WEBVTT - Bengals Booth Podcast: Arizona 0:00:03.800 --> 0:00:06.800 Hig and everybody. I'm Dan Hord and thanks for downloading 0:00:07.000 --> 0:00:13.320 the Bengals Booth Podcast. The aerizone take Off Your Rainbow 0:00:13.440 --> 0:00:17.800 Shades addition, as the Bengals head to the desert looking 0:00:17.840 --> 0:00:21.000 for a badly needed win over the one in three Cardinals, 0:00:21.320 --> 0:00:24.600 coming up an in depth look at the Bengals offense 0:00:24.880 --> 0:00:28.320 as Joe Burrow, Tyler Boyd, Jonah Williams, and Brian Callahan 0:00:28.760 --> 0:00:31.440 discuss what's gone wrong in the first four weeks and 0:00:31.480 --> 0:00:34.479 more importantly, how to fix it. My one on one 0:00:34.520 --> 0:00:37.720 player interview this week is with Mike Hilton, who knows 0:00:37.760 --> 0:00:41.599 all about the opposing quarterback on Sunday. He and Joshua 0:00:41.680 --> 0:00:44.640 Dobbs are former teammates who have worked out together in 0:00:44.720 --> 0:00:48.280 the off season. The NFL Networks Brian Baldinger joins me 0:00:48.400 --> 0:00:51.200 to share his observations after the Bengals won in three. 0:00:51.280 --> 0:00:54.600 Start and in our Know the Faux segment, we'll get 0:00:54.600 --> 0:00:57.400 the latest on the Cardinals from their radio play by 0:00:57.440 --> 0:00:58.440 play voice. 0:00:58.480 --> 0:01:00.280 Dave pash Angles. 0:01:00.320 --> 0:01:03.000 Booth podcast is brought to you by pay Corps, proud 0:01:03.080 --> 0:01:07.120 to be the Bengals official HR software provider by Alta 0:01:07.240 --> 0:01:11.360 Fiber future Proof Fiber Internet designed to elevate your home, 0:01:11.400 --> 0:01:15.120 business and community to a new level and by Kettering 0:01:15.120 --> 0:01:19.040 Health the best care for the best fans. Kettering Health 0:01:19.120 --> 0:01:22.880 is the official healthcare provider of the Bengals. Now here's 0:01:22.880 --> 0:01:25.360 a quick reminder that you can have the latest edition 0:01:25.520 --> 0:01:28.880 of this podcast delivered write to your phone, tablet or 0:01:28.920 --> 0:01:33.160 computer by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. It's the 0:01:33.240 --> 0:01:39.319 greatest thing since Nicholas from Starbucks. I celebrated my birthday 0:01:39.360 --> 0:01:39.880 this week. 0:01:40.200 --> 0:01:41.400 In case you're wondering. 0:01:41.080 --> 0:01:44.240 How old I am, well, let's just say I remain 0:01:44.360 --> 0:01:50.080 younger than George Clooney. The comparison ends there. In any case, 0:01:50.480 --> 0:01:53.920 if you have the Starbucks app, you get a birthday reward, 0:01:54.360 --> 0:01:58.000 a free food or drink item of your choice. So 0:01:58.680 --> 0:02:01.960 I went in and ordered the usual, a small coffee 0:02:02.040 --> 0:02:04.400 with skim milk. But when I tried to use my 0:02:04.440 --> 0:02:08.320 birthday reward, Nicholas, the guy behind the counter said, you're 0:02:08.360 --> 0:02:11.000 going to use it for a small coffee. You can 0:02:11.000 --> 0:02:15.560 get anything. I said, I'm not really a fancy coffee guy, 0:02:15.560 --> 0:02:17.959 and I already had breakfast, so I'll just take the 0:02:18.000 --> 0:02:22.160 small coffee. Well, Nicholas was so perplexed and borderline offended 0:02:22.200 --> 0:02:25.400 that I wasn't claiming a free iced apple, crisp oak 0:02:25.520 --> 0:02:30.480 milk shaken espresso or a white chocolate macadamia cream cold brew. 0:02:30.960 --> 0:02:34.720 That he said, forget it. You can have the small coffee, 0:02:35.000 --> 0:02:38.320 come back in and use the reward for something more expensive. 0:02:38.840 --> 0:02:43.040 So thanks to Nicholas, I get a double birthday reward 0:02:43.080 --> 0:02:47.320 this year. I look forward to another free small coffee 0:02:47.680 --> 0:02:52.359 with skim milk. Now, let's get to football. After beating 0:02:52.360 --> 0:02:54.520 the Rams in Week three, the Bengals were looking to 0:02:54.560 --> 0:02:57.040 even the record at two and two last Sunday against 0:02:57.080 --> 0:03:01.799 the Titans. Instead, Tennessee Capes then Joe Burrows current lack 0:03:01.840 --> 0:03:05.360 of mobility, sacking him three times and hitting him nine 0:03:05.480 --> 0:03:08.399 times and holding the Bengals without a touchdown. 0:03:08.560 --> 0:03:09.640 It's been a tough couple of weeks. 0:03:09.680 --> 0:03:10.760 It's been a tough couple of weeks. 0:03:10.760 --> 0:03:14.079 That's for sure. We're gonna get through it. We're gonna 0:03:14.080 --> 0:03:15.720 get through it. We got tough, resilient guys in there. 0:03:15.760 --> 0:03:18.520 We got mentally tough guys that have have been through 0:03:18.560 --> 0:03:20.320 a lot, so we know how to how to handle 0:03:20.320 --> 0:03:23.280 these situations. It's tough right now, but we're gonna get 0:03:23.320 --> 0:03:23.600 through it. 0:03:23.800 --> 0:03:27.720 On Wednesday, Joe stress that his calf is improving along 0:03:27.760 --> 0:03:30.400 with his ability to move. That's welcome news to the 0:03:30.440 --> 0:03:32.760 coaching staff as they try to build a game plan 0:03:33.080 --> 0:03:37.080 around what he can and cannot do. Here's offensive coordinator 0:03:37.120 --> 0:03:38.040 Brian Callahan. 0:03:38.160 --> 0:03:39.520 I mean, he's the only one that can tell you 0:03:39.560 --> 0:03:42.240 how how he feels and where he's at. It feels 0:03:42.280 --> 0:03:46.680 like he gets better every day. We talked to Joe 0:03:46.720 --> 0:03:48.520 about where he's at and how he feels and make 0:03:48.560 --> 0:03:50.880 sure we're doing the right things by him in the 0:03:50.880 --> 0:03:54.160 game plan process. But the hope is that he's getting 0:03:54.160 --> 0:03:56.040 better every every time he steps out there and feels 0:03:56.080 --> 0:03:59.200 more confident as he plays. I think that that's where 0:03:59.520 --> 0:04:01.960 his mind's that is too, is he feels better and 0:04:01.960 --> 0:04:05.320 plays better and start to get a little momentum back. 0:04:05.560 --> 0:04:07.720 So far this season, the Bengals have tried to use 0:04:07.760 --> 0:04:10.680 a quick passing game with Joe staying in the pocket, 0:04:11.120 --> 0:04:14.840 but opponents know his limitations and are making that difficult 0:04:14.920 --> 0:04:18.320 by collapsing the pocket with their defensive line and then 0:04:18.680 --> 0:04:22.440 sending extra rushers when the Bengals are in obvious passing downs. 0:04:22.760 --> 0:04:28.960 It's made protecting Joe more challenging. According to Jonah Williams. 0:04:27.600 --> 0:04:31.760 It's an added level of difficulty for sure, you know, 0:04:31.839 --> 0:04:35.440 the like I said, it's a tough play for the 0:04:35.680 --> 0:04:37.960 line because everyone knows what we're doing, they can bring 0:04:38.000 --> 0:04:39.760 the pressure that we want, and they also know where 0:04:39.800 --> 0:04:41.960 the quarterback is going to be. So it's kind of 0:04:41.960 --> 0:04:44.799 that perfect storm of issues. But if we're all perfect 0:04:44.800 --> 0:04:47.479 across the board, then we'll pick everything up and be fine. 0:04:47.560 --> 0:04:50.120 So we're focused on that. You know, we have a 0:04:50.160 --> 0:04:51.479 lot of belief in Joe and what he can do, 0:04:51.520 --> 0:04:54.240 and obviously he's a little bit limited right now, but 0:04:54.400 --> 0:04:55.839 we still believe that he's, you know, one of the 0:04:55.880 --> 0:04:58.000 very best quarterbacks in the league and just have to 0:04:58.000 --> 0:04:59.960 give him some time to let things happen. 0:05:00.360 --> 0:05:03.000 A big part of Joe's brilliance when healthy is his 0:05:03.080 --> 0:05:06.760 ability to maneuver in the pocket or scramble left and 0:05:06.839 --> 0:05:10.200 right to extend plays that gives receivers more time to 0:05:10.240 --> 0:05:13.240 get open and results in the big plays that have 0:05:13.279 --> 0:05:14.000 been missing so. 0:05:14.040 --> 0:05:14.800 Far this year. 0:05:15.240 --> 0:05:17.760 Here are Tyler Boyd and Brian Callahan. 0:05:18.000 --> 0:05:20.719 The way we win games the extends and we even 0:05:21.160 --> 0:05:23.680 we talk about it even on the sidelines and during 0:05:23.720 --> 0:05:24.919 games that we got to make a big play. We 0:05:24.920 --> 0:05:27.360 gotta we gotta, we gotta scrambled Jill, we gotta get 0:05:27.400 --> 0:05:30.120 open for him. And I mean we never really discussed that, 0:05:30.160 --> 0:05:32.760 and that was the only kind of difference I've seen him. 0:05:33.560 --> 0:05:35.279 But at the end of the day, I believe in 0:05:35.760 --> 0:05:37.560 him making plays with all him having to be mobile, 0:05:37.560 --> 0:05:40.400 you know, that's just his extra level of that in 0:05:40.520 --> 0:05:43.120 factor for him to be able to be mobile, that's 0:05:43.480 --> 0:05:44.400 what makes him him. 0:05:44.480 --> 0:05:44.680 You know. 0:05:45.560 --> 0:05:49.159 It's it's funny when you when you're watching other games, 0:05:49.200 --> 0:05:51.320 it's like all you can see is the quarterbacks running, 0:05:51.400 --> 0:05:55.440 like that's all you see. But that's a huge part 0:05:55.520 --> 0:05:59.360 of playing quarterback in the NFL. Is you can play 0:05:59.360 --> 0:06:03.240 on time, you can play with great accuracy, but there's 0:06:03.279 --> 0:06:05.280 always comes a moment in a game and a play 0:06:05.320 --> 0:06:08.120 where where that's part of playing quarterback and part of 0:06:08.400 --> 0:06:11.159 the really good ones that Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes 0:06:11.200 --> 0:06:14.080 and Lamar Jackson, that's part of their game. And that's 0:06:14.080 --> 0:06:15.839 really been part of Joe's game too. And when you 0:06:15.880 --> 0:06:19.920 look at third down and you have struggles on third down, well, 0:06:21.040 --> 0:06:23.320 you know a lot of times you got guys running 0:06:23.360 --> 0:06:24.680 for two to three of those a game, and it 0:06:24.720 --> 0:06:26.840 certainly makes your third down percentage look a lot better 0:06:27.520 --> 0:06:29.080 because they make a play with their legs and so 0:06:29.120 --> 0:06:31.600 that's a that's an element that we have missed. There's 0:06:31.640 --> 0:06:35.200 no hiding that or sugar. We all see it. But 0:06:35.279 --> 0:06:38.320 that is part of what playing NFL quarterback the good 0:06:38.320 --> 0:06:40.760 ones requires. When you look at the red zone, the 0:06:40.800 --> 0:06:42.120 teams that are great in the red zone are the 0:06:42.160 --> 0:06:45.280 teams that are great off script. That's just what they do. 0:06:45.360 --> 0:06:46.520 It's it's being it. 0:06:46.520 --> 0:06:47.960 If you can run the ball well down there, and 0:06:48.000 --> 0:06:51.360 you can and you can create, that's what makes teams 0:06:51.440 --> 0:06:53.480 dangerous in the red zone. And the best ones usually 0:06:53.480 --> 0:06:55.919 have a trigger that that does that really well. And 0:06:55.920 --> 0:06:57.400 that's what Joe's done really well, and that's why we've 0:06:57.440 --> 0:06:58.320 been so good in the red zone. 0:06:58.360 --> 0:07:02.000 The Bengals face the Cardinals this week, host Seattle next week, 0:07:02.080 --> 0:07:05.839 and then have their buye. I asked Burrow if his 0:07:06.000 --> 0:07:08.400 thought process is to find a way to win the 0:07:08.440 --> 0:07:12.360 next two games and then hopefully be fully recovered or 0:07:12.400 --> 0:07:14.480 close to it after the bye week. 0:07:14.600 --> 0:07:16.040 We're just focused on one in this week. We've got 0:07:16.040 --> 0:07:17.920 to be one on O this week. Orry about next 0:07:17.920 --> 0:07:19.600 week when it comes, or about the bye week. When 0:07:19.640 --> 0:07:21.960 it comes. I'm laser focused on the day to day 0:07:22.000 --> 0:07:23.240 process right now, getting better. 0:07:23.440 --> 0:07:27.320 Does it feel like a must win game to you guys. 0:07:27.040 --> 0:07:28.920 In the locker room, Yes, we got to go in 0:07:28.960 --> 0:07:30.800 and get a win on the road. We haven't had 0:07:30.800 --> 0:07:33.600 a road win yet. We've prided ourselves on the road. 0:07:33.800 --> 0:07:36.200 We're playing a really good football team, good defense, good scheme. 0:07:37.280 --> 0:07:38.920 You know, we need it from our morale, we need 0:07:38.960 --> 0:07:40.560 it for the rankings, We needed for everything. 0:07:40.640 --> 0:07:43.200 In the meantime, there are smart people on the Bengals 0:07:43.240 --> 0:07:45.960 coaching staff. They beat the Chiefs on the road in 0:07:46.000 --> 0:07:49.200 the AFC Championship Game two years ago and beat the 0:07:49.240 --> 0:07:52.360 Bills on the road in the playoffs last year. They 0:07:52.360 --> 0:07:55.360 are studying four weeks of tape and looking for the 0:07:55.400 --> 0:07:59.880 best formula for offensive success under challenging circumstances. 0:08:00.200 --> 0:08:02.840 That's sort of how it goes sometimes. That's that's life 0:08:02.840 --> 0:08:05.360 in the NFL. And some of your best laid plans 0:08:05.560 --> 0:08:07.400 aren't always going to go the way you think they're 0:08:07.400 --> 0:08:08.680 going to go, and so it's up to us to 0:08:09.040 --> 0:08:11.720 find a way to adjust, do a better job putting 0:08:11.720 --> 0:08:15.080 guys in better positions and finding ways to improve. And 0:08:15.160 --> 0:08:16.760 you know, I think a lot of it improves If 0:08:16.800 --> 0:08:18.960 we handle a few third downs over the course of 0:08:19.000 --> 0:08:21.200 the season a little bit better than we have and 0:08:21.640 --> 0:08:23.680 we score seven points in the red zone when we've 0:08:23.680 --> 0:08:26.120 had limited shots at it. To put seven points on 0:08:26.160 --> 0:08:29.520 the border in the game, I think that changes it too. So, yeah, 0:08:29.560 --> 0:08:31.960 we're not anywhere close to where we expected to be 0:08:32.679 --> 0:08:35.280 or or have any desire to be. We're not in 0:08:35.320 --> 0:08:38.760 a good place statistically for a lot of reasons, and 0:08:38.880 --> 0:08:40.959 we have to play better. At the end of the day, 0:08:41.000 --> 0:08:44.360 we need to win, and so however that looks for us, 0:08:44.520 --> 0:08:47.400 is what matters most is coming home from Arizona with 0:08:47.440 --> 0:08:49.240 a win and moving from there. 0:08:49.480 --> 0:08:52.560 Sunday's game starts at four to zero five Cincinnati time, 0:08:52.600 --> 0:08:56.560 and the Bengals are favored by three. The Cardinals are 0:08:56.600 --> 0:09:01.160 an interesting team. Starting quarterback Kyler Murray hasn't even practiced 0:09:01.240 --> 0:09:04.319 yet after a serious knee injury last December, and their 0:09:04.360 --> 0:09:08.319 best defensive player, Buddha Baker, is out with a hamstring injury. 0:09:08.880 --> 0:09:12.360 Arizona's record is one in three, but the Cardinals have 0:09:12.520 --> 0:09:16.280 had fourth quarter leads in two of their three losses 0:09:16.600 --> 0:09:19.960 and could easily be three and one, and journeyman quarterback 0:09:20.040 --> 0:09:22.480 Joshua Dobbs, who didn't even join the team until the 0:09:22.520 --> 0:09:25.880 final week of the preseason, has played great. He's one 0:09:25.920 --> 0:09:28.600 of only three quarterbacks in the NFL this year to 0:09:28.679 --> 0:09:32.720 throw more than one hundred passes without an interception. I 0:09:32.800 --> 0:09:36.680 discussed him and this week's game with Mike Hilton. 0:09:38.000 --> 0:09:38.200 Mike. 0:09:38.240 --> 0:09:41.120 Arizona quarterback Joshua Dobbs is one of the good stories 0:09:41.160 --> 0:09:43.480 in the NFL this year. And you know him well, 0:09:43.520 --> 0:09:46.600 having been his teammate for several seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. 0:09:46.880 --> 0:09:49.800 What can you share with your teammates about trying to 0:09:49.800 --> 0:09:51.000 defend Joshua Dobbs. 0:09:51.080 --> 0:09:53.400 I mean, he's a really good quarterback. Obviously, he might 0:09:53.400 --> 0:09:55.480 not have been his starter his whole career, but when 0:09:55.480 --> 0:09:56.959 he stepped in, he's won a lot of games for 0:09:57.040 --> 0:09:59.840 different teams, and you know, you just throw on the tape. 0:10:00.080 --> 0:10:02.480 He's real smart with his reeds, he's good with his 0:10:02.559 --> 0:10:04.880 legs outside the pocket, so he's gonna stand plays, and 0:10:05.240 --> 0:10:07.400 he's a guy that just really menages the game. 0:10:07.440 --> 0:10:11.280 Will you obviously want to beat him on Sunday, but 0:10:11.600 --> 0:10:14.120 happy to see him get a chance in his seventh 0:10:14.200 --> 0:10:16.920 year in the NFL to finally be somebody's quarterback. 0:10:16.960 --> 0:10:21.120 Oh yeah, definitely knowing Josh since he was drafted in Pittsburg. 0:10:21.160 --> 0:10:23.360 We spent three years together there and then we actually 0:10:23.400 --> 0:10:26.320 trained together an off season. So he's a Georgia guy, 0:10:26.360 --> 0:10:28.559 so we always had that connection too. So I'm just 0:10:28.600 --> 0:10:30.400 excited to see how far he's come, and you know, 0:10:30.440 --> 0:10:32.240 he's taking advantage of his great opportunity. 0:10:32.800 --> 0:10:36.240 He was an aerospace engineering major, the rocket scientist. Is 0:10:36.240 --> 0:10:37.120 he super smart? 0:10:37.480 --> 0:10:39.640 Yeah? Man, he's one of the more intelligent guys I 0:10:39.640 --> 0:10:41.880 ever member. Sitting down having a conversation with him, you know, 0:10:41.880 --> 0:10:45.240 it's definitely a good convo and he's a guy that 0:10:45.320 --> 0:10:46.640 you know, people really need to know. 0:10:47.360 --> 0:10:49.520 We're chatting with Mike Kilton. You'll also be trying to 0:10:49.600 --> 0:10:53.360 tackle a former teammate, running back James Connor. You were 0:10:53.400 --> 0:10:55.840 with him in his Pro Bowl season with the Steelers. 0:10:55.880 --> 0:10:57.160 What do you respect about his game? 0:10:57.320 --> 0:10:57.520 Oh? 0:10:57.559 --> 0:11:01.920 Man, he has no quick mentality, He's he's a hard tackle, 0:11:01.960 --> 0:11:04.120 so we gotta get a lot of guys around the ball. 0:11:04.840 --> 0:11:08.120 He's great outside the backfield and no kitching passes, catching 0:11:08.160 --> 0:11:11.000 screen past his pass pro He just to do it 0:11:11.040 --> 0:11:12.679 all back and you know, I'm happy to see him 0:11:12.679 --> 0:11:13.800 throw where he's at. 0:11:14.040 --> 0:11:16.160 So at the start of the season, some people said 0:11:16.440 --> 0:11:18.960 it looks like Arizona is tanking for the number one 0:11:19.040 --> 0:11:21.800 picking the draft. Well, somebody forgot to tell the Cardinals 0:11:21.840 --> 0:11:23.920 because they're playing well. They beat the Cowboys a couple 0:11:23.960 --> 0:11:25.480 of weeks ago, they give the forty nine ers a 0:11:25.520 --> 0:11:26.920 good game last week. 0:11:26.960 --> 0:11:28.480 What stands out to you when you watch. 0:11:28.400 --> 0:11:31.440 Them, they're just a whole fights to group. They played 0:11:31.440 --> 0:11:32.679 with a lot of energy, they played with a lot 0:11:32.679 --> 0:11:36.600 of chemistry, and it just shows you know how much 0:11:36.600 --> 0:11:38.920 they love being around and playing with each other. Obviously, 0:11:38.920 --> 0:11:42.240 it's you can say one game is easy, but nothing 0:11:42.280 --> 0:11:44.360 easy in this league, and we know we're gonna go 0:11:44.440 --> 0:11:47.040 go into their hostile environment and we got to find 0:11:47.040 --> 0:11:47.679 a way to get a win. 0:11:48.559 --> 0:11:51.960 So it was an understandably quiet locker room after the 0:11:52.000 --> 0:11:54.760 game last week against Tennessee. Was that one of the 0:11:54.760 --> 0:11:57.000 more frustrating losses you've been a part of in your 0:11:57.080 --> 0:11:57.679 NFL career? 0:11:58.120 --> 0:12:00.760 Yeah, for sure, No one who we are as a team. 0:12:01.040 --> 0:12:03.680 The performance we put out Sunday was far from far, 0:12:03.720 --> 0:12:05.920 far from our best, and you know, maybe that's the 0:12:05.920 --> 0:12:10.040 wake up call we needed, Like we're we're quartered away 0:12:10.080 --> 0:12:12.760 into the season. Things aren't going our way, but we 0:12:12.800 --> 0:12:15.040 have a chance to write the ship on Sunday and 0:12:15.480 --> 0:12:16.880 we we gotta find a way to go out to 0:12:16.920 --> 0:12:18.480 Arizona beat a tough opponent. 0:12:19.040 --> 0:12:21.319 You're one of the leaders on this team. What's the 0:12:21.360 --> 0:12:23.680 message in the locker room about trying to get things 0:12:23.720 --> 0:12:24.240 turned around? 0:12:24.679 --> 0:12:28.960 Urgency? It's enough of the we'll, we'll, we'll, we'll figure 0:12:29.000 --> 0:12:30.440 it out. We gotta figure it out now. You know, 0:12:30.640 --> 0:12:33.040 we already buried ourselves in the deep hole. So it's 0:12:33.040 --> 0:12:35.240 only one way for us to get out of it, 0:12:35.240 --> 0:12:39.200 and that's win games. So we gotta come together offensively, defensively, 0:12:39.240 --> 0:12:41.400 and special teams and just find ways to win. 0:12:42.240 --> 0:12:44.840 You can't really look ahead in the NFL beyond the 0:12:44.880 --> 0:12:49.640 next game, But with Arizona on the road, Seattle at home, 0:12:50.000 --> 0:12:51.839 and then a bye week and then the next three 0:12:51.920 --> 0:12:54.160 do you think, man, if we can get to the 0:12:54.240 --> 0:12:57.720 buy at three and three and maybe Joe's calf makes 0:12:57.720 --> 0:13:00.520 significant improvement, is that in the back of your mind 0:13:00.520 --> 0:13:00.800 at all? 0:13:00.920 --> 0:13:04.319 Yeah, it's definitely been thought about, but we can't thank 0:13:04.360 --> 0:13:05.880 that far ahead. Like I said, we got a tough 0:13:05.960 --> 0:13:08.880 point at Sunday and we're still working to get another win, 0:13:09.040 --> 0:13:12.560 and that's the important thing. We'll let future games come 0:13:12.600 --> 0:13:14.440 when that time comes. We just got to focus on 0:13:14.480 --> 0:13:17.360 Sunday and like I said, it be the tough Arizona team. 0:13:17.679 --> 0:13:20.880 So when you're riding high, every show on TV is 0:13:20.920 --> 0:13:23.840 praising the Bengals talking about you, it's a super Bowl contender, 0:13:23.880 --> 0:13:25.680 and when you start one and three, it's the opposite. 0:13:25.800 --> 0:13:27.120 Now you're the worst team in the world. 0:13:27.400 --> 0:13:29.920 Do you shut that out completely or do you listen 0:13:29.960 --> 0:13:32.800 to a little bit of it and let it service motivation? 0:13:32.920 --> 0:13:34.600 Now we shut it out obviously. You know we here 0:13:35.000 --> 0:13:36.880 through social media and stuff like that, but we know 0:13:36.920 --> 0:13:39.120 who we are in this locker room. We know what 0:13:39.160 --> 0:13:42.600 it takes to go on a run and start knocking 0:13:42.600 --> 0:13:43.839 out wins. We just got to go out there and 0:13:43.880 --> 0:13:46.600 execute better and just play play better as a whole 0:13:46.640 --> 0:13:50.040 and really show the NFL who we are as a team. 0:13:50.440 --> 0:13:52.520 Appreciate your time, best of luck on Sunday. Thank you. 0:13:53.559 --> 0:13:56.160 The Bengals Booth Podcast is brought to you by Paid Corps, 0:13:56.200 --> 0:14:00.319 proud to be the Bengals official HR software provider. All 0:14:00.400 --> 0:14:05.040 to Fiber future Proof Fiber Internet designed to elevate your home, business, 0:14:05.040 --> 0:14:08.560 and community to a New level and by Kettering Health 0:14:08.800 --> 0:14:11.920 the best care for the best fans. Kettering Health is 0:14:11.960 --> 0:14:15.880 the official healthcare provider of the Bengals from the National 0:14:15.920 --> 0:14:18.600 perspective on the team. This week, I caught up with 0:14:18.679 --> 0:14:22.560 a former NFL offensive lineman who is a current NFL 0:14:22.640 --> 0:14:28.720 Network analyst. Perhaps my favorite NFL content on Twitter are 0:14:28.800 --> 0:14:31.400 Baldi's breakdowns, and it's always great to visit with a 0:14:31.400 --> 0:14:36.480 man responsible. NFL Network analyst Brian Baldinger Baldi, it's obvious 0:14:36.520 --> 0:14:39.320 the Bengals offense has struggled through the first four games 0:14:39.320 --> 0:14:41.280 of the season. What do you see when you put 0:14:41.320 --> 0:14:42.840 on the tape, Well, I see. 0:14:42.720 --> 0:14:45.120 A quarterback that can't move it all damn. And I 0:14:45.200 --> 0:14:47.680 remember last time I saw you was out of training camp. 0:14:48.080 --> 0:14:51.760 And I'll never forget asking Jamar about his quarterback. I mean, 0:14:51.840 --> 0:14:55.600 just you know, just out of concern, and Jamar, he 0:14:55.840 --> 0:14:58.600 kind of made our jaws drop. He goes, I because 0:14:58.600 --> 0:15:00.480 you were talking about, you know, Cleveland's Week one all 0:15:00.480 --> 0:15:01.000 that stuff. 0:15:01.200 --> 0:15:02.400 He goes, I hope he doesn't play. 0:15:03.640 --> 0:15:06.680 And you know, hindsight is what it is, Dan, but honestly, 0:15:07.280 --> 0:15:08.840 maybe he knew something. 0:15:10.400 --> 0:15:14.440 The hope, obviously, is that Joe's mobility improves as his 0:15:14.600 --> 0:15:17.240 calf heels and the buy is a couple of weeks away. 0:15:18.120 --> 0:15:20.480 Are there tweaks you would like to see to the 0:15:20.520 --> 0:15:21.680 offense in the meantime? 0:15:22.040 --> 0:15:23.880 Well, I mean, look, there are you know, they're a 0:15:23.880 --> 0:15:24.560 pass for a team. 0:15:24.600 --> 0:15:26.160 I mean, you'd love to be able to run the 0:15:26.160 --> 0:15:30.440 ball better, you know, with your quarterback impaired like he 0:15:30.560 --> 0:15:32.160 is right now, you'd love to be able to run 0:15:32.200 --> 0:15:34.080 it better and play action pass. 0:15:34.120 --> 0:15:35.400 But honestly, Dan. 0:15:35.720 --> 0:15:37.840 I've seen him turns back to the defense once in 0:15:37.840 --> 0:15:41.120 the last two weeks like they're deathly. I mean, evidently 0:15:41.120 --> 0:15:45.040 they're definitely afraid that if anybody comes a blitz whatever, 0:15:45.160 --> 0:15:46.400 that he's not going to be able to get out 0:15:46.400 --> 0:15:48.760 of the way. But that one time they did do 0:15:49.360 --> 0:15:52.080 the play action pass, they got the ball down to 0:15:52.160 --> 0:15:55.560 Jamar Chase for forty three yards two weeks ago, and 0:15:55.640 --> 0:15:59.880 so that's that component is missing. Even I feel like anytime, 0:16:00.080 --> 0:16:02.560 you know, you could get Joe Mixon running or Evans whoever, 0:16:02.880 --> 0:16:05.520 whoever you got back there, you know, you always feel 0:16:05.520 --> 0:16:08.160 like the threat of play action off that is really good, 0:16:08.160 --> 0:16:10.200 but you don't really get that threat. 0:16:10.040 --> 0:16:12.840 Right now, Baldy, let's talk about Joe mix and he 0:16:12.920 --> 0:16:15.320 is on pace for a one thousand yard season. His 0:16:15.440 --> 0:16:18.800 yards per carry is above his career average. How does 0:16:18.880 --> 0:16:20.400 Joe look to you in year seven? 0:16:20.960 --> 0:16:22.480 He looks good. Joe's good. 0:16:22.520 --> 0:16:24.040 They popped out, you know, a bunch of runs early 0:16:24.080 --> 0:16:25.680 in that game. And like I said, it's against some 0:16:25.720 --> 0:16:29.200 really good defensive front. That's a good group. You saw 0:16:29.240 --> 0:16:31.720 him in the playoffs a couple of years ago. You know, 0:16:31.760 --> 0:16:34.680 there's they're about as talented as anybody. They're healthy right now. 0:16:34.840 --> 0:16:36.960 But you know, he pops some runs in there, and 0:16:38.320 --> 0:16:40.960 he looks good, like he's excellent. Let's pick up. He's 0:16:41.000 --> 0:16:44.400 a tough guy. He plays really hard. You know, you 0:16:44.440 --> 0:16:47.640 can throw the ball to Joe. There's really he's in 0:16:47.720 --> 0:16:49.840 every down back. You know, I think he's enjoying a 0:16:49.880 --> 0:16:52.840 good season. So, you know for a team that's really struggling, 0:16:52.880 --> 0:16:55.960 but uh, you know it's not because Joe Mixon isn't producing. 0:16:56.040 --> 0:16:59.720 Right now, you did some bald these breakdowns after the 0:16:59.800 --> 0:17:02.320 Ram victory, shining the spotlight on a couple of the 0:17:02.320 --> 0:17:06.679 Bengals defensive leaders, including Logan Wilson. Logan signed a four 0:17:06.760 --> 0:17:10.199 year contract extension in the offseason. What stands out when 0:17:10.240 --> 0:17:10.720 you watch. 0:17:10.600 --> 0:17:13.359 Him, well, I just think the way that him and 0:17:13.440 --> 0:17:17.000 Jermaine played together. Uh, you know, there's usually the last 0:17:17.000 --> 0:17:20.440 thing to come for a young linebacker. I think Logan 0:17:20.480 --> 0:17:22.119 is in his fourth year now, but I usually the 0:17:22.200 --> 0:17:24.800 last thing to come is just pass coverage, getting depth, 0:17:24.880 --> 0:17:27.800 being able to recognize formations, what they do out of 0:17:27.800 --> 0:17:31.879 those formations. I mean, he's got I think ten interceptions 0:17:31.960 --> 0:17:32.560 or something like that. 0:17:32.640 --> 0:17:32.760 Da. 0:17:32.760 --> 0:17:35.000 I mean, he's got you know, it's it's an uncanny 0:17:35.040 --> 0:17:38.480 amount for a young player, so he sees the whole field. 0:17:39.240 --> 0:17:42.320 I think him and Jermaine played really well together. I 0:17:42.359 --> 0:17:45.280 mean that's a I mean, look the defensive front. I 0:17:45.280 --> 0:17:48.040 think they gave up too many big plays last week 0:17:48.040 --> 0:17:51.479 to Tennessee, quite honestly, you know, and the and the 0:17:51.520 --> 0:17:54.120 touchdown run by by Henry you just can't give up. 0:17:54.560 --> 0:17:58.040 But overall, I think they played pretty good. And the 0:17:58.080 --> 0:18:00.960 linebackers are every down players. They never come off the field. 0:18:01.760 --> 0:18:04.320 The other defensive player that you shine the spotlight on 0:18:04.400 --> 0:18:07.520 recently was Trey Hendrickson, who also got a contract extension 0:18:07.520 --> 0:18:09.600 in the offseason. What makes him one of the better 0:18:09.640 --> 0:18:10.800 pass rushers in the league. 0:18:11.680 --> 0:18:13.280 Well, I think he plays with great effort. 0:18:13.520 --> 0:18:15.639 I think he has, you know, an array of moves 0:18:15.640 --> 0:18:18.560 to beat elite tackles in his business, you know, so 0:18:18.640 --> 0:18:21.439 he can win one on once. You don't want to 0:18:21.480 --> 0:18:23.880 have to, you know, run a lot of twist stunts 0:18:24.000 --> 0:18:26.680 or or stunt or or or blitzes in order to 0:18:26.720 --> 0:18:29.040 get pressure in the quarterback. So he's been able to 0:18:29.119 --> 0:18:31.280 do that since he got here. He had the one 0:18:31.320 --> 0:18:33.800 great year in New Orleans. They signed him. The Saints didn't. 0:18:33.880 --> 0:18:36.760 I don't think they've ever replaced him since. But you know, 0:18:36.840 --> 0:18:39.840 he's a he's a talented player that plays to run 0:18:39.920 --> 0:18:43.440