13,760 Speaker 1: you have to take extra people and help the line block, 339 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:15,679 Speaker 1: and now you have less receivers in the route. Now 340 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 1: you're playing to play, trying to play that game of 341 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:19,879 Speaker 1: when are we going to put extra blockers in what 342 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:21,160 Speaker 1: are we going to put them out in the route? 343 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:23,560 Speaker 1: And and you get a whole whole bunch of things 344 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:26,880 Speaker 1: that just compound and h pretty soon you're you're you're 345 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 1: losing by three scores. Goes without saying that when the 346 00:18:31,320 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns know you're going to pass, as you were saying, 347 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: they're going to tee off. But even before that was 348 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: the case in this game, they got too much pressure 349 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 1: on Joe Burrows more like the first two games of 350 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:42,639 Speaker 1: the season than the last five. Yeah, they did. They 351 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:45,359 Speaker 1: just they decided that they were going to be aggressive 352 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:48,679 Speaker 1: in terms of getting up the football field and if 353 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 1: they run, so be it. You know, we'll try to 354 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 1: make a play on the run as we're as we're 355 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: moving up the football field. It's going to be an 356 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:57,879 Speaker 1: aggressive posture. And they brought talkie talkie a few times 357 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 1: on run blitzes. They brought them down a distance situations, 358 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:05,000 Speaker 1: particularly with the way the game was unfolding, where you know, 359 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 1: if you do decide to run a drawer or whatever, 360 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:11,880 Speaker 1: he's still going to be in position to make a play. So, yeah, 361 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 1: they they definitely got the upper hand and then took 362 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 1: advantage of it with the play calling and the execution 363 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 1: of the play calling, No doubt about it. It was. 364 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 1: They were overwhelming in terms of rushing the passer six 365 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:26,359 Speaker 1: possessions in the first half. They drove past the fifty 366 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 1: on five out of the six and failed to score. 367 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:31,440 Speaker 1: How big of a factor was Chase his absence in 368 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: the inability to keep on driving and score points. Yeah, 369 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I hate, I hate to put it on 370 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:39,399 Speaker 1: one thing, but maybe the biggest player that Miles Garrett 371 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 1: made was tipping that pass because it was there and 372 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:44,159 Speaker 1: Higgins still try to make a play on it and 373 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:48,160 Speaker 1: he'd second tip and then the interception, so it's tip tip, doink, doink. 374 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:52,119 Speaker 1: But he was wide open. And if the Bengals score 375 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 1: points on that drive, you know it. I'm I'm not 376 00:19:57,359 --> 00:19:59,159 Speaker 1: going to say it would have changed the outcome of 377 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:01,919 Speaker 1: the game, but it would have in a different football game. Um, 378 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 1: there's no two ways about that, I think. And you 379 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 1: know when that that was the first, uh, that was 380 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:09,720 Speaker 1: the first bit of tragedy adversity to deal with, and 381 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 1: then it just started snowballing and compounding. So if you're 382 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:16,399 Speaker 1: able to avoid that one who knows, who knows? You know, 383 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:21,080 Speaker 1: just um, just one of those days things just didn't 384 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 1: go Sam Hubbard said after the game, Listen, we went 385 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:26,240 Speaker 1: into the bye last year with a five and four record. 386 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,359 Speaker 1: That's the goal. Now when next week, get to the 387 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 1: buy five and four. Yeah, get to the buy five 388 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 1: and four of it right now. Three of those four 389 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 1: losses or division losses, and that's that's the thing that Yeah, 390 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:39,680 Speaker 1: that's the thing that's tough right now. It's like, you know, 391 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: down the stretch, you've got other tough opponents you're going 392 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:45,440 Speaker 1: to be playing as well as the division opponents you're 393 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:48,280 Speaker 1: already lost to, so you've got to sweep them as 394 00:20:48,359 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: well as uh, you know, try to handle business with 395 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:55,679 Speaker 1: other other tough opponents. So you've definitely definitely backed yourself 396 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:58,399 Speaker 1: into a corner. It was very little margin for ever, 397 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 1: if any, that's for sure. It's amazing, isn't it. Eight 398 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: days ago, after that victory against the Atlanta Falcons, it 399 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 1: seemed like, oh man, this team is on fire, they're 400 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: ready to take off. And now in this locker room 401 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 1: right now, and the injury to a Woozie and the 402 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 1: flat performance on Monday Night football, I mean, guys are 403 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:21,119 Speaker 1: as low as you can be telling you. I mean, 404 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:25,480 Speaker 1: think of what took place during the course of this week. Chase, Okay, 405 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 1: we're gonna have to shut him down. He's not going 406 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:30,679 Speaker 1: to be even showing up. He's not traveling. I mean, 407 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:33,680 Speaker 1: he's shut down. And then a Woozier. So in the 408 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 1: course of a week, you lose one of your most 409 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 1: important players. The only other player of more importance is 410 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:42,359 Speaker 1: probably number nine, a quarterback Joe Burrow. Then on the 411 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 1: other side of it, you lose a Woozier. Who is 412 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 1: he covers the number one guy every week. I mean, 413 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:52,440 Speaker 1: there's not a more important role than that for the 414 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: defensive football team. But that's what life's like in the NFL. 415 00:21:56,359 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 1: You can never count on things going smoothly. Who's gonna 416 00:22:01,080 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 1: step up, who's going to be the next man up, 417 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:06,439 Speaker 1: Who's gonna bring the Bengals out of the wilderness? Because 418 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 1: they were on a prairie it was wide open. Now 419 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:12,080 Speaker 1: they're back in the wilderness. I mean, you win four 420 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:14,639 Speaker 1: out of five and you lose one and get thumped 421 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 1: in so doing, and all of a sudden, men, it's 422 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: dark outside. The Bengals Booth podcast is brought to you 423 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:26,440 Speaker 1: in part by Bengals Picks and Ultimate Bengals they're free 424 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:29,720 Speaker 1: to play with tickets and side merchandise up for grabs. 425 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:34,399 Speaker 1: Find both inside the Bengals app. Finally, it's time for 426 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:36,720 Speaker 1: this week's fun Facts interview, where we get to know 427 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:41,359 Speaker 1: the person under the pads. Time for some fun facts 428 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:45,159 Speaker 1: with Bengals defensive lineman Zach Carter from Tampa, Florida, also 429 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:49,119 Speaker 1: known as Champa Bay due to the recent success of 430 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 1: the Buccaneers, the Rays, and especially the Tampa Bay Lightning. 431 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 1: Are you a big fan of the Tampa teams and 432 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 1: have you ever attended a victory parade. I'm a Hughes 433 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:01,919 Speaker 1: fan and of the Temper teams. I take a lot 434 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:04,959 Speaker 1: of pride in the Temper teams. You know, we've been 435 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: through a lot. The Rays used to struggle, the Lightning 436 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:10,879 Speaker 1: used to struggle, the Bucks. Everybody used to struggle, and 437 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:15,400 Speaker 1: then it's like out of nowhere, like temperatures lit up. Man. 438 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:18,960 Speaker 1: But sadly I could say I've never been to a 439 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:24,640 Speaker 1: victory parade, only because we kind of started winning when 440 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:26,960 Speaker 1: I went off to school, like I was in college. 441 00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:29,440 Speaker 1: So I remember when the Bucks to win the Super Bowl. 442 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 1: I was sitting in Gamesville watching the game, but all 443 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:36,920 Speaker 1: my friends sending me videos and Ebort City, Like Temper 444 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:38,959 Speaker 1: has never been like that before, so I never got 445 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:41,920 Speaker 1: to go to win. But it's great for you know, 446 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:45,240 Speaker 1: it's great for Tempa Bay. Well, I'm hoping he'll be 447 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 1: in a super Bowl parade here. How does that sound? Oh? 448 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:53,680 Speaker 1: That sounded even better. We obviously agree. Were you a 449 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: kid who played everything growing up? Or were you primarily 450 00:23:57,119 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 1: a football guy? I played baseball, basketball, and football, so 451 00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 1: it kind of came down to a decision where I 452 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 1: had to choose which one I was gonna go with, 453 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:12,399 Speaker 1: like from my career, but honestly, I would have made 454 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 1: a heck of a first basement. I was really good, 455 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: like really good. Well, you're a big man. You're six 456 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 1: four two ninety. Did you tower over the other kids 457 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 1: growing up? I definitely did, especially like starting in middle 458 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:30,680 Speaker 1: school and elementary school, I was kind of bigger than everybody. 459 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:33,680 Speaker 1: But once I got to middle school, I hit like 460 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:38,200 Speaker 1: a four inch growth spurt, like after my sixth grade year, 461 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:41,760 Speaker 1: and like I was having knee pains and everything like that. 462 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 1: But that's when I really started to tower over people. 463 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 1: There's a reason why they have the term growing pains. 464 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:51,720 Speaker 1: It's literally a thing you were a highly touted recruit. 465 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 1: I read that you had forty one offers and you 466 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 1: ultimately chose to go to the University of Florida. Did 467 00:24:57,840 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 1: you enjoy the attention or was it a bit overwhelming. 468 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:05,439 Speaker 1: I'd be real early in the recruiting process, like when 469 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 1: I was in high school, I wasn't really getting any attention. 470 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 1: So I started getting more attention starting like spring headed 471 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 1: into my junior year. So once I started getting attention, 472 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:20,040 Speaker 1: it was a good feeling, like it's like, man, that's 473 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 1: what I worked for. Like I got all these college 474 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:27,160 Speaker 1: coaches telling me I'm good, and you know, we want 475 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 1: you here. But then like as it started to get crazy, 476 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:34,959 Speaker 1: like I'm like, oh my goodness, it's like this is overwhelming. 477 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:37,439 Speaker 1: Like I was ready to shut it down. That's why 478 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 1: I committed kind of. I committed the Florida kind of 479 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 1: early before my senior season even started because I was 480 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:46,640 Speaker 1: just ready to shut everything down. What was the best 481 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:49,880 Speaker 1: part of being a Gator. It's just that pride, man, 482 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 1: that Gator pride. We really we really bleed orange and blue, 483 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:56,800 Speaker 1: whether we're up our down. I really think that's the 484 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 1: biggest thing. We all stick together and all kinds of 485 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:04,120 Speaker 1: weather for you could have gone to the NFL after 486 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 1: your red shirt junior year. You'lllected to go back to 487 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:09,359 Speaker 1: school for a fifth year. Why did you stay? I 488 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 1: love the University of Florida, man, Like I was. Honestly, 489 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:15,800 Speaker 1: I was ready to leave. And then when I really 490 00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:18,320 Speaker 1: sat down and I prayed about it and I really 491 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:21,440 Speaker 1: thought about it, I was like, man, actually just go back. 492 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 1: You know, I was able to be a captain my 493 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:26,560 Speaker 1: senior year. It was gave me some you know, captain 494 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:29,600 Speaker 1: skilled leadership skills I could carry over to this level. 495 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:32,800 Speaker 1: And then you know, we didn't have like the greatest season, 496 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 1: like we had a losing season, but looking past the 497 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:39,440 Speaker 1: losing season, like just the experiences I had, like the 498 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:42,119 Speaker 1: friendships I got to have, Like I was, it felt 499 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:44,680 Speaker 1: good to be like a leader on the team and 500 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:48,159 Speaker 1: guys really truly believed in me. So that was a 501 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:51,040 Speaker 1: big thing for me. Visiting with Zach Carter. You were 502 00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 1: drafted by the Bengals in the third round. Describe that 503 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 1: moment you're surrounded by loved ones, you get that phone call. 504 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 1: Describe the emotion that you experience. Well, I'll tell you this, 505 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 1: that whole night was crazy because I'm sitting there watching 506 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 1: every pit go by, and I'm getting more nervous and 507 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 1: more nervous. And I had family and friends over that night, 508 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:18,080 Speaker 1: so like it came to a point somewhere like men 509 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:21,359 Speaker 1: in the third round, I was like, I told everybody, like, 510 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 1: I'm feeling kind of sick, Like I was feeling nauseous 511 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:27,240 Speaker 1: and stuff. So I went to the back room by myself. 512 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 1: I isolated myself, and people were doing what they did. 513 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:32,920 Speaker 1: And then my brother walked in the room, and my 514 00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 1: mom walked in the room kind of come for me 515 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:39,160 Speaker 1: and stuff, and she's like, just be patient. And then 516 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:43,240 Speaker 1: it's like ten minutes later, I get a phone call. 517 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 1: I'm like Cincinnati. I'm like, no way, that's like, man, 518 00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 1: I was the best. That was probably the best moment 519 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:53,879 Speaker 1: of my life. Honestly, I never forget that feeling man 520 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:56,639 Speaker 1: I was. I was like, man, this is a blessing. 521 00:27:56,800 --> 00:28:01,040 Speaker 1: I was excited, really excited. So I'm here. It's just 522 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:05,359 Speaker 1: I'm living out my dreams. You majored in journalism at 523 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 1: the University of Florida. Would you like to get into 524 00:28:07,600 --> 00:28:10,640 Speaker 1: broadcasting many many years from now when your NFL playing 525 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:13,880 Speaker 1: career is finished. I could definitely see myself in broadcasting. 526 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:18,160 Speaker 1: I think, you know, just my personality. Everybody's always told 527 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:21,080 Speaker 1: me growing up, like I got a sean personality. You know, 528 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:24,639 Speaker 1: I'm funny, goofy. I could carry that over to the 529 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:28,280 Speaker 1: TV set easily and it'll be natural for me. All right, now, 530 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:31,840 Speaker 1: time for some wild card questions with Zach Carter. Do 531 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 1: you have any hidden talents? I do share well. I 532 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:41,800 Speaker 1: grew up in the choir church choir. A lot of 533 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:45,000 Speaker 1: people don't know that. You know, I'm a religious guy, 534 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 1: but I could sing. People don't know that I could 535 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 1: really sing, So that's one of my hidden talents. I 536 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: also played the piano growing up, so I could do 537 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:57,960 Speaker 1: that as well, and the trumbone, so I'm kind of 538 00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:01,800 Speaker 1: musically gifted a little bit. All Right, we're in an 539 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:03,560 Speaker 1: empty room. Do you want to give me a little 540 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:06,320 Speaker 1: amazing grace or something and show off the singing voice? 541 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:16,120 Speaker 1: I got you, Oh, manz grade a sweet That was great. 542 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:20,120 Speaker 1: I really enjoyed that. Who is your all time favorite 543 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 1: athlete in any sport? And why, I gotta say Lebron 544 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:31,920 Speaker 1: Lebron James just his dedication to the game. You know 545 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:35,160 Speaker 1: what he what he brings to the game. But his 546 00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 1: biggest name, his impact off the court, like the man 547 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:43,080 Speaker 1: he has his own school, Like just things like that. 548 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 1: I feel like that's what it's really about, you know, 549 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:49,240 Speaker 1: Like all the accolades, that's important as well, but like 550 00:29:49,560 --> 00:29:51,720 Speaker 1: what you're doing for others because he's, like, you know, 551 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:53,920 Speaker 1: he one of the biggest names in sports and a 552 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:56,240 Speaker 1: lot of people look up to him. So just what 553 00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 1: he's doing on and off the court, it's a big 554 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:01,000 Speaker 1: deal to me. That's a great segue into my next 555 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 1: question because at Florida you were named to the SEC's 556 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 1: Community Service Team for the things that you did off 557 00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 1: the field. Do you consider it important to give back? 558 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:15,360 Speaker 1: Really important? Man? Just you know, it's a lot of 559 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:18,800 Speaker 1: being in this position, you know, being looked at by 560 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 1: hundreds thousands of kids like that want to be NFL 561 00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 1: players or any any kind of athlete. Like we're on 562 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:29,800 Speaker 1: the highest platform. So I just feel like it's important 563 00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:32,000 Speaker 1: to give back to those kids, to give them hope 564 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:35,120 Speaker 1: because everybody's not in our shoes, you know, So I 565 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 1: feel like that's one of the easiest things we could do. 566 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:41,000 Speaker 1: It caused no money to give back. Well, put being 567 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:46,800 Speaker 1: from Tampa, Florida, how are you with cold weather. Well, 568 00:30:46,840 --> 00:30:49,520 Speaker 1: I got I got to test it out this week. Man, 569 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 1: it's tough for me. I'm not gonna lie, but you know, 570 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:56,120 Speaker 1: I'm I'm taking it day by day. I just put 571 00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: in a big order for about four or five coats, 572 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:03,960 Speaker 1: so I should be good. Is there anything that you've 573 00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:07,920 Speaker 1: experienced in Cincinnati so far that you consider to be 574 00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 1: a really cool thing about this city? Just exploring the 575 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 1: downtown are like, it's a really nice area, OTR you know, 576 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 1: the banks. I feel like it's a nice city. And 577 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:24,280 Speaker 1: I know it's like a young a kind of a 578 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:26,840 Speaker 1: young city, and it's on to come up in the ride, 579 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:29,560 Speaker 1: I can see it. But it's a love of Cincinat 580 00:31:29,560 --> 00:31:32,840 Speaker 1: It's a nice city, all right. Final question, this one's 581 00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:38,920 Speaker 1: kind of deep. If you could meet anybody in history, athlete, entertainer, 582 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:43,240 Speaker 1: states been, religious figure, whoever it might be, who would 583 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:48,240 Speaker 1: that person be. I probably want to meet Martin Luther King, 584 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:52,840 Speaker 1: just because of the impact he had on the whole world. 585 00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:57,600 Speaker 1: Man Like he brought he brought millions of people together, 586 00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:01,040 Speaker 1: and he kind of like put us, like the Nissan 587 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:04,600 Speaker 1: in a better direction, you know what I'm saying. Like 588 00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:07,520 Speaker 1: it says a strong man move a lot of people 589 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:10,400 Speaker 1: like that, so I definitely want to meet him and 590 00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:15,480 Speaker 1: just pick his brain about how he thought and you 591 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:19,719 Speaker 1: know how he was able to lead like an excellent answer. 592 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:22,520 Speaker 1: This has been great. I appreciate you singing a little 593 00:32:22,520 --> 00:32:25,400 Speaker 1: bit for us and best of luck the rest of 594 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:28,920 Speaker 1: the year. I appreciate him, man, Thank you. 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