1 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: And we welcome you into Barrie at the Dog Bowl 2 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:17,479 Speaker 1: on a Tuesday here in December, first Tuesday of the 3 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:21,799 Speaker 1: months and four games to Goswell down four to go 4 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: in the two thousand nineteen regular season, and your Cleveland 5 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: Browns sit at five and seven and can't sugarcoat it. 6 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: A very disappointing loss on Sunday to the hands of 7 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers, a game where that saw the Steelers 8 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: shorthanded and still able to pull out the big win. 9 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: And John, you've been through some of those games before 10 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: where the the expectations were high going into a game 11 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 1: and and you fell short as a team. How do 12 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: you come back from something like this? It's tough, um, 13 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: you know, but the fact of the matter it is 14 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: you have four games left and you can't let it 15 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: snowball and and finish your season in a negative fashion. 16 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: You have to get back and and approach this week 17 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: is if you know you won and and there's still 18 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 1: a lot on the plate. You know, I know the 19 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: chances are low about playoffs, but anything can happen. But 20 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: that you know, your mindset, that mindset has to be 21 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: moving forward. Try to you know, stack these wins to 22 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: finish the season the right way and be able to 23 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: look back on the season with a little bit of positivity. 24 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: It's John Greco, He's Andrew Gribble. Gribbs. Uh, you white 25 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: knuckled on the drive there and on the drive home. 26 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: Mother nature was not too kind to you on Sunday 27 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: in addition to the Browns, and unfortunately the effort on 28 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 1: Sunday a tough one. And we've been in this spot before. 29 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: But there's still some time left and they're they're not 30 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: they're not totally out. They are on life support, I 31 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: think from the playoff hope standpoint, but still some things 32 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: here to play for in these final means. It's really 33 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: when you look back on it, the exact situation you 34 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: were in last year time. It was just what got 35 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: you here and the expectations to that point where are 36 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: so much different. I mean, you're disappointed, uh to be 37 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: five and seven last year. I believe, I under you're 38 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: around something like that, and your playoff focus were equally 39 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: as slim, but you played some of your best football 40 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 1: down the stretch. It's just a totally different situation because 41 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: you had such higher expectations this season. Uh, and you 42 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: lose a really crucial game here. But the key for 43 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: this team is just I don't even wanna you know, 44 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: you don't want to look past this game. Obviously, the 45 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: Bengals are went won a game. I mean, somehow you're 46 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,519 Speaker 1: playing the Bengals and Dolphins this season, both coming off wins, 47 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: and you just get to Week six team where that 48 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: game matters against the Ravens and see what happens. I mean, 49 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: that's that's should be the You don't want to get 50 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: past this game, but that should be the goal from 51 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: from my standpoint on how you can kind of salvage 52 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 1: the final quarter of this season. Get to that game 53 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 1: because you were eliminated Week six team last year out 54 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 1: of your control. Is right after you beat the Broncos. Uh, 55 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: just get to that point where where the games can 56 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: still kind of matter and then just finish out the 57 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: season the right way. I mean, that's that's that's what 58 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: you need to do. You know, there's a lot of 59 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: guys in this locker room who you know, we always 60 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: talked about this scene. You're not only playing for your 61 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: job in the future here, it could be elsewhere. There's 62 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: a lot of reasons that these guys should want to 63 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: play well. And it goes beyond the playoffs, even though 64 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: the playoffs still are are very much alive, even though 65 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: it is very slim at this point. What was the 66 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: biggest John, what was the biggest glaring issue that you 67 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: saw from Sunday's game and the loss of the Steelers. Well, 68 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: I just thought, um, the momentum that Pittsburgh had after 69 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: they made that first long pass, after you know, Duck 70 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: made that first big completion, because prior to that it 71 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: it looked like those bruns were about the role and 72 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: they looked like they were about to blow them out. 73 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: And something switched for Pittsburgh. They made a big play, 74 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: they got to spark at home, the crowd was back 75 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: into it because exactly exactly so, uh, you know, when 76 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: that happened, I think that was the tipping point. And 77 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: then you know that you go into halftime, you're tied. 78 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: You know, you you can kind of say, hey, listen, 79 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: you know, whatever happened happened, Let's come on the second 80 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: half and uh, you know, try to reclaim the ground 81 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: game and and put some points up. And they just 82 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: fell short of that. I know, they got away from 83 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: the run a little bit for um, you know, whatever reason. 84 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: But you know, just couldn't couldn't close it, and they 85 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: had some protection issues at in opportunistic times, and and 86 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: you know, a couple of turnovers and it was just, uh, 87 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 1: you know, when you add all those things together, you 88 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: fall short. Yeah, the end of the first half was disastrous. 89 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:27,159 Speaker 1: I mean, that was I mean, and it was one 90 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: of those things where it really did seem to carry 91 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: over into the second half. I mean, Pittsburgh felt it 92 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 1: was ten to ten, but it felt like the Steelers 93 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 1: had just taken complete control of the game. Your quarterbacks injured, 94 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: you don't even know what's going on with him come 95 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: into the second half, and based on what Freddy said, 96 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: it sound like Garrett Gilbert was under the impression he 97 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: was gonna be playing up intil the last couple of 98 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: minutes before the second half even began. So it's just 99 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: you lost control that game because your defense played in 100 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: a way that it did against Denver, and in a 101 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: game where you should have had such a huge advantage 102 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 1: over the offense you're facing, and you just allowed i 103 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,720 Speaker 1: would say four or five plays and that completely changed 104 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 1: the game. I mean, thirteen points probably isn't enough to 105 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 1: win most games. I think it should have been enough 106 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: in this game. I think you should have limited the 107 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:10,840 Speaker 1: Steelers in the same way you did the first time. 108 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: I know Devilon Hodges wasn't gonna be throwing interceptions the 109 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 1: same way Mason Rodolph was, but had it gotten into 110 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: that second half and they were still trailing, I think 111 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: there would have been some some opportunities to get those interceptions, 112 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: because that the one he did throw was awful. I mean, 113 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,280 Speaker 1: it was just a horrible pass and I don't know 114 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: what happened with the route, but it was. It was 115 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: an awful pass and something you expected. But then you 116 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: blow the opportunity to make anything out of it by 117 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 1: going three and out and getting sacked, which takes you 118 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: out of field goal ranges. It was just everything that 119 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: had been going right for this team. I think Freddie 120 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: talked about the complimentary football aspect of this game. You 121 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: had breakdowns and and really every facet when when one 122 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: side was trying to pick the other one up, it's 123 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: almost like the other side didn't want to get picked 124 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: up and it was and when you needed to pick 125 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 1: me up, you didn't get it. It was just kind 126 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: of a complete failure, I would say, in all three 127 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: phases and just at the worst possible time. Yeah, I 128 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: think one of the more disappointed things when you take 129 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: a look at the stat line is is Nick Chubb 130 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:08,119 Speaker 1: and Kareem Hunt really not a part of the game 131 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: in the second half, I mean Pittsburgh, whether it was 132 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh's defense taking him out of it or whatever the 133 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:19,679 Speaker 1: case might be. You know, the running game just wasn't 134 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: there in the second half, and you'd had some success. 135 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: I mean, it was three yards four yards to carry, 136 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 1: but it was setting you up for third down and 137 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 1: manageable third down and short in that first half, and 138 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: you weren't having to go eight yards, ten yards, twelve 139 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: yards to get to get a first down. And I 140 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: thought in the second half, I mean it was it 141 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 1: was a one score game. And I think that was 142 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 1: probably one of the more frustrating points of this whole season, 143 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 1: forget just the game out. Yeah. I do think Freddie 144 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:49,479 Speaker 1: made a good point Monday though, that it's it's it 145 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: is a little bit deceiving because it's like you had 146 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 1: that one possession in the in the second the second half, 147 00:06:57,160 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 1: and it just you didn't do much with it. That 148 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: was where you maybe had almost all your carries in 149 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: the second half, and then Pittsburgh gets the ball back, 150 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: gets another field goal, almost gets gets a touchdown on 151 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 1: that drive, and you're almost thinking at that point you're 152 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: down twenty to ten and your defense hasn't gotten a 153 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: stop really since the beginning of the second quarter. So 154 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: it's like you not only need to score, but you 155 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: need to score in a hurry. So I understood why 156 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: you started passing the ball more. The one situation that 157 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 1: Freddie revisited on Monday, which made sense, you needed to 158 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: run the ball at some point there at the thirty 159 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 1: yard line and just give yourself a more manageable field 160 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: goal at the worst, or just kind of get yourself 161 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: a third manageable which it's just it just never happened, 162 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: all right, John. We talked about it earlier today on 163 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 1: Cleveland Brown's Daily there's four games left, and Gribble alluded 164 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,559 Speaker 1: to it as well. Uh, this is a chance where 165 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: if you're a player at the end of the at 166 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: the end of this four game stretch, you want to 167 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: be known as a player that's part of the solution, 168 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 1: not as part of the problem. Yeah. Absolutely, you know, 169 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 1: we talked about that and and that that should be 170 00:07:57,880 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 1: the mindset, and you know if you want to be 171 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: part of something here moving forward, because you know, I 172 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 1: think we can all argue that, Uh, you know, things 173 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 1: go different ways in some of these games, and you 174 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: know we're we're looking at a completely different season. So 175 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 1: I think I think it's there. It's close. So you know, 176 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 1: the players that want to be here, you're gonna find 177 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 1: out who wants to continue to be here and be 178 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: a part of it moving forward. And you know the 179 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 1: guys that don't you might see you know, hopefully you 180 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: don't see it, but but I've seen it before, Guys 181 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 1: just kind of hanging up. And when when those playoff 182 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 1: chances run run out, you know, you're gonna see who 183 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 1: wants to be around and who wants to maybe spoil 184 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:33,960 Speaker 1: so much chances for the playoffs or finished. Uh you 185 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: know in a way that they don't want, um, but 186 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:38,559 Speaker 1: you just want to see a team come out this 187 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 1: week re you know, refocused, re energized against a team 188 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 1: that they very very well should beat, a team that's 189 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 1: has one win. You know, you get Dalton back, but 190 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 1: a team that they handled last year twice, a team that, um, 191 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: you know in the Bengals, that that the Browns have 192 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: handled as of late. So you just want to see 193 00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: them come back re energized, refocused, handled business and just 194 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 1: stack wins to finish the year stronger. Gribbs, Uh, you 195 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: take a look at this football team, and you know, 196 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 1: we talked about the need to see a little bit 197 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: more and we'll get into what we want to see 198 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 1: here in these final four games. But the one thing 199 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 1: that we've seen that that's a big positive I think 200 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:23,959 Speaker 1: has been the development of Freddie Kitchens as head coach 201 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 1: and how he has managed games. He has done, He's 202 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: done a lot better. He seems to be a little 203 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: more comfortable in things. Yeah, I would say the endgame 204 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 1: management is better. You want to challenge on Monday on Sunday, 205 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:37,600 Speaker 1: which I mean, I gotta be honest. When I saw 206 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:39,840 Speaker 1: that play live, I thought there was no chance, But 207 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:42,559 Speaker 1: that was a catch. You had all you had, all 208 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:44,199 Speaker 1: three of your time outs in the second half getting 209 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 1: into that situation. I mean, those are some little things. 210 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:49,439 Speaker 1: I just the thing we need to see and this 211 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 1: is really the last couple of games you've just seen. 212 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: The thing that you want to build on is the 213 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: last couple of games you've come out with very just 214 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: the team hasn't done much in the third quarter, and 215 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:00,680 Speaker 1: I think that that's something that needs to be better 216 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: moving forward down the stretch. And you let the Dolphins 217 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 1: back in the game, allowing seventeen unanswered points. Uh and 218 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: then this game, you just really barely had the ball 219 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 1: in the defense didn't have much of anything in that 220 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 1: third quarter. So those are things I'd like to to 221 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 1: see improve over the over the next couple of games. 222 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 1: And you've got to pick me up opportunity here against 223 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:21,080 Speaker 1: the Bengals. But again it's no no gimme. They've They've 224 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 1: They've put Andy Dalton back in. He's a capable veteran quarterback. 225 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 1: If they're getting John Ross back, who knows if A. J. 226 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: Green is coming back. I mean, this isn't a good 227 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 1: team you're facing, but it's one that is playing better. 228 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 1: Maybe kind of reminds me of the sixteen Browns where 229 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: you get that win near the end of the season, 230 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 1: and remember the sixteen Browns could have probably won the 231 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 1: next game after that as well. I mean, you get 232 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:45,079 Speaker 1: a win and you start feeling good. Uh So this 233 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: is no no gimme at at at First Ary Stadium. 234 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:49,560 Speaker 1: But if you do get this win, you can start 235 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:51,839 Speaker 1: feeling a little bit better about what you're doing. Again, John, 236 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:53,679 Speaker 1: what do you want to see from these guys here 237 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: in the final four games of the regular season. Well, 238 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: I think just approach each game is if you know 239 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: you're the number one seed there the number two seed, 240 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 1: that like you're playing for something, because, like we said, 241 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,079 Speaker 1: the chances, you know, we could talk about the percentages, 242 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:08,320 Speaker 1: the low chance of the playoffs, but you never know 243 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 1: how things can chake out. So I'd just like to 244 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: see guys handle their business, come to work each day 245 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 1: with the mindset and the expectations that they're gonna win 246 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:18,200 Speaker 1: the game and no one's gonna beat them. And why 247 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: not create the culture and create the perception that the 248 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 1: Browns are the team to beat in December. You want 249 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 1: to be playing your best football as the year goes on, 250 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:27,959 Speaker 1: and why not say that we could be you know, 251 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:30,199 Speaker 1: a strong finish and and rip out these last four 252 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: late in the year and just kind of fall back 253 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 1: on that next year moving forward and say, hey, we're 254 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 1: playing our best football late in the year when playoffs, 255 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 1: you know, when the games are most crucial in the 256 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 1: games matter for playoffs. So that's what I would say. 257 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 1: I would say the other big challenge in in doing these, 258 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 1: in playing out these last four games, you have a 259 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 1: lot of rookies. You have a lot of guys that 260 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 1: just a few weeks ago weren't even on an NFL team, 261 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,960 Speaker 1: and now you're they're playing meaningful snaps. I mean, leadership 262 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 1: is going to be really really important from above here 263 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: in these final four games from a player's standpoint, yeah, absolutely, 264 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 1: And then you're gonna get a chance to see these 265 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 1: guys get tossed in the fire and see if they 266 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 1: can contribute. And are they going to be a part 267 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 1: of your you know, future plans and part of this 268 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: team that you know moving forward? Are they going to 269 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 1: be let go? So that's the thing I look at 270 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: as a great opportunity. When you're you know, numbers called 271 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:22,440 Speaker 1: and you're a young player, you know, nobody cares if 272 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:24,680 Speaker 1: you haven't been in there. There's no excuses. This is 273 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:26,680 Speaker 1: your time, this is your time to shine. And you know, 274 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 1: the good ones get their chance just just by an 275 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 1: injury or somebody getting cut or something happening where they 276 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:34,560 Speaker 1: get an opportunity and and what a what a better 277 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 1: way to uh, you know, come in and you know, 278 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 1: just be a bright spot on the season late in 279 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:40,959 Speaker 1: the year and say, have the guys the powers to be, 280 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:42,679 Speaker 1: you know, looking down on the roster and say, hey, 281 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 1: this guy had a lot of energy, made big place 282 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:46,840 Speaker 1: for us when we asked him to when he was 283 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 1: called in late in the year, when you know, when 284 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 1: he didn't have a great big sample size. So you know, 285 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:55,080 Speaker 1: you make the decision making hard for the decision makers 286 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 1: late in the year. I gotta I guess add though, 287 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: the defense right now, I've stats to back this up. 288 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 1: The defense that played on Sunday had to have been 289 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: the youngest defense in the NFL by far. I mean 290 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 1: when you when you go player by player and especially 291 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 1: in crucial moments, I mean you go on the defensive line, 292 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 1: Porter Gustin had your most steps at defensive end. Chad 293 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 1: Thomas played a ton on the other side as well. 294 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: Brian Cox is a young player, he's playing on the 295 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: defensive line. And then you had your two veterans in 296 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 1: the middle of Ogan Jovi and Richardson. I'm calling Ogan 297 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 1: job a veteran. He's in his third season, and you 298 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:27,200 Speaker 1: got Shober back there with a rookie next to him 299 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 1: at mac Wilson second year cornerback, and Denzil a Ward 300 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 1: rookie cornerback, in In Greedy Williams shoulder, RedWine getting his 301 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 1: first playing time, Justin Burrs is this his first year 302 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:39,559 Speaker 1: playing safety. J T Hassel is a rookie. I mean, 303 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:43,079 Speaker 1: it's just it was, uh, we we give the defense 304 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: a lot of grief. They had a tough time, I think, 305 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 1: but this is a situation you did not envision for 306 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 1: this team going into this season, and it's it's it's 307 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:54,200 Speaker 1: it's unfortunate. Some of this is self inflicted with both 308 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:57,440 Speaker 1: Miles Garrett Damarius Randall not being out there. But it's 309 00:13:57,480 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 1: just kind of a it's been a bad deal for 310 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:01,319 Speaker 1: the defense really since you go all the way back 311 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 1: to Week three when when you have your entire secondary missing, 312 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 1: really hasn't been whole ever since. And it's a tough, 313 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:10,439 Speaker 1: tough situation for Steve Wilkes. I think he's gotten these 314 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 1: guys ready to play, especially against the Steelers earlier this 315 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 1: earlier in the month. But that that's what that's what 316 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:18,840 Speaker 1: it will get this team to the to the finish 317 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: line is if this group can play better than they 318 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 1: did against Steelers. Yeah, no question about it, all right. 319 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 1: We look ahead to the Cincinnati Bengals coming in here 320 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 1: on Sunday. We're gonna see him two out of the 321 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: last four games of the season, obviously home this week 322 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 1: on the road in Arizona, home for Baltimore to round 323 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 1: out the home slate, and then to Cincinnati to wrap 324 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 1: up the regular season. These Bengals, you mentioned it, got 325 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 1: their first win over the Jets. Uh. Yes, Andy Dalton's back. 326 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 1: The defense played pretty well though against Sam Donald and 327 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 1: the Jets. Yeah, I mean it's it's it's not a 328 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: team that is like totally bereft of talent. I mean, 329 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 1: and and they've got some experience, guys. I mean this 330 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: is yeah, this is a little bit of a differ 331 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: from the situation that might mean. They've had some real 332 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 1: big injury issues, especially on the offensive line. I mean 333 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 1: that's that's where their weakest right now. But it's such 334 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 1: a difference when you put in a capable quarterback. I 335 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 1: mean we saw it with Miami. Mean there and they 336 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: just beat the Eagles. I mean, even in a team 337 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 1: with no talent, a capable quarterback at least keeps you 338 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:20,480 Speaker 1: in the game. And I think Andy Dalton is coming 339 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 1: back with something to prove. I think he knows he's 340 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 1: probably gonna be playing elsewhere next year. Uh, he's playing 341 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 1: for his next job and doesn't even I think he's 342 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 1: playing to not be thrown into a quarterback competition next year, 343 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 1: to to just get a job out right, he's got 344 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 1: he's got a lot to prove. They have a good 345 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 1: running back, but they can't really run the ball because 346 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 1: of their offensive line, and their defense has some quality 347 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: players and some not quality players. It's not a terrible 348 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 1: team there there, but they are one of eleven for 349 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: a reason. And this is a team you should take 350 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 1: care of. I mean, but this, but these you look 351 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 1: at the Browns wins and losses, they don't make a 352 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 1: ton of sense this year. I mean, you've beaten You've 353 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: got three wins against three of the six a f 354 00:15:57,520 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: C playoff teams. If the playoffs started today, and you've 355 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 1: us two to three quarterbacks or a couple two quarterbacks 356 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: who were worst case scenario, We're not gonna play these 357 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 1: guys this year in brand Now and dock Hodges and 358 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: Marcus Mariota, who's not playing anymore. I mean, it's it's 359 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: the losses don't really make all that much sense. But 360 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 1: it is where you are right now. Yeah, so you're 361 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: coming back home to a familiar opponent, a divisional rival. Uh, 362 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 1: you know they're gonna have a spark with Dalton coming 363 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 1: back in and like you said, their defense, although they 364 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 1: don't have the household names that you're kind of a 365 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 1: customer seeing in Cincinnati, they still do have some kind 366 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 1: of cornerstones there, Geno Atkins, Carl's dun Lap and you know, 367 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 1: I've I've watched Carl's dune Lap. I've played against him 368 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 1: a lot of you know, number of games, and that 369 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 1: guy can play. And and this Dalton coming back, those 370 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:44,360 Speaker 1: guys love him. That locker room is gonna be supportive 371 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 1: of that behind him trying to uh provide a spark, 372 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 1: and they're gonna be playing with a little bit of 373 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: extra juice. I guarantee you that. And you know, like 374 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 1: I said, they know they see everything that's surrounding the 375 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 1: Browns and you know, coming off a loss, and they 376 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: they're gonna see the smell of blood in the water 377 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 1: and you're gonna get their best effort, that's for sure. 378 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:03,120 Speaker 1: No one's gonna feel sorry for everything we're going through 379 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:06,360 Speaker 1: right now. I think that's been abundantly. Did you ever 380 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 1: go up against Geno Atkins? Do you play against him? Yeah, yeah, 381 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:12,440 Speaker 1: quite a bit. Yeah, yes, he Uh what makes him 382 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:14,439 Speaker 1: such a good football player? You know, he's kind of 383 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 1: like the I want to Aaron Donalds a unique player, 384 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 1: but I feel like he's in that category in the 385 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 1: sense that they're kind of you know, he's six ft 386 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:26,120 Speaker 1: six one maybe, and and still stout and and kind 387 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 1: of low center of gravity, but very very strong, very 388 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 1: efficient and violent hands. So when Gino is coming off 389 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:34,720 Speaker 1: the ball, you have to worry about his speed and 390 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 1: quickness and kind of first and second step moves. But 391 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:40,400 Speaker 1: then what what makes those guys so talented is they 392 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:44,400 Speaker 1: have they have a counter planned ahead, you know, kind 393 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:47,080 Speaker 1: of ahead of their rush. So they're looking at your alignment. 394 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:51,360 Speaker 1: The very smart, very smart players as well as gifted athletes, 395 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 1: So that's the thing. They can see your alignment. They 396 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 1: have a good sense if it's a runner of pass. 397 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: They can see if you overseid, they're taking your inside. 398 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:00,879 Speaker 1: If you kind of are said, they're gonna try to 399 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:03,399 Speaker 1: beach outside. If you're playing high, they're gonna run through you. 400 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 1: So planning against Gino, you know when we played when 401 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:08,639 Speaker 1: I played against him. They had really good teams. They 402 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:11,679 Speaker 1: were making the playoffs, going to the playoffs, and you 403 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 1: know he was he was at the height of his career. 404 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:15,719 Speaker 1: That the kind of the prime of his career. And 405 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: I don't see him slowing down yet. You know the record, 406 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:20,920 Speaker 1: He's still out there playing. But you know, when you're 407 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:22,720 Speaker 1: a star player like that. I'm not saying that he's 408 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:25,480 Speaker 1: doing this, but there, you know, oh and ten, you 409 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 1: know he's not. Maybe he's not given his best pro 410 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 1: you know, playoff effort. But like I said this this week, 411 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:33,680 Speaker 1: I guarantee you can see kind of a hungry bunch. 412 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 1: Gonna be a difficult challenge. Indeed, if the Browns are 413 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 1: to win and beat the Bengals get back on the 414 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 1: winning track, which I think we all hope in three 415 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 1: of four games here very winnable games. In the fourth 416 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 1: one you already beat him at their place. But they 417 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 1: just happened to be the hottest team in the NFL 418 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 1: right now. Uh So that it'll be a it'll be 419 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 1: a much tougher challenge, I think than the other three games. 420 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: But John, if the Browns to win on Sunday at 421 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:04,920 Speaker 1: First Energy Stadium, one of the biggest keys to them 422 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: getting a win. Well, I think just just handle business. 423 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: Do do a lot of the things that we talked 424 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 1: about that hurt them early in the season. You know, 425 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 1: take care of the football, take care of the quarterback. 426 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,399 Speaker 1: It always starts with that. But have your protection, you 427 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:19,200 Speaker 1: know solid, Do things that that may help your guys 428 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,400 Speaker 1: that are struggling against some of those good rushers. Maybe 429 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 1: try to do things where you're chipping guys out of 430 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 1: the backfield. Maybe keeping keeping an extra protector, you know, 431 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:30,159 Speaker 1: past protector in the formation. Uh, just try to you know, 432 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:32,640 Speaker 1: hit them with screens and then and then really run 433 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 1: the ball. Just get those two running backs as many 434 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 1: touch as as you can. Take your shots to O 435 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:40,360 Speaker 1: b J. To Jarvis to the big big play receivers 436 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 1: when you can. But really just just have this be 437 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:46,120 Speaker 1: kind of an old school af C North type game, 438 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 1: cold weather game. Just run the ball and and see 439 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 1: where you come out. And you know, you score two 440 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: three touchdowns early, jump on them, and I don't think 441 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 1: they're gonna gonna be built to sustain and uh, you know, 442 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:59,680 Speaker 1: I'll come back. Unlike last week on the road in Pittsburgh. 443 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:03,719 Speaker 1: If you can get up fourteen points I think that, right, 444 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:07,159 Speaker 1: that's my key. It's like, I think, after twelve games, 445 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:09,119 Speaker 1: you are what you are. And you know, I was 446 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:13,160 Speaker 1: just looking at it now. The Browns have in they 447 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 1: have five wins, and four of them they did not 448 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: trail at any point in the game. And I think 449 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:20,400 Speaker 1: it's safe to say that this offense is not good 450 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:22,400 Speaker 1: when it's playing from behind, because I think things get 451 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 1: thrown out of rhythm, things get rushed that you you 452 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 1: get away from some of your your plans. Uh. The 453 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:28,959 Speaker 1: only game where you trailed, and it was very briefly 454 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:30,800 Speaker 1: was against the Bills in the fourth quarter and you 455 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 1: really just needed one drive to win that game. After that, 456 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: the rest of these games you never trailed. You had 457 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 1: some ties later in the game, but nowhere were you 458 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:40,639 Speaker 1: facing a deficit. And so that to me is that 459 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:42,479 Speaker 1: you jump on the Bengals and and don't let them 460 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 1: in the game. I mean, that's that's been the key 461 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:46,399 Speaker 1: for this team to get the wins they've had and 462 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 1: the games that they fall behind. It just stuff asn't 463 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 1: materialized that the way it needs to. Alright, final thoughts 464 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 1: from from you guys here, How important is it? John? Actually? 465 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:01,600 Speaker 1: Before we wrap up, how how important is it for 466 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:05,159 Speaker 1: them to hit the field on Wednesday and be ready 467 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:07,359 Speaker 1: to go, be sharp. You're just you're coming off a 468 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 1: holiday week, You're coming off a tough loss. It's a 469 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 1: loss that puts you on the ropes of being out 470 00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:16,359 Speaker 1: of the playoff picture. But it's all how much of 471 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:18,919 Speaker 1: it is mental at this point? A lot of it is. 472 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:21,160 Speaker 1: And I you know, I think I think for me anyway, 473 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,119 Speaker 1: I think a lot of these players will be excited 474 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 1: to get back out there Wednesday because it is a 475 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:27,400 Speaker 1: fresh start to a new week and a new opportunity 476 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 1: and the and you know, on Monday, when you watch 477 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 1: the tape, you have your meetings, your group meetings, your 478 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: position meeting, your team meeting. You're relieving, you're living it 479 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 1: winner loss, and when you win, there's bad plays and 480 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: you're they're on your mind for a couple of days 481 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 1: and you're trying not to make the same mistakes. And 482 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:46,359 Speaker 1: then obviously when you lose, you're trying to clean up things. 483 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:47,919 Speaker 1: And you know, I know that was a tough one 484 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: of stomach and I'm sure it was tough for them 485 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:52,159 Speaker 1: downstairs in the locker room, but they had to go 486 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 1: through it all Monday and think of it Monday night 487 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 1: and then today they're off day. They're trying to get 488 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 1: back healthy and clean up some of the bumps and bruises, 489 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:02,040 Speaker 1: but they're reliving it. So I know that they, you know, 490 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:04,160 Speaker 1: can't wait to get back on the field tomorrow because 491 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,400 Speaker 1: it's a new opportunity of fresh start of fresh week. 492 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 1: And you know, the best way to take a bad 493 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 1: taste out of your mouth is go get a win, 494 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 1: especially at home, especially at home. Win one here for 495 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 1: the home crowd, and it would not hurt your cause, 496 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:21,200 Speaker 1: especially as you get closer to the Baltimore game on 497 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:23,879 Speaker 1: the twenty. Make sure you log on to Cleveland Browns 498 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:27,359 Speaker 1: dot com or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe today 499 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:31,359 Speaker 1: to the best podcast available. John Gracill appreciate your time 500 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:34,840 Speaker 1: and Griple appreciate your time. Thank you always. This has 501 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 1: been the best podcast available.