WEBVTT - Bengals Booth Podcast: Guess Who's Back 0:00:03.760 --> 0:00:06.559 Hi, get everybody. I'm Dan Hord and thanks for downloading 0:00:06.680 --> 0:00:13.480 the Bengals Booth Podcast The Guess Who's Back Good Again. Addition, 0:00:14.080 --> 0:00:17.560 as Joe Burrow returns to practice twelve days before the 0:00:17.600 --> 0:00:21.360 season opener in Cleveland. Coming up, we'll hear from several 0:00:21.360 --> 0:00:24.840 teammates on the return of Joey franchise, and I'll talk 0:00:24.880 --> 0:00:28.640 to the newest Bengals quarterback, Will Greer, who was added 0:00:28.680 --> 0:00:32.240 to the practice squad after an outstanding preseason with the 0:00:32.320 --> 0:00:36.560 Dallas Cowboys. Then I'll be joined by Charles Davis from 0:00:36.600 --> 0:00:39.960 CBS Sports, who will be in the Booth next week 0:00:40.280 --> 0:00:43.919 to call the Bengals Browns game. 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It's basically the 0:01:22.360 --> 0:01:26.040 team's own version of Hard Knocks, going behind the scenes 0:01:26.040 --> 0:01:29.040 with players and coaches in ways the Bengals have never 0:01:29.160 --> 0:01:32.880 done before. It's a huge project, and Seth Tatner and 0:01:32.920 --> 0:01:36.839 his team of videographers and editors do a phenomenal job. 0:01:37.360 --> 0:01:41.600 If you love the Bengals, you'll love From the Jungle. Now, 0:01:42.040 --> 0:01:45.320 let's get to the latest news, beginning with the return 0:01:45.360 --> 0:01:48.600 of Joe Burrow. On Wednesday afternoon, as the Bengals walk 0:01:48.640 --> 0:01:52.120 toward the practice field, a long line of cameras waited 0:01:52.160 --> 0:01:55.640 to see if Joe Burrow would be in uniform. Here's 0:01:55.760 --> 0:01:57.600 rookie receiver andre Yosi Vash. 0:01:57.760 --> 0:01:59.480 I kind of was wondering what they're out there for 0:01:59.640 --> 0:02:01.680 that I saw Joe out there, obviously, I was like, okay, yeah, 0:02:01.720 --> 0:02:04.120 he's out there, no sleeve, no nothing, which is really 0:02:04.280 --> 0:02:07.080 nice to see his will throwing like he like didn't 0:02:07.080 --> 0:02:09.320 even miss a beat. So you know, they're obviously teaming 0:02:09.320 --> 0:02:11.359 the slow with him still, but it's nice to see 0:02:11.440 --> 0:02:13.760 him still slinging the ball. Like like how he used to. 0:02:14.080 --> 0:02:18.760 Burrow's return was not necessarily anticipated by his teammates, including 0:02:18.840 --> 0:02:20.440 Jamar Chase found out when. 0:02:20.320 --> 0:02:21.799 I got on the field. Matter of fact, I found 0:02:21.840 --> 0:02:23.600 out when I watched him put his gear on. I 0:02:23.680 --> 0:02:24.560 was like, what's he doing? 0:02:25.000 --> 0:02:27.480 Were you concerned that he would try to come back 0:02:27.520 --> 0:02:28.040 too fast? 0:02:28.080 --> 0:02:28.200 Tell? 0:02:28.280 --> 0:02:30.560 Yeah, that's why I told him, don't come until we 0:02:30.600 --> 0:02:33.280 fought him, Like, I don't want you back until you 0:02:33.440 --> 0:02:34.120 know you're ready. 0:02:34.240 --> 0:02:35.760 I mean, he looked good. You know, I didn't see 0:02:35.760 --> 0:02:36.600 no hobble or nothing. 0:02:36.600 --> 0:02:39.840 Only I didn't see really much. And then again I 0:02:39.840 --> 0:02:42.359 did not paying attention to him as much. But for 0:02:42.560 --> 0:02:44.080 what I see, you know, he looks good. He doesn't 0:02:44.080 --> 0:02:45.880 look like he's having probaball here or nothing. So that's 0:02:45.919 --> 0:02:46.360 a good sign. 0:02:46.520 --> 0:02:49.440 Burrow's return brought a sigh of relief to Bengals fans 0:02:49.480 --> 0:02:52.600 and changed the energy at practice. Here are Yo, Si 0:02:52.680 --> 0:02:54.800 Batch and veterans safety Mike Thomas. 0:02:54.880 --> 0:02:55.399 It was nice. 0:02:55.440 --> 0:02:57.919 You can deminitely feel his vibe out there, and he's 0:02:57.919 --> 0:03:00.720 already you know, not critiquing, but give you need tips. 0:03:00.760 --> 0:03:03.280 You know, watching me, I took a go route, you know, 0:03:03.400 --> 0:03:05.040 I thought I could win inside leverage I did, but 0:03:05.080 --> 0:03:07.040 he's like, you know, if you go outside, there's more 0:03:07.040 --> 0:03:07.760 places where I can. 0:03:07.680 --> 0:03:09.519 Throw the ball. And so it's just even just little. 0:03:09.320 --> 0:03:11.160 Things like that that you hear from the starting quarterback 0:03:11.560 --> 0:03:14.120 make you no, I always want to play football. 0:03:14.320 --> 0:03:15.840 He kind of gives you more energy. 0:03:15.600 --> 0:03:16.040 You know what I mean. 0:03:16.040 --> 0:03:17.359 It kind of brings more life to the team. 0:03:17.520 --> 0:03:19.400 And I'm not gonna talk too much about it, but 0:03:19.840 --> 0:03:21.600 I think it was a whole different vibe than all 0:03:21.639 --> 0:03:24.280 the training camp. I don't think he threw an incomplete 0:03:24.280 --> 0:03:26.840 fast today, so I mean it was fun. 0:03:26.919 --> 0:03:30.160 Joe's return came one day shy of five weeks after 0:03:30.200 --> 0:03:32.400 he suffered his calf strain, and while he was gone, 0:03:32.800 --> 0:03:36.120 his teammates wanted to make sure they didn't miss a beat. 0:03:36.560 --> 0:03:38.560 Here are Ted Karras and t Higgins. 0:03:38.600 --> 0:03:40.800 He looks like Joe, and he's been doing a great 0:03:40.840 --> 0:03:44.480 job in grinding camp. You know, my main goal was 0:03:44.520 --> 0:03:47.680 just had the on line unit cleaned up and polished 0:03:47.680 --> 0:03:49.320 and ready to go, so you can just plug himself 0:03:49.320 --> 0:03:51.000 in and pick up right where he left off. 0:03:51.240 --> 0:03:53.360 I definitely feel like a gay of guy some extra juice, 0:03:53.440 --> 0:03:55.560 you know, just to go out there and just show 0:03:55.640 --> 0:03:57.760 him that that We've been working hard, even though he's 0:03:57.960 --> 0:04:01.360 been getting treated up. You know, he wanted to show 0:04:01.440 --> 0:04:03.280 him that there's nothing we ain't leave off nothing. You know, 0:04:03.320 --> 0:04:06.440 we still sat spy. We was when when he first 0:04:06.440 --> 0:04:06.800 got hurt. 0:04:06.840 --> 0:04:08.840 So the media was only allowed to watch the first 0:04:08.840 --> 0:04:11.760 thirty minutes of practice, but according to Higgins and others, 0:04:12.160 --> 0:04:16.160 Burrow's best pass was a perfectly thrown bomb to rookie 0:04:16.279 --> 0:04:17.160 Charlie Jones. 0:04:17.400 --> 0:04:19.599 Just a deep ball to left us, a go ball 0:04:19.800 --> 0:04:20.800 right on the money. 0:04:20.800 --> 0:04:22.039 Didn't even have to adjust to it. 0:04:22.120 --> 0:04:24.120 So it was definitely good to see him out there 0:04:24.120 --> 0:04:25.799 and definitely good to get a replica. 0:04:26.080 --> 0:04:28.839 Burrow was not the only Bengal who returned from injury. 0:04:29.279 --> 0:04:32.479 Running Back Trayvon Williams was also back on the field 0:04:32.880 --> 0:04:35.560 after missing nearly a month with an ankle spraying. 0:04:35.960 --> 0:04:37.479 It was amazing, you know, like I said, you know, 0:04:37.520 --> 0:04:39.400 I've been in there for thirty days, but Joe's been. 0:04:39.279 --> 0:04:40.279 In there alongside with me. 0:04:40.400 --> 0:04:42.680 So just being able to be alongside him to see, 0:04:42.800 --> 0:04:44.599 you know, the path that he's taking to get to 0:04:44.600 --> 0:04:46.479 where he's at right now as well. You know, you know, 0:04:46.960 --> 0:04:48.760 of course, you know I was came back, but I 0:04:48.839 --> 0:04:49.960 was excited just as much for. 0:04:50.000 --> 0:04:51.680 Him too, because you know, he's ahead of the spirit 0:04:51.720 --> 0:04:52.040 for us. 0:04:52.320 --> 0:04:54.400 You know, he's an amazing guy, and he's gonna help us, 0:04:55.080 --> 0:04:56.719 you know, make the Super Bowl push. So I'm excited 0:04:56.720 --> 0:04:58.000 to be be back out there with him. 0:04:58.040 --> 0:05:00.159 The Bengals Booth Podcast is brought to you bos I 0:05:00.279 --> 0:05:03.080 Bengals Picks and Ultimate Bengals the free to play with 0:05:03.160 --> 0:05:07.160 tickets and signed merchandise up for grabs. Find both inside 0:05:07.200 --> 0:05:10.400 the Bengals app. NFL teams had to cut down their 0:05:10.480 --> 0:05:13.279 rosters this week, and I think the media should cover 0:05:13.320 --> 0:05:16.680 the process a little bit differently and focus on the 0:05:16.800 --> 0:05:20.560 roster after the practice squad is announced instead of after 0:05:20.600 --> 0:05:24.280 the fifty three man roster is announced. Practice squad players 0:05:24.520 --> 0:05:27.480 can be elevated to the roster up to three times 0:05:27.560 --> 0:05:32.039 during the regular season, and last year Trenton Irwin, Caladamitas 0:05:32.040 --> 0:05:35.200 and Drew Chrisman started the season on the practice squad 0:05:35.480 --> 0:05:39.280 and wound up playing huge roles. The practice squad can 0:05:39.279 --> 0:05:41.719 include up to six veteran players, and for the Bengals 0:05:41.720 --> 0:05:44.680 this year, it includes the oldest player on the team, 0:05:45.279 --> 0:05:49.200 thirty three year old safety and special teams ACE Mike Thomas. 0:05:49.320 --> 0:05:51.520 I appreciate the Bengals, our coaching staff. I mean, he 0:05:51.720 --> 0:05:54.560 was just transparent and honest about the whole situation and 0:05:54.600 --> 0:05:57.880 now understood my robe. So great to be bet. Get 0:05:57.920 --> 0:05:59.840 to help my young dudes out, you know, continue to 0:06:00.200 --> 0:06:01.839 in this game, and then I gotta stay ready if 0:06:01.880 --> 0:06:04.520 opportunity to us himself. But at this point, you know, 0:06:04.560 --> 0:06:06.920 being on a team like this, being around this locker room, 0:06:06.960 --> 0:06:09.400 these guys, I mean to still be around and to 0:06:09.440 --> 0:06:10.320 still be able to help. 0:06:10.200 --> 0:06:10.880 Them out and grow. 0:06:11.200 --> 0:06:12.039 Like that's why I want to be in. 0:06:12.080 --> 0:06:14.719 This point in my career with standard elevations from the 0:06:14.720 --> 0:06:17.200 practice guad. You know, at some point you're gonna play. 0:06:17.000 --> 0:06:20.840 This shit absolutely man and uh again standard That's been 0:06:20.880 --> 0:06:23.560 my whole career. So mentally that's that Point's fine. But 0:06:23.960 --> 0:06:28.120 at the same time, helping these young guys understand, looking, 0:06:28.839 --> 0:06:31.200 don't look for three one to speak. You step up, 0:06:31.200 --> 0:06:33.919 You be a leader, even somebody you your bets, you 0:06:34.000 --> 0:06:35.240 step up you you need. 0:06:35.520 --> 0:06:36.400 But for me, like you. 0:06:36.320 --> 0:06:39.080 Said, the fact that we negotiated in our CBA for 0:06:39.120 --> 0:06:43.600 standard elevations, actually so many bits you know, around and 0:06:43.720 --> 0:06:46.880 extending their careers. So I'll be ready whenever that comes here. 0:06:46.880 --> 0:06:47.440 With the business. 0:06:48.160 --> 0:06:48.839 But at the end of the. 0:06:48.920 --> 0:06:51.920 Day, the fact that they kept oh uncle Michael Brown 0:06:52.000 --> 0:06:53.640 and I gotta roll with this to wan, I can 0:06:53.720 --> 0:06:56.080 help these young guys, you know, like to start off 0:06:56.080 --> 0:06:58.560 their career behind note, giving them all the game that 0:06:58.600 --> 0:06:58.840 I can. 0:06:58.920 --> 0:06:59.840 I mean, that's a blessing for me. 0:07:00.320 --> 0:07:03.080 I know, the organization is really hopeful that you would 0:07:03.120 --> 0:07:05.839 accept a spot on the practice squad. Was there any 0:07:05.960 --> 0:07:07.280 hesitation in your life here? 0:07:07.400 --> 0:07:07.479 No? 0:07:07.640 --> 0:07:09.800 I mean I told you they were very transparent from 0:07:09.800 --> 0:07:12.120 me for a long time about what was gonna captain right, 0:07:12.200 --> 0:07:14.680 and I can only appreciate them for that because a 0:07:14.720 --> 0:07:17.480 lot of times you don't get that information right. And 0:07:17.600 --> 0:07:20.760 I told them honestly from my standfield, unless a team 0:07:20.840 --> 0:07:23.760 came and signed into that fifty durn Ross, I'm not 0:07:23.800 --> 0:07:26.400 doing a lateral move to go to somebody else practice squad. 0:07:26.960 --> 0:07:29.400 And you'll hope we get brought up. They were interests, but. 0:07:29.680 --> 0:07:32.040 I got told everyone I'm not going to nobody else 0:07:32.080 --> 0:07:33.720 but say this is where I want to get. 0:07:33.880 --> 0:07:37.200 Thomas Stanley Morgan and Sydney Jones are three veterans who 0:07:37.200 --> 0:07:41.040 will almost certainly contribute on game day at some point 0:07:41.040 --> 0:07:44.000 this season. The Bengals Booth podcast is brought to you 0:07:44.040 --> 0:07:47.400 by Kettering Health, the official healthcare provider of the Bengals. 0:07:47.720 --> 0:07:49.840 With more than one hundred and twenty care facilities and 0:07:49.880 --> 0:07:53.440 fifteen hundred care providers, Kettering Health is committed to guiding 0:07:53.480 --> 0:07:57.360 you to your best health. Visit ketteringhealth dot org to 0:07:57.440 --> 0:08:00.600 learn more. Most of the players on the roster and 0:08:00.640 --> 0:08:02.800 the practice squad have been with a team since the 0:08:02.840 --> 0:08:07.440 start of OTAs, but a notable exception is quarterback Will Greer. 0:08:07.920 --> 0:08:11.480 The former West Virginia Mountaineer Star, was the Cowboys number 0:08:11.520 --> 0:08:15.840 three quarterback behind Dak Prescott and Cooper Rush before Dallas 0:08:15.840 --> 0:08:19.200 made that trade with San Francisco for former number one 0:08:19.280 --> 0:08:23.120 draft pick Trey Lance. Greer was told before the Cowboys 0:08:23.240 --> 0:08:25.640 final preseason game that he was going to be cut, 0:08:25.920 --> 0:08:28.560 but he decided to play anyway, and he had a 0:08:28.600 --> 0:08:31.400 great game, passing for three hundred and five yards and 0:08:31.440 --> 0:08:34.840 two touchdowns and running for fifty three yards and two 0:08:34.920 --> 0:08:38.840 more tds in the Cowboys thirty one to sixteen win. 0:08:39.200 --> 0:08:41.679 At the end of the day, it was just it 0:08:41.800 --> 0:08:44.400 came down to the one play football or not play football, 0:08:44.400 --> 0:08:48.160 and I just said I'm gonna go play put a 0:08:48.160 --> 0:08:50.160 lot into it, so I felt good about the offense 0:08:50.200 --> 0:08:52.880 and knew that I could go put good tape out. 0:08:52.920 --> 0:08:53.079 So. 0:08:55.160 --> 0:08:56.679 At the end of the day, it just made it simple. So, yeah, 0:08:56.679 --> 0:08:57.280 I'm gonna go play. 0:08:57.440 --> 0:09:00.319 What appealed about this opportunity, I. 0:09:00.280 --> 0:09:03.840 Think the just the amount of the coaches, the quarterback 0:09:03.920 --> 0:09:08.400 experience in this building, being able to play with Joe Burrow, 0:09:08.520 --> 0:09:10.400 some of these the weapons we have. A big part 0:09:10.400 --> 0:09:12.360 for me was being on a team, but like a 0:09:12.520 --> 0:09:15.920 creditive teams and somebody that you know, had talent and 0:09:16.160 --> 0:09:19.160 was you know, a Super Bowl contender if you will, 0:09:20.000 --> 0:09:22.480 which clearly this place is, and that's that was a 0:09:22.480 --> 0:09:23.480 big part of the decision. 0:09:23.720 --> 0:09:25.560 What were the last couple of days, Like, was it 0:09:25.600 --> 0:09:28.520 a whirlwind fielding calls from a bunch of teams? 0:09:28.880 --> 0:09:29.439 Yeah, it was. 0:09:29.640 --> 0:09:29.920 It was. 0:09:30.400 --> 0:09:35.480 It was weird you being in that position, definitely, you know, 0:09:35.600 --> 0:09:38.120 fielding calls and just trying to find the right fit. 0:09:38.200 --> 0:09:40.440 It was the first time I've gotten to like choose 0:09:40.600 --> 0:09:44.320 rather than being chosen. So it's a weird process. But uh, 0:09:44.600 --> 0:09:46.840 my agent did a great job. And at the end 0:09:46.840 --> 0:09:48.000 of the day, like I said, I wanted to go 0:09:48.040 --> 0:09:49.320 to a place that I had a chance to go 0:09:49.360 --> 0:09:51.760 win it all. Coming from a place like Dallas that 0:09:51.800 --> 0:09:53.719 we were, you know, building to go win it all, 0:09:53.760 --> 0:09:56.520 I wanted to go somewhere else with that same vision 0:09:56.559 --> 0:09:59.880 and same ability, and this place definitely has. 0:09:59.760 --> 0:10:04.160 A So you had great stats passing and rushing this preseason. 0:10:04.200 --> 0:10:06.320 Do you feel like you are playing the best ball 0:10:06.360 --> 0:10:07.520 of your life? 0:10:08.040 --> 0:10:08.360 I do. 0:10:08.400 --> 0:10:09.920 I think I got a lot more to give. But 0:10:10.880 --> 0:10:13.319 I think as you the longer you play in the NFL, 0:10:13.360 --> 0:10:16.439 the better you get with everything. And I definitely feel 0:10:16.480 --> 0:10:19.000 like I'm chrending upwards and continuing to get better. And 0:10:19.080 --> 0:10:21.320 this place was a place I felt like I was 0:10:21.320 --> 0:10:22.920 going to continue to get pushed and developed. 0:10:23.320 --> 0:10:25.520 We're not far from where you start in college. Is 0:10:25.520 --> 0:10:27.280 there kind of a nice feeling to be back in 0:10:27.320 --> 0:10:28.800 the Midwest where things went so well? 0:10:28.880 --> 0:10:31.520 Yeah, No, it's crazy. I didn't realize how close it 0:10:31.640 --> 0:10:35.760 was to Morgantown. It's awesome and definitely just excited. 0:10:35.440 --> 0:10:35.720 To be here. 0:10:36.400 --> 0:10:39.080 I hope I'm not wrong here. You look a little sleepy. 0:10:39.120 --> 0:10:42.320 Has it been like, you know, restless, last forty eight. 0:10:42.160 --> 0:10:42.760 Hours or whatever? 0:10:42.880 --> 0:10:45.200 No doubt it definitely has. It was up early this 0:10:45.200 --> 0:10:47.760 morning to get here in time to get the physicals 0:10:47.760 --> 0:10:50.240 and all that done to be able to practice. I'll 0:10:50.280 --> 0:10:50.920 sleep good at night. 0:10:51.000 --> 0:10:51.520 We'll catch up. 0:10:51.520 --> 0:10:52.240 We'll be fine here. 0:10:52.480 --> 0:10:54.880 Greer was originally a third round draft picked by the 0:10:54.920 --> 0:10:58.800 Panthers in twenty nineteen and started two games as a rookie, 0:10:59.000 --> 0:11:01.640 but he suffered a foot injury in the second quarter 0:11:02.000 --> 0:11:05.320 of the second game. The Bengals Booth Podcast is brought 0:11:05.360 --> 0:11:07.840 to you by pay Corps. More than twenty nine thousand 0:11:07.920 --> 0:11:12.600 customers trust Paycorps to help them recruit, pay, engage, and 0:11:12.679 --> 0:11:18.320 retain employees. Learn more at paycoorp dot com. Now time 0:11:18.360 --> 0:11:21.280 to check in with one of the best color analysts 0:11:21.440 --> 0:11:24.880 on TV, the Great Charles Davis. Will be in the 0:11:24.920 --> 0:11:28.120 booth with Iron Eagle in Week one at Cleveland and Charles, 0:11:28.200 --> 0:11:31.800 let's start with the Bengals leader, Joe Burrow. He was 0:11:31.840 --> 0:11:35.000 back at practice twelve days before the season opener. In 0:11:35.040 --> 0:11:37.920 your opinion, is that enough time for Joe to be 0:11:38.040 --> 0:11:39.319 fully ready for that game? 0:11:40.280 --> 0:11:43.559 Dan, you remember last year we were going through something 0:11:43.720 --> 0:11:47.199 similar with a different type of ailment, all right, and 0:11:47.920 --> 0:11:50.839 that ailment I felt like, said it back a little 0:11:50.880 --> 0:11:51.400 bit more. 0:11:52.080 --> 0:11:54.480 Even though it's legs, it's feed, it's all this. 0:11:54.880 --> 0:11:57.920 It doesn't feel the same because that torque of throwing 0:11:57.960 --> 0:12:01.360 when you have the epidect me and everything else that 0:12:01.440 --> 0:12:03.239 goes along with it, and then you can't. 0:12:02.960 --> 0:12:04.400 Do anything at all. 0:12:05.000 --> 0:12:06.800 See I think with the leg I didn't you know, 0:12:06.880 --> 0:12:09.360 I'm not a doctor, won't play one on TV. But 0:12:09.440 --> 0:12:11.760 I think that overall he was able to get a 0:12:11.760 --> 0:12:14.080 lot of workouts in. I think he's been moving around 0:12:14.120 --> 0:12:17.640 more than people think. Bottom line is I just think 0:12:17.720 --> 0:12:19.240 that everything's gonna be okay. 0:12:19.440 --> 0:12:20.680 He went through it last year. 0:12:20.760 --> 0:12:24.400 Dan didn't feel quite himself, didn't play to his normal 0:12:24.520 --> 0:12:28.080 level in the open against Pittsburgh. It's nothing like experience 0:12:28.160 --> 0:12:31.600 is they're having gone through it before knowing what to expect. 0:12:32.080 --> 0:12:34.200 I expect to see much more of the Joe Burrow 0:12:34.240 --> 0:12:37.439 we're used to seeing come the opener at Cleveland. 0:12:37.679 --> 0:12:40.440 What do you admire and respect about him going into 0:12:40.480 --> 0:12:40.880 year four? 0:12:41.480 --> 0:12:44.600 Dan, He's the same guy every time I meet him. 0:12:45.080 --> 0:12:47.320 I'm not quite sure what your assessment would be because 0:12:47.320 --> 0:12:49.840 you're around him even more than we are. But what 0:12:49.880 --> 0:12:52.040 I like about him is he's very true to being 0:12:52.120 --> 0:12:56.880 Joe Burrow. And when you meet people, sometimes there's one 0:12:56.920 --> 0:13:01.319 persona versus another. After a win, after a long. Sometimes 0:13:01.360 --> 0:13:04.360 it's depending on the time of year. Sometimes it's depending 0:13:04.360 --> 0:13:07.800 on how they're playing. I could not tell you what 0:13:07.920 --> 0:13:10.679 his stats were the previous week. I couldn't tell you 0:13:10.760 --> 0:13:13.240 if they won or lost the previous week. I can't 0:13:13.240 --> 0:13:16.640 tell you anything based on each meeting with Joe Burrow. 0:13:16.880 --> 0:13:19.280 And I'm pretty sure Ian Eagle and Evan Washburn would 0:13:19.280 --> 0:13:22.360 back me up on this. You walk into the room, 0:13:22.440 --> 0:13:25.199 or he walks in, if you're already there for your meeting. 0:13:25.559 --> 0:13:27.560 He says hello. He's very polite. 0:13:27.840 --> 0:13:30.520 He greets everyone that is in the room, not just 0:13:30.720 --> 0:13:33.480 you know, the announcers, if the producers in the room, 0:13:33.559 --> 0:13:36.120 the directors in the room, if someone else happens to 0:13:36.160 --> 0:13:39.200 be there, he greets them with a hello. He sits 0:13:39.280 --> 0:13:42.800 down and tell me if this is your experience, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello. 0:13:42.960 --> 0:13:50.640 He sits down and that's it. That look is go yeah, 0:13:50.679 --> 0:13:55.040 and you know, a lot of chitchat not his thing. 0:13:55.679 --> 0:13:57.920 But he's not rude. But if you're gonna waste his 0:13:57.920 --> 0:14:01.520 time with chitchat, he's not gonna be there that it's 0:14:01.559 --> 0:14:04.800 going to be. Ask your questions, let's go, and again, 0:14:05.360 --> 0:14:09.439 not rude, but very to the point. Here we go. 0:14:09.559 --> 0:14:11.840 Off we go and then he's back to the business 0:14:11.840 --> 0:14:13.559 to tront who win games for Cincinnati. 0:14:14.080 --> 0:14:16.680 And that is my experience as well. You described it 0:14:16.800 --> 0:14:19.840 very well. We're chatting with Charles Davis. The Bengals have 0:14:19.960 --> 0:14:23.240 the big three back and wide receiver, Chase Higgins and Boyd. 0:14:23.240 --> 0:14:25.680 They've got Joe Mixon back and running back. They do 0:14:25.760 --> 0:14:27.720 have a newcomer in the mix though, and tight end, 0:14:27.800 --> 0:14:30.320 Irv Smith Junior. What do you think of Irv and 0:14:30.400 --> 0:14:33.560 how important is the tight end in the Bengals offense. 0:14:34.480 --> 0:14:37.320 Well, they've worked around the tight end to an extent 0:14:37.520 --> 0:14:41.080 for time. C j Uzama had a big year and 0:14:41.120 --> 0:14:44.080 parlayed that into a free agent contract with the Jets. 0:14:44.960 --> 0:14:48.160 My experience with the Bengals and what I think about 0:14:48.160 --> 0:14:51.000 how they want to run offense. If the tight end 0:14:51.040 --> 0:14:54.240 is there and available, they're going to utilize it. 0:14:54.840 --> 0:14:56.080 I thought the second. 0:14:55.840 --> 0:14:59.560 Half of last year hayden Hurst got utilized more as 0:14:59.560 --> 0:15:02.360 he got more comfortable and became that guy. Remember that's 0:15:02.360 --> 0:15:04.240 why hayten Hurst was drafted in the first round in the 0:15:04.240 --> 0:15:08.080 first place by Baltimore to catch passes and be that guy. 0:15:08.160 --> 0:15:10.200 If they can get the earth Smith Junior that came 0:15:10.200 --> 0:15:14.840 out of Alabama, that explosive youngster that we saw make plays. 0:15:15.080 --> 0:15:18.000 If they're getting him in Cincinnati, Oh, he has no 0:15:18.040 --> 0:15:20.800 worry about being utilized. Joe Burrow knows how to spread 0:15:20.800 --> 0:15:22.840 the ball around and you want to go cover the 0:15:22.880 --> 0:15:24.280 other three. That's cool. 0:15:24.960 --> 0:15:26.720 I got another guy I can move the ball to. 0:15:26.920 --> 0:15:29.160 It's just a matter of if Erthsmith stays healthy and 0:15:29.160 --> 0:15:31.280 if he's the guy that we saw coming out of college, 0:15:31.320 --> 0:15:33.920 because he just didn't stay healthy in Minnesota. 0:15:34.240 --> 0:15:36.560 Last year, the Bengals went into the season with four 0:15:36.680 --> 0:15:40.000 new starting offensive linemen. This year, it's only one, and 0:15:40.040 --> 0:15:43.160 he's a four time Pro Bowler. Orlando Brown Junior. Is 0:15:43.280 --> 0:15:46.640 this the year that the Bengals offensive line becomes known 0:15:46.680 --> 0:15:47.400 as his strength? 0:15:48.760 --> 0:15:51.280 I think so, because I think that they've taken care 0:15:51.280 --> 0:15:54.440 of all they needed to prior to this last move 0:15:54.520 --> 0:15:55.480 you just described. 0:15:56.040 --> 0:15:59.920 Now, the kicker to the move is Orlando Brown Junior. 0:15:59.600 --> 0:16:02.520 Coming in at left tackle, and Jonah Williams said, hold 0:16:02.600 --> 0:16:04.720 on a second, that's my spot. And of course there's 0:16:04.760 --> 0:16:06.520 a little bit of a how do we say it, 0:16:06.600 --> 0:16:10.440 kerf fluffel in the beginning, and you remember Jonah Williams 0:16:10.600 --> 0:16:13.200 hurt feelings, wanted to stay at left tackle. There's a 0:16:13.240 --> 0:16:16.040 pride factor in that. You know, that's where he's played 0:16:16.040 --> 0:16:19.680 his entire career. Very few times I think Dan to 0:16:19.800 --> 0:16:22.120 actually get one right. But when it first happened and 0:16:22.200 --> 0:16:24.760 Jonah said, well I want to be traded, get me 0:16:24.800 --> 0:16:27.880 out of here, I never bought into it. 0:16:28.200 --> 0:16:30.640 I never once did. I just said, he's got hurt feelings. 0:16:30.680 --> 0:16:32.520 I get it he wants to stay where he is, 0:16:32.880 --> 0:16:35.160 but I think he's going to look around and realize 0:16:35.360 --> 0:16:39.000 just moving to right tackle, even though it's tough playing 0:16:39.040 --> 0:16:41.400 on this team, in this offense, with this group, with 0:16:41.480 --> 0:16:43.560 a chance to go to the super Bowl, I think 0:16:43.640 --> 0:16:46.440 over time it will it will dissipate, and it has 0:16:46.920 --> 0:16:48.400 and that's been a good thing for them. 0:16:49.160 --> 0:16:52.040 Let's turn the defense with Charles Davis. You played safety 0:16:52.040 --> 0:16:55.440 in the SEC at Tennessee. How big of a deal 0:16:55.680 --> 0:16:59.240 is the loss of Jesse Bates and Von Bell, particularly 0:16:59.360 --> 0:17:00.360 early in this season. 0:17:01.120 --> 0:17:02.160 It's a big loss. 0:17:02.640 --> 0:17:04.800 I don't think we can downplay it, and you're right 0:17:04.840 --> 0:17:08.320 about particularly early, because once it's for real and everything 0:17:08.359 --> 0:17:12.560 starts to move really fast, that one adjustment that's not 0:17:12.680 --> 0:17:14.760 made in the back end of the secondary that Jesse 0:17:14.880 --> 0:17:16.840 Bates or von Bell would have made with the rest 0:17:16.880 --> 0:17:19.359 of the secondary also turns into a big play because 0:17:19.400 --> 0:17:24.159 someone runs free. That tackling that von Bell provided in 0:17:24.200 --> 0:17:26.520 the middle of that defense, or coming up off the 0:17:26.600 --> 0:17:29.440 edge when he dropped down the ball. Howking that Jesse 0:17:29.560 --> 0:17:31.960 Bates provided as being a center field type of a 0:17:32.000 --> 0:17:35.040 free safety back there in full experience, it's a. 0:17:34.920 --> 0:17:37.760 Big deal early. Now do they have people. 0:17:37.720 --> 0:17:42.520 Athletically that can replace them, certainly, but it's also the 0:17:42.640 --> 0:17:46.359 leadership aspect, the tone von Bell set, the moment he 0:17:46.400 --> 0:17:49.879 got to Cincinnati where everybody's ended up buying in pretty quickly. 0:17:50.480 --> 0:17:53.520 All those things have to be replaced as well. And 0:17:53.600 --> 0:17:57.840 lou Annarumo is the defensive mastermind. He needs these guys 0:17:57.880 --> 0:18:00.439 on point. He may have to be a little more 0:18:00.480 --> 0:18:02.800 vanilla early just to make sure they have their feet 0:18:02.880 --> 0:18:03.480 under them. 0:18:04.040 --> 0:18:08.600 The illusions, as we say, with lou Ana Roumo Charles, 0:18:08.640 --> 0:18:10.280 a lot of us thought he'd be gone, thought he 0:18:10.280 --> 0:18:12.760