WEBVTT - Bengals Booth Podcast: Any Day Now

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, get everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Dan Hoard and thanks for downloading The Bengals Booth Podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>The any Dan.

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<v Speaker 1>Addition.

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<v Speaker 2>As the Bengals wrap up the preseason and turn their

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<v Speaker 2>attention to the games that count, beginning with a regular

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<v Speaker 2>season opener at Cleveland. Coming up, you'll hear radio replays

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<v Speaker 2>from Saturday's two point loss at Washington, locker room, comments

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<v Speaker 2>from players and coaches, and Dave Lappamill join me for

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<v Speaker 2>postgame analysis. Then, in this week's fun Facts Conversation, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>get to know at defensive end who grew up rooting

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<v Speaker 2>for the New York Giants and wears Lawrence Taylor's old number.

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<v Speaker 2>greatest thing since freezing cold takes. One of the most

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<v Speaker 2>amusing Twitter handles to follow is at Old Takes Exposed.

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<v Speaker 2>It's devoted to finding and sharing strong opinions expressed by

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<v Speaker 2>members of the media that turned out to be horribly wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought about it this week while preparing for the

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<v Speaker 2>Cincinnati Washington game, because if you remember the twenty twenty draft,

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<v Speaker 2>quite a few people expressed the opinion that the Bengals

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<v Speaker 2>should not draft Joe Burrow with a number one pick,

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<v Speaker 2>they should take defensive end Chase Young. With all due

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<v Speaker 2>respect to Young, who has been to a Pro Bowl,

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<v Speaker 2>I think everybody would agree that the Bengals got it right.

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<v Speaker 2>You can still find those freezing cold takes on the Internet,

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<v Speaker 2>including a radio show appearance by none other than Carson Palmer,

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<v Speaker 2>who made the case that the Bengal should take the

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<v Speaker 2>pass rusher since they already had Andy Dalton at quarterback.

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<v Speaker 2>All due respect to the Red Rifle, who's been to

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<v Speaker 2>three Pro Bowls, I think everybody would agree that the

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<v Speaker 2>Bengals got it right. Now, let's get to Saturday's preseason

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<v Speaker 2>finale at FedEx Field. On their first twenty two possessions

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<v Speaker 2>of the preseason, the Bengals did not score an offensive touchdown.

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<v Speaker 2>That streak ended on their final drive last week in Atlanta,

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<v Speaker 2>and on their first drive in Washington, the Bengals found

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<v Speaker 2>the end zone again. Bengals do not have a touchdown

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<v Speaker 2>pass yet in the preseason, they'll send two receivers out

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<v Speaker 2>to each side of the formation. Browning catches a shoulder

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<v Speaker 2>high snap, scanning the field, throws over them all, leaping

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<v Speaker 2>catch by Yo Si Vosh touchdown, and andre Yosi Vosh

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<v Speaker 2>is doing the gritty Jamar Chase style in the back

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<v Speaker 2>of the end zone. Jake Browning was in for the

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<v Speaker 2>first two series and went six for six for forty

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<v Speaker 2>two yards. In that touchdown. He appears to have wrapped

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<v Speaker 2>up the backup quarterback job and spoke to Dave Lapham

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<v Speaker 2>after the game.

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<v Speaker 3>Play about as high level as you could possibly play

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<v Speaker 3>in a competitive situation.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean, you're we're gonna play perfect. But I

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<v Speaker 4>feel pretty good about what I put on tape and

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<v Speaker 4>all that, and practice has been going well, so we'll

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<v Speaker 4>see those thing shakes out and yeah, it's always a

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<v Speaker 4>good feling film like you played well and put your

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<v Speaker 4>best so forward.

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<v Speaker 3>You feel like you're seeing the field really well. I

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<v Speaker 3>mean you' getting the ball out of your hand pretty quickly. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>I think it helps to be in my third year

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<v Speaker 4>in this offense. Watch Joe operate a lot and be

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<v Speaker 4>really engaged throughout the last couple of years on Peace

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<v Speaker 4>squad and see how he operates and try and mimic

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<v Speaker 4>it because it obviously works for him.

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<v Speaker 3>What about this offense? What are the expectations do you

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<v Speaker 3>think for this offensive football team this year?

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<v Speaker 4>I mean that's more of a Joe question, but I

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<v Speaker 4>think always the expectation offense is going to be high,

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<v Speaker 4>and the expectation in the locker room for offense and

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<v Speaker 4>defenses is high and high expectations.

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<v Speaker 1>But one game at a.

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<v Speaker 3>Time, graduations on big performances. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>It was seven nothing Bengals after a quarter, but veteran

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<v Speaker 2>Washington quarterback Jacoby Brissett tied the game in the second,

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<v Speaker 2>moves up in the pocket, avoids a hit, fires deep downfield.

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<v Speaker 2>It's got a wide open receiver at the ten who

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<v Speaker 2>makes the catch, spins away and takes it into the

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<v Speaker 2>end zone for a touchdown. Mitchell Timsley with a touchdown

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<v Speaker 2>catch for Washington.

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<v Speaker 3>And Jordan Battle is the one who missed the tackle

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<v Speaker 3>at the five yard line. He tried to put a

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<v Speaker 3>pretty big hit on him at that point. Don't try

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<v Speaker 3>to put a crushing glow on him, just grab him

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<v Speaker 3>and get him on the ground.

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<v Speaker 2>Trevor Simeon took over at quarterback on the Bengals third

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<v Speaker 2>drive and promptly drove the team into field goal range

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<v Speaker 2>for Evan McPherson. Then again, Evan is within range as

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<v Speaker 2>soon as he walks into the stadium, The snap, the placement,

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<v Speaker 2>and the kick a high spinning, end over end kick

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<v Speaker 2>and it is good from fifty eight yards away from

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<v Speaker 2>Money Mack and the Bengals take ten to seven lead,

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<v Speaker 2>and it looked like they would add to that lead

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<v Speaker 2>the next time they got the ball. As the Bengals

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<v Speaker 2>drove from their own fourteen to the Washington twenty six

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<v Speaker 2>with twenty three seconds left in the half, Simeon fakes left,

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<v Speaker 2>throws it deep, and it is pated around and picked

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<v Speaker 2>off in the end zone by Washington Chase Whittaker winds

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<v Speaker 2>up with a football after it got deflected. Although the

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<v Speaker 2>Bengals did not score on that drive, they got a

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<v Speaker 2>good look at an undrafted rookie running back out of

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<v Speaker 2>East Tennessee State who did not get the ball in

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<v Speaker 2>the first two preseason games Jacob Sailors. He finished with

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<v Speaker 2>nine carries for twenty seven yards and added two catches

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<v Speaker 2>for fourteen more. He also had a long run wiped

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<v Speaker 2>out by a penalty. I spoke to him after the game.

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<v Speaker 2>How did it feel to finally get that opportunity?

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<v Speaker 1>You know? It was fun?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, it was great gratefulfillings as being out there after

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<v Speaker 5>just preparing for so long and as us waiting for

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<v Speaker 5>an opportunity.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 5>And I love the game of football, regardless of if

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<v Speaker 5>I got the ball in my hands or not. But

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<v Speaker 5>I'm confident that's what I do best as a football player,

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<v Speaker 5>So I was I'm just.

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<v Speaker 6>Blessed that I got to display that on this type

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<v Speaker 6>of stage.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure you were. You know, the butterflies were going

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<v Speaker 2>before you got that tap on the shoulder and they

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<v Speaker 2>said go on in there and show us what you

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<v Speaker 2>can do. What was the feeling like when they gave

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<v Speaker 2>you the green light and you knew you were going

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<v Speaker 2>in the.

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<v Speaker 5>Game, feeling this incredible focus. You know, let's make sure

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<v Speaker 5>this is the one opportunity that I've prepared essentially since

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<v Speaker 5>I was five years old for, and I just wanted

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<v Speaker 5>to make sure that I left it all out on

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<v Speaker 5>the field, a model that got me where I am

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<v Speaker 5>today is no doubt, and I just wanted to make

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<v Speaker 5>sure when I walked off the field, I left no

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<v Speaker 5>doubt and just being the best teammate, I could be

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<v Speaker 5>the best player everything representation of the Bengals organization.

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<v Speaker 6>And I'm confident that I displayed that.

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<v Speaker 2>We're talking to Jacob Sailors. You had some good runs.

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<v Speaker 2>Unfortunately the best one got knocked out by a penalty

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<v Speaker 2>at twenty seven yard run. But as my broadcast partner

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Lapham pointed out, that film still exists. Yes, sir,

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<v Speaker 2>the Bengals and every team in the league is going

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<v Speaker 2>to see what you did on that run.

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<v Speaker 5>Absolutely, and uh, I'm just grateful that I got that

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<v Speaker 5>opportunity and uh, let let the my my talents take over.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm just blessed that my office a line was able

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<v Speaker 5>to clear away for me and the receiver's block well downfield.

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<v Speaker 5>So that's what it takes for a team to have

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<v Speaker 5>a successful play, and I'm just blessed that I was

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<v Speaker 5>in that situation at that time.

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<v Speaker 2>Did your heart drop when when you heard that there

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<v Speaker 2>was a flag?

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<v Speaker 7>Uh?

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<v Speaker 5>You know it wasn't so much that a job, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>just upset, a little disappointed, but at the end of

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<v Speaker 5>the day, it.

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<v Speaker 1>Was grateful to be honest.

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<v Speaker 2>So next forty eight hours, seventy two hours or nerve

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<v Speaker 2>wracking time for everybody in your position throughout the NFL,

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<v Speaker 2>how are you going to dealing with for the next

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<v Speaker 2>few days.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm just gonna encourage myself through the grace of God,

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<v Speaker 5>talk to people that helped got me to where I

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<v Speaker 5>am today, and without them I'd be going crazy, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>just being in this situation, the doubt that naturally creeps

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<v Speaker 5>in and not the not knowing. But I'm just gonna

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<v Speaker 5>engolve myself and the grace of God and whatever he

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<v Speaker 5>sees fit, he's.

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<v Speaker 1>Going to carry it out, and I'm okay with him.

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<v Speaker 2>Quite a good show and tape. Congratulations, appreciate it. That's

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<v Speaker 2>running back Jacob Sailors. The Bengals fell behind for the

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<v Speaker 2>first time in the third quarter when former Georgia quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>Jake from who should replace Aaron Rodgers in State Farm

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<v Speaker 2>ads so it could be Jake from State Farm through

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<v Speaker 2>this touchdown pass first and goal less than a yard

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<v Speaker 2>away for the Commanders from Catches a shotgun snap, throws

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<v Speaker 2>a pass out to the right and the wide open

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<v Speaker 2>receiver makes the catch for the Washington td It is

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<v Speaker 2>Bryson Tremaine, who had five yards of separation over near

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<v Speaker 2>the forward right pylon. At the end of the third quarter,

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<v Speaker 2>it was Washington fourteen Cincinnati ten. In the fourth, Simeon's

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<v Speaker 2>final drivet quarterback ended with a short field goal by

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<v Speaker 2>McPherson to make it fourteen thirteen. But Jake from State

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<v Speaker 2>Farm I can't stop saying it struck again from will

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<v Speaker 2>look to throw his pass over the middle cut for

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<v Speaker 2>the touchdown by tight end Brandon Dillon.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, the Bengals just played zone defense at the seven

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<v Speaker 3>yard line. Everybody just dropped back inside the goal line.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean they tried to form a pick of fence

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<v Speaker 3>at the goal line basically, and you know there were

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<v Speaker 3>holes there. Receivers just run down and hook it up

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<v Speaker 3>between two defenders and its touchdown pass.

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<v Speaker 2>The two Washington quarterbacks finished with three touchdown passes, no picks,

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<v Speaker 2>and a passer rating of one twenty point eight against

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<v Speaker 2>the Bengals secondary that was light on cornerbacks, Like all

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<v Speaker 2>of the starters on both sides of the ball, Chitabayo, Wooge,

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<v Speaker 2>Cam Taylor, brit and Mike Hilton didn't play. Additionally, Dj Turner,

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<v Speaker 2>Sidney Jones, and Marvel Tell were out with minor injuries

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<v Speaker 2>that left three corners dj Ivy, Alan George and Jalen Davis,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Bengals pulled Davis early in the game to

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<v Speaker 2>make sure that he didn't get hurt. Thirty three year

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<v Speaker 2>old Mike Thomas, who's been a safety for the bulk

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<v Speaker 2>of his twelve NFL seasons, played most of the game

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<v Speaker 2>out of position at slot corner. Dave Lapham shares his

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<v Speaker 2>thoughts on Mike Thomas's value later in the podcast. Down

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<v Speaker 2>by eight with ten minutes to go, the Bengals turned

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<v Speaker 2>to third string quarterback Reed Senate, who was added to

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<v Speaker 2>the roster after Joe Burrows strained his calf on the

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<v Speaker 2>second day of training camp. Sinnate finished the preseason tied

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<v Speaker 2>for the team lead in touchdown passes. He catches a

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<v Speaker 2>shotgun snap, He's gonna throw it high end, gut him,

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<v Speaker 2>nobody near shut With Jackson touchdown, Bengals a thirty four

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<v Speaker 2>yard touchdown strike. Now the Bengals can go for two

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<v Speaker 2>and try to tie the score.

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<v Speaker 3>Boy, you talk about a blown coverage man Chevitz, I

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<v Speaker 3>mean he was twenty yards open.

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<v Speaker 2>It was one of those plays where the receiver is

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<v Speaker 2>so open that you worry that he's going to drop

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<v Speaker 2>the ball. Here's Shadwick Jackson.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, those are the hard ones for sure.

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<v Speaker 6>You know ran my route.

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<v Speaker 8>I seen it kind of blowing the cover as I

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<v Speaker 8>knew I was wide open, as I saw in the ball,

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<v Speaker 8>and there I got to do after that as was focus.

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<v Speaker 1>On that and you know, get his own.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you describe the feeling of catching an NFL touchdown

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<v Speaker 2>pass even though it was a preseason game.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, that was a great feeling, no matter the circumstances

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<v Speaker 8>of the preseason regular season. And like I said before,

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<v Speaker 8>these got just give me a chance. Fan was a

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<v Speaker 8>great team with a lot of great teammates, so it.

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<v Speaker 1>Was very fun.

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<v Speaker 2>Jackson finished the preseason with nine catches for one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and twelve yards and as a strong candidate to make

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<v Speaker 2>the practice squad. The Bengals failed on the two point

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<v Speaker 2>conversion attempt and trailed twenty one to nineteen with six

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<v Speaker 2>and a half minutes to go, and the Bengals defense

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<v Speaker 2>get the ball back for the offense on third down

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<v Speaker 2>and nine near midfield, drops back to throw against the

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<v Speaker 2>format rush. He gets head and sacked brought down. Raymond

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<v Speaker 2>Johnson was there. Gunter was nearby. The Bengals defense gets

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<v Speaker 2>a huge sack and Washington will punt with less than

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<v Speaker 2>four minutes to go. It gave Sennate a chance to

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<v Speaker 2>be the hero, and he drove the Bengals to the

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<v Speaker 2>forty yard line. With two minutes to go. They were

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<v Speaker 2>about twenty yards away from giving McPherson a shot at

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<v Speaker 2>a game winning field goal, but a sack and two

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<v Speaker 2>incomplete passes led to this fourth down and fifteen Shotgun

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<v Speaker 2>Snapp to Senate, he's back to throw. He's gonna fire

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<v Speaker 2>deep downfield for Schdrick Jackson broken up incomplete, no penalty flag,

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<v Speaker 2>and Washington will take over with one forty to go.

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<v Speaker 2>The final score Washington twenty one, Cincinnati nineteen. The Commanders

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<v Speaker 2>won all three of their preseason games. The Bengals went

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<v Speaker 2>two and one. If I had to pick a preseason MVP,

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<v Speaker 2>i'd with rookie wide receiver andre Yosi Bosh. He led

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<v Speaker 2>the team with twelve catches for one hundred and twenty

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<v Speaker 2>nine yards in a touchdown, and I spoke to the

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<v Speaker 2>sixth round draft pick out of Princeton after the game.

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<v Speaker 2>We're in the locker room, wide receiver Andre Yo si Vosh,

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<v Speaker 2>who caught his first touchdown pass albeit the preseason. Yeah. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you interrupted me to say preseason. You're not counting it.

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<v Speaker 3>No.

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<v Speaker 9>I mean it's nice you note again the end zone

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<v Speaker 9>to help your team win in the preseason, but you know,

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<v Speaker 9>I just want to get there on the real Sundays

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<v Speaker 9>and you know, help my team in that way as well.

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<v Speaker 9>So I appreciate this one, but the room oneses still coming.

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<v Speaker 2>You'll get your chance in fifteen days and hopefully you

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<v Speaker 2>have one in Cleveland. Tell us about that play, though,

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<v Speaker 2>because you got wide open the back of the end zone.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, they seem I mean they literally they're running man,

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<v Speaker 9>and I think they switched off because TT ran out.

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<v Speaker 9>But I don't think they're supposed to switch off, And

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<v Speaker 9>so I just ran free and I just hopped up

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<v Speaker 9>and back the ball.

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<v Speaker 2>Jake Browning put it in a spot where, had there

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<v Speaker 2>been somebody nearby, you could have used your height and

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<v Speaker 2>your fathing ability to go up and get Yeah.

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<v Speaker 9>I think he was probably just you seing a little

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<v Speaker 9>bits in case somebody is on me, see if I

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<v Speaker 9>can make the play, and yeah, it's a good ball

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<v Speaker 9>from you, I could get it. So I'm just glad

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<v Speaker 9>I came down with it.

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<v Speaker 2>We're chatting with andre yoci Bosh. How would you describe

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<v Speaker 2>your preseason?

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<v Speaker 9>It was good, you know, I have made some good plays,

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<v Speaker 9>had some plays where I need to learn from, you know,

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<v Speaker 9>just learning from us. Skill errors, technique errors, even just

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<v Speaker 9>play errors. You know, just all learning so I don't

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<v Speaker 9>make the same mistake twice, you know, don't make the

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<v Speaker 9>run the wrong routes on some plays. And it's been

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<v Speaker 9>up and down, but in my mind it's all up

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<v Speaker 9>because I'm always learning.

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<v Speaker 2>I think a lot of people said when you were picked,

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<v Speaker 2>can he make this step up from IVY League competition

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<v Speaker 2>to NFL competition? How quickly did you realize, yeah, I

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<v Speaker 2>can played this level.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, I mean, I mean, I think OTAs was a

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<v Speaker 9>good indicator of that when I first came. You know,

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<v Speaker 9>I knew my athletic prowess and it's just about getting

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<v Speaker 9>the skilled down and I have confidence in myself to

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<v Speaker 9>get the skills down and just facing more press than

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<v Speaker 9>I have facing the IVY League which I have the

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<v Speaker 9>physical abilities to do, and it's just all learning. And

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<v Speaker 9>I think that once I got here fro Tias, I

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<v Speaker 9>was pretty a set in who I was.

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<v Speaker 2>I would assume you don't have much to worry about

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<v Speaker 2>over the next few days in terms of making the roster.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you feel pretty comfortable.

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<v Speaker 9>I'm not sure you to be honest, you know, I

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<v Speaker 9>still play out there like I'm trying to make the

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<v Speaker 9>fifty three because we have a lot of receivers, so

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<v Speaker 9>I'm still not really sure how the numbers work, you know.

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<v Speaker 9>But I'm just hoping for the best, and I'm just

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<v Speaker 9>hoping I'm going to be a bengu You've.

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<v Speaker 2>Had a great camp, great game tonight. Congratulations.

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate that. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>It seems appropriate that the Bengals appeared to have found

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<v Speaker 2>a gem in the sixth round of the draft this year,

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<v Speaker 2>since recently inducted Hall of Famer Ken Riley was also

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<v Speaker 2>a sixth round draft pick back in nineteen sixty nine.

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<v Speaker 2>app There were two injuries of note on Saturday. Joseph

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<v Speaker 2>Osai hurt his right ankle and Deontay Smith heard his

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<v Speaker 2>left shoulder. Neither appeared to be in bad shape after

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<v Speaker 2>the game, but we'll have to wait and see. Dave

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<v Speaker 2>Lapham caught up with Zach Taylor.

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<v Speaker 3>Preseasons. Over coach, it's over. What are your what are

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<v Speaker 3>your thoughts at this point in time?

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<v Speaker 7>I thought the guys competed hard, gave us a chance

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<v Speaker 7>at the end, got ourselves in some good situations that

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<v Speaker 7>we'll learn from as a team.

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<v Speaker 6>Beneficial for the entire team.

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<v Speaker 3>Jake Browning, I was just talking with him a little

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<v Speaker 3>bit and get in the Atlanta game, he six of

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<v Speaker 3>his eight plays on his touchdown drive went for first downs.

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<v Speaker 3>He goes four for four for forty two yards, rushes

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<v Speaker 3>a couple of times for thirty three more. Tonight goes

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<v Speaker 3>six for six for forty two and a touchdown. So

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<v Speaker 3>in the last couple of quarters, ten for ten eighty

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<v Speaker 3>four yards and a touchdown, rush for thirty three more.

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<v Speaker 3>He responded big time.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, good to see. You know his job is protect

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<v Speaker 7>the football and put us in the end zone. And

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<v Speaker 7>I thought he's done a nice shot by that, so.

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<v Speaker 3>I know you were more than hamstrung on the back end.

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<v Speaker 3>You only had three cornerbacks available to you. What about

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<v Speaker 3>Mike Thomas doing everything that he's asked to do. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>that guy. Any team is a better football team with

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<v Speaker 3>that guy as part of it, isn't he.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, there's no question, you know, that's why he's been

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<v Speaker 7>such a key part of what we've done here the

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<v Speaker 7>last couple of years. And everybody in the team loves him,

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<v Speaker 7>coaches love him. He's willing to do whatever it takes

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<v Speaker 7>to get the job done, and that's what he did

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<v Speaker 7>again today.

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<v Speaker 3>How frustrating was it though, not having you know, all

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<v Speaker 3>hands on deck kind of back there to maybe quell

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<v Speaker 3>some of the things that I mean, you had to

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<v Speaker 3>play a lot of softs z own and go from there.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, that's just part of the preseason.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, we're not the only team that has to

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<v Speaker 7>deal with that, and that's just one of the things

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<v Speaker 7>that you get overcome.

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<v Speaker 6>And I thought our guys for the most part did that.

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<v Speaker 3>What about your young running backs assess their performance tonight?

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<v Speaker 6>Good the good things.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, all three of those guys did an ice job,

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<v Speaker 7>making efficient games on first second down for us, had

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<v Speaker 7>some good short yard he runs as well, So I

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<v Speaker 7>was pleased with that group.

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<v Speaker 6>As a whole.

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<v Speaker 3>Yo, see Vosh continues to show. I mean he made

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<v Speaker 3>a great play in that touchdown reception. I mean looking

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<v Speaker 3>at him out there when he's by himself out there,

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<v Speaker 3>he looks like a quasi tight end. I mean he's

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<v Speaker 3>a big body guy that can run and jump.

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<v Speaker 6>Yes, he did an ice job.

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<v Speaker 7>Jake did a good job getting through the progression and

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<v Speaker 7>finding them, and he came down with a big play.

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<v Speaker 3>So, coach, where does it go from here? I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>I know, now you've got a long process here. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>take us through the next forty eight hours. What are

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<v Speaker 3>you going to do as an individual, as a coaching staff,

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<v Speaker 3>as an organization? What goes on?

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, we'll meet his coaches, We'll maybe we do can

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<v Speaker 7>his staff and make the decisions that are best for

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<v Speaker 7>an organization, you know, and then we'll go from there

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<v Speaker 7>and have our team meeting and talk to some of

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<v Speaker 7>the players and then get to work on Cleveland.

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<v Speaker 3>I know a couple of guys that was injury reporting,

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<v Speaker 3>a couple of guys that didn't sound serious injury part

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<v Speaker 3>of it. Did you come out okay? Do you think?

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<v Speaker 6>I think so.

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<v Speaker 7>But again, we'll always give it a night to sort

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<v Speaker 7>some of them out and see how they feel tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's the thing. It's that first night sleep, see

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<v Speaker 3>what it feels like the next morning. We've both been there, right,

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<v Speaker 3>appreciate your time. Thanks a lot, awesome, Thank you, Dave.

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<v Speaker 2>Visit Kettering Health to learn more. Now, time for the

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<v Speaker 2>Radio guys recap. The preseason is overlap. It ends with

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<v Speaker 2>a twenty one to nineteen loss to the Washington Commanders

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<v Speaker 2>here at FedEx Field. Now the nervous time begins for

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of youngsters who are wondering if they are

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<v Speaker 2>going to be one of the sixty nine guys with

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<v Speaker 2>a golden ticket, whether it's on the fifty three man

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<v Speaker 2>roster or the sixteen man practice squad.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and the ones that aren't on the sixteen man

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<v Speaker 3>practice squad here did they put enough on tape for

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<v Speaker 3>other teams around the league to say I saw something

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<v Speaker 3>there that he showed and stepped up in a time

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<v Speaker 3>when we were looking for people to maybe do that.

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<v Speaker 3>Or other guys are going to get opportunities with other

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<v Speaker 3>teams on their sixteen man practice squad. And that's going

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<v Speaker 3>to be the interesting thing with the roster death. You

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<v Speaker 3>wonder how picked over the Bengals sixteen man practice squad

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<v Speaker 3>is going to be in a quick fashion, you know so,

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<v Speaker 3>and that's in order to get off that sixteen men,

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<v Speaker 3>they're gonna have to go to some of these fifty

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<v Speaker 3>three man roster.

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<v Speaker 1>I think there's going to be some guys on the Bends.

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<v Speaker 3>Sixteen man practice squad that might be on somebody's fifty

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<v Speaker 3>three men roster. Potentially. He's going to be interesting to

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<v Speaker 3>see how many of those there might.

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<v Speaker 2>Be safe to say Jake Browning has won the number

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<v Speaker 2>two quarterback.

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<v Speaker 3>Job, Yeah, I would think so. I mean, his numbers

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<v Speaker 3>are are pretty impressive. You know, he had to step

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<v Speaker 3>up and get it done. And last week his quarterback

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<v Speaker 3>rating one thirty five point four were in four for

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<v Speaker 3>four for forty two yards and then tonight, he goes

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<v Speaker 3>six for six for another forty two in a touchdown,

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<v Speaker 3>ten for ten eighty four yards and tests on quarterback grinning.

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<v Speaker 3>He's going to be well up into the one forties.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, he showed mobility. I think he showed

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<v Speaker 3>that he understands the offense. And Duke Tobin had an

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<v Speaker 3>interesting thing that he was talking about with us at halftime.

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<v Speaker 3>He says, his mind is the big thing. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>he understands that, he sees it. He gets the ball

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<v Speaker 3>out of his hand quickly as a result of that.

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<v Speaker 3>So they seem to be pretty high on.

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<v Speaker 2>One guy who is not going to be worrying about

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<v Speaker 2>having a spot on the roster is andre Yosi Bosh.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd have to say he was the bengals most impressive

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<v Speaker 2>preseason player, had a touchdown catch in the game tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>and was terrific in all three preseason games.

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<v Speaker 3>He was I mean, I think that, you know, like

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<v Speaker 3>Duke was talking about with us at halftime, again, he

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<v Speaker 3>was another part of the subject matter and he had

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<v Speaker 3>traits There's no doubt about it that they really liked.

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<v Speaker 3>And the only knock was the level of competition, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>playing at Princeton playing in the IVY League. Well, he

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<v Speaker 3>showed that he could step up. I mean, I think

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<v Speaker 3>the other thing, you know, you talk about Jake Browning's mind,

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<v Speaker 3>Yolsivash has to have a pretty strong mind himself in

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<v Speaker 3>terms of not raw intelligence and football intelligence. And sometimes

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<v Speaker 3>it doesn't equate to football intelligence, but it does to him.

0:21:44.119 --> 0:21:48.080
<v Speaker 3>He picks it up quickly. He's gifted. I mean, he's big,

0:21:48.560 --> 0:21:51.080
<v Speaker 3>he can run, he can jump. There's not much he

0:21:51.119 --> 0:21:54.080
<v Speaker 3>can't do physically. I think I think his future is

0:21:54.119 --> 0:21:54.960
<v Speaker 3>extremely bright.

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<v Speaker 2>There's no question the Bengals always had at least one

0:21:58.200 --> 0:22:01.000
<v Speaker 2>running back on the practice squad. We didn't know anything

0:22:01.040 --> 0:22:04.000
<v Speaker 2>really about Calvin Tyler and Jacob Sailors. They hadn't played

0:22:04.000 --> 0:22:06.800
<v Speaker 2>in the preseason. Jacob Sailors had a good game. He

0:22:06.880 --> 0:22:09.000
<v Speaker 2>got the ball eleven times, he had a twenty seven

0:22:09.040 --> 0:22:11.680
<v Speaker 2>yard run. They got wiped out by a penalty. If

0:22:11.720 --> 0:22:14.399
<v Speaker 2>nothing else, he certainly enhanced his chance of being on

0:22:14.440 --> 0:22:15.680
<v Speaker 2>that practice squad.

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<v Speaker 3>He did, you know, I mean, all you can ask

0:22:18.880 --> 0:22:20.960
<v Speaker 3>the young guy to do is to step up when

0:22:20.960 --> 0:22:24.480
<v Speaker 3>given the opportunity. And it's almost like all those guys

0:22:24.520 --> 0:22:27.719
<v Speaker 3>are like, hey, thanks for giving us everything. You give

0:22:27.800 --> 0:22:31.160
<v Speaker 3>us a training camp. Here's your opportunity to go put

0:22:31.200 --> 0:22:33.359
<v Speaker 3>something on tape. Now it's up to you to go

0:22:33.440 --> 0:22:36.440
<v Speaker 3>do it. He stepped up and did a big time.

0:22:36.480 --> 0:22:39.400
<v Speaker 3>I thought he was really good. I mean he caught

0:22:39.440 --> 0:22:41.439
<v Speaker 3>the ball well out of the backfield. I mean I

0:22:41.480 --> 0:22:44.920
<v Speaker 3>didn't notice anything glaring as Simon Arrows on his part,

0:22:45.040 --> 0:22:48.920
<v Speaker 3>So I mean I think that he helped himself a ton.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no question.

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<v Speaker 2>Last year at cutdown Day, Bengals added guys to their

0:22:54.400 --> 0:22:57.360
<v Speaker 2>fifty three man roster from other teams, and they were

0:22:57.400 --> 0:23:00.639
<v Speaker 2>drafting late or choosing late in the waiver process, and

0:23:00.680 --> 0:23:02.960
<v Speaker 2>they still were able to do it. Max Sharping arrived

0:23:02.960 --> 0:23:05.919
<v Speaker 2>that way, Devin asi Ossi got here that way. J

0:23:06.040 --> 0:23:09.399
<v Speaker 2>two fella got here that way. What do you think,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, are they going to do something similar this year?

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<v Speaker 2>Is there a position group that you think that they

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<v Speaker 2>might target.

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<v Speaker 3>That's a good question. I mean, you know, you think

0:23:16.880 --> 0:23:20.680
<v Speaker 3>potentially running back, But then guys show up and play

0:23:20.720 --> 0:23:23.879
<v Speaker 3>the way they play tonight. I mean they may you know,

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<v Speaker 3>be able to make things happen for their practice squad

0:23:27.960 --> 0:23:30.640
<v Speaker 3>in that regard. And I do think the one big

0:23:30.680 --> 0:23:32.680
<v Speaker 3>positive that came out of the night, there's a couple

0:23:32.720 --> 0:23:36.320
<v Speaker 3>of guys that were nicked up, Osai being one, and

0:23:36.800 --> 0:23:40.000
<v Speaker 3>there was an offensive player that will lose Jontay Smith

0:23:41.280 --> 0:23:44.600
<v Speaker 3>in the offensive line. It doesn't sound like they're speaking

0:23:44.680 --> 0:23:46.960
<v Speaker 3>with Zach after the game. It doesn't sound like they're

0:23:47.320 --> 0:23:49.760
<v Speaker 3>devastating injuries. But you always want to give it overnight

0:23:49.800 --> 0:23:52.440
<v Speaker 3>and see what it's like the next morning. But I

0:23:52.480 --> 0:23:53.840
<v Speaker 3>don't think they're going to be any kind of a

0:23:53.880 --> 0:23:57.800
<v Speaker 3>long term thing. So but the thing that you know

0:23:58.080 --> 0:24:00.920
<v Speaker 3>that I thought was a big key is don't let

0:24:01.000 --> 0:24:03.800
<v Speaker 3>injuries have to be part of the evaluation process. In

0:24:03.840 --> 0:24:06.280
<v Speaker 3>other words, you know, it's just let the guy, is

0:24:06.320 --> 0:24:08.520
<v Speaker 3>his skill set good enough? Did he play well enough

0:24:08.560 --> 0:24:10.800
<v Speaker 3>to make the football team. It's like, oh, now I

0:24:10.840 --> 0:24:14.880
<v Speaker 3>gotta claim this guy, put this one on waivers, see

0:24:14.920 --> 0:24:17.760
<v Speaker 3>if he can clear waivers, and then cut this guy

0:24:17.800 --> 0:24:19.639
<v Speaker 3>and put this guy back on our roster, and all

0:24:19.640 --> 0:24:21.879
<v Speaker 3>those manipulations that they had to do they've had to

0:24:21.920 --> 0:24:25.120
<v Speaker 3>do in the past because of injuries. A guys, he's

0:24:25.119 --> 0:24:26.680
<v Speaker 3>only gonna be out six weeks, He's not gonna be

0:24:26.720 --> 0:24:27.960
<v Speaker 3>out the entire sit, but he has to be on

0:24:28.000 --> 0:24:30.119
<v Speaker 3>the fifty three men roster before he can go on

0:24:30.160 --> 0:24:32.480
<v Speaker 3>ir it looks like they've avoided all that. So I

0:24:32.520 --> 0:24:34.879
<v Speaker 3>think that's a big deal. And I think they'll just

0:24:34.880 --> 0:24:37.399
<v Speaker 3>be able to build their roster based on, you know,

0:24:37.480 --> 0:24:42.520
<v Speaker 3>instead of juggling injury semantics, they just can the guy

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<v Speaker 3>hopeless or not.

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<v Speaker 2>One of the most interesting decisions they have to make

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<v Speaker 2>this weekend involves one of our all time favorites, Mike Thomas.

0:24:49.600 --> 0:24:52.080
<v Speaker 2>Truly one of the great people that's ever come through

0:24:52.400 --> 0:24:55.520
<v Speaker 2>the Bengals locker room ever and fifty plus years of

0:24:55.600 --> 0:24:59.840
<v Speaker 2>the franchise. If they keep for safeties, he's probably not

0:25:00.080 --> 0:25:03.440
<v Speaker 2>one of the four. He's got tremendous special teams value.

0:25:03.680 --> 0:25:05.639
<v Speaker 2>If he's not on the fifty three man roster, you

0:25:05.640 --> 0:25:07.639
<v Speaker 2>can keep six veterans. They would love to have him

0:25:07.680 --> 0:25:11.320
<v Speaker 2>on the practice squad if he's willing at thirty three

0:25:11.400 --> 0:25:13.600
<v Speaker 2>years old. It's going to be very interesting to see

0:25:13.600 --> 0:25:14.400
<v Speaker 2>how that comes down.

0:25:14.880 --> 0:25:18.400
<v Speaker 3>It really is. And I told him after the game

0:25:18.840 --> 0:25:21.440
<v Speaker 3>that I said during the game that any roster is

0:25:21.480 --> 0:25:24.800
<v Speaker 3>better with Mike Thomas on that roster. He was very appreciative.

0:25:25.400 --> 0:25:28.359
<v Speaker 3>You know, I mean, he is that guy. I said,

0:25:28.359 --> 0:25:31.680
<v Speaker 3>you know what, forget football, I'm going to campaign for

0:25:31.760 --> 0:25:33.199
<v Speaker 3>him to be president of the United States.

0:25:34.520 --> 0:25:34.639
<v Speaker 5>Yur.

0:25:34.720 --> 0:25:37.640
<v Speaker 3>He actually started laughing, but I mean he, I mean,

0:25:37.720 --> 0:25:42.159
<v Speaker 3>he is a he is a special dude. It's going

0:25:42.240 --> 0:25:43.800
<v Speaker 3>to be it's going to be very interesting. And the

0:25:43.840 --> 0:25:48.200
<v Speaker 3>thing he held a very very important squat person protector

0:25:48.280 --> 0:25:51.040
<v Speaker 3>for Darren Simmons. And you know, I was thinking about

0:25:51.040 --> 0:25:52.920
<v Speaker 3>this last night as I was putting together my own

0:25:53.320 --> 0:25:56.480
<v Speaker 3>roster twenty five offense, twenty five defense, and three specialists

0:25:56.480 --> 0:25:59.720
<v Speaker 3>and then maybe you know, playing with it after that, if.

0:25:59.560 --> 0:26:01.000
<v Speaker 1>He's not one of the guys.

0:26:01.560 --> 0:26:05.320
<v Speaker 3>Man, you have a snapper that's in his second season,

0:26:05.359 --> 0:26:08.359
<v Speaker 3>he's got twenty games under his belt, counting playoffs, and

0:26:08.400 --> 0:26:10.720
<v Speaker 3>then you have a personal protector or a Jordan Battle

0:26:10.720 --> 0:26:13.120
<v Speaker 3>that's a rookie and a rookie punter. Potentially, it looks

0:26:13.160 --> 0:26:16.200
<v Speaker 3>like that that's going to be the case. I mean,

0:26:17.680 --> 0:26:20.680
<v Speaker 3>Mike Thomas took all of the personal protective snaps for Darren.

0:26:20.720 --> 0:26:23.119
<v Speaker 3>And in the very first game you go up to Cleveland,

0:26:23.480 --> 0:26:26.280
<v Speaker 3>they have a very good special teams coach and you know,

0:26:26.920 --> 0:26:32.520
<v Speaker 3>tight game, loud clock's running down, they run a funky

0:26:32.600 --> 0:26:35.159
<v Speaker 3>formation and it might be tough on the rookie. So

0:26:35.720 --> 0:26:38.240
<v Speaker 3>those are the kind of things that you think about

0:26:38.280 --> 0:26:41.240
<v Speaker 3>but if you make that decision, you have confidence that

0:26:41.359 --> 0:26:42.919
<v Speaker 3>Jordan Battle and others can handle it.

0:26:43.119 --> 0:26:45.399
<v Speaker 2>Or Mike Thomas went out there and this game played

0:26:45.400 --> 0:26:48.240
<v Speaker 2>out a position at corner because they needed somebody to

0:26:48.280 --> 0:26:50.560
<v Speaker 2>do it. Here's a thirty three year old guy who's

0:26:50.600 --> 0:26:54.199
<v Speaker 2>been playing safety and not cornerback for many, many years.

0:26:54.480 --> 0:26:56.119
<v Speaker 2>You know, did what the team needed him to do.

0:26:56.240 --> 0:26:59.879
<v Speaker 3>He will do anything that his football team passed of him.

0:27:00.400 --> 0:27:04.000
<v Speaker 3>And to me, I mean, I think, I think he

0:27:04.119 --> 0:27:06.560
<v Speaker 3>is the ultimate teammate. I mean, he really is. I

0:27:06.560 --> 0:27:10.399
<v Speaker 3>don't I think if they if you put into a

0:27:10.440 --> 0:27:16.879
<v Speaker 3>computer all the requirements both physically mentally, all the intangibles

0:27:16.880 --> 0:27:20.520
<v Speaker 3>that you need to have the perfect teammate. Michael Thomas

0:27:20.520 --> 0:27:21.320
<v Speaker 3>comes spitting out of.

0:27:21.320 --> 0:27:25.639
<v Speaker 2>Their final question. What's your concern level for Heavin McPherson

0:27:25.680 --> 0:27:26.560
<v Speaker 2>after the preseason?

0:27:28.480 --> 0:27:31.560
<v Speaker 1>Not real high, not real high. Sky's the limit there.

0:27:31.640 --> 0:27:36.040
<v Speaker 3>I mean, that dude, he just he throws dynamite caps

0:27:36.080 --> 0:27:38.560
<v Speaker 3>on his toes before the game, in the pregame and

0:27:38.560 --> 0:27:41.960
<v Speaker 3>they start exploding. During the game. It is amazing to

0:27:42.000 --> 0:27:44.160
<v Speaker 3>see the ball come off that guy's foot. I mean,

0:27:45.880 --> 0:27:49.040
<v Speaker 3>it's you know, you I remember, you know, watching Major

0:27:49.080 --> 0:27:51.840
<v Speaker 3>League Baseball guys are batting practice and just hearing the

0:27:51.880 --> 0:27:53.960
<v Speaker 3>ball come off their bats, seeing their swing, and then

0:27:54.119 --> 0:27:56.040
<v Speaker 3>I mean, how does it make that noise? It doesn't

0:27:56.040 --> 0:27:57.800
<v Speaker 3>make that noise normally, you know. And the same thing

0:27:57.840 --> 0:28:02.080
<v Speaker 3>with him striking football. Some guys have this inate ability

0:28:02.200 --> 0:28:04.200
<v Speaker 3>to just crush. He's won.

0:28:04.520 --> 0:28:07.120
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, get from fifty eight during the game and sixty

0:28:07.119 --> 0:28:08.320
<v Speaker 2>five yards during the pregame.

0:28:08.320 --> 0:28:10.439
<v Speaker 3>War months, and he's done that before. I mean, I

0:28:10.480 --> 0:28:13.160
<v Speaker 3>remember practice, he ended of practice to hit from sixty five.

0:28:13.200 --> 0:28:16.240
<v Speaker 3>We were right behind them, yep, just right down the middle.

0:28:16.280 --> 0:28:17.280
<v Speaker 2>It's pretty good, dude.

0:28:17.320 --> 0:28:19.320
<v Speaker 3>Come on, it's unbelievable.

0:28:20.480 --> 0:28:23.639
<v Speaker 2>By the way, Happy birthday to lapse wife Lynn and

0:28:23.680 --> 0:28:27.479
<v Speaker 2>his granddaughter Lucy. The season opener at Cleveland is now

0:28:27.520 --> 0:28:30.800
<v Speaker 2>two weeks away. Here's hoping a certain quarterback is able

0:28:30.840 --> 0:28:34.720
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<v Speaker 2>time for this week's edition of fun Facts, where you

0:28:48.920 --> 0:28:53.320
<v Speaker 2>get to know the person under the pads. Time for

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<v Speaker 2>some fun facts with defensive end. Raymond Johnson the third

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<v Speaker 2>from Sumter, South Carolina, the home of the Shaw Air

0:29:00.360 --> 0:29:03.040
<v Speaker 2>Force Base. When you're home, do you see a lot

0:29:03.040 --> 0:29:06.000
<v Speaker 2>of F sixteens and fighter jets overhead.

0:29:05.600 --> 0:29:06.720
<v Speaker 1>All the time? That's all we hear.

0:29:06.760 --> 0:29:07.040
<v Speaker 3>Baby.

0:29:07.280 --> 0:29:09.320
<v Speaker 10>You go see them flying around, you go see them landing.

0:29:09.760 --> 0:29:11.880
<v Speaker 10>You know, Shaw Air Force Base or something to South Carolina,

0:29:11.960 --> 0:29:12.560
<v Speaker 10>can't miss it.

0:29:13.080 --> 0:29:15.560
<v Speaker 2>Did a bunch of your friends have parents that worked there?

0:29:16.240 --> 0:29:18.400
<v Speaker 1>I had quite a few military friends. I did.

0:29:20.120 --> 0:29:21.520
<v Speaker 10>A lot of new ones every year. You get like

0:29:21.560 --> 0:29:23.120
<v Speaker 10>new friends just because of that military base.

0:29:23.280 --> 0:29:26.560
<v Speaker 2>So we're visiting with Raymond Johnson the third. What sports

0:29:26.560 --> 0:29:27.400
<v Speaker 2>did you play growing up?

0:29:27.840 --> 0:29:31.360
<v Speaker 10>I did basketball, baseball, football, and track?

0:29:32.040 --> 0:29:32.680
<v Speaker 2>What in track?

0:29:33.800 --> 0:29:36.280
<v Speaker 10>All the big stuff you know, like shot put and discus?

0:29:36.480 --> 0:29:37.720
<v Speaker 6>No, right, guy of etts? You know?

0:29:39.960 --> 0:29:42.600
<v Speaker 2>Did you have any interest in non sports activities?

0:29:43.360 --> 0:29:45.920
<v Speaker 10>Nonsports activity? I love music, So I was trying to

0:29:46.000 --> 0:29:48.160
<v Speaker 10>dabble in music a little bit. I'm not like I'm

0:29:48.160 --> 0:29:50.600
<v Speaker 10>a crazy good thing or anything, but I'm great at

0:29:50.640 --> 0:29:53.040
<v Speaker 10>like writing lyrics and songs and stuff like that.

0:29:53.200 --> 0:29:57.000
<v Speaker 2>All Right, you've gotten interesting talent other than football. I

0:29:57.080 --> 0:29:59.200
<v Speaker 2>heard you say in an interview that you feel like

0:29:59.240 --> 0:30:02.440
<v Speaker 2>you've always an underdog. Has that been a big motivator

0:30:02.480 --> 0:30:02.719
<v Speaker 2>for you?

0:30:03.200 --> 0:30:03.480
<v Speaker 1>Yeah?

0:30:03.480 --> 0:30:06.200
<v Speaker 10>Man, just uh, anything I've done in life, I always

0:30:06.200 --> 0:30:09.480
<v Speaker 10>felt like the underdog cause it's always I'm always being overlooked.

0:30:09.480 --> 0:30:11.840
<v Speaker 10>I felt like, uh like, coming in high school, I

0:30:11.880 --> 0:30:14.000
<v Speaker 10>was only a three star and I didn't get that

0:30:14.080 --> 0:30:17.280
<v Speaker 10>rank until you know, after my last senior year, stuff

0:30:17.320 --> 0:30:19.400
<v Speaker 10>like that, and I always felt like, you know, I

0:30:19.440 --> 0:30:21.960
<v Speaker 10>was a dominant player, probably one of the best in

0:30:22.000 --> 0:30:24.520
<v Speaker 10>the state, and you know, I felt like that's just

0:30:24.600 --> 0:30:27.320
<v Speaker 10>started my underdog journey. And then when I went to college,

0:30:27.320 --> 0:30:30.720
<v Speaker 10>I went to a smaller Division one uh if uh

0:30:31.120 --> 0:30:34.720
<v Speaker 10>G five school, so it continue my underdog mentality. Of

0:30:34.760 --> 0:30:36.800
<v Speaker 10>course I wasn't drafted, and you know I'm here now

0:30:36.840 --> 0:30:39.520
<v Speaker 10>in the NFL and still underdog mentality.

0:30:39.640 --> 0:30:42.960
<v Speaker 2>So Georgia Southern was that school? Why did you choose

0:30:42.960 --> 0:30:45.040
<v Speaker 2>the egos? Uh?

0:30:45.120 --> 0:30:47.880
<v Speaker 10>It was basically the whole recruiting process. The Eagles stayed

0:30:47.920 --> 0:30:50.600
<v Speaker 10>with me through thick and thin. You know, even if

0:30:50.640 --> 0:30:54.360
<v Speaker 10>I wasn't sure I would actually qualify academically, cause you know,

0:30:54.400 --> 0:30:56.440
<v Speaker 10>I was a a knucklehead in school at the time,

0:30:56.560 --> 0:30:58.840
<v Speaker 10>so not taking it serious as I should. But you know,

0:30:58.920 --> 0:31:01.840
<v Speaker 10>Georgia Southern was there the whole time in their family.

0:31:01.960 --> 0:31:02.600
<v Speaker 10>They all family.

0:31:02.600 --> 0:31:05.920
<v Speaker 1>It's a family team, it's a it's family all around.

0:31:06.000 --> 0:31:07.240
<v Speaker 1>Egan Nations. Shout out to Egan Nation.

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<v Speaker 3>By the way.

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<v Speaker 2>A self proclaimed knucklehead in the classroom when you were young,

0:31:12.520 --> 0:31:14.680
<v Speaker 2>would you have gone to one of the big powerful

0:31:14.680 --> 0:31:16.920
<v Speaker 2>schools in South Carolina or nearby? Do you think if

0:31:16.960 --> 0:31:19.800
<v Speaker 2>you had paid better attention to your grades? I definitely do.

0:31:19.880 --> 0:31:23.240
<v Speaker 10>I think I think I would have failed to either

0:31:23.400 --> 0:31:26.760
<v Speaker 10>USC or Clemson, and those guys were showing interest, of course,

0:31:26.800 --> 0:31:29.120
<v Speaker 10>But like I said, knucklehead.

0:31:28.600 --> 0:31:32.600
<v Speaker 2>Man, well you changed your ways by the time you

0:31:32.640 --> 0:31:35.920
<v Speaker 2>got to college majored in sports management. Could you see

0:31:35.960 --> 0:31:39.800
<v Speaker 2>yourself working in a front office or for a college

0:31:39.840 --> 0:31:42.440
<v Speaker 2>athletic department someday after your playing careers finished.

0:31:42.560 --> 0:31:47.320
<v Speaker 10>I actually could either working in the front office or

0:31:47.720 --> 0:31:49.240
<v Speaker 10>going to the big screen man, because I you know,

0:31:49.280 --> 0:31:52.560
<v Speaker 10>I love to talk about the game. You know, always

0:31:52.640 --> 0:31:56.240
<v Speaker 10>been great at speaking out publicly. So you know, either

0:31:56.280 --> 0:31:58.720
<v Speaker 10>that or broadcasting or one of those things. Anything around

0:31:58.720 --> 0:31:59.880
<v Speaker 10>the game is it sounds.

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<v Speaker 1>Good to me.

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<v Speaker 2>So you could see yourself as a color analyst done

0:32:02.080 --> 0:32:03.320
<v Speaker 2>a football broadcast man.

0:32:03.360 --> 0:32:03.520
<v Speaker 6>You know.

0:32:04.600 --> 0:32:05.400
<v Speaker 1>You notice.

0:32:06.600 --> 0:32:09.360
<v Speaker 2>We're visiting with Raymond Johnson the third. As you mentioned,

0:32:09.440 --> 0:32:11.920
<v Speaker 2>you weren't drafted, but many teams tried to sign you

0:32:12.000 --> 0:32:15.000
<v Speaker 2>immediately after the draft. You chose the New York Giants.

0:32:15.320 --> 0:32:19.120
<v Speaker 2>As it turns out, that was your favorite team growing

0:32:19.240 --> 0:32:22.120
<v Speaker 2>up in Sumter, South Carolina. Why did you become a

0:32:22.160 --> 0:32:22.800
<v Speaker 2>Giants fan?

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<v Speaker 10>Like all little kids, you know, you think you're running

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<v Speaker 10>back growing up and stuff and Tiki Barbara I was

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<v Speaker 10>huge on him. So they started out with Tiki, and

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<v Speaker 10>then as I got older, start developing on the dev

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<v Speaker 10>side of the ball and stuff. You know, I started

0:32:34.360 --> 0:32:37.520
<v Speaker 10>learning about guys like Alt and then you know, I'm

0:32:37.560 --> 0:32:40.080
<v Speaker 10>looking at this D line with Osu Yu Minari and

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<v Speaker 10>Justin Tuck and Jason Peter.

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<v Speaker 1>Paul and stuff. So it's just it's just that culture. Man.

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<v Speaker 1>I always loved it.

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<v Speaker 2>You're wearing the number fifty six in a Bengals uniform?

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<v Speaker 2>Is that for Lawrence Taylor?

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<v Speaker 1>It's not.

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<v Speaker 10>But you know, now that you say something, that's an

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<v Speaker 10>interesting thing. Though, I can get to start viewing it

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<v Speaker 10>that way. I definitely can.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a good guy a copy it is great guy

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<v Speaker 2>to coffee after being or after signing with the New

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<v Speaker 2>York Giants as an undrafted free agent. You made the

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<v Speaker 2>opening day roster a couple of years ago and wound

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<v Speaker 2>up playing in fifteen games. That's an incredible accomplishment. Described

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<v Speaker 2>that phone call when cut down weekend, they call you

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<v Speaker 2>up and say you've made the team.

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<v Speaker 10>Which is what is crazy. It actually wasn't a phone call.

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<v Speaker 10>When you get the phone call, that means you don't

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<v Speaker 10>make the team. So I didn't get a phone call.

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<v Speaker 10>And you know, coming into the league, I didn't really

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<v Speaker 10>know as much about fifty three man rosters and all that.

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<v Speaker 10>All I knew was like, you know, you either on

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<v Speaker 10>the team or you're on practice squad, you know, So

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<v Speaker 10>I never really knew about the call and if you know,

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<v Speaker 10>if you're on a fifty three year o on practice squad,

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<v Speaker 10>so you know, I found out that I was actually

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<v Speaker 10>on an official roster through like on the website and

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<v Speaker 10>then an interview shortly after practice and stuff. So I'm like, whoa.

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<v Speaker 10>You know, I didn't have no clue, but I'm glad

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<v Speaker 10>I did.

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<v Speaker 2>So not getting the phone call in this case was

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<v Speaker 2>the greatest thing. The greatest thing. Yes, sir, we're talking

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<v Speaker 2>to Raymond Johnson, the third You spent last year with

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<v Speaker 2>the Bengals on the practice squad. How did you approach

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<v Speaker 2>it when you didn't get to play in the games.

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<v Speaker 10>Just as an opportunity to get better and tone in

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<v Speaker 10>on my craft, getting a chance to go against a

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<v Speaker 10>championship caliber guys, you know, and making the most of it,

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<v Speaker 10>so you know, at first, of course, I don't think

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<v Speaker 10>I liked it at first, but just looking back on it,

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<v Speaker 10>I'm definitely thankful for it because it helped me took

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<v Speaker 10>my game to a next level.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe all right. Time for some wild card topics

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<v Speaker 2>now with Raymond Johnson the third? Have you had any

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<v Speaker 2>other jobs other than professional athlete?

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<v Speaker 1>Have I had any other jobs? Uh?

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, you know. I used to do yard work all

0:34:40.000 --> 0:34:43.359
<v Speaker 10>the time for money and stuff. A lot of blue

0:34:43.400 --> 0:34:46.279
<v Speaker 10>collar jobs actually, like moving stuff, moving trees, branches and

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<v Speaker 10>stuff with some of my families and their friends and

0:34:49.600 --> 0:34:52.400
<v Speaker 10>businesses and stuff like that. But never really think that's like,

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<v Speaker 10>you know, a white college job or paperwork anything, and neever,

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<v Speaker 10>that sort.

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<v Speaker 2>That stuff helps helps build strength.

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<v Speaker 1>It does it very different, it does.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you have any hidden talents?

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<v Speaker 1>I can rap?

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<v Speaker 10>I can rap and I'm great at freestyling on the spot.

0:35:06.760 --> 0:35:09.000
<v Speaker 10>I don't know why. Well, actually I do know why.

0:35:09.080 --> 0:35:12.160
<v Speaker 10>My dad used to always wrapping the car and just

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<v Speaker 10>freestyle and stuff, and I don't know. As I got older,

0:35:14.840 --> 0:35:17.799
<v Speaker 10>I just I became great at it. So it's kind

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<v Speaker 10>of you know, it's funny.

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<v Speaker 2>On the flip side of that, what are you terrible at?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm terrible at golf.

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<v Speaker 10>I want to get better at that, just because when

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<v Speaker 10>I'm done with football, of course, I want to be

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<v Speaker 10>out there on a you know, on the course, cutting up.

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<v Speaker 1>Man.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a game for life. That's a good thing about golf.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you ever had a pet?

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<v Speaker 1>I had a few. I had a lot of dogs

0:35:38.320 --> 0:35:38.879
<v Speaker 1>growing up.

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<v Speaker 10>I had like a rock Waller, a pig, a poodle,

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<v Speaker 10>and now me and my fiance have like a Yorkie

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<v Speaker 10>and a shit too, so a Yorkie and Shitsu nick.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, I'm I'm a dog person.

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<v Speaker 2>Who is the greatest athlete of all time in any sport.

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<v Speaker 10>I'm gonna say Serena Williams. Serena Williams. She don't get

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<v Speaker 10>a lot of credit, and I think it's because she's

0:36:07.800 --> 0:36:11.640
<v Speaker 10>a woman. But Serena is a crazy athlete and if

0:36:11.680 --> 0:36:14.359
<v Speaker 10>you study her closely, you can. You can definitely make

0:36:14.360 --> 0:36:15.200
<v Speaker 10>that argument for her.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you a tennis fan.

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<v Speaker 10>I'm not, but that's also one of those sports. I'm

0:36:18.880 --> 0:36:21.279
<v Speaker 10>trying to double him more. Just you know, I'm trying

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<v Speaker 10>to dobble in a little bit of everything.

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<v Speaker 2>Good for you, sir. All right, final question, this one's

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit deep. If you could meet anybody in history,

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<v Speaker 2>living or deceased, could be an athlete and entertainer, a statesman,

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<v Speaker 2>who would that person be?

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<v Speaker 1>That's a great question.

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<v Speaker 10>So if I could meet anybody, I think I would

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<v Speaker 10>want to meet my great grandfather. I heard from my

0:36:43.440 --> 0:36:45.719
<v Speaker 10>great grandmother, who loves to talk a lot by the way,

0:36:46.120 --> 0:36:49.520
<v Speaker 10>that I remind him, I'll remind her of him a lot.

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<v Speaker 10>And he was a tall guy too, great man.

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<v Speaker 1>From what I heard.

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<v Speaker 10>I heard he was a good looking fellow. So you know,

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<v Speaker 10>of course it runs and ags. Not surprised, but I

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<v Speaker 10>would definitely want to beat my great grandfather definitely.

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<v Speaker 2>That's an excellent answer, Raymond. Best of luck in the

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<v Speaker 2>final preseason game and throughout the season. I appreciate your time, yes, sir,

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate you too.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the scoring crew in Washington jypped Raymond Johnson

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<v Speaker 2>out of a half sack on Saturday Night. I believe

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<v Speaker 2>he finished the preseason with two sacks and a team

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<v Speaker 2>high five quarterback hits. That's going to do it for

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