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Now, 24 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: time to get to Day three of the draft, where 25 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: the bengals first and only offensive players selected this year 26 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: was taken in the fourth round offensive lineman Cordell Volson 27 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: from North Dakota State. He's six six, three hundred fifteen 28 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: pounds and played mostly tackled for the Bison. But Frank 29 00:01:55,800 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: Pollock thinks he'll be a guard in the NFL. He's 30 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: he's a he's physical, he's a finisher. You'll you'll see 31 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: him pull out on the perimeter and run pretty well, 32 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: and he's productive out in space when he did pull um. 33 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: He comes from a winning, winning team, winning culture. You 34 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: love his intangibles. I mean he's a worker. That's kind 35 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,239 Speaker 1: of how he was raised. That's what you're looking for, 36 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: you know. Frank mentioned intangibles and was asked how much 37 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: emphasis he puts on that in evaluating prospects. For me, 38 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: that's like line one. If you know a line two 39 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:34,799 Speaker 1: at worst line three in my room. I mean, you 40 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: got to have guys that have intangibles, the work ethic, 41 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: you know what are they made up? What's their mental 42 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: toughnesster grit? Can they learn? Can they process fast? You know, 43 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: with the way that we run our scheme on offense, 44 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: the defense is going to move and shift. We're gonna 45 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: invite them to do that with our motions that we utilize. 46 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: So you got people to think like this, react, adjust, 47 00:02:56,320 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: and then go play fast. And then so all that 48 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 1: is it goes into the makeup. You know, we're not 49 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: just showing him a card and go block that guy. 50 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 1: There's a lot of guys who excel at that. But 51 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: once the it goes live, the pictures starts changing on him. 52 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: You know, their play goes down. So that's huge to me. 53 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: And when a guy needs to develop, he's not going 54 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: to develop to the maximum ability if he doesn't have 55 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 1: all those intangibles. I mean, this league is a son 56 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: of a you know what, and to make it you 57 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: gotta have some you know what in your neck. You 58 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: gotta have some grit or you're not gonna make it. 59 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 1: I mean, I've been in this a long time as 60 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: a player, a horrible player, but as a and as 61 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: a coach, okay, And there was guys that you see 62 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: come and go that are so talented and got they're 63 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: off the charts, measurables and you're like, man, I come 64 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: not guy didn't make it. He was, you know, he 65 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 1: was in the league two three years. It's because he 66 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: don't have the other stuff that to me and the 67 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: old I'm just talking offensive line play. It's critical. It's critical. 68 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: If you don't have that, you got no chance. I 69 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: don't care how big you are, how pretty you look, 70 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: how fast you run, and none of that matters. That's 71 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: just the reality of it. Voltstan will get a chance 72 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: to compete for the open spot it left guard and 73 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: joins free agents Alex Kappa, Ted Carriss and El Collins 74 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: on a rebuilt offensive line. Here's offensive coordinator Brian Callahan. Oh, 75 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: I can't wait to see these guys get together. You know, 76 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,840 Speaker 1: it's a it's a collection of personalities that we're really 77 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: high on that we think are going to mesh together great. 78 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: You know, between Carris and Kappa, those two who have 79 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: been in town, they're already working out. I mean, those 80 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: are the guys that that We're excited to see elc 81 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: you'll be here at some point too very soon, and 82 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 1: to see those guys get in the room and start 83 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: to compete and start to build that camaraderie. And I 84 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: think when you talk to Frank, one of the biggest 85 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 1: parts about the offensive line, excuse me, different than really 86 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 1: probably any position, is the way that unit comes together, 87 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:49,840 Speaker 1: you know, with those five starting guys, and the personality 88 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: they take on together as a as a unit, as 89 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: a room is really important. And I think we've added 90 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: the types of players that are going to contribute to 91 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 1: bolstering that mentality in our room that we're looking for. 92 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: And I'm excited for the competition. I think that that's 93 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 1: going to really raise the level, raise the boats, if 94 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 1: you will, the guys in the room try to get 95 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: the best out of all of them. And I'm excited 96 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 1: for that competition to start. I'm excited for those guys 97 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: to get together, and I'm can't wait to see what 98 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:20,919 Speaker 1: our line looks like this year and compared to what 99 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: we've had in the past, and I'm really excited about it. 100 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: I think Frank, you probably feel the same way. With 101 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: our auditions that we've made so it's it's it's exciting. 102 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 1: I'm I'm'm sure Frank can't wait to get his hands 103 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:33,599 Speaker 1: on him all together and get get coaching and teaching 104 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 1: and get back on the grass. But I'm excited. I 105 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: think we've done a lot of good things for that 106 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:40,679 Speaker 1: for that room. Over the course of this offseason, Olson 107 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 1: was selected number one thirty six overall. That's higher than 108 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: where he was projected to go by Pro Football Focus 109 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 1: and the Athletics Dane Bruegler, largely because he's not a 110 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 1: great athlete, but he played every position but center during 111 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: his six years at North Dakota State and was a 112 00:05:57,200 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: three time FCS All American. I'm a I'm a physical 113 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 1: player that that you know, pride myself on being the 114 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:07,159 Speaker 1: hardest worker in the room. He's just going to come 115 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: in and work hard, um and uh, you know, just 116 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,679 Speaker 1: just continue to play through to and through the echo 117 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,479 Speaker 1: of the whistle, and you know, just just imposed my 118 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 1: will every snap and you know, be a relentless physical player. 119 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: And he's looking forward to playing for a coach who 120 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 1: loves glass eaters in Frank Pollock. That's the type of 121 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: player that you're going to get with me, and you 122 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 1: know to play offensive line, I think you gotta be 123 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 1: wired just a little bit different. And you know that 124 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: that's the way that I am, and and have an 125 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: opportunity to play for a coach, it's the same way. 126 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: I'm really looking forward to that. In the fifth round, 127 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: the Bengals traded up, sending their fifth round pick and 128 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: a seventh round selection to the Bears in order to 129 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: move up eight spots where they drafted University of Toledo's 130 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:56,480 Speaker 1: safety Tyson Anderson. Here's defensive coordinator lou Ana Romo. Another big, 131 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:59,599 Speaker 1: you know measurable guy, right, so, height, weight, speed, the 132 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: way you heasy game. He's smart, gives us again the 133 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 1: flexibility do a bunch of different things. So he's uh, 134 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 1: he was very intriguing to me. We did a great 135 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: job going to get him. Selecting Anderson marked the third 136 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 1: time in five rounds that the Bengals added speed to 137 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 1: their secondary. First round draft pick Dax Hill and second 138 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: rounder cam Taylor Britt each ran a four three eight 139 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:28,119 Speaker 1: forty at the combine, and Anderson top that by running 140 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: a four three six. Here's Anna Rumo on the need 141 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: for speed in today's NFL. We're gonna play a bunch 142 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: of great receivers as we all know. You know, think 143 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: about Miami's speed on their perimeter, right with Tyreek and 144 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: Waddle and the guys in our division. You know, there's 145 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: there's speed everywhere. So especially in the back end, those 146 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 1: guys are gonna get out of position some just by 147 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: the nature of their jobs, and if they can't get 148 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: back into the play, you know they're gonna struggle. So 149 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 1: these guys do have the makeup and recovery speed, um, 150 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: and that's what we're looking for with those additions to 151 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: the secondary, plus guys like Trey Hendrickson upfront and Logan 152 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: Wilson at linebacker. Does Anna Rumo think he has one 153 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: of the fastest defenses in the NFL? I would like 154 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: to think. So. You know, we've got some guys at 155 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: each level, as you mentioned, that can really run. And 156 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 1: that's uh, that's that's where this game has gotten too. 157 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: In addition to being fast, Tyson Adderson is smart. He's 158 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 1: just a few classes away from earning a master's degree 159 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: in leadership. I think my biggest strength, honestly is my 160 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: like mine intelligence, my football IQ. That's my biggest strength. 161 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:42,719 Speaker 1: My smarts and bit of ability to adapt on the 162 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: fly and just line fast. Darren Simmons was undoubtedly excited 163 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 1: by this pick, since the speedy Adderson played nearly nine 164 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 1: hundred special team snaps at Toledo. He also fits the 165 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:58,840 Speaker 1: organization's recent emphasis on drafting leaders, since Tyson was voted 166 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 1: team captain three times in college. I just I just 167 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: take it serious. To be honest, I know I'm a leader. 168 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: I know my voice needs to be heard, and I 169 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: know when I stand up and say something that's gonna 170 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: be the right thing. And I'm just excited to be honest. 171 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 1: Since the Bengals traded out of the sixth round and 172 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 1: also traded their first pick in the seventh, their final 173 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 1: selection in the seventh round number two fifty two overall 174 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: was edge rusher Jeffrey Gunter out of Coastal Carolina, who 175 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: was projected to be taken one round earlier by Dane Brugler. 176 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: The six four, two hundred and fifty eight pounder posted 177 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 1: good speed and strength numbers at the Combine and had 178 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: eighteen sacks over his last three seasons. Here's Zach Taylor. 179 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 1: You know, I have not personally spoken to him, but 180 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: the coaches that have, you know, with Marion and Duff 181 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 1: really like like his personality and I feel really good 182 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:50,679 Speaker 1: about him. So speaking to him on the phone, I 183 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: know he was he was really excited to be here. 184 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 1: And so the reports are all that he's a tremendous kid. 185 00:09:57,640 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: The staff, they're really enjoyed having him, and we think 186 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 1: that he provides some value for us, you know, in 187 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: the seventh round, it's we're happy to get him there 188 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 1: after taking an inside pass rusher in the third round 189 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:12,960 Speaker 1: and Zach Carter Gunter adds an outside pass rusher from 190 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: a school that went twenty two and three over the 191 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 1: last two years. You know, he's played effectively for them 192 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:21,680 Speaker 1: at Coastal and they've had a great team. That's a 193 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 1: team I followed from AFAR for a number of years 194 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 1: now just because they've done such a tremendous job. I 195 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 1: think they're really innovative both sides the ball with their schemes. 196 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: They've had a ton of success. They're now starting to 197 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:37,079 Speaker 1: have some players come out of there, and and it's 198 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 1: one of those programs when when guys come out, because 199 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: I remember one that came out last year and you 200 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 1: can just tell they're they're made of the right stuff. 201 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: They've had high standards there at that program, They've been 202 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 1: coached the right way, their expectations are to win. So 203 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:53,240 Speaker 1: it's exciting when you evaluate players from programs like that 204 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 1: that come into the building and they know that there's 205 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 1: gonna be high expectations for him, and so that's certainly 206 00:10:57,880 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 1: a trait that he's got. I think that he's a 207 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:01,840 Speaker 1: again one of those guys that's gonna ask some versatility 208 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: to that room. And but but he's more of an 209 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 1: outside guy as opposed to an inside guy for us. 210 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 1: So the definition of what his role is, it's that's 211 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 1: really hard to say. He's gonna jump in there and 212 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: provide competition for our guys that play more outside than inside, 213 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: and we'll just see where we fit him from there. 214 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: Doctor says playing at Coastal Carol Lineup prepared him for 215 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: the challenges ahead and trying to make the Bengals roster. 216 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say something that's a little little different. Man. 217 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:28,960 Speaker 1: Nobody wants to go to Coastal. And the reason I 218 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 1: say that is because everybody wants to go to Alabama, Clemson, 219 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: all that, and the players that Coastal are the same 220 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 1: way we go to Coast because they would only want 221 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 1: to give us the opportunity. And you know that's what 222 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:40,079 Speaker 1: I carry out of the Bengals. I gotta tip of 223 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 1: my shoulder the size of a boulder, and I'm gonna 224 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 1: just take that to pranks from me every day, Take 225 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:46,680 Speaker 1: that to every rep, take that to every place, you know. 226 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:48,440 Speaker 1: And that's what the Coastal brought me. Man, the tip 227 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: of my shoulder, and it tells me how to work. 228 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: So that's why I'm bringing in to Bengals. Gunter was 229 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 1: a two star recruit coming out of high school and 230 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: weighed one hundred eighty five pounds as a senior. Now 231 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: he's an NFL fell draft pick. Man, I'll go maybe 232 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:07,079 Speaker 1: cry I beaming. I've been dreaming day since I was 233 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 1: eight years old. I used to I used to be 234 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 1: a I used to be five. You know what I'm saying. 235 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:12,440 Speaker 1: I would watch America's game like back to back to 236 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: back on Inshide Networks, and it's just like seeing my 237 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:17,880 Speaker 1: name go across that screen. It's just everything I did 238 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 1: was worth it. You know. He's an easy guy to 239 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 1: root for. The Bengals. Booth podcast is presented by Ultimate Bengals. 240 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:28,560 Speaker 1: They're free to play fantasy football game. This past season, 241 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 1: Ultimate Bengals awarded a weekly winner during the course of 242 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 1: the year with tickets, autograph merchandise, and money can't buy 243 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 1: experiences all up for grabs. Find Ultimate Bengals in the 244 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:42,959 Speaker 1: app Store and Google Play. Now time to bring in 245 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 1: my broadcast partner Dave Lapham for a look at Day 246 00:12:45,760 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 1: three and some thoughts on the entire class. Lap The 247 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 1: Bengals went into the draft with eight picks. They wound 248 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 1: up having six after trading up twice. What stands out 249 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,199 Speaker 1: to you about the six guys they wound up selecting. Well, 250 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 1: I think, first of all, I think in a lot 251 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 1: of people's opinion, and I think the Bengals opinion, it 252 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 1: was probably justified that it was a thin draft, you know, 253 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 1: so they were going for quality rather than quantity, and 254 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: when they targeted somebody that they really felt could help 255 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 1: them and not necessarily an area of need. I think 256 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:23,840 Speaker 1: need might be a little strong, but definitely areas you 257 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:26,959 Speaker 1: wanted to get better at and add to depth. They 258 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:30,440 Speaker 1: didn't hesitate, and they moved up twice to get you know, 259 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:35,960 Speaker 1: to get players, and obviously in free agency they attacked 260 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: an area of need in the offensive line, and in 261 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: the draft they attacked the secondary. So those were two 262 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 1: areas that they felt they wanted to improve and better 263 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 1: those entire position groups, and they went about it, and 264 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:52,680 Speaker 1: I think in a successful way. So I joked in 265 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 1: a story I wrote on Bengals dot Com that I 266 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 1: think that Tom Cruise character Maverick from the movie Top 267 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 1: Gun was in the Benk draft room. Because they felt 268 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 1: the need the need for speed. They drafted two guys 269 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 1: who ran a four three eight forty. They ran, They 270 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:12,040 Speaker 1: drafted a guy who ran a four to three six forty. 271 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 1: Their last pick in the seventh round was about a 272 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,720 Speaker 1: two hundred and sixty pound guy ran a four seven forty. 273 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 1: They got faster in this draft they did. They did 274 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 1: I think as a as a defensive unit, they definitely 275 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 1: in all levels really they have some good team speed. 276 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: I mean Logan Wilson, M Davis Gaither, those guys can 277 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: run at linebacker, Sam Hubbard Hendrickson, these guys can move, 278 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 1: they can run h and as a result, lou Anna 279 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: Rumo will you know, use them in different ways, will 280 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:48,080 Speaker 1: take advantage of that athleticism, the versatility of that athleticism, 281 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: and designed some some things that you don't see on 282 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: an everyday basis or every week basis in the National 283 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 1: Football League. So that's a big advantage. And he added 284 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 1: to it. I mean, it's like, uh, he has more 285 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 1: spies than the CIA and the FBI spy candidates everywhere, 286 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 1: There's no question about it, at every level of that 287 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 1: defensive football team. So yeah, I think they definitely increased 288 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 1: their overall team speed. And there's always a trickle down 289 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: effect to Darren Simmons too. Whenever you have a roster 290 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: that has increased its team speed at positions you like 291 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 1: in the secondary, those guys give Darren Simmons special team 292 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: snap so they get faster there as well, which I'm 293 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 1: sure Darren doesn't have a problem within any way, shape 294 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:37,480 Speaker 1: or form. The other thing that you know struck me 295 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 1: is I remember Paul Brown every single training camp in 296 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 1: his message, which was the same message, by the way, 297 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 1: every year at training camp, talking about this significance and 298 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 1: importance of intelligence and overall intelligence and more importantly football intelligence. 299 00:15:57,360 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 1: And you've got a lot of guys that sometimes probably 300 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 1: because of COVID, having the extra year of eligibility gave 301 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 1: them an extra year to get the school work done, 302 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 1: and you have a lot of guys that cut degrees, 303 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: a lot of guys are finishing graduate degrees, and some 304 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: even have the graduate degrees. And then you've got guys 305 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: who were captains, two time captains and even a three 306 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 1: time captain. So some of the things that they've found, 307 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: you know, work for them to have a checklist of 308 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 1: guys to add to the culture and be able to 309 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 1: make a contribution to the football team in areas the 310 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 1: most importantly, it's got to be on the football field, 311 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: what are you doing there? But if you can you 312 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 1: add pieces to the culture off the football field, in 313 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: the locker room, in the community, that's all big two. 314 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 1: All right, Let's look specifically at the three guys that 315 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 1: they drafted on the final day, beginning with fourth round 316 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: draft pick offensive lineman Cordell Vulson six six, three hundred 317 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: and fifteen pounds. Not thought to be a great athlete, 318 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 1: but very productive player at North Dakota State, three times 319 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 1: first team All Conference, he started his last forty one games. 320 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 1: He had the best pass blocking grades at the Shrine Bowl, 321 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 1: and obviously a guy that Frank Pollock really seemed to like. Yeah, 322 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 1: I mean, here's a guy that's a three time FCS 323 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:22,880 Speaker 1: All American and his list of accomplishments. You know, every 324 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:26,040 Speaker 1: they put out press releases in All American teams and 325 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 1: you know, from various platforms associated press stats perform All 326 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 1: American team, hero sports, athlete, sports. I mean he was, 327 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 1: he was first team All American in all of them. 328 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:43,160 Speaker 1: And not only did he perform at a very high level, 329 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:47,199 Speaker 1: but North Dakota State is a perennial dominant force. I 330 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 1: mean he was involved with. I mean, if you don't 331 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 1: want a national championship there, you stink, you know, I mean, 332 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:56,159 Speaker 1: it's just you haven't gotten the job done. So this uh, 333 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:58,960 Speaker 1: he appeared in a school record sixty five games and 334 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:02,120 Speaker 1: including forty one starts, like he said, and he's played 335 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 1: all four positions during his career. So again, position versatility 336 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:10,320 Speaker 1: becomes a scenario. Now he played tackle his last year, 337 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: but I think they're going to kick him inside to uh, 338 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 1: you know, to the guard position. Um, part of four 339 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: national championship teams during his six year career, and he's 340 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 1: a two time captain. So this this guy, this guy's 341 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,920 Speaker 1: he's got some uh, he's got some pedigree to him. Um, 342 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:34,159 Speaker 1: he's got good habits both personally and team achievement wise. 343 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:38,399 Speaker 1: Uh so guys like that. Even though he didn't you know, 344 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 1: perform at a big you know, power five school situation 345 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:45,520 Speaker 1: in front of a hundred thousand people, he's got some 346 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: some skins on the wall. You know, there's no there's 347 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:50,440 Speaker 1: no question about it. And I think he's going to 348 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 1: be very prideful of that, and he should be. We 349 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: had a chance to visit with Frank Pollock for an 350 00:18:56,960 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 1: extended period of time after this election, and it was 351 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:03,679 Speaker 1: obvious how much he likes the kid. His attitude, his 352 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:07,199 Speaker 1: work ethic, and the intangibles. Yeah, I think nothing was 353 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: given to him, you know. Uh, his dad's got a 354 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:14,159 Speaker 1: tremendous work ethic and this kid has a work ethic 355 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:17,959 Speaker 1: and a blue collar mentality and nature to him. Um, 356 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 1: you know, I think I think he was he was 357 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:24,199 Speaker 1: raised to believe that you're not given every anything. What 358 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 1: you what you uh, you have to earn it all. 359 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 1: It's not going to be given to you. There's no 360 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:32,720 Speaker 1: handouts and so that that that'll that'll translate well in 361 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: Frank Pollock's room for sure. And uh, um, you know 362 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:40,360 Speaker 1: he's right now. If i'm him, I'm thinking I'm the 363 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: only offensive player this football team drafted and there's one 364 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 1: position in the offensive line that's available and open. Now, 365 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 1: I know there are other veteran players that are going 366 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 1: to be competing for it, but they drafted me and 367 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:54,280 Speaker 1: told me that I'm probably going to start my career 368 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 1: as a guard and that left guard job is open. 369 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 1: Laser focus. That's the goal. Now, you know, that's the 370 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 1: ultimate goal. But if you don't start as a rookie 371 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 1: in the National Football League, I mean, that's fine, but 372 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 1: that should be your ultimate goal and then other things 373 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 1: take place, you know, the latter of success. All right, Well, 374 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: I'm going to make the active roster on game day. 375 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:20,200 Speaker 1: I'm going to be one of the seven or eight 376 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 1: offensive linemen that Frank Pollack believes that are going to 377 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 1: help us win football games. That's the next thing. If 378 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 1: you don't, you know, get the starting job. So there's 379 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:32,200 Speaker 1: plenty of things, plenty of things for him to set 380 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: his sights on, and the way he's worked through his 381 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:37,640 Speaker 1: entire career, I would not be surprised to see him 382 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:40,280 Speaker 1: be a pretty high achiever. So that is fourth round 383 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:43,919 Speaker 1: draft pick Cordell Volsen. We moved to the fifth round 384 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 1: and that marked the second time in the draft that 385 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:48,680 Speaker 1: the Bengals traded up. They moved up eight spots from 386 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:51,680 Speaker 1: one seventy four to one sixty six, made a deal 387 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 1: with the Bears. They gave up their fifth round pick 388 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 1: and also the early pick that they had in the 389 00:20:56,119 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 1: seventh round, the one they got from the Giants and 390 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 1: the Billy Price trade, and they wound up taking a 391 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: safety from the University of Toledo named Tyson Anderson. Now, 392 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 1: of all of the players the Bengals selected in his draft, 393 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 1: the six players that they selected, he was the guy 394 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 1: that was rated higher than the spot where they were 395 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:17,920 Speaker 1: able to get him more than anybody else. Pro Football 396 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 1: Focus had him as a third or fourth round pick. 397 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 1: Dane Brugler had him as a fourth round pick. Again, 398 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 1: the Bengals got him in the fifth round, number one 399 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:29,680 Speaker 1: sixty six. This is a guy with good size six 400 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:32,960 Speaker 1: one two o nine who again ran a four three 401 00:21:33,080 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 1: six forty at the combine four three six forty thirty 402 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:40,359 Speaker 1: seven inch vertical. When you can run and jump like that, 403 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 1: you're a damn good athlete. And he's over six one 404 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:46,240 Speaker 1: and a half approaching two hundred and ten pounds. And 405 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 1: here's another guy that got his degree in business and 406 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:55,479 Speaker 1: he's working toward an MBA in leadership and three time captain. 407 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:58,640 Speaker 1: I'm captain, right, and that falls right into place with it. 408 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 1: So he is his high school valedictorian. This kid is sharp, 409 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:08,320 Speaker 1: carried a GPA three point three eight. So this is 410 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 1: this is the kind of guy Paul Brown's talking about, 411 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:14,200 Speaker 1: not just football savvy in terms of instincts and seeing 412 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 1: things and reading it before it happens, but but overall 413 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:20,919 Speaker 1: raw intelligence. Uh. I remember Paul saying, I like to 414 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:26,679 Speaker 1: shron myself with intelligent people. Um, but he's a smart, 415 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:30,240 Speaker 1: long athletic. Uh. He's you know, he's got all He's 416 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 1: got all the intangrals. And he was a big time 417 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: special teamer. He played a ton of special teams at 418 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:39,880 Speaker 1: the collegiate level. And a guy with that kind of experience, uh, 419 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 1: in that phase of it that runs a four, three six, 420 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 1: Darren Simmons is ruling. I mean, there's no question about that. 421 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 1: So and here's a guy that can play safety, He's 422 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 1: played in the slot. He's got position versatility. That that's 423 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:56,920 Speaker 1: the common nominator. Every single player that they drafted has 424 00:22:56,920 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 1: got position versatility. Now you know they didn't aft a 425 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 1: quarterback or a running back or a wide receiver. I 426 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:06,159 Speaker 1: mean they didn't they didn't draft anybody that's going to 427 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 1: be handling the football. Was kind of an interesting draft 428 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:15,640 Speaker 1: in that regard. And five defensive football players, but they 429 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 1: all have position versatility, which is a must in the 430 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:21,480 Speaker 1: National Football League with the roster sizes in terms of 431 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 1: number of players that you deal with. They won't specifically 432 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 1: say that it had anything to do with guys being 433 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 1: in the final year of their contract, but Eli Apple, 434 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 1: Von Bell and possibly Jesse Bates will be in their 435 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:37,960 Speaker 1: final year with Cincinnati, and they have added three guys 436 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 1: that can potentially replace whichever guys they wind up losing, right, 437 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 1: And you know the thing, the thing that, yeah, that's interesting, 438 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 1: Jesse Bates is the one that's being talked about a 439 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: ton with respect to his contract, and the safety position 440 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 1: is the only position that's basically declined, you know, plateau 441 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 1: and starting to drop and turn what they're getting paid. Um. 442 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:05,359 Speaker 1: But von Bell is in the final year of a 443 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 1: contract too, and stands to reason that I'm not sure 444 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 1: you can keep both of them. Which one are you're 445 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 1: going to keep? It might not automatically be Jesse Bates 446 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 1: if they move on from Vaughn Bell, they may be 447 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:18,159 Speaker 1: able to afford Jesse Bates a little bit easier. So 448 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:22,400 Speaker 1: I mean that that room is a good room. In 449 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 1: that room, I mean they're they're playing for their football lives. 450 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 1: If it doesn't work out here, they want to put 451 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:32,160 Speaker 1: together as good as seasons they possibly can to get 452 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:34,880 Speaker 1: that contract somewhere else. And then you get a young 453 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 1: buck who's uh, you know a couple of young bucks 454 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 1: drafted very early in the draft that say hey, you 455 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 1: know what about me? Um. So it's going to be 456 00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:49,960 Speaker 1: very very interesting. There's there's different levels of stages of 457 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:53,959 Speaker 1: their career, uh, and it's going to be extremely competitive. 458 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,879 Speaker 1: It's going to be very interesting to to monitor the 459 00:24:56,960 --> 00:25:02,399 Speaker 1: environment of that of that room. And I think competition 460 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:06,640 Speaker 1: breeds excellence performance And they can all run and they 461 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:10,200 Speaker 1: all have range. I think the safety position is gonna 462 00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:12,679 Speaker 1: make a lot of plays for Louianna Rumo. And it 463 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 1: won't just be at the safety position. These guys will 464 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:18,280 Speaker 1: be playing some slot corner form and blitz and form 465 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:20,119 Speaker 1: and doing all kinds of things. I think it's going 466 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:22,720 Speaker 1: to be very interesting to see how this whole thing unfolds. 467 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 1: The sixth and final member of this year's draft class, 468 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:28,880 Speaker 1: selected in the seventh round, number two fifty two overall 469 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 1: was Jeffrey Gunter, an edge rush type guy, although he 470 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:35,840 Speaker 1: played all over the place at Coastal Carolina, six four 471 00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:39,439 Speaker 1: two hundred and fifty eight pounds, ran a four seven forty, 472 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:42,440 Speaker 1: did thirty reps on the bench press. So he gets 473 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: an excellent relative athletics score from at math bomb on 474 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:52,119 Speaker 1: Twitter and an intriguing good character guy to add to 475 00:25:52,119 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 1: the mix. And that's the thing I think even up 476 00:25:55,040 --> 00:26:00,200 Speaker 1: to the seventh round pick position, versatility and athleticism, I mean, 477 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:05,440 Speaker 1: speed was a factor overall. Athleticism, vertical jump, broad jump, 478 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:09,840 Speaker 1: three cone, all those things. How how do these guys move? 479 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:12,320 Speaker 1: And like lou and Ruma was talking about, you know, 480 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:14,560 Speaker 1: if you run a four to three six, but yet 481 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:16,479 Speaker 1: you can't stop and start, if you run a four 482 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:18,239 Speaker 1: to three six and you can't slam the brakes on 483 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 1: and get in and out of cuts, it's not it 484 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:22,680 Speaker 1: won't help you in football. I mean, you know this 485 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 1: isn't long. Speed's a great thing, but it's not a 486 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 1: track meet. So you have to be able to to 487 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,280 Speaker 1: do some other things. And these these guys can all 488 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:34,160 Speaker 1: do that. It's interesting, Hubert. They draft in the seventh 489 00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:36,840 Speaker 1: round last year from Kansas State, same type of guy, 490 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:40,320 Speaker 1: and you're gonna you're gonna have back to back last 491 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:42,760 Speaker 1: picks of the draft for the Cincinnati Bengals in back 492 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:45,480 Speaker 1: to back seasons. I should say that, you know, are 493 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:48,040 Speaker 1: going to be competing for you know, maybe a spot 494 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:51,160 Speaker 1: if they're fortunate, or practice squad or whatever the case 495 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:54,159 Speaker 1: may be there, but both of them seem to be 496 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:56,919 Speaker 1: cut from the same cloth, try hard guys, you know, 497 00:26:57,040 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 1: doggedly determined, going to empty the effort bucket. And they're 498 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:05,119 Speaker 1: going to be in a room with Hendrickson, Hubbard, all 499 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 1: those kind of guys. That's another good room to be 500 00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:10,520 Speaker 1: a part of. And um, you know, I thought Lou 501 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:13,880 Speaker 1: made made a great comment. When you have these young 502 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:18,600 Speaker 1: rookie players in a team meeting and you know you've 503 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:21,880 Speaker 1: got your rookie safety sitting between Jesse Bates and Von 504 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:25,720 Speaker 1: Bell and can look to either way and get questions answered, 505 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:29,000 Speaker 1: and you know you've got back to back seventh round 506 00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:32,920 Speaker 1: edge guys that haven't played a snap yet or haven't 507 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:35,600 Speaker 1: even practiced yet. Hubert, he didn't even make it to 508 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:41,160 Speaker 1: training camp, he blew back in offseason workouts. So those 509 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:45,640 Speaker 1: guys sitting between Hendrickson and Hubbard, that's that's what you're 510 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:48,280 Speaker 1: talking about in terms of culture and the type of 511 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:51,959 Speaker 1: team you want to have. And because these these veteran 512 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:56,639 Speaker 1: players will offer up very very good advice, you know, 513 00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:00,760 Speaker 1: and maybe they'll wait to be asked, but man, the answers, 514 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:02,479 Speaker 1: the young guys are going to be impressed with what 515 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:09,240 Speaker 1: they hear, and not not just football, but nutrition, proper rest, 516 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:12,160 Speaker 1: taking care of your body. I mean, it's these guys 517 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:15,480 Speaker 1: know the tricks of the trade. They've been through the process, 518 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:17,880 Speaker 1: and they can they can offer things that are very, 519 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:21,600 Speaker 1: very valuable to these young players. For sure, because the 520 00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:25,400 Speaker 1: draft class is small in numbers six players, there will 521 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:28,479 Speaker 1: be more undrafted free agents that wind up wind up 522 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:31,159 Speaker 1: signing with the Bengals more than usual. They want to 523 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:34,240 Speaker 1: have a certain number of players at training camp obviously 524 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:36,320 Speaker 1: for depth and for reps. So it'll be interesting to 525 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 1: see coming off of Super Bowl who they are able 526 00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:42,040 Speaker 1: to lure as a UFA. Yeah, and you got to 527 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 1: think at some point you need numbers just for training camp, 528 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:51,360 Speaker 1: you know. So I think that that's where you're going 529 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:54,760 Speaker 1: to see you know, your wide receivers, your tight ends 530 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:59,080 Speaker 1: that you weren't able to necessarily generate in this draft, 531 00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:01,800 Speaker 1: and you did sign a tight end and free agency, 532 00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:06,160 Speaker 1: but you know, there's the wide receiver position. They've got 533 00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 1: to get some bodies in there. So which and it's 534 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 1: going to be interesting because if you're a college free agent, 535 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 1: oh yeah, I mean, yeah, you're gonna give me a 536 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:16,880 Speaker 1: lot of reps in training camp. But what chance do 537 00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 1: I have to make that football team with that group? Well, 538 00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:21,120 Speaker 1: they don't, they don't really have any They're still trying 539 00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:23,960 Speaker 1: to find that fourth receiver. So I mean, if you 540 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:26,960 Speaker 1: if you go out there and shine, you have a 541 00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: chance to chance to really live live a dream, fulfill 542 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 1: a dream. There's there's no doubt about it. So I 543 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:36,880 Speaker 1: think that, uh, the fund begins in that regard. And 544 00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:40,720 Speaker 1: it is interesting now the way each you know, there's 545 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:42,959 Speaker 1: money designated for each round and the draft, and then 546 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:46,000 Speaker 1: there's money designated for college free agency, and you can 547 00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 1: break it up however you want. Sometimes you don't want 548 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 1: to be drafted in the seventh round. You'd rather be 549 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 1: a college free agent. You're looking at a much bigger 550 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:55,720 Speaker 1: signing bonus as a college free agent potentially than you 551 00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:58,000 Speaker 1: are as a as a drafted player late in the draft. 552 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 1: Although you hear these guys that are drafted late, they 553 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 1: are so happy, so fulfilled, so excited, you know, a 554 00:30:08,920 --> 00:30:12,400 Speaker 1: lifetime dream just to get drafted in the National Football League. 555 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:15,480 Speaker 1: It's like all your friends, Oh, did you get drafted? No? No, 556 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:17,840 Speaker 1: I was a free agent, but I made more money. 557 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:20,040 Speaker 1: We don't care you didn't get drafted, you know. I mean, 558 00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 1: it's a there's a little bit of a you know, 559 00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:25,720 Speaker 1: pecking order deal that you know, you can go out 560 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:27,520 Speaker 1: and pump your chest up about a little bit. So 561 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:31,560 Speaker 1: it's all very interesting. All right. Another draft is in 562 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:34,040 Speaker 1: the books. We'll be talking about these guys in the 563 00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:36,080 Speaker 1: weeks and months to come. Look forward to getting to 564 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 1: know them much better. And again, appreciate all you did 565 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:41,920 Speaker 1: over the weekend. Appreciate you, Dan, and I am very 566 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:48,120 Speaker 1: intrigued and excited to watch this defense run. I think 567 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:49,960 Speaker 1: they're going to be it's going to be a group 568 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 1: that swarms. I really I don't. I'm trying to think 569 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 1: if there's there are other teams in the National Football 570 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:59,200 Speaker 1: League that have really good team speed, but they can't 571 00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 1: have a whole lot more team speed than the Cincinnati Bengals, 572 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:05,239 Speaker 1: and Luana Ruma and his staff are gonna put out there. 573 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:07,760 Speaker 1: I mean, it's gonna be fun to watch them fly. 574 00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 1: To the football man, it's gonna be very You wonder 575 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:15,200 Speaker 1: how many explosives are they going to give up because 576 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:18,600 Speaker 1: it can't be a huge number. With the recoverability speed, 577 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:21,080 Speaker 1: even if you get beaten, you can you can recover 578 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:27,720 Speaker 1: when you're running sub four or four. That's the crazy 579 00:31:27,800 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 1: thing is there are more guys doing it, and every 580 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:35,040 Speaker 1: year it's like, can they get bigger, stronger, faster, Yes 581 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:40,000 Speaker 1: they can. I mean the nutrition, uh, you know, the 582 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:44,520 Speaker 1: in terms of training your body and how they know 583 00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 1: how to take care of themselves and the league doesn't 584 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:49,240 Speaker 1: beat them up as much as they used to. It's 585 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:51,280 Speaker 1: exciting to see these guys go out and perform. They 586 00:31:51,280 --> 00:31:55,600 Speaker 1: are world class athletes. There's no doubt that's going to 587 00:31:55,640 --> 00:31:57,720 Speaker 1: do it. For this episode of The Bengals Booth podcast 588 00:31:57,800 --> 00:32:01,560 Speaker 1: presented by Ultimate Bengals, load Ultimate Bengals ahead of the 589 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:04,920 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two season. It's free to play next level 590 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:09,760 Speaker 1: fantasy football with fantastic Bengals prizes. Get it now on 591 00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:12,680 Speaker 1: the app Store and Google Play. And if you haven't 592 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:15,320 Speaker 1: done so already, please subscribe to this podcast and if 593 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:17,320 Speaker 1: you have a minute, give it a rating or share 594 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:21,640 Speaker 1: a comment that helps more Bengals fans find us. I'm 595 00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:24,800 Speaker 1: Dan Horde and thanks for listening to the Bengals Booth 596 00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:25,600 Speaker 1: podcast