1 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: I get everybody on Dan Horde and thanks for downloading 2 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:10,639 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth Podcast. The Done Dune and am On 3 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: the next one. Done Dune and Amanda the Next one. Addition, 4 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 1: as the Bengals look to build on lopsided wins over 5 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: the Raiders and Steelers, with a third straight victory over 6 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:24,760 Speaker 1: the LA Chargers coming up, I'll talk to an old 7 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: friend who happens to be one of the NFL's best broadcasters. 8 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: I an Eagle from CBS. He called that Raiders game 9 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: two weeks ago and he'll be in the booth again 10 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: on Sunday. My one on one player interview is with 11 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:41,599 Speaker 1: t Higgins as we discussed the Cincinnati three way of Higgins, 12 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: Boyd and Chase. And finally, it's my midweek conversation with 13 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:49,200 Speaker 1: Dave Lapham. Have we reached the point where the Bengals 14 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: offensive line isn't even a point of concern anymore? Lapp 15 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: will weigh in. The Bengals Booth Podcast is presented by 16 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:00,319 Speaker 1: Ultimate Bengals. The free to play Next Level to See 17 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: Football game downloaded now from the App Store and Google Play. 18 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: And here's a quick reminder that you can have the 19 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: latest edition of this podcast delivered right to your phone, tablet, 20 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 1: or computer by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. It's 21 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: the greatest thing since raucous crowds. I called a UC 22 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: basketball game at Miami University on Wednesday, and the atmosphere 23 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: at Mollette Hall was electric, largely due to the student section. Sure, 24 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: they did a frequent chant that was similar to FUC 25 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 1: that wasn't exactly classy, but by and large, their energy 26 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 1: made for a great environment. And that's what I'm hoping 27 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: to see and here this Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium. 28 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: Bengals fans have been awesome this year, and I hope 29 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: you bring the noise against the Chargers. If you can't 30 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: be there on Sunday and watch the game on TV instead, 31 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: you'll be listening to one of the best play by 32 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: play announcers in the business. I An Eagle from CBS. 33 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: I've known I for more than thirty years after we 34 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: both graduated from Syracuse, and I caught up with him 35 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,799 Speaker 1: this week. Buddy Ian Eagle is in the booth for 36 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: CBS this week, and hopefully that makes the prep a 37 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 1: little bit easier. Since you had the Bengals and Raiders 38 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago in Las Vegas. I and 39 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: what stood out to you from seeing the Bengals in 40 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:20,799 Speaker 1: person for the first time this year. I think the 41 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: word that comes to mind is dynamic. The fact that 42 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: they can do it through the air, We've seen it 43 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: time and time again, and now the way the ground 44 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: game is going with Mixon, they can beat you in 45 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:35,519 Speaker 1: so many different ways. Defensively, they've gotten back to where 46 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 1: they were early in the season. And I think this 47 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: is how it is in the NFL if you're a 48 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: fanbase and you feel like you have a legitimate, standout 49 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: quarterback on your team that carries you through for potentially 50 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: ten years in this league. So Bengals fans are in 51 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: a really good place right now because they believe they've 52 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:00,519 Speaker 1: got their guy and the team is building around on Burrow. 53 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 1: It's a very likable group and you could tell they've 54 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: got the makings of something special here. Chargers fans feel 55 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: the same way, and I'm sure CBS was thrilled that 56 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: this game did not get flexed to primetime. You get 57 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: the Joe Burrow justin Herbert matchup on Sunday. Do you 58 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: think these two guys who are only in their second 59 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 1: NFL seasons, are already among the top ten quarterbacks in 60 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: the NFL. And we are not known to overhype in 61 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: the media. That's not something that we ever do. But 62 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: if you do look at this with a real, honest lens, 63 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: it's hard not to get excited about what these two 64 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: guys bring to the field. In addition to their physical skills, 65 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: which have been very obvious. Early on, you could tell 66 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: that both guys belonged. The learning curve was not that steep. 67 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 1: When you sit down with them and you talk with them, 68 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: you can understand why players want to follow them. There 69 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: are natural leadership abilities there and characteristics, and I can 70 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: understand why both teams feel very confident moving forward that 71 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 1: they've got the right personalities, the right skill sets, and 72 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 1: two guys that want to be great. And I know 73 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: that sounds like it should be the obvious and that 74 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: should be the norm, but it requires the work and 75 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: it requires a full dedication. And what I've seen with 76 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: both of these guys is that just that they're not 77 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 1: in it for the stardom, for the different advertisements that 78 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: might come their way. They're in it to be great 79 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: football players, and that's their first priority. I in Eagle. 80 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:48,479 Speaker 1: This our guest. Your broadcast partner, Charles Davis joined us 81 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: a few weeks ago, and he talked about how it's 82 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 1: his feeling that Cincinnati is one of the most fun 83 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: teams to watch in the NFL. Do you think that 84 00:04:56,520 --> 00:05:00,080 Speaker 1: that has become the national perception of the Bengals. I 85 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: think it has. And it's amazing how things can transform 86 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 1: so quickly in this league. And it's a reminder what 87 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: makes the NFL so great. You can make major improvements 88 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 1: in one year, but it doesn't always necessarily translate for 89 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 1: a five to seven year period. You can get lucky 90 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: with a lighter schedule, easier schedule, a couple of good 91 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 1: free agent signings and catch a few breaks and win 92 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: ten games and make the playoffs and build some real 93 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: momentum in your market. But to sustain it is much 94 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,599 Speaker 1: more difficult. And I think the difference with Cincinnati they 95 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 1: don't feel like a one hit wonder. It feels like 96 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 1: they're really building something here. There is a fun factor 97 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 1: with this team. Burrows presence and his swagger is a 98 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,840 Speaker 1: big reason why, but you can feel it with the 99 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: rest of the skill position players and now defensively, sitting 100 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:03,239 Speaker 1: down with Hendrickson a couple of weeks ago. I believe 101 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: there's real chemistry on this defense, and the jump that 102 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 1: we've seen has been real creating opportunities for the front. 103 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: The sacked numbers are way up, the pressure numbers are 104 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: way up. They are benefiting on the back end as 105 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 1: well because we're seeing some real important turnovers and opportunistic moments, 106 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 1: and it's three pronged. Now. They're young, they're fun, and 107 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: they're figuring out how to win in this league. That's 108 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 1: a dangerous combination. Two weeks ago, in the Raiders game 109 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: that you called, Joe Mixon had thirty carries for one 110 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty three yards. He followed it up last 111 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 1: week with one hundred and sixty five yards in the 112 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: Bengals dominant win over the Steelers. Do you think that 113 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:52,559 Speaker 1: this is the best version of Cincinnati with Joe Mixon 114 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 1: leading the way? I do, Dan, What I saw in 115 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 1: that Vegas game up close and personal is everything that 116 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 1: coach Taylor laid out that they want to wear out 117 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 1: an opponent. Of course, we know in this league, what's 118 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 1: the blueprint. Get a lead, hold on to the lead, 119 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:13,239 Speaker 1: don't feel the stress and pressure of a tight fourth 120 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: quarter when you can rely on someone that can milk 121 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 1: the clock and really begin to dominate upfront. That's exactly 122 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 1: how it played out against Las Vegas. Fairly tight game, 123 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 1: opportunities there for the Raiders, signs of life in the 124 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 1: third quarter and then lights out late in the third 125 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 1: into the fourth. The Bengals did as they pleased. They 126 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: controlled the line of scrimmage and Joe Mixon got better 127 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: as the game went on. There is this lost art 128 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: in the NFL, and that is running the football with 129 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: regularity and doing it with a bell cow. Most teams 130 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: tend to figure out a way to come up with 131 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,679 Speaker 1: alternative methods because they just don't have that physical running attack. 132 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: Since Nattie has it. It's so obvious when they get 133 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: it rolling and I don't see anything stopping that train. 134 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: Will there be teams that could go outscore the Bengals 135 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 1: the rest of the way. Yeah, that might be a question. 136 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 1: But the physical side of it what Cincinnati has shown 137 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: me in the games I've watched on television and now 138 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 1: the games I've seen in person Thursday Night Radio and 139 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: the Vegas game. As you mentioned, it's their calling card. 140 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: I an eagle is our guest he'll do the game 141 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:32,439 Speaker 1: on Sunday four CBS. The Bengals are seven and four 142 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: right now that the number one wild card team in 143 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 1: the AFC. Baltimore is the only team in the AFC 144 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: with fewer than four losses, they have three. Who is 145 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 1: the team to beat in your opinion in the AFC? 146 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:46,080 Speaker 1: And where do the Bengals fit in in the playoff 147 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: picture right now? This has been such a fluid situation, 148 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: and I certainly have had shifting opinions based on what 149 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: I've seen in person and what I've recognized around the league. 150 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 1: The parody is real, maybe more so than any other 151 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: year that I can remember, and I've been doing NFL 152 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: games in some form for twenty five years. With that said, 153 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 1: Kansas City is still the most dangerous team. The fact 154 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: that they've gotten their defense at least in order, at 155 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 1: a point where it's more competitive and they can feel 156 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:25,199 Speaker 1: better about what they're doing as a collaborative group, that 157 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:28,959 Speaker 1: to me is still the standout. Their offense, as we know, 158 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: is elite. And while Mahomes has experienced a little bit 159 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 1: of humility, he's never been overly cocky. He's never been 160 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: one to walk into the meeting and pound his chest 161 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: when we sit down with the Kansas City Chiefs, but 162 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 1: his play has done the talking for his time as 163 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 1: a starting quarterback. It's the first time we've seen him 164 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:55,319 Speaker 1: look mortal, and he's come out the other side looking 165 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 1: very sharp. So to me, Kansas City is still the team. 166 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 1: Are there some holes there? Defensively? Are their weaknesses the 167 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: teams can take advantage of and expose. Yes, they're not perfect, 168 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: but they're probably the most complete group right now in 169 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 1: the AFC, and the Bengals will see the Chiefs at 170 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: Paul Brown Stadium right around Christmas. In the twenty five 171 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:20,719 Speaker 1: years that you've been doing the NFL, you've called some 172 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: memorable Bengals games and moments. I think of the final 173 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:27,439 Speaker 1: game in twenty seventeen, the Tyler Boyd touchdown catch against 174 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: Baltimore that docked the Ravens out of the playoffs. What 175 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 1: other Bengals games or moments come to mind for you. 176 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: I've had a few of them. Corey Dillon had some 177 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: huge games when I was doing a bunch of Bengals 178 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 1: games during that stretch. I remember Chad Johnson putting up 179 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 1: big numbers with incredible, remarkable catches that only he could 180 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: really put his signature too. He had a knack for 181 00:10:56,600 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: the dramatic and certainly brought a very interest, dynamic and 182 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:06,440 Speaker 1: personality to our production meetings. The one that you laid 183 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 1: out just based on what was at stake, and little 184 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:14,319 Speaker 1: did I know at that moment, and I'm sure for 185 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 1: you as well. When you're calling the game, you're locked 186 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: in on what's happening in the moment. But what was 187 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 1: happening with the Buffalo Bills, we later found out, was 188 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:30,439 Speaker 1: such a genuine, authentic thing that you hoped for in 189 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 1: the NFL when a team wrapped up early, that game 190 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:36,439 Speaker 1: went a little bit longer Cincinnati and Baltimore. The Bills 191 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 1: were done, they got the win, They're waiting to see 192 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 1: what happens. They're huddled up in the locker room watching it. 193 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: And to see that reaction the way that it happened 194 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 1: was pretty incredible. So the domino effect of Dalton to Boyd, 195 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: the Ravens out the Bills in Euphoria in Western New York, 196 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:03,479 Speaker 1: and the flair for the dramatic as we know with Cincinnati, 197 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: and the way that the Buffalo community then supported Andy Dalton, 198 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:10,079 Speaker 1: that was pretty special. It was just a confluence of 199 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:14,679 Speaker 1: these events all happening at once in real time that 200 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 1: led to a pretty special moment. Final thing for Ian Eagle. 201 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: We've got the Bengals and Chargers coming up on Sunday. 202 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 1: The most memorable game ever played between these two franchises 203 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 1: was the Freezer Bowl in Cincinnati, where the Bengals made 204 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 1: it to the nineteen eighty one Super Bowl. Your partner 205 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 1: on TV for many years was Chargers quarterback Dan Fouts. 206 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: Did he ever say anything to you about the Freezer Bowl? 207 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:45,959 Speaker 1: He did. It's not vernacular. I could repeat right now, Dan, 208 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 1: but let's just say there were some choice words in there. 209 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:54,320 Speaker 1: Dan absolutely said more than once it was the coldest 210 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 1: he ever was in his life, and no exaggeration. Of course, 211 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 1: I would let him speak for himself on this topic, 212 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 1: but I do know that there are moments where he 213 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:08,439 Speaker 1: can still feel it in his right hand. He was 214 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 1: frost bitten. That is not hyperbole, that is not after 215 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 1: the fact, revisionist history. He felt that for many, many years, 216 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 1: and he said to me that there are still days 217 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:25,840 Speaker 1: that he feels it. He has such admiration for Ken 218 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:30,959 Speaker 1: Anderson and for that group. I know for him, it 219 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:34,720 Speaker 1: was probably the most bitter pill he ever had to swallow. 220 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:37,439 Speaker 1: As a professional quarterback in the NFL, he had so 221 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:41,319 Speaker 1: many incredible moments. Hall of Fame player for people in 222 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: our age group. Dan was a stud. It was a 223 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:50,959 Speaker 1: stud quarterback. But that's one that unfortunately for him, the 224 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 1: way the events unraveled that day. In any other setting, 225 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 1: I think they believe they were the best team in 226 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:02,839 Speaker 1: the NFL, that they would have handled San Francisco and 227 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:05,679 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, that it was their destiny. But they 228 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 1: just happened to walk into literally a freezer in Ohio 229 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:14,840 Speaker 1: on that afternoon. For the record, the Bengals destroyed them 230 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:17,839 Speaker 1: in San Diego during the regular season that year, so 231 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 1: Dan might be wrong with his percentI not think we're 232 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 1: played out, but they were more. Do you remember what 233 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:26,480 Speaker 1: happened the week before Dan were over time in Miami. 234 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 1: It was like seventh, seven thousand degrees. Yeah, thanks, change question. 235 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 1: Let's bring him in. Let's bring him in on the zoom, Dan, 236 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 1: so you're there next time, it'll be a three way zoom. 237 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 1: I and this has been great. I always appreciate your time. 238 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 1: Look forward to seeing you on Sunday. Dan. You're the best. 239 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 1: Not only is I an Eagle one of the best 240 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 1: broadcasters out there, but he's the father of one of 241 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 1: the best young broadcasters in the business. You'll be enjoying 242 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 1: the work of Noah Eagle for the next twenty five years. Now, 243 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 1: time for this week's one on one player interview as 244 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 1: I talk football and eventually a little fashion with Bengals 245 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 1: wide receiver t Higgins t six sketches for one hundred 246 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 1: and fourteen yards last week, meaning that you, Jamar and 247 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 1: Tyler have all had one hundred yard games now this season. 248 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 1: Do you know based on your film study of the 249 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 1: Steelers going into a game like that that you are 250 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: likely to get a bunch of targets or doesn't it 251 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: work that way? I'm pretty sure like every every receiver 252 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: you know in the league go into a game hoping 253 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: and thinking that they're going to get a bunch of 254 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: targets in you know, completing all those targets, you know, 255 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 1: having a big game. So of course, yeah, I thought 256 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 1: that no going into the game, that I was going 257 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 1: to have a big game. The three of you guys 258 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 1: are all averaging about four and a half catches per game. 259 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 1: What does that say about Joe Burrow and what's it 260 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: say about the Bengals offense. You know, it says a 261 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 1: lot about Joe. You know, he spreads the ball out 262 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: and you know he doesn't have you know, one guy 263 00:15:57,240 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: like you know what I'm saying that he doesn't have 264 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 1: one guy. He has multiple guys that that can go 265 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: out there and get the job done. And you know, 266 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 1: for as for the offense, you can just shoot the ball. 267 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 1: And we got a bunch of playmakers all over the field, 268 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:11,640 Speaker 1: whether it be in the backfield with the with the 269 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: running backs or you know, the tight ends, or with 270 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 1: the receivers. We're chatting with te Higgins. I think most 271 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 1: people consider the Cincinnati three way, a few three guys, 272 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:23,120 Speaker 1: to be one of the best receiving trios in the NFL. 273 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:27,080 Speaker 1: Here's my question, our t Higgins, Jamar Chase and Tyler 274 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 1: Boyd the best trio of blocking receivers in the NFL 275 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 1: and turning the field. You got to turn the film 276 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: and watch it, because I mean, if these paths these 277 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: past few games, we've been blocking our ass off, you know, 278 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 1: for our running backs, and you know, because once we 279 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 1: get them, guys going is angle doing them but open 280 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 1: it up for us. So you know, by us being 281 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: a team player and and going out there and getting 282 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 1: those blocks opened up those runs for Joe and samaj 283 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: and Chris Man. It just opens us open us up 284 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 1: with the passing game. So it just, you know, it correlates. 285 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 1: Jamar said last week he doesn't like to block, but 286 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:04,360 Speaker 1: he knows it's part of the gig. You said after 287 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 1: the game on Sunday, you love it, not just like it. 288 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,400 Speaker 1: Love it. Why you know, It's always been a part 289 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 1: of my games every since high school, you know, just 290 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: because by me being a you know, a big receiver. Um, 291 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 1: you know, I have to implement that into my game. 292 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: And you know, um, I mean if you don't block, 293 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 1: then you don't get you know what I'm saying, Uh, 294 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:26,040 Speaker 1: the running backs don't get enough love him and get 295 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:27,840 Speaker 1: out there and do what they do and get in space. 296 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:31,480 Speaker 1: So us receivers, you know, we have key blocks and 297 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 1: you know, I just love doing it. So so after 298 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 1: the thirty one point went over Pittsburgh, some of the 299 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 1: guys said, hey, it's just another step on the journey. 300 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 1: We've got bigger things that we're playing for, etc. You said, Man, 301 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:48,719 Speaker 1: it feels good. Why you know, it always feels good 302 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:50,119 Speaker 1: to get a win. Like that. You know, that's a 303 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:53,159 Speaker 1: big win, um, and then a specially over arrival, you know. 304 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:56,399 Speaker 1: Not to me, we don't get that many opportunities to 305 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:59,359 Speaker 1: win like that, especially versus a team like Pittsburgh. You know, 306 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:01,879 Speaker 1: they've been good, you know for many years, and I 307 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 1: mean that's off to them. You know, they're they're pretty 308 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:05,720 Speaker 1: good team that just had a rough day. Um, we 309 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 1: was the better team that day and we got out 310 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:10,639 Speaker 1: on them. So we're talking to T Higgins. I've been 311 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: doing the Bengals games now for eleven years on the radio, 312 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 1: and I'm not sure that I've ever seen a team that, 313 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,959 Speaker 1: at least to me, seems like it's enjoying the process 314 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: as much as this one. You guys seem to be 315 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:24,360 Speaker 1: having fun at practice every day much less on game day. 316 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 1: Am I reading that right? Oh yeah, you definitely are. Um, 317 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:29,200 Speaker 1: you know, because you gotta have you gotta have fun 318 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:33,239 Speaker 1: when when you're putting the work in you know and practice, uh, 319 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 1: whether it be whether it be you know, working out 320 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:39,920 Speaker 1: after practice, you know, working out in the weight room, 321 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 1: you gotta have fun. And again, you gotta put join 322 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:44,160 Speaker 1: in the game. And because if you don't, if you're 323 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 1: not having fund then what are you out here for? 324 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:48,119 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying. If you're having fun and 325 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 1: you know you're playing for your teammates, playing for each other, 326 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 1: and then the outcome will be good. As you can see. Um, 327 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:58,119 Speaker 1: we're we're turning this program around, this this organization and 328 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,879 Speaker 1: and hopefully and keep going. You got a home game 329 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 1: this week against the Chargers. The Chargers secondary features Derwin James, 330 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 1: one of the best safeties in the NFL. What stands 331 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:12,200 Speaker 1: out when you watch him on tape, Man, he's a dog, 332 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:15,160 Speaker 1: you know, he's he's one of those one of those 333 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:17,120 Speaker 1: safety that's gonna come down and hit you. He don't 334 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:21,440 Speaker 1: care who you are. Actually, he's a he's a great player. Man. 335 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 1: It's a long, good time, good friend of mine. Um, 336 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:28,359 Speaker 1: just about me knowing him, I just I just know 337 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 1: that he's you know, with him, especially with him having 338 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: that injury last year set back. I know he didn't 339 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:37,880 Speaker 1: like that. So I'm just glad to see that he's 340 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 1: out there on the field making plays. And but he's 341 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: a he's a he's an outstanding player and and he's 342 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:46,920 Speaker 1: a playmaker all right. As you can probably tell, I'm 343 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:49,879 Speaker 1: not exactly a man of style. And fashion, but you 344 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 1: had quite the luck after the game last week. You 345 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 1: had north Face overalls on. Now, normally we think of 346 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 1: that as like ski gear and hiking gear, but these 347 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 1: were north Face Gucci overalls plus beautiful gold chains, matching hats. 348 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 1: How much energy do you put into your weekly Luk? 349 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:11,400 Speaker 1: It depends. You know. Sometimes I come in and I'll 350 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:13,440 Speaker 1: have a day where I just want to you know, 351 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 1: just just casual and and and be comfortable. I wouldn't 352 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: say that the overalls was a comfortable because it definitely was, 353 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:24,119 Speaker 1: But sometimes I want to come in and you know, 354 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:27,639 Speaker 1: have a you know, be styled, be styled, and um, 355 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 1: come in looking looking good. You know, because you look good, 356 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 1: you play good. So uh, I think this week I'm 357 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:36,560 Speaker 1: gonna come in with some with something else that that 358 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:40,719 Speaker 1: that's pretty crazy, but we'll see. So it's a competitive 359 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:42,920 Speaker 1: among you guys for who looks the path. I told 360 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 1: him at the beginning of the season that I got 361 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:46,800 Speaker 1: the best drip out of us receivers. So I mean, 362 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:51,359 Speaker 1: as for now, I think I'm winning, but I mean 363 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:53,920 Speaker 1: we'll let the we'll let the people tell big thumbs 364 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 1: up for me. Last week, I thought that looked sharp 365 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:59,119 Speaker 1: and the game obviously was awesome. Congratulations, best of luck 366 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:02,640 Speaker 1: this week, Thanks your time, Thank you. T told reporters 367 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:05,359 Speaker 1: before the season that he put a sign that says 368 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 1: one K on his mirror this year, signifying his goal 369 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 1: of having a one thousand yards season. His stats took 370 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 1: a hit when he missed a couple of games with 371 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:17,199 Speaker 1: a shoulder injury early in the season, but he's up 372 00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 1: to five hundred sixty yards with six games to go, 373 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:23,399 Speaker 1: meaning he would have to average seventy three yards a 374 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 1: game over the final six to get there. That is 375 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 1: exactly what T has averaged over the last five weeks. 376 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth podcast is presented by Ultimate Bengals, the 377 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 1: free to play next level fantasy football game. Ultimate Bengals 378 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:40,359 Speaker 1: will be awarding a weekly winner during the course of 379 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:44,480 Speaker 1: the season, with tickets, autograph merchandise, and money can't buy 380 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 1: experiences all up for grabs. Find Ultimate Bengals in the 381 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 1: app stores. Now time to discuss the latest Bengals news 382 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: and Sunday's matchup against the Chargers with my broadcast partner 383 00:21:56,600 --> 00:22:00,720 Speaker 1: Dave Lapham Lap was last week's final score or forty 384 00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:03,639 Speaker 1: one to ten, A bigger statement about how good the 385 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:07,200 Speaker 1: Bengals are or how bad the Steelers are. You know, 386 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:10,400 Speaker 1: I'm a believer in the in the axiom because I've 387 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:14,880 Speaker 1: been there in situations where it just kind of spirals 388 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 1: out of control. Um, and I am a big believer. 389 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:20,520 Speaker 1: And you never as good as you think you are, 390 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:22,879 Speaker 1: never as bad as you think you are. You're probably 391 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:27,119 Speaker 1: somewhere in between. And I think the two franchises aren't 392 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 1: that far apart. It's not you know, every time they played, 393 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:33,440 Speaker 1: it wouldn't be a thirty point differential kind of thing. 394 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 1: But you know, the key, the key is when you 395 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 1: when you have an opportunity to put your foot on 396 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 1: the gas and bury an opponent, you got to do it. 397 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:46,159 Speaker 1: And Bengals did it. They really did it. And uh 398 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:51,399 Speaker 1: So there is no doubt though that it's it's past 399 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 1: the crossing point where one's ascending one's declining. That the 400 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steelers are on the back back end of that curve. 401 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 1: They're in a decline and the Bengals are on the 402 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:06,640 Speaker 1: positive side of their ascension, in my opinion. And it's 403 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 1: all you have to do is look at the quarterbacks. 404 00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 1: I mean, look what Joe Burrow did. The rushing touchdown 405 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 1: he had, and watching Ben was like watching a guy 406 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 1: who needs Ben Gay. I mean, you know it's like 407 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 1: he could he couldn't really move all that well, you know. 408 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:27,119 Speaker 1: So it's his arm strength is not what it was, 409 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 1: his athleticism is nowhere near what it was, and Joe 410 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:35,399 Speaker 1: Burrow's arm strength and everything's ascending, you know. I mean, 411 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:39,159 Speaker 1: he's still he's still on the on the come. As 412 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 1: they say, I unintentionally aged Joe Burrow last week. By 413 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:45,479 Speaker 1: the way, on our most recent podcast, he is twenty 414 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:49,359 Speaker 1: four turning twenty five next week, not twenty five turning 415 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:51,920 Speaker 1: twenty six. So I apologize for that mistake. In the 416 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 1: last two weeks, Joe Mixon his average twenty nine carries 417 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 1: for one hundred and forty four yards. Is that Joe 418 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:01,960 Speaker 1: Mixon driven offense what the Bengals need to be for 419 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:04,680 Speaker 1: the rest of this year? You know, I think that 420 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:08,680 Speaker 1: teams are going to have to account for that. It 421 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:12,840 Speaker 1: wouldn't surprise me if the Chargers come out eating the 422 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:15,920 Speaker 1: box and say you're not doing to us what you 423 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 1: did to the Pittsburgh Steelers, and fine, Joe spread them 424 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:23,399 Speaker 1: out and slice them up and then if they you know, 425 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 1: go small to try to adjust to that, you know, 426 00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 1: bunch them up and run at them. I mean, that's 427 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 1: the thing is they can they can do both. They're 428 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:35,439 Speaker 1: not a prisoner of either of their ways to attack 429 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:39,120 Speaker 1: a defense. So that versatility, I think it is big 430 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 1: and to me, it was just it was amazing to 431 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 1: watch the Pittsburgh steels. I thought when the Bengals had 432 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:48,200 Speaker 1: difficulty stopping the run in the past, they were catching 433 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:50,680 Speaker 1: blockers and looked at me, that's what Pittsburgh was doing. 434 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 1: Instead of attacking people and getting off blocks, they were 435 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 1: catching them and just getting ridden out of there. I mean, 436 00:24:56,920 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 1: they displaced that front seven the Bengals did over and 437 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:02,359 Speaker 1: over and over again, laterally knocking guys to the ground. 438 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:05,000 Speaker 1: Guys were on the ground. Can't make tackles when you're 439 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:08,239 Speaker 1: on the ground. Um, you know, driving linebackers bush get 440 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:11,119 Speaker 1: driven ten yards down the field by Quentin Spain. You know, 441 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 1: it's like, wow, that's that's just that's that's mind boggling. 442 00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:18,399 Speaker 1: So I don't think you're going to see that happen 443 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: on a you know, a regular basis, and that you're 444 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:23,920 Speaker 1: gonna have to be able to do both. Bottom line 445 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 1: is where the Bengals want to go, You're gonna have 446 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:28,879 Speaker 1: to be able to do both. We felt like when 447 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:31,400 Speaker 1: we were good in nineteen eighty one that we could 448 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:34,680 Speaker 1: run the ball on Pete Johnson against anybody. But when 449 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:37,399 Speaker 1: they made adjustments that were too tempting, it's like, you know, 450 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 1: let's shoot, we got tons of weapons, let's throw it. 451 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:43,239 Speaker 1: Let's throw it, and then just we had had an 452 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:45,359 Speaker 1: answer for everything that they were trying to do, and 453 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:48,879 Speaker 1: if you executed it properly, you found yourself in pretty 454 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 1: good shape. But I mean, Joe Joe mixing such a weapon. 455 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:57,200 Speaker 1: In my mind, I'm I'm a proponent of balance, you know. 456 00:25:57,280 --> 00:26:00,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I think it don't force the ballets, but 457 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:03,399 Speaker 1: over a period of time, doesn't even if there be 458 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:07,800 Speaker 1: an entire season, over a period of five games, be 459 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:10,639 Speaker 1: pretty balanced and your play selection and hopefully the results 460 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:13,200 Speaker 1: of that play selection. That's that's the perfect world right there. 461 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 1: It seems like every few weeks I ask for your 462 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:19,160 Speaker 1: opinion about the offensive line. Here's my question this week. 463 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 1: Have we reached the point where it's not even really 464 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:25,640 Speaker 1: a big concern anymore? I think I think we're getting there, 465 00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 1: you know, I mean I think that you know, when 466 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,399 Speaker 1: I when I watched them from the end zone, like 467 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:35,440 Speaker 1: an end zone shot. It reminds me of Jim McNally 468 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:39,600 Speaker 1: watching their techniques. They stepped with the exact same foot, 469 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:43,480 Speaker 1: They're hand placement exactly the same. It's like watching three 470 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 1: hundred pound june tailor dancers, you know. I mean, they're 471 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:50,159 Speaker 1: totally choreographed in total sync. It's it's it's amazing to 472 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:57,119 Speaker 1: watch them and that that is repetition, repetition, repetition that 473 00:26:57,320 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 1: formulates that and builds that. And man, they're your executing 474 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:03,400 Speaker 1: at a really high level now. And when you are balanced, 475 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:07,879 Speaker 1: you know, pass protection is so much easier, it's so 476 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:11,480 Speaker 1: much less difficult when you know a defensive player has 477 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 1: to consider that you're going to be able to run 478 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 1: the football some and getting in down and distances where 479 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:19,160 Speaker 1: you know you're able to run or pass the football, 480 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:22,919 Speaker 1: and being in a game where the score dictates you're 481 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:25,240 Speaker 1: able to run or past the football. You know, that's 482 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:28,320 Speaker 1: the big thing is when they're operating like they're operating 483 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 1: and they get the big leads that they get, the 484 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:33,880 Speaker 1: defense really doesn't have to stop think is heavily about 485 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 1: stopping the run. They know they're gonna have to throw 486 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:37,720 Speaker 1: to catch up, and the Bengals have been in that situation. 487 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:40,040 Speaker 1: That's a bad situation to be in if you're an 488 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:43,160 Speaker 1: offensive lineman. Terrible. It can't be any worse because these 489 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:45,960 Speaker 1: guys are really skilled athletically, and then they can rush 490 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 1: the past or all of them. So the game itself, 491 00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 1: the you know, each game takes on its different complexion 492 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:57,640 Speaker 1: ebbs and flows. Who has a command and this one 493 00:27:57,680 --> 00:27:59,440 Speaker 1: it was easy, It was easy to stay with the 494 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 1: running game. They just you know, the thirty one points 495 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:04,760 Speaker 1: at halftime, and in building up to that thirty one 496 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 1: point halftime lead, a lot of it was just pounding 497 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:09,159 Speaker 1: them in the running game. It's not always going to 498 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:10,840 Speaker 1: be that way. It's not like you can say, okay, 499 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:13,520 Speaker 1: well we'll take that and we'll just apply it to 500 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:16,480 Speaker 1: the next week. Because these coordinators are too good, the 501 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:19,200 Speaker 1: coaches are too good, and you have to you always 502 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:21,560 Speaker 1: have to be able to adjust and deal with the 503 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:24,280 Speaker 1: ebb and flow and the chess matches perpetual, you know, 504 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:27,040 Speaker 1: always uh, it never ends in checkmate, you know, it 505 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:29,880 Speaker 1: always always ends up you know, check and somebody gets 506 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:31,639 Speaker 1: out of checkmate and you move on and then you 507 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:34,040 Speaker 1: go to another week. So it's crazy. Except for Super 508 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 1: Bowl Sunday. That's the only time you get a checkmate. 509 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:39,720 Speaker 1: That's right, when when when that game ends, when the 510 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:42,240 Speaker 1: final snap of that football game ends, the final whistle 511 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:46,280 Speaker 1: blows checkmate for somebody. So for the first seven weeks 512 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 1: of the season, the defense is great. Then for two 513 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:50,960 Speaker 1: weeks against the Jets and Browns, it wasn't very good. 514 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: Now for the last two weeks it's been terrific. Again, 515 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:56,560 Speaker 1: anything jump out in the last couple of weeks. You know, 516 00:28:56,680 --> 00:29:02,760 Speaker 1: I think the fact that the complimentary football we're talking 517 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:04,760 Speaker 1: about was so good, you know, I think that's a 518 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 1: I think that's a big factor. I really do. I 519 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:09,800 Speaker 1: mean I think I think when you're when you have 520 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:12,000 Speaker 1: a football team that has the potential be as good 521 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 1: as this football team, they feed off each other offensively 522 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:20,120 Speaker 1: and defensively. And I think that, you know, offensively, I 523 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:23,600 Speaker 1: think that because I can remember this when when you 524 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 1: know we had a good team and when offenses started, 525 00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:28,400 Speaker 1: you know, spanking our defense, I was in shock as 526 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:30,440 Speaker 1: a team and I'm on the stydeline like what, man, 527 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:32,160 Speaker 1: I didn't expect this. I didn't I didn't think this 528 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 1: team was going to be able to do this to us. 529 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:36,160 Speaker 1: And you can't do that because now it's starting to 530 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 1: affect how you play a little bit. Now you might feel, 531 00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:40,840 Speaker 1: you know, like a tremendous sense of urgency. You don't 532 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:42,800 Speaker 1: want to panic by any stretch, but it's like, oh, man, 533 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 1: I didn't expect this. We better, we better step it up, 534 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:47,560 Speaker 1: we gotta you know, we gotta go double time here. Well, 535 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 1: that's the worst thing in the world you can do. 536 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:54,120 Speaker 1: That's that's that's the worst reaction. So, um, yeah, it 537 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 1: it's such a such a team sport. I mean, everything's 538 00:29:57,680 --> 00:30:02,880 Speaker 1: so codependent on the other, you know, it's it's it's crazy. 539 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:08,320 Speaker 1: I'm very interested, very interested to see how this football team, 540 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:12,200 Speaker 1: how quickly they can continue to make adjustments. I think 541 00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:15,400 Speaker 1: that's the biggest thing that they've grown into, the coaching 542 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:19,560 Speaker 1: staff making good adjustments, getting feedback from players coming off 543 00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 1: the field, and making them immediately, you know, immediate adjustments, 544 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:26,000 Speaker 1: both offensively and defensively. I think that the that the 545 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:29,720 Speaker 1: rapport and the chemistry between player to player, coach to coach, 546 00:30:29,800 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 1: coach to player, player to coach, all of it is 547 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:36,000 Speaker 1: getting better and better and better, and I think as 548 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:37,720 Speaker 1: a result, they're gonna be able to play at a 549 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:41,040 Speaker 1: higher level. The Chargers are coming to town this week, 550 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 1: the first ever matchup between the first pick and last 551 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 1: year's draft, Joe Burrow and the sixth pick in last 552 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:50,080 Speaker 1: year's draft, Justin Herbert. They're only in their second seasons. 553 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 1: Are these guys already top ten NFL quarterbacks in your opinion? 554 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:58,240 Speaker 1: I mean, I think I think they're They're knocking on 555 00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:00,520 Speaker 1: the door. If they're not, I mean, I think they 556 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:06,640 Speaker 1: can be. Um Man Herbert has such immense athletic ability. 557 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:09,320 Speaker 1: I've said this before a couple of times. You know, 558 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:12,959 Speaker 1: when I hear Drew Brees marvel at the guy's arm 559 00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:16,080 Speaker 1: talent and that the ball, when he throws the football 560 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:18,320 Speaker 1: at such a tight spiral with such velocity, it picks 561 00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:20,840 Speaker 1: up speed as it's like ten yards down the field. 562 00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:23,800 Speaker 1: He said, I can actually see the ball start to accelerate. 563 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:27,760 Speaker 1: He goes, that's that explosiveness is rare, and he does 564 00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 1: have that kind of arm talent. Honestly, stuff I've seen 565 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:35,520 Speaker 1: here lately. Um I don't think he's trying to throw 566 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:37,280 Speaker 1: the ball through their chest, but he throws it so 567 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:40,760 Speaker 1: hard they lead the league and drop passes. I mean, 568 00:31:40,840 --> 00:31:42,920 Speaker 1: he throws a hot potato man. You know, when the 569 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:45,560 Speaker 1: ball bounces, it gets into the pads and bounces around. 570 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:47,360 Speaker 1: That's going to be a big key in my mind, 571 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:50,840 Speaker 1: the Bengals handling tips, handling you know, balls that are 572 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:53,840 Speaker 1: dropped when interceptions are there an opportunity they have to 573 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:57,840 Speaker 1: capitalize on that um And that's that's I guess, probably 574 00:31:57,840 --> 00:31:59,520 Speaker 1: a good problem to have, but it's still a problem. 575 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:01,680 Speaker 1: You know, you maybe learned to take a little bit 576 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 1: off of it, but that's that's a that's an interesting 577 00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:08,600 Speaker 1: dynamic a little bit with with a quarterback and receivers, uh, 578 00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:11,600 Speaker 1: you know, getting into and make him pay for those 579 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:13,520 Speaker 1: kind of things, make him pay for tips, make him 580 00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:17,120 Speaker 1: pay for overthrows. Because his arms so powerful, sometimes he 581 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 1: gets in a situation where his release point, if it's 582 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:21,960 Speaker 1: off a little bit, he'll get an overthrow because his 583 00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:24,640 Speaker 1: arm is so strong. And you've got to take advantage 584 00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:27,320 Speaker 1: of those those kind of things. But I think, I 585 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:31,239 Speaker 1: think he can hurt you with his feet. I mean 586 00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:35,800 Speaker 1: he's six five two forty two thirty five two forty 587 00:32:36,280 --> 00:32:39,240 Speaker 1: runs four six or better. I mean he's got some 588 00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:43,320 Speaker 1: freakish ability and Joe's sneaky sneaky with his movement skills. 589 00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:46,200 Speaker 1: That touchdown run shows that making Fitzpatrick tough guy to 590 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:48,320 Speaker 1: do that too in space, and Joe did it to 591 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:52,280 Speaker 1: him frozeen pretty good. Um and and I do think 592 00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:55,600 Speaker 1: both of them are very very intelligent guys. But I 593 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:59,280 Speaker 1: do think Joe's football IQ is he just seems in 594 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:03,000 Speaker 1: such total control all the time. And I think that 595 00:33:03,160 --> 00:33:07,240 Speaker 1: Herbert is maybe still where you can get him not panicked, 596 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:10,239 Speaker 1: but you can get him to be in too much 597 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:12,800 Speaker 1: of a hurry, I guess, Whereas Joe always seems so 598 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:19,080 Speaker 1: composed and total control, I think Herbert is still fluster's 599 00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 1: maybe too strong a word, but maybe get him concerned 600 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:26,880 Speaker 1: a little bit, you know, give him uncomfortable. That's that's 601 00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:29,760 Speaker 1: that's a big key. It's it looks to me so 602 00:33:29,960 --> 00:33:33,320 Speaker 1: difficult for defenses to get Joe Burrow to look uncomfortable. 603 00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:36,320 Speaker 1: It's got the same face all the time. Whereas Herbert, 604 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:38,560 Speaker 1: I think, you know, shows a little bit more of 605 00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:42,800 Speaker 1: I wasn't expecting this, I haven't seen this. I think 606 00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:47,800 Speaker 1: that's the maybe the final difference between those two guys, 607 00:33:47,880 --> 00:33:50,959 Speaker 1: and a lot of it's just pure makeup and personnelity, 608 00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:54,160 Speaker 1: and that sort of thing. The Chargers are dead last 609 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:56,240 Speaker 1: in the NFL. It's stopping the run. They're given up 610 00:33:56,240 --> 00:33:58,520 Speaker 1: one hundred and forty five rushing yards per game. That's 611 00:33:58,560 --> 00:34:01,080 Speaker 1: basically what Joe Mix and his the last two weeks. 612 00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:05,440 Speaker 1: Is that the biggest key on Sunday. I think it's 613 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:08,719 Speaker 1: a huge factor. Um And like I said, I just 614 00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:12,600 Speaker 1: I'm not sure that the that the Chargers want to 615 00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:15,880 Speaker 1: play the slow death, you know, and just let the 616 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:19,759 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Bengals offensive line and Joe Mixon just grind them, 617 00:34:19,760 --> 00:34:22,200 Speaker 1: put him in a meat grinder and score and take 618 00:34:22,239 --> 00:34:25,200 Speaker 1: time off the clock and build a lead. And Herbert's 619 00:34:25,400 --> 00:34:28,040 Speaker 1: doesn't He's not getting anywhere near the number of possessions 620 00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:30,239 Speaker 1: and he has to force the football and all of 621 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:32,040 Speaker 1: those kind of things. But then you look at it 622 00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:37,160 Speaker 1: and say, boy, if you if you don't load the 623 00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:39,960 Speaker 1: box up, you know they're gonna pound you. If you 624 00:34:40,040 --> 00:34:41,960 Speaker 1: do load the box up, they can make big plays 625 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:47,319 Speaker 1: against you. Yeah, it's I do think that is that's 626 00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:49,640 Speaker 1: going to be in my I'm very interested to see 627 00:34:49,680 --> 00:34:51,479 Speaker 1: how they come out to start the game because people 628 00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:54,080 Speaker 1: are gonna be oh, man, I can't believe they're not running. 629 00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:56,560 Speaker 1: Joe Mix alos they get, you know, seven and dropping 630 00:34:56,600 --> 00:34:59,040 Speaker 1: a nap into the box late, which they do do 631 00:34:59,200 --> 00:35:01,200 Speaker 1: they do try to to Sky's things. It's going to 632 00:35:01,239 --> 00:35:03,000 Speaker 1: be interesting to see at the snap of the football 633 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:06,080 Speaker 1: how many people the Chargers actually having the box at 634 00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:08,399 Speaker 1: the snap of the football to try to handle Joe 635 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:10,640 Speaker 1: Mixon in the running game, because it might look a 636 00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:13,279 Speaker 1: little different pre snap and then post snap after the 637 00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:16,759 Speaker 1: snap of the football. It could it could look the 638 00:35:16,840 --> 00:35:20,080 Speaker 1: opposite to what you might have seen in some situations there. 639 00:35:20,440 --> 00:35:26,320 Speaker 1: But that's obviously a major concern. The thing is with Herbert. 640 00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:30,320 Speaker 1: Herbert leads the National Football League. They they've got six wins, 641 00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:34,680 Speaker 1: five fourth quarter comebacks. His five fourth quarter comebacks lead 642 00:35:34,719 --> 00:35:37,759 Speaker 1: the NFL. So no lead is safe with this guy, 643 00:35:38,120 --> 00:35:40,480 Speaker 1: unless it's a ridiculous lead like the Bengals have had. 644 00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:44,000 Speaker 1: But if you're up seven to ten points, even fourteen, 645 00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:46,799 Speaker 1: you know, a couple of scores, that's not necessarily safe 646 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:49,719 Speaker 1: with the guy of his skill set. So that's going 647 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:53,480 Speaker 1: to be an interesting dynamic to take and follow a 648 00:35:53,560 --> 00:35:56,360 Speaker 1: little bit too. I think most people listening to this 649 00:35:56,600 --> 00:35:58,200 Speaker 1: know that you were the starting left guard on the 650 00:35:58,239 --> 00:36:01,040 Speaker 1: Bengals first Super Bowl team in nineteen eighty one. You 651 00:36:01,160 --> 00:36:03,799 Speaker 1: were the starting right guard on the team that had 652 00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:07,320 Speaker 1: the best winning percentage in team history. In nineteen seventy 653 00:36:07,360 --> 00:36:09,719 Speaker 1: five when the Bengals went eleven and three. Do you 654 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:13,239 Speaker 1: see any similarities to those two great teams, two of 655 00:36:13,320 --> 00:36:15,840 Speaker 1: the all time best in Bengals history? And what is 656 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:19,800 Speaker 1: developing right now? Yeah? You know, I can, Dan, I 657 00:36:19,920 --> 00:36:26,960 Speaker 1: can see in both of those seasons when Kenny Anderson 658 00:36:27,040 --> 00:36:29,680 Speaker 1: a quarterback, and I see a lot of similarities with 659 00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:32,239 Speaker 1: what Kenny Anderson brought to the table and with Joe 660 00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:35,120 Speaker 1: Burrow brings to Let's see a lot of similarities both 661 00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:40,560 Speaker 1: physical makeup, mental composition, of all of those kinds of things. 662 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:45,439 Speaker 1: And I also see a we really like I talked 663 00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:49,320 Speaker 1: about before, the relationship between the players were very close. 664 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:52,200 Speaker 1: The coaching staff was very close, But then the relationship 665 00:36:52,239 --> 00:36:55,040 Speaker 1: between coaching staff and players was very close as well. 666 00:36:55,680 --> 00:37:00,239 Speaker 1: And does that happen by winning or does that house 667 00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:02,560 Speaker 1: the winning to happen? That's the you know, chicken or 668 00:37:02,600 --> 00:37:06,000 Speaker 1: the egg, big question. But no matter how it occurred, 669 00:37:06,080 --> 00:37:09,200 Speaker 1: it did take place those seasons, and it built as 670 00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:13,680 Speaker 1: the season went on. And I can vividly remember on 671 00:37:14,520 --> 00:37:18,200 Speaker 1: Wednesday morning, we'd come in and Lindy and Fani was 672 00:37:18,239 --> 00:37:21,960 Speaker 1: our offensive coordinator in nineteen eighty one, and Bill Walsh 673 00:37:22,200 --> 00:37:24,480 Speaker 1: was the guy that was shaping the offense in nineteen 674 00:37:24,560 --> 00:37:27,279 Speaker 1: seventy five, and I can remember we'd come in and 675 00:37:27,440 --> 00:37:30,480 Speaker 1: like what we got? Now? What are they put together? 676 00:37:30,760 --> 00:37:33,160 Speaker 1: I mean, these guys were brilliant, and it was like, Oh, 677 00:37:33,640 --> 00:37:37,399 Speaker 1: who's going to be the featured deal today this week? 678 00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:40,520 Speaker 1: What what personnel grouping? Oh, this one looks like it's 679 00:37:40,560 --> 00:37:43,239 Speaker 1: Titan orient. Oh, man, this one we're going to crush 680 00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:45,200 Speaker 1: people with Pete. I mean, it was it was like 681 00:37:45,960 --> 00:37:48,560 Speaker 1: we couldn't wait. It was like, man, we didn't even 682 00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:50,120 Speaker 1: want to day off. We just wanted to get right 683 00:37:50,160 --> 00:37:52,040 Speaker 1: back to it. And I can see that with this 684 00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:54,520 Speaker 1: group a little bit like that. I think they're starting 685 00:37:54,560 --> 00:37:57,600 Speaker 1: to feel, you know, that type of that type of 686 00:37:57,680 --> 00:38:01,040 Speaker 1: a bond and chemistry theirs with Lou and all of 687 00:38:01,120 --> 00:38:04,719 Speaker 1: the defensive coaches, and then you know, offensively the same 688 00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:07,200 Speaker 1: way with all the coaches that are putting together game plans. 689 00:38:07,239 --> 00:38:10,879 Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's that I can remember that part 690 00:38:10,920 --> 00:38:15,960 Speaker 1: of it. Sometimes when the preparation for a game feels 691 00:38:16,239 --> 00:38:20,160 Speaker 1: like it's not a grind, it's not like, oh man, 692 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:22,279 Speaker 1: we either do. It's like, oh man, I can't wait 693 00:38:22,360 --> 00:38:24,239 Speaker 1: to get back to it. Then you know you've got 694 00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:27,799 Speaker 1: something cooking. And I kind of sense that that's that's 695 00:38:27,840 --> 00:38:30,440 Speaker 1: where this team is. They can't wait for not only 696 00:38:30,520 --> 00:38:32,719 Speaker 1: the next game, they can't wait for the next week 697 00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:35,200 Speaker 1: to prepare for that next game because they have so 698 00:38:35,320 --> 00:38:37,839 Speaker 1: much confidence and what the coaches are presenting to them, 699 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:40,520 Speaker 1: and they know that if they fine tune it during 700 00:38:40,560 --> 00:38:42,160 Speaker 1: the week and go out and execute, they're gonna be 701 00:38:42,160 --> 00:38:44,920 Speaker 1: in good shape. There were a lot of great moments 702 00:38:45,080 --> 00:38:49,400 Speaker 1: last week. The most amusing moment was seeing the choreographed 703 00:38:49,640 --> 00:38:52,960 Speaker 1: end zone celebration featuring Joe Mixon and his offensive lineman. 704 00:38:53,440 --> 00:38:57,040 Speaker 1: My final question for this week's podcast. Would a young 705 00:38:57,200 --> 00:39:00,840 Speaker 1: Dave Lapham have enjoyed doing an end zone dance with 706 00:39:00,960 --> 00:39:06,760 Speaker 1: his fellow offensive lineman after a Pete Johnson touchdown? Oh? Absolutely, absolutely, 707 00:39:06,840 --> 00:39:11,000 Speaker 1: I would have liked. You know, big boys always feel 708 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:14,799 Speaker 1: like they got a little rhythm, you know, So yeah, 709 00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:16,839 Speaker 1: I would have. I would have enjoyed that. I mean, 710 00:39:16,880 --> 00:39:20,919 Speaker 1: the celebrations have gotten to be almost like an additional show. 711 00:39:21,040 --> 00:39:24,160 Speaker 1: You know. It's it's like it's a it's a side act. 712 00:39:24,280 --> 00:39:26,560 Speaker 1: To what's going on during the course of the football game. 713 00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:28,759 Speaker 1: And man, you have to you have to start to 714 00:39:28,840 --> 00:39:32,200 Speaker 1: be real creative. Now it's it's taken on a almost 715 00:39:32,239 --> 00:39:34,600 Speaker 1: a life of its own. But yeah, I think, like 716 00:39:34,760 --> 00:39:37,000 Speaker 1: Jonah Williams said, you know, it's like, yeah, you feel 717 00:39:37,040 --> 00:39:39,400 Speaker 1: like you want to be part of that, and it is. It's. Uh, 718 00:39:40,280 --> 00:39:44,439 Speaker 1: you might, it might take you well beyond your comfort level, 719 00:39:44,840 --> 00:39:48,120 Speaker 1: but you're doing it because you're part of something bigger 720 00:39:48,160 --> 00:39:52,520 Speaker 1: than just you know, your concern uh for your self embarrassment. 721 00:39:52,600 --> 00:39:54,399 Speaker 1: You know, you're just you're out there just having fun 722 00:39:54,480 --> 00:39:56,640 Speaker 1: with a bunch of guys. And that's that's what when 723 00:39:56,680 --> 00:39:58,680 Speaker 1: I looked at it, I'm like, well, you know, some 724 00:39:58,840 --> 00:40:01,960 Speaker 1: of them have a little rhythms about but yeah, you 725 00:40:03,120 --> 00:40:06,040 Speaker 1: feel like, uh, go out in that dance floor, cut 726 00:40:06,080 --> 00:40:08,520 Speaker 1: a little rug, that's what that's what. Uh, that's what 727 00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:10,680 Speaker 1: those guys were doing. And that was that was that 728 00:40:10,800 --> 00:40:13,360 Speaker 1: was fun to see. And I'll tell you what, Joe Mixon, 729 00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:19,240 Speaker 1: say what you want, but that guy is a lightning 730 00:40:19,360 --> 00:40:22,520 Speaker 1: rod for the energy, enthusiasm, all the sort of things 731 00:40:22,600 --> 00:40:25,600 Speaker 1: that the team feeds off of. He's the energy source, man, 732 00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:29,160 Speaker 1: I mean, he's the he's the son of the solar system. 733 00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:31,800 Speaker 1: You know, he's the epicenter for that energy. Man, he 734 00:40:31,880 --> 00:40:35,960 Speaker 1: really is. He's something else. I'm an excellent dancer at 735 00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:41,880 Speaker 1: a wedding the minimum of three drinks in me emphasis 736 00:40:41,960 --> 00:40:48,000 Speaker 1: on minimum. I'm telling you, yeah, I um, I used 737 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:50,560 Speaker 1: to I used to like to, uh like to cut 738 00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:53,600 Speaker 1: the rug a little bit. Um. Lynda accused me or 739 00:40:54,200 --> 00:40:56,359 Speaker 1: liking to cut it too much, I guess over the years. 740 00:40:56,440 --> 00:41:02,839 Speaker 1: But uh yeah, it's uh, it's fun to watch guys 741 00:41:02,880 --> 00:41:06,480 Speaker 1: who have such great footwork on a football field. Sometimes 742 00:41:06,520 --> 00:41:09,600 Speaker 1: it carries it over the dance floor. Other times it 743 00:41:09,760 --> 00:41:14,560 Speaker 1: looks like two left feet and ten big toes. That's 744 00:41:14,600 --> 00:41:16,320 Speaker 1: going to do it. 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