1 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,279 Speaker 1: Hi, get everybody. I'm Dan Hord and thanks for downloading 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: the Bengals Booth Podcast. The I'm Wining I'm Wining addition, 3 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: as the Bengals get their first win of the year 4 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 1: beating the Panthers in Carolina thirty four to twenty four. 5 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: Coming up radio replays, locker room comments and postgame analysis 6 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: from Dave Lappham. Then, in this week's fun Facts Conversation, 7 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: you'll meet Bengals tight end Mike Kasiki. 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Yep. Pretty simple. This week, it was 18 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: great to say coffin nails and here lap say Bam 19 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 1: Bam bam for the first time in eight months. In 20 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 1: twenty two days now time for the radio replays. When 21 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 1: Marv Levy was the coach of the Buffalo Bills, reporter 22 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: asked him if an upcoming game was a must win. 23 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: Coach Levy said, no, World War Two was a must win, 24 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:34,919 Speaker 1: so maybe must win isn't the proper phrase. 25 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 2: Today, we will. 26 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 1: Go with badly needed as the Bengals look for their 27 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: first win of the season against the Carolina Panthers. And 28 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: it is time for the pig skin to fly here 29 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: at Bank of. 30 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 2: America Stadium in Charlotte. 31 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: Chris Jenkins checks in is an extra defensive lineman at 32 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 1: his fourth and inches. It's a handoff to Hubber. He's 33 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: sworn down. The Bengals stop the Panthers on fourth and 34 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: goal in side the one Dalton in the gun, two 35 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: receivers to each side. The ball's on the right hash 36 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 1: On third down and eight from the thirty four yard line, 37 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: Dalton catches all out blitz coming Andy gets rid of it. 38 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 1: It's fluttering up in the air and accepted by Von 39 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: Bell running back to the forty thirty five thirty hit 40 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: from behind and knock Doun the bounds inside the twenty. 41 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: The pass rush led to a wounded duck of a throw, 42 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: and Von Bell picked it off and ran it. 43 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 2: Back inside the red zone. 44 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: Chase Brown is the running back as Burrow waits for 45 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: a shotgun snap. It's a hand on Chase Brown flies 46 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: into the end zone and spikes in with the right hand. 47 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 2: Touchdown Bengals. 48 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: Dalton's in the shotgun are running back on either side, 49 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: gives it to Hubbard and Chuba. Hubbard down to the 50 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: goal line is in touchdown. Carolina Burrow in the gun. 51 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: On third down and three, the Bengals hit their own 52 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: thirty eight. Joe Looking has lots of time, has pass 53 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 1: caught at the fifty by Jamar. Chase breaks a tackle 54 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 1: streaking down the far sideline. He's got two teammates to 55 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: walk and he will take it to the house for 56 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: a sixty three yard Bengals touchdown. 57 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 2: To pistol formation. 58 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,519 Speaker 1: On first and goal from the eighth, Dalton catches, extends 59 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: the ball, fakes, rolls left, throws caught by Lee gets 60 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: in the end zone for the Panthers touchdown third and 61 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: goal from the one six seconds left. 62 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 2: In the half. 63 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: Fourteen to fourteen is the score. Burrow waiting back at 64 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 1: the six for the snap from Ted Carris. 65 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 2: Joe catches throws a swing pass. 66 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: Moss slipped but dies for the end zone and gets 67 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 1: in touchdown Bengals with one second left in the half. 68 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: A risky call. They passed it into the flat short 69 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: of the end zone. Zach Moss actually slipped but got 70 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: back on his feet and scored first and goal from 71 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: the two, and the Bengals are going to go hurry up. 72 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: Burrow's under center, Chase Brown in at running back. They 73 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: give it to the second year running back and Chase 74 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: Brown lowers the shoulder pads and goes into the end 75 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: zone for the Bengals touchdown. Chuba Hubbard back in at 76 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: running back that he lines up as a slot receiver. 77 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 1: Dalton throwing down the middle of the field, touchdown in 78 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:20,280 Speaker 1: the middle of the end zone too. 79 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 2: Deontay Johnson. 80 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 1: Burrow repositions Zack Moss, Joe clapping his hands. He catches 81 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 1: a chest high snap, looking in trouble, running left, spins around, 82 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: running backward, turns downfield, caught by Zack Moss runs to 83 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: the forty, stutters step at the forty five, and auto 84 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: bounds at the fifty A miraculous extension of the play. 85 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: Moneymack trying to deliver in the clutch from forty six 86 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:47,239 Speaker 1: yards away. 87 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 2: Adam I is ready to snap it. 88 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: The snap, the placement, the right footed gick on its way. 89 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 1: It is good and that should be coffin nails. 90 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 2: Sam bam, bam. It's about time. Eight seconds to go. 91 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 2: Gets snapped back to Dalton. 92 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 1: Andy forced to scramble, gets away from Logan Wilson. Dalton 93 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: running down field, he gets out of bounds, but the clock. 94 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 2: Is at zero and that will do it. 95 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:25,280 Speaker 1: Yes, the sky is not falling as the Bengals get 96 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 1: a badly needed road victory, their first win of the year. 97 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: They beat the Carolina Panthers thirty four to twenty four. 98 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 1: All right, let's start with the offense. Joe Burrow through 99 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:38,919 Speaker 1: his first interception of the year. But I think we 100 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 1: can all live with won every four games for the season. 101 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: He's completing seventy one percent of his passes, with seven touchdowns, 102 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 1: one pick, and a passer rating of one oh five 103 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: point nine. And no questions about lifting water bottles for 104 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: three straight weeks. And how about running back Chase Brown? 105 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: He carried fifteen times for eighty yards both career highs 106 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: and scored a pair of touchdowns. For the season, he's 107 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: averaging a robust six point three yards per attempt. I 108 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 1: talked to him after the game, Chase Brown, how's that 109 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: w feel amazing? 110 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 3: I mean, we needed to bring some energy to the 111 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:18,359 Speaker 3: locker room the team. 112 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 4: You know, just. 113 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 3: Important to social role into our first divisional game next week. 114 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 5: In the Ravens. 115 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 3: I just want to carry this momentum in the next 116 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 3: week and the. 117 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 5: Rest of the season. 118 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:32,799 Speaker 1: Is there a weight off your shoulders. 119 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 4: In a way? 120 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 3: Like we wanted that win really bad. We needed that 121 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 3: win really bad. But I mean we knew what we 122 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 3: were capable of. We know we need to do to 123 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 3: take this team where we want to go, and we're 124 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 3: just gonna keep on working hard on our heads down 125 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 3: and going out there and playing good, complimentary football. 126 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 6: And that's all we can do. 127 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 1: Eighty rushing yards for you, that's a new career high. 128 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 1: Two touchdown runs, your first two rushing touchdowns. 129 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,160 Speaker 2: In the NFL. How about your personal performance? 130 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 6: How did that? 131 00:06:57,400 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 2: I mean, Hu Street, Who's are the whole line? They 132 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:01,719 Speaker 2: were open? Know stuff like crazy? 133 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:02,039 Speaker 7: Today? 134 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 3: We probably should have had another fifty. 135 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:06,720 Speaker 2: I mean, there was a huge home run. 136 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 3: Uper to me there that I gotta caught trip up 137 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 3: on that. So, I mean, you know, personal staff one thing, 138 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 3: but this is a good team win. 139 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 5: It took all of us. So that's what we're focused 140 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 5: on right now. That's what I'm focused on. 141 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: You scored two on the ground and Zach Moss had 142 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: the huge touchdown with one second left in the second quarter. Yeah, 143 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 1: great job to maintain his balance when it looked like 144 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: he might slip. People were getting it. 145 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 4: No, no doubt. 146 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 3: I mean that that dude, that dude's different is builded. 147 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 2: The brave tackles is when. 148 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 3: You guys see it every single game. 149 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 2: I see it that. 150 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 3: Practice on time, So I would I would expect nothing less. 151 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 1: Final driving the game, no passes. They counted on the 152 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 1: O line, and you guys can drain the clock and 153 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 1: set up Moneymack. 154 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 2: For the game plinch raft. 155 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: That's a big deal when you can do that, when 156 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: the other team knows. 157 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 2: It's tone, no doubt, no doubt. 158 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 3: I mean they were, they were stacking up the box, 159 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 3: they were gapped out. But we know, you know, we 160 00:07:57,640 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 3: know what's coming. We've been praying for those moments. It's 161 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 3: a minute. We know we just want to put up 162 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 3: points up at the end. And the same thing is 163 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 3: just keep the rock on our side and you don't 164 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 3: check that that field going to really. 165 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: Push the dagger in congrandsender badly needed winning, thank you. 166 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: Then there's the other Chase Jamar, who finished with three 167 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: catches for eighty five yards, including that ridiculous sixty three 168 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: yard TD. You've probably seen the video of him searching 169 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 1: for his dad, Jimmy in the stands and then tossing 170 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: him the football. Well, as it turns out, his father 171 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 1: was actually the middleman. 172 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 8: I was just giving it to my dask, so'd to 173 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 8: give it to my grandparents. I haven't seen him in 174 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 8: a couple of years, and they stay out here in 175 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:45,959 Speaker 8: North Carolina, so you know, I just want to give 176 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 8: him a game ball. And you know I'm finna go 177 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 8: see him after this, So I just want to give 178 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 8: him a game ball. 179 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: Why not? 180 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:51,439 Speaker 5: Especially about score today? 181 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: So with your grandparents looking on and the first time 182 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: you've seen him in a couple of years, how big 183 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: was it to make a memorable play with them in attendance? 184 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:01,680 Speaker 2: It was good man? 185 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 8: No, I told t before the game, you know, if 186 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 8: my grand if I get the score. I'm trying to 187 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 8: get my grandparents the ball, so I actually called it, 188 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 8: but it was just, you know, it's just a blessed 189 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 8: man to have opportunities still play in front of my grandparents, 190 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 8: who's still alive at the moment, So you know, it's 191 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 8: nothing but but a blessing at this moment. 192 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 1: I think it's safe to say those are two very 193 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: proud grandparents. As for the defense, the Bengals gave up 194 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: three hundred and seventy five yards, including one fifty five rushing, 195 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:32,840 Speaker 1: but they held the Panthers to twenty four points. That's 196 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 1: twelve fewer than they scored against the Raiders last week. 197 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: And the Bengals made that huge goal line stop on 198 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 1: Carolina's opening drive on fourth and goal inside the one 199 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 1: with defensive tackles bj Hill and Sheldon Rank and still 200 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 1: out with hamstring injuries. Sam Hubbard moved inside for quite 201 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: a few snaps and talked to Dave Lapham about it 202 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:55,439 Speaker 1: after the game. 203 00:09:56,880 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 4: How many different positions did you play today? 204 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 2: A few? 205 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:03,959 Speaker 9: I think we're down a bunch of guys and had 206 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 9: to fill in a nose tackle and three technique and 207 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 9: get some uh, some guys on the edge. Cedric stepped 208 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 9: in great joseph Osa, Trey obviously was Trey, and uh yeah, 209 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 9: whatever the team needs, I'm down for it. It's it's 210 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 9: about win and we got that win today and man 211 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 9: does it feel good after those rough three weeks and 212 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 9: now we we got to start stacking. 213 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 4: Them for four games into the NFL season, so many 214 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 4: injuries and guys having to step up. But that's the 215 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 4: nature of the Beasts in the National Football League. When 216 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 4: your name is called, time to step up, right, Yeah. 217 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 9: That's the sport that we play, you know, and you 218 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 9: never know when your opportunity is gonna come, and uh 219 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 9: you make the most of it. And guys that come 220 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 9: in and you know, provide depth. You know that those 221 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 9: teams are the most successful. It's a long season, a 222 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 9: very long season, and we're gonna need everybody in this 223 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 9: locker room. And I really love this this team. 224 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 4: Sam talk about bending but not breaking. Twelve play drive, 225 00:10:57,320 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 4: they go to the one foot line. I mean, you 226 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:00,680 Speaker 4: bend as much as you could, but you didn't break. 227 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 4: I mean that was unbelievably important in this football game. 228 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:06,720 Speaker 9: Yeah, you know, especially with how we played last week defense, 229 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:08,440 Speaker 9: we really wanted to step up and to start the 230 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 9: game like that and just you know, never vote on 231 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 9: each other, never, never give up. It really just set 232 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:17,319 Speaker 9: the tempo for the day. And you know that was 233 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 9: that was very important to us. 234 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:21,599 Speaker 4: Sam. It's a former offensive lineman. I hate to admit it, 235 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 4: but looking at the inside of your bicep, they're holding 236 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:25,719 Speaker 4: you like the son of a gun man. You got 237 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 4: you got marks and digs all over you. They're grabbing 238 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 4: you like crazy out there, aren't they. 239 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 9: Yeah, it's real on the inside, no doubt. It's been 240 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 9: a couple of years since I played in there, but 241 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 9: it's a grind, no doubt. 242 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: Here's helping. Reinforcements are on the way. In addition to 243 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:42,959 Speaker 1: the possible return of Hill and Rankins, Miles Murphy and 244 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: McKinley Jackson are eligible to start practicing and potentially playing 245 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 1: this week. The Bengals Booth Podcast is brought to you 246 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: by pay Corps, Proud to be the Bengals official HR 247 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 1: software provider, by Alta Fiber, future proof fiber Internet designed 248 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: to elevate your home business community to a new level, 249 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: and by Kettering Health the best care for the best fans. 250 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: Kettering Health is the official healthcare provider of the Bengals. 251 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 1: Let's hear what head coach Zach Taylor had to say 252 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: as he spent a few minutes with Lap after the game. 253 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 4: Coach gad to get one man that that first one 254 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 4: was getting a little loosive and got it. 255 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:23,480 Speaker 6: Yeah. I mean that's sometimes it's gonna be ugly. And 256 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 6: we found a way to finish, you know, as pleased 257 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:26,680 Speaker 6: the defense be able to get it at three and 258 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 6: out at the end of the game, get the offense 259 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 6: the ball back, were able to burn the clock getting 260 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:31,800 Speaker 6: a field goal range, finish it off the right way. 261 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 6: It's not always gonna be pretty in this league. That's 262 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 6: a well coached football team. They're only going to continue 263 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 6: to improve as the season goes. And got a lot 264 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 6: of respect for him. But now it's put that one 265 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 6: to bed and show back up at home next week 266 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:44,680 Speaker 6: for a big divisional game. 267 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,960 Speaker 4: Coin toss win. Defer Man, did that work out? You 268 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 4: scored touchdown with a second to go in the first 269 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:52,560 Speaker 4: half and then your score first possession in the third quarter. 270 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 4: I mean, you can't draw it up any better than that. 271 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 6: I mean, truthfully, that's what we talked about as a 272 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 6: team this week, is defern the coin toss offense defense 273 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:01,840 Speaker 6: because that's a chance the tone and then offense finish 274 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 6: them off to start the third quarter. And maybe some 275 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:07,200 Speaker 6: opportunities we missed there late in the third to finish 276 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 6: them off, But overall, was pleased with how the guys 277 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:10,720 Speaker 6: executed the plan. 278 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 4: You rush for over one hundred and thirty yards out 279 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 4: of your tailback position, I think probably over one hundred 280 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:17,960 Speaker 4: and fifty, you know, as a football team, and then 281 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 4: Joe Burrow is Joe Burrow thrown for two hundred and 282 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:23,439 Speaker 4: twenty plus or whatever and a couple of touchdowns when 283 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 4: your offense is balanced like that. Scored thirty three points 284 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 4: last week, thirty four points this week. I mean, you 285 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:30,199 Speaker 4: guys are in a nice role, and. 286 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 6: It feel still like we're leaving some on the field, 287 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 6: you know. So again it's I don't think we've reached 288 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 6: our potential yet, but we're certainly playing at a place 289 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 6: where there's a lot of confidence and so again still 290 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 6: room to grow, and we're excited about that. 291 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 4: What about red zone today? A red zone execution? You 292 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:45,960 Speaker 4: think you up the andy there a little bit. 293 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 6: Yeah, we had a tough go there. You know, we're 294 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:50,439 Speaker 6: when we lost fifteen yards on a completion somehow and 295 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 6: then got a penalty on a nice draw play. So 296 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:55,080 Speaker 6: there's still some room to grow there, But I thought 297 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 6: the execution was good. 298 00:13:56,960 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 4: And I'll tell you what, Andy Dalton, man, I mean, 299 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 4: there were two or three I know he'd like to 300 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 4: have back, but almost every other throw there was a 301 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 4: chance to make a play on his teammates didn't necessarily 302 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 4: always come up with them. But man, that guy can 303 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:10,679 Speaker 4: still put it in good spots, can't he. 304 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 6: I Mean, there were two guys last week to go 305 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:14,200 Speaker 6: for over three hundred and three touchdowns as Joe Burrow 306 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 6: Andy Dalton, and so he's proven that he still plays 307 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:18,959 Speaker 6: at a high level. We obviously think the world of 308 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 6: him and all that he's done for me in this organization, 309 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 6: and I'm not surprised that he's still effective out there, 310 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 6: and I'm just glad to get get that one away 311 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 6: from him. 312 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 4: How about Sam Hubbard, He's playing nose tackle out there 313 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 4: at the end of the football game. I Mean, here's 314 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 4: a guy that'll do anything for his football team, won't he. 315 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 6: That's right, I Mean, that's what a Bengle is. He's 316 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 6: willing to do anything he's got to do and put 317 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 6: ego aside and just go out there and play ball 318 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 6: and try to help us where we can with our 319 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 6: detackle situation. And you know, that's why the guy's a 320 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 6: captain and that's why he leads us. 321 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 4: Both of these football teams have been hit by injury 322 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 4: and only four games in. I mean, you never know 323 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 4: when they're gonna come, and when they come, sometimes unfortunately 324 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 4: come in bunches. 325 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 2: But I'll tell you what. 326 00:14:57,400 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 4: The guys that you know, next man up, the next 327 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 4: guys that had to play, played pretty well for you. 328 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 2: That's how it is. 329 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 6: Everyone goes through a lot of adversity, everyone goes through injuries, 330 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:05,880 Speaker 6: and you got to rely on your depth. 331 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:11,479 Speaker 4: So here we go. Next opponent, AFC North Baltimore Ravens, 332 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 4: and we all know what it's like playing in the 333 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 4: AFC North. Got to kind of get over this one, 334 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 4: lick some wounds with their orny and get ready to 335 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 4: roll right. 336 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 6: Yeah, awesome opportunity, get our first home win, get our 337 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 6: first divisional wins against a great opponent. What more could 338 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 6: you ask for? 339 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 1: Up next the home game against Ragning MVP Lamar Jackson 340 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 1: and the Baltimore Ravens. Lamar is eight and one in 341 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 1: nine career starts against the Bengals. I'm posting this podcast 342 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 1: before the end of the Sunday night game, so I 343 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 1: don't know if Baltimore beat Buffalo or vice versa, but 344 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: the other two teams in the AFC North lost. The 345 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 1: Steelers are three and one after losing an Indy and 346 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 1: the Browns are one in three after losing in Vegas. 347 00:15:55,600 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 1: Now time for the radio guys recap. Was a pretty 348 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: palpable sense of relief in that Bengals locker room after 349 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 1: getting that badly needed first win. 350 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 4: Absolutely, I mean, life in the NFL can be tough 351 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:13,520 Speaker 4: when you're losing close football games. When you lose in 352 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 4: one score football games, I mean you're so close and 353 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 4: just you know, you needed to make another play, any 354 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 4: phase of it, and just didn't. In this football game, 355 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 4: you could tell, man, there's a big xhale in that 356 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 4: locker room. I mean, guys were happy to get that 357 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 4: first W. So sometimes that first win can be major 358 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 4: league elusive, and it was for these guys, but they 359 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 4: got one on the road, and life's not easy on 360 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 4: the road in the National Football League. To pull out 361 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 4: of w helps A. 362 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: Lot of big plays in the game, including a fourth 363 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: and less than a yard stop on Carolina's opening possession. 364 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 1: I think Chris Jenkins was the guy that led the 365 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:57,239 Speaker 1: charge in the interior portion of the defensive line. Obviously 366 00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: that was huge, not only to keep Carolina off the scoreboard, 367 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 1: just but just that kind of endless sense that the 368 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 1: defense couldn't get a stop exactly. 369 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 4: Joe asked him about that very thing in his postgame 370 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 4: and he said his response was that set the tone 371 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:16,919 Speaker 4: for the game. You know, that was that was something 372 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 4: that both sides of the ball fed off of and 373 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:23,119 Speaker 4: it ended up being a huge, huge factor in a 374 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 4: one score football game like it ended up being. So, 375 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 4: I mean, you know, talk about bending, he've been as 376 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 4: far as you get Ben literally there the one foot 377 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:34,960 Speaker 4: line can't bend any further. But they didn't break twelve 378 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 4: play drive till the one foot line. You come away 379 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 4: with nothing. That's that's tough to deal with. But I 380 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:42,960 Speaker 4: got to give them credit. I mean, they stayed in 381 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 4: the football game. They bounced back and made it a 382 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 4: heck of a football game. 383 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:49,440 Speaker 1: Offensively, the point total keeps going up. It has increased 384 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 1: in all four games this season. I mean, it wasn't perfect, 385 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 1: but anytime you score thirty plus, you got to fel 386 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:56,600 Speaker 1: pretty good about the way they're playing on that side 387 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:57,000 Speaker 1: of the ball. 388 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 4: I agree, I think you know the fact that you 389 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 4: get one hundred over a hundred thirty yards rushing from 390 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:04,399 Speaker 4: your two tailbacks one hundred and forty one yards overall 391 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 4: with Borrow's ten yards scramble average four and a half 392 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:10,239 Speaker 4: yards per. I mean, defensively, Carolina was able to run 393 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 4: the football as well against the Bengals defense one hundred 394 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 4: and fifty five yards five point three per Hubbard had 395 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:20,760 Speaker 4: one hundred yard day, so you know, I mean, the 396 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:23,280 Speaker 4: good news is Bengals ran the football. Bad news is 397 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:26,120 Speaker 4: Bengals didn't stop the run. And Andy Dalton fed off 398 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:29,119 Speaker 4: of that with a decent performance. But Joe Burrows was better. 399 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 4: Joe Burrow had a quarterback rating of over one hundred 400 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 4: andyes was just over eighty three, so two touchdown passes 401 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 4: and one interception each. And that's the thing I think 402 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:41,119 Speaker 4: about this game as well, Dan, is you know it 403 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:43,680 Speaker 4: was well played. Nobody put the ball on the ground 404 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 4: in terms of a fumble. Neither football team did that. 405 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 4: Both teams threw an interception. The penalty numbers weren't crazy 406 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:54,400 Speaker 4: five penalties for thirty nine yards, six for thirty seven. 407 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 4: I mean, they didn't self destruct, so its a matter 408 00:18:57,720 --> 00:18:59,480 Speaker 4: of who was going to make the most plays. And 409 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 4: into the game we thought red zone was going to 410 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:03,400 Speaker 4: be a big deal with the Panthers defense. They gave 411 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 4: up eight touchdowns and nine possessions, Bengals three for three. 412 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 4: So now it's eleven touchdowns and twelve red zone possessions. 413 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 4: That's that's scary. I mean, that's I don't know, I 414 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:14,880 Speaker 4: don't know how you rectify that problem. That's a major 415 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:18,439 Speaker 4: league problem for the Carolina Panthers. They scored two red 416 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:21,920 Speaker 4: zone touchdowns and three opportunities themselves, and the Bengals scored 417 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:25,399 Speaker 4: twenty one points with ten minutes of possession time in 418 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:29,280 Speaker 4: the first half. That was crazy efficient. The Bengals tighten 419 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:31,879 Speaker 4: that up. I mean it was only like almost a 420 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 4: little over two minute difference by the time the game 421 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:36,719 Speaker 4: was over with. But in that first half, you know, 422 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 4: even scoring twenty one points, you know, all the guys 423 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:42,879 Speaker 4: felt like, hey, we just didn't have the ball. We 424 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 4: didn't really establish any rhythm and timing of sorts. You know, 425 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:49,479 Speaker 4: just we're efficient with a dough and got twenty one 426 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 4: on the board was big. 427 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 1: This is the second straight game the Chase Brown has 428 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 1: set up personal rushing high. He had eighty rushing yards 429 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:57,879 Speaker 1: in the game, a couple of touchdown runs. And you 430 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 1: made an interesting point on the broadcast late in the 431 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 1: game when you said, every time he gets the ball, 432 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 1: you hold your breath a little bit thinking that he's 433 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:07,400 Speaker 1: about to break a long. 434 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 4: One, telling you, man, that kid his acceleration is so 435 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:14,160 Speaker 4: quick that when when he takes that first acceleration stuff, 436 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:15,720 Speaker 4: it's like, well, is this going to be it? And 437 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 4: you wonder if the crease is big enough, because he 438 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:20,640 Speaker 4: can he can work his way through some pretty tight 439 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:24,160 Speaker 4: ones with that explosion that he has. He's a He's 440 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 4: a problem for defenses, there's no doubt. I mean, catching 441 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 4: the ball, you know, out of the backfield, screen passes, 442 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 4: running the football like he's able to. You know, he 443 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:35,439 Speaker 4: still has to work on the blitz pickup stuff, make 444 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 4: sure that he's lined up the right Why they had 445 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 4: to burn a timeout on that with a blitz pickup 446 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,719 Speaker 4: responsibility got to tighten tighten that kind of stuff up. 447 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 4: But man, physically and athletically, he's a gem. 448 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:48,679 Speaker 1: A Marius Men has made his first started right tackle. 449 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 1: I know he spoke to him after the game. Andy 450 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 1: Dalton had a lot of time to throw most of 451 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:54,920 Speaker 1: the time. What do you think of this line right now? 452 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 4: I think I think the Bengals offensive line is is 453 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 4: doing doing a heck of a job. I mean, Borrow 454 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 4: was effusive in his praise, you know, in the postgame 455 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:06,680 Speaker 4: about how well the offensive line did. There were times 456 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 4: back there with Joe was really I mean, you know, bouncing, 457 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:12,879 Speaker 4: bouncing a few times and it's like, man, they're locking 458 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 4: them up pretty good. You know. Marius BIMs was not 459 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:21,359 Speaker 4: surprisingly extremely humble and he said, you know, I'm going 460 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:24,240 Speaker 4: to learn a lot every single week. This was the 461 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 4: starting point. And uh he credited both Trent and Orlando 462 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 4: for making life easier for him. And that's the good 463 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:35,200 Speaker 4: thing is he listens to those guys. Some rookies think 464 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:38,719 Speaker 4: they know it all this, this young man understands it. 465 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:40,720 Speaker 4: These guys have been in the league for as long 466 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 4: as they have for a reason, and they've been to 467 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:45,479 Speaker 4: the Super Bowl and won a Super Bowl and been 468 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:47,680 Speaker 4: to the Pro Bowl, and so he's going to listen 469 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 4: to guys. And that's that's the way, right way to 470 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 4: approach it. I think he's going to be around a 471 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:55,240 Speaker 4: long time, playing at a very high level. 472 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:58,040 Speaker 1: Man Joe had a lot of time to throw by 473 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 1: and large so did Andy Dalton. As rush remains very 474 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 1: much a working progress. 475 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:07,199 Speaker 4: Yeah it does. And I mean Sam Hubbard's taking snaps 476 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:10,199 Speaker 4: of nose tackle today, taking snaps to three technique, and 477 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:12,919 Speaker 4: he's doing anything the team needs him to do. I mean, 478 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:17,200 Speaker 4: he's such an unselfish player. And then Trey, I mean 479 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 4: not exactly sure what the injury is to Tray, but 480 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 4: everybody's hopeful that's not significant and serious. I mean, you 481 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:26,920 Speaker 4: take away that guy off the edge, that's that's your 482 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:29,880 Speaker 4: that's your guy. When you're when you're missing a guy 483 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:34,920 Speaker 4: who always is disruptive and they have to account for him. 484 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 4: And if that, if that is not available in the 485 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 4: football field, and that's almost irreplaceable. 486 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:42,919 Speaker 1: So bring out in the Ravens next week at pay 487 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,679 Speaker 1: Corse Stadium. As we do this interview, they're one and 488 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:48,480 Speaker 1: two with a home game against the undefeated Buffalo Bills tonight. 489 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 1: Be interesting to see how that one goes. But the 490 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:54,200 Speaker 1: Bengals at least put themselves into a position where if 491 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 1: they can be an excellent team at home next Sunday. 492 00:22:57,359 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: Then they are truly right back in the hunt. 493 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:03,119 Speaker 4: And we know Dan that every time that they've done 494 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:07,120 Speaker 4: well for an entire season and been a playoff team 495 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:10,160 Speaker 4: and competitive in the playoffs, they've handled the division. They've 496 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 4: played well in the division. So here comes division matchup 497 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:16,159 Speaker 4: number one, and we know what the AFC is all about. 498 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:21,200 Speaker 4: It's physical, it's cathlic, it's fast. I mean, it's got 499 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:25,520 Speaker 4: it all. And the fact is, with Pittsburgh going down today, 500 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 4: there are only two games out after four games played. 501 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:32,680 Speaker 1: The sweet Nectar of Victory returned at last, nearly nine 502 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 1: months since the last time preseason included that the Bengals 503 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 1: won one. 504 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:38,719 Speaker 4: Sweet Nectar of the victory Gods. I thought they had 505 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:42,359 Speaker 4: deserted us. I'm like, where are the victory Gods? But 506 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 4: that first sip tasted so. 507 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:48,760 Speaker 1: Good as well my first sip of a cold Sinsy light. 508 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 1: When I'm finished with this podcast, here's an invitation to 509 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 1: join us for the Bengals Game Plan Show on Wednesday night. 510 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 1: If you live in the Cincinnati area, We'll be at 511 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 1: Oakley Greens from six to eight and Orlando Brown JUNI 512 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 1: you're a scheduled to join us in the first hour. 513 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:06,480 Speaker 1: If you can't make it, you can listen on ESPN 514 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 1: fifteen thirty or search for ESPN fifteen thirty on the 515 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 1: free iHeartMedia app. Finally, it's time for this week's fun 516 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 1: Fact segment, where you get to know the person under 517 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:24,159 Speaker 1: the pads. Time for some fun facts with tight End 518 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 1: Mike Kasiki, a Jersey guy. Your hometown is listed as Stafford, 519 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 1: New Jersey, which is on the Jersey Shore north of 520 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 1: Atlantic City. Describe your hometown and some of the things 521 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:34,439 Speaker 1: you love about it. 522 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:38,440 Speaker 7: Yeah, So Stafford is the you know, the town whatever 523 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:40,240 Speaker 7: I'm from, like Long Beach Island. 524 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 5: It's just a beach town down in New Jersey. 525 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:47,640 Speaker 7: I grew up right there and from my parents grew up, 526 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:50,439 Speaker 7: and it's where my whole family's grown up. 527 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:52,160 Speaker 5: So I love it. 528 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:54,399 Speaker 7: It's I love, you know, spending my summers back in 529 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:57,920 Speaker 7: New Jersey. I now live about a half hour north 530 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:01,560 Speaker 7: of there, and you know, know, it's it's what, It's 531 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:04,200 Speaker 7: where I call home. So that's where you know. Now 532 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:06,639 Speaker 7: I'm you know, with my wife and you know we 533 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:08,520 Speaker 7: live in New Jersey and her family's there, I mean, 534 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 7: so that's that's definitely home base. 535 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:14,639 Speaker 1: You were a star athlete in high school and football, basketball, 536 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:17,480 Speaker 1: and volleyball. Did you basically jump from one thing to 537 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:19,359 Speaker 1: the next, and do you think it was good for 538 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 1: your overall development? 539 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:20,960 Speaker 7: Yeah? 540 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:21,920 Speaker 5: I did. Uh. 541 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:24,439 Speaker 7: I mean it was just you know, three seasons of 542 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:26,760 Speaker 7: sports in high school and I was playing you know, 543 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 7: football in the fall, basketball in the winter, and then 544 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:31,359 Speaker 7: volleyball in the spring. I think it was great for 545 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 7: my overall just athleticism, you know, not just focusing on 546 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:38,760 Speaker 7: one sport. And you know, obviously, you know, when you 547 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:40,640 Speaker 7: get to this level, you know, now now it's your job, 548 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:42,439 Speaker 7: it's your profession, and there's so much more into it. 549 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:44,160 Speaker 5: But when you're still developing as an athlete. 550 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:47,359 Speaker 7: Uh, you know, back in back in high school, I 551 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:48,240 Speaker 7: thought it was great for me. 552 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 9: Uh. 553 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:49,720 Speaker 5: And it always kept me busy. 554 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 7: It always you know, kept me learning different things, and uh, 555 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:54,320 Speaker 7: you know, I think it always made me a better athlete. 556 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:55,639 Speaker 7: I felt like every year I came back for a 557 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 7: football season and I was, you know, a different athlete, 558 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 7: uh than I was the last season. So it's awesome. 559 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 7: It's you know, made me the player that I am today. 560 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:05,840 Speaker 1: I'm visiting with Mike Asiki in basketball, you're the all 561 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 1: time leading score at your high school. So I did 562 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: a quick YouTube search. Good Lord, three sixty dunks alley 563 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:15,760 Speaker 1: you finishes spinning drives to the hoop. It was really impressive. 564 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:18,880 Speaker 1: You're six six. Did you have much interest from colleges 565 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:19,879 Speaker 1: and playing college hoops? 566 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 9: Uh? 567 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:23,400 Speaker 7: Yeah, you know I didn't. I didn't play like AAU basketball, 568 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:25,960 Speaker 7: so I didn't travel. And that was really how you know, 569 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:29,440 Speaker 7: you get recruited for basketball. So you know, a lot 570 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:33,200 Speaker 7: of my recruitment for that kind of wasn't nearly as 571 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:35,520 Speaker 7: large as the football stuff. But you know, I had 572 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:38,600 Speaker 7: you know, offers play basketball from you know, Patriot League 573 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:43,840 Speaker 7: schools like Colgate, Bucknell, schools like that. And then ultimately, 574 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:47,399 Speaker 7: you know, my football recruitment kind of picked up my 575 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:51,879 Speaker 7: like beginning of my junior year of college or beginning 576 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,880 Speaker 7: of junior year of high school and started to kind 577 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:57,200 Speaker 7: of see, you know, the vision of what I could 578 00:26:57,200 --> 00:26:59,360 Speaker 7: be as a football player, and that was that was the. 579 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:02,640 Speaker 1: Route that I You could have gone just about anywhere. 580 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:05,880 Speaker 1: You chose Penn State and committed to play for Bill O'Brien, 581 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:07,960 Speaker 1: and then before you got there, he left for a 582 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:10,280 Speaker 1: head coaching job in the NFL. How tough. Was that 583 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:12,840 Speaker 1: for you at that age? And why did you decide 584 00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 1: to stick with the Nitney Lions. 585 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:17,159 Speaker 7: Yeah, it was, you know at that age obviously you know, 586 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:19,359 Speaker 7: you make a commitment to Penn State and you know 587 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 7: Bill O'Brien, and that was you know a lot of 588 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:24,160 Speaker 7: the main reasons why why I made that commitment. 589 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:27,880 Speaker 5: But you know, ultimately, when when Obi left, coach. 590 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:30,720 Speaker 7: Franklin came in and I had a previous relationship with him, 591 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:32,679 Speaker 7: he had offered me when he was at Vanderbilt. 592 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:34,400 Speaker 5: Then he got the job at Penn State. 593 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:39,480 Speaker 7: So definitely was excited to still go to Penn State 594 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:42,200 Speaker 7: for all the reasons you know, outside of just football 595 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:42,480 Speaker 7: that I. 596 00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 5: Was going there for. 597 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:46,439 Speaker 7: And then when coach Franklin got the job, wasn't even 598 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:49,199 Speaker 7: you know a second second, guest. You know, I was 599 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 7: excited to continue to you know, stay committed there and 600 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:54,359 Speaker 7: all that kind of stuff, and ultimately, you know, it 601 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:55,960 Speaker 7: all worked out the way the way that it should have. 602 00:27:56,359 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 1: You spent four years at Penn State. What was the 603 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 1: best part of your time and Happy Valley. 604 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 7: I think my my junior year, we won the Big 605 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 7: Ten championship game, and uh, you know, we kind of 606 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:08,200 Speaker 7: shocked a lot of teams and a lot of people 607 00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:10,119 Speaker 7: around around the country at that time, and we ended up, 608 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 7: you know, putting together a really good season. Uh. 609 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:14,159 Speaker 5: So that was that was a lot of fun for us. 610 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:16,440 Speaker 5: We we you know, had a lot of success that year. 611 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:19,240 Speaker 7: Uh, didn't start off great, but then you know, got 612 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 7: hot at the right time and you know, won the 613 00:28:21,040 --> 00:28:23,679 Speaker 7: Big Ten Championship game, went to the Rose Bowl. A 614 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 7: lot of a lot of fun memories were made that 615 00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:27,040 Speaker 7: year with you know, a lot of people that I'm 616 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:27,919 Speaker 7: still really close with. 617 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:32,000 Speaker 1: We're visiting with Mike Kasicki. After earning All American honors 618 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:34,200 Speaker 1: your senior year, you were drafted in the second round 619 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:37,280 Speaker 1: by Miami in twenty eighteen, the second tight end selected 620 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:39,000 Speaker 1: that year. Describe your draft experience. 621 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 7: Uh, yeah, it was, I mean definitely an exciting process. 622 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:44,080 Speaker 7: You know, something that you know, you look forward to 623 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:46,320 Speaker 7: your you know, your whole entire life growing up, and 624 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:47,560 Speaker 7: then you know, you go through it. 625 00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 5: Uh obviously, you know, you go train for. 626 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:51,400 Speaker 7: The Combine, then you go to the Combine in Indianapolis, 627 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:53,680 Speaker 7: and then uh, you know, you take a couple of 628 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 7: visits you know, pre draft, and then ultimately, you know, 629 00:28:57,760 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 7: then it's a waiting game and just trying to you know, 630 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 7: figure you're out, uh where you're gonna go and how 631 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:03,600 Speaker 7: you're gonna fit and all that kind of stuff. And 632 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:08,160 Speaker 7: ended up getting drafted by the Dolphins beginning of the 633 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:12,000 Speaker 7: second round and had a you know, great experience with 634 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 7: my friends, my family, uh, you know, everybody back home, 635 00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:17,560 Speaker 7: and you know, we we enjoyed that day that night. 636 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:18,960 Speaker 5: And then after that then. 637 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:20,880 Speaker 7: It was off to Miami and get to work and uh, 638 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:22,400 Speaker 7: you know that was you know, the start of my 639 00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 7: NFL journey. 640 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:27,280 Speaker 1: In your second year with Miami, the Dolphins decided to 641 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 1: cut the roster essentially and build up a lot of 642 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:32,280 Speaker 1: draft picks. They started on seven that year. Although you 643 00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:36,040 Speaker 1: did finish strong, How hard was that especially that early 644 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:36,680 Speaker 1: in your career. 645 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:39,840 Speaker 7: Yeah, it was definitely an interesting process. Uh, you know, 646 00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:42,520 Speaker 7: the coach that drafted me was no longer there, so 647 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:45,800 Speaker 7: then trying to you know, earn trust and earn respect 648 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:47,040 Speaker 7: from a new coaching staff. 649 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 5: So that was that was one thing. 650 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:51,080 Speaker 7: And then once I was finally able to do that 651 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:53,840 Speaker 7: and just go out there and make plays and you. 652 00:29:53,760 --> 00:29:55,200 Speaker 5: Know, make the most of your opportunities. 653 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:58,200 Speaker 7: And uh, you know, that season like you said, oh 654 00:29:58,280 --> 00:30:01,120 Speaker 7: and seven, it wasn't It wasn't very fun to start off. 655 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:05,360 Speaker 7: But we actually, you know, for the situation that we 656 00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:07,880 Speaker 7: were in, and like you said, you know, the roster 657 00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 7: where there was where there was trades. 658 00:30:10,120 --> 00:30:12,440 Speaker 5: And there was guys that you know, probably. 659 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:15,200 Speaker 7: Could have helped us win, but we ended up going 660 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:17,040 Speaker 7: for draft picks in the future, and you know all 661 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:19,000 Speaker 7: that kind of stuff, the business side of it that 662 00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:22,920 Speaker 7: the players have no control of. You know, we ended 663 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:25,240 Speaker 7: up having having a fun, a fun season of the 664 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 7: second half of the year. 665 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:28,240 Speaker 5: Ryan Fitzpatrick was our. 666 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:31,320 Speaker 7: Quarterback and kind of got us rolling with his experience 667 00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 7: and you know some of the things that he was 668 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 7: doing out there, and we made some plays and you know, 669 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 7: ultimately had had a had a good second half of 670 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:40,880 Speaker 7: the season and something to build on for the future. 671 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:43,960 Speaker 1: Bengals fans will remember the next to last game of 672 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:46,360 Speaker 1: the year that year, you caught a couple of touchdown 673 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:50,600 Speaker 1: passes against Cincinnati, but the Bengals scored sixteen points in 674 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 1: the last twenty nine seconds the for US overtime. The 675 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:57,440 Speaker 1: Dolphins ultimately won the game. Described being on the opposite 676 00:30:57,480 --> 00:30:58,840 Speaker 1: sideline when that was going on. 677 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 7: Yeah, definitely, Uh it's funny to be on the other 678 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 7: side now, you know of what people called, you know, 679 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:08,440 Speaker 7: the the Joe Burrow Bowl back. 680 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:11,400 Speaker 5: Then, and uh it is it is funny. 681 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:14,200 Speaker 7: So uh, you know that game, you know, like you said, 682 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:15,640 Speaker 7: you know, I was able to make some plays to 683 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:18,600 Speaker 7: score two touchdowns and uh we ended up winning the game, 684 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:24,520 Speaker 7: and obviously you know, Cincinnati uh ended up with with 685 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:28,800 Speaker 7: Joe Burrow after that, so uh definitely, uh, definitely a 686 00:31:28,840 --> 00:31:32,080 Speaker 7: win win and it was you know, it was it 687 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:33,360 Speaker 7: was a fun game, exciting game. 688 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 9: Uh. 689 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:36,200 Speaker 7: You know, when you're when you're playing and you know 690 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:38,160 Speaker 7: you're the player in it, you're not thinking about the 691 00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:40,000 Speaker 7: draft picks or anything like that. You're just going out 692 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:42,680 Speaker 7: trying to execute and do your job to the to 693 00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:44,760 Speaker 7: the highest of your abilities. And that's what I was 694 00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:48,560 Speaker 7: trying to do that day. But looking back now, it's 695 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:50,400 Speaker 7: it's funny to you know, be a part of that 696 00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 7: for Miami's organization and now now I'm part of it 697 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:55,800 Speaker 7: for you know, the Bengals organization. 698 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:57,520 Speaker 5: And uh, you know, playing with with. 699 00:31:57,440 --> 00:32:00,000 Speaker 7: The guy that you know everybody was was playing for 700 00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:00,920 Speaker 7: or at that at that day. 701 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:03,800 Speaker 1: We're doing fun facts with Mike Kasicki. After five years 702 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:06,160 Speaker 1: in Miami, you spent last year in New England where 703 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:09,440 Speaker 1: you played for Bill Belichick. It wasn't a winning season, 704 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:11,920 Speaker 1: But what will you tell your kids and grandkids someday 705 00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:14,880 Speaker 1: about playing for arguably the greatest coach of all time. 706 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:16,400 Speaker 5: Yeah, I got a lot of respect for Bill. 707 00:32:16,440 --> 00:32:20,960 Speaker 7: Bill was an unbelievable coach, a great mentor, and a 708 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:24,600 Speaker 7: guy that honestly, uh doesn't get a lot does does 709 00:32:24,600 --> 00:32:27,760 Speaker 7: not get enough credit for his personality. That's That's the 710 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:29,640 Speaker 7: one thing I always tell people about about Bill is 711 00:32:29,680 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 7: you know, he he had a great personality with joke, 712 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:34,760 Speaker 7: laughing around. Uh, joke, joke around, laugh with these guys 713 00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:37,600 Speaker 7: and have fun. Obviously when it was time to, you know, 714 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:39,120 Speaker 7: get down to business, it was time to get down 715 00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:42,240 Speaker 7: to business. But learn a lot about football, learn a 716 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:45,640 Speaker 7: lot about situational football, Uh, how to win games, and 717 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:49,680 Speaker 7: you know how teams can lose games as well. And uh, 718 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:51,480 Speaker 7: I think you know, like you said, it wasn't a 719 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:53,560 Speaker 7: winning season. It wasn't something that you know, you look 720 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:56,719 Speaker 7: back on with a ton of you know, success individually 721 00:32:56,840 --> 00:33:00,240 Speaker 7: or collectively as a team. But uh, there's some things 722 00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:01,680 Speaker 7: from that year that you know, I'll take with me 723 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:02,480 Speaker 7: for the rest of my career. 724 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:05,240 Speaker 1: You signed as a free agent with Cincinnati this year. 725 00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:09,280 Speaker 1: Describe something that's a little bit different about playing here 726 00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:10,760 Speaker 1: that you enjoy so far. 727 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:15,160 Speaker 7: First and foremost, the fans are awesome. They're, uh, you know, from. 728 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:17,960 Speaker 5: The day I got here. You know, they've been super supportive. 729 00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:21,400 Speaker 7: And I think, you know, just the the chemistry in 730 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 7: the locker room with the guys, everybody's everybody's been awesome, 731 00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:25,800 Speaker 7: you know, as a new guy, everybody has kind of 732 00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:28,520 Speaker 7: welcomed me with open arms, and it's been made the 733 00:33:28,600 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 7: transition very smooth. And now you know, here we are, 734 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:33,600 Speaker 7: and you know, mid mid September, you know, I feel 735 00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:35,800 Speaker 7: like I've already been here for you know, quite some 736 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:38,400 Speaker 7: time now, just because of how uh, you know, just 737 00:33:38,440 --> 00:33:41,560 Speaker 7: welcoming and how great the staff is and how great 738 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:43,800 Speaker 7: the players are everybody in the building. 739 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:45,760 Speaker 5: So it's been it's been a fun experience. 740 00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:48,000 Speaker 1: All right. A few wild card topics now to wrap 741 00:33:48,040 --> 00:33:50,800 Speaker 1: things up with Mike Kasicki. He told me during training 742 00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:53,719 Speaker 1: camp that you have a jugs machine at home and 743 00:33:53,800 --> 00:33:55,840 Speaker 1: catch two hundred balls a day during the off season. 744 00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:59,280 Speaker 1: What's a jugs machine cost? And who feeds the balls? 745 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:00,000 Speaker 1: Into the machine. 746 00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:04,640 Speaker 7: Yeah, so judge machine probably run you about anywhere from 747 00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:07,960 Speaker 7: like twenty five hundred to thirty five hundred, depending on 748 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:11,600 Speaker 7: which one you get. And it's been a great investment though. 749 00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:13,799 Speaker 7: I got at my rookie year, and you know, I 750 00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:16,120 Speaker 7: mean so now I've used it for seven years and 751 00:34:16,160 --> 00:34:18,799 Speaker 7: it's been great. I have it, you know, just set 752 00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:22,520 Speaker 7: up in my backyard and I'll just I'll catch and 753 00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:23,000 Speaker 7: throw it back. 754 00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:24,239 Speaker 5: My wife will shoot it back. 755 00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:27,280 Speaker 7: And so so we get out there and it probably 756 00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:30,520 Speaker 7: takes about twenty minutes for me and her to shoot 757 00:34:31,080 --> 00:34:33,759 Speaker 7: two hundred footballs and catch two hunred footballs. And I 758 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:36,040 Speaker 7: give her a lot of credit because I mean, you know, 759 00:34:36,120 --> 00:34:38,440 Speaker 7: she doesn't have to be out there doing it, but 760 00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:41,640 Speaker 7: I do. I do appreciate, you know, her support and 761 00:34:41,719 --> 00:34:44,160 Speaker 7: her time because it helps me, you know, make these 762 00:34:44,160 --> 00:34:45,200 Speaker 7: plays on Sunday. 763 00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:48,399 Speaker 1: Thank you, missus Kasiki for helping out. Who is your 764 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:50,960 Speaker 1: all time favorite athlete in any sport? 765 00:34:51,360 --> 00:34:51,759 Speaker 2: And why? 766 00:34:52,080 --> 00:34:53,799 Speaker 5: Favorite athlete of all time is Vince Carter. 767 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:57,000 Speaker 7: I grew up in New Jersey, was grew up a 768 00:34:57,000 --> 00:34:58,880 Speaker 7: big Nets fan, and that's one, you know. 769 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:02,120 Speaker 5: Vince Carter, Jason Kidd, Richard Jefferson, and those guys were. 770 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:05,239 Speaker 7: Playing for the Nets, and Vince was, you know. 771 00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:05,920 Speaker 5: My favorite player. 772 00:35:06,520 --> 00:35:11,279 Speaker 7: My dad got season tickets for him and I when 773 00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:16,239 Speaker 7: I was in sixth grade and we would go to 774 00:35:16,360 --> 00:35:18,680 Speaker 7: the Nets games, and I mean it was it was awesome, 775 00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:21,920 Speaker 7: a lot of fun that year, and you know, Vince 776 00:35:22,080 --> 00:35:23,879 Speaker 7: was the best player on the team and the guy 777 00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:25,880 Speaker 7: that I looked up to and still to this day. 778 00:35:25,920 --> 00:35:28,319 Speaker 7: I mean, I'll still catch myself on YouTube watching Vince 779 00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:29,040 Speaker 7: Carter highlights. 780 00:35:29,239 --> 00:35:29,440 Speaker 6: He was. 781 00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:30,319 Speaker 5: He was fun to watch. 782 00:35:30,719 --> 00:35:33,120 Speaker 1: I hope your NFL careers as long as his NBA 783 00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:36,880 Speaker 1: career was, because it was incredible. The TV show Jersey 784 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:39,440 Speaker 1: Shore has been off the air for about ten years, 785 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:43,600 Speaker 1: but we remember Snookie and Jaywow. As a person from 786 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:45,200 Speaker 1: that area, How did you feel about it? 787 00:35:46,040 --> 00:35:48,719 Speaker 7: I watched it when I was younger. I don't I 788 00:35:48,760 --> 00:35:50,600 Speaker 7: think there's still like some stuff going on now. I 789 00:35:50,640 --> 00:35:52,440 Speaker 7: don't watch anymore, but I do remember watching a couple 790 00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:53,440 Speaker 7: of episodes when I was younger. 791 00:35:54,239 --> 00:35:56,839 Speaker 5: I don't claim that much of that. 792 00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:58,799 Speaker 7: When I think of New Jersey and I think of 793 00:35:58,840 --> 00:36:01,279 Speaker 7: my experiences in this New Jersey and all that kind 794 00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:04,160 Speaker 7: of stuff I have, I can understand some of it, 795 00:36:04,239 --> 00:36:06,720 Speaker 7: but I don't. That's not that's not me in New Jersey. 796 00:36:06,760 --> 00:36:09,320 Speaker 7: So when you're thinking about me when I talk about it, 797 00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:11,840 Speaker 7: that's not, that's not really me. But I do remember 798 00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:12,760 Speaker 7: watching it when I was younger. 799 00:36:13,440 --> 00:36:15,920 Speaker 1: Aside from sports, what are you good at? 800 00:36:16,920 --> 00:36:19,760 Speaker 5: I think just you know, just being personally. 801 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:22,640 Speaker 7: I mean a good friend, a good you know, son, 802 00:36:22,719 --> 00:36:26,120 Speaker 7: a good husband, a good brother, just uh, somebody that 803 00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:27,480 Speaker 7: you know, I like to spend time with, you know, 804 00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:29,279 Speaker 7: people that I care about. So when when I'm not 805 00:36:29,320 --> 00:36:32,560 Speaker 7: playing football, you know, I like, whether it's in the 806 00:36:32,600 --> 00:36:35,480 Speaker 7: off season, or whether it's some downtime, uh like a 807 00:36:35,560 --> 00:36:37,359 Speaker 7: you know, a Monday night heading into an off day 808 00:36:37,400 --> 00:36:39,480 Speaker 7: on a Tuesday, Uh, just hanging out with my wife 809 00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:41,360 Speaker 7: and us doing you know something, whether it's you know, 810 00:36:41,560 --> 00:36:43,040 Speaker 7: something as small as going out to eat, going on 811 00:36:43,080 --> 00:36:45,400 Speaker 7: a date like that, or you know, hanging in and 812 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:47,439 Speaker 7: watching you know, some shows on TV. 813 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:48,160 Speaker 5: Whatever it is. 814 00:36:49,480 --> 00:36:52,680 Speaker 7: So I think just you know, when it's outside of football, 815 00:36:52,719 --> 00:36:55,040 Speaker 7: because so much of your time in this uh, in 816 00:36:55,080 --> 00:36:58,640 Speaker 7: this business is put into the game of football, and 817 00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:00,400 Speaker 7: so much times invested into it, and you got to 818 00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:02,120 Speaker 7: sacrifice so much time that when you're out of it 819 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:04,520 Speaker 7: in the off seasons, or on those you know, down times, 820 00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:06,440 Speaker 7: you got to you know, spend time with the people 821 00:37:06,440 --> 00:37:08,279 Speaker 7: that help you get there, and then that's something I 822 00:37:08,280 --> 00:37:09,000 Speaker 7: probe myself phone. 823 00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:12,359 Speaker 1: Final question, This one's kind of deep. If you could 824 00:37:12,400 --> 00:37:16,160 Speaker 1: meet anybody in history, living or deceased, who would that 825 00:37:16,239 --> 00:37:16,640 Speaker 1: person be. 826 00:37:17,719 --> 00:37:19,000 Speaker 5: My my dad's dad. 827 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:22,480 Speaker 7: He passed away when my dad was, you know, even 828 00:37:22,520 --> 00:37:25,799 Speaker 7: younger than I am right now. So I think I think, 829 00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:27,080 Speaker 7: I think it would have to be him just to 830 00:37:27,160 --> 00:37:30,200 Speaker 7: kind of get an understanding of, you know, where, you know, 831 00:37:30,239 --> 00:37:31,960 Speaker 7: how my dad grew up and then obviously how he 832 00:37:32,080 --> 00:37:35,880 Speaker 7: raised me. So that's that's gonna be my answer here 833 00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:39,279 Speaker 7: would be would be my uh my dad's dad, so 834 00:37:39,440 --> 00:37:41,040 Speaker 7: my my my grandfather. 835 00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:41,919 Speaker 5: On my dad's side. 836 00:37:42,080 --> 00:37:46,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, A good answer and a great fun facts episode. 837 00:37:46,360 --> 00:37:48,000 Speaker 1: I appreciate your time, best of luck for the rest 838 00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:48,359 Speaker 1: of the year. 839 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:49,399 Speaker 5: Awesome, Thank you so much. 840 00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:52,279 Speaker 1: That's going to do it for this episode of the 841 00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:55,120 Speaker 1: Bengals Booth podcast, brought to you by pay Corps, Proud 842 00:37:55,160 --> 00:37:59,200 Speaker 1: to be the Bengals official HR software provider by Alta 843 00:37:59,280 --> 00:38:02,239 Speaker 1: Fiber Future Approve Fiber Internet designed to elevate your home, 844 00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:05,440 Speaker 1: business and community to a new level and by kettering 845 00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:08,279 Speaker 1: Health the best care for the best fans. 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