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<v Speaker 1>Higa and everybody. I'm Dan Hoard and thanks for downloading

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<v Speaker 1>The Bengals Booth Podcast. The I said, Hey, let's go

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<v Speaker 1>in on audition as Dave Lapham joins me to discuss

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the pre training camp practice schedule and

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<v Speaker 1>answer the ask lap questions that you submitted on Twitter. Plus,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll hear from Frank Pollack on the return of Jonah

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<v Speaker 1>Williams and I'll talk to undrafted rookie wide receiver Shdrick Jackson.

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<v Speaker 1>Now get to football. As you undoubtedly know by now,

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<v Speaker 1>Jonah Williams is back. He reported on time for the

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<v Speaker 1>mandatory mini camp and explained why he requested a trade

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<v Speaker 1>after the Bengals signed to Orlando Brown Junior as a

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<v Speaker 1>free agent. The former first round draft pick, who became

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<v Speaker 1>a dad in March, was upset that he did not

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<v Speaker 1>get a heads up from the team before the Brown

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<v Speaker 1>signing became public, but Jonah's come to grips with it

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<v Speaker 1>and is ready to make the move from left tackle

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<v Speaker 1>to right tackle.

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<v Speaker 2>There's sixty four tackle spots in the league. To have

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<v Speaker 2>any of them is a crazy, amazing opportunity. I'm super grateful,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, for the chance. So, you know, playing display

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<v Speaker 2>Matt right tackle, I'm fired up to do it. Let's go.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I'm working my knee. I think I'm gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>cleared soon. I feel great moving around. And so that

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<v Speaker 2>was never the issue. I know, that's kind of how

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<v Speaker 2>it was made out to be, and it was never

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<v Speaker 2>like a personal thing. I love all my teammates, love

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<v Speaker 2>all my coaches, love the team fans, Like the last

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<v Speaker 2>couple of years have just been amazing, you know, for

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<v Speaker 2>me personally and for and for the city, and we've

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<v Speaker 2>really felt that. So yeah, that's that's most of the

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<v Speaker 2>points I just wanted to clear up about it. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm back now, mandatory mini cam. I'm gonna be back

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<v Speaker 2>day one to training cam. Before day one a training camp,

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred percent, ready to grind, ready to roll, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, ready to play where the team needs me.

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<v Speaker 1>You played the right side as a freshman at Alabama,

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<v Speaker 1>do you anticipate that this should be a relatively smooth

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<v Speaker 1>move from left to right.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna make it one. Whether it is or is,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna make it one. I'm gonna be out there

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<v Speaker 2>every day doing sets, and then you know, I've got

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<v Speaker 2>I think I'll have about a month before training camp

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<v Speaker 2>but being cleared, and then I'll have all of training

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<v Speaker 2>camp to get acclimated and get moving there. So, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>it's just you know, I played left tackle for six

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<v Speaker 2>whole seasons, like it's it feels everything there feels natural

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<v Speaker 2>to me. I've just done it so much, so I

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<v Speaker 2>have to just retrain everything. But this is my job.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I said, I'm a dad, and I'm gonna take

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<v Speaker 2>sets every single day.

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<v Speaker 3>That's all.

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<v Speaker 2>That's my plan for the next you know, however long,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'll be ready to go.

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<v Speaker 1>Jonah dislocated his kneecap in the fifth game of the

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<v Speaker 1>year and gutted it out without missing a start for

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of the regular season, before suffering a similar

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<v Speaker 1>injury in the opening round playoff win over Baltimore that

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<v Speaker 1>caused him to miss the next two playoff games and

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<v Speaker 1>led to offseason surgery. He looked good doing rehab work

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<v Speaker 1>for three days this week and should be good to

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<v Speaker 1>go for the start of training camp. For more on

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<v Speaker 1>Jonah's return and the state of the old line, I

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<v Speaker 1>caught up with offensive line coach Frank Pollock.

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<v Speaker 3>Jonah's a pro.

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<v Speaker 4>He's been busting his ass out there in California.

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<v Speaker 3>He looks fantastic.

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<v Speaker 4>I've seen a couple of videos of him working out

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<v Speaker 4>in the weight room and doing some agility drills out there,

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<v Speaker 4>so I've been really excited about getting him here in person.

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<v Speaker 4>He looks fantastic and he's a He's a good, solid

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<v Speaker 4>football player as a professional, and I expect nothing, nothing

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<v Speaker 4>but great things from him.

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<v Speaker 1>Flipping from one side to the other isn't easy. But

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<v Speaker 1>he did play right tackle as a freshman at Alabama.

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<v Speaker 1>How significant is that.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean he's got some experience there, but he

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<v Speaker 4>hasn't played it in a while, so I'm not gonna

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<v Speaker 4>short change that. And he's also been rehabbing, so I'm

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<v Speaker 4>not going to short change that. But he's, like I said,

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<v Speaker 4>he's a pro. I love how he works, he knows

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<v Speaker 4>how to prepare, and he takes pride into being a technician.

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<v Speaker 4>So I know he's going to do what it takes

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<v Speaker 4>as far as the extra amount of work or film

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<v Speaker 4>study to hone his comfort level and his ability to

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<v Speaker 4>perform and accelerate on the right side.

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<v Speaker 1>While he's been rehabbing, Jackson's been getting a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>those opportunities on the right side. How does he look.

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<v Speaker 3>He looks good.

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<v Speaker 1>He looks good.

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<v Speaker 4>He's still trying to sharpen his story, if you will,

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<v Speaker 4>as far as the technique's concerned out of the tackle spot.

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<v Speaker 4>And he's a guy that's so athletic that he naturally

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<v Speaker 4>plays well in space. But he's still honing his skills

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<v Speaker 4>on what it means to play offensive lineman and be athletic,

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<v Speaker 4>not just being athletic, being in a good posture and

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<v Speaker 4>demean throughout.

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<v Speaker 3>But he's a smart football player.

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<v Speaker 4>He's been studying his ass off as well, and I'm

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<v Speaker 4>excited about him as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Orlando Brown's track record speaks for itself. But I've been

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<v Speaker 1>amazed by the person. He might be the friendliest, most

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<v Speaker 1>amiable guy I've ever met. How has that impacted the groups?

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<v Speaker 4>He's friendly off the field, but he clearly shows some

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<v Speaker 4>nasty on it. So that's just how we like him

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<v Speaker 4>in the line room. But he's been fantastic in the room.

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<v Speaker 4>He's got great leadership qualities, and I really like his

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<v Speaker 4>workmanlike business approach coming here being an established vet in

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<v Speaker 4>the league, still open to learning some new tricks and

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<v Speaker 4>having new tools in his toolbox and having a new

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<v Speaker 4>coach coaching some different things and maybe he's done in

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<v Speaker 4>the past. I love his attitude as approach to It's

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<v Speaker 4>been fantastic and extremely excited to.

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<v Speaker 1>Have Elsie's here rehabbing. It looked like he was almost

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<v Speaker 1>serving as an extra coach during the drills today. What

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<v Speaker 1>are your thoughts on him and his prospects of coming

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<v Speaker 1>back now.

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<v Speaker 4>Elsie is great that way. He likes to share his

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<v Speaker 4>experience and knowledge with the younger guy. He's always trying

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<v Speaker 4>to help everybody out. So it's a great vibe that

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<v Speaker 4>we got in our room in that regards, and he

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<v Speaker 4>loves to do that and help the guys out. Having

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<v Speaker 4>being around me with my time in Dallas, he knows

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<v Speaker 4>what I'm looking for and what I'm teaching.

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<v Speaker 3>He's a fun guy to coach.

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<v Speaker 4>He is strong, he is nasty, and he's doing a

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<v Speaker 4>great job getting his knee ready. Just a matter of

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<v Speaker 4>time when he needs to go through that process. He

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<v Speaker 4>had a significant injury, so when that exactly is going

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<v Speaker 4>to be is up to the trainers and the doctors obviously,

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<v Speaker 4>but he's doing a great job getting himself ready mentally

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<v Speaker 4>right now and as and physically as best he can

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<v Speaker 4>with throughout his rehab.

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<v Speaker 1>Team's added a lot of pieces on the line the

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<v Speaker 1>last couple of years. How do you feel about the

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<v Speaker 1>depth of your group.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, our depth has really improved since the first time

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<v Speaker 4>I came back here a couple of years ago.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's that's been great. You need it in this league.

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<v Speaker 4>It's kind of a little bit of a luxury in

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<v Speaker 4>this league as well, so, but it's.

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<v Speaker 3>Been nice that we're able to improve.

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<v Speaker 4>The room is getting elevated, and that's what you want

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<v Speaker 4>every year, constantly elevating the room.

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<v Speaker 1>The Bengals Booth podcast is brought to you by Bengals

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<v Speaker 1>Bengals app. The Bengals drafted two wide receivers this year.

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<v Speaker 1>Charlie Jones aka Chuck Sizzle in the fourth round, and

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<v Speaker 1>the heptathlete andre Yosi Vash in the sixth. They also

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<v Speaker 1>signed three undrafted college receivers, including Shedrick Jackson out of Auburn.

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<v Speaker 1>If you do a Google search for Shedrick jackson forty

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<v Speaker 1>yard dash, you can watch footage of him supposedly running

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<v Speaker 1>a four to two five at his Auburn pro day.

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<v Speaker 1>I talked to him about his speed, his first two

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<v Speaker 1>weeks with the Bengals, and his famous uncle bo. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to start with your forty yard dash time. I've

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<v Speaker 1>seen four to two five on the internet. I've seen

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<v Speaker 1>four three one on the internet. What's the true story?

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<v Speaker 5>Definitely four two five.

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<v Speaker 6>Oh, you know they were throwing a different stuff out there,

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<v Speaker 6>But yeah, I'm gonna go that four to two five.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I would expect you to go with that four

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<v Speaker 1>to two five. But if that's accurate, that would be

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<v Speaker 1>like the fourth fastest recorded, at least going by the combine.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you know you were gonna do it? Were you

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<v Speaker 1>surprised by that number? No, it did not surprise me.

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<v Speaker 6>I always been a fast guy growing up, and I

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<v Speaker 6>trained really hard for it. I had a great trainer

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<v Speaker 6>down the Temple, Florida at athlete innovations, So we worked

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<v Speaker 6>for that and I went out there and got it.

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<v Speaker 1>You also had Cam Newton throwing to you at your

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<v Speaker 1>Auburn Pro pro day. What was that like?

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<v Speaker 6>It was good to have a pro quarterback coming there

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<v Speaker 6>and you know, get a feel for his verbiage, the

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<v Speaker 6>way he talked about routes, talked about the details of

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<v Speaker 6>the routes, and just seeing a touch he has on

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<v Speaker 6>his ball.

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<v Speaker 5>So that was a great experience too.

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<v Speaker 1>We're visiting with Srederick Jackson. Tell me about being here

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<v Speaker 1>and how your first few weeks have been. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>bangle of.

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<v Speaker 5>Gaun It's going really smooth. The transition has been great.

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<v Speaker 6>The guys are great in the locker room, the coaches

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<v Speaker 6>detailing everything up on the field so that I can

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<v Speaker 6>get the playbook down quickly.

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<v Speaker 5>So it's been a great time of loving Cincinnati.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you like a sponge watching Jamaar t Tyler, etc.

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<v Speaker 5>Oh yeah, for sure. Those are.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, you can say the best receivers in the

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<v Speaker 6>league really, So being at practice with them and watching

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<v Speaker 6>the film on them is incredible. It's a great learning

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<v Speaker 6>experience for me and just see what the standard is

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<v Speaker 6>and trying to match up to it.

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<v Speaker 1>Give me one thing that stands out about Jamorrow the year.

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<v Speaker 6>Just really smooth receiver. Really all those routes. I haven't

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<v Speaker 6>seen a route that he can't run. So great hands,

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<v Speaker 6>just great athlete.

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<v Speaker 1>Why did you elect to sign with Cincinnati?

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<v Speaker 5>Just a winning culture.

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<v Speaker 6>I feel like they had a great vibe around here

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<v Speaker 6>and that's something I want to be a part of.

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<v Speaker 5>Obviously, I love winning.

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<v Speaker 6>Talking to the receiver coach coach Troy Waters before, just

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<v Speaker 6>had a great conversation and just went from there.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a great attention to detail kind of coach. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you already feel yourself benefiting from his guidance?

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<v Speaker 7>Oh?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, for sure. A lot of things I didn't.

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<v Speaker 6>Wasn't exposed to in college or didn't pick up on

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<v Speaker 6>at college, he's giving it right to me. So I've

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<v Speaker 6>been learning with him, you know, taking in everything he's

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<v Speaker 6>saying and taking it to the field and just learning

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<v Speaker 6>and doing it and has helped me tremendously.

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<v Speaker 1>You're gonna be gone for about six weeks before training

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<v Speaker 1>camp begins, but that's not a vacation time. That's the

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<v Speaker 1>time to get better. What are you gonna do?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh?

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<v Speaker 6>I'll be trying to go on to my spot, and

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<v Speaker 6>I'm gonna be working my butt off taking these details

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<v Speaker 6>down on my spot, and you know, getting to work.

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<v Speaker 1>For people that don't know. You have a very famous uncle,

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<v Speaker 1>Bo Jackson, arguably the greatest all around athlete of all time.

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<v Speaker 1>How often did you see him? Was it a relationship

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<v Speaker 1>where you were nearby and had a lot of contact

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<v Speaker 1>growing up?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah? Second greatest athlete all the time, behind me. But

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<v Speaker 6>but yeah, that's just a religious I'm the type of

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<v Speaker 6>guy like to keep up my relationships where they are.

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<v Speaker 6>So with him, if we want to talk about football,

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<v Speaker 6>we can. But at the end of the day, he's

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<v Speaker 6>my uncle, So you know, call me to congratulate me,

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<v Speaker 6>give me game on stuff.

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<v Speaker 5>But other than that, you know, keep it, keep it normal.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you seen footage of his exploits?

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<v Speaker 6>Uh, yeah, I'll see you know, I've seen the highlights

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<v Speaker 6>on TV thirty for thirties and stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 5>But I'm sure I have some better ones coming up soon.

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<v Speaker 1>I like the way you think, appreciate your time.

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<v Speaker 5>Thank you appreciation.

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<v Speaker 1>It's obviously going to be tough for Schderick to make

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<v Speaker 1>the fifty three man roster at wide receiver. The Bengals

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<v Speaker 1>have the Cincinnati three way of Chase Higgins and Boyd,

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<v Speaker 1>plus veterans Trenton Irwin, Trent Taylor and special teams a

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<v Speaker 1>Stanley Morgan and the previously mentioned draft picks Jones and

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<v Speaker 1>Yosi Vash. But the practice squad is a possibility. Here's

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<v Speaker 1>wide receivers coach Troy Walters a.

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<v Speaker 8>Lot of side, a guy that's still learning, still developing,

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<v Speaker 8>but like the other guys, he wants to be he

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<v Speaker 8>wants to be good. He picked up the offense very well,

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<v Speaker 8>very quickly, so you don't have to worry about him

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<v Speaker 8>not knowing what to do.

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<v Speaker 5>And uh, you know he.

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<v Speaker 8>Has four to two speed, good size, good bulk, good strength.

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<v Speaker 8>So he's a guy that kind of like Clay, you

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<v Speaker 8>just continue to mold develop and uh, I think he

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<v Speaker 8>can be he can be good. He can be a

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<v Speaker 8>factor in this in in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>That four to is legit.

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<v Speaker 2>It's legit, it's legit.

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<v Speaker 3>Man can run.

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<v Speaker 2>And uh and now.

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<v Speaker 8>It's just being able to take that speed and use

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<v Speaker 8>it to your advantage and and which he's still learning

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<v Speaker 8>how to how to how to play at a four

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<v Speaker 8>to two speed, but when he when it clicks and

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<v Speaker 8>he finally you know, develops into what I think he

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<v Speaker 8>can become.

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<v Speaker 5>He's gonna be he's gonna he's gonna have a hell.

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<v Speaker 8>He's gonna have a say on this roster, and he's

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<v Speaker 8>gonna he's gonna make it, make uh make some plays

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<v Speaker 8>in this league.

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<v Speaker 1>this week's mandatory mini camp and answer the ask Lap

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<v Speaker 1>questions that you submitted on Twitter Lap as you predicted

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<v Speaker 1>on this podcast. Last week, Jonah william showed up for

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<v Speaker 1>the mandatory mini camp and said he is willing to

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<v Speaker 1>play right tech. Well, what did you think of his

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<v Speaker 1>remarks on Tuesday?

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<v Speaker 9>Honest, you know, I think pulled off the band aid,

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<v Speaker 9>you know, I mean, and dealt with whatever was going

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<v Speaker 9>to come from a pain standpoint, I guess. You know,

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<v Speaker 9>obviously his feelings are hurt, bottom line. That's what That's

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<v Speaker 9>what we talked about. It's just you have to get

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<v Speaker 9>over that. And you know, everybody looks at these professional

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<v Speaker 9>athletes and football players, Oh you're so big, and the

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<v Speaker 9>human beings with feelings are you know, emotion all of that.

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<v Speaker 9>So he had to come to grips with all of that,

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<v Speaker 9>and I think he has and he seems to be

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<v Speaker 9>in a pretty good frame of mind now. He's moving

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<v Speaker 9>really well, and I think there's no doubt in my

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<v Speaker 9>mind that he's going to be there from Jump Street

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<v Speaker 9>from day one a training camp, competing as hard as

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<v Speaker 9>he possibly can.

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<v Speaker 1>He's always been a hard worker, a very studious, conscientious

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<v Speaker 1>short Do you anticipate the move from left to right

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<v Speaker 1>for him is going to be relatively seamless.

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<v Speaker 9>I do you know, if you've played for which he has,

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<v Speaker 9>you know there is some muscle memory that you're going

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<v Speaker 9>to be able to draw upon. And he is athletic,

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<v Speaker 9>you know, I mean, he does have athleticism for for sure,

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<v Speaker 9>or so, like you said, this offensive line group is

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<v Speaker 9>a big body group that is athletic and has an intelligence.

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<v Speaker 9>You know, he's excited about what's going on with the

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<v Speaker 9>offensive line. He wants to be part of it, and

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<v Speaker 9>I think that he'll make that transition pretty down effectively.

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<v Speaker 1>My biggest takeaway from watching these practices for the last

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<v Speaker 1>several weeks is that this team is deep. Every team

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL is going to have injuries that is

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<v Speaker 1>inevitable in the sport of football, But other than an

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<v Speaker 1>injury to Joe Burrow, I'll find some wood to knock on.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they've got quality depth everywhere to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to survive some of those injuries.

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<v Speaker 9>Agree with you one hundred thousand percent, Dan, I mean,

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<v Speaker 9>I think they've done an unbelievable job of assembling a

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<v Speaker 9>football team, and I think it's a hell of an

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<v Speaker 9>accomplishment to roster on this team to make the fifty

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<v Speaker 9>three man roster is a hell of a deal because

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<v Speaker 9>there's competition, you know, I mean, you got starters you

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<v Speaker 9>have you know, you have your burrows, you chase it,

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<v Speaker 9>you have your starter starters. But then there's gonna be

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<v Speaker 9>other starters. They are going to be trying to fight

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<v Speaker 9>people off, and there's nothing wrong with that. Competition breeds

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<v Speaker 9>excellent performance. And then from a backup standpoint and special

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<v Speaker 9>team standpoint, there's gonna be battle royales. I mean, Darren

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<v Speaker 9>Simmons is going to control the fate of a lot

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<v Speaker 9>of guys, uh, which which you always is the case

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<v Speaker 9>with regard to special teams. But you've got position coaches

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<v Speaker 9>that are going to say, I really like this guy,

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<v Speaker 9>you know as my additional linebacker. You know, can you

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<v Speaker 9>deal with him on special teams? Can you can you

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<v Speaker 9>keep him as opposed to an extra corner or I

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<v Speaker 9>mean that that that scenario when you're cutting that roster

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<v Speaker 9>down to make that final fifty three man roster, it's

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<v Speaker 9>it's going to be extremely competitive, and I would not

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<v Speaker 9>be shocked if there's a trade. You know that there's

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<v Speaker 9>there's some discussions with other teams and somebody might if

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<v Speaker 9>a guy really shows out in training camp and the

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<v Speaker 9>preseason games and you know he's kind of like locked

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<v Speaker 9>out from from a roster standpoint, he's not going to

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<v Speaker 9>make the fifty three men roster. Could be a trade.

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<v Speaker 9>It's it's unusual, but there might. There might be one

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<v Speaker 9>who knows get picks.

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<v Speaker 1>You're gonna need picks in the future with some of

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<v Speaker 1>these guys commanding the salaries they're going to command.

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<v Speaker 9>And when you look at all the guys like you

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<v Speaker 9>talk about Dan, everybody belongs. You know, there's nobody like,

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<v Speaker 9>what the hell is this guy doing here? You know

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<v Speaker 9>they to sixth, the seventh, you know they but they're

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<v Speaker 9>bat on the ball with every round. And honestly, it's

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<v Speaker 9>not shocking to be because I mean the draft when

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<v Speaker 9>I was draft, we had seventeen rounds and we had

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<v Speaker 9>seventeenth round guys, you know, make football teams. So it's

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<v Speaker 9>no stunner to me when a seventh round guy makes

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<v Speaker 9>the team and show he can play. College free agents

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<v Speaker 9>now it's not stunning when a guy geez, he didn't

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<v Speaker 9>get drafted for whatever reason. Sometimes it's just you can't

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<v Speaker 9>even figure out why the guy didn't get drafted. I mean,

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<v Speaker 9>you look at the college free agent the Bengals signed

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<v Speaker 9>from Washington, Jackson Kirkland, six and twenty eight pounds, and

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<v Speaker 9>he can move, and I'm like.

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<v Speaker 7>Why the hell didn't this guy get drafted?

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<v Speaker 9>Oh, some injuries and all that sort of thing, and

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<v Speaker 9>just sometimes it's just the way it unfolds. You don't

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<v Speaker 9>don't anticipate. But he sure looks the part. I mean,

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<v Speaker 9>put pads on and see what he can do. But

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<v Speaker 9>wouldn't stun me if that guy makes the football team.

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Burrow and Zach Taylor both did news conferences this week,

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<v Speaker 1>and they basically said the same thing. We are ahead

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<v Speaker 1>of where we have been in the past because nearly

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's been in this system. Do you remember times like

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<v Speaker 1>that in your playing career where you had this great

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<v Speaker 1>continuity and when you showed up on day one, it

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<v Speaker 1>was like you just picked up where you left off.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, and it, you know, ironically to no surprise. Really,

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<v Speaker 9>you know, the Super Bowl team I played on, everybody

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<v Speaker 9>in the offensive line had been together. You know your

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<v Speaker 9>unit first, and first of all, having continuity is big.

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<v Speaker 9>And then when every unit has that continuity, it's it's

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<v Speaker 9>like you have such a confidence going into the football

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<v Speaker 9>game that you know exactly what guys can do, what

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<v Speaker 9>they can't do, what they like, what they'd like to

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<v Speaker 9>stay away from. I mean, it's it's it's just a

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<v Speaker 9>feeling that you can't describe, and it beats no other

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<v Speaker 9>there's no question about it. And then you get in

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<v Speaker 9>the huddle and that's I'll guarantee you all the guys

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<v Speaker 9>if we asked all these guys what it's like on

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<v Speaker 9>game day. I remember when we're in that situation of

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<v Speaker 9>being around guys and knowing guys so well and almost

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<v Speaker 9>feeling like these aren't just teams, these are friends. These

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<v Speaker 9>are my buds, man, these are my guys. And you're

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<v Speaker 9>in that huddle and you're looking into other guys eyes

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<v Speaker 9>and you know that dude is going to do everything

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<v Speaker 9>he possibly can. Can't let that guy down, can't let

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<v Speaker 9>that guy down, because I know he's not going to

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<v Speaker 9>let me down. When you start getting that kind of

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<v Speaker 9>a dynamic, that kind of a relationship with guys, that's

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<v Speaker 9>when it gets really powerful.

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<v Speaker 7>Man. This synergy is unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 1>Following up on that, you asked Joe Burrow a question

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<v Speaker 1>the other day about reaching out to Jonah Williams while

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<v Speaker 1>he was not here with the team, and his answer

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<v Speaker 1>was profound. He spoke of the true love that you

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<v Speaker 1>have for your teammates. Is this team unusual in that respect?

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<v Speaker 9>I think it's special. And I mean I was looking

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<v Speaker 9>at Joe as he was saying it, and I could

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<v Speaker 9>almost feel my eyes filling up. And I can almost

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<v Speaker 9>sense his eyes were starting to fill up a little bit.

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<v Speaker 9>I mean, as a former player, I could just totally

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<v Speaker 9>relate to what he was talking about. You know that,

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<v Speaker 9>and people like, oh, that's cornball. You know, you don't

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<v Speaker 9>love you know, people like it. It's because they're a team.

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<v Speaker 3>You know what.

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<v Speaker 9>Man, It's like it's not like you love your wife

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<v Speaker 9>or your son or your daughter or whatever. But it's

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<v Speaker 9>like the next thing. It's the next level. It's like

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<v Speaker 9>as close as you can get to, you know, not family,

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<v Speaker 9>but the next tier. You know, it's like it's special.

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<v Speaker 9>It's one of a kind of and I think part

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<v Speaker 9>of it. I've used the analogy. And I don't mean

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<v Speaker 9>to disrespect the military. I mean, God, there's no comparison

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<v Speaker 9>between playing football and defending your country. Believe me, I

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<v Speaker 9>understand that fully. But it's like you're so co dependent.

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<v Speaker 9>On a much smaller scale, It's like, I'm no good

0:22:33.119 --> 0:22:35.320
<v Speaker 9>if this guy doesn't have my back, you know. I mean,

0:22:35.720 --> 0:22:38.439
<v Speaker 9>I might play a great game not make any mistake.

0:22:38.600 --> 0:22:41.480
<v Speaker 9>I get to make sure my guy is trying to

0:22:41.480 --> 0:22:43.879
<v Speaker 9>do the same thing. All that. You know, you're so

0:22:44.040 --> 0:22:48.640
<v Speaker 9>dependent on other people for your existence in the military survival,

0:22:48.800 --> 0:22:54.440
<v Speaker 9>and it's not obviously to that extent, but your future

0:22:54.680 --> 0:22:57.320
<v Speaker 9>wins and losses. You know, how long you might play

0:22:57.359 --> 0:23:00.840
<v Speaker 9>in the league. A lot of things are codependent with

0:23:01.000 --> 0:23:03.800
<v Speaker 9>guys around you and being in the right environment, the

0:23:04.520 --> 0:23:07.560
<v Speaker 9>right combination of players. There's a lot of luck involved.

0:23:07.840 --> 0:23:10.720
<v Speaker 9>But man, when you find it and you get there,

0:23:11.560 --> 0:23:13.080
<v Speaker 9>you don't want to lose it. You want to keep

0:23:13.080 --> 0:23:13.920
<v Speaker 9>it at all costs.

0:23:15.160 --> 0:23:17.800
<v Speaker 1>So it's been a while since we have taken ask

0:23:18.000 --> 0:23:21.639
<v Speaker 1>lap questions. So I pointed the lap signal into the

0:23:21.640 --> 0:23:26.120
<v Speaker 1>Cincinnati sky, and here's what we got. Question number one

0:23:26.160 --> 0:23:30.360
<v Speaker 1>comes from Marty. Is Drew Sample someone that could surprise

0:23:30.480 --> 0:23:33.080
<v Speaker 1>us with a decent season reception wise or is he

0:23:33.200 --> 0:23:35.200
<v Speaker 1>strictly a blocking tight end?

0:23:35.960 --> 0:23:42.800
<v Speaker 9>Yeah, Drew Sample has been amazing in his recovery. He's

0:23:42.800 --> 0:23:46.720
<v Speaker 9>ahead of schedule, you know, You and I have both

0:23:46.760 --> 0:23:49.959
<v Speaker 9>watched him go out there and try to do everything

0:23:50.040 --> 0:23:52.760
<v Speaker 9>on a full speed basis for quite a while and

0:23:52.800 --> 0:23:55.160
<v Speaker 9>maybe had a little hitching to get along and so doing,

0:23:55.400 --> 0:23:58.400
<v Speaker 9>but he was bound and determined to get out there

0:23:58.520 --> 0:24:01.280
<v Speaker 9>and not fall behind, and he wanted to be in

0:24:01.720 --> 0:24:05.000
<v Speaker 9>tune and in step with everything that they were doing offensively.

0:24:05.720 --> 0:24:09.560
<v Speaker 9>It's important to this guy, I mean playing in the

0:24:09.640 --> 0:24:13.560
<v Speaker 9>National Football League, specifically playing for the Cincinnati Bengals with

0:24:13.640 --> 0:24:16.480
<v Speaker 9>Joe Borrow at quarterback and everything that they got going

0:24:16.520 --> 0:24:19.000
<v Speaker 9>on with this football team. He's the kind of guy

0:24:19.359 --> 0:24:23.119
<v Speaker 9>that feels a tremendous amount of loyalty to the franchise

0:24:23.200 --> 0:24:25.960
<v Speaker 9>they give him the opportunity drafting him in the second

0:24:26.040 --> 0:24:29.840
<v Speaker 9>round out of college. He thinks the world of his position, coach,

0:24:30.280 --> 0:24:32.480
<v Speaker 9>thinks the world of the head coach, thinks the world

0:24:32.560 --> 0:24:35.479
<v Speaker 9>of his teammates. Yeah, it would not shock me if

0:24:35.520 --> 0:24:40.720
<v Speaker 9>Drew Sample had a significantly sound bounce back year, you know,

0:24:40.760 --> 0:24:43.919
<v Speaker 9>in terms of complete tight end. I'm not saying go

0:24:43.960 --> 0:24:46.919
<v Speaker 9>out and catch seventy balls, you know, but I'm saying

0:24:47.200 --> 0:24:51.320
<v Speaker 9>a guy that you know, when he's in the two

0:24:51.359 --> 0:24:53.760
<v Speaker 9>tight end package, we don't need to worry about him.

0:24:53.800 --> 0:24:54.960
<v Speaker 9>He's just a third tackle.

0:24:55.520 --> 0:24:55.719
<v Speaker 7>You know.

0:24:55.800 --> 0:24:59.080
<v Speaker 9>It's like Earth Smith Jr. To make sure we tilt

0:24:59.119 --> 0:25:02.439
<v Speaker 9>our coverage here. I mean he could, he could, you know,

0:25:02.520 --> 0:25:05.240
<v Speaker 9>be a guy that sneaks up on people and it

0:25:05.280 --> 0:25:06.920
<v Speaker 9>would be well deserved, that's for sure.

0:25:07.440 --> 0:25:10.439
<v Speaker 1>He had forty catches in Joe Burrow's rookie years, so

0:25:10.560 --> 0:25:12.359
<v Speaker 1>there is a bit of a track record there. But

0:25:12.480 --> 0:25:15.040
<v Speaker 1>his targets will depend on IRV Smith Junior. If Irv

0:25:15.080 --> 0:25:18.320
<v Speaker 1>Smith Junior is healthy, he's going to project a fifty

0:25:18.359 --> 0:25:21.359
<v Speaker 1>to sixty catches something like that, similar to Hayden Hurst

0:25:21.400 --> 0:25:24.600
<v Speaker 1>and cj Uzama. And if that's the case, then there

0:25:24.600 --> 0:25:26.560
<v Speaker 1>are only so many balls to go around, and Andrew

0:25:26.640 --> 0:25:28.359
<v Speaker 1>Sample will not be targeted all that often.

0:25:28.560 --> 0:25:32.240
<v Speaker 9>Absolutely. And the thing, the great thing, or one of

0:25:32.280 --> 0:25:34.760
<v Speaker 9>the great things about Drew Sample, He'll be fine with that.

0:25:35.400 --> 0:25:38.000
<v Speaker 9>He's a total team guy. You know, it's not about

0:25:38.040 --> 0:25:40.640
<v Speaker 9>Drew Sample. It's about the tight end position, and it's

0:25:40.640 --> 0:25:43.600
<v Speaker 9>about the Cincinnati Bengals offense, and it's about the Cincinnati

0:25:43.640 --> 0:25:46.960
<v Speaker 9>Bengals football team winning football games. And you know, you

0:25:47.000 --> 0:25:49.119
<v Speaker 9>can't have enough of those of those kind of guys

0:25:49.119 --> 0:25:54.000
<v Speaker 9>for sure. But like you said, Irv Smith junior. He's

0:25:54.800 --> 0:25:57.080
<v Speaker 9>he's a pretty good athlete, and he runs good routes.

0:25:57.119 --> 0:25:58.960
<v Speaker 9>He gets in and out of his cuts. He's very

0:25:59.320 --> 0:26:02.400
<v Speaker 9>very fluid with there's movements. He's a very smooth operator.

0:26:03.320 --> 0:26:05.480
<v Speaker 9>They could have a pretty good one two punch at

0:26:05.480 --> 0:26:06.359
<v Speaker 9>that tight end position.

0:26:07.040 --> 0:26:10.040
<v Speaker 1>The next question comes from Jason. How did DJ Turner

0:26:10.119 --> 0:26:12.879
<v Speaker 1>and Jordan Battle look during mini camp? The second and

0:26:12.920 --> 0:26:14.080
<v Speaker 1>third round draft picks.

0:26:14.920 --> 0:26:19.400
<v Speaker 9>Jordan Battle really impressed me with his not only his

0:26:19.440 --> 0:26:22.679
<v Speaker 9>physical ability, and that's hard to tell because you know

0:26:22.720 --> 0:26:26.880
<v Speaker 9>they don't have shoulder pads on and at the safety position,

0:26:27.359 --> 0:26:29.159
<v Speaker 9>you know that's where you've got to come downhill and

0:26:29.200 --> 0:26:30.440
<v Speaker 9>dislodge people and all that.

0:26:30.359 --> 0:26:32.800
<v Speaker 7>Sort of thing. But is he where he's supposed to

0:26:32.840 --> 0:26:34.280
<v Speaker 7>be when he's supposed to be there? Yes?

0:26:34.960 --> 0:26:39.919
<v Speaker 9>Does he understand the scheme and the responsibility within that

0:26:39.960 --> 0:26:41.800
<v Speaker 9>scheme that lou Anerilmo was asking him to do.

0:26:41.960 --> 0:26:42.200
<v Speaker 7>Yes?

0:26:42.640 --> 0:26:46.760
<v Speaker 9>Does he recognize things offensively and communicate with his teammates

0:26:46.800 --> 0:26:49.679
<v Speaker 9>like a veteran already? Yes, that's what you and I

0:26:49.720 --> 0:26:51.960
<v Speaker 9>talked about it more than once as we were watching

0:26:52.080 --> 0:26:54.160
<v Speaker 9>him out on the football. If you look at this guy,

0:26:54.520 --> 0:26:58.120
<v Speaker 9>you know, reading it, communicating it to his corners. It's like, man,

0:26:58.160 --> 0:27:01.040
<v Speaker 9>he looks like he's very very comfort well, he's a

0:27:01.119 --> 0:27:06.199
<v Speaker 9>quick processor. He understands what lou Ann Rumo's installing very

0:27:06.280 --> 0:27:09.560
<v Speaker 9>very quickly assimilates it. Can take it from the board

0:27:09.600 --> 0:27:11.800
<v Speaker 9>to the field. A lot of guys can do a

0:27:11.800 --> 0:27:14.639
<v Speaker 9>great job. And you know, rewriting it on the board,

0:27:14.880 --> 0:27:16.240
<v Speaker 9>they get on the field and all of a sudden,

0:27:16.240 --> 0:27:18.320
<v Speaker 9>it's one hundred miles an hour. It's the auto bond

0:27:18.359 --> 0:27:23.160
<v Speaker 9>and it's like, eh, doesn't translate. His translates big time

0:27:23.200 --> 0:27:26.159
<v Speaker 9>and it translated right away. So that's the thing that

0:27:26.240 --> 0:27:29.199
<v Speaker 9>I'm very impressed with about him. He's ready to go.

0:27:29.520 --> 0:27:32.439
<v Speaker 9>I mean he's he's up to speed. It's not like

0:27:32.920 --> 0:27:36.199
<v Speaker 9>waiting for Jordan Battle to catch up. He's like, what

0:27:36.240 --> 0:27:37.960
<v Speaker 9>do you got from me? Now, coach? I'm ready, you

0:27:38.000 --> 0:27:40.640
<v Speaker 9>know I'm ready. I'm ready to roll. What's the adjustment

0:27:40.720 --> 0:27:43.359
<v Speaker 9>to this? And what's the wrinkle on that? What's the

0:27:43.400 --> 0:27:48.680
<v Speaker 9>tweak here? He's he's I think he's very very impressive turner.

0:27:50.040 --> 0:27:54.520
<v Speaker 9>To me, he's a blur. He's fast and he can

0:27:54.520 --> 0:27:58.280
<v Speaker 9>flip his hips and run. I want to see him

0:27:59.160 --> 0:28:01.560
<v Speaker 9>a little utilize has to speed a little bit more

0:28:02.480 --> 0:28:06.560
<v Speaker 9>recognizing and having the confidence to break on the route,

0:28:06.760 --> 0:28:09.240
<v Speaker 9>break on the ball. That's what Jordan Battle's doing. He's

0:28:09.640 --> 0:28:13.359
<v Speaker 9>so sure he's almost there before it happens. Turner's not

0:28:13.480 --> 0:28:15.480
<v Speaker 9>quite there in that part of it yet. But when

0:28:15.520 --> 0:28:17.880
<v Speaker 9>he gets up on a receiver's hip and he has

0:28:17.920 --> 0:28:20.720
<v Speaker 9>to flip his hips and run with him, no problem.

0:28:21.200 --> 0:28:23.480
<v Speaker 9>But you know a route like where he has to

0:28:23.720 --> 0:28:26.000
<v Speaker 9>slam on the brakes and then decide to break on

0:28:26.040 --> 0:28:29.040
<v Speaker 9>the ball, come back and get after it. Little hesitant

0:28:29.040 --> 0:28:31.199
<v Speaker 9>there from what I've seen. And it's not like it

0:28:31.240 --> 0:28:35.120
<v Speaker 9>can't you know, it can't be corrected or improved upon

0:28:35.240 --> 0:28:39.240
<v Speaker 9>or whatever. But and he's got potential. He's a player.

0:28:39.440 --> 0:28:41.080
<v Speaker 9>They're not going to run by you. And that's the

0:28:41.080 --> 0:28:43.400
<v Speaker 9>biggest fear, as Oh Jesus every time he's out there

0:28:43.440 --> 0:28:46.960
<v Speaker 9>throwing over said, that's not going to happen. So it's

0:28:47.080 --> 0:28:49.840
<v Speaker 9>much easier to make adjustments to things in front of

0:28:49.840 --> 0:28:52.400
<v Speaker 9>you than saying, Okay, you got to get faster and

0:28:53.240 --> 0:28:55.320
<v Speaker 9>or you have to have a better your hips have

0:28:55.360 --> 0:28:56.840
<v Speaker 9>to be more fluid. You gotta flip your hips on

0:28:56.960 --> 0:28:59.560
<v Speaker 9>and get get out of that and run down the

0:28:59.600 --> 0:29:03.640
<v Speaker 9>football field. He can do that and that's the primary

0:29:03.680 --> 0:29:06.240
<v Speaker 9>requisite I think to being able to play corner in

0:29:06.280 --> 0:29:06.800
<v Speaker 9>the NFL.

0:29:07.200 --> 0:29:09.880
<v Speaker 1>I'll throw something else in that. I like about Jordan Battle.

0:29:09.920 --> 0:29:12.400
<v Speaker 1>He is thick in all the right places. I mean,

0:29:12.440 --> 0:29:15.680
<v Speaker 1>as a safety, you've got high speed collisions in the secondary,

0:29:15.760 --> 0:29:17.720
<v Speaker 1>you've got to take on running backs who already have

0:29:17.760 --> 0:29:20.400
<v Speaker 1>a head of steam built up. It's big in the

0:29:20.440 --> 0:29:23.200
<v Speaker 1>lower body, big on the back side. He looks like

0:29:23.240 --> 0:29:25.160
<v Speaker 1>a guy who's going to be able to weather the

0:29:25.280 --> 0:29:27.840
<v Speaker 1>violent hits that you take at the safety position.

0:29:27.680 --> 0:29:29.560
<v Speaker 9>Right, And I think he's going to be a thumper.

0:29:29.880 --> 0:29:31.479
<v Speaker 9>I think he'll be the hitter and not the hit

0:29:31.560 --> 0:29:33.800
<v Speaker 9>he you know, he's the guy that's going to deliver

0:29:33.840 --> 0:29:36.560
<v Speaker 9>the punishment. I agree with you, Dan, I think, and

0:29:36.920 --> 0:29:38.720
<v Speaker 9>he's not going to be the least bit hesitant to

0:29:38.760 --> 0:29:44.400
<v Speaker 9>do it. Like we talked about before, Saban talked about

0:29:44.480 --> 0:29:47.240
<v Speaker 9>this guy like, you know, he's the best football player

0:29:47.240 --> 0:29:49.760
<v Speaker 9>on the defensive side of the ball that he's had.

0:29:49.800 --> 0:29:53.840
<v Speaker 9>And when you have Saban being that effusive in his praise,

0:29:54.320 --> 0:29:56.720
<v Speaker 9>you've done something right. You've done a bunch of things right.

0:29:56.760 --> 0:29:59.200
<v Speaker 9>You've checked a lot of boxes for coach Saban.

0:29:59.240 --> 0:30:00.200
<v Speaker 7>There's no question.

0:30:00.680 --> 0:30:04.160
<v Speaker 1>Here's an interesting question from Wyatt. Did you consider the

0:30:04.200 --> 0:30:08.600
<v Speaker 1>white uniforms in the snowy playoff game against Buffalo to

0:30:08.680 --> 0:30:12.600
<v Speaker 1>be an unfair advantage? I'm going to editorialize here and

0:30:12.640 --> 0:30:16.520
<v Speaker 1>even remove the word unfair. Was it even an advantage

0:30:16.560 --> 0:30:18.240
<v Speaker 1>white unis in a snowy game?

0:30:18.720 --> 0:30:22.600
<v Speaker 9>No, I don't think so, I really don't. I really don't.

0:30:22.640 --> 0:30:26.760
<v Speaker 9>I mean to me, it's like, okay, well, what would

0:30:26.760 --> 0:30:30.160
<v Speaker 9>the advantage for the ball's dark on a white background?

0:30:30.160 --> 0:30:32.640
<v Speaker 9>The ball shows up that it's easier to follow the ball.

0:30:32.680 --> 0:30:34.680
<v Speaker 9>Where is the ball? Where's he holding the ball? I'm

0:30:34.680 --> 0:30:37.440
<v Speaker 9>just trying to think of the advantage. You mean, It's

0:30:37.560 --> 0:30:39.840
<v Speaker 9>like the Bengals with the invisible men, and all of

0:30:39.840 --> 0:30:42.040
<v Speaker 9>a sudden they appear out of the snow because of

0:30:42.040 --> 0:30:44.840
<v Speaker 9>the white uniforms, and they're blasting the Buffalo Bills. It's

0:30:44.880 --> 0:30:45.880
<v Speaker 9>like they disappeared.

0:30:46.160 --> 0:30:46.280
<v Speaker 7>Now.

0:30:46.360 --> 0:30:48.640
<v Speaker 9>I think we're I think we're going into a little

0:30:48.640 --> 0:30:51.520
<v Speaker 9>bit of a stretch there, I do think, and we

0:30:51.680 --> 0:30:54.320
<v Speaker 9>commented about it right away. Dan and I remember talking

0:30:54.320 --> 0:30:56.640
<v Speaker 9>about it multiple times during the course of the game.

0:30:57.560 --> 0:31:00.720
<v Speaker 9>The Bengals traction they were on the feet and the

0:31:00.760 --> 0:31:03.680
<v Speaker 9>Buffalo Bills with slip sliding away. You know, and they

0:31:04.480 --> 0:31:07.480
<v Speaker 9>they're the team that's been in the snow. It's their field.

0:31:07.720 --> 0:31:10.360
<v Speaker 9>I was I was surprised that from a footing standpoint,

0:31:10.720 --> 0:31:12.880
<v Speaker 9>the Bengals seemed to handle it a little bit better.

0:31:12.920 --> 0:31:15.240
<v Speaker 9>That's the thing that struck me during the course of

0:31:15.240 --> 0:31:17.840
<v Speaker 9>the game, and when I thought about the game in retrospect,

0:31:18.200 --> 0:31:20.120
<v Speaker 9>I thought that was a big deal. I thought that,

0:31:20.520 --> 0:31:24.600
<v Speaker 9>for whatever reason, the traction differential was the was the

0:31:24.600 --> 0:31:26.400
<v Speaker 9>big difference in net football game.

0:31:26.800 --> 0:31:29.440
<v Speaker 1>Kudos to Adam and everybody in the Bengals equipment room

0:31:29.960 --> 0:31:33.240
<v Speaker 1>for getting the Bengals in the right shoes. Bengals Bubbs

0:31:33.320 --> 0:31:37.280
<v Speaker 1>has the next question, where the heck does Cody Ford

0:31:37.320 --> 0:31:39.520
<v Speaker 1>fit on this offensive line?

0:31:40.280 --> 0:31:46.040
<v Speaker 9>Yeah, he's a position versatility. He's played tackling guard, so

0:31:46.320 --> 0:31:49.040
<v Speaker 9>you know that's that's a plus for him. I think

0:31:49.080 --> 0:31:51.040
<v Speaker 9>he is going to be in the free for all

0:31:51.080 --> 0:31:53.280
<v Speaker 9>at right tackle. I think he wants to throw his

0:31:53.400 --> 0:31:57.600
<v Speaker 9>hat in the ring there. Collins, I mean, you don't

0:31:57.640 --> 0:32:00.160
<v Speaker 9>know when he's going to be available. Elsie will not

0:32:00.240 --> 0:32:03.280
<v Speaker 9>be there from Jump Street. I think Jonah Williams will

0:32:03.320 --> 0:32:07.960
<v Speaker 9>be there from Jump Street. Jackson Carmen is going to

0:32:08.000 --> 0:32:11.240
<v Speaker 9>get a shot at that at that right tackle position,

0:32:12.000 --> 0:32:14.920
<v Speaker 9>and I think I think Cody Ford will as well.

0:32:15.000 --> 0:32:19.480
<v Speaker 9>I think that's where he'll compete. And then his ability

0:32:19.560 --> 0:32:23.360
<v Speaker 9>to kick inside and play either guard and maybe be

0:32:23.400 --> 0:32:27.640
<v Speaker 9>able to play either tackle. Again, like we talked about depth,

0:32:28.400 --> 0:32:31.680
<v Speaker 9>not only the starters, but depth in the in the

0:32:31.720 --> 0:32:35.200
<v Speaker 9>backups in the offensive line, and if you're a depth

0:32:35.200 --> 0:32:37.720
<v Speaker 9>player in the offensive line, you have to be able

0:32:37.760 --> 0:32:41.040
<v Speaker 9>to play more than one position. He has shown that

0:32:41.080 --> 0:32:43.880
<v Speaker 9>he can play more than one position at the NFL level,

0:32:44.480 --> 0:32:47.240
<v Speaker 9>So he's got he's got a definitely shot to be

0:32:47.280 --> 0:32:48.440
<v Speaker 9>a factor with the old line.

0:32:49.000 --> 0:32:51.560
<v Speaker 1>We started out talking about Jonah Williams. Here's a question

0:32:51.600 --> 0:32:54.280
<v Speaker 1>from Michael. What's the difference between left tackle and right

0:32:54.320 --> 0:32:58.200
<v Speaker 1>tackle and would Jonah find it easier to play left

0:32:58.240 --> 0:33:02.720
<v Speaker 1>guard if Collins is healthy and could play right tackle.

0:33:03.480 --> 0:33:07.320
<v Speaker 9>Yeah, you would think that it would be an easier situation.

0:33:07.400 --> 0:33:10.840
<v Speaker 9>I can tell you from experience that kicking inside to

0:33:11.000 --> 0:33:14.480
<v Speaker 9>left guard after having played some left tackle, it is

0:33:15.080 --> 0:33:19.560
<v Speaker 9>now you're used to, you know, the left handed techniques,

0:33:19.640 --> 0:33:22.640
<v Speaker 9>being you're in a left handed stance and everything goes

0:33:22.640 --> 0:33:25.080
<v Speaker 9>along with a hand placement wise and all that sort

0:33:25.080 --> 0:33:28.240
<v Speaker 9>of thing and moving your feet in that left handed stance.

0:33:28.520 --> 0:33:32.000
<v Speaker 9>The biggest adjustment is exactly that. You know, it's like

0:33:33.800 --> 0:33:37.200
<v Speaker 9>you've written your entire life right handed and then you

0:33:37.800 --> 0:33:41.680
<v Speaker 9>try to write left handed. It's not that extreme because

0:33:41.800 --> 0:33:44.760
<v Speaker 9>it's not the fine muscles of you know, being able

0:33:44.760 --> 0:33:47.480
<v Speaker 9>to write into a short space. But I mean you

0:33:47.600 --> 0:33:51.160
<v Speaker 9>have to be able to move your feet. You're just

0:33:51.160 --> 0:33:54.479
<v Speaker 9>flipping everything in your mind. So some people cannot do that.

0:33:54.600 --> 0:33:58.520
<v Speaker 9>Some people just are right side minded and some are

0:33:58.600 --> 0:34:01.520
<v Speaker 9>left side minded and can't flip flip back and forth.

0:34:01.840 --> 0:34:04.400
<v Speaker 9>If you can, and Jonah obviously has shown that he

0:34:04.440 --> 0:34:07.200
<v Speaker 9>can because he did it in college. He played the

0:34:07.280 --> 0:34:09.839
<v Speaker 9>right side, he played the left side. So he has

0:34:09.880 --> 0:34:13.879
<v Speaker 9>a history where at a very good level in the

0:34:13.920 --> 0:34:17.919
<v Speaker 9>SEC at a very good program Alabama, he played both

0:34:18.360 --> 0:34:21.719
<v Speaker 9>both tackles. Uh, and that that is the biggest thing.

0:34:22.080 --> 0:34:25.000
<v Speaker 9>It's just okay, and I remember when I was playing

0:34:25.040 --> 0:34:29.520
<v Speaker 9>all the positions that this sounds dumb, but it's like, okay,

0:34:29.600 --> 0:34:32.960
<v Speaker 9>remember not okay, it's left guard, all right? Make sure okay,

0:34:33.040 --> 0:34:35.640
<v Speaker 9>left guard is Simon, Okay, left guard. Here's the footwork is.

0:34:35.880 --> 0:34:38.279
<v Speaker 9>You're going through all that in your head and just

0:34:38.800 --> 0:34:41.839
<v Speaker 9>in the beginning, it's almost like you have to take

0:34:41.880 --> 0:34:43.799
<v Speaker 9>a step by step and then after you do it

0:34:43.840 --> 0:34:46.279
<v Speaker 9>for a while, it becomes, you know, second nature. You

0:34:46.280 --> 0:34:49.320
<v Speaker 9>don't have to go through the step by step process.

0:34:49.400 --> 0:34:53.000
<v Speaker 9>But I think he'll adjust. I think he'll adjust well.

0:34:53.239 --> 0:34:58.759
<v Speaker 9>And really, in the past, left tackle was all right, Well,

0:34:58.760 --> 0:35:02.000
<v Speaker 9>the most athletic quickness off the ball guy as a

0:35:02.000 --> 0:35:04.279
<v Speaker 9>pass rusher is gonna be over there at right defensive end.

0:35:04.480 --> 0:35:08.239
<v Speaker 9>In today's NFL, they're everywhere. They're everywhere. So it used

0:35:08.239 --> 0:35:11.760
<v Speaker 9>to be, you know, Anthony Munhos, that's the best pass rusher,

0:35:12.000 --> 0:35:14.520
<v Speaker 9>we got the best tackling football. We're racing your best

0:35:14.520 --> 0:35:17.160
<v Speaker 9>pass rusher. And not only that, we don't have to

0:35:17.320 --> 0:35:20.000
<v Speaker 9>help him to a race. He's gonna race him by himself.

0:35:20.160 --> 0:35:22.560
<v Speaker 9>We're gonna help all these normal guys, you know, are

0:35:22.560 --> 0:35:27.520
<v Speaker 9>gonna help block these other normal guys inside. So it

0:35:27.680 --> 0:35:30.160
<v Speaker 9>has turned into a league that they throw it so

0:35:30.320 --> 0:35:34.840
<v Speaker 9>much and the pass rush has become such a huge factor. Still,

0:35:35.000 --> 0:35:37.839
<v Speaker 9>do you have your most dominant pass rusher at right

0:35:37.920 --> 0:35:42.200
<v Speaker 9>defensive end. Probably, but it's not like there's a big

0:35:42.280 --> 0:35:45.200
<v Speaker 9>drop off, And you know, other guys are just guys.

0:35:45.239 --> 0:35:49.560
<v Speaker 9>They're all quality pass rushers now and usually you know,

0:35:49.600 --> 0:35:51.839
<v Speaker 9>it used to be. The left tackle is the athletic guy,

0:35:51.880 --> 0:35:53.960
<v Speaker 9>and the right tackle is maybe a guy with a little.

0:35:53.680 --> 0:35:55.319
<v Speaker 7>More girth, a little more power, a.

0:35:55.280 --> 0:35:59.400
<v Speaker 9>Little more thump. And that's not necessarily the case anymore either.

0:35:59.480 --> 0:36:03.120
<v Speaker 9>So I think I think Jonah he'll be fine. I mean,

0:36:03.480 --> 0:36:10.000
<v Speaker 9>Jonah's a smart guy that has good technique fundamentals, he's sound,

0:36:10.800 --> 0:36:13.600
<v Speaker 9>you know, now he's committed. And now that he's committed,

0:36:13.760 --> 0:36:16.279
<v Speaker 9>once a guy like that is on that page, I

0:36:16.280 --> 0:36:17.319
<v Speaker 9>think he's gonna play well.

0:36:17.719 --> 0:36:20.080
<v Speaker 1>As you describe the difference between playing the left side

0:36:20.080 --> 0:36:22.480
<v Speaker 1>and the right side, in my mind, I'm picturing like

0:36:22.560 --> 0:36:25.640
<v Speaker 1>the feet on the ground and Arthur Murray Dance studio

0:36:25.760 --> 0:36:27.719
<v Speaker 1>that shows you know, where every step has to go.

0:36:27.800 --> 0:36:29.360
<v Speaker 1>That's kind of what it sounded.

0:36:29.000 --> 0:36:33.240
<v Speaker 9>Like exactly it is. It's like, okay, now I'm just inverting.

0:36:33.600 --> 0:36:37.120
<v Speaker 9>You know, my my kickstep is now my post foot,

0:36:37.280 --> 0:36:39.800
<v Speaker 9>and now my old post foot is now my kickstep.

0:36:39.880 --> 0:36:43.959
<v Speaker 9>You're just reversing everything. And you know, as I say,

0:36:44.480 --> 0:36:48.840
<v Speaker 9>some guys, it's it's more of a more of a task,

0:36:49.480 --> 0:36:51.800
<v Speaker 9>a task to get done that it is for others.

0:36:52.760 --> 0:36:56.400
<v Speaker 1>J E writes, how are andre Yosi Bosh and Charlie

0:36:56.520 --> 0:36:57.680
<v Speaker 1>Jones looking out there.

0:36:58.160 --> 0:37:01.799
<v Speaker 9>Yeah, Andre is uh has got a skill set. I

0:37:01.800 --> 0:37:05.160
<v Speaker 9>mean he's a he's a big, strong tight end excuse me,

0:37:05.239 --> 0:37:09.640
<v Speaker 9>wide receiver that runs runs really good routes, can catch

0:37:09.640 --> 0:37:14.040
<v Speaker 9>the football. I think he's extremely physical. I think he's

0:37:14.040 --> 0:37:15.319
<v Speaker 9>going to be a guy that's going to be tough

0:37:15.360 --> 0:37:19.560
<v Speaker 9>to tackle. Uh, it's going to be interesting to watch him.

0:37:19.840 --> 0:37:24.600
<v Speaker 9>Obviously being the pentathlete, he's he's got immense athletic ability

0:37:24.600 --> 0:37:25.839
<v Speaker 9>for a guy with his body type.

0:37:26.000 --> 0:37:27.960
<v Speaker 1>Heptathlete, don't gyp him out of two events.

0:37:28.040 --> 0:37:32.840
<v Speaker 9>Yeah, that's right, heptathlete. My bad, my bad, heptathlete. Uh,

0:37:33.000 --> 0:37:35.920
<v Speaker 9>He's he's like a rare athlete. You know, he's an

0:37:36.000 --> 0:37:41.279
<v Speaker 9>unusual guy obviously. Charlie Jones is a guy that you know,

0:37:41.400 --> 0:37:46.560
<v Speaker 9>Jamar Chase was talking about as the mini camp, the

0:37:46.560 --> 0:37:50.400
<v Speaker 9>mandatory mini camp was winding down about how he's putting

0:37:50.440 --> 0:37:54.200
<v Speaker 9>different wrinkles in his routes and and running routes differently.

0:37:54.520 --> 0:37:57.120
<v Speaker 9>But he's got to be at a certain spot in

0:37:57.160 --> 0:37:59.839
<v Speaker 9>a timely fashion because Borrow's getting the ball there and

0:38:00.200 --> 0:38:02.160
<v Speaker 9>up to him to get there. So in his head

0:38:02.200 --> 0:38:05.759
<v Speaker 9>he has a clock. But like Fred Blittnikoff, is a

0:38:05.800 --> 0:38:07.440
<v Speaker 9>guy that back.

0:38:07.200 --> 0:38:07.680
<v Speaker 7>In the day.

0:38:08.280 --> 0:38:12.800
<v Speaker 9>This dude ran a nine yard out route nine different ways.

0:38:13.000 --> 0:38:14.480
<v Speaker 9>I mean, he come off the ball and it's like,

0:38:14.680 --> 0:38:16.719
<v Speaker 9>is he gonna run a slams, He's gonna run a post.

0:38:16.880 --> 0:38:18.759
<v Speaker 9>I mean he looked he was doing the same thing

0:38:18.960 --> 0:38:21.200
<v Speaker 9>and at the top of his route, everything was still

0:38:21.239 --> 0:38:23.479
<v Speaker 9>in play. And that's what made Blittan a cough great.

0:38:23.760 --> 0:38:25.560
<v Speaker 9>And I think that's what Jamar is trying to get to.

0:38:25.600 --> 0:38:27.960
<v Speaker 9>It's like, Okay, well they're not going to just be

0:38:28.040 --> 0:38:29.880
<v Speaker 9>able to read my shoulders and hips and know that

0:38:29.960 --> 0:38:32.439
<v Speaker 9>I'm you know, I'm gonna run an in cut now.

0:38:32.840 --> 0:38:36.280
<v Speaker 9>So Charlie Jones has a lot of that. Charlie Jones,

0:38:36.280 --> 0:38:40.560
<v Speaker 9>I think has h has some innate ability to make

0:38:40.600 --> 0:38:43.640
<v Speaker 9>the same route look different. He's a really good route runner.

0:38:44.480 --> 0:38:46.040
<v Speaker 9>He gets in and out of his cuts, sinks his

0:38:46.160 --> 0:38:49.320
<v Speaker 9>hips well, and you know he's he's got good hands.

0:38:49.360 --> 0:38:52.080
<v Speaker 9>That's going to be the key is will he catch

0:38:52.120 --> 0:38:54.880
<v Speaker 9>the ball? Because he can run. He can run some

0:38:55.040 --> 0:38:56.839
<v Speaker 9>sub four or five He's a four to fours guy,

0:38:57.400 --> 0:39:00.920
<v Speaker 9>and he can run routes. I think that anybody that

0:39:01.000 --> 0:39:04.200
<v Speaker 9>catches over one hundred balls for over thirteen hundred yards

0:39:04.680 --> 0:39:05.440
<v Speaker 9>doing something right.

0:39:05.680 --> 0:39:06.280
<v Speaker 7>In the season.

0:39:07.280 --> 0:39:10.239
<v Speaker 1>JB sent a few questions. We've covered some of it.

0:39:10.440 --> 0:39:13.440
<v Speaker 1>I've picked out this question though, Will Chase Brown be

0:39:13.600 --> 0:39:14.480
<v Speaker 1>running back.

0:39:14.280 --> 0:39:19.960
<v Speaker 9>To that's gonna be? That's interesting. I think he's He definitely,

0:39:21.160 --> 0:39:25.799
<v Speaker 9>in my mind, has the physical attributes to be that way,

0:39:26.480 --> 0:39:31.160
<v Speaker 9>and it seems like he has the makeup. He just

0:39:31.520 --> 0:39:34.719
<v Speaker 9>some guys you can tell right away, this guy gets it.

0:39:34.760 --> 0:39:39.040
<v Speaker 9>This guy will have no problem understanding what's to be

0:39:39.120 --> 0:39:43.839
<v Speaker 9>asked of him, you know, and no problem delivering. His

0:39:43.880 --> 0:39:48.320
<v Speaker 9>track record shows success, no doubt about that. As a

0:39:48.600 --> 0:39:51.240
<v Speaker 9>big time ball carrier. I think it's going to depend

0:39:51.280 --> 0:39:55.239
<v Speaker 9>on you know, he can run the football, he can

0:39:55.280 --> 0:39:58.520
<v Speaker 9>catch the football. How will he block? How will he

0:39:58.640 --> 0:40:03.120
<v Speaker 9>handle protection? Because with number nine, I don't care who

0:40:03.120 --> 0:40:06.800
<v Speaker 9>the running back is. Whatever running backs on the football field,

0:40:07.000 --> 0:40:09.160
<v Speaker 9>when they come with an all out blitz and that

0:40:09.239 --> 0:40:12.439
<v Speaker 9>running back's responsible for somebody, you got to make sure

0:40:12.480 --> 0:40:15.160
<v Speaker 9>you execute your assignment and that guy has not hit

0:40:15.239 --> 0:40:19.680
<v Speaker 9>Joe Burrow. That is a big, big requirement and prerequisite.

0:40:19.719 --> 0:40:24.080
<v Speaker 1>There's no doubt from Bengals and Bruce. With l Collins

0:40:24.200 --> 0:40:27.239
<v Speaker 1>seemingly ahead of schedule, the Bengals most likely to put

0:40:27.320 --> 0:40:30.080
<v Speaker 1>him on the pup list for six weeks and then

0:40:30.440 --> 0:40:33.440
<v Speaker 1>if he's ready for week one, would they pay the

0:40:33.520 --> 0:40:37.399
<v Speaker 1>right tackle spot twenty two point five million to keep

0:40:37.480 --> 0:40:42.520
<v Speaker 1>him and Jonah Williams.

0:40:41.480 --> 0:40:44.840
<v Speaker 9>That's that's what they're mulling over as we speak. I

0:40:44.840 --> 0:40:48.000
<v Speaker 9>mean that that's some of the things they're thinking about.

0:40:48.200 --> 0:40:51.680
<v Speaker 9>I mean he In fact, I was just talking with

0:40:51.760 --> 0:40:56.120
<v Speaker 9>him today, Dan ironically out on the practice field and

0:40:56.600 --> 0:40:59.680
<v Speaker 9>Anthony Munoz and I were asking him about because he's

0:40:59.719 --> 0:41:02.239
<v Speaker 9>moving pretty well, and I said, to you, do you

0:41:02.400 --> 0:41:04.879
<v Speaker 9>consider you're still ahead of schedule? And he said I do,

0:41:06.280 --> 0:41:10.440
<v Speaker 9>And I said, well, you know, my advice is don't

0:41:10.480 --> 0:41:12.719
<v Speaker 9>do too much too quickly. You don't want to have

0:41:12.760 --> 0:41:15.040
<v Speaker 9>a setback. You don't want to have a you know,

0:41:15.200 --> 0:41:17.080
<v Speaker 9>a deal where all of a sudden, man, it was

0:41:17.120 --> 0:41:20.040
<v Speaker 9>going so well, and now you know, I have to

0:41:20.080 --> 0:41:23.680
<v Speaker 9>go through the mental anguish of I'm back where I

0:41:23.719 --> 0:41:25.680
<v Speaker 9>was like a month and a half two months ago.

0:41:26.120 --> 0:41:27.840
<v Speaker 7>You don't want to do that. And he's like, no, no,

0:41:28.120 --> 0:41:28.600
<v Speaker 7>I get that.

0:41:30.360 --> 0:41:32.520
<v Speaker 9>So it is obviously he's not going to be ready

0:41:32.520 --> 0:41:36.920
<v Speaker 9>for training camp. What at what point in the regular

0:41:36.960 --> 0:41:40.400
<v Speaker 9>season will look like he'll be ready? And you know,

0:41:40.400 --> 0:41:42.759
<v Speaker 9>they're so far away from being able to determine that

0:41:42.880 --> 0:41:45.520
<v Speaker 9>right now. But these are the things that you have

0:41:45.600 --> 0:41:47.200
<v Speaker 9>to think about. These are the things that you have

0:41:47.239 --> 0:41:50.959
<v Speaker 9>to ponder in your mind. And you know, will would

0:41:51.040 --> 0:41:55.120
<v Speaker 9>he be able to return before week six? How far

0:41:55.200 --> 0:41:58.879
<v Speaker 9>before week six? You know, would you would you make

0:41:58.920 --> 0:42:01.400
<v Speaker 9>that move put him on the pub list? You know,

0:42:01.400 --> 0:42:03.440
<v Speaker 9>would you say, geez, I think he might be ready

0:42:03.480 --> 0:42:05.920
<v Speaker 9>after week two. You know, he may be ready to go,

0:42:06.480 --> 0:42:11.319
<v Speaker 9>you know, in the third game. Those are those those

0:42:11.320 --> 0:42:13.200
<v Speaker 9>are things to be determined, I guess.

0:42:14.160 --> 0:42:16.600
<v Speaker 1>I also don't think that twenty two point five million

0:42:16.640 --> 0:42:19.640
<v Speaker 1>dollar figure is accurate. Joana is going to make twelve plus,

0:42:20.280 --> 0:42:24.920
<v Speaker 1>but a lot of Elsie's money was tied into playing time, starts,

0:42:24.960 --> 0:42:26.640
<v Speaker 1>things like that. So I don't think he's Yeah, I

0:42:26.680 --> 0:42:29.600
<v Speaker 1>don't think he's getting ten if he's not the starting

0:42:29.640 --> 0:42:35.080
<v Speaker 1>right tackle. I think his situation depends partly on who

0:42:35.080 --> 0:42:37.319
<v Speaker 1>else they're able to sign. I mean, you don't want

0:42:37.360 --> 0:42:40.759
<v Speaker 1>to let the guy go until you have to. You

0:42:40.840 --> 0:42:43.480
<v Speaker 1>never know who might get hurt. I mean, knock on wood.

0:42:43.480 --> 0:42:46.279
<v Speaker 1>But if tackles were to go down, it's a nice

0:42:46.360 --> 0:42:49.680
<v Speaker 1>luxury to have a really solid player in Lael Collins.

0:42:49.760 --> 0:42:53.880
<v Speaker 1>But if Burrow signs, if to Higgins signs, if Logan

0:42:53.960 --> 0:42:58.040
<v Speaker 1>Wilson signs, then the reality kicks in where somebody might

0:42:58.080 --> 0:43:01.560
<v Speaker 1>have to go and he would logic be a candidate.

0:43:01.600 --> 0:43:03.480
<v Speaker 1>If he's not the starting right tackle.

0:43:03.360 --> 0:43:06.120
<v Speaker 9>Right then then you're going from you know, the luxury

0:43:06.160 --> 0:43:08.520
<v Speaker 9>department store to Walmart, you know, I mean it's like

0:43:09.120 --> 0:43:14.640
<v Speaker 9>the budget changes. So yeah, it's there's there's always it's

0:43:14.680 --> 0:43:18.000
<v Speaker 9>never just cut and dried one thing. There's always a

0:43:18.080 --> 0:43:23.239
<v Speaker 9>bunch of you know, extraneous factors that are big time

0:43:23.320 --> 0:43:25.160
<v Speaker 9>variables that are going to control your future.

0:43:25.880 --> 0:43:29.440
<v Speaker 1>Here's a question from Willie, who aren't we talking about enough?

0:43:29.680 --> 0:43:32.280
<v Speaker 1>Is there a key player that fans should be paying

0:43:32.320 --> 0:43:35.440
<v Speaker 1>more attention to. We talk quite a bit about Jordan Battle.

0:43:35.480 --> 0:43:37.279
<v Speaker 1>He's kind of the first guy that comes to mind

0:43:37.440 --> 0:43:39.600
<v Speaker 1>for me, anybody else, for you.

0:43:39.600 --> 0:43:44.000
<v Speaker 9>You know, there's there's so many guys. You know, it's like,

0:43:44.080 --> 0:43:47.960
<v Speaker 9>all right, Jordan Battle at the uh at the at

0:43:48.000 --> 0:43:51.359
<v Speaker 9>the safety position, and you know then you uh, then

0:43:51.400 --> 0:43:54.399
<v Speaker 9>you think, all right, Nick Scott, how is he? How

0:43:54.480 --> 0:43:56.520
<v Speaker 9>is he going to pan out at the safety spot.

0:43:56.600 --> 0:43:59.360
<v Speaker 9>That's when when you think the biggest thing to me

0:43:59.520 --> 0:44:03.680
<v Speaker 9>with okay loss, you lose two starting safeties. What do

0:44:03.680 --> 0:44:06.839
<v Speaker 9>you have at the safety position? Well, you draft Jordan

0:44:06.920 --> 0:44:10.160
<v Speaker 9>Battle and you know you've got you got nick Uh,

0:44:10.200 --> 0:44:13.440
<v Speaker 9>You've got other players that you know are gonna are

0:44:13.440 --> 0:44:16.320
<v Speaker 9>gonna line up in Battle at that at that spot

0:44:16.360 --> 0:44:19.960
<v Speaker 9>as well. So to me, Tyson Anderson is going to

0:44:20.000 --> 0:44:23.560
<v Speaker 9>be interesting to watch Dax Hill. How much improvement will

0:44:23.560 --> 0:44:25.880
<v Speaker 9>there be with Dax Hill? One of my focuses is

0:44:25.920 --> 0:44:29.240
<v Speaker 9>probably going to be the safety position because that's where

0:44:29.680 --> 0:44:32.640
<v Speaker 9>you know that the most damage was done in free agency.

0:44:33.239 --> 0:44:36.560
<v Speaker 9>So how how is that gonna sort itself out?

0:44:37.320 --> 0:44:39.239
<v Speaker 7>You know? I think the back end, you.

0:44:39.160 --> 0:44:43.360
<v Speaker 9>Know, as a whole is uh is something to watch

0:44:43.480 --> 0:44:48.000
<v Speaker 9>because you know you've got guys recovering from from surgery

0:44:48.000 --> 0:44:50.359
<v Speaker 9>and injury on the on that back end, you got

0:44:50.400 --> 0:44:54.279
<v Speaker 9>young guys competing. Uh, you know Cheeto. How How how

0:44:54.320 --> 0:44:58.440
<v Speaker 9>will Cheato be from from day one at training camp? Well,

0:44:59.040 --> 0:45:02.759
<v Speaker 9>who knows? Would don't exactly know yet. So to me,

0:45:03.400 --> 0:45:06.840
<v Speaker 9>I think one of the the way everybody throws the

0:45:06.840 --> 0:45:10.279
<v Speaker 9>football in the National Football League, I think that back

0:45:10.360 --> 0:45:13.239
<v Speaker 9>end is going to be the biggest question that I have,

0:45:13.719 --> 0:45:16.279
<v Speaker 9>Not that they don't have players, but who are the

0:45:16.280 --> 0:45:19.200
<v Speaker 9>guys that are going to step up and really grab

0:45:19.320 --> 0:45:21.360
<v Speaker 9>hold of those roles and excel.

0:45:21.719 --> 0:45:23.960
<v Speaker 1>I'll throw another name in there for somebody that I

0:45:23.960 --> 0:45:28.320
<v Speaker 1>don't think people are talking about enough. Zach Carter, DJ

0:45:28.480 --> 0:45:30.959
<v Speaker 1>Reader and DJ Hill are going to get the bulk

0:45:31.000 --> 0:45:33.720
<v Speaker 1>of the snaps inside, but you need somebody to rotate

0:45:33.760 --> 0:45:34.880
<v Speaker 1>in there. He looks good to me.

0:45:35.280 --> 0:45:35.720
<v Speaker 7>He does.

0:45:35.960 --> 0:45:39.399
<v Speaker 9>He does, and I think you know he's a young

0:45:39.480 --> 0:45:45.600
<v Speaker 9>guy that you know it's like all right from you

0:45:45.640 --> 0:45:48.360
<v Speaker 9>know Jeff Gunter too. He's had some injury issues, but

0:45:48.440 --> 0:45:51.080
<v Speaker 9>from year one to year two is when you usually

0:45:51.120 --> 0:45:54.360
<v Speaker 9>make your biggest jump. And Zach Carter year one to

0:45:54.440 --> 0:45:59.880
<v Speaker 9>year two he made big contributions. He was a definite rotation,

0:46:00.560 --> 0:46:04.640
<v Speaker 9>a valuable rotational player as a rookie. I agree he

0:46:05.400 --> 0:46:10.319
<v Speaker 9>understands what it takes now he could he could very

0:46:10.320 --> 0:46:14.120
<v Speaker 9>well be a guy that makes makes a bigger impact

0:46:14.160 --> 0:46:16.040
<v Speaker 9>on a game by game basis.

0:46:16.040 --> 0:46:17.760
<v Speaker 7>For lou Ana Rulan Company.

0:46:17.840 --> 0:46:20.840
<v Speaker 1>Here's an interesting question from Brent. Toward the end of

0:46:20.880 --> 0:46:24.960
<v Speaker 1>your career, what was your main reason for retirement? Was

0:46:25.000 --> 0:46:30.360
<v Speaker 1>it physical, mental, family related, or other? And did you

0:46:30.440 --> 0:46:35.360
<v Speaker 1>dream you would still be broadcasting in twenty twenty three?

0:46:37.160 --> 0:46:42.240
<v Speaker 9>Will I will say that the back to back season

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<v Speaker 9>at age thirty two and thirty three when I played

0:46:47.560 --> 0:46:50.600
<v Speaker 9>a full slate for the Bengals in nineteen eighty three,

0:46:51.160 --> 0:46:54.480
<v Speaker 9>took two weeks off, then went to the USFL and

0:46:54.560 --> 0:46:57.120
<v Speaker 9>went to training camp and played a full slate of

0:46:57.160 --> 0:47:00.680
<v Speaker 9>twenty plus games counting playoffs and a pre season games

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<v Speaker 9>there at the age of thirty two turned, you know,

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<v Speaker 9>working into the thirty third year.

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<v Speaker 7>That was.

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<v Speaker 9>Taxing scenario. I mean you talk about Riga Mortis man,

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<v Speaker 9>I mean I would literally come home from practice and

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<v Speaker 9>I had a very old school offensive line coach by

0:47:21.120 --> 0:47:24.560
<v Speaker 9>the name of Bill Austin BA, and he was the

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<v Speaker 9>line coach for Vince Lombardi when he was coaching with

0:47:29.239 --> 0:47:33.000
<v Speaker 9>the Washington Redskins. And BA was an old offensive lineman himself.

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<v Speaker 9>So back in those days, you didn't practice, you didn't play.

0:47:37.320 --> 0:47:39.960
<v Speaker 9>So it's like, yeah, you know, I know, you stiff,

0:47:40.080 --> 0:47:42.560
<v Speaker 9>I know you got to practice because if you don't,

0:47:42.600 --> 0:47:46.000
<v Speaker 9>if you missed this practice today, you ain't playing this Sunday, okay.

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<v Speaker 9>So it was unbelievable. And I remember just shuffling up

0:47:51.160 --> 0:47:54.479
<v Speaker 9>the stairs, you know, during the week after a tough

0:47:54.520 --> 0:47:58.360
<v Speaker 9>practice and laying on the couch and you know, my

0:47:58.400 --> 0:48:02.160
<v Speaker 9>wife Lynn would serve dinner on it. Coach I was,

0:48:02.400 --> 0:48:04.480
<v Speaker 9>I was there for the night. I mean, I'd fall

0:48:04.520 --> 0:48:06.719
<v Speaker 9>asleep there and sleep there all night. I mean, it

0:48:06.800 --> 0:48:12.520
<v Speaker 9>was unbelievable. It was a survival getting through that season

0:48:12.880 --> 0:48:15.680
<v Speaker 9>and then had had an NFL off season to recover

0:48:15.719 --> 0:48:18.040
<v Speaker 9>a little bit and then play that final year, and

0:48:18.080 --> 0:48:20.680
<v Speaker 9>it was just yeah, I was, I was beating up

0:48:20.960 --> 0:48:23.719
<v Speaker 9>at that point. I was like, oh man, I need

0:48:23.840 --> 0:48:29.240
<v Speaker 9>uh oilain. So I think that was the biggest factor.

0:48:29.280 --> 0:48:32.839
<v Speaker 9>And then and then, did I ever think that I'd be,

0:48:33.080 --> 0:48:35.440
<v Speaker 9>you know, going into the year number thirty eight as

0:48:35.480 --> 0:48:39.080
<v Speaker 9>a as a color analyst on the Bengals radio network. No,

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<v Speaker 9>never never thought that. I mean I honestly, and we've

0:48:43.120 --> 0:48:46.120
<v Speaker 9>talked about this before, I really thought I might coach.

0:48:46.760 --> 0:48:51.480
<v Speaker 9>But going to Syracuse versus like we both did in

0:48:51.600 --> 0:48:54.560
<v Speaker 9>the New House School of Communications. My you know, my

0:48:54.640 --> 0:48:57.360
<v Speaker 9>backup plan was to do something in the broadcast world,

0:48:57.360 --> 0:49:02.680
<v Speaker 9>potentially print or electronic media, you know, And I knew

0:49:02.680 --> 0:49:05.080
<v Speaker 9>I wanted to stay with the game of football in

0:49:05.080 --> 0:49:07.880
<v Speaker 9>some way, shape or form. I just like I like

0:49:07.960 --> 0:49:10.800
<v Speaker 9>the life, I like the people, I like everything about

0:49:10.880 --> 0:49:13.759
<v Speaker 9>you know, football, and to be able to say, you know,

0:49:13.960 --> 0:49:16.359
<v Speaker 9>I was able to do it pretty much in some way,

0:49:16.440 --> 0:49:20.520
<v Speaker 9>shape or form. You know, almost my entire life from

0:49:20.560 --> 0:49:21.560
<v Speaker 9>like high school on.

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<v Speaker 7>It's crazy crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>Our friend James Rapine has a question. Podcaster, writer, YouTube star,

0:49:29.880 --> 0:49:32.480
<v Speaker 1>et cetera. We all saw the footage of Joe Burrow

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<v Speaker 1>going deep in batting practice before Cincinnati Red's game recently.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's this question, which of your former teammates would have

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<v Speaker 1>won a home run derby Anthony Munyos No hesitation none.

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<v Speaker 9>Anthony was a relief pitcher third basement on the USC

0:49:49.239 --> 0:49:54.040
<v Speaker 9>National Championship baseball team. So I mean I played in

0:49:54.160 --> 0:49:58.799
<v Speaker 9>a celebrity softball game with ant and it was the

0:49:58.840 --> 0:50:04.600
<v Speaker 9>Corps Light All Stars and we were in that game together.

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<v Speaker 9>He was playing third base and the ball's hit in

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<v Speaker 9>the hole. He cut the short stuff off, which you know,

0:50:11.320 --> 0:50:13.200
<v Speaker 9>third base I was supposed to do if he can,

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<v Speaker 9>and then he just opened up his hips and shoulders

0:50:15.840 --> 0:50:19.960
<v Speaker 9>and threw across you know, the diamond. The thing started

0:50:19.960 --> 0:50:22.399
<v Speaker 9>out by second base and I was playing first base.

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<v Speaker 9>I stretched, it hit me right in the stone of

0:50:25.239 --> 0:50:28.439
<v Speaker 9>the hand, right under the index. My index finger, middle

0:50:28.480 --> 0:50:31.560
<v Speaker 9>finger and thumb all went numb immediately like the umpire

0:50:31.600 --> 0:50:34.480
<v Speaker 9>of singles calls out and I throw the glove and

0:50:34.520 --> 0:50:36.719
<v Speaker 9>the ball off my hand. I'm like, oh my god.

0:50:37.120 --> 0:50:42.279
<v Speaker 9>He threw a seed and then the field was pretty significant.

0:50:42.280 --> 0:50:45.000
<v Speaker 9>But then there were woods, like a very good distance.

0:50:45.320 --> 0:50:48.120
<v Speaker 9>He put one in the trees. Man, I'm like, big boy,

0:50:48.760 --> 0:50:54.600
<v Speaker 9>here we go. Yeah, Anthony, unbelievable athlete. Unbelievable athlete. Now

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<v Speaker 9>that's not to say that, you know, there were a

0:50:56.400 --> 0:50:59.360
<v Speaker 9>lot of other guys that got drafted out of high school,

0:51:00.040 --> 0:51:02.120
<v Speaker 9>and there were there were many. I mean, it's you

0:51:02.160 --> 0:51:05.560
<v Speaker 9>get to this level you have you have guys that

0:51:06.719 --> 0:51:11.279
<v Speaker 9>very strong high school baseball players that were drafted in

0:51:12.000 --> 0:51:14.080
<v Speaker 9>Major League Baseball but decided to go to college to

0:51:14.080 --> 0:51:17.440
<v Speaker 9>play football and and maybe football and baseball and decided

0:51:17.480 --> 0:51:21.520
<v Speaker 9>to stay on the football path. But yeah, I mean

0:51:21.840 --> 0:51:24.600
<v Speaker 9>I take I take big number seventy eight. He gets

0:51:24.600 --> 0:51:27.759
<v Speaker 9>a he gets a full cut at one. I'm saying

0:51:27.760 --> 0:51:30.280
<v Speaker 9>it's going away, it's going a distance.

0:51:30.880 --> 0:51:34.040
<v Speaker 1>Our final question comes from Leona, and let me say

0:51:34.040 --> 0:51:37.200
<v Speaker 1>in advance, I like the way Leona thinks. Here's the question,

0:51:38.200 --> 0:51:42.680
<v Speaker 1>where will the organization put the Lombardi Trophy when the

0:51:42.719 --> 0:51:46.160
<v Speaker 1>Bengals hoist that baby high. And then seriously, is there

0:51:46.160 --> 0:51:49.400
<v Speaker 1>an area in the stadium where fans will be able

0:51:49.520 --> 0:51:50.120
<v Speaker 1>to view it?

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<v Speaker 9>You know, they do have an area in the stadium

0:51:52.640 --> 0:51:54.920
<v Speaker 9>where they display you know, throughout the stadium with the

0:51:54.960 --> 0:52:00.439
<v Speaker 9>display like ASC Championship trophies and and all that sort

0:52:00.480 --> 0:52:05.279
<v Speaker 9>of thing. But yeah, interesting, you want the fans to

0:52:05.320 --> 0:52:08.719
<v Speaker 9>be able to experience that. I honestly think that that

0:52:08.800 --> 0:52:12.680
<v Speaker 9>the AFC Championship Trophies trophies, even though it's not the

0:52:12.840 --> 0:52:16.799
<v Speaker 9>big prize, it's a good consolation prize, and I think

0:52:16.840 --> 0:52:19.640
<v Speaker 9>the fans would appreciate being able to being able to

0:52:19.680 --> 0:52:23.040
<v Speaker 9>see it. I don't know, maybe maybe on game day

0:52:23.640 --> 0:52:26.040
<v Speaker 9>you have, uh, you know, an area where you can

0:52:26.080 --> 0:52:28.000
<v Speaker 9>put those kind of trophies and then put them back

0:52:28.320 --> 0:52:31.160
<v Speaker 9>where they are the rest of the rest of the

0:52:31.160 --> 0:52:32.800
<v Speaker 9>week and the rest of the year and so forth.

0:52:32.880 --> 0:52:36.440
<v Speaker 9>But yeah, I don't see anything wrong with allowing the

0:52:36.440 --> 0:52:40.319
<v Speaker 9>fans to celebrate in the in the pure joy of

0:52:40.320 --> 0:52:41.040
<v Speaker 9>those trophies.

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<v Speaker 7>There's no doubt.

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<v Speaker 1>I gave this some thought. Here's how you do it.

0:52:45.840 --> 0:52:48.160
<v Speaker 1>You take out a wall or a chunk of a

0:52:48.200 --> 0:52:51.240
<v Speaker 1>wall on the back side of the Bengals Pro shop

0:52:51.880 --> 0:52:56.680
<v Speaker 1>and so it's got bulletproof glass or some impenetrable glass

0:52:56.800 --> 0:52:59.360
<v Speaker 1>on both sides so that as you go into the

0:52:59.360 --> 0:53:01.960
<v Speaker 1>Pro Shop, you know you can view it from that angle.

0:53:02.239 --> 0:53:04.239
<v Speaker 1>And then on the other side, it's exposed to the

0:53:04.280 --> 0:53:06.640
<v Speaker 1>concourse of the stadium, so you can view it from

0:53:06.640 --> 0:53:09.400
<v Speaker 1>that angle. So a real good opportunity to get up

0:53:09.400 --> 0:53:13.560
<v Speaker 1>close and see the Lombardi Trophy when the Bengals earn

0:53:13.600 --> 0:53:14.840
<v Speaker 1>it this coming February.

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<v Speaker 9>Good call, And boy will there'd be a logjam. There'll

0:53:17.960 --> 0:53:20.000
<v Speaker 9>be a bunch of cars, a bunch of a bunch

0:53:20.040 --> 0:53:24.440
<v Speaker 9>of people, the traffic back there at the Pro Shop.

0:53:24.800 --> 0:53:27.480
<v Speaker 9>And it's a good, good idea, Dan, good marketing move too,

0:53:27.520 --> 0:53:30.040
<v Speaker 9>because yeah, while we're here looking at South, we might

0:53:30.040 --> 0:53:30.520
<v Speaker 9>as well go in.

0:53:30.520 --> 0:53:31.160
<v Speaker 7>The Pro shop.

0:53:31.440 --> 0:53:33.880
<v Speaker 9>What the heck, particularly if you have your kids, grandkids

0:53:33.920 --> 0:53:35.920
<v Speaker 9>with you, It's like, come on, let's go, let's go

0:53:35.960 --> 0:53:37.799
<v Speaker 9>inside and see where going. What can we get to

0:53:38.080 --> 0:53:41.799
<v Speaker 9>commemorate the occasional looking at the Super Bowl trophy? Good call,

0:53:41.920 --> 0:53:43.120
<v Speaker 9>good call all the way around, my.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, another successful ask lap session. So happy that I

0:53:48.440 --> 0:53:50.719
<v Speaker 1>pointed that lap signal into the Cincinnati sky.

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<v Speaker 9>My pleasure, sir. I can't think of a better way

0:53:54.760 --> 0:53:56.919
<v Speaker 9>to spend some time than with my man Dan.

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