1 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:06,559 Speaker 1: Hi, get everybody. I'm Dan Hord and thanks for downloading 2 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: the Bengals Booth Podcast The Guess Who's Back Good Again. Addition, 3 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: as Joe Burrow returns to practice twelve days before the 4 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: season opener in Cleveland. Coming up, we'll hear from several 5 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: teammates on the return of Joey franchise, and I'll talk 6 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: to the newest Bengals quarterback, Will Greer, who was added 7 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 1: to the practice squad after an outstanding preseason with the 8 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys. Then I'll be joined by Charles Davis from 9 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 1: CBS Sports, who will be in the Booth next week 10 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,919 Speaker 1: to call the Bengals Browns game. 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In case you haven't seen it yet, 19 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: The Bengals have a new all access TV show this 20 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 1: year called From the Jungle. You can watch the first 21 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: episode on Bengals dot com or YouTube. It's basically the 22 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 1: team's own version of Hard Knocks, going behind the scenes 23 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 1: with players and coaches in ways the Bengals have never 24 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: done before. It's a huge project, and Seth Tatner and 25 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:36,839 Speaker 1: his team of videographers and editors do a phenomenal job. 26 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: If you love the Bengals, you'll love From the Jungle. Now, 27 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,320 Speaker 1: let's get to the latest news, beginning with the return 28 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: of Joe Burrow. On Wednesday afternoon, as the Bengals walk 29 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: toward the practice field, a long line of cameras waited 30 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 1: to see if Joe Burrow would be in uniform. Here's 31 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: rookie receiver andre Yosi Vash. 32 00:01:57,760 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 2: I kind of was wondering what they're out there for 33 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 2: that I saw Joe out there, obviously, I was like, okay, yeah, 34 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 2: he's out there, no sleeve, no nothing, which is really 35 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 2: nice to see his will throwing like he like didn't 36 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 2: even miss a beat. So you know, they're obviously teaming 37 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 2: the slow with him still, but it's nice to see 38 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 2: him still slinging the ball. Like like how he used to. 39 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: Burrow's return was not necessarily anticipated by his teammates, including 40 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: Jamar Chase found out when. 41 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:21,799 Speaker 3: I got on the field. Matter of fact, I found 42 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 3: out when I watched him put his gear on. I 43 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 3: was like, what's he doing? 44 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: Were you concerned that he would try to come back 45 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: too fast? 46 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 4: Tell? 47 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's why I told him, don't come until we 48 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 3: fought him, Like, I don't want you back until you 49 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 3: know you're ready. 50 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 5: I mean, he looked good. You know, I didn't see 51 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 5: no hobble or nothing. 52 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 3: Only I didn't see really much. And then again I 53 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 3: did not paying attention to him as much. But for 54 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 3: what I see, you know, he looks good. He doesn't 55 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 3: look like he's having probaball here or nothing. So that's 56 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 3: a good sign. 57 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: Burrow's return brought a sigh of relief to Bengals fans 58 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: and changed the energy at practice. Here are Yo, Si 59 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 1: Batch and veterans safety Mike Thomas. 60 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:55,399 Speaker 5: It was nice. 61 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 2: You can deminitely feel his vibe out there, and he's 62 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 2: already you know, not critiquing, but give you need tips. 63 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 2: You know, watching me, I took a go route, you know, 64 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 2: I thought I could win inside leverage I did, but 65 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 2: he's like, you know, if you go outside, there's more 66 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 2: places where I can. 67 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:09,519 Speaker 5: Throw the ball. And so it's just even just little. 68 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 2: Things like that that you hear from the starting quarterback 69 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 2: make you no, I always want to play football. 70 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 5: He kind of gives you more energy. 71 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 6: You know what I mean. 72 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 5: It kind of brings more life to the team. 73 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 6: And I'm not gonna talk too much about it, but 74 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 6: I think it was a whole different vibe than all 75 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 6: the training camp. I don't think he threw an incomplete 76 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 6: fast today, so I mean it was fun. 77 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: Joe's return came one day shy of five weeks after 78 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 1: he suffered his calf strain, and while he was gone, 79 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: his teammates wanted to make sure they didn't miss a beat. 80 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: Here are Ted Karras and t Higgins. 81 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 7: He looks like Joe, and he's been doing a great 82 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 7: job in grinding camp. You know, my main goal was 83 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 7: just had the on line unit cleaned up and polished 84 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 7: and ready to go, so you can just plug himself 85 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 7: in and pick up right where he left off. 86 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 8: I definitely feel like a gay of guy some extra juice, 87 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 8: you know, just to go out there and just show 88 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 8: him that that We've been working hard, even though he's 89 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 8: been getting treated up. You know, he wanted to show 90 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 8: him that there's nothing we ain't leave off nothing. You know, 91 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 8: we still sat spy. We was when when he first 92 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 8: got hurt. 93 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: So the media was only allowed to watch the first 94 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: thirty minutes of practice, but according to Higgins and others, 95 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: Burrow's best pass was a perfectly thrown bomb to rookie 96 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 1: Charlie Jones. 97 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 9: Just a deep ball to left us, a go ball 98 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 9: right on the money. 99 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 10: Didn't even have to adjust to it. 100 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 8: So it was definitely good to see him out there 101 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:25,799 Speaker 8: and definitely good to get a replica. 102 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 1: Burrow was not the only Bengal who returned from injury. 103 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:32,479 Speaker 1: Running Back Trayvon Williams was also back on the field 104 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: after missing nearly a month with an ankle spraying. 105 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 9: It was amazing, you know, like I said, you know, 106 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 9: I've been in there for thirty days, but Joe's been. 107 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 5: In there alongside with me. 108 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 9: So just being able to be alongside him to see, 109 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 9: you know, the path that he's taking to get to 110 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,479 Speaker 9: where he's at right now as well. You know, you know, 111 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 9: of course, you know I was came back, but I 112 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 9: was excited just as much for. 113 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 5: Him too, because you know, he's ahead of the spirit 114 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 5: for us. 115 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 9: You know, he's an amazing guy, and he's gonna help us, 116 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 9: you know, make the Super Bowl push. So I'm excited 117 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 9: to be be back out there with him. 118 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:00,159 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth Podcast is brought to you bos I 119 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: Bengals Picks and Ultimate Bengals the free to play with 120 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:07,160 Speaker 1: tickets and signed merchandise up for grabs. Find both inside 121 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: the Bengals app. NFL teams had to cut down their 122 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 1: rosters this week, and I think the media should cover 123 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: the process a little bit differently and focus on the 124 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: roster after the practice squad is announced instead of after 125 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:24,280 Speaker 1: the fifty three man roster is announced. Practice squad players 126 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:27,480 Speaker 1: can be elevated to the roster up to three times 127 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 1: during the regular season, and last year Trenton Irwin, Caladamitas 128 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: and Drew Chrisman started the season on the practice squad 129 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 1: and wound up playing huge roles. The practice squad can 130 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 1: include up to six veteran players, and for the Bengals 131 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: this year, it includes the oldest player on the team, 132 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 1: thirty three year old safety and special teams ACE Mike Thomas. 133 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 6: I appreciate the Bengals, our coaching staff. I mean, he 134 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 6: was just transparent and honest about the whole situation and 135 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 6: now understood my robe. So great to be bet. Get 136 00:05:57,920 --> 00:05:59,840 Speaker 6: to help my young dudes out, you know, continue to 137 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 6: in this game, and then I gotta stay ready if 138 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 6: opportunity to us himself. But at this point, you know, 139 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 6: being on a team like this, being around this locker room, 140 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 6: these guys, I mean to still be around and to 141 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 6: still be able to help. 142 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 5: Them out and grow. 143 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:12,039 Speaker 6: Like that's why I want to be in. 144 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:14,719 Speaker 1: This point in my career with standard elevations from the 145 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: practice guad. You know, at some point you're gonna play. 146 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,840 Speaker 6: This shit absolutely man and uh again standard That's been 147 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 6: my whole career. So mentally that's that Point's fine. But 148 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 6: at the same time, helping these young guys understand, looking, 149 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 6: don't look for three one to speak. You step up, 150 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:33,919 Speaker 6: You be a leader, even somebody you your bets, you 151 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 6: step up you you need. 152 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 5: But for me, like you. 153 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 6: Said, the fact that we negotiated in our CBA for 154 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:43,600 Speaker 6: standard elevations, actually so many bits you know, around and 155 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 6: extending their careers. So I'll be ready whenever that comes here. 156 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 5: With the business. 157 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: But at the end of the. 158 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:51,920 Speaker 6: Day, the fact that they kept oh uncle Michael Brown 159 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 6: and I gotta roll with this to wan, I can 160 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 6: help these young guys, you know, like to start off 161 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 6: their career behind note, giving them all the game that 162 00:06:58,600 --> 00:06:58,840 Speaker 6: I can. 163 00:06:58,920 --> 00:06:59,840 Speaker 5: I mean, that's a blessing for me. 164 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: I know, the organization is really hopeful that you would 165 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,839 Speaker 1: accept a spot on the practice squad. Was there any 166 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 1: hesitation in your life here? 167 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:07,479 Speaker 2: No? 168 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 6: I mean I told you they were very transparent from 169 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 6: me for a long time about what was gonna captain right, 170 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 6: and I can only appreciate them for that because a 171 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 6: lot of times you don't get that information right. And 172 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 6: I told them honestly from my standfield, unless a team 173 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 6: came and signed into that fifty durn Ross, I'm not 174 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 6: doing a lateral move to go to somebody else practice squad. 175 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 6: And you'll hope we get brought up. They were interests, but. 176 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 5: I got told everyone I'm not going to nobody else 177 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 5: but say this is where I want to get. 178 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: Thomas Stanley Morgan and Sydney Jones are three veterans who 179 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: will almost certainly contribute on game day at some point 180 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: this season. The Bengals Booth podcast is brought to you 181 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 1: by Kettering Health, the official healthcare provider of the Bengals. 182 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: With more than one hundred and twenty care facilities and 183 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 1: fifteen hundred care providers, Kettering Health is committed to guiding 184 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 1: you to your best health. Visit ketteringhealth dot org to 185 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: learn more. Most of the players on the roster and 186 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: the practice squad have been with a team since the 187 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 1: start of OTAs, but a notable exception is quarterback Will Greer. 188 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 1: The former West Virginia Mountaineer Star, was the Cowboys number 189 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: three quarterback behind Dak Prescott and Cooper Rush before Dallas 190 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: made that trade with San Francisco for former number one 191 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: draft pick Trey Lance. Greer was told before the Cowboys 192 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 1: final preseason game that he was going to be cut, 193 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: but he decided to play anyway, and he had a 194 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 1: great game, passing for three hundred and five yards and 195 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 1: two touchdowns and running for fifty three yards and two 196 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 1: more tds in the Cowboys thirty one to sixteen win. 197 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,679 Speaker 10: At the end of the day, it was just it 198 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 10: came down to the one play football or not play football, 199 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 10: and I just said I'm gonna go play put a 200 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 10: lot into it, so I felt good about the offense 201 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 10: and knew that I could go put good tape out. 202 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:53,079 Speaker 2: So. 203 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:56,679 Speaker 10: At the end of the day, it just made it simple. So, yeah, 204 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 10: I'm gonna go play. 205 00:08:57,440 --> 00:09:00,319 Speaker 1: What appealed about this opportunity, I. 206 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 10: Think the just the amount of the coaches, the quarterback 207 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 10: experience in this building, being able to play with Joe Burrow, 208 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 10: some of these the weapons we have. A big part 209 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 10: for me was being on a team, but like a 210 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 10: creditive teams and somebody that you know, had talent and 211 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 10: was you know, a Super Bowl contender if you will, 212 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 10: which clearly this place is, and that's that was a 213 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 10: big part of the decision. 214 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 1: What were the last couple of days, Like, was it 215 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 1: a whirlwind fielding calls from a bunch of teams? 216 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:29,439 Speaker 10: Yeah, it was. 217 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 2: It was. 218 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 10: It was weird you being in that position, definitely, you know, 219 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 10: fielding calls and just trying to find the right fit. 220 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:40,440 Speaker 10: It was the first time I've gotten to like choose 221 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 10: rather than being chosen. So it's a weird process. But uh, 222 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:46,840 Speaker 10: my agent did a great job. And at the end 223 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 10: of the day, like I said, I wanted to go 224 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:49,320 Speaker 10: to a place that I had a chance to go 225 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 10: win it all. Coming from a place like Dallas that 226 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:53,719 Speaker 10: we were, you know, building to go win it all, 227 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 10: I wanted to go somewhere else with that same vision 228 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 10: and same ability, and this place definitely has. 229 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 1: A So you had great stats passing and rushing this preseason. 230 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 1: Do you feel like you are playing the best ball 231 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: of your life? 232 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 5: I do. 233 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 10: I think I got a lot more to give. But 234 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:13,319 Speaker 10: I think as you the longer you play in the NFL, 235 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,439 Speaker 10: the better you get with everything. And I definitely feel 236 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 10: like I'm chrending upwards and continuing to get better. And 237 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 10: this place was a place I felt like I was 238 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 10: going to continue to get pushed and developed. 239 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 1: We're not far from where you start in college. Is 240 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: there kind of a nice feeling to be back in 241 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: the Midwest where things went so well? 242 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 10: Yeah, No, it's crazy. I didn't realize how close it 243 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 10: was to Morgantown. It's awesome and definitely just excited. 244 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 6: To be here. 245 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: I hope I'm not wrong here. You look a little sleepy. 246 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 1: Has it been like, you know, restless, last forty eight. 247 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 5: Hours or whatever? 248 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 10: No doubt it definitely has. It was up early this 249 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 10: morning to get here in time to get the physicals 250 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 10: and all that done to be able to practice. I'll 251 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 10: sleep good at night. 252 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 2: We'll catch up. 253 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 6: We'll be fine here. 254 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 1: Greer was originally a third round draft picked by the 255 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: Panthers in twenty nineteen and started two games as a rookie, 256 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 1: but he suffered a foot injury in the second quarter 257 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 1: of the second game. The Bengals Booth Podcast is brought 258 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:07,840 Speaker 1: to you by pay Corps. More than twenty nine thousand 259 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 1: customers trust Paycorps to help them recruit, pay, engage, and 260 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:18,320 Speaker 1: retain employees. Learn more at paycoorp dot com. Now time 261 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 1: to check in with one of the best color analysts 262 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 1: on TV, the Great Charles Davis. Will be in the 263 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:28,120 Speaker 1: booth with Iron Eagle in Week one at Cleveland and Charles, 264 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 1: let's start with the Bengals leader, Joe Burrow. He was 265 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:35,000 Speaker 1: back at practice twelve days before the season opener. In 266 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: your opinion, is that enough time for Joe to be 267 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:39,319 Speaker 1: fully ready for that game? 268 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:43,559 Speaker 4: Dan, you remember last year we were going through something 269 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:47,199 Speaker 4: similar with a different type of ailment, all right, and 270 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,839 Speaker 4: that ailment I felt like, said it back a little 271 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 4: bit more. 272 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 5: Even though it's legs, it's feed, it's all this. 273 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 4: It doesn't feel the same because that torque of throwing 274 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 4: when you have the epidect me and everything else that 275 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:03,239 Speaker 4: goes along with it, and then you can't. 276 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 5: Do anything at all. 277 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 4: See I think with the leg I didn't you know, 278 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 4: I'm not a doctor, won't play one on TV. But 279 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 4: I think that overall he was able to get a 280 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 4: lot of workouts in. I think he's been moving around 281 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 4: more than people think. Bottom line is I just think 282 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 4: that everything's gonna be okay. 283 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 5: He went through it last year. 284 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 4: Dan didn't feel quite himself, didn't play to his normal 285 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 4: level in the open against Pittsburgh. It's nothing like experience 286 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 4: is they're having gone through it before knowing what to expect. 287 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:34,200 Speaker 4: I expect to see much more of the Joe Burrow 288 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:37,439 Speaker 4: we're used to seeing come the opener at Cleveland. 289 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:40,440 Speaker 1: What do you admire and respect about him going into 290 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 1: year four? 291 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:44,600 Speaker 4: Dan, He's the same guy every time I meet him. 292 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:47,320 Speaker 4: I'm not quite sure what your assessment would be because 293 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 4: you're around him even more than we are. But what 294 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 4: I like about him is he's very true to being 295 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 4: Joe Burrow. And when you meet people, sometimes there's one 296 00:12:56,920 --> 00:13:01,319 Speaker 4: persona versus another. After a win, after a long. Sometimes 297 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 4: it's depending on the time of year. Sometimes it's depending 298 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 4: on how they're playing. I could not tell you what 299 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,679 Speaker 4: his stats were the previous week. I couldn't tell you 300 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 4: if they won or lost the previous week. I can't 301 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 4: tell you anything based on each meeting with Joe Burrow. 302 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 4: And I'm pretty sure Ian Eagle and Evan Washburn would 303 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 4: back me up on this. You walk into the room, 304 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:25,199 Speaker 4: or he walks in, if you're already there for your meeting. 305 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:27,560 Speaker 5: He says hello. He's very polite. 306 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 4: He greets everyone that is in the room, not just 307 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 4: you know, the announcers, if the producers in the room, 308 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 4: the directors in the room, if someone else happens to 309 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:39,200 Speaker 4: be there, he greets them with a hello. He sits 310 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 4: down and tell me if this is your experience, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello. 311 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 5: He sits down and that's it. That look is go yeah, 312 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 5: and you know, a lot of chitchat not his thing. 313 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 5: But he's not rude. But if you're gonna waste his 314 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 5: time with chitchat, he's not gonna be there that it's 315 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 5: going to be. Ask your questions, let's go, and again, 316 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:09,439 Speaker 5: not rude, but very to the point. Here we go. 317 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 4: Off we go and then he's back to the business 318 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:13,559 Speaker 4: to tront who win games for Cincinnati. 319 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 1: And that is my experience as well. You described it 320 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: very well. We're chatting with Charles Davis. The Bengals have 321 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: the big three back and wide receiver, Chase Higgins and Boyd. 322 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 1: They've got Joe Mixon back and running back. They do 323 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: have a newcomer in the mix though, and tight end, 324 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 1: Irv Smith Junior. What do you think of Irv and 325 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 1: how important is the tight end in the Bengals offense. 326 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 4: Well, they've worked around the tight end to an extent 327 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 4: for time. C j Uzama had a big year and 328 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 4: parlayed that into a free agent contract with the Jets. 329 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 4: My experience with the Bengals and what I think about 330 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 4: how they want to run offense. If the tight end 331 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 4: is there and available, they're going to utilize it. 332 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 5: I thought the second. 333 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 4: Half of last year hayden Hurst got utilized more as 334 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 4: he got more comfortable and became that guy. Remember that's 335 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 4: why hayten Hurst was drafted in the first round in the 336 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 4: first place by Baltimore to catch passes and be that guy. 337 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 4: If they can get the earth Smith Junior that came 338 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 4: out of Alabama, that explosive youngster that we saw make plays. 339 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 4: If they're getting him in Cincinnati, Oh, he has no 340 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 4: worry about being utilized. Joe Burrow knows how to spread 341 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 4: the ball around and you want to go cover the 342 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:24,280 Speaker 4: other three. That's cool. 343 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 5: I got another guy I can move the ball to. 344 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 4: It's just a matter of if Erthsmith stays healthy and 345 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 4: if he's the guy that we saw coming out of college, 346 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 4: because he just didn't stay healthy in Minnesota. 347 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: Last year, the Bengals went into the season with four 348 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 1: new starting offensive linemen. This year, it's only one, and 349 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 1: he's a four time Pro Bowler. Orlando Brown Junior. Is 350 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 1: this the year that the Bengals offensive line becomes known 351 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: as his strength? 352 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:51,280 Speaker 4: I think so, because I think that they've taken care 353 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 4: of all they needed to prior to this last move 354 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 4: you just described. 355 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 5: Now, the kicker to the move is Orlando Brown Junior. 356 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 4: Coming in at left tackle, and Jonah Williams said, hold 357 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 4: on a second, that's my spot. And of course there's 358 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 4: a little bit of a how do we say it, 359 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 4: kerf fluffel in the beginning, and you remember Jonah Williams 360 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 4: hurt feelings, wanted to stay at left tackle. There's a 361 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 4: pride factor in that. You know, that's where he's played 362 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 4: his entire career. Very few times I think Dan to 363 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 4: actually get one right. But when it first happened and 364 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 4: Jonah said, well I want to be traded, get me 365 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:27,880 Speaker 4: out of here, I never bought into it. 366 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 5: I never once did. I just said, he's got hurt feelings. 367 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 4: I get it he wants to stay where he is, 368 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 4: but I think he's going to look around and realize 369 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 4: just moving to right tackle, even though it's tough playing 370 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 4: on this team, in this offense, with this group, with 371 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 4: a chance to go to the super Bowl, I think 372 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 4: over time it will it will dissipate, and it has 373 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 4: and that's been a good thing for them. 374 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 1: Let's turn the defense with Charles Davis. You played safety 375 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 1: in the SEC at Tennessee. How big of a deal 376 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: is the loss of Jesse Bates and Von Bell, particularly 377 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 1: early in this season. 378 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:02,160 Speaker 5: It's a big loss. 379 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 4: I don't think we can downplay it, and you're right 380 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 4: about particularly early, because once it's for real and everything 381 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 4: starts to move really fast, that one adjustment that's not 382 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 4: made in the back end of the secondary that Jesse 383 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 4: Bates or von Bell would have made with the rest 384 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:19,359 Speaker 4: of the secondary also turns into a big play because 385 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:24,159 Speaker 4: someone runs free. That tackling that von Bell provided in 386 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 4: the middle of that defense, or coming up off the 387 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:29,440 Speaker 4: edge when he dropped down the ball. Howking that Jesse 388 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 4: Bates provided as being a center field type of a 389 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 4: free safety back there in full experience, it's a. 390 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 5: Big deal early. Now do they have people. 391 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 4: Athletically that can replace them, certainly, but it's also the 392 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:46,359 Speaker 4: leadership aspect, the tone von Bell set, the moment he 393 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:49,879 Speaker 4: got to Cincinnati where everybody's ended up buying in pretty quickly. 394 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 4: All those things have to be replaced as well. And 395 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 4: lou Annarumo is the defensive mastermind. He needs these guys 396 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:00,439 Speaker 4: on point. He may have to be a little more 397 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 4: vanilla early just to make sure they have their feet 398 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 4: under them. 399 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 1: The illusions, as we say, with lou Ana Roumo Charles, 400 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 1: a lot of us thought he'd be gone, thought he 401 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 1: would get a head coaching job this offseason. Did you 402 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:15,159 Speaker 1: think that was going to happen? And what is it 403 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 1: about lou that makes him one of the best defensive 404 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 1: coordinators in the league. 405 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:22,399 Speaker 4: One I thought it should have happened. Okay, and it 406 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:25,639 Speaker 4: should have happened a couple of years ago. But every 407 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 4: time he doesn't get one of these jobs short of 408 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 4: him saying that's not the job for me, I'm wondering 409 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:35,960 Speaker 4: what's going on with those organizations. And I know this 410 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:40,199 Speaker 4: scene seems really strong to say, but I wonder about 411 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 4: hiring around the league, and I would sit with anyone 412 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:46,159 Speaker 4: and happily have them educate me on what they're looking 413 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:47,399 Speaker 4: for in a head coach. 414 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:50,679 Speaker 5: Are you looking listen? We went the Oh Wow, he 415 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:51,920 Speaker 5: calls really good ball. 416 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 4: Plays with Cliff Kingsbury and Arizona, and I like Cliff. 417 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 4: I covered him in college. I would hope that he 418 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:01,359 Speaker 4: would consider me a friendly person with him, whether he 419 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 4: considered me a friend or not. But I questioned it 420 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:05,919 Speaker 4: from day one, and I'd be happy to say it, 421 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:07,159 Speaker 4: Are you kidding me? 422 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:10,399 Speaker 5: This is why we're hiring him? That makes no sense 423 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 5: to me. 424 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 4: I want to know that you're hiring someone who can 425 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 4: command the room, command the respect of the ball club, 426 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 4: follow what you're trying to get done, and be there 427 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:22,359 Speaker 4: to handle all the adult decisions that have to be made. 428 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 4: If that's not Louanna Room, I don't know who else 429 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:27,359 Speaker 4: that is as soon as he walks in the room. 430 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:30,960 Speaker 5: The respect is there. The guys want to play for him. 431 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 4: I've not met anyone that doesn't enjoy ultimately playing for Louanna. 432 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:37,439 Speaker 5: Room. Are there some tough moments? Well? 433 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:40,680 Speaker 4: When are there? Not the guy who has his name 434 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 4: on the trophy that they all play for, Lobardi Trophy. 435 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 4: He was not exactly a shrinking violet and what exactly? Hey, 436 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 4: come give me a hug every day. But guess what 437 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 4: those guys would have killed for him and those who 438 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:54,439 Speaker 4: remain on this earth. 439 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 5: I met one of them. You know what he told me, Dan, I. 440 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 4: Don't think of my father every day, who's been on 441 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:04,200 Speaker 4: twenty five years, but I think of Lombardi every single. 442 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 5: One in my life. 443 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 1: Wow, that's amazing. So the season begins in Cleveland against 444 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,200 Speaker 1: the Browns, and Browns went seven and ten last year, 445 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:13,480 Speaker 1: but they didn't have Deshaun Watson for the first eleven 446 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:17,399 Speaker 1: games of the season. What are your expectations for the 447 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:20,399 Speaker 1: Browns quarterback now that he's had a normal training camp 448 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:21,880 Speaker 1: and gets to start from week one. 449 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 4: My expectations are exactly what the Browns are and what 450 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 4: the Browns actually expect. Twenty twenty Deshaun Watson. That's what 451 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:33,880 Speaker 4: they have to have because that's who they signed. That's 452 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:36,679 Speaker 4: who they they they brought in. That's who they said, Okay, 453 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:39,679 Speaker 4: two hundred and thirty six million dollars guaranteed, that's the 454 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:40,520 Speaker 4: guy we're getting. 455 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 5: Well, we all know what has happened since that time frame. 456 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:45,120 Speaker 5: We've had the holdout, we've had the. 457 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:48,959 Speaker 4: Off field issues, the legal issues, the suspension for eleven 458 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 4: games last year, which made their season a rap before 459 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:53,680 Speaker 4: they ever kicked the football off, even though they played 460 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:55,880 Speaker 4: hard and did the best they could for Jacoby Brissett, 461 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 4: it's not the three and three Deshaun Watson. And I 462 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 4: hate doing that by record. If like starting pitchers is 463 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 4: not the same for quarterbacks. But still they went three 464 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 4: and three with him down to stretch. But he wasn't 465 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:10,719 Speaker 4: the Deshaun Watson that we expected. Well, Danny, when you're 466 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:13,119 Speaker 4: suspended eleven games, you can't be around the facility. What 467 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 4: in the first ten weeks of the season. Yeah, I 468 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:18,680 Speaker 4: mean you can't be around you can't build anything. He's 469 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:24,320 Speaker 4: had a off season now, he's had OTA's mini camps, 470 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:29,560 Speaker 4: summer training. He's spending that time. The receivers are spending 471 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:34,160 Speaker 4: time with him. I think now it's a reasonable expectation 472 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:36,359 Speaker 4: to think that we start to see more of the 473 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 4: twenty twenty Deshaun Watson, especially with that offensive line, because 474 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 4: that's a good offensive line. And I think now this 475 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 4: is a roster that for once we're looking at Cleveland 476 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:49,879 Speaker 4: and probably more of what we say twice in the 477 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 4: last three years that we think, huh, better be careful 478 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:54,280 Speaker 4: with these Browns. 479 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 5: This is a good ball club. 480 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:59,520 Speaker 4: When people are picking Pittsburgh to finish behind them, that 481 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:01,920 Speaker 4: tells you to respect They're starting to engender there. 482 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:04,400 Speaker 5: Plus, it feels like there's an urgency in Cleveland. 483 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:06,400 Speaker 4: Did they guy to get back to the playoffs, which 484 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:08,719 Speaker 4: they did during the COVID year of twenty twenty. 485 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 1: Charles, Bengals fans love it when you and Ian call 486 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:15,400 Speaker 1: Cincinnati games. We look forward to seeing you in Cleveland 487 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:17,919 Speaker 1: and hopefully many times throughout the course of this season. 488 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:18,720 Speaker 6: Thanks for your time. 489 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 5: Can't wait to see you in Cleveland. Dan, you take 490 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 5: care of yourself and travel safely. 491 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 1: Before we wrap things up, here's a reminder that our 492 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:30,960 Speaker 1: Bengals radio shows start next week on Wednesday night. It's 493 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:33,920 Speaker 1: the Bengals Game Plan Show. And we'll be on location 494 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:37,720 Speaker 1: at Patrick's Sports Bar and Grill on Crookshank Road. We'll 495 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:40,840 Speaker 1: be there from six to eight and Orlando Brown Junior 496 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 1: is scheduled to join us in the first hour. 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