WEBVTT - Bengals Booth Podcast: Keep Rollin' 0:00:03.720 --> 0:00:06.480 Hi, Get Everybody. I Dan Hord and thanks for downloading 0:00:06.519 --> 0:00:10.400 The Bengals Booth Podcast. The Keep Roll and Roll and 0:00:10.480 --> 0:00:14.440 Roll and Rolling addition, as the Bengals look to extend 0:00:14.480 --> 0:00:17.200 their winning streak to five straight as they host the 0:00:17.280 --> 0:00:20.959 four and four Houston Texans. Coming up, I'll talk to 0:00:21.000 --> 0:00:24.760 Cam Taylor Britt about facing rookie quarterback c J. Stroud 0:00:24.920 --> 0:00:28.680 and we'll find out what teammate he avoids when he 0:00:28.720 --> 0:00:31.440 cruises around the locker room with a camera after wins. 0:00:32.000 --> 0:00:34.280 After a big night for the tight Ends last week, 0:00:34.479 --> 0:00:38.360 I'll discuss it with the best tight End in franchise history. 0:00:38.840 --> 0:00:41.360 And this week's no the Faux segment, we'll get the 0:00:41.400 --> 0:00:45.280 lowdown on the Texans from the radio voice Mark Vandermere. 0:00:45.800 --> 0:00:48.440 The Bengals Booth Podcast is brought to you by pay Corps, 0:00:48.479 --> 0:00:52.440 Proud to be the Bengals official HR software provider, by 0:00:52.560 --> 0:00:56.400 All to Fiber future proof Fiber Internet design to elevate 0:00:56.440 --> 0:00:59.600 your home, business and community to a new level, and 0:01:00.120 --> 0:01:03.480 by Kettering Health the best care for the best fans. 0:01:03.880 --> 0:01:07.399 Kettering Health is the official healthcare provider of the Bengals. 0:01:07.840 --> 0:01:10.120 Now here's a quick reminder that you can have the 0:01:10.200 --> 0:01:14.080 latest edition of this podcast delivered write to your phone, tablet, 0:01:14.200 --> 0:01:18.360 or computer by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. It's 0:01:18.400 --> 0:01:23.400 the greatest thing since Striping the Jungle. I've got to 0:01:23.520 --> 0:01:26.240 hand it to everybody in attendance last Sunday night at 0:01:26.240 --> 0:01:30.360 pay Course Stadium, Striping the Jungle in alternating sections of 0:01:30.360 --> 0:01:35.920 orange and black looked absolutely incredible in person and on 0:01:36.040 --> 0:01:40.920 national TV. In fact, they're already selling panoramic photos of 0:01:41.040 --> 0:01:44.720 the tiger striped stadium at the Bengals Pro shop. I've 0:01:44.760 --> 0:01:48.200 also seen an amusing meme for what the Bengals should 0:01:48.240 --> 0:01:51.480 try next. Somebody made an image for the upcoming home 0:01:51.480 --> 0:01:55.040 game against Pittsburgh that shows most of the fans wearing 0:01:55.120 --> 0:01:58.920 black except for the ones that spell out Steeler suck 0:01:59.480 --> 0:02:04.840 in Org. Well done, sir. This week's opponent is Houston, 0:02:05.080 --> 0:02:07.760 a team that only won three games last year and 0:02:07.840 --> 0:02:11.440 already has four wins this year, thanks in large part 0:02:11.480 --> 0:02:12.600 to rookie quarterbacks. 0:02:12.639 --> 0:02:12.959 C J. 0:02:13.160 --> 0:02:16.320 Stroud, the second pick in the draft out of Ohio State, 0:02:16.720 --> 0:02:19.480 is fourth in the league in passer rating, has the 0:02:19.520 --> 0:02:23.000 best ratio of touchdown passes to interceptions in the NFL 0:02:23.040 --> 0:02:26.320 at fourteen to one, and through for a rookie record 0:02:26.720 --> 0:02:30.120 four hundred and seventy yards last week in a last 0:02:30.160 --> 0:02:34.079 second win over Tampa Bay. It's a major challenge for Cam, 0:02:34.120 --> 0:02:36.840 Taylor Britt and the Bengals secondary and I caught up 0:02:36.840 --> 0:02:38.320 with Cam this week. 0:02:39.520 --> 0:02:39.800 Cam. 0:02:39.800 --> 0:02:41.799 One of the things that many of us now look 0:02:41.840 --> 0:02:45.560 forward to after Bengals wins is the Cam Taylor Britt. 0:02:46.160 --> 0:02:50.160 Dubcam typically shows you walking around the locker room dancing 0:02:50.160 --> 0:02:52.680 with teammates who walk in and out of the frame. 0:02:53.000 --> 0:02:54.800 How did the dubcam get started? 0:02:55.639 --> 0:02:59.160 Honestly, I think you started. I don't know what win 0:02:59.280 --> 0:03:01.359 did we get, but it was last year when I, 0:03:01.480 --> 0:03:04.160 uh think I went on live on my Instagram and 0:03:04.200 --> 0:03:06.600 they kind of just blew up and everybody was like, oh, 0:03:06.680 --> 0:03:09.000 we need to see this every time. And I think 0:03:09.040 --> 0:03:11.519 after that game, uh, you know, that's when we you know, 0:03:11.560 --> 0:03:14.320 it was just started streaking and every game, you know, 0:03:15.360 --> 0:03:17.840 it was cams cam, the dub cam, you know, and 0:03:18.280 --> 0:03:20.320 I take it on. You know, sometimes I forget, you know, 0:03:20.360 --> 0:03:22.040 he's even coming, and then they hit me with it, 0:03:22.080 --> 0:03:22.480 so you know. 0:03:22.800 --> 0:03:23.680 I just do my thing. 0:03:24.240 --> 0:03:27.000 I should clarify when you say streaking, you mean winning streak, 0:03:27.120 --> 0:03:30.160 not people streaking in the background running around naked. So 0:03:30.200 --> 0:03:34.080 in last week's dub cam, Brian Callahan made a cameo appearance. 0:03:34.440 --> 0:03:36.400 I always get a kick out of bj Hill. He 0:03:36.480 --> 0:03:39.000 seems to be a regular. Are there certain guys that 0:03:39.080 --> 0:03:41.360 amuse you? And is there anybody that give you the 0:03:41.440 --> 0:03:45.000 look that says, I don't really want to be on uh? 0:03:45.480 --> 0:03:47.560 I think most of my teamers are, you know, kind 0:03:47.560 --> 0:03:51.240 of accepting of the the cams cam dub cam thing. Uh. 0:03:51.440 --> 0:03:53.360 It said proud to Trey Hendry say, you know he 0:03:53.520 --> 0:03:56.440 still you know, turned turned up, you know, fired up 0:03:56.480 --> 0:03:58.440 from the game, so you know he's just ready to get. 0:03:58.400 --> 0:04:00.240 Up by cam. 0:04:00.280 --> 0:04:02.920 When I asked coaches about you, one of the first 0:04:02.920 --> 0:04:06.680 things that they always mention is your confidence. Of all 0:04:06.680 --> 0:04:11.320 of the good traits that a cornerback has to have, speed, agility, whatever, 0:04:11.560 --> 0:04:12.880 how important is confidence. 0:04:13.520 --> 0:04:15.560 I feel like you that should be a number one thing. 0:04:15.720 --> 0:04:17.440 You know, you're out there on the island, you know, 0:04:17.480 --> 0:04:19.800 and your your team trusty. You know, I feel like 0:04:19.839 --> 0:04:22.520 I put myself in these situations all the time throughout 0:04:22.520 --> 0:04:24.559 my life. You know, four seconds left in the fourth quarter, 0:04:24.839 --> 0:04:26.719 you know, just imagine myself, you know, out there on 0:04:26.720 --> 0:04:28.360 the island. You know, getting the ball throw and making 0:04:28.360 --> 0:04:31.040 a huge play. And I've dreamed that, you know, and 0:04:31.040 --> 0:04:33.320 and had the opportunity for you know, it to happen. 0:04:33.360 --> 0:04:36.040 You know, I think that's the biggest thing, you know, 0:04:36.160 --> 0:04:38.800 just not shining away from anything, you know, just going there, 0:04:39.000 --> 0:04:41.760 you know, putting my bits for forward, you know, just 0:04:42.200 --> 0:04:43.760 doing it, you know, no hesitation. 0:04:44.520 --> 0:04:46.520 You've been making a lot of big plays lately. You've 0:04:46.520 --> 0:04:49.600 had three interceptions in the last four games. You never 0:04:49.680 --> 0:04:52.159 had more than two in a season at Nebraska. Is 0:04:52.200 --> 0:04:55.120 that because at the college level teams were reluctant to 0:04:55.160 --> 0:04:59.680 throw your way or have you become better at ball skills, 0:05:00.000 --> 0:05:01.240 accepting passes, whatever. 0:05:01.880 --> 0:05:04.960 So we played a lot of zone in Nebraska, but 0:05:05.080 --> 0:05:07.680 also when we did playing man, I didn't get a 0:05:07.720 --> 0:05:10.400 lot of targets. It started to get like that after 0:05:10.440 --> 0:05:12.359 my sophomore year to where I had to just you know, 0:05:12.520 --> 0:05:15.359 try to try to just make those plays, you know, 0:05:15.400 --> 0:05:17.800 whenever they did come to me. But other than that, 0:05:17.839 --> 0:05:20.160 you know, I really didn't, you know, get too much action. 0:05:20.800 --> 0:05:23.599 What's your biggest area of improvement from rookie year to 0:05:23.720 --> 0:05:24.240 second year. 0:05:25.440 --> 0:05:29.559 My preparation, you know, just preparing for the next team, 0:05:29.680 --> 0:05:33.000 you know, just my whole routine. It is different, you know. 0:05:33.040 --> 0:05:34.720 I feel like, you know, I've axed out some things 0:05:34.720 --> 0:05:36.599 and you know, just also added some things. You know, 0:05:36.640 --> 0:05:40.359 the the you know better myself and that you know, 0:05:40.839 --> 0:05:42.120 different aspects in life. You know. 0:05:42.680 --> 0:05:44.719 Did you learn that from Vets or was that a 0:05:44.760 --> 0:05:46.919 matter of I realized this is what I have to 0:05:46.920 --> 0:05:48.520 do to be successful in this league. 0:05:48.760 --> 0:05:51.160 So most definitely. I did talk to events last year, 0:05:51.200 --> 0:05:52.960 but I think just coming into the season, I had to, 0:05:53.000 --> 0:05:54.720 you know, just go on my own and you know, 0:05:55.120 --> 0:05:57.680 take my experiences and kind of just put it into 0:05:57.680 --> 0:06:00.080 play and you know, just map that out for you know, 0:06:00.080 --> 0:06:01.120 how I work for myself. 0:06:01.600 --> 0:06:04.160 I think you've played in twenty one games, including the 0:06:04.200 --> 0:06:06.680 playoff games last year. Do you feel like a VET 0:06:06.680 --> 0:06:07.680 at this point? 0:06:07.960 --> 0:06:08.159 Yeah? 0:06:08.279 --> 0:06:12.160 Just tab it, you know, most definitely. And I can see, 0:06:12.200 --> 0:06:13.920 you know, some of my teammate see me as that 0:06:14.040 --> 0:06:15.280 as well. So you know, I just take it on, 0:06:15.440 --> 0:06:16.720 you know, because it is what it is. 0:06:16.960 --> 0:06:19.760 For chatting Cam Taylor Bread. I look at the secondary room. 0:06:20.040 --> 0:06:22.719 You're in your second year, Dax Hills in his second year. 0:06:23.240 --> 0:06:26.320 DJ Turner is a rookie. Jordan Battles a rookie do 0:06:26.360 --> 0:06:29.279 you look around the room and think, man, we could 0:06:29.320 --> 0:06:30.799 be good for a long time with this group. 0:06:31.080 --> 0:06:33.359 Most definitely, I think a lot of people says that 0:06:33.600 --> 0:06:35.479 you know, and yeah, well when you look at it, 0:06:35.520 --> 0:06:38.120 most definitely are that we are young on the back end, 0:06:38.160 --> 0:06:41.000 but you know we're damn good and you know, just 0:06:41.080 --> 0:06:44.839 use working together for multiple years to come. Yeah, I 0:06:44.839 --> 0:06:46.320 think the Skuys are living for this group. 0:06:47.240 --> 0:06:50.360 Every cornerback is going to get beaten from time to time. 0:06:50.720 --> 0:06:53.920 It happens. When it happens to you, what goes to 0:06:54.040 --> 0:06:55.960 your mind and how do you bounce back on the 0:06:55.960 --> 0:06:56.520 next snap. 0:06:57.000 --> 0:06:59.360 It's like I replayed quickly, you know, back through my head. 0:06:59.880 --> 0:07:01.880 No what I did wrong for them to catch that ball. 0:07:02.960 --> 0:07:05.280 It wasn't anything spectacular that they did. You know, I 0:07:05.320 --> 0:07:07.279 just need to make sure my technique is better on 0:07:07.279 --> 0:07:09.840 the next rip. But you know it, last year, I 0:07:09.880 --> 0:07:11.120 think I was a more of a guy, you know, 0:07:11.120 --> 0:07:13.360 the kind of beat myself up and my teammates on me. 0:07:13.480 --> 0:07:15.120 You know, like you know it's gonna be all right, 0:07:15.200 --> 0:07:17.400 Da da dah. But you know now that I, you know, 0:07:17.520 --> 0:07:20.800 had the opportunity to play in games, had my own experiences, 0:07:20.840 --> 0:07:23.440 and you know, the welcome to the NFL moments and everything. 0:07:23.440 --> 0:07:24.880 You know, it's just you know, I kind of know 0:07:24.960 --> 0:07:26.440 just how to deal with things now, you know, just 0:07:26.520 --> 0:07:27.920 you know, let it roll off my shoulder on to 0:07:28.000 --> 0:07:28.560 the next player. 0:07:29.040 --> 0:07:32.040 Was the relmost significant welcome to the NFL moment for you? 0:07:32.320 --> 0:07:32.560 Yeah? 0:07:32.640 --> 0:07:35.360 I think I said it last year, the Terrence Marshall one. 0:07:35.960 --> 0:07:37.760 I believe I still should have made a play on 0:07:37.800 --> 0:07:40.160 the ball. I think about it now if it would 0:07:40.160 --> 0:07:42.800 have happened. I promised that what happened is just crazy 0:07:42.800 --> 0:07:45.120 because yeah, you know, and me and him McCool. So 0:07:45.200 --> 0:07:47.000 for that to happen, you know, it just stuck with me. 0:07:47.640 --> 0:07:49.960 So you faced the Texans this week and a rookie 0:07:50.000 --> 0:07:53.200 quarterback who's playing well and c J. Stroud you faced 0:07:53.240 --> 0:07:54.640 them a couple of years ago when you were at 0:07:54.680 --> 0:07:57.280 Nebraska and he was at Ohio State. Nebraska had a 0:07:57.280 --> 0:08:00.000 couple of interceptions in that game. What do you think 0:08:00.040 --> 0:08:01.960 think of c J. Stroud and the way that he's 0:08:02.000 --> 0:08:03.600 performing is a rookie. 0:08:03.440 --> 0:08:08.360 I believe you know, he's performing, you know, past everybody's expectations. 0:08:08.400 --> 0:08:10.160 You know, I I don't think a lot of people, 0:08:10.200 --> 0:08:11.680 you know, knew what he was gonna do, and got 0:08:11.680 --> 0:08:13.680 to the league. But you know, as I seen in college, 0:08:13.680 --> 0:08:16.360 he was always a sound quarterback, you know, very like 0:08:16.360 --> 0:08:19.240 a system guy, knows where to put the ball. You know, 0:08:19.320 --> 0:08:21.800 doesn't want to, you know, throw turnovers, you know, just 0:08:21.840 --> 0:08:24.640 throw the game away. But you know, once he trust 0:08:24.680 --> 0:08:26.160 his guys, he trust him and he's gonna put him 0:08:26.160 --> 0:08:28.800 in that position every time. I know, they love the 0:08:28.840 --> 0:08:30.640 deep balls. And if he, like I said, he trust 0:08:30.680 --> 0:08:32.880 his guys, he's gonna get him opportunity. So you know, 0:08:33.320 --> 0:08:35.400 that's that's the guy he's turned into right now that 0:08:35.600 --> 0:08:37.640 you know I've seen, you know through a film, you know, 0:08:37.640 --> 0:08:40.920 through just watching games. You know, he's getting comfortable out there. 0:08:40.920 --> 0:08:42.200 You know, we gotta be ready to stop him. 0:08:42.679 --> 0:08:45.040 He's one rookie that's doing well, and wide receiver Tank 0:08:45.080 --> 0:08:47.920 Dell is another. He's averaging more than sixteen yards to catch. 0:08:47.960 --> 0:08:50.520 He's got four touchdowns. He's a little guy, he's five ten, 0:08:50.600 --> 0:08:52.959 like one hundred and sixty five pounds, but super fast, 0:08:53.000 --> 0:08:55.880 super quick. Are those guys hard to cover? 0:08:56.800 --> 0:08:59.840 We got something for everybody, and on the back end, 0:09:00.480 --> 0:09:02.360 you know, we'll switch it up on the most definite 0:09:02.360 --> 0:09:03.520 I want to say, it's hard to cover, you know, 0:09:03.600 --> 0:09:05.280 just put hands on all right. 0:09:05.320 --> 0:09:08.400 Final topic for Cam Taylor Brett. I was checking out 0:09:08.679 --> 0:09:12.360 Camtaylor brit dot com looking at the merchandise. Got some 0:09:12.400 --> 0:09:15.800 good gear on that website. Your nickname is Juice or 0:09:15.840 --> 0:09:19.640 Cam Juice or some Juice shirts and hoodies and stuff 0:09:19.679 --> 0:09:21.160 like that. But I want to ask you about the 0:09:21.200 --> 0:09:24.360 logo because the logo is great. It's a juice box 0:09:24.880 --> 0:09:28.840 with the letter C in it. Obviously Cam Juice who 0:09:28.880 --> 0:09:29.280 came up. 0:09:29.240 --> 0:09:29.760 With the logo. 0:09:30.360 --> 0:09:33.920 Shout out to my dog Aura Gharsht. He Me and him, 0:09:33.960 --> 0:09:35.920 you know, kind of went back and forth with ideas, 0:09:35.960 --> 0:09:37.760 just trying to figure out what my logo would be. 0:09:37.800 --> 0:09:40.319 Back in college. We were kind of the first one 0:09:40.360 --> 0:09:43.120 to try to you know, start the nil with Smecia Rattler, 0:09:43.240 --> 0:09:45.960 So you know, we just put our ideas together and 0:09:46.000 --> 0:09:46.440 he sent. 0:09:46.360 --> 0:09:47.400 Me the logo. 0:09:47.440 --> 0:09:49.839 I was like, bro, like this perfect, you know this, 0:09:50.160 --> 0:09:53.640 you know basically you know what his stance for Camjuice, 0:09:53.640 --> 0:09:54.920 and you know, I just kind of took it on 0:09:55.080 --> 0:09:57.719 and we started, you know, trade marketing to make sure 0:09:57.720 --> 0:10:00.520 everything was official. It started the brand and it's kind 0:10:00.520 --> 0:10:02.440 of just taking off. People doing their own thing with it. 0:10:02.480 --> 0:10:04.920 With the Juice game Jerseys and you know, just you know, 0:10:05.360 --> 0:10:07.320 I'm glad to see you know something that I started, 0:10:07.320 --> 0:10:08.000 you know, take off. 0:10:08.280 --> 0:10:11.040 I'll throw in another plug for Camtaylor Brick dot Com. 0:10:11.240 --> 0:10:13.080 Some good gear there, Yes, there you go. 0:10:13.120 --> 0:10:13.400 Get that. 0:10:14.640 --> 0:10:17.280 Best of luck this week. Appreciate you, Thomas always, Thank you. 0:10:18.440 --> 0:10:20.520 Cam is one of three players from last year's draft 0:10:20.520 --> 0:10:24.079 class who is currently starting. Dax Hill and Cordel Vohlsen 0:10:24.160 --> 0:10:27.960 are the others. Additionally, Zach Carter is a regular in 0:10:28.000 --> 0:10:31.520 the defensive line rotation, and Tyson Anderson was leading the 0:10:31.520 --> 0:10:35.360 team in special teams tackles before tearing his ACL in 0:10:35.440 --> 0:10:40.200 the San Francisco game. Remarkably, Tyson actually suffered the injury 0:10:40.280 --> 0:10:44.599 early in that game and kept playing. One of the 0:10:44.679 --> 0:10:47.520 keys to last week's went over Buffalo was the production 0:10:47.640 --> 0:10:50.559 of the tight end group. Tanner Hudson, Drew Sample and 0:10:50.600 --> 0:10:54.240 earth Smith Junior combined for ten catches for one hundred 0:10:54.280 --> 0:10:58.360 and one yards and two touchdowns. Together, they were Travis 0:10:58.440 --> 0:11:02.640 kelce Esqus the biggest pop star in the world. Girlfriend. 0:11:03.320 --> 0:11:05.080 It seemed like a good time to catch up with 0:11:05.160 --> 0:11:08.319 the greatest tight end in Bengals history, four time Pro 0:11:08.400 --> 0:11:11.120 bowler Bob Trumpy, who will be the ruler of the 0:11:11.200 --> 0:11:15.720 jungle this Sunday at pay Course Stadium. With the trio 0:11:15.800 --> 0:11:19.240 of wide receivers that they have, how important is the 0:11:19.240 --> 0:11:20.840 tight end position in this offense? 0:11:21.280 --> 0:11:25.520 Key, If he's willing to do it, he's going to 0:11:25.559 --> 0:11:28.560 be open a lot. You see the guy in Kansas City, 0:11:30.000 --> 0:11:32.920 he just goes down, turns around and waits for the 0:11:33.120 --> 0:11:35.520 quarterback in Kansas City to find him, throws him in 0:11:35.559 --> 0:11:40.000 the ball six eight yards. You take it. Tight Ends 0:11:40.000 --> 0:11:43.520 can't be particular. If we get it for four or 0:11:43.559 --> 0:11:46.040 five six yards, that's good. Shut up, go back to 0:11:46.080 --> 0:11:49.080 the huddle. You're the outlet again. And with the three 0:11:49.120 --> 0:11:51.800 wide receivers that they have and the attention that they 0:11:51.880 --> 0:11:56.160 get from defenses, yeah, the tight end could be very, 0:11:56.280 --> 0:12:01.080 very productive and workers way up in the confidence level 0:12:01.120 --> 0:12:04.240 of the quarterback. But you've got a six foot five 0:12:04.280 --> 0:12:07.760 inch quarterback looking over the defensive line that tight ends 0:12:07.800 --> 0:12:09.679 easy to find. I'm all for it. 0:12:10.559 --> 0:12:13.040 I'm sure that you are. What do you admire and 0:12:13.080 --> 0:12:14.200 respect about Joe Burrow? 0:12:15.480 --> 0:12:19.120 I hear everybody say he's so cool. I've never met 0:12:19.200 --> 0:12:23.400 Joe Burrow. But there are some people that are born 0:12:23.440 --> 0:12:28.400 to the position. They have a mindset. They're just born 0:12:28.520 --> 0:12:32.400 to the position. Joe seems to have the mindset to 0:12:32.440 --> 0:12:37.240 be to be born to the position, which is leadership. 0:12:39.000 --> 0:12:42.120 On the sideline, leaving him around alone. He sits there 0:12:42.160 --> 0:12:46.800 and looks at his his surface, and you know, everybody 0:12:46.880 --> 0:12:49.040 leaves him alone. I don't see him running up and 0:12:49.080 --> 0:12:51.760 down and do this, do this. I need more from you. 0:12:53.320 --> 0:12:55.920 That's the thing I think I like the most about him. 0:12:55.960 --> 0:12:58.040 That I don't like the way he dresses. 0:12:59.440 --> 0:13:02.400 The game. But you're not his audience. 0:13:05.080 --> 0:13:12.160 But he handled this this whole thing so beautifully. Uh 0:13:12.640 --> 0:13:15.480 what he says afterwards smoking a cigar. You know at 0:13:15.679 --> 0:13:20.240 LSU there's a lot to like about him. And when 0:13:20.280 --> 0:13:24.240 he's healthy, which we've witnessed the last two weeks. You 0:13:24.320 --> 0:13:27.000 and I had a conversation about a month ago about 0:13:27.240 --> 0:13:30.840 is he healthy enough to such and such. When healthy, 0:13:30.880 --> 0:13:33.079 he's going to be hard to beat for a lot 0:13:33.120 --> 0:13:33.600 of years. 0:13:34.440 --> 0:13:37.080 They've won four straight, they've won five out of six 0:13:37.240 --> 0:13:38.960 last two weeks. They've beaten two of the best teams 0:13:38.960 --> 0:13:41.800 in the league, Episco in Buffalo. At this point, can 0:13:41.840 --> 0:13:44.880 we confidently say they are back and among the best 0:13:44.880 --> 0:13:45.679 teams in the NFL? 0:13:46.440 --> 0:13:53.040 Uh Finn at run running back. That's my concern. Joe 0:13:53.080 --> 0:13:57.800 Mixon establishing establishing some control of the line of scrimmage 0:13:57.840 --> 0:14:03.560 by the offensive line. His thret is key. That makes 0:14:03.600 --> 0:14:06.760 I think everything else work back. I don't know. There's 0:14:06.800 --> 0:14:10.280 a lot of teams that have improved dramatically. Baltimore's defense 0:14:10.400 --> 0:14:13.120 is better, Cleveland's defense is better. So you got to 0:14:13.160 --> 0:14:16.920 win the division and we're zer and two against those guys. 0:14:17.920 --> 0:14:21.680 So are they back? I don't know. You see them 0:14:21.720 --> 0:14:26.400 up close and personal. They look pretty good. But there's 0:14:26.440 --> 0:14:28.480 about a half a dozen teams in the AFC that 0:14:28.560 --> 0:14:31.840 everybody's chasing. Bigels are certainly one of them. 0:14:32.160 --> 0:14:34.080 I think they're back, but there's obviously a long way 0:14:34.120 --> 0:14:37.440 to go. Seven teams in the AFC make the playoffs, 0:14:37.720 --> 0:14:41.520 four division winners, three wild cards. Right now, all four 0:14:41.560 --> 0:14:45.320 teams from the AFC North are in Baltimore leads the division, 0:14:45.360 --> 0:14:48.200 the other three are the three wild cards. Is the 0:14:48.240 --> 0:14:51.840 AFC North clearly the best division in football in Europe? 0:14:51.880 --> 0:14:58.360 It appears to me, yes, no hesitation whatsoever. Absolutely. Philadelphia 0:14:58.640 --> 0:15:03.440 on the other side is certainly appearing to be very strong. 0:15:03.480 --> 0:15:06.280 But in the AFC, yeah, you've got to go through 0:15:06.320 --> 0:15:11.040 the AFC North and it's not easy. And you certainly 0:15:11.040 --> 0:15:14.200 include the Bengals. Yeah, they're up there. What do you 0:15:14.240 --> 0:15:21.400 think of lou Anarumo, He's a magician. In my retired life, 0:15:21.520 --> 0:15:23.840 I try to pay attention very close to the defense. 0:15:25.160 --> 0:15:29.000 I don't know what's coming next. They give you one look, 0:15:29.400 --> 0:15:33.480 they show one defense, play another, they show blitz drop 0:15:33.520 --> 0:15:40.520 the blitzer out. He's a magician. And look, the defense 0:15:40.560 --> 0:15:45.720 has great speed at a key position. Linebackers, they're good tacklers, 0:15:46.840 --> 0:15:50.680 and the most important thing is when they make all 0:15:50.720 --> 0:15:54.280 these changes from the time they line up until the 0:15:54.320 --> 0:15:57.680 ball is snapped. I don't see anybody at a position 0:15:58.920 --> 0:16:04.480 so deep deep. It's a playbook and it appears complicated, 0:16:05.280 --> 0:16:10.160 and everybody handles it beautifully, and it's really flomoxed a 0:16:10.240 --> 0:16:15.200 lot of opponents. What's he doing? Are you seeing other 0:16:15.240 --> 0:16:18.160 teams trying to do the same thing? I have? Yeah, 0:16:18.240 --> 0:16:21.080 not as well, not as well. You're absolutely right, not 0:16:21.160 --> 0:16:27.440 as well. But to lose baits and put almost a 0:16:27.520 --> 0:16:30.640 rookie kid back there at safety and he catches on 0:16:32.080 --> 0:16:35.920 that says an awful lot for lou He's an absolute magician. 0:16:37.680 --> 0:16:39.960 Don't scream that too loud. Because I have a feeling 0:16:40.000 --> 0:16:42.080 he might be a candidate as a head coach for 0:16:42.160 --> 0:16:43.520 somebody else, and we don't want that. 0:16:45.440 --> 0:16:47.360 He doesn't need me to sing his praises. I think 0:16:47.360 --> 0:16:49.200 the word is definitely out, but we'll keep him as 0:16:49.240 --> 0:16:52.440 long as we possibly can. The atmosphere on Sunday night 0:16:52.520 --> 0:16:55.920 last week was awesome. Night games at pay Course Stadium 0:16:56.000 --> 0:16:59.440 becomes such an event. And this city is obviously really 0:16:59.560 --> 0:17:02.680 rallied around the Bengals in the last few years. You've 0:17:02.720 --> 0:17:06.760 been here in Super Bowl runs previous to this. What 0:17:06.800 --> 0:17:09.240 do you think of Cincinnati When the Bengals run a roll? 0:17:10.240 --> 0:17:13.760 They're the topic of conversation. I don't know who I 0:17:13.800 --> 0:17:17.440 was talking to. Going back to nineteen sixty eight, somebody 0:17:17.520 --> 0:17:22.320 brought in a sheet of tickets for the Bengals in 0:17:22.400 --> 0:17:25.840 nineteen sixty eight that were unused, seven dollars and twenty 0:17:25.880 --> 0:17:29.600 five cents each, and the guy said, can you imagine that? 0:17:29.880 --> 0:17:32.880 I said, you know the thing I remember about nineteen 0:17:32.920 --> 0:17:36.720 sixty eight, sixty nine, and even seventy when we went 0:17:36.760 --> 0:17:41.680 into Riverfront Stadium, the people going to the game, they 0:17:41.680 --> 0:17:45.959 were very reserved whether we won or loss, and they 0:17:45.960 --> 0:17:50.639 were wearing a button down collar, white shirt, tie, sport 0:17:50.720 --> 0:17:55.719 code or suit. And look at them now. The conversation 0:17:55.840 --> 0:17:59.680 about the Bengals happens every day, all day long. That's 0:17:59.720 --> 0:18:04.879 great that I have a feeling. Certainly they were popular before, 0:18:04.920 --> 0:18:08.920 but with Joe Burrow the promise, you know, the future 0:18:09.560 --> 0:18:10.959 going to be an awful lot of fans for an 0:18:10.960 --> 0:18:13.359 awful long time. They might want to figure out a 0:18:13.400 --> 0:18:15.360 way to put more seats in the stadium. 0:18:17.160 --> 0:18:18.840 Are you excited to be the ruler of the jungle? 0:18:19.080 --> 0:18:25.920 Sure? Absolutely. I barely rule my house, so being the 0:18:26.000 --> 0:18:29.480 ruler of anything is important to me at my age. 0:18:30.400 --> 0:18:33.080 I'm sure you will rule it well. They play Houston 0:18:33.160 --> 0:18:36.600 this week. I think most football fans expected the Texans 0:18:36.640 --> 0:18:39.480 to stink this year. They've got a rookie quarterback out 0:18:39.520 --> 0:18:43.840 of Ohio State, CJ. Stroud. He's been spectacular. Any thoughts 0:18:43.880 --> 0:18:44.840 on Sunday's game. 0:18:45.880 --> 0:18:50.800 I love seeing these rookie quarterbacks have great starts. I'm 0:18:50.840 --> 0:18:55.399 all for that. And the Bengals they're difficult to deal with. 0:18:55.480 --> 0:18:59.360 I don't care who comes in here offensively and defensively. 0:19:01.000 --> 0:19:05.000 Houstin's going to have problems dealing with this, and I 0:19:05.040 --> 0:19:07.680 hope the best for the young kid, but next week, 0:19:07.800 --> 0:19:08.440 not this week. 0:19:10.080 --> 0:19:12.200 I agree with you one hundred percent. We look forward 0:19:12.200 --> 0:19:13.800 to you ruling the Jungles. 0:19:13.840 --> 0:19:16.600 Thank you Sunday. 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Jamar didn't practice on Wednesday 0:19:46.600 --> 0:19:49.680 after falling down hard on his back in the Buffalo game, 0:19:50.040 --> 0:19:53.720 and t was limited practice due to a hamstring injury. 0:19:54.280 --> 0:19:57.960 If either, or God forbid both can't play on Sunday, 0:19:58.320 --> 0:20:02.480 Tyler Boyd, Trenton Irwin, andre Yosi Vosh and maybe Charlie 0:20:02.560 --> 0:20:05.359 Jones or Kwame Lassiter will have to fill the void. 0:20:06.040 --> 0:20:09.200 Boyd had back to back one thousand yard seasons before 0:20:09.320 --> 0:20:12.040 Chase and Higgins joined the team, and says he'll be 0:20:12.119 --> 0:20:14.080 ready to do whatever is needed. 0:20:14.240 --> 0:20:15.560 You know, I might have to step up a lot more. 0:20:15.600 --> 0:20:17.199 I might get a lot more opportunities when a guy 0:20:17.280 --> 0:20:19.159 like him is down, you know, But I'll brace them 0:20:19.200 --> 0:20:21.240 rules because I've been there before, you know, and I 0:20:21.280 --> 0:20:23.080 don't shy away for no moments. 0:20:23.080 --> 0:20:23.200 You know. 0:20:23.240 --> 0:20:25.040 I always be there on my numbers call, you know, 0:20:26.000 --> 0:20:28.040 like I know, I got to do it more. Got 0:20:28.040 --> 0:20:30.000 a guys. He chased down any of those guys, and 0:20:30.040 --> 0:20:31.800 that's how they'll probably feel if I go down as well. 0:20:31.840 --> 0:20:35.200 But again, like I said, we got the our back 0:20:35.280 --> 0:20:37.840