WEBVTT - Bengals Booth Podcast: We Did It Big

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<v Speaker 1>Bagging everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading the

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<v Speaker 1>Bengals Booth Podcast. The We did It Big, Yeah, we

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<v Speaker 1>did it. We did it big. Addition, as the Bengals

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<v Speaker 1>go with a big man with their first pick in

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<v Speaker 1>the twenty twenty four.

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<v Speaker 2>Draft, we're the eighteenth pick in the twenty twenty four

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<v Speaker 2>NFL drafts, the Cincinnati Bengals select Amrius Mimes Teco, Georgia.

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<v Speaker 1>That is one large bulldog making his way to Cincinnati.

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<v Speaker 3>And so you see the size up there, six seven,

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<v Speaker 3>three hundred and forty pounds.

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<v Speaker 4>He is massive.

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<v Speaker 1>Coming up. You'll hear from Zach Taylor and offensive coordinator

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<v Speaker 1>Dan Pitcher, and you'll also hear what Amrius Mims had

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<v Speaker 1>to say after being selected by Cincinnati. Then I'll discuss

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<v Speaker 1>the pick with Dave Lapham and look ahead to what

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<v Speaker 1>we think the Bengals are likely to do on Day two.

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<v Speaker 1>a quick reminder that you can have the latest edition

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<v Speaker 1>computer by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. It's the

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<v Speaker 1>greatest thing since Bill Tobin, The father of Bengals Director

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<v Speaker 1>of player Personnel Duke Tobin, passed away last week at

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<v Speaker 1>the age of eighty three. Duke followed in his father's footsteps,

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<v Speaker 1>as Bill Tobin was one of the great scouts in

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<v Speaker 1>front office executives in NFL history, best known for the

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<v Speaker 1>role he played in building the nineteen eighty five Super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl champion Chicago Bears, a team that featured six Hall

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<v Speaker 1>of famers, including Walter Say and Mike Singletary. Bill joined

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<v Speaker 1>Duke on the Bengals staff in two thousand and three

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<v Speaker 1>and has been a trusted voice in the organization ever since.

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<v Speaker 1>On a personal note, one of the many great things

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<v Speaker 1>about my job has been sitting in the team cafeteria

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<v Speaker 1>listening to Bill Tobin and Dave Lapham swap stories about

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<v Speaker 1>their lives in football, the Bengals and the NFL. More

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<v Speaker 1>in the loss of a great man in Bill Tobin.

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<v Speaker 1>Now let's get to Round one of the draft. With

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<v Speaker 1>six quarterbacks being selected in the top twelve picks, the

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<v Speaker 1>Bengals had an abundance of enticing choices. With the eighteenth

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<v Speaker 1>overall pick, the top cornerbacks were still on the board.

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<v Speaker 1>Defensive tackle Johnny Newton was still there, but the Bengals

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<v Speaker 1>selection likely came down to two offensive linemen, Troy f

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<v Speaker 1>Utanu of Washington and Amarus Mims of Georgia. They chose

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<v Speaker 1>the one with the highest ceiling. Mims. He's four inches

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<v Speaker 1>tall and about twenty pounds heavier than Fatanu, who many

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<v Speaker 1>draft gurus project as a guard in the NFL. Mims

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<v Speaker 1>is also two years younger. The knock on a Marius

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<v Speaker 1>is his lack of experience. He had nankel injury this

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<v Speaker 1>year and only started eight games in three seasons with

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<v Speaker 1>the Bulldogs. Here's offensive coordinator Dan Pitcher.

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<v Speaker 5>I think we're all of the opinion that the only

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<v Speaker 5>reason he's here for us to pick at eighteen is

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<v Speaker 5>probably because of the fact that he only has eight

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<v Speaker 5>starts and had he gotten through a played this whole

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<v Speaker 5>season the way he played in the tape that we saw,

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<v Speaker 5>there's a very low chance that we're even having an

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<v Speaker 5>opportunity to pick him.

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<v Speaker 1>Mims is a perfect fit on the Bengals offensive line

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<v Speaker 1>literally and figuratively. He's nearly six ' eight and weighs

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<v Speaker 1>three hundred and forty pounds, meaning he's roughly the same

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<v Speaker 1>size as the tackle tandem of Orlando Brown and Trent Brown.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's Zach Taylor.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, it's those guys that have similar measurables and

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<v Speaker 6>have gone through a lot of seasons, one Super Bowls

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<v Speaker 6>to both of them. So I do it's coincidence at

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<v Speaker 6>what We didn't set out to do this, but the

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<v Speaker 6>way it's pointed out is makes us look brilliant.

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<v Speaker 1>But Mims is remarkably athletic for his size and didn't

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<v Speaker 1>allow his single sack at Georgia. Here's Pitcher.

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<v Speaker 5>He's three forty, but he doesn't look like he's three forty.

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<v Speaker 5>So he moves a lot better than what you'd expect

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<v Speaker 5>a player that weight to move, and so he stays

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<v Speaker 5>in really good position. He's seemingly unaffected by speed and

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<v Speaker 5>bowl and he just he plays under control, he's comfortable.

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<v Speaker 5>It's all the things that you want to see out

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<v Speaker 5>of a guy that size to project to being a

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<v Speaker 5>high end pass protector in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>Since Trent Brown signed a one year contract to start

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<v Speaker 1>a right tackle, there's no pressure on Mims to start

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<v Speaker 1>right away. He told Cincinnati reporters that he's looking forward

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<v Speaker 1>to learning from his that are in teammates.

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<v Speaker 4>One hundred percent. I can get behind those guys and

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<v Speaker 4>learn from the much as Orlando and Tread as much

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<v Speaker 4>as possible. It's just wild man, just watching both of

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<v Speaker 4>those guys in college and not in the league and

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<v Speaker 4>just you know, getting getting to be in the same

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<v Speaker 4>room with them. Man, it's just a blessing.

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<v Speaker 5>Man.

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<v Speaker 1>MEM's watched the draft in Atlanta with his family and

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<v Speaker 1>former teammates and coaches.

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<v Speaker 4>All my family, my past teammates, passed coaches. But I said,

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<v Speaker 4>close the members and friends with here today. And like

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<v Speaker 4>I said, that, media actually just mad all into his

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<v Speaker 4>cry and difficult life as a kid. I dream to

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<v Speaker 4>be in a situation honestly, you know, and and don't

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<v Speaker 4>say there's a lot of a lot of picks on

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<v Speaker 4>this run. It does a lot of picks in the

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<v Speaker 4>drafts man. For me to be at pick eight, things

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<v Speaker 4>as wild Man.

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<v Speaker 1>for analysis of round one and a look ahead to

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<v Speaker 1>Friday second and third rounds with Dave Lapham Lap You

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<v Speaker 1>were hoping for JC Latham and Talsa Fuaga. Unfortunately they

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<v Speaker 1>were taken before the Bengals were on the clock at

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<v Speaker 1>number eighteen. But I don't get the sense from you

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<v Speaker 1>that you are disappointed with the selection of Amarius Mims

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<v Speaker 1>six seven, three hundred and forty pounds thirty six and

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<v Speaker 1>an eighth inch arms. The man is a freak of nature.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, and when we did our podcast, he was the

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<v Speaker 3>guy that we were talking about. I mean, just sheer

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<v Speaker 3>measurables are extraordinary. I mean his hand size from his

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<v Speaker 3>pinky to his thumb tip of each eleven and a

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<v Speaker 3>quarter almost a ruler that he's palming. Their wingspan eighty

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<v Speaker 3>six and three quarters seven feet two inches plus I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>he is big everywhere you want a guy to be big,

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<v Speaker 3>and an athletic thing is he's not as stiff. He

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<v Speaker 3>can move eight starts, limited number of snaps. But all

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<v Speaker 3>I can say is the last player the Bengals drafted

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<v Speaker 3>in the offensive line that had limited starts and was

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<v Speaker 3>extremely athletic, it was Anthony Wunhams that sure worked out,

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<v Speaker 3>worked out okay. And I can remember vividly talking to

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<v Speaker 3>Forest Greg and he said, when he went out and

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<v Speaker 3>worked Anthony Munhos out, Anthony Winos put him on his butt,

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<v Speaker 3>and when he put his hand out to pull force

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<v Speaker 3>Greg up, he said, he engulfed my hand. He was

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<v Speaker 3>up by my wrist and forearm. So you know, you're

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<v Speaker 3>talking measurables and athleticism. That's what this kid is.

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<v Speaker 1>You know.

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<v Speaker 3>Obviously the best ability of the best ability is availability,

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<v Speaker 3>and he has struggle with that, you know, somewhat, But

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<v Speaker 3>obviously so did Anthony. It certainly didn't curtail a career that,

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<v Speaker 3>in my mind, is the best any offensive lineman has

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<v Speaker 3>ever had. And if Mims can just get to whatever

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<v Speaker 3>level of that, the Cincinnati Bens would be very very pleased.

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<v Speaker 3>I wonder what Mike Brown was thinking. I mean, he

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<v Speaker 3>was involved in both of those selections. I wonder if

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<v Speaker 3>Mike Brown talked about, you know, brought up Anthony and

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<v Speaker 3>the parallels between them and the process of the evaluation

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<v Speaker 3>and all that sort of thing.

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<v Speaker 1>This is an upside pick. He's not needed right away.

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<v Speaker 1>They signed Trent Brown to a one year contract to

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<v Speaker 1>play right tackle. You take a big swing here for

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<v Speaker 1>a Marius Mimms, hoping he can be the type of

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<v Speaker 1>guy that you only can land with a first round.

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<v Speaker 3>Draft pick exactly. I mean, the floor is the tape,

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<v Speaker 3>and there's not a whole lot of tape. The you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the ceiling is character, and it seems that he's got

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of that, not just football character, but overall character.

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<v Speaker 3>The thing that's going to be great though with him

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<v Speaker 3>is he comes in here with two massive human beings,

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<v Speaker 3>the Browns at the manning the two tackle positions, six ' eight,

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<v Speaker 3>three hundred and whatever, plus you know, big, strong hands,

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<v Speaker 3>long arms, just like him. It's like, Okay, we'll bring

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<v Speaker 3>you in and you're gonna learn from guys that have

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<v Speaker 3>very similar body type to you, and they've learned how

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<v Speaker 3>to use that body to win in the National Football league,

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<v Speaker 3>not just individually against their opponent, but win super Bowls.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean they're both Super Bowl champions. So I think

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<v Speaker 3>that he is in an unbelievable place in his career

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<v Speaker 3>to learn from two outstanding football players and high character

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<v Speaker 3>guys as well. I think that he couldn't really ask

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<v Speaker 3>for a better situation. I mean, he was all excited

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<v Speaker 3>about being coached by Frank Pollack too. I think he

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<v Speaker 3>and Frank Pollitck hit it off big time, you know

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<v Speaker 3>when they came here and met each other and got

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<v Speaker 3>on the board and talked football and all that. So,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, And the other thing is, I mean, he

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<v Speaker 3>played at Georgia. He is He's coming from winning culture.

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<v Speaker 3>He's working with offensive linemen that you know for project

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<v Speaker 3>his starters are Super Bowl winners. I mean, it's it's

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<v Speaker 3>a there's a lot of pluses there. He went against

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<v Speaker 3>the guys he played against when he did have his

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<v Speaker 3>eight starts with quality players. He practiced against quality players

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<v Speaker 3>every single every single practice snap that he took down

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<v Speaker 3>there at Georgia. They recruit the best players you know,

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<v Speaker 3>on the planet at the college football level. So it's

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<v Speaker 3>not like, you know, this is he's he's just inexperienced,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, in terms of number of snaps. But he's

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<v Speaker 3>not raw. He's proven he can do it, just needs

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<v Speaker 3>to do it in a more volume basis.

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<v Speaker 1>We mentioned the size six seven, three forty. The thing

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<v Speaker 1>that people keep bringing up is that he's got a

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<v Speaker 1>low body fat percentage. Normally, when you see three hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and forty pound offensive lineman, when they take the shirt off,

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<v Speaker 1>there's you know, there's a little bit jiggling there. Seventeen

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<v Speaker 1>percent body fat for a guy his size is indeed

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<v Speaker 1>highly unusual.

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<v Speaker 3>Genetic freakazoid, I mean, genetic marvel he is. He's put together.

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<v Speaker 3>He's put together in the right places. You know. I

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<v Speaker 3>think if you were to go into laboratory and concoct

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I'm gonna put in raw materials here in

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<v Speaker 3>this formulation to create the epitome of a body type

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<v Speaker 3>for an offensive tackle, Marius Mims would come spitting out

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<v Speaker 3>of there. I mean, he's that type of guy. But

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<v Speaker 3>you know, the thing is, I've seen guys that look

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<v Speaker 3>like Tarzan play like Jane, and I've seen guys that

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<v Speaker 3>look like you know, the guy getting off the collecting

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<v Speaker 3>your rubbers off the truck to pick up your trash

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<v Speaker 3>who goes out there and kicks button, takes names. So

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<v Speaker 3>it's not just you know, it's not it's it's not

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<v Speaker 3>a beauty pageant. It's not a body beautiful thing. But

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<v Speaker 3>the fact is he can play. He can play. He's athletic.

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<v Speaker 3>He's not a stiff. A lot of sometimes you see

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<v Speaker 3>these big, you know, big herculean type guy, stiff as

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<v Speaker 3>a board. This guy's fluid, athletic again, big in the

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<v Speaker 3>right places, and he is I think with the upside

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<v Speaker 3>potential he has, it's probably limitless at this point. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>if I'm Frank Pollock, I'm sitting there and I've got

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<v Speaker 3>an enormous amount of clay, and I'm going to construct

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<v Speaker 3>a work of art because this guy has all the

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<v Speaker 3>raw materials to put together a work of art. And

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<v Speaker 3>I think Frank Pollack's going to be excited to get

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<v Speaker 3>everything he can out of this guy.

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<v Speaker 1>A three hundred and forty pound block of clay. That

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<v Speaker 1>is something to work with. In this era of the

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<v Speaker 1>extra year, due to COVID and the transfer portal, ANIL, etc.

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<v Speaker 1>There are a lot of older players in this draft.

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<v Speaker 1>He's twenty one years old. He had a three point

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<v Speaker 1>six GPA. Sounds like he's a smart kid, came off

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<v Speaker 1>well in his conference call with Cincinnati Area reporters. So

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of those things you're looking for in somebody

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<v Speaker 1>that you can develop into being a Pro Bowl type

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<v Speaker 1>player right there.

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<v Speaker 3>Not only younger, but nowhere and tear So again, you

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<v Speaker 3>have you have a guy that's coming in here with

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<v Speaker 3>a floor, but his ceiling is I don't know how

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<v Speaker 3>many stories up there. It's it's incredibly high. And you know, again,

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<v Speaker 3>it's almost like I'm thinking about Anthony Munhos. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>Anthony came in. There's not a better human being walking

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<v Speaker 3>the planet in Anthony Munhos. I mean high character guy,

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<v Speaker 3>intelligent guy. This kid seems to have some of those

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<v Speaker 3>those traits as well. So I don't want to you know, Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not gonna say if he if he doesn't play

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<v Speaker 3>like anything Winos, this guy's a bust. I'm not saying

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<v Speaker 3>that whatsoever. What I am saying is the league was

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<v Speaker 3>scoffing at the Bengals for taking Anthony Winows. He was

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<v Speaker 3>off most teams board and the and the Bengals take

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<v Speaker 3>him top five pick and the rest of the league

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<v Speaker 3>falling about it, and now you know, they're all like,

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<v Speaker 3>oh man, that is the greatest What a brilliant pick,

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<v Speaker 3>What a brilliant move the Cincinnati Bengals made. It was

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<v Speaker 3>gutsy and it was it certainly, uh it certainly got

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of criticism when they did it. But then

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<v Speaker 3>as soon as Anthony Muni was panned out, oh man,

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<v Speaker 3>that was the greatest move anybody ever made as a franchise.

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<v Speaker 3>And hopefully that's the situation with Mims.

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<v Speaker 1>Troy Fought Wutanu from Washington went a few picks later

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<v Speaker 1>to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Why do you think the Bengals

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<v Speaker 1>went Mims over fought Wutanu.

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<v Speaker 3>I think because, you know, looking at the body and

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<v Speaker 3>looking at the upside potential. I mean, again, I don't

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<v Speaker 3>want to bring anything back to Anthony Munhos, but it's

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<v Speaker 3>like he's off the board in a lot of teams,

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<v Speaker 3>and there were other tackles out there, but as it

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<v Speaker 3>turned out, couldn't hold a candle on to Anthony Munhos

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<v Speaker 3>and the Bengals won. I think they were thinking that

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<v Speaker 3>this guy may pan out to be the best tackle

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<v Speaker 3>in the draft in this year's draft. Went all of

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<v Speaker 3>a said and done and who knows, you know, three years,

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<v Speaker 3>five years, seven years, ten years down the road, that's

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<v Speaker 3>when you, you know, evaluate that sort of thing. But

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<v Speaker 3>I think a lot of a lot of times you're

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<v Speaker 3>you're taking players based on upside potential and environment that

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<v Speaker 3>they're going to. And George is a great environment, there's

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<v Speaker 3>no question about that. But I think, you know, he

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<v Speaker 3>feels like and the Bengals feel like he's coming into

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<v Speaker 3>a good situation with the offensive lineman that we already

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<v Speaker 3>talked about and that he's going to be a part of.

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<v Speaker 3>And you talk about the biggest offensive lining captivity. My gosh, man,

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<v Speaker 3>they should they should charge an emission fee to watch

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<v Speaker 3>these guys come up, walk out of the locker room

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<v Speaker 3>to go to the practice field, or to get on

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<v Speaker 3>the bus and off the bus and on the plane

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<v Speaker 3>and off the plane. I mean, it's crazy, but I

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<v Speaker 3>do think honestly, when I if I were him, when

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<v Speaker 3>I'd sit back and think about it after the fact, Man,

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<v Speaker 3>I really had a great visit, really liked the offensive

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<v Speaker 3>line coach. I think he's going to be able to

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<v Speaker 3>develop me. And that's the key is Anthony Wuinho has

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<v Speaker 3>had Jim McNally. You know, hopefully frankmin yapp Frank Pollock

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<v Speaker 3>has the same influence on this young man that Jim

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<v Speaker 3>mcneally had on Anthony Munhals and Anthony Muniolls will tell

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<v Speaker 3>you that he was luckiest guy in the world. He

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<v Speaker 3>had a great offensive line coach at USC, Mims had

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<v Speaker 3>a great offensive line coach at Georgia. We've already talked

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<v Speaker 3>about the fact that they didn't take as many snaps

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<v Speaker 3>in college as that they had hoped. They come to

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<v Speaker 3>the NFL and they're developed more by really good offensive

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<v Speaker 3>line coaches at the NFL level. I mean, there's so

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<v Speaker 3>many parallels there, and I think that's probably the biggest

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<v Speaker 3>reason that you know that Frank and the Bengals went

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<v Speaker 3>in that direction.

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<v Speaker 1>Six quarterbacks went in the first twelve picks. As a result,

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<v Speaker 1>the top cornerback was still on the board when the

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<v Speaker 1>Bengals were on the clock. Johnny Newton was still on

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<v Speaker 1>the board. Great edge rushers were still on the board.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think that they were briefly reconsidering whether they

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to stick with the offensive lineman or were they

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<v Speaker 1>just celebrating the fact that Mims was still there.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean it sounded like they were high five,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know the fact that the fact that Mims

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<v Speaker 3>was still there, it didn't In the conversations that you

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<v Speaker 3>know that Zach Taylor and Dan Pitcher had with the

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<v Speaker 3>media after the pick, it didn't sound like there was

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<v Speaker 3>much of a hesitation, nothing deterred them from Okay, it's Mims.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, he's the guy. It sounds like he was

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<v Speaker 3>as the offensive lineman started to come off. He was

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<v Speaker 3>the guy that they were targeting and hoping that he

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<v Speaker 3>would be there at eighteen. And they didn't have to

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<v Speaker 3>move a muscle to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's look ahead to day two. The Bengals

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<v Speaker 1>have one second round pick, two third round picks. What

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<v Speaker 1>position groups would you like to see them attack? And

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<v Speaker 1>do you have any names that you'll be dreaming about

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<v Speaker 1>tonight in preparation for Day two?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean, I don't know. I mean, if Newton

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<v Speaker 3>slides to the to the you know, eighteen in the Sarah,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, if he's there as we're speaking, I'm not

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<v Speaker 3>sure what's taking place in the rest of the second round,

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<v Speaker 3>but if a guy like a guy like that is there,

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<v Speaker 3>would I would highly consider that. But also, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>look at obviously the wide receiver position, and again not

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<v Speaker 3>knowing who is who's coming off the board in the

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<v Speaker 3>first round and who who might be there you know

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<v Speaker 3>in the second but Keon Coleman would be a guy.

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<v Speaker 3>And then and then Baker from Central Florida potentially in

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<v Speaker 3>the third round, if if he's still you know, on

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<v Speaker 3>the board, and then you know, defensive players has been

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<v Speaker 3>an offensive draft obviously have set a record. Uh, it

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<v Speaker 3>didn't draft any defensive players for the longest period of

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<v Speaker 3>time during the course of the day. But again, if

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<v Speaker 3>if if Newton is there, you got to think about him.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, if there are edge rushers. Edge rushers hadn't

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<v Speaker 3>been coming off the board before the Bengals picked at eighteen,

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<v Speaker 3>so you got to think that some of the some

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<v Speaker 3>of those guys might slide down a little bit. I

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<v Speaker 3>do like this Darius Robinson from Georgia. I think he

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<v Speaker 3>can play inside in outside. You know, Mason Smith from

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<v Speaker 3>LSU in the third round, McKinley Jackson potentially in the

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<v Speaker 3>third round at the defensive tackle position. Quarnerback is going

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<v Speaker 3>to be wide open. I mean, gosh, there're you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I've got a dozen more candidates in the first two

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<v Speaker 3>rounds and all of them aren't going to go obviously

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<v Speaker 3>at be a candidate there at eighteen. I think they've

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<v Speaker 3>got options. I think the way the way the draft

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<v Speaker 3>started out, every team in the league that didn't have

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<v Speaker 3>to worry about the quarterback position was thrilled. I mean

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<v Speaker 3>half the first twelve picks in the draft. It's like

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<v Speaker 3>man our board is still so intact. Its unbelievable, Like

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<v Speaker 3>the Bengals are saying, you know, I mean they basically

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<v Speaker 3>rated the quarterbacks on their board as Okay, who's the

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<v Speaker 3>better football player? Is it this quarterback or the other guy?

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<v Speaker 3>And they had many other people between you know, those

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<v Speaker 3>quarterbacks that were drafted in the six quarterbacks draft in

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<v Speaker 3>the top twelve picks. So it's going to be interesting

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<v Speaker 3>that the rip effect that that has, you know, on

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<v Speaker 3>the second round, and how far down the ripple effect

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<v Speaker 3>goes into the third round.

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<v Speaker 1>Zach Taylor's first first round pick at the Bengals head

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<v Speaker 1>coach as an offensive lineman Jonah Williams now in year

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<v Speaker 1>six he gets another and a Marius Mims can't wait

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<v Speaker 1>to meet the big fellow tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's crazy he was drafted to be a candidate

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<v Speaker 3>at some point in time to take the position of

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<v Speaker 3>Jonah Williams. I mean he played both left and right

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<v Speaker 3>and Mims is going to be, you know, working at

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<v Speaker 3>both right and left tackle position. I mean he's athletic

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<v Speaker 3>enough and you know, messive enough obviously to do it. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>it's it's a came full circle, unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 1>More to come tomorrow night, after Day two of the draft,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll hear from the selections Bengals coaches and once again

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