1 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:06,319 Speaker 1: Hi, get everybody. I'm Dan Hord and thanks for downloading 2 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth Podcast. The Deep Bone Push addition, as 3 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:16,080 Speaker 1: the Bengals take a huge step forward in Week two 4 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:20,159 Speaker 1: at Kansas City, but wind up losing a heartbreaker on 5 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:23,440 Speaker 1: the final play of the game twenty six to twenty five. 6 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: Coming up radio replays, locker room comments, and postgame analysis 7 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: from Dave Lapham. Then, in this week's fun Facts Conversation, 8 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:37,559 Speaker 1: you'll get to know robo leg rookie punter Ryan Rico. 9 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth Podcast is brought to you by pay Corp, 10 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:44,519 Speaker 1: proud to be the Bengals official HR software provider, by 11 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: Alta Fiber future proof fiber Internet design to elevate your home, 12 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 1: business and community to a new level, and by Kettering 13 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: Health the best care for the best fans. Kettering Health 14 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: is the official healthcare provider of the Bengals. Now here's 15 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: a quick that you can have the latest edition of 16 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: this podcast delivered right to your phone, tablet, or computer 17 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. It's the greatest 18 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 1: thing since college football traveling trophies. The UC Bearcats and 19 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: Miami RedHawks have been playing football since eighteen eighty eight, 20 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:24,759 Speaker 1: and when Cincinnati beat Miami this past Saturday, the Bearcats 21 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 1: gained possession of the victory bell. I love those traveling trophies. 22 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: Michigan State and Indiana compete for the Old Brass Spatoon. 23 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: TCU and SMU battle for the Iron Skillet, and when 24 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: Wisconsin faces Minnesota, the winner gets Paul Bunyan's Acts. The 25 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: Bengals in Chiefs don't compete for a traveling trophy, but 26 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be surprised if they meet again in late 27 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: January for the Lamar Hunt Trophy that goes to the 28 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: winner of the AFC Championship Game. They certainly looked like 29 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: two of the NFL's best teams on Sunday, and let's 30 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: get to the radio replays from their latest thriller. Today, 31 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Bengals in the Kansas City Chiefs play their 32 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: sixth game in less than two years and nine months. 33 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 1: The first five meetings were nail biers, as every game 34 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: featured a lead change in the fourth quarter. Will we 35 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: get another instant classic today? It is time for the 36 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: pigskin to fly here at Arrowhead Stadium, and on fourth 37 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: down and a long three, the Bengals will go for 38 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:34,919 Speaker 1: it at the Kansas City forty four. 39 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 2: Drop Chris Jones off sides, get him to jump. 40 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:40,519 Speaker 1: Two receivers on each side of the formation. Shotgun snap 41 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: Burrow from the pocket, good protection. 42 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 2: Hey Thine. It's caught looking to. 43 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: The twenty five, twenty fifteen ten and down to the six, 44 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: goes tight end Mike Gesicki. It's going to be first 45 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: in goal, trying to give Cincinnati the early lead. The snap, 46 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 1: the placement, the swing of the right leg. The kick 47 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: is on its way and it is good. And the 48 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: Bengals go down the field and score on their opening 49 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,959 Speaker 1: drive to take a three to nothing lead. Mahomes back 50 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: to throw, good protection, fires down the middle. It the 51 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 1: Bengals have the ball. A Keem Davis gather with the 52 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: pick and he gets brought down at the thirty two 53 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: yard line. That is the second career interception for the 54 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: Bengals linebacker. He's got one off Lamar Jackson and one 55 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: off Patrick Mahomet. 56 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:28,839 Speaker 2: That's a pretty good role call right there. 57 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: Third down and goal from the four, shotgun snap, Burrow 58 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: cocks the arm, throws a dive toward the pylon. 59 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 2: Yeah it is call it they're talking about. 60 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: It's a conference no signal yet, touchdown andre Yoci Bosh 61 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: Noah Gray motions as Mahomes drops back to throw from 62 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: the pocket, slings it deep as a man open deep. 63 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 1: It's going to be a touchdown to Rashi Rice. He 64 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: went streaking down the left sideline. Mahomes dropped it right 65 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: in the bread basket for a forty four yard td 66 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: Second and ten Kansas City. The Chiefs at their own 67 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: forty two yard line. Here's a handoff to steal. The 68 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: rookie runs up the gun. The ball comes out. He 69 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: got a pile at the forty seven yard line. They 70 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 1: got it there it is. There's the signal. Pratt as 71 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: the football. The Bengals will go post for a picture. 72 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 1: They've got their second takeaway here in the first half, 73 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:28,160 Speaker 1: and assuming it stands up, they're gonna have the ball 74 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: at the Kansas City forty seven yard line. The snap, 75 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 1: the placement, McPherson's kick high enough, long enough and good. 76 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 2: Yeah. 77 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: Mahomes in the gun, second and goal inside the one. 78 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: Mahomes fakes a handoff, throws a pass caught jan Ye Morris. 79 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: They go with a trick play. They throw it to 80 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: an offensive lineman and jan Ye Morris catches the TD. 81 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 1: The ball's in the middle of the field at the thirty. 82 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: Burrow back to throw after faking de Boss, he guns 83 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: it deep Tremaine Burton over his shoulder catch at the 84 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 1: Kansas City twenty five. He gets tackled at the twenty 85 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: two by Jalen Watson. 86 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 2: I'll tell you Dan what to throw. 87 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 1: Fourth down and goal from the three, the Bengals elect 88 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: to go for it, even though a field goal would 89 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 1: give them the lead. Burrow looking to throw, bouncing backward, 90 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 1: he throws into the end zone and is caught for 91 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: the touchdown. Andre Yo Sivosh with his second touchdown catch 92 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: of the game, and the Bengals, with a gutsy call, 93 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:32,239 Speaker 1: go for it on fourth and goal from the three 94 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 1: and score. Mahomes from the pocket, throws toward the left sideline, 95 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:40,159 Speaker 1: tipped and picked up. The Bengals are on their feet 96 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: and running it back. They're saying Cam Taylor Britt might 97 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,840 Speaker 1: have been down. He's still running toward the end zone, 98 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:48,479 Speaker 1: but I think he was touched after going down with 99 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 1: the pick. 100 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 2: And he catches it with one hand, the right hand. 101 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:55,600 Speaker 1: He's back to throw. He's under pressure Joe takes off 102 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: and gets dragged down. The ball comes out, Kansas City 103 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: scoops it up one The Chiefs are running it back 104 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:05,279 Speaker 1: at the ten five Chamari Cotter goes into the end zone. 105 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 2: What he wasn't down and Joe's not disputing it. 106 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: A fifty three yard attempt from the right. Hash rookie 107 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 1: punter Ryan Rico is the holder. McPherson is set, Adam 108 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 1: Mighte is ready to snap it back to snap the placement. 109 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: Money Max swings the moneymaker and his kick is good 110 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: and the Bengals are back in front with nine twenty 111 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: eight to go. 112 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 2: Here we go forty. 113 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 1: Eight seconds to go, Cincinnati up by two points. Fourth 114 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 1: down and sixteen for the Kansas City Chiefs. Mahomes catches 115 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:44,600 Speaker 1: a shotgun snap, drops back, bouncing at the twenty three 116 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: scrambling left, stays behind the line, throws down field, broken 117 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 1: up by days on ay, there's a penalty flag on 118 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: the Bengals rookie Wow. 119 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 2: He's gonna call pass interference on that. 120 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 1: Rashi Rice was the intended Reconcei Wow at the thirty 121 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: five yard line of Cincinnati, fifty one yards away for 122 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: the win. Three seconds left in the game. Winchester ready 123 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: to snap it back. The snap, the placement, the right 124 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: footed kick by Bucker is good. Kansas City wins twenty 125 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: six twenty five. You know what, I hope in the 126 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: very near future that Dejon Anthony makes a great play 127 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 1: that helps the Bengals win a game. I've talked to 128 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 1: him several times since the Bengals drafted him in the 129 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: seventh round this year, and he is a great kid. 130 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: Here's hoping that kind hearted Bengals fans lift his spirits 131 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: in the days to come. Now, let's get to some stats. 132 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow was twenty three for thirty six for two 133 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty eight yards, with two touchdowns, no picks, 134 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: and a passer rating of one ozh three point seven. 135 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: Hopefully that will silence the amateur hand and risk specialists 136 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 1: analyze his every move. Joe said it was as frustrating 137 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: as any loss he's ever had, but if he keeps 138 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 1: playing like that, the Bengals won't lose very often. Mike 139 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 1: Kasicki was his leading target with seven catches for ninety 140 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 1: one yards, and both of Joe's touchdown passes went to 141 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: Andrea Yosi. Vash I spoke to Andre after the game, Andrea, 142 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: I feel like this is one of these games where 143 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: you did everything but win. 144 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 2: Is that how it feels. 145 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean the only point of the game is 146 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:35,319 Speaker 3: to win, so like it feels like that. But also 147 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 3: you lost, so it's a tough one of Smoller for sure. 148 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 3: But we'll be back, and you know, we did some 149 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 3: good things tonight, so that's promising for sure. 150 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 1: Do you feel like the Bengals showed that you're the 151 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 1: team that everybody. 152 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,320 Speaker 3: Thought you were? Yeah, I mean we knew it. I 153 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 3: think the public more was doubting it, but we knew 154 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 3: our identity and we came out here and we fought 155 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 3: and we're just gonna keep building. 156 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 1: Let's just discuss your two touchdown catches. The first one 157 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 1: I think think I saw that play in training camp. Yeah, 158 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:04,559 Speaker 1: where you just made a great move to get open 159 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: up the pilon and then kept your feet in bolence. 160 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I just waited for Joe's eyes and 161 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 3: then I sprinted back to the pilon and he made 162 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 3: a really good throw, like only where I could get it, 163 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 3: and you know, I kind of just let my legs 164 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 3: go dead and just dragged him. 165 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 1: In second one, fourth and goal gots he call to 166 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 1: go for it. You got wide open on that one. Yeah. 167 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 3: Oh, I was supposed to run across the field, and 168 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 3: then I saw Joe look at me, but I felt 169 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:30,439 Speaker 3: the defender undercut me, so I knew that wouldn't be 170 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 3: a good throw. So I kind of just did my 171 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 3: own thing and just went back to the right. 172 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: Final drive of the game, Joe throws a pass that 173 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: looked like it got on you a little bit fast, 174 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:44,680 Speaker 1: a little bit high. Described that play. 175 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a bang bang throw. You kind of want 176 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 3: to clear that linebacker level and get your eyes around. 177 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 3: They were watched it on the film, but I wish 178 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 3: I could have came down with that one, for sure. 179 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 1: Bengals Chiefs. I mean, every time you guys play, the 180 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:00,199 Speaker 1: lead changes hands in the fourth quarter. I guess we've 181 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 1: come to expect these classic games, and unfortunately classic game 182 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: but with a bad ending for Cincinnati. 183 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, you know, I think we both respect 184 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 3: each other, man. You know, we both know what's on 185 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:13,080 Speaker 3: the line whenever you play each other. So we'll be 186 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 3: seeing them later, for sure. 187 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: And there's six meetings over the last three seasons. Each 188 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 1: team has won three, and the overall score is Kansas 189 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: City one fifty three and Cincinnati one fifty. It is 190 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 1: a tremendous rivalry. Defensively, Jermaine Pratt had a career high 191 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: sixteen tackles, and Trey Hendrickson was a pass rushing menace. 192 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 1: He had two sacks, three quarterback hits, and drew three 193 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 1: ten yard penalties. Here's Trey in front of his locker 194 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 1: after the game. 195 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 4: You know, you don't get sacks if there's no good coverage, 196 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 4: and you don't get good sacks is not good rush. 197 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 4: So you know, credit to the rest of the defense 198 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 4: and you know, we we we'll get back in the 199 00:10:57,880 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 4: wing calm. 200 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 2: How much did you take even as much pride over 201 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 2: the penalties too? I mean it wasn't just when you 202 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 2: got there, but drawing those those penalties are being massive. 203 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:06,960 Speaker 1: Was that as much, you know, as effective as the 204 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 1: sacks in your mind? 205 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 2: Well, you know that's one of the things. 206 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 4: You know, the integrity of the game needs to be there, 207 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 4: you know, no matter what on rushing, you know it's 208 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 4: it's keeping your hands out of the. 209 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 2: Other guy's face. 210 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 4: It's that way for the defense too, So you know, 211 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 4: when those things happen, you know, credit to the ref 212 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 4: But I mean, you know, it's it's whatever way you 213 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 4: want to look at it. Sometimes you get the call, 214 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 4: sometimes you don't. You just gotta keep rushing. 215 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 1: How tough is it when you outplay them in many 216 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 1: ways and don't get the win. 217 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 4: Well, this is a win loss league, you know. Unfortunately 218 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 4: that's the way it is. And we have a lot 219 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 4: to build on, a lot to get better about, and 220 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 4: we look forward to doing that next week. Big step 221 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 4: forward for the defense today, in your opinion, A lot 222 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:47,560 Speaker 4: of guys stepped up. You know, we had we had 223 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 4: a lot of guys played at a high level. I 224 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,680 Speaker 4: mean Sam was rushing great. On the other side, Joseph 225 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 4: stepped up, and you know the guys interiorly, when guys 226 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 4: went down, they stepped to the play too. So I'm 227 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:59,200 Speaker 4: proud of this defensive line and defense in general. 228 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:00,439 Speaker 2: A lot to look forward to. 229 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:03,199 Speaker 4: But right now, tough loss. 230 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:04,440 Speaker 2: How much does. 231 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 3: Change for you when the guys on the inside go down? 232 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 4: Well, you know it's it's those are your brothers in battle, 233 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 4: you know, those are those are my guys. We've been 234 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 4: through a camp, We've been through a lot of adversity 235 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:16,679 Speaker 4: in the short period of time. But we're building that 236 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 4: culture and identity as a defensive line that's unique every year. 237 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:22,319 Speaker 4: So when you see one of your friends and brothers 238 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 4: go down, especially guys playing at an extremely high level 239 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,959 Speaker 4: like Sheldon and BJ, it gives opportunity for the younger guys. 240 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 4: But man, you know, those guys are talented interior players, 241 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 4: and anytime a guy like that or guys like that 242 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 4: go down, that's a blove for the defense. 243 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:39,200 Speaker 1: When you guys are able to force turnovers this week, 244 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 1: what does that do for the confidence and momentum of 245 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: this defense? 246 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 4: You know, like I said, there's a lot to be 247 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:46,440 Speaker 4: excited about, a lot to fix right now. 248 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:47,199 Speaker 2: We're w and too. 249 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 4: You know, nobody's panicking, but there's a sense of urgency 250 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 4: to dial in and do the fundamentals and technique that 251 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 4: lead to winning, you know, and things like that. 252 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:58,080 Speaker 2: So and it's not one particular play. 253 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:00,680 Speaker 4: You know, there's there's a lot that goes into losing 254 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 4: and there's a lot that goes into winning. And it's 255 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 4: usually a one possession game and that's how it goes. 256 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:09,079 Speaker 1: The Bengals won the turnover battle three to one, which 257 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 1: almost always means victory. But Evan McPherson missed an extra point, 258 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 1: Jamar Chase lost control of his emotions and got a 259 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 1: fifteen yard on sportsman like conduct penalty, and Dejon Anthony 260 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 1: was called for pass interference on fourth and sixteen in 261 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 1: the final minute. Those are the type of mistakes you 262 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 1: simply can't make against the team like Kansas City. Now, 263 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 1: let's hear what head coach Zach Taylor had to say 264 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:36,320 Speaker 1: as he spent a few minutes with Dave Lapham after 265 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 1: the game. 266 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 2: Heartbreaking, coach, I mean, gave everything that the team had 267 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 2: to give. They gave it. 268 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:48,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, disappointedly lost, Proud of how our team fought, you know, 269 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 5: and gave herself opportunities to win that game. We came 270 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 5: up one place short, but again, loved the energy, loved 271 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 5: the enthusiasm, loved the relentlessness, Loved how we played together 272 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 5: as a team, Loved the emotion er guys showed. 273 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 2: There's a lot to build all here. There's no question 274 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 2: about that, you know. It's just it's it's a play 275 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 2: here and there, I mean a turnover for a defensive touchdown. 276 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 2: Those are always tough things to overcome when you get 277 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 2: an unscripted, unconventional score like that and then appendently on 278 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 2: fourth and sixteen is a tough pill to swallow as well. 279 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 5: It is, but you know it's it's part of the game. 280 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 5: And those bang bang plays, they're going to call it 281 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 5: like they see it. I thought a defense did a 282 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 5: great job rising up, giving up what two yards on 283 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 5: the next three plays, making it a difficult field goal. 284 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 5: Unfortunately their guy just punch it through. 285 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 2: So where do you I mean, obviously major improvement in 286 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 2: the performance today than the performance in the in the 287 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 2: opening weekend. Do you what's your thought on that? We 288 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 2: keep growing? 289 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 5: You know, that's what we do. You know, it's we 290 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 5: don't We're not a team right now that that takes 291 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 5: pride in our losses. You know, we expect to win. 292 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 5: That's that's where we're at as a team. But there's 293 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 5: a lot of things to continue to build off of 294 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 5: that are going to lead towards a really good season. 295 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 5: We got to come back on Monday Night football in 296 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 5: front of what I assume is going to be a 297 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 5: tremendous crowd, give us great energy and come back and 298 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 5: start pointing this thing in the right direction. 299 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 2: What did you like best about what your offense did today? 300 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 2: Kept fighting? 301 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 5: You know, I think, you know, we finished in the 302 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 5: in zone on every possession of the first half with 303 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 5: points at least, came out in the second half right away, 304 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 5: scored and and you know, just just man just missed 305 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 5: by an indshine a couple of players there in the 306 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 5: fourth quarter. But that's when you play good team. That's 307 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 5: how it's going to play out. And came down to 308 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 5: last second kick like it always does against these guys, 309 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 5: and you know, we just got to suck it up 310 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 5: and be ready to move on. 311 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 2: I thought your your tight end group had a great game. 312 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 2: I thought your game plan with your tight ends was 313 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:35,600 Speaker 2: pretty darn good. I thought it kind of hurt them 314 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 2: early on. They had to make some adjustments to what 315 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 2: you guys were doing. What did you think about your 316 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 2: tight ends today? All wrong, did a. 317 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:43,400 Speaker 5: Great job, James Casey gets guys ready, had a lot 318 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 5: of them we can use in a lot of different ways. 319 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 5: I thought the way that the run game of the 320 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 5: past game has built this week to help those guys 321 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 5: and take the pressure off some of the receivers at 322 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 5: times too. You know, with the defense they're going to 323 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 5: play to that. So again it's I thought the execution 324 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 5: is pretty good you know, we just needed one more 325 00:15:57,760 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 5: score there. 326 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 2: Joe obviously I thought played a much different football game 327 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 2: than what the opener. You saw in the opener, What 328 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 2: did you think about Joe Burrow's performance today? 329 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 5: I had a chance to get a rhythm. We've got 330 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 5: a lot more points, you know, and so just again, 331 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:13,400 Speaker 5: the first drive getting points on the board changes everything 332 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:15,560 Speaker 5: for your team. And and they're you know, when you're 333 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 5: not able to score until the second half last game, 334 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 5: we don't get a chance to get into a rhythm. 335 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 5: So this is back to the team that we know 336 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 5: we're gonna. 337 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:24,480 Speaker 2: Have this uh, this rivalry and it is that I 338 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 2: mean between the Bengals and the Chiefs is just I 339 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 2: mean the games are like instant classics, every single one 340 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 2: of them. It's it's incredible to watch these two teams. 341 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 5: Yeah, we got to continue to fight. There's there's uh, 342 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 5: we'd love to see them again, you know, and get 343 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 5: our chance to win the game. You know, that's that's 344 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 5: got to be as we move forward, the expectation that 345 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:44,400 Speaker 5: we'll see them again. 346 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:46,560 Speaker 2: Appreciate your time as always, thank you. 347 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 1: So the Bengals are zero and two, just like the 348 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 1: Ravens who lost at home, to Las Vegas. The Browns 349 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: are one and one after a road win at Jacksonville, 350 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 1: and Pittsburgh is two and oh after winning at Denver. 351 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: The Steelers have only scored one touchdown in two games, 352 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: but their defense has been outstanding. Up next for the 353 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 1: Bengals a Monday night home game against Washington that will 354 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 1: feature Rig of Honor induction ceremonies for Tim Crumrae and 355 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:19,199 Speaker 1: Corey Dillon. 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What's it like as 364 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:49,159 Speaker 1: a professional athlete when in many ways you outplay the 365 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:52,159 Speaker 1: opponent and a good opponent and don't come away with 366 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:52,440 Speaker 1: a win. 367 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 2: It rips your heart out. I mean it's the most devastating, 368 00:17:57,440 --> 00:18:01,199 Speaker 2: you know, feeling other than you know, personal tragedies like 369 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 2: you know, death, of a love corners and people say, ah, 370 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 2: come on, no, seriously. I mean it's put you put 371 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 2: so much into it and you feel like you got 372 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 2: it and then it's just ripped away from you at 373 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:14,879 Speaker 2: the end of a football game like that. It's it's tough, 374 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 2: you know, it's it's a hard thing to bounce back from. 375 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:19,240 Speaker 2: But that's what you have to do. You're a professional 376 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 2: and you have to you have to work through it. 377 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:23,160 Speaker 2: You have to bounce back from it. You have to 378 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:26,119 Speaker 2: see what you did right and continue to do that 379 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 2: and see what didn't go right and correct it and 380 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 2: try to be better the next time. I mean literally, 381 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:35,359 Speaker 2: we always say it comes down to you can pick 382 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 2: a bunch of players, where at one point game it 383 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 2: comes down to a play, and there's a myriad of 384 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 2: plays you can pick from. It was just a tooth 385 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:47,960 Speaker 2: and nail back and forth Fox football game between two 386 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 2: good football teams. And I think this game shows what 387 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:53,080 Speaker 2: the Cincinnati Bengals are more capable of. 388 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:56,359 Speaker 1: I think let's discuss a few positive Let's start with 389 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow. Nobody's going to be asking a bunch of 390 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:01,400 Speaker 1: questions about how he lifts a water bottle anymore risk 391 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 1: looked fine through the ball. Well, Joe Burrows back. 392 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 2: He is, and you know, I think you should have 393 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 2: had you know, yeah, two hundred and fifty eight yards 394 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:13,200 Speaker 2: on twenty three completions. I can think of four drops, 395 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:15,240 Speaker 2: you know, would have given them probably three hundred yards 396 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 2: and twenty seven completions. You know, I thought he played well. 397 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:23,400 Speaker 2: I thought he you know, he bought time in the pockets, 398 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 2: manipulate in the pocket. It looked like it looked like 399 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 2: Joe Burrow really did, you know? In the unfortunate Dana 400 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:34,880 Speaker 2: makes great play. Dana strips the football and they pick 401 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 2: it up and and have a defensive score. And you know, 402 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:42,800 Speaker 2: we always talk about those unscripted, unconventional scores or are 403 00:19:42,880 --> 00:19:44,960 Speaker 2: difference makers a lot of times in a game like this, 404 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:46,879 Speaker 2: that was one of the difference makers for sure. 405 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 1: You said before the game and laps keys to the game, 406 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 1: I want to see multiple tight ends. I want to 407 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 1: see a sixth offensive lineman. You got your wish. And 408 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:57,440 Speaker 1: that is one of the most productive receiving games by 409 00:19:57,440 --> 00:19:59,720 Speaker 1: a tight end groups the Bengals have had in a 410 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 1: long long time. 411 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 2: I'm just totally it up. Fourteen catches, one hundred and 412 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:06,240 Speaker 2: fifty one yards out of the tight ends. I mean, 413 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:10,639 Speaker 2: I thought that the game plan was extraordinary. I thought 414 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 2: that Steve Spagnolo initially was just playing soft shell coverage. 415 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:17,600 Speaker 2: You know, it was like when you go three tight 416 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:21,080 Speaker 2: ends like that, that's what they do, That's what they'd shown, 417 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 2: I guess, and that's what he did anyway, initially. And 418 00:20:24,359 --> 00:20:26,480 Speaker 2: he had to make adjustments, and they always do. I mean, 419 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:29,040 Speaker 2: all these great coaches, I mean, the coaching matchups in 420 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:32,119 Speaker 2: this football game are extraordinary as well, not only the 421 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 2: adjustments for the adjustments to the adjustments, and all the 422 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:39,199 Speaker 2: chess match that goes on is pretty extraordinary. You know, 423 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 2: two really good football teams, well coached football teams. I 424 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 2: thought penalties, you know, bit the Bengals today a heck 425 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:47,159 Speaker 2: of a lot more than last week. I mean, they 426 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:49,120 Speaker 2: only had two for ten yards last week. I guess 427 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 2: that was kind of like, you know, the one bright spot. 428 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 2: I guess they didn't self destruct by penalty. They self 429 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:58,520 Speaker 2: destructed by turnover and fourth down stops. But I mean, 430 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:00,920 Speaker 2: they score a touchdown a fourth down this football game. 431 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:04,920 Speaker 2: In our gutsy in that regard, I mean, I thought, 432 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:09,479 Speaker 2: I thought they did so many things right, but just 433 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 2: a few things that went wrong were big. They were 434 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 2: big and ended up costing the football game. 435 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,679 Speaker 1: I'm guided for Dejhon Anthony. He's sitting there in the 436 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 1: locker room like he saw a ghost. Nobody wants to 437 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:24,320 Speaker 1: say anything to him. How do you boost a teammate 438 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 1: after one of those moments, because it happens, It happens 439 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 1: to a lot of great players, it does. 440 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:31,159 Speaker 2: You got to give them some time in space. I 441 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:34,360 Speaker 2: mean I always handled it like I waited till they 442 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:36,720 Speaker 2: wanted to come talk about it. You know. I never 443 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:39,719 Speaker 2: went over there and like, you know, hey, you know 444 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 2: you'll be fine. 445 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 6: You know. 446 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 2: It's like, man, you just gotta It's almost like when 447 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 2: you do lose the love, when you have to agree 448 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 2: for a while, you know. And I think there's a 449 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:53,719 Speaker 2: grieving process when something like that happens to you. And 450 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:55,960 Speaker 2: you know, he had a penalty that negated an interception 451 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:00,359 Speaker 2: or fumble whatever, it was a turnover that was big. 452 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:04,199 Speaker 2: But Bengals got another one. But this one, you know, 453 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:06,200 Speaker 2: obviously it's right at the end of the football game. 454 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:09,720 Speaker 2: It gives them their final yards necessary basically to kick 455 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 2: a game winning field goal. So I mean, of all 456 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:14,880 Speaker 2: the of all the players that cost the Bengals. That's 457 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:19,159 Speaker 2: the last one, and that's the one that's magnified by 458 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 2: one hundred and yeah, he won't he won't sleep much 459 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:22,879 Speaker 2: of the night. 460 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:26,359 Speaker 1: I'm sure this is going to sound absurd, but I 461 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:30,480 Speaker 1: feel worse about the Patriots game right now than I 462 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 1: did last week because if they were one and one 463 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 1: with a performance like that against Kansas City, we would 464 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:38,359 Speaker 1: all be thinking this team is on its way, and 465 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,120 Speaker 1: I still feel good about how they're going to play 466 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 1: going forward. But if they were one and one with 467 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:45,879 Speaker 1: a toe to toe could have should have beaten the 468 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,920 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs type game, you'd be thinking, all right, 469 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:51,680 Speaker 1: the Bengals are easily going to win the AFC North, 470 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 1: or at least have the type of team to do it. 471 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 2: You've convinced me you're recommend to sound I mean, honestly, 472 00:22:57,080 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 2: I could. I felt kind of as I was walking 473 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,120 Speaker 2: down to the locker room, felt kind of the same way. 474 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 2: It's like when I look back, you know, at some 475 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:08,160 Speaker 2: point in the season and say, Okay, in Kins City game, 476 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 2: I mean, that was a dogfight. That Patriots game. Man, 477 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:14,159 Speaker 2: that things, that's that's got a lingering odor to it. 478 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 2: You know. I mean that one is uh, they had 479 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 2: a player on this football team Chanel, like to get 480 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:21,199 Speaker 2: a lot of Chanel and spread it all over that 481 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 2: lost Beau's been that thing. That thing needs some help. 482 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 2: That one was not a was not a good performance. 483 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 2: But I do think that's a positive sign too that 484 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 2: they put that away, you know, and came out and played. 485 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 2: I mean, they didn't have a lead at all in 486 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 2: that football game at home, and they led for the 487 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 2: majority of this football game. Great football team, back to 488 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 2: back world champions at home, found a way to win. 489 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 2: And the great one the great teams always do. They 490 00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 2: figure out somehow, by some way, shape or form, they 491 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:56,080 Speaker 2: find a way to win games like this. It's crazy. 492 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:59,880 Speaker 1: Chris Jenkins is out, McKinley Jackson is out, b J Hill, 493 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 1: Sheldon Rankins exited today. I don't know how serious their 494 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:07,359 Speaker 1: injuries are, but the Bengals are painfully thin right now 495 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 1: at defensive tackle. 496 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:09,480 Speaker 2: They sure are. 497 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 1: Well. 498 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:11,920 Speaker 2: You got to hope that Jenkins might be able to 499 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 2: participate next week. He's had you know, the surgery, and 500 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 2: he's had different clubs put on it, and I think 501 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 2: he's probably going to be auditioning other clubs to see 502 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:24,080 Speaker 2: what type of club he's gonna have to use to 503 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:27,440 Speaker 2: be able to go out there and participate. But it's 504 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:30,359 Speaker 2: not easy playing, you know, pad it up like that 505 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 2: in club like that, you know, a defensive line can 506 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:34,919 Speaker 2: use their hands and grab and when you're grabbing with 507 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:38,640 Speaker 2: one hand, that's that limits to the effect this big time. 508 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 2: I mean, it's like it's a hard thing to deal with. 509 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 2: It's a hard thing to work through. But they may 510 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 2: have to. I mean they are they are thin as 511 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 2: thin can be and I'm not going to get you know, 512 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:57,440 Speaker 2: McKinley Jackson back until after four games, so I think 513 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:01,639 Speaker 2: I think he'll might be suffering with hamstring injury. And 514 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:03,879 Speaker 2: depending on the location of it, is it up by 515 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 2: the butt, is in the middle, is it down by 516 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:09,720 Speaker 2: the knee? You know, those are always factors. How much 517 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 2: will he be able to give them? And rankins Yeah, 518 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:15,679 Speaker 2: I don't know what that injury is. But he was 519 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:18,440 Speaker 2: on and off the football field struggling trying to come back. 520 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 2: I think that's the thing about the football team. Too 521 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:24,160 Speaker 2: many they were showing you know, resilience, physical and mental 522 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 2: resilience and never gave up, never gave up an inch, 523 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:30,720 Speaker 2: you know, I mean, they fought literally till the bitter end, 524 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:32,360 Speaker 2: and unfortunately it was a bitter end. 525 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 1: The row and two. The Ravens are rowing two up 526 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 1: next to Monday night home game against Washington. We know 527 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:41,560 Speaker 1: how well the Bengals have played at primetime games at 528 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:44,440 Speaker 1: home in recent years. After that, a road game at Carolina, 529 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:46,480 Speaker 1: the Panthers, at least so far, looked like they're the 530 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 1: worst team in the NFL. They must get to two 531 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:51,720 Speaker 1: and two before Baltimore in Game five. 532 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:55,040 Speaker 2: Absolutely, you know, I mean, it's you know, you look 533 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:57,480 Speaker 2: at there's all these stats out there, teams that start 534 00:25:57,480 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 2: going to only five percent of them, you know, get 535 00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 2: to the Super Bowl in the last X number of 536 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:05,240 Speaker 2: years or whatever. It's a good football team. It's still 537 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 2: it was better than they played light years better and 538 00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:12,360 Speaker 2: they played in the opener. But they still have upside, 539 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 2: a good deal of upside. And that's that's the encouraging thing. 540 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 2: Like you said, though, missing, some body's gotta get all 541 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:22,800 Speaker 2: hands back on deck. There's no question about that. 542 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:26,119 Speaker 1: One guy should be back soon, as t Higgins, who 543 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:28,639 Speaker 1: has been dealing with a hamstring injury. There have been 544 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 1: a few times this year where I found myself thinking 545 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:36,199 Speaker 1: te probably would have made that play. Now time for 546 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 1: this week's fun fact segment, where you get to know 547 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 1: the person under the pads. Time for some fun facts 548 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:48,439 Speaker 1: with punter Ryan Rico, a native of Veradale, Washington. I 549 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:51,600 Speaker 1: am not familiar with Veradale. Where exactly is it? And 550 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 1: describe your hometown. 551 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:56,160 Speaker 6: Yeah, I've never actually said I'm from Veradale. It's just Spokane, Washington, 552 00:26:57,280 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 6: but yeah, just right there in the valley. Went to 553 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:03,879 Speaker 6: Central High School. Just growing up in the Northwest, everything 554 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:06,679 Speaker 6: you can think of, having fun out in the outdoors, 555 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:08,520 Speaker 6: playing sports. It was a great time. 556 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:12,840 Speaker 1: Kicking runs in the family. Your older brother, Austin was 557 00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:15,280 Speaker 1: a great kicker and punter in college at the University 558 00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 1: of Idaho. He had several opportunities to compete with NFL 559 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 1: teams in training camp. How did the Rico brothers become 560 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:24,639 Speaker 1: such great kickers. 561 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:27,840 Speaker 6: Man, It's kind of just a weird niche that we 562 00:27:27,920 --> 00:27:30,480 Speaker 6: kind of fell into. We grew up playing basketball mainly, 563 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 6: and then soccer as well. When my older brother got 564 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 6: to high school, they needed a kicker, saw that he 565 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 6: could kick it pretty far on the soccer field and 566 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:40,919 Speaker 6: kind of recruited him over. So then from there, it 567 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 6: just kind of took off. He was able to go 568 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 6: and play in college. Being the little brother that I was, 569 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:47,600 Speaker 6: I wanted to do what he was doing and try 570 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:50,159 Speaker 6: and beat him at it. So I feel like just 571 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:53,400 Speaker 6: that competition between us really kind of helped elevate both 572 00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:56,640 Speaker 6: of us. Obviously would not be here without his help 573 00:27:56,680 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 6: and kind of guidance throughout everything. But yeah, we just 574 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:02,920 Speaker 6: enjoy kicking things, I guess, and it's been a great, 575 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:04,720 Speaker 6: great career so far. 576 00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:08,240 Speaker 1: We're visiting the Ryan Rico. The longest field goal in 577 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:11,200 Speaker 1: the history of high school football is sixty eight yards. 578 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:14,399 Speaker 1: Your brother made a sixty seven yard or he just 579 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:16,120 Speaker 1: missed the all time record. Were you there? 580 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:19,560 Speaker 6: I was not there. I was babysitting my other younger brothers. 581 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:22,080 Speaker 6: I remember one of my friends is like, dude, did 582 00:28:22,119 --> 00:28:24,199 Speaker 6: your brother just hit a long field goal? And I 583 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 6: was like, yeah, I mean he's hit some long ones before. 584 00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:28,719 Speaker 6: He's like, they're saying like sixty seven yards, and I 585 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 6: was like, no, I think he might have heard it wrong, 586 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:33,199 Speaker 6: like that's a little too long. Parents come home, They're like, 587 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:36,200 Speaker 6: I can't believe you guys weren't there, And so obviously 588 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 6: you have seen the video hundreds of times. We love 589 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:42,040 Speaker 6: reliving it and stuff like that, but just an awesome 590 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:43,760 Speaker 6: moment for him. It really kind of put him on 591 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:46,480 Speaker 6: the map as far as recruiting goes. And I mean 592 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 6: that was kind of just the beginning of things to come. 593 00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:51,720 Speaker 1: Is Evan McPherson aware of the fact that your brother 594 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 1: made a sixty seven yard field goal. 595 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:55,720 Speaker 6: I don't think he isn't think. I think he knows 596 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 6: that he punted, but I don't think he quite knows 597 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:00,720 Speaker 6: about what happened in high school. So I'll have to 598 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 6: I'll maybe have to drop that one time when Evant 599 00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 6: hits along, and I'll be like, my brother hit that 600 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:07,320 Speaker 6: like ten years ago, something like that. 601 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:12,520 Speaker 1: You are a punter in a linebacker's body. You are 602 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 1: six four, two hundred and thirty five pounds. Did you 603 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 1: play linebacker, defensive end or anything like that when you 604 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:19,320 Speaker 1: were a kid. 605 00:29:19,560 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 6: No, So I didn't start playing football until high school. 606 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:25,320 Speaker 6: My freshman year on the freshman team, I played tight end. 607 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:28,600 Speaker 6: But really I thought basketball was going to be more 608 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:31,560 Speaker 6: my path, and so it was more like, just stay 609 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:35,560 Speaker 6: healthy during football season. You can be athletic during basketball season. 610 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,800 Speaker 6: So kicking and punting definitely lended itself to staying healthy 611 00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:41,880 Speaker 6: throughout the fall, and then it was just kind of 612 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 6: trying to show off during basketball. 613 00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:46,520 Speaker 1: When it was time to pick a college, you chose BYU. 614 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:48,920 Speaker 1: I've read it was your dream school. Was that the 615 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:49,560 Speaker 1: case and if. 616 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:51,040 Speaker 2: So, why? Yes? Absolutely? 617 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 6: Looking back on my time at BYU, I mean I 618 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:55,520 Speaker 6: don't think I would be the same person that I 619 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:58,360 Speaker 6: am today. A really big part of that was just 620 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:01,400 Speaker 6: lined up with my values. I'm a member of the church. 621 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 6: It allowed me and go to serve a mission for 622 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:09,240 Speaker 6: those two years and just was an absolutely life changing experience. 623 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:12,680 Speaker 6: Helped me just develop learn what life is all about, 624 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:15,440 Speaker 6: kind of get my priorities in line and establish that 625 00:30:15,560 --> 00:30:19,240 Speaker 6: work ethic. And then once I was at BYU, I 626 00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:23,560 Speaker 6: couldn't have asked for a better environment, coaches, lifelong friends, 627 00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:26,560 Speaker 6: I met my wife while I was there. Really can't 628 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:27,720 Speaker 6: imagine life without BYU. 629 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:31,520 Speaker 1: Those LDS missions are really interesting to me. I think 630 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:34,640 Speaker 1: there are a lot of misconceptions about them. You went 631 00:30:34,680 --> 00:30:36,920 Speaker 1: to England. What was the experience like for you and 632 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:37,959 Speaker 1: what did you gain from it? 633 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:42,440 Speaker 6: Yeah, that those two years I feel like meant everything 634 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:45,560 Speaker 6: to me, just because it allowed me to really kind 635 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:47,760 Speaker 6: of establish who I was, because when you're out there, 636 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:50,640 Speaker 6: nobody knows that you're gonna go play football or what 637 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 6: you've done in the past, and you're really just there 638 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:56,320 Speaker 6: to try and help, to try and serve others. And 639 00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:59,480 Speaker 6: so just getting to see that everybody has something to offer, 640 00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:03,720 Speaker 6: you can learn something from everybody. I think without that, 641 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:07,160 Speaker 6: I just would not be the same person. I feel 642 00:31:07,160 --> 00:31:13,160 Speaker 6: like every single part about that mission, the schedule, the people. Heck, 643 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:14,720 Speaker 6: I would walk down the street and you hear like 644 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:18,000 Speaker 6: fifteen twenty different languages, and just to think of like 645 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:23,560 Speaker 6: where I've walked, it's just history everywhere. Just an amazing experience, 646 00:31:23,560 --> 00:31:24,800 Speaker 6: and I couldn't be more grateful for it. 647 00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:28,360 Speaker 1: After your mission, you went to BYU in twenty twenty 648 00:31:28,440 --> 00:31:30,760 Speaker 1: and punted right away. You were the punter for four 649 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:34,240 Speaker 1: straight years. In twenty twenty one, you had an eighty 650 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:37,280 Speaker 1: three yard punt, which is the school record. I went 651 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:39,720 Speaker 1: back and watched the video. So the line of scrimmage 652 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 1: is the seventeen the ball winds up in the end zone, 653 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:45,440 Speaker 1: but the actual punt, when you kick the ball, you 654 00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 1: were at your own six and it landed at the 655 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:51,880 Speaker 1: other team's ten. That's eighty four yards in the air. 656 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 1: How do you kick a football eighty four yards in 657 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:54,440 Speaker 1: the air. 658 00:31:54,600 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 6: Yeah, I would like to think that having a linebacker 659 00:31:56,960 --> 00:32:01,440 Speaker 6: body helps, but really I feel like just sometimes you 660 00:32:01,520 --> 00:32:03,600 Speaker 6: hit a ball and it just goes like it just 661 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:06,440 Speaker 6: takes off. So obviously you want to do that more 662 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 6: often than not. And gratefully we had a lot of 663 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:12,200 Speaker 6: feel to work with on that one, but really it's 664 00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:14,200 Speaker 6: like you don't get out there thinking like, yeah, I'm 665 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:16,440 Speaker 6: gonna set a school record and hit a really long punt. 666 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:21,160 Speaker 6: It kind of just comes naturally, I think. But yeah, 667 00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:23,960 Speaker 6: that's always a fun one to go back, look back 668 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:25,560 Speaker 6: on and just kind of reminisce, like, oh, yeah, I 669 00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:28,120 Speaker 6: remember that one just to this day really vividly how 670 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:28,719 Speaker 6: it all felt. 671 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:32,800 Speaker 1: Is that the furthest you have ever kicked the ball, practice, game, 672 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:33,480 Speaker 1: et cetera. 673 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 6: Oh man, I've hit some other from the WINUS scrimmage 674 00:32:39,680 --> 00:32:42,600 Speaker 6: seventy seventy five yards before, so however far that is 675 00:32:42,600 --> 00:32:47,120 Speaker 6: from where you actually kick it, But that one, that 676 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:50,040 Speaker 6: one was just really clean that I I remember exactly 677 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:52,720 Speaker 6: how it felt and just literally just like dang, I 678 00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:53,720 Speaker 6: caught that one really well. 679 00:32:54,720 --> 00:32:57,440 Speaker 1: Any golfer can identify when you hit one just right 680 00:32:57,920 --> 00:33:00,720 Speaker 1: we're visiting with Ryan Rico. You average more forty seven 681 00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:03,280 Speaker 1: yards of punt in your college career. You were considered 682 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:07,120 Speaker 1: one of three legitimate NFL prospects in this year's draft. 683 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:09,440 Speaker 1: As it turned out, only one was selected. That's not 684 00:33:09,560 --> 00:33:13,000 Speaker 1: that unusual. The Bears took Tory Taylor in the fourth round. 685 00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:15,920 Speaker 1: But were you disappointed not to be drafted. 686 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:19,560 Speaker 6: I think you're always hoping. You always want to be 687 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:20,880 Speaker 6: able to say, like, oh, I was a draft pick 688 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:24,920 Speaker 6: like I. Of course, everybody wants that, But at the 689 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 6: end of the day, it's not where you get selected 690 00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:30,240 Speaker 6: or drafted, it's what does your career look like after that. 691 00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:33,440 Speaker 6: So I think for me, that's just fuel to the fire, 692 00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:35,720 Speaker 6: like I want to be able to go out there 693 00:33:35,720 --> 00:33:37,920 Speaker 6: and show every team this is exactly what you miss, 694 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,200 Speaker 6: Like I know that I can help a team. I 695 00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:42,840 Speaker 6: know that I can be a part of something bigger. 696 00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:45,800 Speaker 6: So of course you always want to get drafted, but 697 00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:48,160 Speaker 6: it doesn't always work out like that, Especially at our position, 698 00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:52,720 Speaker 6: it's pretty rare, so you're not You're not like getting 699 00:33:52,760 --> 00:33:56,640 Speaker 6: your hopes too high during that day, but after that, 700 00:33:56,680 --> 00:33:59,440 Speaker 6: it's just like, Okay, that was a day that's not 701 00:33:59,480 --> 00:34:00,640 Speaker 6: going to determine and what the rest. 702 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 2: Of my career looks like. 703 00:34:01,920 --> 00:34:04,520 Speaker 1: And you get to be an NFL team starting punter 704 00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:07,600 Speaker 1: from the beginning of the season. Brad Robbins is obviously 705 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:10,400 Speaker 1: still here as he recovers from his hip injury, but 706 00:34:10,520 --> 00:34:13,840 Speaker 1: do you look at this as a regular season tryout 707 00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:16,560 Speaker 1: essentially to be a full time NFL punter. 708 00:34:17,640 --> 00:34:21,399 Speaker 6: I think whenever you have an opportunity like this, it's 709 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:23,680 Speaker 6: just you have to look at it as that it's 710 00:34:23,719 --> 00:34:27,800 Speaker 6: an opportunity. Nothing is guaranteed or given. And so the 711 00:34:27,840 --> 00:34:29,960 Speaker 6: way that I'm approaching it is just like, Okay, I 712 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:32,719 Speaker 6: have four games to essentially show you this is what 713 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:35,319 Speaker 6: I can can do for our team further down the 714 00:34:35,320 --> 00:34:39,080 Speaker 6: line and in years to come, and I'm just excited, 715 00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:42,120 Speaker 6: I think to be able to fulfill a childhood dream 716 00:34:42,160 --> 00:34:44,880 Speaker 6: of like playing in the NFL one hundred percent. But 717 00:34:45,400 --> 00:34:47,160 Speaker 6: the dream wasn't just to play, it was to be 718 00:34:47,200 --> 00:34:48,600 Speaker 6: in the league for a long time, and so this 719 00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:50,640 Speaker 6: is just the first step in that time. 720 00:34:50,680 --> 00:34:53,880 Speaker 1: For some wild card questions, Now, for punter Ryan Rico, 721 00:34:54,520 --> 00:35:00,920 Speaker 1: who is your all time favorite athlete in any sport? 722 00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:06,600 Speaker 6: I probably have to say Lebron James. I think I 723 00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:09,760 Speaker 6: have to go with him, him or Christiano renaldoun soccer. 724 00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:13,520 Speaker 6: That was just growing up, love seeing the highlights of them. 725 00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:16,680 Speaker 1: Question number two in the wild card category. If you 726 00:35:16,719 --> 00:35:19,600 Speaker 1: attend a football game at BYU or a basketball game, 727 00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:22,960 Speaker 1: they serve something at the concession stands called the cougar tail. 728 00:35:23,120 --> 00:35:28,160 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, it's basically a fifteen inch long doughnut covered 729 00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:31,640 Speaker 1: with maple frosting. Are you a big fan of the cougartail? 730 00:35:32,120 --> 00:35:35,160 Speaker 6: Huge fan, huge fan of the cougartail. You can't eat 731 00:35:35,160 --> 00:35:35,760 Speaker 6: it by yourself. 732 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:36,240 Speaker 2: I've tried. 733 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:40,120 Speaker 6: Doesn't feel great afterwards. They do a chocolate one occasionally 734 00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:43,200 Speaker 6: on like Halloween or something, But yeah, that's that's a 735 00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:44,560 Speaker 6: must have if you're going to a game. 736 00:35:45,120 --> 00:35:47,640 Speaker 1: They're very gracious. They gave me one when I was 737 00:35:47,680 --> 00:35:51,080 Speaker 1: there for basketball last year, and I saved it for 738 00:35:51,160 --> 00:35:54,880 Speaker 1: the flight home. Savvy veteran move to have that for 739 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:55,600 Speaker 1: a long flight. 740 00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:58,799 Speaker 6: So one hundred percent of veteran move. That's Sometimes they'll 741 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:00,839 Speaker 6: have extras in the locker room of the game. It's like, yeah, 742 00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:02,760 Speaker 6: this is gonna be breakfast tomorrow, that's for sure. 743 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:06,800 Speaker 1: All right. What was more impressive? Your eighty three yard 744 00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:09,359 Speaker 1: punt or your brother's sixty seven yard field goal. 745 00:36:10,320 --> 00:36:13,279 Speaker 6: Sixty seven yard field goal, it's for them. It was 746 00:36:13,320 --> 00:36:17,440 Speaker 6: to send them into overtime. They end up winning the game. Literally, 747 00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:20,680 Speaker 6: last second field goal mine was in like the first 748 00:36:20,680 --> 00:36:22,399 Speaker 6: half or something like that. Like it was just kind 749 00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:25,040 Speaker 6: of like, oh, it was a cool punt whatever. But yeah, 750 00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:27,000 Speaker 6: that field goal, that's tough to top. 751 00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:32,920 Speaker 1: Ryan, you probably have the greatest yards per carry average 752 00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:36,920 Speaker 1: in BYU history. On your one run on a fake punt, 753 00:36:37,360 --> 00:36:40,319 Speaker 1: you ran forty nine yards. Describe the play. 754 00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:42,640 Speaker 6: Yeah, that was a mistake by me. 755 00:36:43,680 --> 00:36:44,440 Speaker 2: We were playing. 756 00:36:44,719 --> 00:36:46,720 Speaker 6: It was in the COVID year, so there's no fans 757 00:36:46,760 --> 00:36:49,560 Speaker 6: even really late in the game. We're up by like 758 00:36:49,760 --> 00:36:53,239 Speaker 6: thirty points. Maybe we'd worked on it in practice all 759 00:36:53,239 --> 00:36:55,640 Speaker 6: week long. It's like, if you get this look, you 760 00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:58,839 Speaker 6: run it. And so we called it. Wanted to show 761 00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:00,600 Speaker 6: it on tape because it was like a roll out 762 00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:04,640 Speaker 6: rugby punt, but you can run it. And so it 763 00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:07,000 Speaker 6: was the exact look. The personal protector looks back at 764 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:09,080 Speaker 6: me and I'm like, yeah, we're running this like we're 765 00:37:09,080 --> 00:37:12,040 Speaker 6: gonna go, and so I just remember taking off. I 766 00:37:12,040 --> 00:37:13,680 Speaker 6: should have ran out of bounce because I took a 767 00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:16,799 Speaker 6: gnarly hit to the leg, and I remember coming off 768 00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:20,120 Speaker 6: the field and my coach is like, probably wasn't the 769 00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:22,360 Speaker 6: right thing to do, but it was awesome. Anyways, I 770 00:37:22,360 --> 00:37:24,360 Speaker 6: should have told you we can't do that now, but 771 00:37:24,520 --> 00:37:26,560 Speaker 6: it was one hundred percent of memory I look back 772 00:37:26,600 --> 00:37:28,200 Speaker 6: on and got some cool pictures out of it. 773 00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:31,800 Speaker 1: So outstanding. All right, final fun fact for Ryan Rico. 774 00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:35,719 Speaker 1: This one's kind of deep. If you could meet anybody 775 00:37:35,719 --> 00:37:40,000 Speaker 1: in history, living or deceased, who would that person be? 776 00:37:41,719 --> 00:37:44,759 Speaker 6: Goodness, I think it'd have to be Jesus Christ, like 777 00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:49,040 Speaker 6: the knowledge, the understanding, just you'd get a lot of answers, 778 00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:51,200 Speaker 6: I feel like, to a lot of things that have 779 00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:53,719 Speaker 6: happened or will happen, And so I feel like you 780 00:37:53,800 --> 00:37:56,600 Speaker 6: can't miss on that opportunity. Yeah, that's like a kind 781 00:37:56,640 --> 00:37:58,360 Speaker 6: of a token answer, but I think i'd have to 782 00:37:58,400 --> 00:37:58,759 Speaker 6: go with that. 783 00:37:59,520 --> 00:38:02,279 Speaker 1: You're off hot seat. I appreciate your time. Best of 784 00:38:02,360 --> 00:38:02,919 Speaker 1: luck this year. 785 00:38:02,960 --> 00:38:04,239 Speaker 6: Thank you so much. Appreciate it. 786 00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:09,160 Speaker 1: I am calling him roboleg. After two games, Ryan is 787 00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:12,960 Speaker 1: averaging fifty nine point three yards per punt with a 788 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:16,799 Speaker 1: net average of forty eight point eight. Both numbers would 789 00:38:16,840 --> 00:38:20,120 Speaker 1: have led the NFL last year by a significant margin. 790 00:38:20,719 --> 00:38:22,480 Speaker 1: That's going to do it. 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