1 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Hi, get everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading 2 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth Podcast. The a little bit longer and 3 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: I'll be fun. Addition, as the Bengals come up just 4 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: short of a return trip to the Super Bowl, losing 5 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: at Kansas City on a field goal with three seconds 6 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: to go by the final score of twenty three to twenty. 7 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: Coming up, you'll hear radio replays, one on one locker 8 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: room interviews and analysis from my broadcast partner Dave Lapham. Then, 9 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 1: in this week's fun Fact segment, you'll get to know 10 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: the person under the pads. 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There are a lot of people out there 20 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: doing Bengals podcasts. Some have big audiences, others don't, but 21 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: since hardly anybody makes money off of it, who cares. 22 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: It's another way to share your passion for the team 23 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 1: with fellow Bengals fans, and based on some of the 24 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: podcasts I've sampled, there are a lot of really smart, funny, 25 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: and dedicated fans out there, So keep those who Day 26 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: podcasts coming. You never know who's listening. Now Here are 27 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:51,919 Speaker 1: the radio calls from the fourth three point game between 28 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: the Bengals and Chiefs in the last thirteen months. On 29 00:01:56,800 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: a worldwide calendar, this is the year twenty twenty three 30 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 1: a d but for the Cincinnati Bengals and their fans, 31 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: it is the year three JB and Joe Burrows. Three seasons, 32 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 1: the Bengals have quickly become one of the NFL's best teams, 33 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 1: and tonight in Kansas City, they are one win away 34 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: from a second straight trip to the Super Bowl. Burrow 35 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: catches the shotgun snap from the pocket. In trouble, Joe 36 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: gets away from a hit, but now he gets tomahawk 37 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:31,239 Speaker 1: down to the ground by Clark, his thirteenth career postseason sack, 38 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 1: and the Bengals will have to punt it away a 39 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: loss of nine from forty three yards out. The snap, 40 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:39,799 Speaker 1: the placement, the swing of the right leg. The kick 41 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 1: has plenty of distance and it is oh good, and 42 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: the Chiefs are on the scoreboard. Max sharping the right 43 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: guard gives a hand signal. That's how they're doing a 44 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: silent snapcount. Burrow gets trilled from behind, Joe had time, 45 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: couldn't find an open target, and Willie Gay hammers Joe 46 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: Burrow from behind back to thirty four a six yard sack. 47 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: This will be a twenty four yard attempt for Harrison, 48 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: Butker from the right hash on a sharp angle. His 49 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: kick is up and it is good. So the Chiefs 50 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 1: have field goals on their first two possessions and they've 51 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: taken a six nothing lead. Two deep safeties for the Chiefs. 52 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 1: They fake uplitz up the middle. Burrow with time comes 53 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,079 Speaker 1: over the middle, caught at the twenty yard line, running 54 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: toward the fifteen and getting tackled there is Tyler Boyd. 55 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: He spikes the ball at the fifteen yard line. Justin 56 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 1: Reid made the stop. A twenty four yard throw. This 57 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: will be a thirty yard field goal attempt from the left. 58 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: Hash for Evan McPherson, whose field goal in this direction 59 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: sent the Bengals to the Super Bowl in overtime a 60 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: year ago. True Chris beIN ready for the snap from Ademitas. 61 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: He places the ball down. The kick is on the 62 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: way and it is right down the middle for Evan McPherson, 63 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: who has never missed a postseason field goal attempt. Mahomes 64 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: in the gun. Three receivers right, one left. Mahomes rolling 65 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: to the right looking looking throws into the end zone. 66 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: Caught Travis Kelsey, boxed out Jesse Bates and caught the 67 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: touchdown pass. This will be a twenty three yard field 68 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 1: goal try for McPherson from the left. Hash the put 69 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: down the right footed kick. It is good and money. 70 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: Mac is now nineteen for nineteen on postseason field goal attempts. 71 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 1: Two deep safeties for Ksey, shotgun snap to Joe. He 72 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 1: throws it down the left sideline, open catching for a touchdown. 73 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:42,719 Speaker 1: Te Hagans full grown man, leaps at the goal line 74 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:47,160 Speaker 1: and reels it in for a potential tying touchdown, a 75 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 1: twenty seven yard thing of beauty. On the throw from 76 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow. Mahomes waits for the shotgun snap. He catches 77 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: the ball, he's looking left now scrambling, throws it over 78 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: the middle, caught for the touchdown. Man Faldez scantling one 79 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 1: yard deep in the end zone between the hash marks, 80 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 1: made the catch, a nineteen yard touchdown on third and ten, 81 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 1: first and ten at the Cincinnati forty six. We're down 82 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: to one h three to go in the third quarter. 83 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 1: The Chiefs up by a touchdown. Mahomes had the ball 84 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 1: pop out of his hand, get the Bengals fall on it. 85 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: Sam Hubbard bounces on the ball as Patrick Mahomes cocked 86 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 1: his arm and the ball just fluttered out and Sam 87 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 1: Hubbard falls on it on the Kansas City forty three 88 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 1: yard line. Who else? Who else? The local legend, Sam 89 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 1: Hubbard burrow in the gun on fourth and six. He 90 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 1: catches the shotgun snap, he's back to throw. He flings 91 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:48,239 Speaker 1: it deep downfield. Chase makes the touch left the six 92 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 1: yard line. He'd beat Brian Cook leaping for the football 93 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: at the six and it's first in goal. A thirty 94 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: five yard gain on fourth and six, and he's double 95 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: Everard and he jumps between both of them. I mean 96 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,799 Speaker 1: it's fourth and six. They say, Chase, you're not getting 97 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 1: the ball. We got you bracketed deep and Joe Burrow says, 98 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 1: now that's Jamar Chase. I'm putting it up. And Jamar 99 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: Chase says, I'm out jumping everybody and I'm gonna go 100 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:17,480 Speaker 1: get the football. What a player. P Ryan in it 101 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: running back lines up to the right of Joe Burrow. 102 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: T Higgins motions from right to left. Joins Chase on 103 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: that side. Burrow hands it off. P Ryan fighting struggling forward. 104 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: There's the signal touchdown Bengals on a two yard run 105 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: by some mad j p Ryan. Third down and three, 106 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 1: the Bengals at their own thirty six shotgun snap back 107 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,159 Speaker 1: to Burrow. Joe standing in the pocket, throws it deep 108 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: four Higgins broken up and then he accept it picked 109 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: off by Williams. He gets tackled by Higgins at the 110 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:53,719 Speaker 1: fourteen yard line. Didn't believe he caught that reflection. Third 111 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: down to eight, the Bengals at their own thirty five 112 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 1: shotgun snap back to Joe. It's a deep drop under pressure. 113 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:03,359 Speaker 1: Chris Jones nails him for a sack at the twenty 114 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,920 Speaker 1: seven yard line. Forty one seconds left in regulation. Tied 115 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: at twenty Drew Chrisman waits back at the thirteen for 116 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 1: the snap from Adamitas. Punt protector Michael Thomas directing traffic 117 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 1: the snap and the right footed punt, not much hang time, 118 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: skymore backpedaling catches at the twenty. His momentum takes him 119 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: back to the eighteen. Comes to the thirty thirty five 120 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 1: forty sideline forty five and knocked out of bounds near midfield. 121 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: Stanley Morgan made the stop. Drew Crispin did not get 122 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: that put high enough into the air. Two receivers out 123 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:39,119 Speaker 1: to each side. Mahomes with a deep drop now moving 124 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: in the pocket, running to the right and running well, 125 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 1: he's at the fifty. He's trying to run for the 126 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 1: first down. He goes, I'm the Bengal push him after 127 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 1: he was out of bounds. Multiple flags are going to 128 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 1: tack fifteen yards onto this play eight seconds left in regulation, 129 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: and with that penalty, the Chiefs will be in field 130 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 1: goal range. Man, you have to be more aware. This 131 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: football team has got a lot of awareness. Not on 132 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:09,119 Speaker 1: that play eight seconds left in regulation. Harrison Butker trying 133 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: to give Kansas City the lead from forty five yards away. 134 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: Towns in the punter is. The holder looks back at Butcker, 135 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 1: Butcker is ready. Now, the snap, the placement, the kick 136 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: is up and it is good. Three seconds from eting 137 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: and the Kansas City Chiefs have a three point lead, 138 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: twenty three to twenty. Boiled boy, that's that's just that's devastating, devastating. 139 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 1: There's no other way to look at it. Kansas City 140 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 1: is likely to try a bouncing squib type kick in 141 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:50,319 Speaker 1: hopes of getting the final three seconds to run off 142 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 1: the clock. Butcker, who just made the go ahead field 143 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: goal from forty five yards away, has the ball upon 144 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: the tea at the thirty five. He approached it and 145 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: bounces it down the middle of the field. The Bengals 146 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: pick it up, they will run it back. At the twenty, 147 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 1: Irwin throws it back where it caught. At the sixteen, 148 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:14,560 Speaker 1: Trent Taylor trying to stay alive. He is tackled, and 149 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs are going to the Super Bowl. 150 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 1: It will be Andy Reid's current team versus his former team. 151 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 1: As the Chiefs faced the Philadelphia Eagles, it looked like 152 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 1: the stage was set for another dramatic Bengals win over 153 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 1: Kansas City. Cincinnati forced the Chiefs to punt and got 154 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 1: the ball at their own six yard line with two 155 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 1: thirty to go, and when Joe Burrow found Hayden Hurst 156 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 1: for a twenty three yard gain on third and sixteen, 157 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 1: the Bengals had a first down at their own thirty 158 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 1: three with about a minute remaining, but the drive stalled 159 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:54,199 Speaker 1: there and a twenty nine yard punt return by sky 160 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: Moore gave the Chiefs the ball near midfield with thirty 161 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 1: seconds to go. I asked through Christman about the punt 162 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: on your last punt, what are you hoping to do 163 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 1: there in terms of direction whatever. Certainly you'd love that 164 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 1: out of bounds. I mean not deally, either hang it 165 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 1: up high where they don't get a return at all, 166 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 1: or get out of bounds. And fortunately we got too 167 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:20,079 Speaker 1: many on that return for sure. And yeah, I mean 168 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:21,680 Speaker 1: five yards further back, I don't know if that field 169 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 1: goes in. So certainly you'd love to get a better 170 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: net on that last punt there. And so yeah, there's 171 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: there's certainly some some too correct there. And two plays 172 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: after that, with seventeen seconds to go, Patrick Mahomes scrambled 173 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 1: for five on third down in four and got hit 174 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 1: after going out of bounds by Joseph Osi. The fifteen 175 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: yard penalty set up Harrison Butker's game winning field goal. 176 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:51,679 Speaker 1: Now time to take you inside the locker room. We 177 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:55,440 Speaker 1: start with Tyler Boyd on the Bengals first scoring drive. 178 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 1: He had two catches for forty yards, but shortly after that, 179 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: Tyler suffered a fig injury and did not return to 180 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:08,679 Speaker 1: the game. For me, it's devastating because I didn't get 181 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 1: a chance to just ride out there and stay out 182 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:13,080 Speaker 1: there my brothers. Unfortunately, you know, I had an injury 183 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: late in the second first half, and but I got 184 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:19,440 Speaker 1: faith in the guys that we had, you know, Yeah, 185 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: I came in, did a great job of feeling the void, 186 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:25,680 Speaker 1: and we have a lot of confidence in him to 187 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: go in and do that, you know. But just just 188 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:30,560 Speaker 1: managing the fall short man, it sucks. You know, it's tough, 189 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 1: sou At the end of the day, we know how 190 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 1: we're built, and we know our legacy, and I'm pretty 191 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 1: sure and I know that we'll be back here. You 192 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:40,680 Speaker 1: had a sixteen yard catch on third and fourteen, and 193 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,680 Speaker 1: then immediately after that at twenty four yard catch. Did 194 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: you feel like the way the Chiefs were playing that 195 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:47,560 Speaker 1: there were going to be a lot of opportunities for 196 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: you today. Absolutely. You know, they played a lot, they 197 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 1: played a lot of too high. So that mean that 198 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,439 Speaker 1: if they're gonna take out the boundary receiver, whether it's 199 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 1: tea or a chase at the time, then us front side, 200 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 1: we gotta we gotta produce. And I felt like it 201 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:02,320 Speaker 1: was going to be a game for me because I 202 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:05,560 Speaker 1: was finding the right voice for jodah uh find me. 203 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:08,319 Speaker 1: And man, it just sucks because I couldn't finish and 204 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:10,440 Speaker 1: I couldn't stay out there and around my guys. But 205 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 1: like I said, man, we got we got so much talent, 206 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 1: so much guys. I could come in and feel and 207 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 1: feel the void. Man, But it's just unfortunate. On the 208 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: one hand, you're one game shorter than last year. On 209 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 1: the other hand, you had a ten game winning streak. 210 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: A lot of positive things obviously happened this year. Did 211 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: you feel like this was another building block type season? 212 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:34,400 Speaker 1: You know, I feel like I still feel like we're 213 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:36,199 Speaker 1: the best team in football, you know, but it's hard 214 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:37,679 Speaker 1: to say that if we didn't win, you know, and 215 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: it was one play away, you know. And then and 216 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 1: that's the part where it come in where I feel 217 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:44,679 Speaker 1: kind of down, you know, because I didn't get to finish, 218 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 1: you know, but I knew I had a serious injury. 219 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, we'll be back. 220 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 1: We're we're we're we're built ready for these moments, man, 221 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: and oh every year we fight the most adversity and 222 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: we overcome it and we continue to strive. We're gonna 223 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 1: keep doing it and next year it's going to be 224 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 1: even better. When the team had the ball with two 225 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 1: and a half minutes to go in a tie game, 226 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: did you figure we're headed to the super Bowl? Absolutely? 227 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 1: It wasn't even close. You know, Joe Burrow, the whole 228 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 1: world felt that, and I believe that the whole world 229 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:16,680 Speaker 1: everybody's watching when we got the ball in two minutes 230 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:19,160 Speaker 1: that were going to win. You know, that's just how 231 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 1: good we are, how good Joe is as a leader 232 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 1: and leading us. But um, we just got one play man. 233 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:27,679 Speaker 1: Just just sucks that we didn't capitalize when we should have. 234 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 1: But we know what kind of team we have. We'll 235 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 1: be back. The Bengals Booth Podcast just presented by all 236 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 1: Ta Fiber future Proof fiber Internet capable of delivering multi 237 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 1: gigabit speeds, designed to take your home, business and community 238 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:45,679 Speaker 1: to a new level. Elevate your connection with all to Fiber. 239 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow through for two hundred and seventy yards with 240 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 1: one touchdown and two picks. He was sacked five times 241 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 1: and hit twelve. The old line not only struggled to 242 00:13:57,559 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 1: protect Joe, but couldn't get Joe Mixon going either. He 243 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: finished with eight carries for nineteen yards. Here's mixing, dude. 244 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 1: We thought he was gonna come out with the dub. 245 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:13,320 Speaker 1: I mean, our guys got a big, big stop. We 246 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: had an opportunity and just you know, somebody on their 247 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:17,760 Speaker 1: defense made a play and then they had a cused 248 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: kick return and obviously the end was it was crazy. 249 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: But you know, my guys, like I said, they fought 250 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 1: they ass off for four quarters and I'm just, you know, 251 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: so proud of how we battled. We just gotta do 252 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 1: whatever we can to, like I said, bounce back anyway possible. 253 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: And that's pretty much what it is. Do you take 254 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: some solace or good feeling out of knowing that the 255 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Bengals have clearly established themselves as one of the 256 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: best teams in the NFL. Yeah, know, for sure. I 257 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 1: mean our guys. You know them guys. They fought hard 258 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 1: and rightfully. I felt like we earned the right to, 259 00:14:55,800 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: you know, hang our hats on. We are the Cincinnati Bengals, 260 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 1: and I feel like, you know, that was a great 261 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: Chiefs team that we lost to, and hopefully, you know, 262 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 1: to do whatever they can to win the Super Bowl. 263 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 1: I mean, all my hats my hostess tilted off to him. 264 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 1: I mean, they deserve it, they earned it, and you know, 265 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:16,800 Speaker 1: with my teammates, I just got to try to do 266 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 1: whatever I can to keep their spirits alive and um, 267 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: you know, try to get over this hunt. Chris Jones 268 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: is a load. He Uh he was obviously very difficult 269 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 1: to handle today. Yeah, for sure he was. I mean 270 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 1: he's one of the best detacles in this NFL league. 271 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 1: He's a grown ass man, and um he proved that today. Um. 272 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 1: But at the same time, I said, our our team, 273 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 1: try to do whatever we can to stick together and 274 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 1: keep our heads up. Three years into the Joe and 275 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: Joe era with Joe Mixon and Joe Burrow, two AFC 276 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 1: championship trips and a Super Bowl trip, how excited are 277 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 1: you of what stile to come? All hopes was alive 278 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 1: for you know, to keep continuing to be a dynasty. 279 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 1: And I feel like, you know, with the court, with 280 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 1: the guys that we have in this here at locker room, 281 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 1: I mean, we're just gonna do whatever we can try 282 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 1: to go ahead and keep repeating. That's pretty much about it. 283 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:14,720 Speaker 1: On the other side of the ball, it was a 284 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 1: heroic performance by Patrick Mahomes. Playing with that high ankle sprain. 285 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 1: He threw for three hundred twenty six yards with two touchdowns, 286 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 1: no picks, and a passer rating of one oh five 287 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: point four. The Bengals were only able to sack him twice. 288 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 1: Here's DJ Reader, what can you say about Patrick Mahomes. 289 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 1: I mean he looked normal. Yeah, man, hats out there 290 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:40,480 Speaker 1: and he's a hell of a player coming what I said, 291 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: you know, throughout the week, he's gonna be out there 292 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 1: and play ball. Get out there, and he did a 293 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 1: great job. Man, They all did a great job just 294 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 1: coming out there fighting for a wind. Put this into 295 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: perspective for us. I know it's hard in the immediate 296 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 1: aftermath of coming this close and coming up just a 297 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 1: little bit short, But what emotions are going through your 298 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:02,640 Speaker 1: mind right now? A lot um just ready trying to 299 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 1: comfort the guys make him understand. I don't even know 300 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 1: what to give you, to be honest, right now, I 301 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 1: can't tell you that emotion. You wouldn't understand unless you played, 302 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 1: Unless you've been out there and you've been in those 303 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:17,200 Speaker 1: shoes like you. You don't understand that emotion. You don't 304 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: understand fighting that hard, blood, sweat and tears all the time, 305 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:23,920 Speaker 1: and you know, just just become up short. Somebody's got 306 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: to do it. You know, it's not just us. There's 307 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 1: another team. He felt like us today, and that's what happens, man, 308 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 1: there's thirty other teams. You feel like us at home. 309 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 1: It's part of this league, and you know you wish 310 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: you did enough to get it done, and they gotta 311 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:40,679 Speaker 1: go back out there and next year you gotta go 312 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 1: do your thing. They only scored twenty three. It's hard 313 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:45,960 Speaker 1: to say this after a loss, but did you feel 314 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 1: good about how the defense played overall? You know, I 315 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 1: felt like we could have tightened up in some situations 316 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:54,840 Speaker 1: or they made some places. I don't want to say 317 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 1: we gave him anything, but they made some plays, and 318 00:17:57,640 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 1: you know, some places we should have been on we weren't. 319 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 1: It happens as a football game man, and they made 320 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:04,640 Speaker 1: a couple more plays than we did. I think they 321 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:07,639 Speaker 1: won the turnover margin, right, they want what they do 322 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 1: win two one two. Yeah, So we got to do 323 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:13,680 Speaker 1: better on defense and get that done. But this is 324 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: a game, man, It's a hard, funt battle. You know, 325 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:17,400 Speaker 1: do you want to come out on the winner side 326 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:19,240 Speaker 1: of it? But if you got to watch conference championship, 327 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: I can't say we didn't get a people a show, 328 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: you know, just we got to do better. Back to 329 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:26,119 Speaker 1: back trips to the FC Championship, it's a heck of 330 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:28,920 Speaker 1: a ride for Bengals fans. We appreciate it. Thank you, Yes, 331 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:32,919 Speaker 1: we appreciate y'all. Thank you. The Bengals Booth podcast is 332 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:35,359 Speaker 1: brought to you by pay Corps. 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I don't know where to begin. 340 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 1: All I can say is, you have to be so 341 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 1: proud of this football team because you talk about a 342 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 1: physically and mentally tough group. They redefined it. Yeah, it's 343 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: it's a special group. I'm proud to have the opportunity 344 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 1: to coach these guys. They fought tooth and nail to 345 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:24,640 Speaker 1: the very last second. We lost for a great football 346 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,680 Speaker 1: team today, and you know, it's just it's unfortunate this 347 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: season came to an end. But it's been a special run. 348 00:19:30,119 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: It's been a great run, and I appreciate all these 349 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:33,920 Speaker 1: guys have been a part of it. Can you tell 350 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:37,640 Speaker 1: us what you were told about the clock? SNAPf foo 351 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 1: or whatever, whatever the heck you want to call it. 352 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 1: They obviously weren't on the same page down there in 353 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,439 Speaker 1: the field. But you guys suffer, you know, I mean, 354 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 1: they take a play away that's never gonna appear anywhere 355 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 1: in NFL history, and you know, replay it down. Well, 356 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:52,960 Speaker 1: what did they tell you something about we wanted the 357 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:54,960 Speaker 1: seven seconds back, so they're replaying it down so we 358 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:57,160 Speaker 1: don't lose the seven seconds. It was a little bit confusing, 359 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:01,200 Speaker 1: but it's we had play it down again, and that's 360 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:03,960 Speaker 1: just the way it goes. But again, you guys, all right, 361 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:06,199 Speaker 1: well one, two, three, we'll do it again. Make him 362 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 1: punt it again. I mean you overcame that as well. 363 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 1: I mean that that was a an unsettling situation, and 364 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 1: you got everybody handles all that stuff so well. I 365 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 1: mean it, how do you get your team to be 366 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:22,879 Speaker 1: so poised and methodical about everything when a hurdles on 367 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 1: your way, they don't blink, you know, and they just 368 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:25,919 Speaker 1: they knock it down and they move on to the 369 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:29,040 Speaker 1: next one. And just unfortunately we weren't able to finish 370 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 1: it off the right way today, Patrick Gohomes. I mean, 371 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:36,560 Speaker 1: they had forty two yards and twenty carries and they said, okay, Patrick, 372 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 1: you're gonna do it. And the guy with the with 373 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:41,160 Speaker 1: the messed up ankle and everything else goes out there 374 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 1: and throws for over three hundred yards and you know, 375 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:45,879 Speaker 1: plays the way he plays. I mean, his legend grows, 376 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:47,600 Speaker 1: doesn't it. He's a great player. You know, we got 377 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:48,879 Speaker 1: a lot of respect for him and the rest of 378 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:51,480 Speaker 1: their team. And again they just made one more play 379 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 1: than we did today, and they get to hear the 380 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: Super Bowl and we gotta wrap it up, Coach. I 381 00:20:57,119 --> 00:21:00,359 Speaker 1: just want to say that this football team was so 382 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 1: much fun to watch. I mean, gave this city a 383 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:07,679 Speaker 1: lot of thrills. The pride I think that the city 384 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: and the community and the region feels for this football 385 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:14,399 Speaker 1: team is obvious to everybody, and you're obviously the biggest 386 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 1: part of that. So there's a lot to be thankful 387 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 1: for and a lot to be proud about. And these 388 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:23,160 Speaker 1: guys later all on the line for you. We take 389 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 1: great pride representing the Cincinnati fan base and love being there, 390 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 1: love representing our fans, love interacting with our fans. Sorry, 391 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:34,920 Speaker 1: we couldn't get it done, but we're gonna fly to 392 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 1: get that done in the future. Now, time for some 393 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 1: postgame analysis in the radio, guys, recap after such a 394 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: strange finality. After that, you've got so much anticipation about 395 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:50,119 Speaker 1: the possibility of a return trip to the super Bowl 396 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:53,399 Speaker 1: and wham it's over. What did you think was the 397 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 1: bottom line in this game? I thought it was protection 398 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 1: pressure issues with the over writing thing. I mean, they're good. 399 00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 1: They get fifty five sacks during the course of the 400 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:08,120 Speaker 1: season led the AFC, and you know they only give 401 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:10,760 Speaker 1: a twenty six. They're a plus twenty nine best in 402 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 1: the NFL. And it continued. You know, they got more 403 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 1: sacks and pressure than than the Bengals could muster and 404 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 1: affected Joe Burrow a little bit more than they were 405 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:25,159 Speaker 1: able to affect Patrick Mahomes, and I think, you know, 406 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:30,280 Speaker 1: two great players got a tippy captain Patrick Mahomes though 407 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 1: doing what he did is is almost ridiculous without any 408 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 1: running game to support him. You know, twenty carries forty 409 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:40,360 Speaker 1: two yards and then he goes off for over three 410 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:44,680 Speaker 1: hundred and two touchdowns, no turnovers, running around doing things 411 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:47,120 Speaker 1: that he did, and then to close the game out, 412 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:52,159 Speaker 1: his most incredible run of the day was down the stretch. 413 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 1: And then I feel badly for Joseph Pike because he 414 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:57,480 Speaker 1: played a good game, and that one's gonna be a 415 00:22:57,520 --> 00:22:59,160 Speaker 1: tough one to get over. That'll be hard to sleep 416 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:02,439 Speaker 1: tonight because he's so smart. He's such a great, you know, 417 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 1: very intelligent player, very aware player, but lost the awareness 418 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:08,360 Speaker 1: warriors in the field. And but you know the thing 419 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 1: is that people have to remember that obviously that was 420 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 1: a big mistake. And you win these kind of games 421 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 1: by making plays and avoiding big mistakes and Homes made 422 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 1: a play and he made a big mistake. So that 423 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 1: was the that was the storyline of that conclusion of 424 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 1: the football game. But there were so many other plays 425 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: that during the course of the game. You can point 426 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 1: to a million things. If any one of them in 427 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:32,199 Speaker 1: a different way, wouldn't have been in that situation that 428 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: he was in. So that's that's the game of football. 429 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 1: That's life in the game of football. And like you said, 430 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:42,160 Speaker 1: man would it ends. It's like it's like somebody ripped 431 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:47,320 Speaker 1: your heart out. There were uncharacteristic mistakes too, that this 432 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:50,160 Speaker 1: team didn't make during the ten game winning streaks certainly, 433 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:52,119 Speaker 1: and not much during the season. They give up a 434 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 1: long punt return that sets up that final drive. That's 435 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 1: something Cincinnati almost never does. One of the least penalized 436 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 1: teams in the NFL, as you mentioned, which as if 437 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:02,560 Speaker 1: as I makes a mistake in the final minute of 438 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 1: the game. Those are the types of things they simply 439 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:08,439 Speaker 1: did not do, and then when they couldn't do it, 440 00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:12,439 Speaker 1: unfortunately made those mistakes right. And it just it shows 441 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:15,280 Speaker 1: you that, you know, I mean, the quality of the 442 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:17,720 Speaker 1: opponent I think has something to do with that. You 443 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 1: end up maybe trying to do a little bit more. 444 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:22,360 Speaker 1: You get outside of yourself a little bit, you know, 445 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 1: maybe maybe trying to do too much, and things kind 446 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 1: of unravel on you a little bit. But um, the thing, 447 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 1: the thing that kept showing up all year long and 448 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:36,320 Speaker 1: in this football game was the mental, mental, and physical toughness. 449 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 1: You know, it's like, all right, well, we didn't get 450 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 1: off to a good start. We've been getting off to 451 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 1: a good start here lately. We didn't today. Let's not panic, 452 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:47,119 Speaker 1: you know, let's not throw Let's not throw game plans 453 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 1: out of the coach's box and having litter in the field. 454 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: You know, let's stay with what we're what we're thinking, 455 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 1: but make adjustments. And they always make good adjustments and 456 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:58,879 Speaker 1: get themselves back on track. And this football team is 457 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:02,600 Speaker 1: so mentally and physically to and they believe in their coaches. 458 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:05,680 Speaker 1: The coaches believe in them, and they will themselves into 459 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:08,280 Speaker 1: you know, staying in football games. They really do. It's 460 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 1: it's a very very special group that way. That's that's 461 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:14,920 Speaker 1: really unique. They just nobody gives up on each other, nobody. 462 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:20,200 Speaker 1: And it was a very special thing to watch build 463 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 1: and grow and become you know, kind of like take 464 00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:24,959 Speaker 1: on a life of itself in that regard, you know, 465 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 1: that was that was the best part of the year 466 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 1: in my opinion right there. What ifs are meaningless in sports. 467 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 1: But you can't help but wonder if they had the 468 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:36,600 Speaker 1: five offensive linement they had for fifteen games, if the 469 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:38,440 Speaker 1: postseason would have gone differently. I mean, it couldn't have 470 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 1: gone any better against Buffalo, but certainly in the game 471 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:45,640 Speaker 1: against Kansas City. Yeah, you know, it's uh, you do 472 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 1: you can. You can drive yourself crazy with what if 473 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:52,480 Speaker 1: on a bunch of plays, what if on personnel, what 474 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 1: if on on all kinds of things. Um, but you know, 475 00:25:57,160 --> 00:26:00,479 Speaker 1: even with all that said, it was it was a 476 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 1: coin flip football game. You know, that's what everybody thought 477 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:05,240 Speaker 1: going in. The oddsmakers thought it was going to be 478 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:07,119 Speaker 1: a dog fight, and it was. I mean, it was. 479 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:10,480 Speaker 1: It lived up to his billing. It was exactly what 480 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 1: everybody thought it would be. So here for a little 481 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:22,440 Speaker 1: a little issue here, a little mistake there, it could 482 00:26:22,440 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 1: be a totally different to us scenario and be starting 483 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:27,040 Speaker 1: to prepare for the Philadelphia goes. That's the thing I 484 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:29,600 Speaker 1: felt really badly about. You know, in the post game, 485 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:31,119 Speaker 1: I said, you know, I have to ask you this, 486 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 1: and I know it's still raw, but now tomorrow you 487 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 1: have to all your exit interviews and all that. And 488 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:39,280 Speaker 1: they're like, we were planning on game planning for Philadelphia, 489 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:42,400 Speaker 1: and you know, we'll think about that tonight. Well it's 490 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:45,879 Speaker 1: already early in the morning, so I guess they have 491 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:50,000 Speaker 1: those exit interviews tomorrow with the players. And that's always 492 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:52,920 Speaker 1: a tough dynamic, particularly after you know, get your heart 493 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:57,359 Speaker 1: ripped out like this game. But I was fully just 494 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:00,880 Speaker 1: my mind was going to overtime, know, gosh, I hope 495 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 1: they win the coin town and they win the coin toss. 496 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:05,639 Speaker 1: You know, I was thinking about all that stuff, and 497 00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:09,520 Speaker 1: I'll be a son of a gun if oh no, Joseph, 498 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:14,679 Speaker 1: Oh no, too bad. I guess one positive out of 499 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:17,760 Speaker 1: this season as a whole is that after the Super 500 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:20,320 Speaker 1: Bowl last year, there was still the impression for some 501 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:23,159 Speaker 1: people at least that there was a bit of a 502 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 1: flukish fast back to last year's Super Bowl run. They 503 00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:28,240 Speaker 1: kind of came out of nowhere, you know, won these 504 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:31,600 Speaker 1: games on last second field goals. Nobody feels that way 505 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:34,919 Speaker 1: about the Bengals anymore. They have clearly established that with 506 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 1: Joe Burr at quarterback, Zach Taylor at head coach and 507 00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:41,119 Speaker 1: the players that they have on that roster, this is, 508 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:43,919 Speaker 1: without question, one of the best teams in the NFL. 509 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:46,199 Speaker 1: I agree with that, Dan, I mean, I think you know, 510 00:27:46,280 --> 00:27:48,639 Speaker 1: last year you can say, you know, shoot, there were 511 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 1: seven and six, you know, around Thanksgiving and had just 512 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:54,240 Speaker 1: gotten handled a couple of times to go to seven 513 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:56,119 Speaker 1: and six. You know, there were seven and four and thought, oh, 514 00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:57,840 Speaker 1: I mean, and now they're seven and six and not 515 00:27:57,880 --> 00:27:59,879 Speaker 1: doing real well at seven and six, and then they, 516 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 1: you know, turn it on again. That just tells you 517 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:07,480 Speaker 1: that this football team took the lessons learned from the 518 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 1: prior year and applied them and expanded itself. It's a 519 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 1: much better football team than last year's football team. So 520 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:20,240 Speaker 1: guys are a year older, guys have banked all those experiences, 521 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 1: you know, they're so young, and still they're growing and quickly, 522 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:28,960 Speaker 1: and it'll be interesting to see, you know, tweak here, 523 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:32,320 Speaker 1: tweak here. Their personnel wise, it's never the same. This 524 00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:34,960 Speaker 1: football team is not the same as last year's football 525 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 1: team personnel wise, and next year's football team won't be either. 526 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 1: But the core, the core is the same, and the 527 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:43,960 Speaker 1: core is pretty damn good and I think the whole 528 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:48,720 Speaker 1: NFL knows now that this team belonged in the final four. 529 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:51,880 Speaker 1: This team was within a whisker going to the Super Bowl, 530 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 1: being one of the final two. And I do think that. 531 00:28:56,640 --> 00:29:01,479 Speaker 1: I don't think anybody's like that was a shot, you know, 532 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 1: one hit wonder not anymore. I think they realize just 533 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:09,720 Speaker 1: a real deal there, legit. I was looking forward to 534 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:13,719 Speaker 1: doing another Super Bowl Now. I can't wait for training camp. Really. 535 00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:17,280 Speaker 1: I mean it's I felt so bad walking around the 536 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:19,080 Speaker 1: locker room looking at the face. I mean, I can 537 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:24,520 Speaker 1: identify with it. I just I never ever felt as 538 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:27,920 Speaker 1: bad professionally as I did after that Super Bowl that 539 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 1: I played in that we lost. I mean, oh my gosh, man, 540 00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:34,400 Speaker 1: the pit in your stomach. I mean, you know, losing 541 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:38,600 Speaker 1: family members, friends, close friends, all that is. It's a 542 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:44,640 Speaker 1: different kind of, you know, low feeling. But man, professionally, 543 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:48,920 Speaker 1: nothing's even close to losing that Super Bowl, not even close. 544 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:52,880 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth Podcast is brought to you by Bengals 545 00:29:52,920 --> 00:29:55,840 Speaker 1: Picks and Ultimate Bengals. They're free to play with tickets 546 00:29:55,880 --> 00:30:00,040 Speaker 1: and signed merchandise up for grabs. Find both inside the 547 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:04,360 Speaker 1: Bengals app. Finally, it's time for this week's fun Facts interview, 548 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 1: where you get to know the person under the pads. 549 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 1: Time for some fun facts with Bengals offensive lineman Trey Hill. 550 00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:17,080 Speaker 1: Trey in this case is short for Dean Tree. Does 551 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:22,120 Speaker 1: anybody in your life call you Deantre? Maybe teachers when 552 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:25,200 Speaker 1: I was in high school, but anybody else, It's just 553 00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:27,960 Speaker 1: been ture. So Trey, it sounds like you're from a 554 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:30,640 Speaker 1: big family. How many brothers and sisters do you have? 555 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:33,560 Speaker 1: And where do you fall on the totem pole? Three brothers, 556 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 1: two sisters, and I'm the last one. I'm the last boy. Now, 557 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:40,600 Speaker 1: based on what I've read, your older brothers were instrumental 558 00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:44,000 Speaker 1: in helping you ultimately get to the NFL. How did 559 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:46,800 Speaker 1: they motivate and push you? M just about the things 560 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:49,160 Speaker 1: they did to help that they gave me. Just coming 561 00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:53,040 Speaker 1: out of high school, I enter into college and just 562 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 1: seeing both the day life stores each and every day 563 00:30:55,800 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 1: just pushed me and motivated me to finish the deal 564 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:02,120 Speaker 1: to get to the NFL. You're six four three thirty five, 565 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:05,840 Speaker 1: but there's footage of you on the internet as a 566 00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:10,000 Speaker 1: peewee football player where you were running back. It's hysterical. 567 00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:13,320 Speaker 1: You look like a grown man with ten year old kids. 568 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 1: Did the parents from the other teams complain every week? 569 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 1: It was a complaint. You need Jacobs Burson tificate all that, 570 00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:25,000 Speaker 1: so I got all that. You're from Warner Robbins, Georgia, 571 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:28,120 Speaker 1: south of Macon. There's a big Air Force base there. 572 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:30,800 Speaker 1: Describe your hometown and some of the things you like 573 00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:33,240 Speaker 1: to do when you were growing up. Oh, actually, I'm 574 00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 1: not from there. I just went to school there from 575 00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:40,320 Speaker 1: ten to twelfth grade. But I'm from making Counter, small town, 576 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:46,040 Speaker 1: probably a Mexo five to ten thousand people, So I'll 577 00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:49,800 Speaker 1: stay in the country. Dirt rolls, things of that nature, 578 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 1: so it's pretty nice out there. There's really not a 579 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:56,000 Speaker 1: lot to do. But as I'll go up, are you 580 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:59,000 Speaker 1: an outdoorsman? Do you like hunting and fishing and things 581 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 1: like that. I love fish for bass, bram crappy, all 582 00:32:03,080 --> 00:32:05,800 Speaker 1: of that. I have never been deep sea fishing though. 583 00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:08,800 Speaker 1: That's one thing I'm looking to ax off my list 584 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:12,240 Speaker 1: this offseason. You were a high school All American and 585 00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:15,200 Speaker 1: one of the top offensive line recruits in the country. 586 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:18,560 Speaker 1: Did you enjoy the attention from college football coaches or 587 00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:22,000 Speaker 1: was it stressful? It wasn't stressful. I just knew at 588 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 1: the end of the day it was all business. And 589 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:28,320 Speaker 1: you know, as you want you recruit things of that nature, 590 00:32:28,520 --> 00:32:31,120 Speaker 1: they're gonna love all you and do anything to get 591 00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:34,160 Speaker 1: you and want you. There's basically like, I mean, you're 592 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 1: part of the team now, so they don't really have 593 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:38,480 Speaker 1: to do all the hugging, kissing up to you, none 594 00:32:38,480 --> 00:32:40,760 Speaker 1: of that at that point. Just you're trying to play 595 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:43,160 Speaker 1: ball and to get to where I'm at today. So 596 00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:45,760 Speaker 1: during the recruiting process, I mean I took it in. 597 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:47,880 Speaker 1: I took the love all of that in, but at 598 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:49,560 Speaker 1: the end of the day, I knew it was all business. 599 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:53,880 Speaker 1: I like to save stuff. Have your parents saved all 600 00:32:53,920 --> 00:32:56,720 Speaker 1: the mail that you received that they're big boxes of 601 00:32:56,800 --> 00:32:59,600 Speaker 1: stuff from every college football program in the country. Yeah, 602 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:01,680 Speaker 1: I got all the boxes. All everything is at my 603 00:33:01,760 --> 00:33:06,600 Speaker 1: mom's house with the boxes, the jerseys, the everything. So 604 00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:09,840 Speaker 1: we're visiting the tray hill. So when it came time 605 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:12,760 Speaker 1: to pick your school, you did it in a video. 606 00:33:13,120 --> 00:33:17,320 Speaker 1: You can still see this on YouTube. There's dramatic music playing, 607 00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:22,040 Speaker 1: You're lifting weights, you're dripping sweat, you're breathing heavily, and 608 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:25,920 Speaker 1: then at the end you simply say, go dogs. Give 609 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:28,160 Speaker 1: me the backstory, who came up with the concept and 610 00:33:28,240 --> 00:33:32,120 Speaker 1: how did you make the video? There comes to obviously 611 00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:34,960 Speaker 1: from my trainer to god, I still training with Brent Allen. 612 00:33:36,080 --> 00:33:39,840 Speaker 1: It's basically reper cuff, working hard every day and just 613 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:42,959 Speaker 1: you know the grind that we do every day. You know, 614 00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:45,600 Speaker 1: not no nothing, no crazy video or not like that, 615 00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:48,040 Speaker 1: just the thing that we do every day to accomplish 616 00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:52,440 Speaker 1: that goal. So that's what the video is about. If 617 00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:56,320 Speaker 1: you search Tray Hill on Google, there are a million 618 00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:59,720 Speaker 1: things that come back about choosing Georgia that my step 619 00:33:59,760 --> 00:34:04,480 Speaker 1: been a huge deal where you're from. Yeah, it was huge, dude, 620 00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:07,680 Speaker 1: because of my hometown, home state. Obviously, I wouldn't stay home. 621 00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:11,160 Speaker 1: I wouldn't stay close to my parents. So I'm traveling 622 00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:14,200 Speaker 1: and not a problem for me, but at that time, 623 00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:16,960 Speaker 1: I just felt the need to stay home. You enrolled 624 00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:20,040 Speaker 1: early at Georgia January of what would have been your 625 00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:22,120 Speaker 1: senior year of high school. See you mess out on 626 00:34:22,239 --> 00:34:25,200 Speaker 1: some high school activities when you do that? Was that difficult? 627 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:28,400 Speaker 1: Oh not at all. I was a later back person. 628 00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:31,200 Speaker 1: I didn't go to prom, so it was the perfect 629 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:34,440 Speaker 1: opportunity for me to get in college. Really, but my 630 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:36,719 Speaker 1: whole plan was coming out of high school due three, 631 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:39,040 Speaker 1: can get out of three. So I did that, and 632 00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:42,239 Speaker 1: I'm thankful for that. You did that and earned your 633 00:34:42,239 --> 00:34:45,400 Speaker 1: degree in three years. How hard did you work academically 634 00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:48,680 Speaker 1: to pull that off? I worked very hard. A great 635 00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:51,000 Speaker 1: thing about it the college class courses that took my 636 00:34:51,360 --> 00:34:54,240 Speaker 1: last semester of high school, which was my first semester 637 00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:57,040 Speaker 1: of my twelfth grade year, they counted when I got 638 00:34:57,080 --> 00:35:00,640 Speaker 1: to college, so that was a blessing for me. I 639 00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:02,960 Speaker 1: just wrote it on up basically telling them, I'm like, 640 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:05,799 Speaker 1: I don't wan't know. If it ain't got nothing to 641 00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:07,480 Speaker 1: do my major, I didn't want to be in there. 642 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:10,359 Speaker 1: So that's how I got through that. It's quite an accomplishment. 643 00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:15,120 Speaker 1: We're visiting the Trey Hill. On April twenty seventh, twenty seventeen, 644 00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:18,080 Speaker 1: you tweeted something that still pinned at the top of 645 00:35:18,080 --> 00:35:22,240 Speaker 1: your Twitter account. Here's the quote, four more years from today, 646 00:35:22,400 --> 00:35:26,360 Speaker 1: I'm changing my family's lives and that's on me. You 647 00:35:26,480 --> 00:35:29,960 Speaker 1: only missed by two days. April twenty ninth, twenty twenty one, 648 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:32,120 Speaker 1: you were drafted by the Bengals in the sixth round. 649 00:35:32,600 --> 00:35:36,280 Speaker 1: Describe your draft experience and making that dream come true. 650 00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:41,600 Speaker 1: Oh listen, man, just to hear your name call an 651 00:35:41,760 --> 00:35:45,279 Speaker 1: NFL draft, you know, it's a dream come true something 652 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:47,359 Speaker 1: I've been one as a little kid, and I got it. 653 00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:51,399 Speaker 1: But obviously the work still not done and I'm still 654 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:55,000 Speaker 1: striving for more each and every day. So how did 655 00:35:55,040 --> 00:35:57,759 Speaker 1: you watch the draft and where were you when you 656 00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:00,760 Speaker 1: got the call? I was at home with my parents, 657 00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:04,200 Speaker 1: my people, everybody came out. Yeah, I was with them 658 00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:07,560 Speaker 1: having a good time. Who was basically just waiting for 659 00:36:07,640 --> 00:36:10,719 Speaker 1: the call and we got it and everything, I mean, 660 00:36:10,840 --> 00:36:14,000 Speaker 1: everything been a blessing every since. So last year as 661 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:16,879 Speaker 1: a rookie, you started three games. You played in all 662 00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:20,320 Speaker 1: four postseason games, including the super Bowl. That's a pretty 663 00:36:20,320 --> 00:36:23,960 Speaker 1: impressive rookie year. Describe who was at the super Bowl 664 00:36:24,040 --> 00:36:25,880 Speaker 1: and what it was like for you to come charging 665 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:29,200 Speaker 1: out of that tunnel at Sofi Stadium. It was surreal. 666 00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:31,840 Speaker 1: Mom and Dad was there. Who was just surreal because 667 00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:36,440 Speaker 1: just highest level and they don't get no buriered in this. 668 00:36:36,680 --> 00:36:39,520 Speaker 1: So just coming out to tunnel and experienced that feeling, 669 00:36:39,520 --> 00:36:42,759 Speaker 1: the atmosphere and all the fans being there, there was 670 00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:44,600 Speaker 1: a blessing to be out there and looking forward to 671 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:47,839 Speaker 1: get back there this year. So you're alma mater has 672 00:36:47,840 --> 00:36:51,440 Speaker 1: won the last two college football national championships. Those are 673 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:54,120 Speaker 1: still your guys. A lot of your former teammates helped 674 00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:56,719 Speaker 1: the Bulldogs win those two titles. Have you made it 675 00:36:56,760 --> 00:36:58,640 Speaker 1: back to a game, and what's it been like for 676 00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:00,680 Speaker 1: you the last few years to be a and at 677 00:37:00,680 --> 00:37:03,680 Speaker 1: the former Boltogen It's been nice to just sit back 678 00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:05,759 Speaker 1: and look at them play because I never got to 679 00:37:05,760 --> 00:37:07,440 Speaker 1: see that side of it when I was there, so 680 00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:10,120 Speaker 1: to just you know, sit back, look at what those 681 00:37:10,120 --> 00:37:13,319 Speaker 1: guys doing. And you know, some of those guys call 682 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:15,520 Speaker 1: them from time to time and you know ask me 683 00:37:15,640 --> 00:37:17,920 Speaker 1: questions like what can they implement in their game or 684 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:19,719 Speaker 1: how can they get better at this and that? And 685 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:22,880 Speaker 1: obviously I tell them because those my guys, and hopefully 686 00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:25,520 Speaker 1: they'll get to this level. All right. A few wild 687 00:37:25,560 --> 00:37:29,200 Speaker 1: card topics now for Bengals offensive lineman Trey Hill. Who 688 00:37:29,239 --> 00:37:33,879 Speaker 1: is your all time favorite athlete in any sport? And 689 00:37:33,960 --> 00:37:37,439 Speaker 1: why I don't really think I have a all time 690 00:37:37,800 --> 00:37:40,720 Speaker 1: it's afterte I was more of a guy just looking 691 00:37:40,760 --> 00:37:44,480 Speaker 1: at everybody and getting nick knacked things from this person 692 00:37:44,520 --> 00:37:47,280 Speaker 1: and that person, and you know, just trying to implement 693 00:37:47,280 --> 00:37:50,080 Speaker 1: into my game football wise, But when I look at 694 00:37:50,160 --> 00:37:52,480 Speaker 1: like other sports, I mean, yeah, I'm a fan of 695 00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:53,880 Speaker 1: the sport, but I don't think I just got a 696 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:58,440 Speaker 1: favorite player. What's the toughest part about being your size 697 00:37:59,160 --> 00:38:04,839 Speaker 1: in normal old life? I would say flights if I 698 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:07,400 Speaker 1: sit in the regular seats, because that can be a 699 00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:10,640 Speaker 1: little uncomfortable. But if I sit in first class, obviously 700 00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:14,520 Speaker 1: that's a good flight for me. But yeah, that's uncomfortable 701 00:38:14,560 --> 00:38:17,360 Speaker 1: to sit in the regular flight seat for sure. Do 702 00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:21,359 Speaker 1: you have any hidden talents? Hitting talents? So I don't 703 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:25,319 Speaker 1: know if they're hitting. But I played basketball, baseball, and 704 00:38:26,160 --> 00:38:29,080 Speaker 1: I did track, shot put disc but I don't think 705 00:38:29,080 --> 00:38:32,520 Speaker 1: that's a hidden talent. There's a basketball hoop in the 706 00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:35,759 Speaker 1: Bengals facility. Do you hoop it out put teammates? Yeah, 707 00:38:35,840 --> 00:38:39,360 Speaker 1: all the time. Last year I used to shoot around 708 00:38:39,360 --> 00:38:44,600 Speaker 1: a lot with Deontay Smith and Isaiah and Quentinn Spain. 709 00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:48,359 Speaker 1: That was our weekly routine, so we did that every 710 00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:50,839 Speaker 1: week before the game. What do you like to spend 711 00:38:50,880 --> 00:38:54,560 Speaker 1: your money on. I've been getting into properties lately, so 712 00:38:54,960 --> 00:38:58,320 Speaker 1: that's been a good thing for many stocks. But other 713 00:38:58,360 --> 00:39:01,240 Speaker 1: than you know, spending money to make money, I'll probably 714 00:39:01,239 --> 00:39:04,960 Speaker 1: say shoes. Well, if you're purchasing properties, it sounds like 715 00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:09,200 Speaker 1: you have an eye on your post football career. Definitely, 716 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:13,520 Speaker 1: like I gotta you gotta have longevity in this career area. 717 00:39:14,320 --> 00:39:16,520 Speaker 1: You know, I'm not the type that's trying to get 718 00:39:16,600 --> 00:39:19,560 Speaker 1: down with football. And if to jump straight into a job, 719 00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:22,919 Speaker 1: if anything, I want to you know, we jump straight 720 00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:25,239 Speaker 1: into being my own boss, doing my own stuff. So 721 00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:27,759 Speaker 1: that's what I'm looking forward to. And it's, you know, 722 00:39:28,040 --> 00:39:31,200 Speaker 1: in the future with my money, putting that George education 723 00:39:31,239 --> 00:39:33,600 Speaker 1: to you. So I like it. Final fun fact, this 724 00:39:33,719 --> 00:39:42,040 Speaker 1: one's kind of deep. If you could meet anybody in history, athlete, entertainer, statesman, 725 00:39:42,640 --> 00:39:46,600 Speaker 1: whoever it might be, who would that be, Oh, I'll 726 00:39:46,640 --> 00:39:50,399 Speaker 1: probably say Albert Einstein, just to pick his brain, get 727 00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:53,120 Speaker 1: his knowledge about everything you thought about, because that was 728 00:39:53,120 --> 00:39:56,399 Speaker 1: one person that really thunk outside of the box. So 729 00:39:57,200 --> 00:39:59,320 Speaker 1: you have to get his knowledge, pick his brain. That'll 730 00:39:59,360 --> 00:40:02,359 Speaker 1: be a good than to do. I like that, Trey Hill, 731 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:05,120 Speaker 1: hanging out with Albert Einstein. That's an excellent answer. 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