1 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 1: Hi, get everybody on Dan Horden. Thanks for downloading The 2 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: Bengals Booth Podcast. The Baby Bye Bye Fine addition, as 3 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: the Bengals clean out their lockers and discuss the past, 4 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 1: present and future coming up, I'll focus on the offense 5 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: on this edition of the pod and ask Joe Flacco 6 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 1: if he wants to be back Dalton Reisner has already 7 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 1: made that clear. He'll tell us why Cincinnati is different 8 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: from his previous NFL stops. Plus a Marius Mims on 9 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 1: his quest to be the best and Orlando Brown Junior 10 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:40,559 Speaker 1: on the next step for the Bengals offensive line. 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It's the greatest 20 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: thing since Triple A. I'm not referring to the highest 21 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 1: level of minor league baseball. Triple A in this case 22 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: is the American Automobile Association. I've been a member for 23 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: twenty seven years, specifically for its roadside assistance program, which 24 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: came in incredibly handy yet again last weekend. When I 25 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: traveled home from Memphis after the Liberty Bowl. We got 26 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:40,040 Speaker 1: back around twelve thirty in the morning, it was bitterly cold, 27 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 1: and when I got to my car in the long 28 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: term parking lot, the battery was dead as a door nail. Thankfully, 29 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: Triple A came to the rescue pretty quickly, giving me 30 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: a jumpstart and getting me on my way before I 31 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: froze to death. I have a bunch of subscriptions that 32 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: I probably should have canceled years ago, but I will 33 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: never not have a Triple A membership. I haven't used 34 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: it very often over those twenty seven years, but knowing 35 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: that it's there if needed is worth every penny. Now, 36 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: let's get to my guests up first. Joe Flacco, the 37 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: first forty year old to ever suit up for the 38 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:25,239 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Bengals. Joe wound up playing in nine games, including 39 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:29,799 Speaker 1: the season finale, where he successfully executed a quarterback sneak 40 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: on his only snap. In the six games he started 41 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: for Cincinnati, the Bengals averaged more than twenty seven points 42 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: a game, and Joe's passer rating with the Bengals was 43 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 1: ninety one point zero. That's better than his career passer 44 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: rating with any of the other five teams he's played for. 45 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: Flacco turns forty one soon on January sixteenth. Does he 46 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: want to keep playing and more specifically, does he want 47 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: to keep playing here? Here's my conversation with Jersey Joe. 48 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,079 Speaker 1: All right, Joe, Almost immediately after you joined the team 49 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 1: and started having success, people started asking me, do you 50 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 1: think the Bengals want him back? I said, Jerre, they'll 51 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: want him back. I don't know if he wants to 52 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:15,639 Speaker 1: come back. So where are you on that subject? 53 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 2: I loved I mean, I loved being here. But I 54 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 2: think just for me personally, it's like, let's see how 55 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:25,639 Speaker 2: the next few months shake out, and you know, see 56 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 2: what opportunities look like and and everything like that, and 57 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 2: just kind of sit down and weigh my options. I 58 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 2: loved it here, so I'm definitely open. There's definitely a 59 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 2: scenario where I could see myself coming back here. It's 60 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 2: just kind of let's see how it plays out and 61 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 2: go from there. 62 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: The priority, I assume is if there's a team out 63 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: there that would give you the opportunity to be the starter, 64 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: that would be where you would want to sign. 65 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 2: I think, I mean, obviously that could be one of them. 66 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 2: I mean, I think there's all kinds of different things 67 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 2: that could end up happening, and you know, things that 68 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 2: I to things I'll end up having to talk to 69 00:03:55,800 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 2: my family about in all of you know, and everything. 70 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 3: Else we'll see. 71 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 2: But yeah, that would I mean for me, that would be, 72 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 2: you know, the ideal way this thing could go. 73 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: But we'll say, you don't sound like somebody is thinking 74 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: about retirement. 75 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 2: No, I mean I think there's definitely, you know, there's 76 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 2: a world where I. 77 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 3: Think that. 78 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 2: I think the last five six years of my career, 79 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:28,119 Speaker 2: I've been like really, uh, I don't want to say quick, 80 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 2: but like, I've definitely looked at a lot of situations 81 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 2: as like a good opportunity, and I think I'm at 82 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 2: the point now where i'd probably have to weigh some 83 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 2: of those things and really take a good hard look 84 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 2: at if it actually if a certain situation is actually 85 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 2: a good opportunity or not. I'm probably at the point 86 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 2: where I'd hope that maybe if there was something that 87 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 2: I didn't really really love, I'd be able to say no, 88 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,160 Speaker 2: Whereas the last the last five or six years, I 89 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 2: probably would have looked at it as a good opportunity. 90 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 2: So yeah, I'm not thinking about retirement, but I do 91 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 2: think there's probably somewhere in my head that I hope 92 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 2: I'm capable of maybe being a little bit more selective 93 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 2: than I have been in the past. 94 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: These guys love you. I've seen you in the cafeteria 95 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: telling stories and guys are around the table just taking 96 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 1: it all in. Has this been unusual in that respect. 97 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:23,479 Speaker 2: I don't know. I don't know if it has been. 98 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 2: I mean, I don't really think about those things. I mean, 99 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 2: that's kind of the feeling that I've gotten around here, 100 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:30,720 Speaker 2: just kind of. 101 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 3: But I'm just being myself. 102 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 2: I love being in the locker room, love being part 103 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 2: of this, you know, of a group of guys like 104 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 2: this in general. And I've had a lot of fun 105 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 2: here the last couple of months. But I'm just trying 106 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 2: to be myself. I'm trying to be a good teammate, 107 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 2: trying to be you know, the best I can at 108 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 2: what I do, and you know, however things shake out 109 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 2: from there, they do. But I've had a lot of fun. 110 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: Joe Burrows never had a guy in the room like 111 00:05:57,279 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: you do. You think you've been helpful for him. 112 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 2: Once again, I mean, those things, those thoughts don't really 113 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:08,600 Speaker 2: like kind of go through my mind. I think anytime 114 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 2: you're in a room with guys and it is a 115 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 2: collective Listen, the quarterback rooms unique because there's only one 116 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:18,599 Speaker 2: guy that plays, and everybody in there has aspirations to 117 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 2: be the guy that's out there playing on Sunday. And 118 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 2: I think that's a good thing ultimately, because you know, 119 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 2: you should be able to get better from each other 120 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 2: in that environment. I think the cool thing about our 121 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 2: room this year is that everybody in that room has 122 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 2: some kind of ego. But at the same time, we 123 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 2: were able to kind of you know, you're able to 124 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 2: put those things aside and have a lot of fun together. 125 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 2: And you know, I don't know what we learned from 126 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 2: each other, but I know that we had a lot 127 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 2: of fun in there, and a lot of good conversations 128 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 2: came through the game planning process and all of that, 129 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 2: so it was very enjoyable. 130 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 1: You were used as a one snap quarterback sneak get 131 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:00,360 Speaker 1: the first down guy in the season finale, I saw 132 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: your teammates flexing their biceps when you came off the field. 133 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 1: What was that experience? 134 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 3: Like? 135 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 2: It was fun? I mean, honestly, you know, if I 136 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 2: was in Joe's position, I wouldn't have wanted to be 137 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 2: out there doing a QB sneak either. So I was 138 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 2: on the sideline kind of thinking about that, Yeah, I 139 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 2: wouldn't really want to do that, and next thing you know, 140 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 2: I'm the one getting thrown in there to do it. 141 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 2: But hey, it's all good. Just like you said, the 142 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 2: cool thing is just to see fans and players' reactions 143 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 2: to it. And I think the cool thing about that 144 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 2: is obviously, you know, as a human and just being 145 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 2: somewhat selfish, it feels good when you know you feel 146 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 2: like people are enjoying your presence in some way, so 147 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 2: that that that obviously always feels good when you get 148 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 2: some acknowledgment like that. But other than that, just another 149 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 2: I mean, I guess my wife said, hey, you added 150 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 2: to your your games played list from your one one 151 00:07:58,760 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 2: QB sneak, So. 152 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: I'm sure it doesn't compare to your Super Bowl run, 153 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 1: But was the Thursday night win over Pittsburgh one of 154 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: the more memorable moments in. 155 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 2: A great career for sure. I mean, I've had. It's 156 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:12,559 Speaker 2: funny because I've had a few of those the last 157 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 2: the last couple of years, a few wins where, yeah, 158 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 2: they rank right up there with some of the biggest wins, 159 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 2: and obviously they didn't mean it quite quite as much 160 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 2: as those wins back then, but you know, for my 161 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 2: career and the position it's in and what some of 162 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 2: these wins have done for like the longevity of my career, 163 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 2: they have meant a lot. So that was that was 164 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 2: you know, I remember being up long after that game 165 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 2: because I couldn't calm down and the excitement that came 166 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 2: from it, and just the whirlwind of it all and 167 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:47,440 Speaker 2: the first home game that I was able to play 168 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 2: here in front of these fans. 169 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 3: It was pretty special. 170 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: Joe signed a one year contract with Cleveland this year 171 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 1: for four point two five million. Man It will be 172 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: interesting to see what the Bengals are willing to spend 173 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 1: on a quarterback, considering the need to improve on defense. 174 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 1: Cincinnati paid Jake Browning roughly one million this year, and 175 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: he becomes a restricted free agent this offseason. The most 176 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 1: positive development on offense this year was the play of 177 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: the O line. It wasn't good in the first few 178 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: weeks of the season, but by the end of the year, 179 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: Zach Taylor called this offensive line the best one he's 180 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 1: had in his seven years as Bengals head coach. The 181 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: player up front with the most obvious star potential is 182 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: twenty three year old genetic freak Amarius Mims. He did 183 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 1: not allow a sack in his final nine games, and 184 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:41,719 Speaker 1: over the last twelve weeks of the season, was one 185 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: of the top twenty tackles in the NFL according to 186 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: Pro Football Focus. I think one of the real success 187 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: stories this year was your growth. How'd you feel about it? 188 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:54,679 Speaker 4: You know, ever since the Denver game I had, I 189 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:56,960 Speaker 4: knew I had a very visible bad game. I just 190 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 4: tried to come out and you notice, played better each week, 191 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,200 Speaker 4: weekend and week out, and I feel like I took 192 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 4: her a step, you know, on the field and in 193 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 4: the classroom just mentally, just like just like basically counting 194 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 4: myself to never have that kind of performance ever again, 195 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 4: because I was like very bad on my part. I 196 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 4: just felt like each week I grew a lot, and 197 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 4: you know, I felt like I ended on a good note, 198 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 4: just playing physical wise, and just you know, hone in 199 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 4: on the small stuff and you know, next year, I 200 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:24,959 Speaker 4: hope it's a even bigger league than from year one, 201 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 4: the year two to dout year three. 202 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:29,199 Speaker 1: There were questions about your durability coming out of Georgia. 203 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:32,320 Speaker 1: What did it mean to you to start all seventeen games. 204 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 4: I mean, I got a lot of you know, hell 205 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 4: for it. You would say, I guess, but then you 206 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 4: look back into the draft. I mean, the guys that 207 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:40,960 Speaker 4: were before me, I'm pretty sure those guys were you know, 208 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:42,679 Speaker 4: pretty sure everybody got banged up too, So you know 209 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 4: what I'm saying. So that's the case. I guess everybody 210 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 4: banged up. I mean, it's the NFL. It happens, a 211 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:48,320 Speaker 4: lot of guys. You know, a lot of guys go down, 212 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 4: and you know, I mean, it's just, you know, I know, 213 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 4: that's at the best of a building's availability. And you know, 214 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 4: I started all seventeen games this year. It got pumped 215 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:56,839 Speaker 4: up in three of them, but I end up going 216 00:10:56,840 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 4: back out there because you know, I just know that, 217 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 4: you know, my team counts on me, and I know 218 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 4: you know, I know that I'm starting right to talk, 219 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 4: so I just got to play like it. 220 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 1: So four of the five starters are under contract. Dalton 221 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 1: Reisner is the one exception. He has publicly expressed the 222 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: desire to come back. 223 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 3: Your thoughts, I. 224 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 4: Will be publicly expressing my my I will be publicly 225 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:18,439 Speaker 4: expressing that I want him back today too. In about 226 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 4: thirty minutes, I will be doing the same thing that 227 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:22,719 Speaker 4: he's doing. I want him back. I want to be 228 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 4: my right guard for as long as I'm here, and 229 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 4: I think he's the best right guard in the NFL. 230 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:30,319 Speaker 4: So I really, I really, like I said, I really 231 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 4: hope you can get signed back. But in about thirty minutes, 232 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 4: I'll be posted that I want Dalton Rosely back. So 233 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:36,079 Speaker 4: that will be happening today. 234 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: Best starting right guard in the NFL. That's a strong statement. 235 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 3: My opinion. 236 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 4: I mean, I feel like, you know, weekend and week out, 237 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:44,960 Speaker 4: he showed that you know, he's a great player, and 238 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 4: you know the communication part and how good we play together. 239 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:49,720 Speaker 4: I feel like he's one of the best, So you know, 240 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:50,439 Speaker 4: I'll stand on it. 241 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people have said this offensive 242 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 1: line has shown a ton of growth. It's the best 243 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: offensive line that Joe Burrow has had. How about league wide? 244 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: Do you feel like you guys, if you stick together, 245 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 1: can be thought of league wide? 246 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:05,679 Speaker 4: Is one of the best we have one of these. 247 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 4: I think we have the best quarterback in the NFL. 248 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 4: We have the best one A and one beat receiver 249 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 4: tandem in the history of football in my opinion, I mean, 250 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 4: it doesn't get no better than Team Tomorrow, just being 251 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 4: honest with you, And we have an old line that's 252 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:20,319 Speaker 4: gotten better each like each week with also a thousand 253 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 4: yard running back. A thousand yard running back, we're see 254 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 4: a thousand yard running back and then we got some 255 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:31,199 Speaker 4: maja to compliment them. So I mean, I feel like 256 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:33,360 Speaker 4: we have the best, the best offense in the NFL. 257 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: How about the chemistry with Scott Peters having a year 258 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:38,360 Speaker 1: with him now, Oh. 259 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:40,679 Speaker 3: It's been It's been good since since Campton. 260 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 4: Now, just we're just continue to growth, and honestly, I 261 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 4: just feel like, you know, if we can keep building 262 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 4: off that, I feel like going into twenty twenty six season, 263 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:48,959 Speaker 4: we're gonna be very strong. 264 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 3: Just being honest with you. 265 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:52,840 Speaker 1: The team is publicly announced that Zach will be back 266 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 1: for next year. You played for him for two seasons. 267 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 1: Share your thoughts on playing for Zach Taylor. 268 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 4: I mean, I like playing for coach. Like I said, yeah, man, 269 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:02,839 Speaker 4: he like he understands. He he said, he's a great 270 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:04,679 Speaker 4: He's a great coach. And you know, he always asked 271 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:06,440 Speaker 4: for our pinions and all that good stuff. Not many 272 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 4: coaches asked you know, you know, how do you feel 273 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:09,840 Speaker 4: about this? How do you feel about that? Most coaches 274 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:11,560 Speaker 4: just do it on my own. But like I said, 275 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:13,840 Speaker 4: we're very excited that he's back. You know, I feel 276 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 4: I feel like he puts us in the best situation possible, 277 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 4: you know, to go win. So I mean, let's let's 278 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:20,439 Speaker 4: come back and let's get ready to win. 279 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,679 Speaker 1: What does your offseason look like between now and OTAs well? 280 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:26,319 Speaker 4: Right now, I'm just gonna you know, decompress a little bit, 281 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 4: go down and do some hog hunting. Mayke gonna shoot 282 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 4: a couple of ducks, some deer hunt. No deer hunt 283 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 4: season's over with, so I gotta wait on that. But really, 284 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:35,599 Speaker 4: like I said, I'm I'm gonna go I'm just some 285 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:38,480 Speaker 4: hog hunting, some ducks, some duck hunting Kansas, you know, 286 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:40,679 Speaker 4: and then you know, hang out with old Line on Thursday. 287 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:42,200 Speaker 3: We going, We're going. We're gonna take a little trip. 288 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:44,680 Speaker 3: So that'll be great. Can you share wear? 289 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: Uh it's Vegas last. 290 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 3: Year, right, Yeah, we're going. I guess we're going back again. 291 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:52,680 Speaker 1: I guess all right, lookout, hogs and ducks. Marius Mens 292 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 1: is coming. Congratulations on an excellent season. 293 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 3: I appreciate you. 294 00:13:57,040 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 1: Marius played ninety four percent of the Bengals offensive snaps 295 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 1: this year, after playing seventy three percent as a rookie. 296 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:06,439 Speaker 1: Somewhere out there, there's a guy on Twitter that made 297 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 1: a bet with me prior to last year that if 298 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 1: Amarius played more than half of the offensive snaps in 299 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 1: his first two seasons, that guy would buy me a 300 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: stake at the precinct. I don't remember your Twitter handle, 301 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 1: but if you listen to this podcast and are a 302 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 1: man of your word, I look forward to cashing in. 303 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth podcast is brought to you by pay Corps, 304 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 1: proud to be the Bengals official HR software provider by 305 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 1: Alta Fiber future Proof fiber Internet designed to elevate your home, business, 306 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 1: and community to a new level and by Kettering Health 307 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: the best care for the best fans. Kettering Health is 308 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: the official healthcare provider of the Bengals. The Bengals don't 309 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:52,479 Speaker 1: have many needs On offense. Every starter is under contract 310 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 1: except for one thirty year old Dalton Reisner, who signed 311 00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: with the Bengals just a few days before the season opener, 312 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: wound up starting eleven games. And if you're like me, 313 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 1: your ears probably perked up in my interview with a 314 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 1: Marius Mims when he called Dalton the best right guard 315 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: in the NFL. Naturally, I was eager to get Riisner's reaction. 316 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 1: I spoke to Marius Mims a few minutes ago. He 317 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 1: said he would be campaigning publicly for the best right 318 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 1: guard in the NFL to return to Cincinnati. So you 319 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 1: have certainly earned his love and respect. 320 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 3: That's super kind, man. 321 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 5: I don't know about the best right guard in the league, 322 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 5: but he's definitely on his way to be one of 323 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 5: the best rat tackles in the league, that's for sure. 324 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 5: You know, I feel overwhelmed with the unwavering support and 325 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 5: love by my teammates and multiple coaches of just valuing 326 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 5: me for who I am. This journey has been so 327 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 5: up and down this year, but it's also been such 328 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 5: a journey of. 329 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 3: A career football for me. 330 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 5: And to exemplify that, I mean, I showed up and 331 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 5: I had had one full pad practice in the last 332 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 5: eight months, and then I found myself in full pads 333 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 5: playing the Cleveland Browns and Miles Garrett at the Dog Pound. 334 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 5: I played well and all was great, and then the 335 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 5: next week, I think that getting picked up in September 336 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 5: caught up to me, and I had a bad game 337 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 5: against the Jaguars and gave up a sack and Joe 338 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 5: Burrow got hurt and you can imagine the down that 339 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 5: that took, and I ended up losing my position because 340 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 5: of that. And then I get shot to play left guard, 341 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 5: and I played great, and I played two really good 342 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 5: games at left guard, and they end up going with 343 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 5: Dylan Fairchild, which who won it. He's your draft pick, 344 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 5: He's playing at a high level. Just because I played 345 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 5: well doesn't mean I expected to keep the job. So 346 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 5: then you kind of get back down again and I'm 347 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 5: a backup again for the first time in my career. 348 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 5: And then Jalen gets banged up and I get my 349 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 5: shot again, and then I play some of the best 350 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 5: football that I've played in the last seven or eight 351 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 5: games of my season in year seven. Just what an 352 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 5: up and down year. But I look at that as 353 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 5: a whole, and I'm just so grateful that God brought 354 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:04,920 Speaker 5: me here. I'm so grateful that God humbled my heart 355 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 5: to take a league minimum deal to come and play 356 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:11,200 Speaker 5: for the Cincinnati Bengals and bet on myself, that takes 357 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:13,359 Speaker 5: a lot to move you and your family across the 358 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 5: country on a day's notice, an hour notice, a minute notice, 359 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:21,199 Speaker 5: and just start up a season. And yeah, it just 360 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:24,639 Speaker 5: it's just, uh, it's a hard thing to do. And 361 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:27,199 Speaker 5: I'm just grateful for the year that I had with 362 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 5: the Bengals and the Stripes and everyone a part of 363 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 5: this organization, you know, from from Zach Taylor to Jeff 364 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 5: Brickner to you know, Matt Summers in the training room, 365 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:41,080 Speaker 5: to Scott Peters to Dan Pitcher to you know Mike 366 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 5: McCarthy the assistant off a line offensive line coach, Justin 367 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:47,280 Speaker 5: Roscotti are a past game coordinator, to Hobbes to Hoard 368 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:48,919 Speaker 5: you know what I mean, Like all you guys like 369 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:51,719 Speaker 5: you guys make this place special and it's not the 370 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:53,800 Speaker 5: Cincinnati Bengals without people like that. 371 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 3: So yeah, just grateful for the year, appreciate the shout out. 372 00:17:58,040 --> 00:18:02,439 Speaker 1: What is your confidence level that the will assign you 373 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 1: to a new deal for next year and maybe beyond. 374 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 5: You know, I would probably say fifty to fifty. I 375 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 5: have no inkling on whether it's going to get done 376 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:14,360 Speaker 5: or not. I want it to, but at the same time, 377 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:16,200 Speaker 5: I think it needs to be a fair deal for 378 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 5: both sides, and I know that the deal I'm willing 379 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 5: to sign is a fair deal for them. I just 380 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 5: hope that, you know, they can work with me to 381 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 5: make it a fit, fair deal on my end, because 382 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 5: you know, this is where I want to be. But 383 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:30,919 Speaker 5: that doesn't mean that I'm gonna, you know, jeopardize the 384 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 5: year that I had and the ability to you know, 385 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:36,400 Speaker 5: support my family and my family's family in that way. 386 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 5: So I don't know what's to come. All I know 387 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:40,200 Speaker 5: is I'm grateful to have wore the stripes this year. 388 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:41,880 Speaker 5: I don't want to be the person that's always looking 389 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 5: to the next thing. I'm just grateful to have finished 390 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 5: year seven. I'm healthy, I made friends, I made relationships, 391 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 5: I forged relationships. I got to play for the Cincinnati Bengals. 392 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 5: I got to start eleven different times. I got to 393 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:55,960 Speaker 5: block for Joe Burrow, I got to block next to 394 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:59,200 Speaker 5: Ted Carrits and a Marius Mims, and I just finished 395 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:02,200 Speaker 5: year seventy NFL. So I'm not gonna worry about this deal. 396 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 5: I'm not going to worry about what's next for Dalton Reiser. 397 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 5: I'm just gonna enjoy where I'm at, because what's the point. 398 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:09,120 Speaker 3: You know, what's the point if you don't. 399 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:12,639 Speaker 1: So I found it interesting that you brought up Joe's 400 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 1: injury and the block that you feel like you missed 401 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:18,880 Speaker 1: back in week two. Does that still linger? Does it 402 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:21,679 Speaker 1: give you a feeling of wanting to be part of 403 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:24,479 Speaker 1: a Bengals team that gets back to a great playoff run? 404 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 5: You know, I mentioned it because I'm a big believer 405 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 5: and I don't run from things. I take them head on, 406 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 5: and we're imperfect people and we make mistakes. And I'm 407 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 5: fully aware that guys have probably gotten beat hell of 408 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 5: a lot quicker and harder than I did, and gotten 409 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:38,719 Speaker 5: their quarterback killed and they didn't get injured. So I 410 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 5: understand how the game works. I'm just a believer that, like, 411 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 5: let's call it for what it is I got beat 412 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 5: on the play and Joe got hurt, and by the 413 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 5: reason he got hurt. No, But like, do I play 414 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 5: a part in the play that led Tom getting hurt? 415 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 5: I did, So that doesn't linger it. That's not something 416 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:53,439 Speaker 5: that bugs me. I know that things happen in this 417 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:55,159 Speaker 5: game of football, and I had a great year and 418 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 5: I'm grateful for that. But you know, it doesn't make 419 00:19:57,880 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 5: me want to come back and be a Bengal. What 420 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:00,920 Speaker 5: makes me want to back and be a Bengals the 421 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 5: people I just told you about, And that includes Joe Burrow, 422 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 5: and that includes blocking for Joe, and that includes wanting 423 00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:07,199 Speaker 5: to win the championship with this team. But it's not 424 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 5: just one thing. There's a lot that comes back into 425 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 5: wanting to be here. 426 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 1: I wasn't in Denver and Minnesota, so I don't know 427 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:15,119 Speaker 1: how things were for you there, But you seem like 428 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 1: an incredibly good fit in this locker room. Is it 429 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 1: unusually the case here or was it pretty much the 430 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:22,400 Speaker 1: same in your previous two stops. 431 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 5: You know, Denver was often on We didn't win a 432 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 5: lot of football games in Denver. There's a lot of 433 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 5: coaching turnover. I had a great four years there. I mean, 434 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:31,720 Speaker 5: that's where I was raised, That's where I grew the 435 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:33,399 Speaker 5: team I grew up wanting to play for. So a 436 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 5: lot of great memories in Denver. Actually I was there Flacoh, 437 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:39,119 Speaker 5: It's was Flaco's here in Denver. So but did I 438 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:43,639 Speaker 5: ever feel the way I felt valued and loved in 439 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 5: that locker room compared to the Bengals. No, But I 440 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:49,320 Speaker 5: felt that way in Minnesota my first year, and they 441 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:51,400 Speaker 5: brought me back the next year because of how good 442 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 5: that felt. So, but I mean, to be honest with you, 443 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 5: I was just telling my wife, I don't think I've 444 00:20:57,040 --> 00:21:00,359 Speaker 5: ever felt this overwhelmed with so much love and sport 445 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 5: and teammates calling for me to come back, and people 446 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 5: running into me and saying you'd better come back. You 447 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:07,920 Speaker 5: deserve to come back, Like that's all such a good feeling, 448 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 5: man like, Like, that's what we do this for. Is 449 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:11,679 Speaker 5: we work our asses off to earn the respect and 450 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:13,960 Speaker 5: love from the people that we care about. So to 451 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 5: have people say that, I mean that that's what it's 452 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:17,200 Speaker 5: all about. 453 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 3: That means a lot to me. 454 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 1: Reisner finished the season as the Bengals highest graded offensive 455 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:27,360 Speaker 1: lineman according to PFF. For the final word on the offense, 456 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:30,719 Speaker 1: I caught up with Orlando Brown Junior, who, along with 457 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 1: Ted Karras, was on the field for all one thousand, 458 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: one hundred eleven offensive snaps. A lot of people have 459 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: said this is the best offensive line the Bengals have 460 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:45,720 Speaker 1: had in several years. Is the next step being known 461 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 1: as one of the best offensive lines in the NFL? 462 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 6: Yeah, you know, I think that comes with a few 463 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:50,879 Speaker 6: different things. 464 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 3: And at the top of the list is winning. 465 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 6: And so you know, it's hard to be a great 466 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:58,800 Speaker 6: offensive line when when and get that recognition and notoriety 467 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:03,120 Speaker 6: when you record isn't great. And so to me, that's 468 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:05,440 Speaker 6: the next step is, you know, when we start winning 469 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 6: these games and you know, our our conversations are being had, 470 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:12,879 Speaker 6: Joe's being kept clean, our offensive superstars are making plays, 471 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:15,399 Speaker 6: Our our love will come for. 472 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 1: The five guys are re signed. Dalton is the one exception. 473 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: He has publicly stated he hopes to be back. 474 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 3: Where are you on the subject? Oh man? 475 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:26,400 Speaker 6: I mean he's such a large piece of our room 476 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:30,120 Speaker 6: and who we are just in terms of his everyday energy, 477 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:34,359 Speaker 6: his consistency as a player. You know, he's one to 478 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 6: hold others accountable as well, he's a leader. 479 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 3: Man. 480 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 6: I got so much respect for him just coming off 481 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 6: the couch. I mean we were laughing about it when 482 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 6: he came in against Cleveland. He didn't even know half 483 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:47,240 Speaker 6: of our names. So that's he's out there player with 484 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:48,880 Speaker 6: a bunch of red guys off the couch, right. 485 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:52,400 Speaker 3: But I just he's so important to who we are 486 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 3: and what we are. 487 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:56,640 Speaker 6: And yeah, man, I hopefully you know, the business takes 488 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:58,200 Speaker 6: care of himself and he's able to come back. 489 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 1: I assume he knew yours, yes, sir, Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, 490 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 1: big twelve guys. 491 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 3: That's that might be one of the few reasons. 492 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:07,640 Speaker 1: For people that have never played a line. It's hard 493 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:10,239 Speaker 1: to know how long it takes to adjust to a 494 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 1: new coach and a new style. How long did it 495 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 1: take with Scott Peters And how do you guys feel 496 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 1: about it now? 497 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:17,159 Speaker 6: Yeah, I think it did take take a little bit 498 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 6: of time to learn his fundamentals and techniques and things 499 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:25,199 Speaker 6: like that. But man, pretty early in the season, I 500 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:27,159 Speaker 6: want to say, after Denver, man things just started to 501 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 6: click better. 502 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 3: Maybe that was Detroit, maybe the game after Denver. 503 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:34,159 Speaker 6: To me, I feel like, man, it was it was 504 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,879 Speaker 6: there and honestly, you know, you could say from training 505 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 6: camp on man, we've just continuously gotten better. 506 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 3: I think even leading up to this last game on Sunday. 507 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:45,199 Speaker 1: The offense doesn't need much help. I think we can 508 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 1: all assume there will be a few reinforcements on defense. 509 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:52,160 Speaker 1: How many pieces does this defense need a big change 510 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:54,439 Speaker 1: or a couple of key guys? 511 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:56,200 Speaker 3: I think just a couple of key guys. 512 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:56,440 Speaker 1: Man. 513 00:23:57,280 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 6: You know, when you're building an NFL team, it's really 514 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:00,200 Speaker 6: the culture that you're trying. 515 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 3: To set in the locker room. And uh, as much as. 516 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 6: It is about the talent, it's about the people, and 517 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 6: so uh our our front office and ownership coaches, they'll 518 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:11,359 Speaker 6: do a great job bringing in the right pieces. 519 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:15,160 Speaker 1: You're one guy that stays here, grinds at pay Court 520 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:18,360 Speaker 1: Stadium year round. What kind of rn R do you take? 521 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:20,119 Speaker 1: I know there's a little O line trip and then 522 00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:21,239 Speaker 1: then when do you get after it? 523 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 3: Uh? Man, I'll right after that trip. 524 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 6: So I'll take that little time off there, and once 525 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:28,719 Speaker 6: I get back here to Cincy, Man, I'm right back 526 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:31,920 Speaker 6: to it. So I learned over the years it's it's 527 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:34,359 Speaker 6: easier to maintain and have to lose it and build 528 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 6: it back up. 529 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:39,200 Speaker 1: So another very durable year for you after you know, 530 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:41,639 Speaker 1: missing a few games last year. How big of a 531 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:43,160 Speaker 1: point of pride was that? 532 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:46,159 Speaker 3: Yeah, No, it was it was huge. It was huge. Uh. 533 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:48,160 Speaker 6: You know for me, anytime I can play one hundred 534 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:50,760 Speaker 6: percent of the snaps and be available, be able to 535 00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:52,119 Speaker 6: go out there and fight with my brothers, man, it's 536 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:52,919 Speaker 6: always important to me. 537 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:55,600 Speaker 3: So yeah, I'm thankful for it. 538 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:57,399 Speaker 6: You know, I probably got to give more credit to 539 00:24:57,720 --> 00:25:01,120 Speaker 6: Joey Bose, my nutrition this Ashley. 540 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:03,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, man, I mean I. 541 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:06,639 Speaker 6: Think those and my body guy Dave Matthews and my 542 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 6: massage woman agin that. I mean, those those four people 543 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:12,160 Speaker 6: right there really have helped me stay healthy this year 544 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 6: and maintain you know, just just being able to go 545 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:17,119 Speaker 6: out there and be available a. 546 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:20,440 Speaker 1: Few feet away from us. Joe Flacaus talking to the masses. 547 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 1: Everybody wants to know if he'll want to come back 548 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 1: as Joe Burrow's back up next year. What kind of 549 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 1: an impact did he have in this locker room, Such 550 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:28,360 Speaker 1: a large impact. 551 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:30,879 Speaker 6: He's a he's a he's a guy man obviously, like 552 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:34,480 Speaker 6: he's done it for so long, you know, he he 553 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:37,960 Speaker 6: understands what it takes to play at a high level, 554 00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 6: and he brought a different energy for us. He brought 555 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:44,760 Speaker 6: us a lot of positive energy. Uh, you know, the 556 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:47,480 Speaker 6: ability to go out there and execute. Obviously with Joe 557 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 6: being out and taking over for Jake there when he 558 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 6: when he got traded, it was great, man. So I 559 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:55,199 Speaker 6: got a ton of respect for Flack and everything he's done. 560 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow spoke yesterday about how he believes the front 561 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:01,200 Speaker 1: office listens to what he has to say, they value 562 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:03,840 Speaker 1: his opinion. You're an important leader on this team. I 563 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 1: know that everybody in this building has a lot of 564 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:08,120 Speaker 1: respect for you. When you meet with Zach in that 565 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:12,360 Speaker 1: season ending meeting, do you express some honest opinions about 566 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 1: ways this franchise can improve? 567 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:16,479 Speaker 3: You know, I don't really necessarily take that approach. 568 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 6: For me, It's about just being transparent about what's going 569 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 6: on in the locker room, the tuple minute here that 570 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:26,400 Speaker 6: we have, and just controlling what I can control, which 571 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:28,159 Speaker 6: is really making sure we get the most out of 572 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:31,280 Speaker 6: everybody in here. So that's more of my appros Man, 573 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 6: It's a lot different than Joe. 574 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:37,640 Speaker 1: Appreciate you, Orlando, Congratulations on another fine season and thanks. 575 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:38,639 Speaker 3: For your cooperation. Sar thank you. 576 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:43,320 Speaker 1: This was Orlando's eighth NFL season and he'll turn thirty 577 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 1: in May. He has one year left on the four year, 578 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:49,000 Speaker 1: sixty four million dollar deal that he signed with the 579 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 1: Bengals in twenty twenty three. 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