WEBVTT - Bengals Booth Podcast: Ain't It Fun 0:00:03.560 --> 0:00:06.320 Hi, get everybody on Dan Horde and thanks for downloading 0:00:06.320 --> 0:00:12.800 the Bengals Booth Podcast. The Ain't It Fun Living in 0:00:12.840 --> 0:00:17.440 the real world? Addition, as the three and one Bengals, 0:00:17.480 --> 0:00:20.079 currently tied for first in the AFC North, look to 0:00:20.120 --> 0:00:22.800 add to the fun as they try to upset Aaron 0:00:22.920 --> 0:00:25.640 Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at Paul 0:00:25.680 --> 0:00:28.920 Brown Stadium. Coming up, I'll talk to the host of 0:00:29.080 --> 0:00:33.400 Football Night in America every Sunday night on NBC not 0:00:33.520 --> 0:00:37.280 to mention the Olympics, Triple Crown horse races and well 0:00:37.800 --> 0:00:40.519 you name it, He's done it, the great Mike Tarico. 0:00:41.040 --> 0:00:43.360 My one on one player interview this week is with 0:00:43.400 --> 0:00:46.040 a member of the Bengals who spent seven years playing 0:00:46.040 --> 0:00:50.040 with Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay, Mike Daniels. Dave Lapham 0:00:50.120 --> 0:00:52.760 joins me to discuss the latest Bengals news and share 0:00:52.800 --> 0:00:55.520 some keys to Sunday's game. And finally, it's our no 0:00:55.640 --> 0:00:58.600 the Faux segment, as we find out just how serious 0:00:58.640 --> 0:01:01.400 all of the Packers injuries are as we visit with 0:01:01.440 --> 0:01:05.120 Pete Doherty from the Green Bay Press Gazette. The Bengals 0:01:05.120 --> 0:01:09.200 Booth Podcast is presented by Bud light Seltzer refreshed the game. 0:01:09.600 --> 0:01:11.760 And here's a quick reminder that you can have the 0:01:11.840 --> 0:01:15.360 latest edition of this podcast delivered right to your phone, tablet, 0:01:15.440 --> 0:01:19.880 or computer by subscribing on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, 0:01:20.160 --> 0:01:24.600 or pod Bean. It's the greatest thing since my incredibly 0:01:24.680 --> 0:01:29.200 good fortune last week. Beginning on the last Sunday in September, 0:01:29.319 --> 0:01:33.400 I called a Bengals road win over the dreaded, hated 0:01:33.440 --> 0:01:37.880 but grudgingly respected Pittsburgh Steelers. Four nights later, it was 0:01:37.920 --> 0:01:41.560 the dramatic come from behind Thursday night victory over Jacksonville, 0:01:41.680 --> 0:01:44.040 ending on a game winning field goal at the gun. 0:01:44.480 --> 0:01:47.640 And two days after that, it was you see's huge 0:01:47.680 --> 0:01:51.040 winted Notre Dame, ending a twenty six game home winning 0:01:51.080 --> 0:01:54.360 streak for the Fighting Irish. To make that even better, 0:01:54.720 --> 0:01:57.080 my fifteen year old son Sam was with me in 0:01:57.120 --> 0:01:59.760 the booth at Notre Dame, making it a great father 0:02:00.080 --> 0:02:05.280 son memory. To paraphrase Lou Garrig, last week I considered 0:02:05.320 --> 0:02:10.760 myself so the luckiest man man man on the face 0:02:10.800 --> 0:02:15.359 of the earth. Earth. Now let's get to this week's guests, 0:02:15.880 --> 0:02:19.840 Beginning with perhaps the most versatile broadcaster in the business. 0:02:21.080 --> 0:02:23.160 He is the host of Football Night in America on 0:02:23.360 --> 0:02:26.560 NBC and one of the most accomplished broadcasters of all time. 0:02:26.960 --> 0:02:31.359 He's also my college buddy from Syracuse University, Mike Tarico. Mike, 0:02:31.440 --> 0:02:34.560 here's my first question. When you and the crew are 0:02:34.639 --> 0:02:37.440 watching a Bengals game on Sunday getting ready for Football 0:02:37.520 --> 0:02:41.520 Night in America and you're observing Joe Burrow, what are 0:02:41.600 --> 0:02:45.000 you and Tony Dungee and Rodney Harrison and Drew Brees 0:02:45.080 --> 0:02:48.520 saying about the Bengals quarterback. Well, first off, it's great 0:02:48.520 --> 0:02:50.560 to be with one of the best. It's great to 0:02:50.600 --> 0:02:53.079 be back with my buddy and talk to you here, Dan. 0:02:53.520 --> 0:02:57.120 So we watched the games, and the Bengals have, as 0:02:57.240 --> 0:03:00.000 you all well know, been in the one o'clock Eastern 0:03:00.080 --> 0:03:02.760 Sunday time slot a lot over the last several years. 0:03:03.440 --> 0:03:05.720 So in that mix, the Bengals game usually isn't the 0:03:05.760 --> 0:03:08.280 most important game, so it has not been in the 0:03:08.280 --> 0:03:11.520 most prominent spot. But that's changing now. So that alone 0:03:11.560 --> 0:03:13.680 tells you what's going on the first month of the season. 0:03:13.960 --> 0:03:17.320 What they say about Burrow is a wow, it really is. 0:03:17.760 --> 0:03:20.120 And I think Drew Brees really kind of caught my 0:03:20.200 --> 0:03:23.680 attention last week and just pointing out that there's just 0:03:23.720 --> 0:03:25.440 something about Burrow. As a matter of fact, we're in 0:03:25.720 --> 0:03:28.120 South Bend on Friday after the Thursday night game and 0:03:28.200 --> 0:03:31.680 talking just about what Joe Burrow brings to the table 0:03:31.840 --> 0:03:35.360 that a guy who's proven himself to get to this 0:03:35.400 --> 0:03:38.840 point plays with that kind of moxie, that kind of poise, 0:03:39.400 --> 0:03:42.160 and we both remarked, and Tony Dungee has said this 0:03:42.200 --> 0:03:45.480 as well, just the way he handles being QB one. 0:03:46.200 --> 0:03:48.640 And that's not just on the field, that's everything. And 0:03:48.680 --> 0:03:50.480 I think you saw it in the postgame Thursday night 0:03:50.520 --> 0:03:53.280 on an NFL network. All the fans are there, Joe's there, 0:03:53.360 --> 0:03:55.280 three and one, the world is great. It's like, hey, 0:03:56.200 --> 0:03:59.320 let's relax. We haven't done anything just yet. And that 0:03:59.440 --> 0:04:02.160 kind of along with the physical talents, are going to 0:04:02.240 --> 0:04:06.400 be what gives Cincinnati another good quarterback for quite some time. 0:04:06.560 --> 0:04:08.400 I think the Bengals had a good one when Andy 0:04:08.480 --> 0:04:10.800 Dalton was there. There was a success. I know people 0:04:10.800 --> 0:04:12.600 don't look back at that the way that they should. 0:04:12.600 --> 0:04:15.080 In my opinion, I think you're set up for another 0:04:15.200 --> 0:04:18.719 run that may even be better with Joe being there. Well, Joe, 0:04:18.760 --> 0:04:21.360 I'll love hearing that compliment from Drew Brees since Drew 0:04:21.560 --> 0:04:25.600 was his favorite NFL quarterback growing up. Aside from Joe, 0:04:25.920 --> 0:04:27.880 what's caught your eye in this three and one start? 0:04:28.320 --> 0:04:30.719 You know, the pieces are there, Zach's done a really 0:04:30.760 --> 0:04:34.080 good job with working the pieces of this offense. You 0:04:34.080 --> 0:04:37.920 know you have run ability that mixed new Zamba coming 0:04:38.000 --> 0:04:41.280 in the game. Obviously Jamar Chase and Boyd the receivers. 0:04:41.440 --> 0:04:43.720 Now you look at the field and you go, there 0:04:43.720 --> 0:04:46.200 are four guys here to get the ball too. So 0:04:46.560 --> 0:04:49.520 it's that and then it's playing with the confidence. You know, Dan, 0:04:49.600 --> 0:04:51.599 I live in the Detroit area. I grew up a 0:04:51.680 --> 0:04:56.200 Jets fan, so I've seen firsthand for generations that the 0:04:56.240 --> 0:04:59.280 inevitability that the anvil hanging over the team is going 0:04:59.320 --> 0:05:04.000 to fall at some point late third quarter, the inability 0:05:04.040 --> 0:05:07.520 to handle prosperity, and I feel this Bengals team has 0:05:07.520 --> 0:05:10.359 a different feel about it, that comfort with being in 0:05:10.360 --> 0:05:13.599 those spots, the ability to take that moment, seize it 0:05:13.680 --> 0:05:16.840 and control the game. There wasn't a panic down fourteen 0:05:16.880 --> 0:05:20.159 nothing at Jacksonville at halftime, and the team methodically came 0:05:20.160 --> 0:05:22.159 back like we're the better team. We're gonna get there. 0:05:22.160 --> 0:05:24.159 When I'm playing our best. That to me is a 0:05:24.200 --> 0:05:26.320 maturity and a growth level and a team, and that's 0:05:26.360 --> 0:05:28.520 what I'm seeing. What I've seen from the Bengals the 0:05:28.560 --> 0:05:31.280 first month of the season. Three and one is great, 0:05:31.360 --> 0:05:34.279 but it's only roughly one quarter into the season. What 0:05:34.360 --> 0:05:37.200 would a successful season looked like in your opinion for 0:05:37.240 --> 0:05:39.760 the Bengals. Yeah, that's the most screwed up thing of 0:05:39.760 --> 0:05:42.279 having seventeen games. We don't know what the quarter pole is. 0:05:42.440 --> 0:05:44.000 We don't know at the halfway pole. Nobody can be 0:05:44.040 --> 0:05:46.440 a five hundred team anymore. You know, what do we say? 0:05:46.440 --> 0:05:48.200 The league is set up for nine and eight or 0:05:48.240 --> 0:05:51.960 eight and nine. I think in this division that's a 0:05:52.000 --> 0:05:56.599 good record because Pittsburgh obviously is on an arc that's 0:05:56.640 --> 0:06:00.600 going down at this point. But certainly Cleveland and Baltimore 0:06:00.640 --> 0:06:03.160 are two elite teams. And when you look at those 0:06:03.200 --> 0:06:06.080 six games in your division, can you scratch four and 0:06:06.120 --> 0:06:07.960 two out of that? If so, that's a good year. 0:06:08.240 --> 0:06:12.240 And I think Cincinnati's relevance and quality makes it just 0:06:12.320 --> 0:06:15.839 that as well. So can you be in the playoff 0:06:15.920 --> 0:06:19.320 mix when we hit December? Because those games being played 0:06:19.320 --> 0:06:22.400 by Joe Burrow by Chase By everybody who's young in 0:06:22.400 --> 0:06:25.599 this organization who has not been through that playoff run. 0:06:26.080 --> 0:06:28.719 Those are the valuable things. And if you can get there, 0:06:28.760 --> 0:06:30.480 and with seven it may be a little bit easier 0:06:30.520 --> 0:06:32.719 to get there than it used to be, that's great. 0:06:32.880 --> 0:06:34.920 I think the AC West is strong, so that's gonna 0:06:34.920 --> 0:06:36.479 be a little bit of the problem. The depth of 0:06:36.480 --> 0:06:39.279 the ACY West, the depth of the AMCY North. A 0:06:39.440 --> 0:06:41.880 key injury one place or the other might see if 0:06:42.160 --> 0:06:46.120 three teams from one division can get in. But overall, 0:06:46.760 --> 0:06:49.640 I think let's get to Thanksgiving December still be very 0:06:49.680 --> 0:06:52.200 much in the playoff mix. That's a successful season to me. 0:06:53.040 --> 0:06:55.919 Big test coming up on Sunday with Aaron Rodgers and 0:06:55.960 --> 0:06:59.360 the Packers rolling into Paul Brown Stadium. Any early thoughts 0:06:59.360 --> 0:07:02.200 on that match shot. You know, Green Bay was a 0:07:02.279 --> 0:07:04.360 mess after Week one, and then after a couple of 0:07:04.440 --> 0:07:07.560 weeks you start to see, okay, they're not going to 0:07:07.600 --> 0:07:10.120 be that bad, but they're not at the level where 0:07:10.120 --> 0:07:11.520 they were the last two years where they went to 0:07:11.520 --> 0:07:14.240 the NFC Championship Game. They're searching for that. On the 0:07:14.280 --> 0:07:16.320 defensive side of the ball. With Joe Barry, their new 0:07:16.360 --> 0:07:19.000 defensive coordinator, I think they figured out who they want 0:07:19.040 --> 0:07:20.920 to be and what they can be over the last 0:07:20.920 --> 0:07:25.520 couple of weeks, and Aaron Rodgers and DeVante Adams are 0:07:25.560 --> 0:07:29.520 just ridiculous, along with Aaron Jones. Those three together are 0:07:29.640 --> 0:07:33.320 so hard to handle. And I really think of Rogers. 0:07:33.520 --> 0:07:36.559 You know, we have this category Breeze now retired, sitting 0:07:36.560 --> 0:07:40.600 with us. You've got Brady and Roethlisberger and the quarterbacks 0:07:40.600 --> 0:07:42.920 who've been around for so long. You've got the guys 0:07:42.920 --> 0:07:45.200 in their prime like Russell Wilson and Matthew Stafford. And 0:07:45.200 --> 0:07:47.560 then you got all this young, great talent on Joe 0:07:47.600 --> 0:07:50.160 Burrows at the head of that list. But Aaron Rodgers 0:07:50.200 --> 0:07:52.600 isn't in that veteran group yet that he's just kind 0:07:52.600 --> 0:07:56.360 of managed. He still does magical things. There are two 0:07:56.440 --> 0:07:59.160 or three throws a game where whether it's Dungee or 0:07:59.240 --> 0:08:02.320 Breeze sitting to them, where us as fans were like, gosh, 0:08:02.320 --> 0:08:07.680 he's still unbelievable. And it's armed talent. It's the mental acuity. 0:08:07.960 --> 0:08:10.760 It's the ability to still scramble when you need to scramble. 0:08:11.160 --> 0:08:13.520 Aaron Rodgers will make four or five plays that the 0:08:13.560 --> 0:08:17.960 Bengals cannot be prepared to defend because nobody knows that's coming. 0:08:18.320 --> 0:08:21.320 Those are the plays that win games. Consincinnati get on 0:08:21.360 --> 0:08:23.880 them early, create an atmosphere where it's tough to communicate 0:08:23.920 --> 0:08:26.960 because they love to communicate. That would be, to me, 0:08:27.120 --> 0:08:29.280 the seeds of getting a win. A win that would 0:08:29.320 --> 0:08:31.360 open up a lot of eyes around the NFL to 0:08:31.400 --> 0:08:34.280 how real the Bengals are. Our guest is Mike Dariko 0:08:34.360 --> 0:08:37.280 from NBC Sports. You've called a lot of Bengals games 0:08:37.280 --> 0:08:39.480 over the years. Do you have a moment or a 0:08:39.520 --> 0:08:42.720 game that immediately comes to mind? There are a bunch. 0:08:43.559 --> 0:08:45.840 There was actually a Thursday night where we shot saw 0:08:46.240 --> 0:08:48.920 Deshaun Watson as a visitor breakout of the fifty yard 0:08:48.960 --> 0:08:51.839 touchdown right like whoa really? And we saw how good 0:08:51.840 --> 0:08:54.000 he was the last couple of years he played after that. 0:08:54.640 --> 0:08:58.000 But a Bengal centric moment has to be Monday Night 0:08:58.040 --> 0:09:00.400 Football Week one, two thousand and seven against the Ravens 0:09:00.760 --> 0:09:06.080 when Palmer to Johnson touchdown and chad Ocho Cinco Johnson 0:09:06.440 --> 0:09:09.840 of course goes for the Hall of Fame jacket with 0:09:09.880 --> 0:09:14.160 the back saying hof class two zero, question mark, question 0:09:14.200 --> 0:09:20.000 mark nothing better. That was the epic moment of celebrations 0:09:20.240 --> 0:09:23.040 for the Bengals and Chad taking to a high level. 0:09:23.040 --> 0:09:25.280 My personal favorite wasn't a Monday Night was using the 0:09:25.320 --> 0:09:28.000 pylon as a putter and making the play. I thought 0:09:28.040 --> 0:09:29.880 that was the all time best for me. But to 0:09:29.960 --> 0:09:32.520 come over, have the jacket place ready wide enough to 0:09:32.520 --> 0:09:34.760 get over the shoulder pads, go to the back, show 0:09:34.800 --> 0:09:36.920 that what was on the back of the gold jacket. 0:09:37.600 --> 0:09:39.600 Think about all the planning that had to happen, and 0:09:39.640 --> 0:09:41.600 he still had to catch a touchdown for that to 0:09:41.679 --> 0:09:46.720 do it on Monday night football week one. Absurd, Yes, memorable. 0:09:46.880 --> 0:09:49.160 Obviously it's fourteen years later and I feel like it 0:09:49.200 --> 0:09:53.480 was yesterday looking down at the field and saying, my gosh, 0:09:53.520 --> 0:09:56.960 what is he doing? That's pretty funny. So you don't 0:09:56.960 --> 0:09:59.240 have to think back very far for the next question. 0:09:59.360 --> 0:10:02.240 You called this Cincinnati Notre Dame game last week in 0:10:02.400 --> 0:10:06.760 South Band. Are the Bearcats worthy of legitimate consideration for 0:10:06.800 --> 0:10:08.960 a four team playoff if they keep this up? It 0:10:09.080 --> 0:10:10.760 was my honor to be the second best play by 0:10:10.800 --> 0:10:13.440 play guy on that game after you calling it for 0:10:13.679 --> 0:10:16.520 the UC fans on the radio. But yeah, I think 0:10:16.600 --> 0:10:18.839 they are. I think they are. There are enough people 0:10:18.840 --> 0:10:20.400 on that defense at every level. What do you look 0:10:20.400 --> 0:10:23.319 at for a good defense? Every level of players right 0:10:23.720 --> 0:10:26.920 and from Sanders to Beavers just sauce. There are players 0:10:26.920 --> 0:10:29.400 at every level for you see on the defense and side, 0:10:29.440 --> 0:10:31.120 and a bunch of other guys to go with them too. 0:10:31.160 --> 0:10:34.079 It's not just one or two stars. And you got 0:10:34.080 --> 0:10:37.360 a quarterback who's got it? You know what is it? 0:10:36.440 --> 0:10:39.400 It's it's that whole thing that I can't really describe it. 0:10:39.520 --> 0:10:43.080 When you see it, you know it. Ritter has it 0:10:43.440 --> 0:10:46.040 as a quarterback. You know, is he going to throw 0:10:46.080 --> 0:10:48.200 the ball through the through the door, you know, and 0:10:48.360 --> 0:10:50.120 just break through the plywood of the door because he 0:10:50.160 --> 0:10:52.280 has such a huge arm. No, is he going to 0:10:52.360 --> 0:10:54.960 outrun everybody on the field A lot of guys, but 0:10:55.040 --> 0:10:57.720 maybe not everybody. But he's also got that intangible and 0:10:57.760 --> 0:11:00.840 I think when you see a team that knows what's 0:11:00.880 --> 0:11:05.160 at stake and on the road, they blow up big 0:11:05.280 --> 0:11:07.480 lead and now it's at got to have a drive 0:11:08.160 --> 0:11:10.000 and he leads you to a got to have a drive. 0:11:10.120 --> 0:11:12.960 That to me showed me these guys can do it 0:11:13.000 --> 0:11:15.679 on this stage. I think they can. Hopefully they can 0:11:15.679 --> 0:11:18.720 handle the prosperity. They'll move up to number four if 0:11:18.720 --> 0:11:20.480 they win. This week because of the matchups and the 0:11:20.520 --> 0:11:23.600 polls and all that. And now they're there. Now everybody's 0:11:23.600 --> 0:11:27.200 gonna be watching them much closer. It's on their plate. 0:11:27.640 --> 0:11:30.560 Can they finish the meal? If so, I'd love to 0:11:30.600 --> 0:11:33.360 see them in the playoff. I took my usual shot 0:11:33.360 --> 0:11:36.520 at the college football Playoff, Dan. If five of us 0:11:36.559 --> 0:11:39.760 were investing in a company, would we say let's share 0:11:39.800 --> 0:11:42.920 the profits four ways? Of course? Not so. Right At 0:11:42.960 --> 0:11:45.280 the very core of it, the College Football Playoff was 0:11:45.320 --> 0:11:48.320 set up in the most stupid fashion possible. The conference 0:11:48.320 --> 0:11:50.959 stakeholders didn't give themselves a seat at the table. Guarantee. 0:11:51.760 --> 0:11:54.080 That doesn't say anything for any of the group of 0:11:54.080 --> 0:11:57.920 five schools. Cincinnati, by their play last year, started out 0:11:58.000 --> 0:12:01.160 high enough this year to get a chance. Everything of 0:12:01.280 --> 0:12:04.880 that program, the way it's a run, the organization, the administration, 0:12:05.160 --> 0:12:07.920 the support, the fans at home, the coaching staff, the 0:12:08.040 --> 0:12:12.120 radio play by play guy, everything is worthy of national 0:12:12.200 --> 0:12:15.280 championship contender level. Let's see somebody take a swing, and 0:12:15.600 --> 0:12:17.520 you see the perfect school to do that. So I 0:12:17.559 --> 0:12:19.800 think absolutely they're in it for the run here and 0:12:19.840 --> 0:12:22.240 I can't wait to watch. I'm pretty sure they don't 0:12:22.280 --> 0:12:24.920 consider the radio play by play guy, but I appreciate 0:12:25.000 --> 0:12:28.600 the thought. Last thing for Mike Tarico. How much fun 0:12:28.800 --> 0:12:31.880 was it last Sunday night to be in New England 0:12:31.960 --> 0:12:36.160 for Tom Brady's return. It was incredible playing and simple. 0:12:36.240 --> 0:12:38.600 Then you know, we do a lot of build up 0:12:38.600 --> 0:12:40.840 when you do pregame shows and you're just like, man, 0:12:40.880 --> 0:12:43.640 this is this is a little over the top. It 0:12:43.840 --> 0:12:46.440 felt really different. We opened the show. I got to 0:12:46.480 --> 0:12:48.000 do the walk that Brady was going to do for 0:12:48.080 --> 0:12:52.920 the visitor's tunnel out and down onto the field and 0:12:53.520 --> 0:12:56.120 doing it at seven o'clock. It was really cool. I've 0:12:56.120 --> 0:12:57.720 got the chance of a bunch of cool things. That 0:12:57.800 --> 0:13:00.640 was one of the cooler things to take people behind 0:13:00.640 --> 0:13:03.360 the scenes, to see Robert Craft waiting to talk to Brady, 0:13:04.040 --> 0:13:07.360 to see the people as he walked in, the fist bumps, 0:13:07.360 --> 0:13:09.920 the hugs. It was an emotional night for the greatest 0:13:10.000 --> 0:13:12.520 quarterback we've ever seen, going up against the greatest head 0:13:12.520 --> 0:13:15.120 coach we've ever seen, and the game came down to 0:13:15.360 --> 0:13:18.200 this much. I was on the field to watch the 0:13:18.240 --> 0:13:20.720 fifty six yard field goal. It had a thud to 0:13:20.800 --> 0:13:23.319 it in the wet conditions. It was hit hard. If 0:13:23.360 --> 0:13:25.840 that ball is this much further to the right, the 0:13:25.920 --> 0:13:28.800 Patriots win the game on a last minute drive led 0:13:28.800 --> 0:13:31.040 by the guy who's supposed to be the next big 0:13:31.120 --> 0:13:33.360 quarterback in New England. Like you write the whole deal 0:13:33.440 --> 0:13:36.000 up and if you submit that one, you're like, nah, 0:13:36.040 --> 0:13:38.280 that that's not going to happen. It was one of 0:13:38.280 --> 0:13:40.880 the special nights in the NFL. I'm so glad that 0:13:40.880 --> 0:13:44.080 the ratings showed that people were invested in it and 0:13:44.160 --> 0:13:46.080 care in it, and I think I care about it, 0:13:46.240 --> 0:13:48.040 and I think there'll be a halo effect too, because 0:13:48.040 --> 0:13:51.000 I think people are so into the emotional stories and 0:13:51.000 --> 0:13:53.839 the exciting stories of the NFL this year, not just 0:13:53.920 --> 0:13:56.719 in New England and Tampa with Brady and Belichick and 0:13:56.760 --> 0:13:59.319 where they go, but around the league. Two that had 0:13:59.320 --> 0:14:01.440 one of those magnet moments that make you feel like 0:14:01.559 --> 0:14:03.400 you know on a campus what's going on in the NFL. 0:14:03.440 --> 0:14:05.559 It was a night I'll remember for a long time 0:14:05.600 --> 0:14:07.440 and an honor and a pleasure to be on the 0:14:07.440 --> 0:14:09.280 field as Brady kind of ran out for the first 0:14:09.280 --> 0:14:12.760 time as a visitor. Mike, you're the best. I appreciate 0:14:12.760 --> 0:14:15.040 your time and your friendship. Keep up the great work. 0:14:15.480 --> 0:14:17.680 Same here. It's great to see a pal's great death, 0:14:17.679 --> 0:14:19.560 Breakfast with you and your awesome sun, and to look 0:14:19.560 --> 0:14:22.080 forward to a lot of Bengals and Bearcats wins the 0:14:22.120 --> 0:14:24.720 rest of the fall. So be good, budd. I got 0:14:24.720 --> 0:14:26.560 to know Mike when he was a freshman and I 0:14:26.600 --> 0:14:29.520 was an upperclassman at Syracuse, and I knew right away 0:14:29.520 --> 0:14:32.120 that he was going to be a star. He certainly is, 0:14:32.480 --> 0:14:35.600 and yet he truly hasn't changed a bit. He's one 0:14:35.600 --> 0:14:39.080 of the most generous, thoughtful people I have ever met. 0:14:39.720 --> 0:14:43.640 Up next, Bengals defensive tackle Mike Daniels, who is currently 0:14:43.640 --> 0:14:46.520 on the Bengals practice squad. He was a fourth round 0:14:46.600 --> 0:14:49.760 draft pick by the Green Bay Packers in twenty twelve 0:14:50.160 --> 0:14:54.120 and brings a unique perspective to this week's game. If 0:14:54.160 --> 0:14:56.640 anybody knows about Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers, 0:14:56.680 --> 0:15:00.000 it's Bengals defensive lineman Mike Daniels. You spend seven grade 0:15:00.000 --> 0:15:02.440 eight years in Green Bay, were selected to the Pro 0:15:02.520 --> 0:15:05.360 Bowl three times, chosen by your peers as one of 0:15:05.360 --> 0:15:07.240 the top one hundred players in the league, made it 0:15:07.280 --> 0:15:10.720 to two NFC Championship games. When you look back at 0:15:10.720 --> 0:15:12.640 those great years in Green Bay, what do you cherish 0:15:12.680 --> 0:15:16.520 the most what I really cherish is just my development, 0:15:16.960 --> 0:15:18.080 you know what I mean, as a player and as 0:15:18.080 --> 0:15:20.760 a man. Anybody can tell you that the time he's 0:15:20.800 --> 0:15:24.200 been in NFL is definitely gonna help you grow and mature. 0:15:24.400 --> 0:15:27.400 And I definitely left a much better pro than I 0:15:27.440 --> 0:15:30.560 did when I walked in. And I definitely have like 0:15:30.600 --> 0:15:33.120 the similar feeling while I'm here. You know, just that development, 0:15:33.400 --> 0:15:36.360 constant growth, continue to be a better pro, better leader. 0:15:36.560 --> 0:15:39.240 You know, that's a just thankful you know what I mean, 0:15:39.240 --> 0:15:41.760 from my development there. I'm sure there were more number 0:15:41.800 --> 0:15:44.160 twelve jerseys in the stands, but there was a love 0:15:44.160 --> 0:15:47.360 affair between Packers fans and yourself. There were a lot 0:15:47.400 --> 0:15:51.120 of number seventy six jerseys at Lambeau. Most of us 0:15:51.160 --> 0:15:54.800 will never know what that's like. What is that relationship 0:15:54.880 --> 0:15:57.240 when you have a fan base that really admires you 0:15:57.320 --> 0:16:00.680 like that. Well, I've been going for years now. This 0:16:00.760 --> 0:16:02.720 will be the third and the last two season they've 0:16:02.720 --> 0:16:05.200 been asking me for me to come back, So I 0:16:05.280 --> 0:16:08.040 mean that tells you everything. Even now I post something 0:16:08.120 --> 0:16:11.080 I get at least you know, five or six different 0:16:11.320 --> 0:16:15.160 um Packers fans saying bring him back, Aaron GM, Aaron 0:16:15.240 --> 0:16:18.320 bring him back, you know. I mean, so that's definitely 0:16:18.400 --> 0:16:23.160 a wonderful feeling. And to have that type of love 0:16:23.240 --> 0:16:26.880 and appreciation and acceptance from the fans, that's that's everything. 0:16:27.040 --> 0:16:30.360 And once again, it's it's I feel the same stuff 0:16:30.360 --> 0:16:32.760 that I feel with Judae nation Man, the way I've 0:16:32.760 --> 0:16:35.360 been embraced, the way I've been accepted. Once again, there's 0:16:35.560 --> 0:16:36.960 arrows like we can't wait to see you back out 0:16:36.960 --> 0:16:39.160 there playing. We're looking forward to see you rolling again. 0:16:39.240 --> 0:16:43.120 So like it's really cool to have that type of 0:16:43.520 --> 0:16:46.040 really great relationship with your fan based who supports you 0:16:46.120 --> 0:16:49.120 so much. We're chatting with Mike Daniels. Aaron Rodgers or 0:16:49.120 --> 0:16:51.640 as your teammate the entire time you were there, you 0:16:51.680 --> 0:16:54.880 were there for one of his MVP seasons in twenty fourteen. 0:16:55.400 --> 0:17:00.000 What did you respect most about Aaron Rodgers? Just as 0:17:00.000 --> 0:17:02.840 the way he carried himself. He's a great teammate. He 0:17:02.880 --> 0:17:06.800 treats everybody the same, doesn't matter if you're Davanta Adams 0:17:06.920 --> 0:17:09.680 Is go to Target or you're a you know, rookie 0:17:10.040 --> 0:17:12.280 practice squad guy who they just sign. He's going to 0:17:12.320 --> 0:17:15.080 treat you the exact same way. And it's just that 0:17:15.480 --> 0:17:17.639 respect that he walks around the building with that I 0:17:18.680 --> 0:17:22.960 greatly appreciate. When he was contemplating his future in the 0:17:23.040 --> 0:17:25.399 off season, did you think there was a chance he 0:17:25.440 --> 0:17:29.360 would retire. I know there was no chance that he's retired. 0:17:29.440 --> 0:17:31.680 He ain't retire no time soon. He's too much of 0:17:31.720 --> 0:17:35.280 a competitor. He's very smart. He knows what he's doing. Man, Aaron, 0:17:35.880 --> 0:17:38.120 he loves the game. He didn't return no time soon. 0:17:38.880 --> 0:17:41.360 Earlier this year on NFL Network, he said that Joe 0:17:41.400 --> 0:17:43.919 Burrow is a lot like Aaron Rodgers. You said that 0:17:44.000 --> 0:17:47.399 Joe is baby Aaron. Those are the words that you used. 0:17:47.640 --> 0:17:52.600 What similarities do you see? Joe definitely. Once again, it's 0:17:52.640 --> 0:17:54.560 just the respect he has for everybody in the locker room, 0:17:55.080 --> 0:17:58.199 right And I've been around long enough and a lot 0:17:58.240 --> 0:18:00.320 of rookies aren't like that. And for or you have 0:18:00.359 --> 0:18:03.040 a number one overall pick to come in and you 0:18:03.080 --> 0:18:06.800 know understand what he has to do the importance of 0:18:06.840 --> 0:18:10.960 his job. That's ah. He definitely takes everything seriously. Aaron 0:18:11.040 --> 0:18:14.360 the same way. He knows when the he knows when 0:18:14.359 --> 0:18:17.320 the lightning to move. Aaron the same way. And he's 0:18:17.320 --> 0:18:21.400 a leader. Aaron's the same way he definitely will make 0:18:21.400 --> 0:18:23.080 sure he brings the best out of the guys who 0:18:23.119 --> 0:18:24.920 are blocking for him, who he's throwing too, and who's 0:18:24.920 --> 0:18:27.879 who's running the ball. And likewise, the defense, you know, 0:18:27.880 --> 0:18:29.360 our job is to get the ball back for him, 0:18:29.480 --> 0:18:31.760 and he makes you want to do that. We're talking 0:18:31.760 --> 0:18:34.360 to Mike Daniels. Aaron Rodgers is obviously not the only 0:18:34.400 --> 0:18:38.160 former teammate that's still in Green Bay. Aaron Jones, Defante Adams, 0:18:38.240 --> 0:18:40.520 Randall Cobb, the list goes on and on. Is your 0:18:40.600 --> 0:18:45.040 knowledge of those guys helpful it all this week? Absolutely? Absolutely. 0:18:45.160 --> 0:18:49.000 I don't think David is playing, you know, and haven't 0:18:49.040 --> 0:18:50.680 going to be against him. That definitely would have helped. 0:18:50.680 --> 0:18:54.520 But the other guy absolutely. I know how those guys run, 0:18:54.640 --> 0:18:58.680 catch the guys playing on defense, so you you always 0:18:58.720 --> 0:19:01.120 want to help be able to give you guys an edge. 0:19:01.359 --> 0:19:05.200 That's just how it goes in the NFL. And just 0:19:06.720 --> 0:19:11.000 I've been inside those walls, so I know the guys. 0:19:11.040 --> 0:19:14.800 I know the player and the person and that that 0:19:14.800 --> 0:19:19.560 that definitely definitely helps being able to help my teammates. 0:19:19.600 --> 0:19:22.720 Oll here, you haven't been on the active roster yet 0:19:22.760 --> 0:19:26.399 this year, but it's football. Injuries happen. You're gonna be 0:19:26.440 --> 0:19:29.159 needed at some point. How are you staying sharp and 0:19:29.200 --> 0:19:33.600 how are you contributing right now? Well, so staying sharps, 0:19:33.640 --> 0:19:37.840 just being a professional. I'm training, definitely putting a lot 0:19:37.840 --> 0:19:40.760 of working on the off days, putting extra working while 0:19:40.800 --> 0:19:46.119 I'm here and practicing heart preparing for when my number 0:19:46.200 --> 0:19:51.040 is called because we'll be called, and really being attentive 0:19:51.040 --> 0:19:53.320 in the meetings right staying on top of the game, playing, 0:19:53.320 --> 0:19:55.120 preparing every week like as if I'm going to play, 0:19:55.280 --> 0:19:59.200 I guess if I'm going to start. And I've been 0:19:59.280 --> 0:20:01.160 traveling every week. You know, I've been on the silent 0:20:01.240 --> 0:20:06.280 every game, you know the guys and they've they've really 0:20:06.359 --> 0:20:08.160 been wanting me to give the pregame speech every week. 0:20:08.240 --> 0:20:12.120 And that's one of the biggest that's the biggest comment 0:20:12.200 --> 0:20:14.480 I've ever received as a player ten years and for 0:20:14.600 --> 0:20:18.960 my teammates is still you know, view me as a leader, 0:20:19.040 --> 0:20:22.400 put me in a leadership role. And I really take 0:20:22.440 --> 0:20:24.520 that seriously and I appreciate all my brothers here in 0:20:24.520 --> 0:20:27.920 his locker room for doing so. I'm on the sidelines 0:20:28.000 --> 0:20:30.800 definitely coaching guys up, helping out and all the ways 0:20:30.840 --> 0:20:33.919