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<v Speaker 1>Happy Thanksgiving everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading The Bengals Booth Podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>The I'm a substitute for another Guy addition. As the

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<v Speaker 2>Bengals get ready to face the Pittsburgh Steelers with Jake

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<v Speaker 2>Browning making his first NFL start at quarterback, coming up,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll talk to quarterbacks coach Dan Pitcher, who says this

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<v Speaker 2>is an opportunity for him to show that he's a

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<v Speaker 2>good coach. Jason mccordy from Good Morning Football joins me

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<v Speaker 2>to share his thoughts on how the Bengals need to

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<v Speaker 2>rally around their new QB Logan Wilson discusses his tackle

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<v Speaker 2>last week that resulted in an injury to Ravens tight

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<v Speaker 2>end Mark Andrews, and finally, in this week's No The

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<v Speaker 2>Faux Conversation, we'll hear from Brook Pryor, who covers the

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<v Speaker 1>Of the Bengals.

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<v Speaker 2>Now here's a quick reminder that you can have the

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<v Speaker 2>the greatest thing since Jim Donovan getting a game ball.

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<v Speaker 2>Jim is the longtime radio voice of the Cleveland Browns

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<v Speaker 2>and one of my favorite broadcasters in the NFL. When

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<v Speaker 2>the Browns were really, really bad several years ago, I

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<v Speaker 2>told Jim that if I was teaching a college course

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<v Speaker 2>on sportscasting and had to discuss how to call games

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<v Speaker 2>for a losing team, I'd have him do a guest

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<v Speaker 2>lecture because he never lost his enthusiasm even when the

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<v Speaker 2>team was lousy. His broadcasts were exciting and entertaining. This year,

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<v Speaker 2>Jim had to step away from the booth for a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of months for cancer treatments, but he returned last week,

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<v Speaker 2>served as the honorary Dog Pound captain before the game

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<v Speaker 2>that's the Brown's equivalent of the ruler of the Jungle,

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<v Speaker 2>and after Cleveland beat Pittsburgh on a last second field goal,

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<v Speaker 2>he received a game ball from Brown's head coach Kevin Stefanski.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a classy gesture for a fantastic announcer. Now

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<v Speaker 2>let's get to the Bengals. As I just mentioned, Cleveland

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<v Speaker 2>beat Pittsburgh last week and did so with a backup quarterback,

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<v Speaker 2>rookie Dorian Thompson Robinson. Now Jake Browning will try to

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<v Speaker 2>do the same thing as he makes his first start

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<v Speaker 2>since the twenty nineteen Rose Bowl, when his Washington Huskies

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<v Speaker 2>lost by five to Ohio State. When Jake takes the

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<v Speaker 2>field this Sunday, it will be his first start in

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<v Speaker 2>a game that counts in four years, ten months, and

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five days. Browning is twenty seven years old and

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<v Speaker 2>has spent the last four years on NFL practice squads,

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<v Speaker 2>two years with the Vikings and two years with the Bengals.

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<v Speaker 2>This week, I discussed him and the challenge of going

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of the year without Joe Burrow with Bengals

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<v Speaker 2>quarterbacks coach Dan Pitcher. Dan, I think most people have

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<v Speaker 2>heard of the seven stages of grief, shock, denial, depression,

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<v Speaker 2>et cetera. I don't mean to be too flippant about it,

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<v Speaker 2>but the final stage's acceptance. Did the team go through

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<v Speaker 2>something similar when Joe suffered his injury.

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<v Speaker 1>I think so.

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<v Speaker 3>I think we all did, you know, And I think

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<v Speaker 3>it's kind of happens on an individual level. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>everybody walked in this building in April with visions of

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<v Speaker 3>us winning a Super Bowl and Joe Burrow leading us

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<v Speaker 3>to that, and so I think it's natural you have

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<v Speaker 3>to process the reality that that's not going to happen

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<v Speaker 3>this year with Joe leading us, and so that that

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<v Speaker 3>hurts and you kind of sort through that.

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<v Speaker 1>We've done that.

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<v Speaker 3>I know I've done that, and very quickly you had

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<v Speaker 3>no other choice but to move forward.

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<v Speaker 2>Did it help it all that the injury happened on

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<v Speaker 2>a Thursday and he had a few days to process

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<v Speaker 2>it before practice really kicked back in again on Monday.

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<v Speaker 3>No matter when that happened, it was going to stink. So,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I don't know if helps the right word.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean it does. Having a little bit extra time

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<v Speaker 3>to craft the plan around Jake and for Jake to

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<v Speaker 3>have that mindset of, you know, is my time I

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<v Speaker 3>got to go? I think that helps a little.

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<v Speaker 4>Bit for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>We're visiting with quarterbacks coach Dan Pitcher. Joe shown up

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<v Speaker 2>for training camp in the best physical condition of his life.

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<v Speaker 2>Then suffered the calf injury on day two of camp.

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<v Speaker 2>What kind of season do you think he was going

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<v Speaker 2>to have if he was healthy.

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<v Speaker 3>All I can look at is the progression of his

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<v Speaker 3>career from rookie season to year two where we go

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<v Speaker 3>to the Super Bowl to strikes that he made last year,

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<v Speaker 3>and you can't help but assume that it would have

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<v Speaker 3>continued on that path. And I think as he got

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<v Speaker 3>healthier and healthier and felt more and more confident moving

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<v Speaker 3>around out there, we started to see that and so

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<v Speaker 3>you know, it's a stepback. It's a disappointment, but it's

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<v Speaker 3>the reality that we have right now. And I know

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<v Speaker 3>the way he's wired, he's gonna do everything in his

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<v Speaker 3>power to get right back to that same spot where

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<v Speaker 3>he was coming in the best shape of his life,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, we'll being a shape.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's turn to your starting quarterback against the Pittsburgh Steelers

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<v Speaker 2>on Sunday, Jake Browning. You've spent about two and a

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<v Speaker 2>half years working with him. What are Jake's biggest strengths.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Jake is very.

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<v Speaker 3>Intelligent, he loves football, He sees the game at a

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<v Speaker 3>very high level, and he's done everything in his power

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<v Speaker 3>during the course of his time here to earn the

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<v Speaker 3>respect and the trust of his teammates. And so everybody

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<v Speaker 3>in this building holds Jake in very high regard and

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<v Speaker 3>that's an important step to now moving.

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<v Speaker 1>Into this leadership role. And the next step is you

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<v Speaker 1>got to be able to play.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, all that stuff's great and it's important, but

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<v Speaker 3>you got to be able to play. And Jake can play.

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<v Speaker 3>Jake hasn't had a lot of opportunity to show that

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<v Speaker 3>he can play, but we've seen it in practice. We've

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<v Speaker 3>seen how fast he's able to process and make the

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<v Speaker 3>right decisions. He's not Jel. There's going to be a difference.

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<v Speaker 3>We all understand that. Everybody in the world understands that.

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<v Speaker 3>But he has what it takes to go help us

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<v Speaker 3>win football games, and that's what we expect.

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<v Speaker 2>What, if anything, do you think he's gained from spending

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<v Speaker 2>two and a half years of working with Jill.

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<v Speaker 3>I think really one of the things I pride myself

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<v Speaker 3>on is just the environment that we have in that

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<v Speaker 3>room and together on the field on game day, and

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<v Speaker 3>the openness that exists there and just being able to

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<v Speaker 3>talk through things and solve problems on the fly, and

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<v Speaker 3>I think, just you can't help but getting you know

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<v Speaker 3>you're gonna get better if you spend time in that environment.

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<v Speaker 3>In my opinion, that's why I want it to be

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<v Speaker 3>the way that it is. And he's been there now

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<v Speaker 3>for two and a half years, and so he's asked

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of great questions. He's answered a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>good questions. He's seen us have to overcome the hurdles

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<v Speaker 3>that pop up every now and then that maybe we're unexpected,

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<v Speaker 3>and he knows how we communicate, and so all those

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<v Speaker 3>things should put him in position to have success.

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<v Speaker 2>We're chatting with the quarterbacks coach Dan Pitcher. People joke

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<v Speaker 2>that the quarterback who holds the clipboard has the greatest

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<v Speaker 2>gig in the world. One thing I admire about Jake

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<v Speaker 2>is that when he was the practice squad quarterback, he

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't content. He would spend his off seasons working on

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<v Speaker 2>his mechanics trying to improve his arm strength. Was that

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<v Speaker 2>noticeable from year to year. Yeah, that's why he's here

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<v Speaker 2>in the role that he's in. He's a better player

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<v Speaker 2>than he was when we signed him before the start

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<v Speaker 2>of the twenty twenty one season, and that's due to

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<v Speaker 2>his work.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's not always easy because when you exist in

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<v Speaker 3>that role, especially when you were the third guy, which

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<v Speaker 3>he was for a considerable amount of time, the reps

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<v Speaker 3>are even fewer and further between. So to have that

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<v Speaker 3>dedication to his craft, to put the effort that he's

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<v Speaker 3>put in to try to be there as an asset

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<v Speaker 3>to anyone and everyone. I mean, and this guy spent

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<v Speaker 3>two years meeting with the defensive backs on Tuesdays, watching

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<v Speaker 3>the opposing offense and giving them the perspective of the

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<v Speaker 3>quarterback and what he's looking at and why he's looking

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<v Speaker 3>at it.

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<v Speaker 1>So he didn't have to do that.

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<v Speaker 3>He did it because he's a good teammate and he

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<v Speaker 3>wants the team to have success. And so those are

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<v Speaker 3>the things that now is these guys are gonna have

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<v Speaker 3>to rally around him. That's what's earned.

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<v Speaker 1>That respect and that trust.

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<v Speaker 2>His backup is now thirty three year old AJ McCarron.

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<v Speaker 2>You joined the Bengals in twenty sixteen, the year after

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<v Speaker 2>he almost led Cincinnati to a playoff win up of

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<v Speaker 2>the Pittsburgh Steelers. What stands out about Aj at this

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<v Speaker 2>stage of his career.

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<v Speaker 3>I've been with AJ now two separate stints, and I

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<v Speaker 3>believe AJ's and he's a better player now than he

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<v Speaker 3>was then. He's obviously seen a lot more football. He's

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<v Speaker 3>in as good as shape, or if not better shape,

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<v Speaker 3>than he was his first time around here. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>I think even if you ask him, he would tell

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<v Speaker 3>you that the knee injury that he suffered in Atlanta

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<v Speaker 3>in the preseason a few years back now and how

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<v Speaker 3>he kind of just reframed his whole approach towards rehabbing

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<v Speaker 3>that and get himself ready has put him in a

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<v Speaker 3>great spot physically. So Aj has been awesome, really just

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<v Speaker 3>happy with everything he's brought to the table since he's

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<v Speaker 3>been here this second time around. And he'll be there

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<v Speaker 3>to support Jake in that role. And you know, hopefully

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<v Speaker 3>we don't need him, but if we ever did that,

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<v Speaker 3>I know he'll be ready to step into play.

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<v Speaker 2>To be successful. Now without Joe Burrow, Do you need

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<v Speaker 2>more out of Joe Mixon?

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<v Speaker 3>I think you need more of everyone, Joe Mixon included.

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<v Speaker 3>Need more out of the coaching staff, You need more

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<v Speaker 3>out of the line. It's you know, Joe, Joe is

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<v Speaker 3>the engine, right and and now the rest of us

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<v Speaker 3>have to compensate when a part of that engine isn't

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<v Speaker 3>working like you expected it to work. And so it

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<v Speaker 3>falls on everybody. And I think the nice thing is

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<v Speaker 3>when you look around and you feel the energy in

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<v Speaker 3>this building and you people understand that and they're they're

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<v Speaker 3>embracing it. You know, you could you can mope around

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<v Speaker 3>and think, well is me or you look at it

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<v Speaker 3>as an opportunity and if an opportunity for all of

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<v Speaker 3>us to show that we're good at what we're doing,

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<v Speaker 3>it's an opportunity for me to show I'm a good coach.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I know that.

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<v Speaker 3>That's that's I got to prove that now, you know.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think I've proved that working with Joe, But

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<v Speaker 3>you know, Joe's Joe. Joe's gonna do a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>things that I could never teach him to do. And

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<v Speaker 3>Jay can do some of that stuff too. But everyone's

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<v Speaker 3>got to be on top of their game.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's look at the challenge this week, the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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<v Speaker 2>The names changed, the results don't. On defense, the number

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<v Speaker 2>seven in the NFL and fewest points allowed. What is

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<v Speaker 2>the constant, year after year after year of going up

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<v Speaker 2>against the Pittsburgh Steelers defense.

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<v Speaker 3>Just toughness, pass rush, aggressiveness. You know, coach Tomlin has

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<v Speaker 3>done an incredible job there and it's year after year,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, the guys changed now they're they're core guys,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, TJ. Watt, Cam Hayward, Maker, Fitzpatrick who you know,

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<v Speaker 3>Whether or not make it plays, we'll find out, but

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<v Speaker 3>you know, those are just there's some of the guys

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<v Speaker 3>are the best in the world of what they do,

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<v Speaker 3>and then they're always able to find and craft complimentary

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<v Speaker 3>guys to just be the kind of unit that they

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<v Speaker 3>want to be, which is one that puts a ton

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<v Speaker 3>of pressure on you. But just number one, the pressure

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<v Speaker 3>a lot from a scheme standpoint, and then just from

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<v Speaker 3>how aggressive and physical they play. So you gotta come

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<v Speaker 3>ready for that.

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<v Speaker 1>And we know it.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, that's part of the It's the gift and

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<v Speaker 3>the curse of being in division with somebody like you

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<v Speaker 3>understand who they are and what they want to be

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<v Speaker 3>and what they're trying to do to you better than

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<v Speaker 3>other teams do.

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<v Speaker 1>But you also have to face it twice a year.

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<v Speaker 1>And so we'll be ready.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll have a great plan and it's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a challenge They've been called blitzberg for a reason over

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<v Speaker 2>the years. They're fifth in the NFL right now and

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<v Speaker 2>blitz percentage about thirty seven percent. Is that number going

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<v Speaker 2>to go up against Jake Browning?

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<v Speaker 5>Who knows.

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<v Speaker 3>We're expecting a lot of pressure and it. Pittsburgh, in

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<v Speaker 3>my opinion, is a team everyone obviously is going to

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<v Speaker 3>have different tweaks to their opponent, but there's a scale

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<v Speaker 3>on that right. Some teams are very plan oriented. They're

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<v Speaker 3>gonna craft what they do on a week to week basis,

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<v Speaker 3>and they could look very different. Other teams on the

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<v Speaker 3>other end of that spectrum, are a little bit more

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<v Speaker 3>in the mold of they're gonna do what they do

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<v Speaker 3>and yeah, they're gonna have a couple of wrinkles for you.

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<v Speaker 3>I think Pittsburgh fits more of that style. They're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>do what they do. They like the pressure. They're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>pressure us. We're gonna have to be ready for it,

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<v Speaker 3>and I know Jake will be. I'm bummed about Joe's injury.

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<v Speaker 3>You're bummed about his injury. Everybody's bummed about his injury.

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<v Speaker 3>But I can hear a little excitement in your voice

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<v Speaker 3>about the opportunity that Jake is getting well. You're picking

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<v Speaker 3>up on something that's there because he deserves it. And

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<v Speaker 3>like I said before, we're wired a certain way, like

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<v Speaker 3>you have to view these things as opportunities, otherwise you're

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<v Speaker 3>never gonna have success because they will come up. It's

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<v Speaker 3>a constant. It's going to happen no matter what team

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<v Speaker 3>you work for, how many years you've been in the league.

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<v Speaker 3>These things will happen, and if you let them derail you,

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<v Speaker 3>you're never gonna get to where you.

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<v Speaker 2>Want to go.

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<v Speaker 3>So we just got to look at it that way,

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<v Speaker 3>and I'm excited for Jake. Appreciate your time. Best of

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<v Speaker 3>luck against the Seilers. Jake Browning started fifty three games

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<v Speaker 3>at Washington and the Huskies went thirty nine and fourteen.

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<v Speaker 3>In those starts. He led the school to the fourteen

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<v Speaker 3>College Football Playoff as a sophomore, the Fiesta Bowl as

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<v Speaker 3>a junior, and the Rose Bowl as a senior. Now

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<v Speaker 3>time for the national perspective on the loss of Joe

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<v Speaker 3>Burrow and the Bengals prospects moving forward with Jake Browning.

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<v Speaker 3>You can see Jason mccordy every weekday morning on Good

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<v Speaker 3>Morning Football, and you can hear him calling NFL games

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<v Speaker 3>as an analyst for Westwood One. He was in the

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<v Speaker 3>booth last Thursday night in Baltimore, and I caught up

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<v Speaker 3>with him this week. Jason, You've played in the NFL

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<v Speaker 3>for thirteen years, you were a captain in New England.

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<v Speaker 3>You've seen it all, and you were in the booth

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<v Speaker 3>last Thursday when Joe Burrow suffered his wrist injury. What

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<v Speaker 3>would you say to the Bengals going forward as they

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<v Speaker 3>prepare to play for the first game without Joe.

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<v Speaker 4>You don't have the rally around the new quarterback in

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<v Speaker 4>Jake Browning. And it's obviously always tough when a starter

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<v Speaker 4>goes down. But then for the Bengals, for fans, if

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<v Speaker 4>you're an NFL fan, seeing Joe Burrow go down, you

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<v Speaker 4>just absolutely hate it. He's one of our league superstars.

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<v Speaker 4>He's a guy that when he's out there in the field,

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<v Speaker 4>you feel like the team can do anything. So watching

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<v Speaker 4>him go down and then the way he went down,

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<v Speaker 4>seeing him on the sideline trying to throw the ball,

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<v Speaker 4>very tough to see. But I will say Jake Browning

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<v Speaker 4>comes in the game, comes out of halftime, leads him

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<v Speaker 4>down there, kicks a field goal. He's a guy that

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<v Speaker 4>got in the game and he played well for them. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 4>the game was they were behind and you're asking him

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<v Speaker 4>to come in and mount a comeback. But I will

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<v Speaker 4>say he was impressive in the snaps that he did

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<v Speaker 4>get in the game.

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<v Speaker 2>It was his first extended opportunity to play in an

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<v Speaker 2>NFL game. Anything particular stand out while he was in

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<v Speaker 2>there in the second half.

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<v Speaker 4>I will say, poise, I think you get into a

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<v Speaker 4>game in a hostile environment on the roll of the

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<v Speaker 4>division game and you get an opportunity like that one

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<v Speaker 4>that you're not expecting. Moving forward for him, it will

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<v Speaker 4>be different. You'll be preparing all week to be the

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<v Speaker 4>guy offensive be tailored around you. You go into that

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<v Speaker 4>game and you're expecting Joe Burrow to continue to play

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<v Speaker 4>as he's done so and then next thing you know,

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<v Speaker 4>you're thrown into the fire. And there wasn't any huge mistake,

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<v Speaker 4>no big interceptions. He got in the game. He led

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<v Speaker 4>their offensive was poys. I would say that's the biggest

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<v Speaker 4>thing because you want to see that from a young

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<v Speaker 4>guy that gets in that hasn't seen much NFL action.

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<v Speaker 2>We're chatting with Jason mccordy. You played defensive back for

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<v Speaker 2>more than a decade. The Bengals have a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>young secondary members right now, Cam Taylor, Britt Dax Hill,

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<v Speaker 2>DJ Turner, Jordan Battle. What do you think of these

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<v Speaker 2>guys and what's the toughest thing for them being at

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<v Speaker 2>this stage of their career.

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<v Speaker 4>I think it's learning and picking everything up and playing

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<v Speaker 4>as a cohesive unit. You think about the Bengals and

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<v Speaker 4>a huge fan of the defensive coordinator, lou Anarroumo, got

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<v Speaker 4>a chance to talk to him a little bit before

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<v Speaker 4>the game, and over the past few years you've watched

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<v Speaker 4>him in the secondary and you've seen Bits and Boon Bell,

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<v Speaker 4>those guys running it and disguising and moving around and

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<v Speaker 4>doing all types of different things. And now both of

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<v Speaker 4>those guys move on in one single season and now

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<v Speaker 4>you're throwing Dj Turnery, bring me Scot out there. And

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<v Speaker 4>we saw more of Jordan Battle on Thursday night. So

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<v Speaker 4>the main thing, especially in lows defense, is getting up

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<v Speaker 4>to page, being on the same page and their cornerbacks

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<v Speaker 4>coach there, Charles Burke's I played for in Miami. A

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<v Speaker 4>tremendous coach in the way he teaches, in a way

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<v Speaker 4>he just continues to build his guys up and you

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<v Speaker 4>can see them turning a page. Injury to Cam Taylor

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<v Speaker 4>Britt was really tough because he's a young guy out

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<v Speaker 4>there in the year two where he's the lockdown DK,

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<v Speaker 4>he's been matched up with the other team's best wide

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<v Speaker 4>receivers and that's one hell of a challenge when you

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<v Speaker 4>actually due, especially as a young dB.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's circle back to Joe Burrow.

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<v Speaker 2>You played with the greatest of all time, Tom Brady

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<v Speaker 2>and won a Super Bowl ring in New England. What

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<v Speaker 2>impresses you most about Joe?

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<v Speaker 4>And I don't know him personally, but from the outside

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<v Speaker 4>he's just so cool And you say that and it

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<v Speaker 4>sounds like cliche or something to say about a guy,

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<v Speaker 4>but whether he was dealing with injuries, whether it's an

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<v Speaker 4>up or down, when you hear him or see him

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<v Speaker 4>after a game, or even before a game for that matter,

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<v Speaker 4>he just always seems calm and confident in himself and

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<v Speaker 4>the guys around. And that was the one thing for me.

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<v Speaker 4>I played most of my seasons in Tennessee and one

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<v Speaker 4>in Cleveland, and we didn't always have a franchise quarterback,

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<v Speaker 4>and getting a chance to be around Brady, who always

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<v Speaker 4>stuck out about him was his greatness, was his work ethic,

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<v Speaker 4>how he prepared, and just the confidence that he exuded

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<v Speaker 4>when he was out there on the football field. For

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<v Speaker 4>the guys on offensive us you know, Jamar Chase of Tehiggens,

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<v Speaker 4>is there any of those guys you always know you

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<v Speaker 4>have a chance when brows back there quarterback because of

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<v Speaker 4>his ability. But I think what it does for an

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<v Speaker 4>entire organization when you're on defense and you're out there,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, maybe there's three minutes to go, you know, hey,

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<v Speaker 4>we can get a stop and get the ball back

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<v Speaker 4>or offensive gun is going to do it. The confidence

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<v Speaker 4>and the mental that that gives you as a player

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<v Speaker 4>on that field to believe in somebody in that way

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<v Speaker 4>because of what they've proven to you that Joe Burrow has,

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<v Speaker 4>it goes a long way and winning football games.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been a.

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<v Speaker 2>Roller coaster ride of a season. Joe's calf injury contributed

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<v Speaker 2>to a slow start. He got healthy, they won four

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<v Speaker 2>in a row. Now they've got to go forward without

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<v Speaker 2>having Joe available. What did you think of the going

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<v Speaker 2>into the season and is this just life in the NFL?

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<v Speaker 4>Is definitely life in the NFL And obviously going into

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<v Speaker 4>the season extremely high hopes for the Bengals, and then,

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<v Speaker 4>like you just said, Joe goes down with that caf

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<v Speaker 4>Drey and it's a slow start. And I remember being

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<v Speaker 4>on the show saying no team has ever gone owing

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<v Speaker 4>to back to back years and still made the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 4>And I remember saying that. For a while, I was

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<v Speaker 4>just like, Oh, my goodness, they're gonna do it because

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<v Speaker 4>of how hot they got in what Joe Burrow looked like.

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<v Speaker 4>Now moving forward, you have a new quarterback. You got

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<v Speaker 4>to figure out a way to get more out of

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<v Speaker 4>Joe Mixon. He's the guy that when he gets the ball,

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<v Speaker 4>he seems extremely productive. Their offense was just base more

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<v Speaker 4>around Joe Burrow with the ball in his hands. I

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<v Speaker 4>think moving forward, we'll see more of Joe Mixon. You'll

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<v Speaker 4>see a lot of those plays where they're getting the

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<v Speaker 4>ball on the outside to whether it's Jamar Chase with

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<v Speaker 4>blockers in front, and those players kind of gets the

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<v Speaker 4>ball out of quarterbacks hands quicks and gets the ball

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<v Speaker 4>in space as well. And it got to Pittsburgh Steelers

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<v Speaker 4>up next, a division opponent who just lost to a

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<v Speaker 4>rookie quarterback and Durian Thompson Robinson, so obviously a little

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<v Speaker 4>right now, but I think they still have a chance

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<v Speaker 4>with Jake Brown.

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<v Speaker 2>You played both corner and safety in the NFL. You

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<v Speaker 2>undoubtedly covered some of the all time great receivers.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think of Jamar Chase.

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<v Speaker 4>Jamar Chase is a guy. I got a chance to

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<v Speaker 4>see him before the game, and my brother sat down

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<v Speaker 4>with him, actually before the Sunday night game. And I'll

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<v Speaker 4>use the phrase my brother said when he first met him.

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<v Speaker 4>He said, watching you play, I'm very happy I don't

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<v Speaker 4>play in the NFL anymore. And that would be how

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<v Speaker 4>our characterized Jamar Chase. He's just unbelievable. His ability on

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<v Speaker 4>the outside to go get the ball, his route running ability,

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<v Speaker 4>but then you mix that into just his run after

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<v Speaker 4>the catch. He's a guy thats just as explosive once

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<v Speaker 4>the ball is in his hands. And I think what

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<v Speaker 4>makes him so tough as the weapons that's around him

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<v Speaker 4>as well. When you have a T. Higgins on the

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<v Speaker 4>other side, makes it a lot harder to double team.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, you saw that than missing Tee those last

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<v Speaker 4>two games. But Jamar Chase unbelievable talent, the way the

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<v Speaker 4>way he goes about his business. How productive he's been

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<v Speaker 4>early on in his career has been fun to watch.

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<v Speaker 2>So, Jason, as you noted, the Steelers are coming up

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<v Speaker 2>this week at pay Course Stadium. Pittsburgh is six and four,

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<v Speaker 2>but twenty eighth in points scored, twenty eighth in total yards.

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<v Speaker 2>Where do you think of Kenny Pickett in the state

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<v Speaker 2>of the Steelers offense?

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<v Speaker 4>They've struggled. Watching the Pittsburgh Steelers is almost like an anomaly.

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<v Speaker 4>You're watching him and it's just like, there's no way

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<v Speaker 4>this team has a winning record because to your point,

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<v Speaker 4>they've been out gained yardage wise, I think in every

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<v Speaker 4>single game except one, and they've still found a way

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<v Speaker 4>to have a winning record or right there in the

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<v Speaker 4>playoff race and if at ended today at the end.

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<v Speaker 4>But they've struggled mightily on offense, and everybody was killing

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<v Speaker 4>Matt Canada or cheering fire him in the stadiums, and

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<v Speaker 4>as the seasons continue to progress, Kenny Pickett is really struggled.

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<v Speaker 4>And obviously you can criticize play calling and different things.

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<v Speaker 4>He's missed some throws. Whoever you want to place the

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<v Speaker 4>blame on, the offense just hasn't been good enough, and

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<v Speaker 4>Tomlin alluded to that a week ago where he said

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<v Speaker 4>he needed more out of Kenny Pickett in the offense.

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<v Speaker 4>This past Sunday against the Cleveland Browns, obviously one of

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<v Speaker 4>the best defenses in the NFL, they weren't able to

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<v Speaker 4>do that, and they felt to the Browns ten to thirteen,

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<v Speaker 4>coming off losing Deshaun Watson. So their team that's right

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<v Speaker 4>in the contention of playoffs, But to me watching it,

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<v Speaker 4>if they don't find a way to get more out

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<v Speaker 4>of the offense, they're gonna end up just a little short.

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<v Speaker 2>So the Bengals are five and five with seven games

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<v Speaker 2>to go. If they win this week and they get

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<v Speaker 2>some help from some other teams, they could climb in

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<v Speaker 2>the seventh into the seventh and final playoff seed in

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<v Speaker 2>the AFC with six games to go. Give us a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of keys for what the Bengals will need to

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<v Speaker 2>do to beat the Steelers this Sunday.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, one thing I alluded to is they have to

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<v Speaker 4>find a way to get Joe Mixon going. I think

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<v Speaker 4>get in the ground game. It'll obviously slow the game down,

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<v Speaker 4>It'll allow them to possess the ball for a lot

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<v Speaker 4>longer I think on the defensive side of the ball.

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<v Speaker 4>You just talked about the way that Pittsburgh has struggled

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<v Speaker 4>to put points on the ball on the board and

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<v Speaker 4>be able to move the ball. If Cam Taylor Britt

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<v Speaker 4>whatever his health situations are, they're going to need to

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<v Speaker 4>be able to find a way to continue to slow

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<v Speaker 4>down that offense. And Jayla Warren, he was unbelievable. He

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<v Speaker 4>was the one spark club when you watch the Pittsburgh

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<v Speaker 4>Steelers offense. Getting him on the ground and figuring that

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<v Speaker 4>out for the Bengals is going to be the number

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<v Speaker 4>one thing because the last two weeks they really struggled

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<v Speaker 4>against the run game against Houston and Singletary and then

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<v Speaker 4>against the Baltimore Ravens who got the run game going

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<v Speaker 4>big time in the second half. I think that's going

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<v Speaker 4>to be the key to him. And then for Jake

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<v Speaker 4>Browning let it loose. I think for a backup quarterback

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<v Speaker 4>sometimes you go in and you're timid, and obviously Zach

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<v Speaker 4>tail is going to design the offense to make it

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<v Speaker 4>a little easier for him. But you prepare for such

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<v Speaker 4>a long time for an opportunity to be a starter

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<v Speaker 4>in the NFL, go out there and play confidence and

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<v Speaker 4>just go out there and let it fly.

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<v Speaker 2>Good Morning Football is the best sports show on TV,

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<v Speaker 2>and you are a big reason why, Jason.

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<v Speaker 1>We really appreciate your time.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you, oh anytime. Thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 1>Of the Bengals.

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<v Speaker 2>Joe Burrow was not the only great player who suffered

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<v Speaker 2>a season ending injury. Last Thursday, The Ravens lost Pro

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<v Speaker 2>Bowl tight end Mark Andrews with a broken fibula. Mark

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<v Speaker 2>was injured when Logan Wilson brought him down with what's

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<v Speaker 2>known as a hip drop tackle.

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<v Speaker 1>In a nutshell, it.

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<v Speaker 2>Involves wrapping your arms around a player then allowing your

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<v Speaker 2>own body weight to drop to the ground. There are

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<v Speaker 2>studies that suggests that that results in a higher risk

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<v Speaker 2>of injury, and the NFL is discussing the possibility of

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<v Speaker 2>banning that technique from Logan. Wilson's perspective, he was doing

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<v Speaker 2>whatever he could to prevent a fast, two hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>forty seven pound tight end from getting into the end zone. Nonetheless,

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<v Speaker 2>many Baltimore fans and some media members ripped Wilson, suggesting

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<v Speaker 2>that it was a dirty tackle. When word of that

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<v Speaker 2>got to Zach Taylor, he made a point of defending

0:23:59.520 --> 0:24:03.320
<v Speaker 2>Wilson at a news conference, even without being asked about it.

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<v Speaker 2>Wilson discussed the victory all that he's been subjected to

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<v Speaker 2>on Wednesday.

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<v Speaker 6>It is what it is. It's kind of the world

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<v Speaker 6>we live in right now, and some of it was

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<v Speaker 6>obviously very unnecessary and coming at me and my family

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<v Speaker 6>for really for no reason. You know, I wasn't playing

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<v Speaker 6>the game dirty. I never wished anymore when any player

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<v Speaker 6>I ever go against, I play the game at a

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<v Speaker 6>I play my birth part out every game, play.

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<v Speaker 5>My butt off, and sometimes those injuries happen.

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<v Speaker 6>It is what it is, But you know I was

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<v Speaker 6>People would notice that I was one of the first

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<v Speaker 6>people on a knee when Mark went down, because we

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<v Speaker 6>never wanted that to happen to their guy, especially of him.

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<v Speaker 5>He's a good dude. I'd never wish anything.

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<v Speaker 4>A part of way, But what was it like to me?

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<v Speaker 4>Zach went out of his way to make sure he

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<v Speaker 4>spoke up on happening.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, when I saw him say that, that was I

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<v Speaker 6>really appreciated that. And I think that just speaks volumes

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<v Speaker 6>of the guy and the coach that he is and

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<v Speaker 6>why guys loved him so much and loved playing for him,

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<v Speaker 6>because sometimes coaches would really wouldn't go out of their

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<v Speaker 6>way because it wasn't like he was asked about it. It

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<v Speaker 6>was like I think it was at the end of

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<v Speaker 6>the conference, So he kind of went out of his

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<v Speaker 6>way to say that, And I think that, like I said,

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<v Speaker 6>that speaks volumes and that's why I love playing for him.

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<v Speaker 4>How hard is that?

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<v Speaker 3>I know there's a lot of conversation about the hip

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<v Speaker 3>drop and what am I.

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<v Speaker 4>Look like moving forward? How hard is that is a

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<v Speaker 4>defender in real time to go.

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<v Speaker 6>About I honestly wasn't even sure of what a hip

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<v Speaker 6>drop tackle was prior to that bring being brought to

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<v Speaker 6>my attention after the game, and so.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, obviously it's something I guess it's.

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<v Speaker 6>Something that they're they're looking at doing, but it's it's

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<v Speaker 6>hard in the position when you're trying to come from

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<v Speaker 6>behind and trying to just find a way to bring

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<v Speaker 6>him down. And it's not like it's not like Marc

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<v Speaker 6>Andre's just a small human, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 6>So you're just trying to find a way to bring

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<v Speaker 6>the guy down, and unfortunately that's what happened. And like

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<v Speaker 6>I said, I'd never wished upon him, And obviously whenever

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<v Speaker 6>whatever they just had to do with the hip drop

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<v Speaker 6>tackle going forward, we'll have to adjust, but it would

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<v Speaker 6>make it a lot harder if that's what they decided

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<v Speaker 6>to do.

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<v Speaker 2>The Ravens full back Patrick Ricard had this to say

0:25:50.960 --> 0:25:56.360
<v Speaker 2>about Logan Wilson quote, everybody respects him. I don't think

0:25:56.359 --> 0:25:59.680
<v Speaker 2>it was intentional or dirty. I think he's a great

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<v Speaker 2>play I have respect for him and think he plays

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<v Speaker 2>the right way.

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<v Speaker 1>Now time for.

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<v Speaker 2>This week's Know the Faux segment as we take a

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<v Speaker 2>closer look at the Pittsburgh Steelers, a team that's currently

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<v Speaker 2>six and four and holding down the seventh and final

0:26:15.040 --> 0:26:18.639
<v Speaker 2>playoff spot in the AFC. But after a thirteen to

0:26:18.640 --> 0:26:21.520
<v Speaker 2>ten loss to Cleveland last week, the Steelers made a

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<v Speaker 2>coaching change, firing offensive coordinator Matt Canada. Running backs coach

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<v Speaker 2>Eddie Faulkner takes over as OC, but quarterbacks coach Mike

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<v Speaker 2>Sullivan will be the primary play caller. Brooke Pryor covers

0:26:34.600 --> 0:26:37.840
<v Speaker 2>the Steelers for ESPN and discuss that and much more

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<v Speaker 2>on the Bengals Game Plan Show this week with Wayne

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<v Speaker 2>box Miller and Dave Lapham.

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<v Speaker 7>Let me tell you, it has been chaotic, to say

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<v Speaker 7>the least. And my favorite part about all of this

0:26:52.840 --> 0:26:56.600
<v Speaker 7>is it's such an unprecedented move that the Steelers fired

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<v Speaker 7>at Canada. They haven't famously have not fired a head

0:27:00.920 --> 0:27:04.720
<v Speaker 7>coach or a coordinator in season since nineteen forty one.

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<v Speaker 7>The news came out via the Steelers social media Tuesday morning,

0:27:10.119 --> 0:27:14.400
<v Speaker 7>and Kenny Pickett was still at home asleep because Tuesday's

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<v Speaker 7>the only day he can sleep in. And I very

0:27:17.760 --> 0:27:20.960
<v Speaker 7>deeply relate to that because I too, was kind of

0:27:21.040 --> 0:27:24.320
<v Speaker 7>dozing that morning until the news came out and suddenly

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<v Speaker 7>I jumped out of bed and just you know away,

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<v Speaker 7>I went Brook.

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<v Speaker 8>Did you have an inkling? You know, there's been rumblings

0:27:31.280 --> 0:27:33.199
<v Speaker 8>in the last couple of years, no seeker, But was

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<v Speaker 8>there any inkling that this was imminent?

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<v Speaker 7>No, there wasn't. I mean, you're right. There have been

0:27:40.240 --> 0:27:42.520
<v Speaker 7>rumbling from the last couple of years, but most of

0:27:42.560 --> 0:27:47.040
<v Speaker 7>that has been external noise. It's been from inside the

0:27:47.040 --> 0:27:50.359
<v Speaker 7>building that this team had confidence in Matt Canada, that

0:27:50.480 --> 0:27:54.160
<v Speaker 7>they thought that his schemes and his plays would work.

0:27:54.200 --> 0:27:57.000
<v Speaker 7>It was just taking some time. And the message from

0:27:57.040 --> 0:27:59.399
<v Speaker 7>the locker room early in the season was this is

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<v Speaker 7>not a place this is a lack of execution issue.

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<v Speaker 7>But I think that the way that Kenny Pickett has

0:28:06.560 --> 0:28:09.520
<v Speaker 7>regressed over the last couple of weeks, he would not

0:28:09.600 --> 0:28:12.800
<v Speaker 7>have broken or he didn't break one hundred passing yards

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<v Speaker 7>until the last desperation throw of the loss to the Browns.

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<v Speaker 7>I think that that was kind of the last straw

0:28:21.680 --> 0:28:24.600
<v Speaker 7>for the Steelers saying, you know, we've got to kind

0:28:24.600 --> 0:28:28.399
<v Speaker 7>of choose here between our quarterback and our offensive coordinator.

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<v Speaker 7>It's a lot easier to move on from a coordinator

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<v Speaker 7>that's going to be whose contract expires at the end

0:28:34.440 --> 0:28:36.600
<v Speaker 7>of the season than it is a first round quarterback

0:28:36.640 --> 0:28:39.120
<v Speaker 7>you drafted less than two years ago. And so I

0:28:39.160 --> 0:28:41.760
<v Speaker 7>think that that's kind of what put things over the edge,

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<v Speaker 7>you know, looking.

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<v Speaker 5>At tape and now after the fact, you know it's like, okay, well,

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<v Speaker 5>well the body language, I mean Picket's body language, Pickens

0:28:50.400 --> 0:28:53.600
<v Speaker 5>body language. Najee Harris comes out, you know with what

0:28:53.680 --> 0:28:55.960
<v Speaker 5>he had to say. I mean, it just looked like

0:28:56.000 --> 0:28:59.000
<v Speaker 5>it was time. It looked like the frustration level from

0:28:59.040 --> 0:29:01.400
<v Speaker 5>a player standpoint, and I hit the boiling point. Was

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<v Speaker 5>that pretty much it?

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<v Speaker 7>You know? I think so. And I think that it's

0:29:05.920 --> 0:29:09.120
<v Speaker 7>tough because I think the frustration was pointed in a

0:29:09.120 --> 0:29:12.720
<v Speaker 7>lot of different directions. Yes, there's absolutely frustration toward Matt

0:29:12.800 --> 0:29:16.840
<v Speaker 7>Canada because this offense wasn't able to fluidly move the ball,

0:29:16.880 --> 0:29:19.440
<v Speaker 7>they weren't able to score points. I think there's also

0:29:19.600 --> 0:29:22.800
<v Speaker 7>some frustration that they were having with themselves for not

0:29:22.840 --> 0:29:26.280
<v Speaker 7>playing better, and also with Kenny Pickett because he was

0:29:26.480 --> 0:29:28.920
<v Speaker 7>not on the same page with some of his receivers

0:29:29.080 --> 0:29:33.000
<v Speaker 7>like Deontay Johnson. He had several overthrows, underthrows. It's just

0:29:33.080 --> 0:29:35.920
<v Speaker 7>been so off target. And so I think that there

0:29:35.920 --> 0:29:38.760
<v Speaker 7>were just a lot of bad vibes in general. And

0:29:38.800 --> 0:29:42.080
<v Speaker 7>I actually talked with Mason Cole the Center about that

0:29:42.200 --> 0:29:44.520
<v Speaker 7>today and he said, you know, I didn't get the

0:29:44.560 --> 0:29:48.320
<v Speaker 7>sense that there was necessarily division within the locker room,

0:29:48.480 --> 0:29:52.440
<v Speaker 7>but a move like this does pull everybody together and

0:29:52.480 --> 0:29:56.000
<v Speaker 7>it does become in Us against the world kind of thing.

0:29:56.720 --> 0:29:59.240
<v Speaker 7>And so I think that that's something that can kind

0:29:59.240 --> 0:30:02.960
<v Speaker 7>of jolt an offense and get them maybe back on

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<v Speaker 7>some kind of track.

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<v Speaker 8>You Brooke prior ESPN is our guests in Brooke. If

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<v Speaker 8>you had to look at one thing maybe that Kenny

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<v Speaker 8>Pikett needs to improve upon maybe to get this offense

0:30:15.160 --> 0:30:18.440
<v Speaker 8>in a better place to be more productive. Is there

0:30:18.440 --> 0:30:21.160
<v Speaker 8>anything that you're looking at or that seems to be

0:30:21.240 --> 0:30:24.400
<v Speaker 8>something that's challenging him a little bit more than maybe people.

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<v Speaker 7>Thought, you know, I think to me, his pocket presence

0:30:27.840 --> 0:30:31.520
<v Speaker 7>and pocket awareness has been really disappointing this season because

0:30:31.520 --> 0:30:34.680
<v Speaker 7>it was something that was so heavily emphasized in the

0:30:34.760 --> 0:30:38.360
<v Speaker 7>off season and in training camp. I mean, I look

0:30:38.400 --> 0:30:41.600
<v Speaker 7>at the way that he responds to pressure. He bails

0:30:41.640 --> 0:30:45.280
<v Speaker 7>out of the pocket so fast, he gets rid of

0:30:45.280 --> 0:30:48.400
<v Speaker 7>the ball really fast. And granted, he was playing Cleveland

0:30:48.480 --> 0:30:50.280
<v Speaker 7>last week in Miles Garrett and we saw on the

0:30:50.440 --> 0:30:53.600
<v Speaker 7>very first play of the game he got absolutely destroyed.

0:30:53.640 --> 0:30:55.600
<v Speaker 7>So I don't blame him for being a little gun

0:30:55.640 --> 0:30:58.920
<v Speaker 7>shy in the pocket there, right, But this offensive line

0:30:58.960 --> 0:31:01.480
<v Speaker 7>is better than it has been in years past. They

0:31:01.520 --> 0:31:05.640
<v Speaker 7>are buying pickt time, but he just doesn't have the

0:31:05.720 --> 0:31:09.520
<v Speaker 7>awareness or the ability to read the field correctly to

0:31:09.640 --> 0:31:13.360
<v Speaker 7>make the right decisions. And as soon as he starts

0:31:13.400 --> 0:31:16.240
<v Speaker 7>to get a little antsy, he bails out. Is usually

0:31:16.360 --> 0:31:19.200
<v Speaker 7>rolling to his left, and he's rolled right into pressure before.

0:31:19.440 --> 0:31:22.480
<v Speaker 7>That's how he got hurt in Houston. He ran right

0:31:22.520 --> 0:31:25.680
<v Speaker 7>into the defender. And so I think that that's the

0:31:25.720 --> 0:31:27.880
<v Speaker 7>biggest thing that I want to see. I want to

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<v Speaker 7>see just better decisions both in the pocket and when

0:31:31.600 --> 0:31:35.200
<v Speaker 7>he's making his reads because maybe, you know, he lacks

0:31:35.240 --> 0:31:38.120
<v Speaker 7>the arm talent to do some of the the you know,

0:31:38.280 --> 0:31:42.400
<v Speaker 7>deep throws some things that can make quarterbacking really exciting.

0:31:42.680 --> 0:31:45.560
<v Speaker 7>But something that he can improve on in the you know,

0:31:45.640 --> 0:31:48.880
<v Speaker 7>immediate is just make better decisions. The play calls are there,

0:31:49.240 --> 0:31:51.840
<v Speaker 7>he just has got to move through his progressions and

0:31:51.880 --> 0:31:55.200
<v Speaker 7>decision making more fluidly, you know when I.

0:31:55.120 --> 0:31:58.560
<v Speaker 5>Hear you say, and it was obvious on tape with

0:31:58.720 --> 0:32:03.320
<v Speaker 5>the incompletion by a wide margin, how quarterback and receiver

0:32:03.360 --> 0:32:06.080
<v Speaker 5>aren't on the same page. And it's going to be

0:32:06.080 --> 0:32:10.479
<v Speaker 5>interesting how this dual coach filling one position. Eddie Faultono,

0:32:10.520 --> 0:32:12.560
<v Speaker 5>the running back coach, will be game planning, and Mike

0:32:12.600 --> 0:32:14.960
<v Speaker 5>Sullivan will be the play caller, but he's got the

0:32:15.040 --> 0:32:19.240
<v Speaker 5>relationship with Pickett. I would think, I remember the legendary

0:32:19.280 --> 0:32:22.280
<v Speaker 5>Paul Brown. We were struggling one year offensively, and he

0:32:22.320 --> 0:32:24.760
<v Speaker 5>gets up in front of the offensive team in the meeting.

0:32:24.800 --> 0:32:27.440
<v Speaker 5>He says, here's our runs this week, and there were three.

0:32:27.920 --> 0:32:31.040
<v Speaker 5>Here's our passes this week there were five, And he goes, well,

0:32:31.040 --> 0:32:33.400
<v Speaker 5>we'll run them out of different formations, but damn it,

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<v Speaker 5>we're going to do these right until you guys can

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<v Speaker 5>get them right. Then I'll start adding more plays. I

0:32:38.640 --> 0:32:42.880
<v Speaker 5>would think that maybe Sullivan and Faulkner may melt it down.

0:32:43.280 --> 0:32:46.239
<v Speaker 5>Maybe maybe there was a little too much on the

0:32:46.280 --> 0:32:48.600
<v Speaker 5>mind to pick it and you've got to simplify it

0:32:48.640 --> 0:32:50.680
<v Speaker 5>a little bit, and you know, wrap it over and

0:32:50.760 --> 0:32:53.120
<v Speaker 5>over and over again, and run it out of different

0:32:53.160 --> 0:32:57.000
<v Speaker 5>looks and get the ball to Pickens, you know, in

0:32:57.120 --> 0:33:00.560
<v Speaker 5>a manner where both parties are on the same And

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<v Speaker 5>I don't think that that's out of the question.

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<v Speaker 7>Right absolutely. I mean I think they need to run

0:33:06.440 --> 0:33:10.520
<v Speaker 7>the kiss offense, keep it simple, stupid. Yeah, let's don't

0:33:10.560 --> 0:33:12.960
<v Speaker 7>over complicate it. We don't need all the jet motion,

0:33:13.240 --> 0:33:16.280
<v Speaker 7>all of the movement before the SAT just there is

0:33:16.320 --> 0:33:19.120
<v Speaker 7>a way to do it that is not the way

0:33:19.120 --> 0:33:21.640
<v Speaker 7>that Matt Canada is running it. Where it was, it

0:33:21.760 --> 0:33:27.240
<v Speaker 7>was both very predictable and elementary, while also over complicating

0:33:27.680 --> 0:33:30.880
<v Speaker 7>some things and just trying to have him do too much.

0:33:30.920 --> 0:33:33.320
<v Speaker 7>And so I think that they really need to run

0:33:33.360 --> 0:33:36.440
<v Speaker 7>the ball more. That's something that they've shown the last

0:33:36.480 --> 0:33:39.760
<v Speaker 7>three weeks has gotten significantly better. Jalen Warren is a

0:33:39.800 --> 0:33:43.120
<v Speaker 7>great back. He's a slippery guy, He's really dynamic. I

0:33:43.120 --> 0:33:46.400
<v Speaker 7>think that now he Harris, he knows he needs to

0:33:46.440 --> 0:33:48.800
<v Speaker 7>be better. He's not playing like a first round pick

0:33:48.880 --> 0:33:51.200
<v Speaker 7>right now. But I think if they can lean on

0:33:51.240 --> 0:33:53.800
<v Speaker 7>the run game to get things going and open things

0:33:53.880 --> 0:33:56.600
<v Speaker 7>up shoot, then let's move on to the play action

0:33:56.760 --> 0:34:00.320
<v Speaker 7>some RPO game because Pikett has proven to be much

0:34:00.320 --> 0:34:03.200
<v Speaker 7>better when he's throwing out of play action, and for

0:34:03.240 --> 0:34:06.160
<v Speaker 7>some reason, the Steelers just weren't going to it. So

0:34:06.720 --> 0:34:10.760
<v Speaker 7>I think if they can do those things, they'll be better.

0:34:11.560 --> 0:34:13.319
<v Speaker 7>But you're right, it is going to be interesting to

0:34:13.360 --> 0:34:17.600
<v Speaker 7>see how these kind of shared OC duties end up

0:34:17.760 --> 0:34:20.239
<v Speaker 7>playing out the rest of the year. But you're right.

0:34:20.520 --> 0:34:24.759
<v Speaker 7>The relationship between Mike Sullivan and Kenny Pickett has got

0:34:24.800 --> 0:34:27.960
<v Speaker 7>to be a big factor here in having Sullivan be

0:34:28.120 --> 0:34:30.160
<v Speaker 7>the voice in Picket's ear on Sundays.

0:34:30.320 --> 0:34:32.800
<v Speaker 8>Right, Yeah, looking on the defensive side of the ball,

0:34:33.360 --> 0:34:36.560
<v Speaker 8>is Minca Fitzpatrick close to returning? What's the status or

0:34:36.560 --> 0:34:38.400
<v Speaker 8>what are you hearing about him?

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<v Speaker 7>You know, Minka hasn't practiced for several weeks. He seemed

0:34:43.520 --> 0:34:45.879
<v Speaker 7>like he was close to coming back against Green Bay

0:34:46.480 --> 0:34:49.920
<v Speaker 7>and then didn't, and he hasn't practiced since then. He

0:34:50.440 --> 0:34:55.120
<v Speaker 7>didn't practice today, and I think that it's you know,

0:34:55.200 --> 0:34:59.160
<v Speaker 7>Mike Tomlin wouldn't answer clearly if there had been a

0:34:59.160 --> 0:35:02.520
<v Speaker 7>setback in this hand amstring injury that he sustained, I

0:35:02.560 --> 0:35:04.720
<v Speaker 7>mean four weeks ago, it's going on a month ago.

0:35:05.840 --> 0:35:09.400
<v Speaker 7>But it would seem to suggest that something had happened

0:35:10.000 --> 0:35:15.480
<v Speaker 7>because they clearly didn't anticipate it taking potentially four games,

0:35:15.480 --> 0:35:19.080
<v Speaker 7>otherwise they would have put him on IR. I kind

0:35:19.120 --> 0:35:21.400
<v Speaker 7>of read into the way that Mike Tomlin delivers his

0:35:21.480 --> 0:35:24.480
<v Speaker 7>press conferences and the way that he the order in

0:35:24.520 --> 0:35:29.160
<v Speaker 7>which he announces the injuries or details the injuries. Last

0:35:29.160 --> 0:35:32.000
<v Speaker 7>wing Binko was towards the end of that list, which

0:35:32.040 --> 0:35:34.799
<v Speaker 7>made me think, Okay, he's an afterthought. He's probably not

0:35:34.840 --> 0:35:36.919
<v Speaker 7>going to end up being able to play this week.

0:35:36.960 --> 0:35:40.080
<v Speaker 7>He was the first guy listed in terms of he's

0:35:40.080 --> 0:35:42.600
<v Speaker 7>fighting to come back. He wants to be available. So

0:35:43.280 --> 0:35:45.200
<v Speaker 7>I last week I felt like there was maybe a

0:35:45.239 --> 0:35:48.239
<v Speaker 7>thirty percent chance he plays. This week, I feel like

0:35:48.320 --> 0:35:51.600
<v Speaker 7>it's fifty to fifty and it's something somebody that they

0:35:51.600 --> 0:35:53.759
<v Speaker 7>would definitely like to have back. Because they just put

0:35:53.760 --> 0:35:57.799
<v Speaker 7>Elijah Riley on IR along with Kean O'Neal. It's they

0:35:57.840 --> 0:36:00.720
<v Speaker 7>are really the cupboard is really bare in the safety group.

0:36:01.400 --> 0:36:04.239
<v Speaker 5>Boy, it's not bear upfront and it never owns. It

0:36:04.239 --> 0:36:09.720
<v Speaker 5>seems like with the Pittsburgh Steelers, I mean by Cameron Haywood, TJ. Watt,

0:36:10.320 --> 0:36:13.040
<v Speaker 5>Alex high Smith, I mean, these guys are all still

0:36:13.200 --> 0:36:16.640
<v Speaker 5>in others upfront are playing at an exceptionally high level,

0:36:16.680 --> 0:36:19.239
<v Speaker 5>and it seems like the Pittsburgh Steelers have had that

0:36:19.360 --> 0:36:23.400
<v Speaker 5>going on defensively for forever. I mean Mike Tomlin and

0:36:23.440 --> 0:36:26.399
<v Speaker 5>prior to Mike Tomlin. I mean it's amazing how year

0:36:26.440 --> 0:36:28.759
<v Speaker 5>in and year out, that is a staple that you

0:36:28.760 --> 0:36:32.319
<v Speaker 5>can always count on. The Pittsburgh Steelers defensive front will

0:36:32.360 --> 0:36:34.680
<v Speaker 5>be a handful every single snap.

0:36:35.880 --> 0:36:39.840
<v Speaker 7>Oh absolutely and Keanus Benton, the rookie has played really

0:36:39.840 --> 0:36:42.200
<v Speaker 7>really well. He was really helped out because he got

0:36:42.239 --> 0:36:44.120
<v Speaker 7>a lot of playing time early in his career this

0:36:44.200 --> 0:36:46.480
<v Speaker 7>year when Cam Hayward was out with the groin injury.

0:36:47.280 --> 0:36:49.440
<v Speaker 7>But I think that one thing to note is that

0:36:49.760 --> 0:36:52.440
<v Speaker 7>against the Bengals in or against the Browns in the

0:36:52.440 --> 0:36:56.640
<v Speaker 7>first half, they weren't getting any pressure on Dorian Thompson Robinson,

0:36:56.920 --> 0:36:59.960
<v Speaker 7>which is concerning. I mean, the Browns have a decent

0:37:00.160 --> 0:37:03.839
<v Speaker 7>an offensive line. I wouldn't say that it's an you know,

0:37:03.960 --> 0:37:07.120
<v Speaker 7>I wouldn't say it's a top five unit, but especially

0:37:07.160 --> 0:37:09.239
<v Speaker 7>playing against a rookie quarterback, I mean, you'd think that

0:37:09.719 --> 0:37:12.839
<v Speaker 7>they would really just get after the quarterback. And yes,

0:37:12.880 --> 0:37:15.080
<v Speaker 7>the Browns had a good run game, but at the

0:37:15.120 --> 0:37:18.200
<v Speaker 7>same time, it was a little bit concerning that they

0:37:18.280 --> 0:37:21.160
<v Speaker 7>just weren't getting any pressure on him. They did make

0:37:21.200 --> 0:37:24.160
<v Speaker 7>second half adjustments. TJ. Watt had a much better second half.

0:37:24.200 --> 0:37:27.839
<v Speaker 7>He had a sack, how to believe, three quarterback hits.

0:37:27.880 --> 0:37:31.120
<v Speaker 7>But I think that that is an area where they

0:37:31.200 --> 0:37:33.239
<v Speaker 7>know they have to kind of that's going to be

0:37:33.280 --> 0:37:37.680
<v Speaker 7>their bread and butter, especially because the inside linebackers are down.

0:37:38.200 --> 0:37:42.600
<v Speaker 7>Several guys with Coleholsome and Kawan Alexander having season ending injuries,

0:37:42.600 --> 0:37:45.360
<v Speaker 7>this is now all Aland and Roberts. He played great

0:37:45.760 --> 0:37:49.560
<v Speaker 7>last week. He had fifteen tackles, and they've also added

0:37:49.719 --> 0:37:52.600
<v Speaker 7>Michael Walker was brought up. They just signed Miles Jack

0:37:53.080 --> 0:37:56.280
<v Speaker 7>to the practice squad Blake Martinez to the active roster.

0:37:56.360 --> 0:37:58.680
<v Speaker 7>So they're trying to fortify that group. But while they

0:37:58.719 --> 0:38:02.080
<v Speaker 7>figure themselves out, it's got an all start up front.

0:38:02.520 --> 0:38:05.439
<v Speaker 5>You think Miles Jack will be brought up right away.

0:38:05.440 --> 0:38:07.880
<v Speaker 5>And I'll tell you what, roberts Man, that dude's a thumper.

0:38:07.920 --> 0:38:08.759
<v Speaker 5>That guy as a hitter.

0:38:10.000 --> 0:38:12.480
<v Speaker 7>Yeah, he is a hitter. And I think it was

0:38:12.520 --> 0:38:15.520
<v Speaker 7>also encouraging for him, like he knows that he can

0:38:15.760 --> 0:38:19.480
<v Speaker 7>play in coverage, although that has not been one of

0:38:19.480 --> 0:38:23.000
<v Speaker 7>his strong suits. And he played well in every aspect,

0:38:23.040 --> 0:38:26.080
<v Speaker 7>every sub package, in coverage, you name it. He did

0:38:26.080 --> 0:38:27.920
<v Speaker 7>it all last week. And you could tell him in

0:38:28.000 --> 0:38:30.560
<v Speaker 7>the locker room after a game that you guys know,

0:38:30.719 --> 0:38:34.560
<v Speaker 7>is a very interesting place, especially after a loss, because

0:38:34.600 --> 0:38:38.720
<v Speaker 7>the group that's the most responsible for it is really upset.

0:38:38.760 --> 0:38:41.000
<v Speaker 7>But then you have guys like a Landon Roberts who

0:38:41.040 --> 0:38:42.840
<v Speaker 7>like he kind of had a spring in his step.

0:38:43.040 --> 0:38:46.200
<v Speaker 7>He just played a great game. But as far as

0:38:46.200 --> 0:38:49.680
<v Speaker 7>Miles Jack, I don't think it's going to be right away,

0:38:49.960 --> 0:38:53.799
<v Speaker 7>especially when considered he was retired. He was telling us

0:38:53.880 --> 0:38:56.560
<v Speaker 7>today that he was working on getting his pilot's license.

0:38:56.800 --> 0:38:59.759
<v Speaker 7>He bought a hockey team. He was really surprised to

0:38:59.840 --> 0:39:04.840
<v Speaker 7>can the call, and he ended last year. My lasting

0:39:04.920 --> 0:39:07.480
<v Speaker 7>memory of him at the end of the season was

0:39:07.520 --> 0:39:09.759
<v Speaker 7>he had to sit down in the locker room when

0:39:09.760 --> 0:39:11.359
<v Speaker 7>he was getting dressed to put on a pair of

0:39:11.360 --> 0:39:14.680
<v Speaker 7>pants because he was so injured and so banged up.

0:39:15.120 --> 0:39:18.160
<v Speaker 7>Obviously that's not the case now, but he is a

0:39:18.160 --> 0:39:20.200
<v Speaker 7>guy that has a lot of wear and tear that

0:39:20.520 --> 0:39:22.560
<v Speaker 7>they would like him to be able to play. But

0:39:22.920 --> 0:39:24.439
<v Speaker 7>I think it's going to take a couple of weeks

0:39:24.480 --> 0:39:27.200
<v Speaker 7>before he's up to speed. This feels like an insurance

0:39:27.239 --> 0:39:28.440
<v Speaker 7>signing more than anything.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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