WEBVTT - Bengals Booth Podcast: With A Little Luck

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<v Speaker 1>Hig and everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading The Bengals Booth Podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>The With a little lock addition, as the preseason gets

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<v Speaker 2>underway with a three point loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,

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<v Speaker 2>coming up radio replays Zach Taylor's postgame comments and postgame

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<v Speaker 2>analysis from Dave Lappham. Then, in this week's fun Facts Conversation,

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<v Speaker 2>to your nearest Greater scoop shop. Now, let's get to

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<v Speaker 2>the radio replays of Saturday's pre season opener. It's been

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<v Speaker 2>nearly nine months since Joe Burrow tore a ligament in

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<v Speaker 2>his right wrist and a gloomy Thursday night in Baltimore.

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<v Speaker 2>But after surgery, rehab, a Paris fashion show, and a

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<v Speaker 2>blond buzz cut, one of the NFL's biggest stars returns

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<v Speaker 2>to action tonight as the Bengals open preseason play against

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<v Speaker 2>the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And it is time for the

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<v Speaker 2>pig skin to fly. Here at pay Corpse Stadium, Third

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<v Speaker 2>down and five at the forty two of Tampa Bay,

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<v Speaker 2>the Bengals go empty three receivers left two out to

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<v Speaker 2>the right. Burro waiting for the shotgun snap. Joe Catches

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<v Speaker 2>at the forty eight, drops back to midfield. Fire downfield

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<v Speaker 2>caught by yoc Bosh, and he streaks toward the far

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<v Speaker 2>sideline for a first down. He's knocked on the bounds

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<v Speaker 2>at the nineteen of Tampa Bay the nickel corner Tyke Smith,

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<v Speaker 2>getting him to the ground. Second in goal from the

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<v Speaker 2>ten yard line. Tee Higgins motions from right to left

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<v Speaker 2>and lines up wide to the left. Burrough throws for Higgins,

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<v Speaker 2>catches at the five, makes a man miss and runs

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<v Speaker 2>into the un zone.

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<v Speaker 3>Touchdown.

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<v Speaker 2>Bengals has t Higgins eluded Josh Hayes and scored the

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<v Speaker 2>ten yard TD.

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<v Speaker 1>How about that your nash for a better drive for

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<v Speaker 1>the number ones, Joe Burrow and company are done for

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<v Speaker 1>the night clock.

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<v Speaker 2>Running one forty three left in the first quarter. Trask

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<v Speaker 2>standing back at the ten as he waits for the

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<v Speaker 2>shotgun snap. He has the ball, hands it off to

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<v Speaker 2>Irving running right up the middle of the field, and

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<v Speaker 2>he takes it into the end zone for a five

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<v Speaker 2>yard Tampa Bay touchdown. Shotgun snap Trask with a deep

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<v Speaker 2>drop he throws before getting.

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<v Speaker 3>Huh, and it is interceptingent fig Newton, the rookie out

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<v Speaker 3>of TCU, with tremendous coverage, and he comes away with

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<v Speaker 3>the interception at the thirty four yard line.

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<v Speaker 1>You darn touton love fig Newton.

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<v Speaker 2>Second down and two clock running three forty three left

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<v Speaker 2>in the fourth court of the Bengals, down by three.

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<v Speaker 2>They are in field goal range. Woodside throwing deep to

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<v Speaker 2>left top line.

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<v Speaker 3>Has a man open, caught at the five Burton to

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<v Speaker 3>the end zone. Touchdown. But there's a penalty flag down

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<v Speaker 3>too before the.

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<v Speaker 1>Pass illegal contact defense number twenty one. That penalty has

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<v Speaker 1>to climb touch side. So in the play stands and

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<v Speaker 1>Burton obviously, I mean the guy. The guy has first

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<v Speaker 1>round talent. How about woodside? How about the drive that

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<v Speaker 1>this guy put together, mental toughness and he threw a

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<v Speaker 1>beautiful ball right here. Safety couldn't get there in time.

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<v Speaker 3>Big throw, big.

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<v Speaker 2>Catch, thirty seven yards, dropped it right into the bucket

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<v Speaker 2>at the five yard line to Jermaine Burton, and he

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<v Speaker 2>took it across the goal line to give the Bengals

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<v Speaker 2>the lead with three thirty three to go, sixty nine

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<v Speaker 2>seconds left in the game. Fourth down, and twelve coming

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<v Speaker 2>up for the Buccaneers, who break the huddle and head

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<v Speaker 2>toward the seventeen yard line where the ball is waiting.

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<v Speaker 2>Cincinnati leading fourteen to ten. The Buccaneers go empty. Three

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<v Speaker 2>receivers right, two out to the left, four down linemen

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<v Speaker 2>for the Bengals. Shotgun snap Wolford with a short drop

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<v Speaker 2>turns it into the end zone in complete, but a

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<v Speaker 2>penalty fly down at the two yard line.

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<v Speaker 1>Defensive pass interppearance.

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<v Speaker 2>Wolford under center. It's a run to the left. Robinson

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<v Speaker 2>does not get in, but he's close and he is in.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh. Never blew it dead. Never blew it dead. They

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<v Speaker 1>just kept pushing and giving him a touchdown.

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<v Speaker 2>Fifty seconds to go, three timeouts remaining. Shotgun snap Woodside

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<v Speaker 2>with a deep drop, fires deep for Burden.

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<v Speaker 3>He has been and he makes the catch about at

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<v Speaker 3>the twenty five yard line of Tampa Bay, over the

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<v Speaker 3>top of Andrew Hayes.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bengals will call a time out. With forty seconds

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<v Speaker 2>to go, Bengals need to get to the fourteen yard

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<v Speaker 2>line to extend the drive. Burton goes out to the

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<v Speaker 2>lef left lassiter and prior out to the right Woodside

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<v Speaker 2>waits for the shotgun snap. He has the ball, he

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<v Speaker 2>drops back. It's a five step drop. He begins scrambling left.

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<v Speaker 2>Logan wood Side running down the left sideline, grabbed from

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<v Speaker 2>behind and tackled at the seventeen yard line. He's three

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<v Speaker 2>yards short. Man Buccaneers in the victory formation with nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>seconds left. Wolford takes the snap and takes a knee

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<v Speaker 2>and the Bengals will not use one of their two

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<v Speaker 2>remaining timeouts. Final score the Tampa Bay Buccaneers seventeen and

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<v Speaker 2>the Cincinnati Bengals fourteen. Here are some postgame stats. Joe

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<v Speaker 2>Burrow is five for seven for fifty one yards in

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<v Speaker 2>a touchdown in what could be his only preseason action

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<v Speaker 2>since the Bengals have joint practices coming up before their

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<v Speaker 2>final two preseason games. Third string quarterback Logan Woodside did

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<v Speaker 2>a nice job, going eight for twelve for one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and forty nine yards in a touchdown, and Jermaine Burton

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<v Speaker 2>certainly had an impressive debut with three catches for eighty

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<v Speaker 2>two yards, including a thirty seven yard score. On defense,

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<v Speaker 2>undrafted rookie linebacker Muma john Meta led the team with

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<v Speaker 2>ten tackles Dax Hill broke up three passes, and defensive

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<v Speaker 2>tackle Travis Bell was a menace late in the game

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<v Speaker 2>with three tackles and a sack. Now, let's hear from

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<v Speaker 2>head coach Zach Taylor. We spent a few minutes with

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<v Speaker 2>Lap after the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Logan Woodside put together a pretty nice performance heat for

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<v Speaker 1>twelve hundred and forty nine yards in a touchdown.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I thought he did a great job. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>he energized the offense, moved the ball, gave us some opportunities.

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<v Speaker 4>They had the touchdown pass obviously, and then took us

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<v Speaker 4>down there right on the brink again. So it was

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<v Speaker 4>pleased from that extending some plays. Found the backs did

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<v Speaker 4>a really nice show.

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<v Speaker 1>First first drive, you go twelve plays over seventy yards

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<v Speaker 1>for a touchdown, and then defense goes three and out. So,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, when you had your number ones and there

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<v Speaker 1>was a pretty good night for you, that's good.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, that was a good start to the game,

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<v Speaker 4>and you just want to build on that momentum with

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<v Speaker 4>the rest of the guys. And you have to remember

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<v Speaker 4>everyone's going in there. Knew some guys haven't played games

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<v Speaker 4>in a long time, and so again we just need

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<v Speaker 4>to be cleaner. I think operationally offense and defense with

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<v Speaker 4>the twos we entered the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think the I mean, let me take a look.

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<v Speaker 1>I had a note on that penalties for the game.

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<v Speaker 1>It wasn't it wasn't in the bengals favor whatsoever. There.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was eight penalties for over eighty yards

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<v Speaker 1>for the Bengals. And I know that was a a

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<v Speaker 1>big thing you were looking for. It was playing cleanly

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of assignments and penalties.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean, quite frankly, they killed us. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>we had a fourth down pass interference that gave them

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<v Speaker 4>the ball on the three yard line. We had some

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<v Speaker 4>offensive penalties when we're backed up, you know, with a

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<v Speaker 4>false start made us more backed up. We had a

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<v Speaker 4>third and three, we had a false start put us

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<v Speaker 4>in third and eight, we don't convert, had some holding

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<v Speaker 4>penalties on some things where we got big conversions, and

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<v Speaker 4>so you talk about not being able to sing drives

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<v Speaker 4>and get more runs off and get more production. These

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<v Speaker 4>penalties killed those drives and something we got.

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<v Speaker 1>A correct running game, couldn't really get much out of that,

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't manufacture much in the running game, and they were

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<v Speaker 1>able to rush for over one hundred and thirty yards.

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<v Speaker 1>I think big difference there.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, we've got to be better there if that's but again,

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<v Speaker 4>that goes with just getting a first down and getting

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<v Speaker 4>someone minium there, and we couldn't get that done. And

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<v Speaker 4>so we quite frankly weren't good enough in the run game.

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<v Speaker 4>More of the pass game.

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<v Speaker 1>How about taking care of the football. We were satisfied with.

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<v Speaker 4>That zero turnovers right one. We threw the one pick,

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<v Speaker 4>so no, I mean you want to walk away with

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<v Speaker 4>zero and we took a shot there into one on

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<v Speaker 4>one and they made the play and you know, stole

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<v Speaker 4>a position there from us, so we can be clear there.

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<v Speaker 1>It was. It was great to watch Joe and T

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<v Speaker 1>Higgins in the first drive and Joe throws themto double

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<v Speaker 1>coverage knowing that if he's not going to come up

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<v Speaker 1>with the football, they sure as heck aren't. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>that's unbelievable trust and you're wide receive It almost wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>unbelievable play.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean they've they made a great play. There

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<v Speaker 4>was two guys around it. I love the decision to

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<v Speaker 4>give it to them because T makes that play for us.

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<v Speaker 4>They just did a good job knocking it out, But

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<v Speaker 4>you got an advantage there. You run a double move

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<v Speaker 4>and so there's dvs. They got the back to the

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<v Speaker 4>quarterback and Tino's where the ball's going, and we'll throw

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<v Speaker 4>that ball every time.

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<v Speaker 1>So I guess, coach, what's your thought. You're gonna take

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<v Speaker 1>a look at the tape and assess things and go

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<v Speaker 1>back to work. What do you think are some of

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<v Speaker 1>the things that the biggest things that need to be

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<v Speaker 1>worked on? Penalties?

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<v Speaker 4>First of all, we just got to be more more

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<v Speaker 4>efficient operationally on offense. I didn't think we were clean

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<v Speaker 4>enough with all the details of the routes. Defensively, I

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<v Speaker 4>thought we got it together really after that second drive,

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<v Speaker 4>and those guys played with a ton of energy. Pressure

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<v Speaker 4>the quarterback. We're tighter in coverage, got their hands on

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of balls. So we'll watch the tape and

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<v Speaker 4>see what we can improve on. Appreciate your time, coach, yep,

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<v Speaker 4>thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Here are a couple of the biggest negatives from Saturday night.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bucks had one hundred and thirty six rushing yards

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<v Speaker 2>compared to only thirty six for the Bengals, and Cincinnati

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<v Speaker 2>committed eight penalties for sixty one yards while the Bucks

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<v Speaker 2>had just three for thirty two. Now time for the

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<v Speaker 2>radio guys recap. All right, lap, The obvious storyline on

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<v Speaker 2>the Bengals preseason opener is Joe Burrow on the opening drive,

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<v Speaker 2>taking the Bengals right down the field and tossing a

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<v Speaker 2>touchdown pass to t Higgins. He's got to be a

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<v Speaker 2>great feeling for him to play for the first time

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<v Speaker 2>in nearly nine months and take the team seventy three

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<v Speaker 2>yards on twelve plays for a score.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I agree. I mean he was efficient. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he read the field flawlessly, which is no shock. He

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<v Speaker 1>threw the ball with accuracy, with power. I mean, he

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<v Speaker 1>put it every place he wanted to put it. The

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<v Speaker 1>Bengals took advantage of a penalty on third and seventeen.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was that extended a drive on that

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<v Speaker 1>touchdown for them, and they only I mean Tampa Bentley

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<v Speaker 1>had three penalties on the night, and it was kind

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<v Speaker 1>of foreshadowing of the reverse the Bengals. You know, eight penalties,

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<v Speaker 1>two on fourth down, one on fourth and thirteen. So,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, penalties are always a big deal in the

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<v Speaker 1>first preseason game, and the Bengals suffered more by it

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<v Speaker 1>than the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But that doesn't diminish what

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<v Speaker 1>Joe was doing, you know on that drive. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>he obviously, I think felt pretty good. He got in

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<v Speaker 1>a pretty good rhythm pretty quickly. He goes five for

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<v Speaker 1>seven to fifty one yards and a touchdown. You know

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<v Speaker 1>that dog will hunt right there. That's getting it done

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<v Speaker 1>at a very high level.

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<v Speaker 2>Andre Yosi Vash has had a great camp, and he

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<v Speaker 2>had a twenty three yard catch on that touchdown drive.

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<v Speaker 2>Charlie Jones has had an excellent camp. He obviously didn't

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<v Speaker 2>play after colliding knees with a teammate the other day.

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<v Speaker 2>Jermaine Burden, on the other hand, he's been solid in camp.

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<v Speaker 2>He certainly made his share of catches. But the lights

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<v Speaker 2>go on and he has a thirty seven yard touchdown

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<v Speaker 2>catch and a thirty eight yard catch on the next

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<v Speaker 2>offensive snap. Could he be one of these guys that

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<v Speaker 2>practice is fine, but when the game is on the line,

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<v Speaker 2>he cranks it up a notch.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a big play waiting to happen. There's no question

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<v Speaker 1>about it. I think you know he's got first round

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<v Speaker 1>talent in skill set. I mean you check every trait

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<v Speaker 1>often the boxes to check off traits. Everyone is checked off.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you have to evaluate who's he doing it

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<v Speaker 1>against and all those things. I mean, you know, there's

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<v Speaker 1>there's a big difference between playing in the fourth quarter

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<v Speaker 1>in a preseason game against backups then you know, an

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<v Speaker 1>NFL regular season game when the fortunes of the entire

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<v Speaker 1>football team are on the line. So it but it

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<v Speaker 1>is a very positive sign. There's there's no question about

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<v Speaker 1>about it. I mean, three catches for eighty two yards,

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<v Speaker 1>that's not too shabby. And uh, you know, back to

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<v Speaker 1>the like you mentioned during the game, Dan two straight

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<v Speaker 1>completions one for thirty eight, one for thirty seven, seventy

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<v Speaker 1>five yards and a touchdown on two straight completions, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I mean it's an it's an NFL caliber

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<v Speaker 1>corner he's working against, you know, guys in camp for

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<v Speaker 1>a reason. So yeah, I mean, I think I think

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<v Speaker 1>he has he has the physical gifts to play. Can

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<v Speaker 1>he on a snap by snap basis b where he's

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to be doing what he's supposed to do and

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<v Speaker 1>do it consistently. That's going to be the big question

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<v Speaker 1>is you go on further and further into training camp.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's talk about a couple of offensive linemen, Amrius Mims,

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<v Speaker 2>who was in for a series with the first team

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<v Speaker 2>and a series for the series with the second team,

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<v Speaker 2>and Jackson Carmen, who had a rough night. Let's start

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<v Speaker 2>with Mims. How do you look?

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<v Speaker 1>I thought he looked confident. I thought he looked solid.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't really see any problems over there whatsoever. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think. I mean, the running game obviously was not

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<v Speaker 1>very good the entire night. I thought that was one

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<v Speaker 1>of the big differences as well. They rushed the ball

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<v Speaker 1>for over one hundred and thirty yards and the Bengals

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<v Speaker 1>had no consistency to their running game as well and

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<v Speaker 1>put a lot of pressure on the passing game as

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<v Speaker 1>a result of that. Where was Tampa. You know, they

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<v Speaker 1>have the benefit of a strong running game and play action, pass,

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<v Speaker 1>naked bootlegs, all that sort of thing were really causing

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<v Speaker 1>the Bengals to have major issues in that regard. So

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<v Speaker 1>but I do think I think that he has shown

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<v Speaker 1>himself in the early stages of a training camp to

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<v Speaker 1>be a very very adept pass protector. Running game was like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gotta wait and see, and the running game tonight

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<v Speaker 1>as a whole, I think needs a lot of work.

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<v Speaker 1>So I would say he'd probably say, yeah, I need

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<v Speaker 1>to get my nose back to the grindstone in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of low pad level, coming off the ball and getting

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<v Speaker 1>things done in that area. And I'd have to watch

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<v Speaker 1>the tape. You know, it's it's just a you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you look at the overall result and you think, well,

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<v Speaker 1>nobody really probably stood out in that phase of the game.

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<v Speaker 2>Jackson Carmen certainly hasn't developed the way they hoped as

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<v Speaker 2>a second round draft pick. But he was really struggling

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<v Speaker 2>tonight with four penalties. When I watch him, whether it's

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<v Speaker 2>tonight or even at practice, it just seems like he's

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<v Speaker 2>in his own head and not allowing the gifts that

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<v Speaker 2>he has to at least allow him to play solidly.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's confidence or lack thereof. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>think when when something goes wrong, it's just snowballs on him.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he just you know, it's like here we

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<v Speaker 1>go again, out of like all right, I know exactly

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<v Speaker 1>what I did wrong. That's not gonna happen again. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna make sure that I take care of business. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that instead of taking that approach, it looks like

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he just not lost, but he just man,

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<v Speaker 1>it's his his body language and everything just just shows

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<v Speaker 1>to me, you know, a lack of confidence. So I

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<v Speaker 1>think I think that's that's the biggest thing he's fighting

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<v Speaker 1>right now. And you know, I don't know, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know what you do about that. I don't know if you,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, send him to a professional to try to

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<v Speaker 1>help him in that regard or what. Because he's got

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<v Speaker 1>physical attributes. Man, there's no doubt. But it's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like you said, it wasn't just one penalty. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>one led to multiples and you just you have to

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<v Speaker 1>you have to nip that in the bud. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't, like if you if you blow an assignment,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't come back and blow it again, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and again and again. So it's all, it's all in

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<v Speaker 1>the same boat.

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<v Speaker 2>Was this a good debut for Dak's corner as an

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<v Speaker 2>outside of Dax Hill rather has an outside corner?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean I thought he got his hand on

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<v Speaker 1>some footballs. You know, I think I think he did

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<v Speaker 1>a pretty pretty solid job. You know, I can't I

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<v Speaker 1>can't say that, you know, the entire group in the

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<v Speaker 1>back end, where where Luin Roma wants him to be.

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<v Speaker 1>But I thought it was a good start for him,

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<v Speaker 1>I really did. I thought he I thought that he

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<v Speaker 1>played with a level of confidence, you know, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>his big thing has sometimes been you know, instincts, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>seeing it and reacting to it. I thought that he

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<v Speaker 1>saw things and reacted to things pretty darn well tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought he was aggressive with it. Yeah. I thought

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<v Speaker 1>it was a good start for him, for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>Did the interception by Josh Newton add to the notion

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<v Speaker 2>that the Bengals have a find in that fifth round

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<v Speaker 2>draft pick?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And you know, and for him to come back

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<v Speaker 1>and do that after he got dinged, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean he was he was legitimately rung a little bit there.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously it wasn't a concussion type, but I've been in

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<v Speaker 1>those situations where I don't know if it was concussions

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<v Speaker 1>or not back in the day. But it's a weird

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<v Speaker 1>feeling when you're wrong. You know, it's like the phone

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<v Speaker 1>keeps ringing and nobody wants to answer, and it's like

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<v Speaker 1>you're sometimes your balance is you know, you're just not there,

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<v Speaker 1>You're just not quite right. And for him to recover

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<v Speaker 1>like he did, And to go back out there and

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<v Speaker 1>make a play like he did shows me a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of toughness. And you know, I think he and Anthony

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<v Speaker 1>both are guys that play with that edge, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they play with a lot of physicality. I

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<v Speaker 1>think they're kind of throwback kind of guys. I think

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<v Speaker 1>they could play in any year, I really do.

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<v Speaker 2>Travis Bell joined the Bengals in December after DJ Reader

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<v Speaker 2>got hurt. Didn't get into any games for Cincinnati, but

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<v Speaker 2>it sounded like he earned a fan and Dave Lapham

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<v Speaker 2>with his play tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, I gave him the first Our Logistics

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<v Speaker 1>in the Trenches Award tonight. So I thought that he

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<v Speaker 1>I thought he, you know, disrupted the line of scrimmage.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he had knock backs like the defensive line

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<v Speaker 1>coaches like to say, you know, not just controlling your opponent,

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<v Speaker 1>but not talking him backwards, you know. And so he

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<v Speaker 1>he inverted the line of scrimmage, caused some problems in

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<v Speaker 1>the running game, and he got he got under ease

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<v Speaker 1>people's pads and bull rushed him and tossed him around.

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<v Speaker 1>And yeah, I thought, you know, I think he had

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<v Speaker 1>three three tackles and a sack and you know, not

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<v Speaker 1>a ton of snaps. I thought he. I thought he

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<v Speaker 1>played at a pretty high level.

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<v Speaker 2>Appreciate the time and the insight.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, sir, He's a man, Dan. Appreciate you.

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<v Speaker 2>Up next to joint practice with the Bears on Thursday

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<v Speaker 2>before the two teams square off next Saturday afternoon in Chicago.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bears opened the preseason with a thirty three to

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<v Speaker 2>six win in Buffalo. The first pick in the draft,

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback Caleb Williams, was in for two drives and they

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<v Speaker 2>first fun Facts conversation of the new season, where you

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<v Speaker 2>get to know the person under the pads. Time for

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<v Speaker 2>some fun facts with rookie quarterback Rocky Lombardi and yes,

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<v Speaker 2>we will start with the greatest name in NFL history.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you related to Vince?

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<v Speaker 5>I am not. I'm not as far as I know.

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<v Speaker 2>And is Rocky on your birth certificate?

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<v Speaker 6>Rocky is not on my birth certificate. Actually, Michael is

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<v Speaker 6>my given name. My dad wanted to name me Rocky,

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<v Speaker 6>and my mom basically was like, that's not a real.

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<v Speaker 5>Name, so she named me Michael.

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<v Speaker 6>My dad said, screw it, I'm gonna call him Rocky anyways,

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<v Speaker 6>And I've been Rocky for as long as I can remember.

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<v Speaker 2>Did I hear correctly that it's not for the boxer

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<v Speaker 2>Rocky Balboa, but for the legendary Steelers running back Rocky Blier.

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<v Speaker 6>That is correct. Yeah, that was my dad's favorite player

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<v Speaker 6>growing up, was Rocky Bler. Obviously, he's got a great story.

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<v Speaker 6>If you don't know it, I'd definitely recommend looking into it.

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<v Speaker 6>But yeah, named after Rocky Blier.

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<v Speaker 2>We are visiting with rookie quarterback Rocky Lombardi. According to

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<v Speaker 2>your bio, you were a four sport athlete in high school,

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<v Speaker 2>and that in and of itself is not that unusual

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<v Speaker 2>for an NFL player, but this is You're a quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>who wrestled for a state championship, probably the only quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>in the NFL that can say that, why did you

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<v Speaker 2>do both?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, I've wrestled for I wrestled for a long time.

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<v Speaker 6>I started wrestling when I was probably six years old

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<v Speaker 6>or so, six or seven, you know, and I grew

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<v Speaker 6>to love the sport. And I'm also a firm believer

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<v Speaker 6>in being a multi sport athlete. I think that that

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<v Speaker 6>teaches you things that you just can't get from doing

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<v Speaker 6>one sport all year round. There's so many skills mentally

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<v Speaker 6>and physically that I picked up from not only wrestling

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<v Speaker 6>but all the sports I did. But I just wouldn't

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<v Speaker 6>have had the opportunity to come across if I would

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<v Speaker 6>have just been a strictly football player.

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<v Speaker 2>We're doing fun facts with Rocky Lombardy. You had a

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<v Speaker 2>fine college career and a long college career. Between COVID

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<v Speaker 2>rules and a medical red shirt, you had seven seasons

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<v Speaker 2>on college rosters. They say college years are the best

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<v Speaker 2>years of your life. Were they for you?

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<v Speaker 5>Uh? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 6>I had a great time, too long, for sure, you know.

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<v Speaker 6>I did have a great time. But this is the

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<v Speaker 6>league I want to be in, and I wish it

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<v Speaker 6>didn't take me seven years to get here. But this

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<v Speaker 6>is the journey that I've taken, and I'm grateful for it,

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<v Speaker 6>and I'm grateful to be here right now.

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<v Speaker 2>You might have had the greatest tweet of all time

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<v Speaker 2>at the beginning of your senior year last year. This

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<v Speaker 2>is the first day of nineteenth grade. Did your teammates

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<v Speaker 2>give you a lot of you know what for being

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<v Speaker 2>a seventh year senior.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, definitely they did. I had to do a little

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<v Speaker 6>bit of math to figure out what great I was,

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<v Speaker 6>first of all. But yeah, obviously I've gotten quite a

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<v Speaker 6>bit of a crap for my teammates in college and

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<v Speaker 6>even here in the NFL with the Bengals, I've taken

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<v Speaker 6>some crap. Luckily, I think most of my teammates don't

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<v Speaker 6>realize how old I actually am. But there's certainly the

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<v Speaker 6>board's certainly floating around, and you're starting to get some

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<v Speaker 6>questions about how old I am as a rookie.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to go back to your college football debut

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<v Speaker 2>back in twenty eighteen. Michigan State's punter suffered an injury

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<v Speaker 2>in the fourth quarter and they called on you to punt.

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<v Speaker 2>It was probably the last thing that you were thinking

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<v Speaker 2>about standing there on the sideline. What do you remember

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<v Speaker 2>about that moment.

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<v Speaker 6>I remember it was super hot Arizona State in August

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<v Speaker 6>or maybe September. You know, I had been standing around

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<v Speaker 6>the entire game. I was the backup that year.

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<v Speaker 2>And backup quarterback, back up quarterback.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, and.

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<v Speaker 6>Our punter went down with I think three minutes left

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<v Speaker 6>or something like that, and they were like, hey, you

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<v Speaker 6>gotta go out and punt. You know, they knew I

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<v Speaker 6>could pun. I punted a little bit in high school

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<v Speaker 6>and punned a little bit in college obviously here, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 6>they're like, you gotta.

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<v Speaker 5>Warm up and go kick this ball.

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<v Speaker 6>So I remember taking about two leg swings going back there,

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<v Speaker 6>and the last thing Coach d He said to me

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<v Speaker 6>was just catch the ball.

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<v Speaker 5>So I remember concentrating catching the ball and booting it.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, it wasn't that impressive of a punt, but

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<v Speaker 6>we got him down and made him have a real

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<v Speaker 6>long drive to come back and beat us.

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<v Speaker 5>So got the job done.

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<v Speaker 2>Does Darren Simmons know you are available in an emergency?

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<v Speaker 5>I think he does.

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<v Speaker 6>He told me that he got a text or call

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<v Speaker 6>or something from my old special teams coach at Michigan

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<v Speaker 6>State telling him that I could be the emergency punter

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<v Speaker 6>if needed. Hopefully we wouldn't need that obviously, but in

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<v Speaker 6>an emergency situation, I definitely feel like I could fill

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<v Speaker 6>those roles.

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<v Speaker 2>Among Darren's attention to detail is legendary, so that does

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<v Speaker 2>not surprise me. We're visiting with Rocky Lombardi. After playing

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<v Speaker 2>for Michigan State and Northern Illinois, you signed to the

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<v Speaker 2>Bengals as a college free agent after the draft. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>guessing you had options. Why did you choose Cincinnati?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, I feel like this was the best fit for me.

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<v Speaker 6>I really enjoyed my interview with coach Brad Kragthorpe. I

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<v Speaker 6>thought that the room was a good fit, an opportunity

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<v Speaker 6>to learn from guys like Joe Burrow and Jake Browning

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<v Speaker 6>and Coach Taylor and his staff. You know, I think

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<v Speaker 6>there's six or seven former quarterbacks in this coaching staff

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<v Speaker 6>and administration. So it's just a great room to be

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<v Speaker 6>a part of. You know, these guys like to spin

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<v Speaker 6>the rock, they like to throw it around, and I'm

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<v Speaker 6>really happy and excited to be here.

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<v Speaker 2>So when friends and family ask, what's Joe Burrow like?

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<v Speaker 2>How do you respond?

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<v Speaker 6>I have had that question a couple of times, but

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<v Speaker 6>you know, at the end of the day, we're all

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<v Speaker 6>human beings, right, so you know he's a He's a

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<v Speaker 6>human being just like I am. He's just extremely talented,

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<v Speaker 6>so you know, that's usually what I tell him.

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<v Speaker 1>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>Time for some wild card questions, Now for Ricky quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>Rocky Lombardi. Has Rocky Lombardi seen all six Rocky movies?

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm not including the Creed spinoffs?

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<v Speaker 5>I don't believe I have.

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<v Speaker 6>Actually, I know I've seen a couple, and I've seen

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<v Speaker 6>a couple of the Creeds.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't know how many there are, but no, I

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<v Speaker 5>definitely haven't.

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<v Speaker 2>All Right, So, if you've seen a few, who is

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<v Speaker 2>your favorite Rocky opponent?

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<v Speaker 5>I would say.

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<v Speaker 6>Apollo Apollo Creed, just like that's the first one, right, Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 6>Well it might be Drago though, I must have break

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<v Speaker 6>you one of those two, I think, I mean, Drago

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<v Speaker 6>probably would be my favorite, although Apollo, you know, kind

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<v Speaker 6>of ends up being.

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<v Speaker 5>A good guy, so there's that storyline too. But one

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<v Speaker 5>of those two, for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>Clever Lang was good as well. All Right, You're all

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<v Speaker 2>time favorite athlete in any sport is Oh, that's a

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<v Speaker 2>good question.

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<v Speaker 6>I would say my favorite athlete growing up was ray Lewis.

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<v Speaker 5>I loved the way ray Lewis played the game.

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<v Speaker 6>Kind of an unusual answer, probably for my position, but

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<v Speaker 6>just the energy, the passion.

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<v Speaker 5>The physicality that he played with. I would say, ray Lewis.

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<v Speaker 6>I also love golf though, and I was a huge

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<v Speaker 6>Tiger fan growing up. Obviously, you know you gotta be.

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<v Speaker 6>So I would say, one of those two guys.

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<v Speaker 2>You have short blonde hair, was Burrow copying your luck.

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<v Speaker 6>I don't even know if I'm allowed to answer this.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, I think Joe was just doing what he wanted.

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<v Speaker 6>I've had long blonde hair, I've had short blonde hair.

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<v Speaker 6>It's only been blonde, though. So I told him that

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<v Speaker 6>he stole my thunder. You know this is my this

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<v Speaker 6>is my trademark look, right, and now it's now it's Joe's.

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<v Speaker 5>Blonde here instead of mine. But no, I don't think.

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<v Speaker 6>I don't think he stole my look, certainly, not intentionally.

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<v Speaker 2>With the orange quarterback jersey on, has anybody yelled out

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<v Speaker 2>hey Burrow toward you?

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<v Speaker 6>Uh, Not that I know of. I don't think. I

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<v Speaker 6>guess it could possibly happen one day, but not as.

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<v Speaker 2>Far as I know, you've got the mustache to separate

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<v Speaker 2>the two of you. All right, final question for Rocky Lombardy.

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<v Speaker 2>This one's kind of deep. If you could meet anybody

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<v Speaker 2>in history, living or deceased, so could be an athlete,

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<v Speaker 2>a world leader, an entertainer. Who would that person be.

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<v Speaker 6>Wow, you are going deep on this one. I would

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<v Speaker 6>say Teddy Roosevelt. Probably. I was a history major, so

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<v Speaker 6>I do enjoy history. I'm not claiming to know everything

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<v Speaker 6>in history, obviously, but I love studying history. I'm assuming

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<v Speaker 6>Jesus is off the table here.

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<v Speaker 2>He can be out the table, but I will tell

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<v Speaker 2>you this. You are the first person to answer Roosevelt.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, Well, he was an interesting guy. I think we

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<v Speaker 6>would have had a lot of similar interests. I admire

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<v Speaker 6>his leadership and kind of the way he went about things.

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<v Speaker 6>And then obviously he had a huge impact on the

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<v Speaker 6>National Park system if you.

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<v Speaker 1>Didn't know that.

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<v Speaker 6>So, yeah, interesting guy. I definitely would like to have

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<v Speaker 6>a couple of conversations with him and see.

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<v Speaker 1>What he is all about.

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<v Speaker 2>A great answer and a fun time chatting with you.

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<v Speaker 2>Best of luck this season, and thanks for the time.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Rocky did not get in on Saturday Night but Zach

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<v Speaker 2>Taylor will almost certainly get him some snaps before the

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