1 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: Happy New Year everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: downloading The Bengals Booth Podcast. The I got it so 3 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: hard and got so far, but in the end it 4 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 1: doesn't even matter. Addition, as the Bengals are eliminated from 5 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: playoff contention after a hard fought loss in Kansas City 6 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: twenty five to seventeen. Coming up Radio replays locker room 7 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 1: comments in postgame analysis from Dave Lapham. Then in this 8 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: week's fun Facts Conversation, you'll get to know the multi 9 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:42,839 Speaker 1: talented Dax Hill. 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It's the greatest thing since turned yellow 19 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: dot com. If you're a fan of the Simpsons, you 20 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: might be interested to know that I have a small 21 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: connection to the show. In the Dance and Homer episode 22 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: where Homer Simpson becomes the mascot for the local minor 23 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: league baseball team, there's a play by play announcer named 24 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 1: Dan Horde. My friend Ken Levine wrote the episode. I 25 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: bring that up because one of my Christmas gifts this 26 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:46,960 Speaker 1: year was a family portrait of me, my wife, and 27 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: my son looking like characters from The Simpsons, even sitting 28 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: on their living room couch. It was created by sending 29 00:01:55,440 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: a photo to turned yellow dot com. That's several websites 30 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: where you can simpsonize a photo. It's not super cheap, 31 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 1: but it is pretty cool. Or, as Bart Simpson might say, Cowabunga. Now, 32 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: let's get to the radio replays from Sunday's loss in 33 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 1: Kansas City. The Bengals got the ball to begin the 34 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: game and chewed up more than eight and a half minutes, 35 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: kicking a field goal to take a three to nothing lead, 36 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 1: but the Chiefs answered with a seventy five yard touchdown drive. 37 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: Bengals have their dime defense on the field, six defensive 38 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: backs on third down in goal from the eight, only 39 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: two defenders in three point stances for Cincinnati. Has Mahomes 40 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: waits for the shotgun snap back at the thirteen, he catches, 41 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: He looks, fires a passing to the end zone, caught 42 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 1: by a wide open Pachecko for the Kansas City touchdown. 43 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: That was the only touchdown the Chiefs scored all day, 44 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: and on their second drive, the Bengals answered to retake 45 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: the lead. This will be the eleventh play of the drive. 46 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:07,800 Speaker 1: The Bengals first drive lasted fifteen plays. Browning throws caught 47 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:13,239 Speaker 1: by Mixon driving toward the end zone, touchdown. Bengals Joe 48 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: Mixon doing push ups in the end zone after hauling 49 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: in the touchdown pass from Jake Browning. It was ten 50 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: to seven Cincinnati. In less than a minute later, the 51 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: Bengals defense made a big play. Mahomes in the gun. 52 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: Three receivers out to the left. He's back to throw. 53 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: Mahomes from the pocket, has it stripped from behind. Trey 54 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: Hendrickson knocked it away from Patrick Mahomes and the Bengals 55 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: recover after twenty four yard line. Trey Hendrickson will get 56 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: credit for a strip sack there, his seventeenth sack of 57 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: the year, as he knocked the ball free from Patrick 58 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 1: Mahomes and Sam Hubbard recovered that gave the Bengals the 59 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: ball at the Kansas City twenty four, and Cincinnati capitalized 60 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: third down in goal inside the one. The Bengals are 61 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 1: five for six on third down tries. Browning will be 62 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: under center. Mixon is the running back. True sample motions. 63 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: Now he will line up right behind Browning. They do 64 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: not do the tush push. Browning rolls right, He keeps 65 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 1: the ball, spins backward and gets into the end zone. 66 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 1: Touchdown Bengals on a one yard scramble by Jake Browning. 67 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 1: The Bengals had a seventeen to seven lead midway through 68 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:30,359 Speaker 1: the second quarter, with scores on their first three possessions. Unfortunately, 69 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: the Bengals did not score again on their final seven 70 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: drives of the game. Two Kansas City field goals made 71 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 1: it seventeen to thirteen at the half. On the Bengals 72 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: first drive of the third quarter, they started at their 73 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 1: own seventeen and drove to the Kansas City six, where 74 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:51,359 Speaker 1: they faced fourth down and one. Rather than kick a 75 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:54,600 Speaker 1: field goal to push the lead back to seven, Zach 76 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 1: Taylor elected to go for it. The line is overloaded 77 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: to the right Cody Ford plus two tight ends to 78 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: that side. Browning's under center takes the snap, gives it 79 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 1: to mix, and he doesn't come close to getting back 80 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 1: to the line of scrimmage. Willie Gay greeted him at 81 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:12,599 Speaker 1: a nine for a three yard loss. 82 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 2: I just felt like, fourth and one, we need to 83 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 2: go for it. 84 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 3: There. 85 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 2: They played a goal line front. Really, you know, in 86 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 2: a little further situation than we expected. Is a good 87 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 2: play by them. They did a good job making the play. 88 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: The Chiefs dominated the rest of the game, kicking field 89 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 1: goals on four straight possessions and punishing Jake Browning with 90 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 1: their pass rush. Once they had the lead, second down 91 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 1: and sixteen, the Bengals hit their own forty nine. They 92 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:40,799 Speaker 1: trail by eight to go. Shotgun snapped to Browning sacked again, 93 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 1: Chris Jones pouncing on the Bengals quarterback. This time it's 94 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 1: back to the thirty eight yard line. The loss of 95 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: eleven on the sack. 96 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 3: And now it's yeah again. 97 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:56,239 Speaker 4: This is the most brutal time to try to pass 98 00:05:56,279 --> 00:06:00,159 Speaker 4: protect because there's only one thing you're gonna do, and 99 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 4: it's tough for me. 100 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:02,799 Speaker 3: The Chiefs are coming with pressure. 101 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 1: Kansas City finished with six sacks and fourteen quarterback hits 102 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 1: and wrapped up their eighth straight AFC West title with 103 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:14,919 Speaker 1: a twenty five to seventeen win. The Bengals fell to 104 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:19,599 Speaker 1: eight and eight and were eliminated from playoff contention. Here's 105 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 1: Sam Hubbard. 106 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 5: We got a lot of great players that are going 107 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 5: to take this adversity that we face this year and 108 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:27,600 Speaker 5: turn into a positive, work extra hard, come back hungry 109 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 5: next year to do what we need to do. 110 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 1: I know I am. 111 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 5: We faced a lot this year, but like I said earlier, 112 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 5: I'm just proud of this locker room. I love this 113 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:39,920 Speaker 5: locker room. I love how everybody carried themselves, how they 114 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 5: treated each other, how they worked weekend, week out despite 115 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 5: any circumstance stance to try and get the win, try 116 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:50,839 Speaker 5: to stay together, and like I said, I'm proud of 117 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 5: the locker room. 118 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: Jake Browning threw for one hundred and ninety seven yards 119 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: in a touchdown and ran for thirty two yards in 120 00:06:56,480 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: another score. His passer rating for the season ninety six 121 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: point five, and he's certainly proven to be a capable backup, 122 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: but that didn't lessen the disappointment on Sunday. 123 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 6: Here's Jake It sucks to lose when you're in still 124 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 6: in the race, and uh, you know, there's no real crazy, 125 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 6: insightful comment there, just it sucks to lose anytime, and 126 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 6: especially when you know you needed that win to keep battling. 127 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 6: But uh, you know, I don't know what the playoff 128 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 6: picture and all that looks like. But I think the 129 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 6: standard that was established, you know, even before I got here, 130 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 6: was to just keep battling, and so that's what we're 131 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 6: gonna do. I mean, I think I think they made 132 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 6: some good adjustments at halftime, started doubling guys and uh 133 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 6: and spying as well, and so you know, yeah, it 134 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 6: was tough. It was tough to be able to tell 135 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 6: who was who's getting doubled and stuff. They mixed it up, 136 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 6: and uh, yeah, it's good scheme, good players, and didn't 137 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 6: do enough to get it done. Yeah, I'm still processing 138 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 6: a loss and sucks. It's great locker room people are 139 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 6: that starts with who you bring in the locker room. 140 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 6: People are gonna keep battling and uh and I felt 141 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 6: a lot of support throughout the last couple of weeks, 142 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 6: especially coming off of a poor performance with the Steelers game, 143 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 6: and you know, I didn't feel like anybody was point 144 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 6: fingers or anything. It was just focus on what everybody 145 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 6: needs to do to get better. And so, you know, 146 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 6: it's kind of my comments on that. 147 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 1: Defensively, the Bengals gave up four passes of more than 148 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:37,199 Speaker 1: twenty yards, including sixty seven and forty one yarders. They 149 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 1: also allowed runs of thirty five and thirty seven yards 150 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:45,439 Speaker 1: by Isaiah Piciceco, who finished with a buck thirty, becoming 151 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 1: the fifth running back to top one hundred yards against 152 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 1: the Bengals this year. I talked to Cam Taylor Britt 153 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:55,079 Speaker 1: after the game. Joe got hurt on the second day 154 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 1: of training camp. Did just feel like from the very 155 00:08:57,720 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: beginning there was too much to overcome this. 156 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:02,680 Speaker 7: I wouldn't say it's never too much to overcome because 157 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 7: you know, with me and my teammates, we feel like, 158 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:07,079 Speaker 7: you know, in any situation, we come together as one. 159 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 7: You know, we can find ourselves out of anybody battle, 160 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,080 Speaker 7: no matter the score, no matter you know, who goes down. 161 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:13,719 Speaker 7: You know it's always next man up for sure. But 162 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 7: uh yeah, when he went down, most definitely you've seen 163 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 7: a downfall and a lot of my teammates most definitely 164 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 7: because you know, you're number one guys now. But I say, 165 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 7: you know, throughout those weeks when Jake came in, the 166 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:28,200 Speaker 7: things everything kind of clicked together. But no, we just 167 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 7: got stays one. 168 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: Man. 169 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 3: That's when we play our best. 170 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 1: Felt like you approached this game like a playoff game today. 171 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 7: Yeah, anytime, man, I really say all my games, Man, 172 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:41,719 Speaker 7: it's playoff atmosphere, honestly, just because Man, you're in the NFL. Bro, 173 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 7: everybody's good. 174 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:44,679 Speaker 3: You're gonna play a. 175 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:48,199 Speaker 7: Team who is two and eight and they have good players, 176 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 7: and most definitely you gotta come in every day, every 177 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 7: game and you know, just treated as such. We may 178 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 7: never get the opportunity again. 179 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: There have been a lot of big plays against the 180 00:09:57,760 --> 00:10:00,599 Speaker 1: Bengals defense this year. I guess that's kind of the 181 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: common thread and the losses. Is it a head scratcher 182 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 1: why other teams have been able to pull off so 183 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:07,560 Speaker 1: many big plays? 184 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 7: I think it's just in the room man with us, Man, 185 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 7: A lot of people that don't get a lot, but 186 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 7: when they do, man is meaningful and such such times 187 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 7: in the game. But we need to get off the 188 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:20,200 Speaker 7: field on third and long and we get hit on 189 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 7: a seven route number twenty five yards and he continues 190 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 7: to run. You know, that's not team defense football, especially 191 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 7: Bengals football. So Most definitely got to come in and 192 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:30,559 Speaker 7: you know, execute and fix all of it. 193 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 1: In this game, Patrick wasn't throwing it over your head, 194 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: but he was hitting guys in stride to turn that 195 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 1: ten yard play into a forty yard play. 196 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 7: You knows we're gonna try to man him up and 197 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 7: try to get pressure on him. So they just try 198 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:44,680 Speaker 7: to run away from us, you know, try to pick 199 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 7: pick everybody, you know, running through each other. 200 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:48,199 Speaker 3: But yeah, that's about it. 201 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:52,119 Speaker 1: So you're eight and eight with a game to go. Unfortunately, 202 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: this one eliminates the Bengals from playoff contention. I guess 203 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 1: what you have to still play for is to finish 204 00:10:57,200 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: with a winning record. Is that a big deal? 205 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 7: That is a huge deal, man, Every game is a 206 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 7: huge deal, especially this last one. Man, you're playing the 207 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 7: Cleveland Browns, so why not. You know, you gotta go 208 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:08,319 Speaker 7: get it, man, put your best foot out there. They 209 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 7: have everything to lose what we don't, So you know, 210 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 7: Most definitely go out there and give them a fight. 211 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: And you don't want to go win less in the 212 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 1: AFC North. 213 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 7: Now you can't go with it list, Man, So we 214 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:17,679 Speaker 7: gotta go out there and put our best foot for 215 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 7: at Like you know, this is not the last game, 216 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 7: you know, just continue to fight. 217 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 1: You kept them out of the end zone, but they 218 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 1: moved the ball enough to kick field goals. That was 219 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't want to put words in your mouth, 220 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:30,000 Speaker 1: but that feels like the negative to me. 221 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 7: And man, we gotta get off the field and third down, 222 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 7: you know, just as simple as that. Like you said, 223 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 7: the explosives matter, and they won't be able to get 224 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 7: down there without the kick the field goals without the explosive. 225 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 7: So you know, most definitely we gotta keep that off 226 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 7: the back end. Uh, the front end, they were doing 227 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 7: their job, you know, getting to the quarterback making make 228 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 7: some crazy decisions. So we just gotta hold up man 229 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 7: as a as a team on the DAP on the 230 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 7: back end, I said. 231 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:53,319 Speaker 1: Okay, I appreciate your time, Thank you, thank you. Now 232 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:55,599 Speaker 1: let's hear from head coach Zach Taylor, who spent a 233 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 1: couple of minutes with LAP. 234 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:02,119 Speaker 4: Coach Keenan fought hard. I mean, give it everything. Yeah 235 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 4: they did. 236 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 2: I'm proud of the way that the eyes showed up 237 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 2: and played and did everything they could, and we just 238 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:08,319 Speaker 2: came up a little short today and credit to Kansas City, 239 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 2: but again proud of the way you guys fought often 240 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 2: on the. 241 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 4: Field in the fourth quarter. It became, you know, a 242 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 4: real tough dynamic. Obviously ended up with eleven yards on 243 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 4: fifteen plays after the fourth down stopped that they had 244 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 4: thirty six yards on nineteen plays. Do you think the 245 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:29,199 Speaker 4: win was out of the sales a little bit? 246 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 3: I didn't feel that. 247 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 2: We just we just didn't maintain very good rhythm, you know, 248 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:35,559 Speaker 2: And that's it's a challenge when you come in here 249 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:38,199 Speaker 2: in a tough environment versus a really good defense. We 250 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 2: obviously expected to produce more than we did and and 251 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:43,079 Speaker 2: we'll have to watch the tape and see what we 252 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 2: could have done. 253 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 4: Better defensively, though they're playing at a very high level. 254 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 4: And the first half, I thought the offense, I thought 255 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 4: Jake Browning really acquitted himself well and to me, he 256 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 4: was doing Patrick Mahomes type stuff. Really. 257 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 2: I thought he managed the game really well. You know 258 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 2: what got difficult at the end was when they just 259 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 2: pinned their ears back and came out after the passer. 260 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:02,160 Speaker 2: And that's the type of game we knew we didn't 261 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 2: want to play. That's where they've been successful. We just 262 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:06,960 Speaker 2: didn't do enough in the third quarter to give ourselves 263 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 2: a lead where we could stay out of that. 264 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 4: And when you were able to use the running game 265 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 4: and be balanced. I you had fourteen first downs at 266 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 4: one junction, was seven on the ground, six in the 267 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 4: air and won by penalty, so it was very balanced 268 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 4: in their pass rush. You guys were negating it. It 269 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 4: wasn't really that big of a deal. 270 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, I thought we had a good play on Our 271 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 2: players believed in it and did a great job executing 272 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:28,319 Speaker 2: it and again just came up short through in the 273 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 2: second half. 274 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 4: So no turnovers they had one, they had the fumble, 275 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 4: but then the fourth down stop kind of negates that, 276 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 4: you know, that turnovers, So it was even steven in 277 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:39,320 Speaker 4: that regard, And that's what these kind of games come 278 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:40,559 Speaker 4: down to, isn't it. 279 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:43,720 Speaker 2: It does you know? And again I thought our defense 280 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:45,800 Speaker 2: stood up and played hard. Them did into the field 281 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 2: goals when they could. Just as a team collectively, we 282 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:50,079 Speaker 2: didn't do enough to get to win. 283 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:54,679 Speaker 4: Coach, I know, I guess officially eliminated from playoff contention 284 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 4: at this point. The Pittsburgh Steelers winning in Seattle. But 285 00:13:58,200 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 4: all you guys gave it a heck of a run 286 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:01,680 Speaker 4: and got another game against the Cleveland Browns. 287 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 5: And I lose. 288 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 4: Football team's going to show up and play it and 289 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 4: play it hard. So everybody show up at Paycorn support 290 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 4: this football team. They deserve it, no doubt. This team 291 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:11,680 Speaker 4: is fought hard. They represent this organization the right way. 292 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:14,080 Speaker 4: It's a meaningful game for us. It's a divisional game. 293 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 4: It's a chance to finish with the winning record in 294 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 4: front of our fans, and so they deserve our best 295 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 4: and we're going to give them our best. Appreciate coach 296 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 4: very much. 297 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 1: Yep, thanks Lom. 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Kettering Health is the official 307 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 1: healthcare provider of the Bengal Now time for the radio 308 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: guys regap LAP. Last year was late January, the Bengals 309 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 1: season came to an end here in Kansas City when 310 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: they lost in the AFC Championship game. The season doesn't 311 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 1: end today, but their playoff chances due with this loss 312 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 1: to the Kansas City Chiefs. To me, this game was 313 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: a microcosm of the entire season. Too many big plays allowed, 314 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 1: couldn't stop the other team's running game, couldn't quite do 315 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 1: enough on the offensive end. 316 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, it is. 317 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 4: I mean it's in the fourth quarter. Offensively, it had 318 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 4: a pretty good game for three quarters. Fifteen snaps eleven 319 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 4: yards in the fourth quarter, and it all you know, 320 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 4: from the when they had the fourth and one stop, 321 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 4: when no turnovers, took care of the football that way. 322 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 4: We talked about every possession ending with a kick fourth 323 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 4: and one gets knocked back for a couple of yard loss, 324 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 4: and from that point on, nineteen snaps thirty six yards. 325 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 4: So obviously that took the wind out of the sales, 326 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 4: totally deflated the football team. And I can understand it. 327 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 4: I mean that was huge. There's no question, and because 328 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 4: it was a dogfed defensively. In spite of all the 329 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 4: things that were going wrong, they were holding them to 330 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:15,360 Speaker 4: field goals. You know, So put one on the board, 331 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 4: one on the board and get you know, Paul the 332 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 4: Great Paul Brown, get points in a battle like you're in. 333 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 4: Make sure you get points, don't come away with nothing. 334 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 4: And you know, that kind of resonated with me. But 335 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 4: in this era of analytics and all that, there's all 336 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 4: kinds of arguments you can make. But numbers aren't number 337 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 4: ninety five on the football field that you have to block. 338 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:45,880 Speaker 4: Numbers aren't number fifteen that you have to defend, you know, 339 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 4: I mean, numbers are numbers, and at some point you 340 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 4: have to, you know, make a determination as to man, 341 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 4: where are we, what we have to do to try 342 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 4: to win this game, how we doing against some of 343 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 4: these guys. Do we feel like we've got enough to 344 00:16:59,360 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 4: hold them off? 345 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:01,840 Speaker 3: And I don't know. 346 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:06,120 Speaker 4: I guess I'm conservative, but I'd always lean toward taking points. 347 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 1: I probably disagree with you on that. I'm okay with 348 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:13,680 Speaker 1: going for it. Obviously it didn't work, It really didn't work, 349 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 1: losing three. At the time, I didn't really second guess it, 350 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 1: But I know what you're saying. I mean, the way 351 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:21,680 Speaker 1: the game played out, it certainly seems like I would 352 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 1: have been prudent to take three. 353 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, I just I just think in a big game 354 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 4: like that, the if you get it, you're not guaranteed 355 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 4: to not kicking a field anyway. So to me, it's 356 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 4: better to come away with points than what happened to them. 357 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 4: They got so deflated when they got nothing that it's like, 358 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 4: you know, Okay, maybe maybe you do convert on fourth 359 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 4: and one in the low red zone, so now it's 360 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 4: first and goal. Maybe maybe you get a touch on, 361 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 4: maybe you don't, maybe kick a field goal and you 362 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,800 Speaker 4: just burn more clock or whatever. So I don't know, 363 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 4: I guess, but it was fourth and one. It wasn't 364 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 4: like it was fourth and three and it kept blown up. 365 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 4: The execution of it wasn't wasn't any good whatsoever. Son 366 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 4: can understand it, can understand it, and you know both ways. 367 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:15,680 Speaker 4: But I just I just know how in a game 368 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:18,679 Speaker 4: like that where you're fighting tooth and nail and you 369 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:22,679 Speaker 4: come away with nothing and you're straining on every snap 370 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 4: to block ninety five, and it's like, damn, you know, 371 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 4: got nothing out of that. But again, if you had 372 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:31,879 Speaker 4: scored a touchdown, now you're sitting in high cotton. So 373 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:35,639 Speaker 4: that's that's the game, that's the National Football League. 374 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:39,480 Speaker 1: I think that's where the former player factor maybe should 375 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:42,880 Speaker 1: be considered because the numbers. I'm sure they crunch these numbers, 376 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: and the numbers say the right thing to do is 377 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:47,360 Speaker 1: to go for it. But those numbers have never been 378 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 1: on the field and know what it's like when you 379 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:52,480 Speaker 1: go for it and don't get it, and how that 380 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:53,679 Speaker 1: affects you emotionally. 381 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:56,480 Speaker 4: Right, well, I mean some of the numbers. It might 382 00:18:56,560 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 4: be a really good football team working against the weak 383 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:03,000 Speaker 4: system and they convert x number of fourth down in shorts. 384 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 4: This is not a week stich a situation. You're on 385 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 4: the road, loud, hostile environment. You can't come off the 386 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:12,359 Speaker 4: football maybe as aggressively as you want to. I mean, 387 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 4: there's so many factors involved where you know, in my mind, 388 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 4: the analytics is just like a sterile numbers situation, not 389 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 4: any kind of environmental considerations or anything like that. So 390 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:29,959 Speaker 4: and I can understand it. But Dan Campbell's probably scratch 391 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 4: has had on a few of them as well. 392 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 1: So they gave up a pass of more than sixty, 393 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 1: they gave up another pass of more than forty. They 394 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:39,679 Speaker 1: gave up a thirty five yard run, they gave up 395 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:43,399 Speaker 1: a thirty seven yard run. It's happened too many times 396 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:46,240 Speaker 1: this year to just be you know something, you're right 397 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:49,600 Speaker 1: off as one of those things. This is a major 398 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: problem that has to be analyzed and fixed in time 399 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 1: for next year. 400 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 4: Absolutely, I mean the team has been shredded. Was it 401 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 4: seven or eight plays of twenty fe yards and water 402 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 4: night count and run pass? I mean, that's that's crazy. 403 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:06,320 Speaker 4: I mean that that number, you just you just can't 404 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 4: live with that number. And again it's not just seventy. 405 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:10,959 Speaker 4: It's like, you know, you get up into the forties, 406 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:13,119 Speaker 4: you get up into the into the uh you know, 407 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 4: like last week the eighties, you get up into the sixties. 408 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 4: I mean those those kind of numbers are are incredible. 409 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:24,400 Speaker 4: And uh yeah, you look at the last two weeks alone, 410 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:27,800 Speaker 4: the back to back losses where you know you needed 411 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 4: to step up and make a statement defensively were shredded. 412 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 4: There's not I think there's only one team in the 413 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 4: league that has given up more twenty yard players in 414 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 4: Tampa Bay. Isn't Tampa Bay that and Tampa Bay was 415 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:43,639 Speaker 4: in the playoff fight too. I don't know if they 416 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:46,400 Speaker 4: still are or not, but you know that that's crazy. 417 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:50,119 Speaker 4: The two teams that were getting shredded and chunk plays 418 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:56,639 Speaker 4: and explosive plays are still winning teams. So yeah, it's 419 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 4: something something definitely has to be looked at. For sure. 420 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 1: They've really prioritized adding speed on defense in the last 421 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 1: draft or two. Have they gone too far towards speed 422 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:11,960 Speaker 1: and little need a little bit more physicality. 423 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:15,160 Speaker 4: You know, I don't know. I think I think speed 424 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 4: is uh is a factor. We saw it tonight. Recoverability speed, 425 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 4: I mean Ax Hill ran down places or touchdowns if 426 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:25,440 Speaker 4: not for him out in the football field running them down, 427 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:27,680 Speaker 4: and that's a that's a big, a big factor in 428 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:30,320 Speaker 4: the speed is the you know, the recoverability part of it, 429 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 4: because if you're if you're a young guy that hasn't 430 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 4: seen everything yet and you're not in the right position 431 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:40,639 Speaker 4: to make the plays, speed doesn't become as big as 432 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 4: a factory, you know. But then if you give up 433 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 4: a play, if it becomes a factor and recoverability and 434 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 4: not giving up to the house, but you're giving up 435 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:51,920 Speaker 4: a bunch of yards. So I think I think these 436 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:56,480 Speaker 4: guys are physical enough, but again, I think that's a 437 00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:59,639 Speaker 4: confidence thing too, and I think I think when they 438 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:02,199 Speaker 4: come back next year, it's going to be I can 439 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:06,360 Speaker 4: I can just remember vividly, Dan, how when I came 440 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 4: to training camp my second year, as opposed to training 441 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 4: camp my rookie year, it was like night and day 442 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:15,639 Speaker 4: and first, you know, the first few games, just getting 443 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:18,480 Speaker 4: into a rhythm a lot quicker and feeling comfortable about 444 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 4: everything and feeling like you're not gonna you know, there's 445 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 4: no hesitation. You know exactly what you're supposed to do 446 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:24,800 Speaker 4: and how you're supposed to do it, and then you're 447 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:27,639 Speaker 4: going out and doing it, whereas there's a little bit 448 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 4: of apprehension, you know, in the early stages of your 449 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:30,400 Speaker 4: rookie year. 450 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 1: Jake Browning did a reasonably good job today when he 451 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 1: had time, threw a touchdown, pass, ran for a touchdown, 452 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:39,639 Speaker 1: and one hundred and ninety seven passing yards and passer 453 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:43,159 Speaker 1: rating mayighty five. He has certainly shown that he is 454 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:48,640 Speaker 1: a very solid backup quarterback. But I think we can 455 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:53,159 Speaker 1: see the difference between a Jake Browning Bengals team and 456 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:56,480 Speaker 1: a Joe Burrow Bengals team and the ceiling that they 457 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 1: can reach when Joe's in the game. 458 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 4: Absolutely, I mean, there's there's there's no question. I mean, 459 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:04,600 Speaker 4: Joe Burrow is one of the highest paid guys in 460 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:07,920 Speaker 4: the league for a reason. You know, it's not it's 461 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,639 Speaker 4: not a small sample size. It's a sample size that 462 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 4: he's proven himself for a period of time. But I 463 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:16,639 Speaker 4: will say, as a former lineman, I would go in 464 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:19,439 Speaker 4: a huddle with Jake Browning any day. I think the 465 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 4: way he comports himself, the way he leads, the way 466 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 4: he competes, his toughness, I would have no qualms, no issues, 467 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 4: no like wondering about Jake Browning. I would go in 468 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 4: the huddle of dead dude every single day of the week. 469 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 1: Hey, knowing that you have a very solid backup quarterback 470 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 1: is a big deal. You know, in a season like 471 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 1: this one where your starter was really healthy for about 472 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:47,399 Speaker 1: five games, that's tough to overcome. But in a typical season, 473 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 1: if your starter has to miss a game or maybe 474 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:52,640 Speaker 1: a couple, knowing that you have a guy that can 475 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:56,280 Speaker 1: win a couple of games if he needs to is huge. 476 00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 4: Massive and Turk shown it's the guy that I look to. 477 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 4: I mean, we had total faith in Turch showing it 478 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 4: in his ability to win football games for us. Now, 479 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:09,040 Speaker 4: was he gonna play like Kenny? Was he gonna do 480 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 4: it the way Kenny did or Boomer? But I didn't play. 481 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 4: I wasn't playing in that era. But it started with 482 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 4: with Kenny Anderson Turk showing it. You know, Kenny breaks 483 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:20,479 Speaker 4: his hand, Turk comes in and it's like he was 484 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:24,360 Speaker 4: always totally prepared. You knew that he knew his stuff. 485 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 4: He wasn't guessing, you know, he was on point with everything, 486 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 4: and he was going to compete and uh confident. You know, 487 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:33,840 Speaker 4: we're gonna go out win this game. Boys, Let's go, 488 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:37,960 Speaker 4: you know. And that's how Jake is. So those guys 489 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:40,000 Speaker 4: are invaluable. There's no question. 490 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 1: The Ravens are the number one seed in the AFC, 491 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:45,639 Speaker 1: the Browns are the number one wildcard team in the AFC, 492 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:49,920 Speaker 1: and the Pittsburgh Steelers are back in the hunt after 493 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:52,879 Speaker 1: back to back wins over Cincinnati and Seattle. 494 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,640 Speaker 4: And they all feasted on the Bengals. Hopefully Cluved doesn't 495 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:58,360 Speaker 4: feast on him one more time because zero to five 496 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:02,119 Speaker 4: in the division. I mean, when that occurred, you know, 497 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 4: it's like this, this is uh, this is almost like 498 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:08,200 Speaker 4: a pipe dream. Get in the playoffs and and get 499 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:11,040 Speaker 4: a seated position in the playoffs with a one in 500 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:15,120 Speaker 4: five division record potentially that that would have been crazy. 501 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 1: So the Steelers clinched their twentieth consecutive non losing season 502 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:22,439 Speaker 1: within their win today. That's what's still. Let's take now 503 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:24,800 Speaker 1: for the Bengals, win the final game, have a winning record, 504 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:26,160 Speaker 1: make it three years in a row. 505 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 4: Absolutely and uh, and finishing at home on an up 506 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:33,399 Speaker 4: note is big. And you know, Forest Greg used to 507 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 4: call it an uptick. Boys. We want to we want 508 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 4: to play in front of our people and and go 509 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:40,880 Speaker 4: out and play some physical football that they'd be proud 510 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 4: of and finish on an uptick. Let's get it done. 511 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 1: All right. That'll be the theme next week. An uptick finale, 512 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:53,120 Speaker 1: an uptick finale, and let's get that tick real high. Finally, 513 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 1: it's time for this week's fun Facts conversation, where you 514 00:25:56,640 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 1: get to know the person under the pads. Time for 515 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:04,520 Speaker 1: some fun facts with safety Dax Hill. Let's start with 516 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:07,880 Speaker 1: your name, and I don't mean your first name, Daxton, 517 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 1: which is pretty unique, but your middle name is Jorel. 518 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:17,200 Speaker 1: The name of Superman's father. Are your parents comic book 519 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 1: fans or what did they tell you about giving you 520 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:20,880 Speaker 1: the middle name Jorell? 521 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 3: They weren't, actually, But I think my dad randomly just 522 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 3: came across that name, and that was a pretty cool 523 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 3: name obviously Superman Superman, and you know his father saw 524 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 3: I guess he was like, yeah, minus, well, as you know, 525 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 3: hopefully we get a Superman out of deck. So I 526 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 3: think that's where that came from. But not comic book 527 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:41,120 Speaker 3: fans at all. 528 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 1: Kids can be sensitive about their middle names when they 529 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:47,560 Speaker 1: share them with the other kids, even if the name 530 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:51,320 Speaker 1: is really plain. Did you like it or were you 531 00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 1: sensitive about having an unusual middle name? 532 00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:56,800 Speaker 3: Uh? Not really. I mean a lot of people didn't 533 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:59,359 Speaker 3: really know my middle name, which which was crazy now 534 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:02,639 Speaker 3: that that you know, has that that that meaning behind it. 535 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 3: But but yeah, I mean I I kind of just 536 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 3: embraced it. I kind of liked that. Whenever my dad 537 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:09,440 Speaker 3: told me at a young young age, I would like, Okay, 538 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 3: I'll rock with it. 539 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:13,720 Speaker 1: We're doing fun facts with Dax Hill. You're from Tulsa, Oklahoma. 540 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:16,159 Speaker 1: I've been to Tulsa many times because you see in 541 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:18,640 Speaker 1: Tulsa used to be in the same conference. I think 542 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:22,320 Speaker 1: it's the windiest place I've ever been in my life, 543 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:26,400 Speaker 1: and it's considered a high risk area for tornadoes. Did 544 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:27,800 Speaker 1: you experience that as a kid? 545 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 3: Uh? Yeah, I actually been in two tornadoes, actually one 546 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:34,120 Speaker 3: at the house and then whenever I was at church 547 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:36,960 Speaker 3: service one day. You know, scary feeling. I mean, you 548 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:40,880 Speaker 3: hear all the wind right above you. Luckily the roofs 549 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 3: didn't come out, come off or anything like that, but 550 00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:46,359 Speaker 3: I mean you can hear everything swirling outside, the leaves, 551 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:49,719 Speaker 3: you know, branches and hitting the windows. I mean, it's 552 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:51,440 Speaker 3: a scary feeling. But you know, once you made it, 553 00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:53,960 Speaker 3: make it out alive. I mean, you know it's you know, 554 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:58,000 Speaker 3: you're thankful. So those experiences are, you know, kind of scary. 555 00:27:58,320 --> 00:28:00,560 Speaker 1: Did you go into the basement or anything like that 556 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:02,240 Speaker 1: when you heard those high wins? 557 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:05,760 Speaker 3: I forgot where I was at church where we went, 558 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:07,840 Speaker 3: but I think we kind of just stayed in the 559 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:10,119 Speaker 3: main part of it. But at home you kind of 560 00:28:10,119 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 3: went underneath the underneath the house and make sure everything 561 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:13,400 Speaker 3: was good. 562 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:17,399 Speaker 1: You have one sibling, an older brother, Justice, who is 563 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:20,359 Speaker 1: three years older than you are. How competitive were the 564 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 1: two of you as kids? 565 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 3: We're competitive. I always wanted to one up him and everything. 566 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:28,879 Speaker 3: I knew I was a better basketball player. But you know, 567 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:30,920 Speaker 3: we always you know, played a game. At twenty one, 568 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:33,720 Speaker 3: he always you know won, But once I started getting 569 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:35,760 Speaker 3: a little bit older, that's when I started to get 570 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:41,080 Speaker 3: the wins. So we're definitely competitive at a young age. 571 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:44,920 Speaker 1: Friendly competition or did your parents have to pull you 572 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:46,120 Speaker 1: apart from time to time? 573 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:48,000 Speaker 3: I mean it was kind of just like, you know, 574 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 3: just having fun. You know, sometimes I don't think it 575 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:53,240 Speaker 3: would get that crazy to where, you know, we're fighting 576 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:55,640 Speaker 3: or anything like that. Sometimes we probably every once in 577 00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 3: a while we may you know, you know, verbalize how 578 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:00,840 Speaker 3: we felt, but pretty much friendly. 579 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 1: He's obviously in the NFL as well with the Baltimore Ravens. 580 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 1: When the Bengals face the Ravens. 581 00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 3: What do your parents wear whenever? Our first guns in 582 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:15,200 Speaker 3: the NFL? One War one jersey other one war, you know, 583 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:17,520 Speaker 3: the Baltimore Jersey. Now it's kind of just been half 584 00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:20,840 Speaker 3: so you know, you know a lot of people anticipated 585 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 3: that happen, and it happened this year. 586 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:26,120 Speaker 1: We're chatting with Dax Hill. You attended Booker T. Washington 587 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:28,560 Speaker 1: High School, which is considered one of the top public 588 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:31,160 Speaker 1: schools in the US, and your parents went there as well. 589 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:34,280 Speaker 1: There's an academic requirement to get in. You can study 590 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: five world languages there. What did you gain from going 591 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:38,760 Speaker 1: to a school like that in high school? 592 00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 3: Uh, I mean I learned a lot of I mean 593 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:47,400 Speaker 3: every subject was pretty tough at AP classes, IB classes. 594 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:50,440 Speaker 3: I mean it's a very like you said, very good school, 595 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:53,280 Speaker 3: top schools and you know, Oklahoma and the nation, and 596 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:55,000 Speaker 3: I mean I feel like they have to be prepared 597 00:29:55,040 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 3: going into college, and you know, so I feel like 598 00:29:57,160 --> 00:29:58,880 Speaker 3: they did a you know, pretty good job, you know 599 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 3: with you know, me and my brother, they're both going there. 600 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 1: You were the Gatorade Player of the Year in the 601 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:05,800 Speaker 1: state of Oklahoma. You could have gone to any college 602 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:09,720 Speaker 1: in the country. Was the recruiting process a bit overwhelming? 603 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, I mean I really had, you know, every 604 00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:17,320 Speaker 3: college offer there was in the Power five. You know, 605 00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:21,479 Speaker 3: first it was kind of hectic, but Jane, I feel like, uh, 606 00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 3: junior year, that's when it started to kind of just 607 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:26,720 Speaker 3: settle down for me. I kind of knew where I 608 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:29,520 Speaker 3: wanted to go from there. I just you know, focused 609 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:31,160 Speaker 3: on schools that I wanted to go had like a 610 00:30:31,200 --> 00:30:34,400 Speaker 3: top five or something like that, I think coming out 611 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:37,920 Speaker 3: of you know, senior year, and so from there kind 612 00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:39,280 Speaker 3: of just you know, committed to Michigan. 613 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:42,720 Speaker 1: I read that your parents gave you this advice when 614 00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 1: you were choosing a school, where would you go if 615 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:48,480 Speaker 1: football was not part of the equation? Is that true? 616 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:49,680 Speaker 1: And did you take that advice? 617 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:53,480 Speaker 3: I did. I mean it was kind of a drawn 618 00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:56,600 Speaker 3: out thing. I feel like just because you know, my parents, 619 00:30:56,600 --> 00:31:00,320 Speaker 3: they sat now with me kind of just we had 620 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:02,360 Speaker 3: like a pros and cons board, really just split it 621 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:05,360 Speaker 3: down the middle which side and kind of just outweighed 622 00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:07,560 Speaker 3: the other one. And I feel like they were a 623 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:09,960 Speaker 3: key part of, you know, my decision going to Michigan 624 00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:12,440 Speaker 3: and really just not focused on football, but kind of 625 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:15,560 Speaker 3: just the holistic view of just my life, you know, 626 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:18,440 Speaker 3: besides football. So they had a major part of that. 627 00:31:19,080 --> 00:31:22,040 Speaker 1: He played for Jim Harbaugh. Clearly a great coach, but 628 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:25,040 Speaker 1: he seems a little odd to me. Do you have 629 00:31:25,160 --> 00:31:28,680 Speaker 1: a best Jim Harbaugh weird story? 630 00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:33,160 Speaker 3: I would say in my home visit. We had good 631 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:36,040 Speaker 3: conversations with him for a few hours, and I felt 632 00:31:36,080 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 3: like one time he just kind of just not dazed 633 00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:40,840 Speaker 3: off of kind of just staring off in the space 634 00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:43,400 Speaker 3: as if we weren't talking. That was hilarious to me. 635 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:46,160 Speaker 3: I'm like, man, what's is he thinking about something else? 636 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:47,920 Speaker 3: Or is he worried about me right now? You know, 637 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:49,960 Speaker 3: it was just, you know, kind of just took me 638 00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:52,320 Speaker 3: for a loop. I was like, Okay, he just kind 639 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:53,960 Speaker 3: of just went to his own world for a second, 640 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:56,480 Speaker 3: which was hilarious to me. But, like you said, a 641 00:31:56,520 --> 00:31:58,120 Speaker 3: great coach, great person. 642 00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:01,160 Speaker 1: So you had a great career for the Wolverines and 643 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 1: played in one of the greatest rivalries in sports Ohio 644 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:08,040 Speaker 1: State Michigan. And in your final game in that rivalry, 645 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:10,480 Speaker 1: you were part of a Michigan team that ended a 646 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:13,200 Speaker 1: streak of eight straight losses to the buck Eys. What 647 00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:16,719 Speaker 1: are your most vivid memories of that win? Uh? 648 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:21,960 Speaker 3: Really just the atmosphere. I was like flirting the entire game, 649 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:24,600 Speaker 3: kind of like a snow game, and really just the 650 00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:27,120 Speaker 3: energy of that game going into you know, that game, 651 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:30,120 Speaker 3: it was just you know, hyped up obviously. Uh, you know, 652 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:32,120 Speaker 3: we had that one circle on the board, you know, 653 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:34,719 Speaker 3: since we started, you know, that season. So I mean 654 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:36,280 Speaker 3: I feel like that was a great win for you know, 655 00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:41,240 Speaker 3: the entire you know, state of Michigan, the university, Like 656 00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:43,680 Speaker 3: everything about that win was just memorable. 657 00:32:44,280 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 1: It seems to have turned the tide in the rivalry. 658 00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:49,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, I feel like I mean, was it three years now, 659 00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:51,680 Speaker 3: three years in a row, So I mean, I feel 660 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:53,120 Speaker 3: like we can keep it going just as long as 661 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:54,800 Speaker 3: they did. You know, I feel like we can do 662 00:32:54,880 --> 00:32:57,880 Speaker 3: that in you know and some so. 663 00:32:57,040 --> 00:32:59,560 Speaker 1: So after your time at Michigan, you were selected with 664 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 1: a thirty first pick of the first round by the Bengals. 665 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:03,280 Speaker 1: Describe your draft. 666 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:07,760 Speaker 3: Night, have family friends over, you know, waiting the entire night, 667 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:11,040 Speaker 3: not knowing when I was gonna get picked. So, you know, 668 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:14,000 Speaker 3: my family they were there, supported me. You know, I 669 00:33:14,040 --> 00:33:15,920 Speaker 3: was kind of just high and low throughout the time. 670 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:17,840 Speaker 3: Didn't know where I was gonna go. Thought I was 671 00:33:17,840 --> 00:33:21,000 Speaker 3: gonna go like fifteen twenty, but ended up falling a 672 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:23,240 Speaker 3: little bit. But I'm thankful for where I'm at now. 673 00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:27,280 Speaker 1: You tied the knot this passed off season. What's more 674 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:29,560 Speaker 1: stressful Draft night or wedding night? 675 00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:34,360 Speaker 3: Ah, wedding for sure. Wedding for sure. Man, just really 676 00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:37,840 Speaker 3: just getting the ring, which was stressful because we were 677 00:33:37,840 --> 00:33:40,040 Speaker 3: trying to go out the country. We didn't have our 678 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:44,160 Speaker 3: passports at that time, so I was trying to get 679 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:46,080 Speaker 3: my passport at that time and didn't get the ring 680 00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:48,880 Speaker 3: in as well. So the ring came in and then 681 00:33:49,040 --> 00:33:51,840 Speaker 3: the passports they weren't in yet. So I'm like, okay, 682 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:53,600 Speaker 3: I have all this plan out of the country and 683 00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:56,600 Speaker 3: hopefully we can still go. So once we got there, 684 00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:59,120 Speaker 3: you know, you know, uh kind of just say what 685 00:33:59,160 --> 00:34:03,440 Speaker 3: I said. We're here now, so, uh, you know, kind 686 00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:06,360 Speaker 3: of just was probably you have a very special moment 687 00:34:06,400 --> 00:34:08,840 Speaker 3: for me, but I feel like a lot more stressful 688 00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:10,240 Speaker 3: than than anything else. 689 00:34:10,680 --> 00:34:12,640 Speaker 1: How'd you pop the question? Do you have a good story? 690 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:15,759 Speaker 3: I was kind of just out the country. I was 691 00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:20,439 Speaker 3: in Saint Martin. Uh, wasn't anything special. She was kind 692 00:34:20,440 --> 00:34:22,200 Speaker 3: of surprised by it. It was like the first night 693 00:34:22,239 --> 00:34:27,080 Speaker 3: we got there, kind of just what did I do? 694 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:29,600 Speaker 3: I kind of just it was like a like a 695 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:33,279 Speaker 3: gazebo almost leaning out to the water, and it was 696 00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:36,360 Speaker 3: just like the perfect view on the sunset, was like 697 00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:39,000 Speaker 3: the sun was setting and kind of just walked out there. 698 00:34:40,080 --> 00:34:43,160 Speaker 3: The water was going wasn't too too choppy or anything 699 00:34:43,239 --> 00:34:45,600 Speaker 3: like that, just a nice breeze, and I mean that's 700 00:34:45,680 --> 00:34:47,040 Speaker 3: kind of my story just you know, up out of 701 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:48,480 Speaker 3: the question, and that's how I happened. 702 00:34:48,760 --> 00:34:51,800 Speaker 1: Who's gonna say no with that setting? All right, a 703 00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:54,719 Speaker 1: few wild card topics Now for Dax Hill. Who is 704 00:34:54,760 --> 00:34:59,319 Speaker 1: your all time favorite athlete in any sport? And why? 705 00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:02,799 Speaker 3: I say? Michael Jordan. I mean, I feel like I 706 00:35:02,840 --> 00:35:06,040 Speaker 3: grew up like him, But really, just watching the Last 707 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:08,040 Speaker 3: Dance Series, I feel like that kind of just made 708 00:35:08,080 --> 00:35:10,759 Speaker 3: me even more more of a fan of him and 709 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:13,759 Speaker 3: his preparation. And I mean, I feel like he's the 710 00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:17,560 Speaker 3: best basketball player to ever play. So so, Michael Jordan, 711 00:35:17,640 --> 00:35:18,240 Speaker 3: for sure. 712 00:35:18,920 --> 00:35:22,640 Speaker 1: Tell us something about you that not many people know. 713 00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:26,960 Speaker 3: I played three instruments growing up. I don't know if 714 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:28,400 Speaker 3: a lot of people know that, but I mean I 715 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:33,480 Speaker 3: played the trumpet, violin, viola, a little bit of the bass, 716 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:37,000 Speaker 3: but not really. But I just say, three instruments. So 717 00:35:37,080 --> 00:35:41,880 Speaker 3: I grew up going to you know, you know, lessons 718 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:44,680 Speaker 3: and doing all that. I went to a charter school, 719 00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:50,280 Speaker 3: so they had like a musical like a music music 720 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:52,800 Speaker 3: school almost so uh so, yeah, I kind of just 721 00:35:52,840 --> 00:35:54,080 Speaker 3: grew up playing instruments. 722 00:35:54,640 --> 00:35:57,919 Speaker 1: Violin your choice or your folks. 723 00:35:57,960 --> 00:36:02,520 Speaker 3: My choice. I mean I just enjoyed playing it. And 724 00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:04,800 Speaker 3: then I kind of just switched over because I played 725 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:08,640 Speaker 3: that for years and then from there I was like, 726 00:36:08,680 --> 00:36:10,840 Speaker 3: I'm gonna just you know, switch to something else. So 727 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:13,960 Speaker 3: that's how I went from violin to you know, trumpet. 728 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:16,040 Speaker 1: Have you had any part time jobs? 729 00:36:17,160 --> 00:36:21,280 Speaker 3: H one? I was working in the warehouse for one summer. 730 00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:26,479 Speaker 3: Was actually one of my dad's friends like years ago, 731 00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:29,399 Speaker 3: which was funny just because he was like fifty years 732 00:36:29,400 --> 00:36:31,600 Speaker 3: old and I was like fresh into you know, high 733 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:34,759 Speaker 3: school working. But that was a fun job, you know, 734 00:36:34,920 --> 00:36:38,120 Speaker 3: kind of just woke up early in the morning. Wasn't 735 00:36:38,239 --> 00:36:40,680 Speaker 3: like a nine to five, kind of just like nine 736 00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:43,200 Speaker 3: till like two o'clock and kind of just did whatever 737 00:36:43,239 --> 00:36:46,840 Speaker 3: we did, and the warehouse did different type of projects. 738 00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:48,760 Speaker 3: So yeah, that was fun. 739 00:36:49,239 --> 00:36:50,600 Speaker 1: What do you like to spend your money on? 740 00:36:51,719 --> 00:36:55,239 Speaker 3: The usual clothes? Shoes? Have to pay the bills first 741 00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:58,800 Speaker 3: and foremost, down payment on homes and whatnot. 742 00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:03,160 Speaker 1: So final question, this one's kind of deep. If you 743 00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:08,479 Speaker 1: could meet anybody in history, living or deceased, who would 744 00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:09,040 Speaker 1: that person be? 745 00:37:10,520 --> 00:37:13,839 Speaker 3: I don't I'm gonna just go with Chamberlain. I guess, uh, 746 00:37:14,360 --> 00:37:15,840 Speaker 3: what do you have like one hundred points ones on? 747 00:37:16,200 --> 00:37:19,640 Speaker 3: He did so I guess Will Chamberlain. 748 00:37:22,440 --> 00:37:24,200 Speaker 1: I like that. It's kind of an old school answer. 749 00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:24,799 Speaker 1: I like it. 750 00:37:25,239 --> 00:37:27,640 Speaker 3: I mean, what one hundred points without a three point line, 751 00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:29,080 Speaker 3: that's I mean, that's kind of crazy. 752 00:37:29,120 --> 00:37:30,800 Speaker 1: Averaged fifty a game one season. 753 00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:33,080 Speaker 3: Really wow, I didn't know that, So yeah, you got 754 00:37:33,160 --> 00:37:34,920 Speaker 3: it me huh. 755 00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:36,839 Speaker 1: All right, an excellent answer. I appreciate your time, best 756 00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:37,680 Speaker 1: of luck the rest of the year. 757 00:37:37,719 --> 00:37:38,640 Speaker 3: Appreciate you. 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