1 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 1: Hi, get everybody. 2 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 2: I'm Dan Hord and thanks for downloading The Bengals Booth Podcast. 3 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 2: The key pulling on audition as the Bengals come up 4 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 2: short in Pittsburgh, losing to the Steelers thirty four to twelve. 5 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 2: Coming up radio replays and locker room comments. Then in 6 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 2: this week's fun Facts Conversation, you'll meet the local kid 7 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:33,519 Speaker 2: on the Bengals roster, quarterback Sean Clifford from Saint X 8 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 2: High School. 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It's 17 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:11,959 Speaker 2: the greatest thing since randomly seeing Joe Flacco references on Veep. 18 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 2: HBO recently ran a Veep marathon. That's the show where 19 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 2: Julia Louis Dreyfuss aka Elaine from Seinfeld plays a bumbling, 20 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:27,759 Speaker 2: scheming and conniving vice president who is surrounded by equally bumbling, 21 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 2: scheming and conniving staff members. I thought the show was hysterical, 22 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 2: so when HBO recently replayed all seven seasons, I wound 23 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 2: up catching a few episodes, including one where Vice President 24 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 2: Selina Meyer makes two references to Joe Flacco. The gist 25 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 2: is that the vice president is going on Meet the 26 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 2: Press and wants to appeal to regular folks, so her 27 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 2: staff convinces her that she should talk about football. They 28 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 2: remind her that she's supposedly a Baltimore fan, so she 29 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 2: goes on TV and expresses her confidence in Joe Flacco 30 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 2: since he was the Ravens quarterback at the time. She 31 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 2: knew the sports. 32 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 1: Yes, we're not nervous at all with Flacco. 33 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 3: Forget about it. 34 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 1: I'll bet you a beer that we win by. 35 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 2: A TV I asked Joe Flacco about it in the 36 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 2: locker room this week, and he said he's aware of 37 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 2: the name drop, but has never. 38 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 1: Watched the show. 39 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 2: He should, especially season one, episode four. Now let's get 40 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 2: to the radio replays from Sunday's game in the steel City. 41 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 2: In a normal year, the first place team in the 42 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 2: AFC North would reach mid November with one of the 43 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 2: best records in the NFL. 44 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: But this is not a normal year. 45 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 2: The first place Steelers are just five and four and 46 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 2: the Bengals are still in the hunt at three and six. Today, 47 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:58,919 Speaker 2: Cincinnati looks to sweep Pittsburgh to pull within one game 48 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 2: a first and it is time for. 49 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:02,959 Speaker 1: The Big Skin to fly. 50 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 2: Here at Akrishore Stadium and second and nine at the 51 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 2: Cincinnati eleven shotgun Snap Rogers from the pocket screens it 52 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 2: left caught by Gainwell running away from Barrett Carter, and 53 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 2: he launches himself over the pylon into the end zone 54 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 2: for an eleven yard touchdown. Flacco changing the play as 55 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 2: he touches both sides of his helmet and backs up 56 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 2: into the shotgun. 57 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: TODs Brooks to his left. 58 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 2: Flacco catches the forty year old QB for the five 59 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 2: step drop penalty flag down. Flacco throws it deep, caught 60 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 2: at the seven. T Higgins runs into the end zone, 61 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 2: but there's a penalty flag in the offensive backfield. 62 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 4: Looks like it's holding against Pittsburgh. 63 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 2: The Bengals are celebrating so that's going to be a 64 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 2: twenty eight yard touchdown pass as the faith second and 65 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 2: ten low snap handled by Rogers. Now he's pressured, goes backward, 66 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 2: pump fakes and gets sacked Oo Miles Murphy and bj 67 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 2: Hill combining for the sack at the thirty on eleven 68 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 2: yard loss. Chris Boswell into attempt a twenty five yard 69 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 2: field goal from the left hash. He swings the right leg, 70 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 2: his kick is up. It is good, and the Pittsburgh 71 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 2: Steelers have a ten to six lead. With ten seconds 72 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 2: left in the half. Flacco under center, Chase Brown lined 73 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,359 Speaker 2: up behind him. Flacco hands it off big hole up 74 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:23,039 Speaker 2: the middle, sprinting between the hash marks, now angling toward 75 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:26,599 Speaker 2: the near sideline at the fifty Steelers forty. Chase Brown 76 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 2: stepped out of bounds around the forty. So the first 77 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 2: play of the third quarter is a huge run. Chase 78 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 2: goes out of bounds at the Pittsburgh forty. 79 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: One yard line. 80 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 2: How about thirty five yards on a run for Chase Brown. 81 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 2: This will be a forty three yard try into the 82 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 2: open end of the stadium at Akroshore Stadium, notoriously difficult 83 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 2: for NFL kickers. Forty three yards away on a windy day. 84 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 2: From the right, Hash Rico ready for the snap, catches 85 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 2: a high one, gets the ball down. The kick is 86 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 2: up and it is good yes for Evan McPherson. He 87 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 2: makes it from forty three yards away and Cincinnati is 88 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 2: pulled back within one third down and nine at the 89 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 2: thirty five of Pittsburgh. 90 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: Here comes a blitz. 91 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 2: Flaco throws opn the medal intercepted at the thirty yard line. 92 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 2: Tugger running it back near sideline at the thirty cuts 93 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 2: back to the twenty five twenty ten five touchdown Pittsburgh 94 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 2: seventy two yards On the run back, flack Go threw 95 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:34,359 Speaker 2: it right to Kyle Dugger and he runs it back 96 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 2: for his third career pick six. Wagner, the rookie long snapper, 97 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 2: ready to fire it back to Ryan Rico. The snap 98 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 2: is good. Here comes the right footed kick on its 99 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:51,279 Speaker 2: way and good yeah. Evan McPherson drilled it into the 100 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 2: wind from forty eight yards out and the Bengals make 101 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 2: it a one score game. They're down by eight with 102 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 2: ninety one to go. Then goal from the five Rudolph 103 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:06,679 Speaker 2: throws it is caught by Gainwell, touchdown. Pittsburgh Orrin Burks 104 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 2: greeted him around the two, but Gainwell crouched down low. 105 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 1: Burks failed to make the tackle. 106 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:16,799 Speaker 2: And Kenneth Gainwell has his second touchdown catch of the game. 107 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 2: Bengals have it at their own twenty nine. They have 108 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 2: scored twelve points today. They had been averaging thirty two 109 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 2: with Joe Flacco at quarterback. He catches a shot gun 110 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 2: Snappy's back to throw, fires to the right, caught it 111 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 2: the twenty eight by Noah Fant and the Bengals tight 112 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 2: end loses the ball scooped up by Pierre running down 113 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 2: the far sideline. He goes into the end zone for 114 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:39,719 Speaker 2: a Pittsburgh touchdown. 115 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 5: And he does a front flip to celebrate that touchdown. 116 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 5: He took off the goal line and did a gymnastic 117 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:52,679 Speaker 5: move that front flip in full football equipment. It almost 118 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:53,920 Speaker 5: stuck the landing. 119 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:54,919 Speaker 1: The Steelers taking knee. 120 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:57,839 Speaker 2: The final few seconds run off the clock and it 121 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 2: is a split in this run. I will read this 122 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 2: year each home team winning, the Bengals winning thirty three 123 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 2: thirty one at home and the Steelers winning thirty four 124 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 2: to twelve. Here at Akroshore Stadium. Last month, when the 125 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 2: Bengals beat the Steelers in Cincinnati. Joe Flacco threw for 126 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 2: more than three hundred and thirty yards and three touchdowns 127 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 2: and completed sixteen passes to Jamar Chase Pittsburgh was not 128 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 2: about to let that happen again. They took away the short, 129 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 2: easy passes to Jamar and kept a safety on his 130 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 2: side for anything longer. He was targeted ten times and 131 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 2: finished with three catches for thirty yards. Flacco went twenty 132 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 2: three for forty for one hundred and ninety nine yards, 133 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 2: with one touchdown, one pick six, and a passer rating 134 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 2: of sixty eight point six. 135 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 6: These games, you know they are going to be battles, 136 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 6: and even though this looks like a lot, it looks 137 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 6: really bad. It's one of those typical games that you 138 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 6: come playing here all this sudden it breaks loose and 139 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 6: it goes the other way. But this you felt it today. 140 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 6: It was a hard, physical game. You knew they were 141 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 6: going to make it tough, tough for it for us, 142 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 6: and we just didn't come through. In those couple of 143 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 6: little moments. You know, they got two touchdowns on defense 144 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 6: and got everybody excited and were able to pin their 145 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 6: ears back and do their thing. And you know, that's 146 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 6: what this game comes down to. It's it's one or 147 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:32,439 Speaker 6: two plays that you can look back on, and obviously 148 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 6: there's more than that and just the consistency of it, 149 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:37,840 Speaker 6: but there's always those plays. And it comes down to 150 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 6: just playing and winning football and and kind of waiting 151 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 6: for your opportunity and you know, not letting not letting 152 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 6: yourself get too far out ahead of yourself and trying 153 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 6: to make things happen when they're not going to. And 154 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 6: I don't really think we were doing that today, but 155 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 6: we obviously, you know, just we weren't able to wait, wait, wait, 156 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 6: wait and strike. We we made mistakes and they capitalized. 157 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:02,719 Speaker 2: Chasero ran for ninety nine yards and added twenty eight 158 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:05,719 Speaker 2: receiving It's his fourth straight game with one hundred or 159 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 2: more scrimmage yards, but that didn't help the Bengals score 160 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 2: many points. After averaging thirty two plus in Flaco's first 161 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:17,320 Speaker 2: four starts, the Bengals only scored twelve on Sunday. As 162 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 2: a result, their chances of winning the AFC North are slim. 163 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 6: Listen to and we're halfway through the season. Basically it's 164 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:28,560 Speaker 6: a little bit more now, but it really is so 165 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 6: tough to look at it that way. I think it's 166 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 6: easy to get caught up in that stuff. I really 167 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 6: try to remove myself from those situations and just go 168 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:40,319 Speaker 6: play football. And I think if you do that, that's 169 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:41,839 Speaker 6: when you give yourself the best chance to be in 170 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 6: the best position you want. Obviously, that's there lingering and 171 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 6: you know, the opportunity and all that stuff, but you 172 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 6: got to try to avoid getting caught up in those things. 173 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 2: Now, let's get to the defense. For much of the game, 174 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 2: the Bengals d played as well as it has at 175 00:09:57,360 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 2: any point this season. After Pittsburgh's scored on its opening drive, 176 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 2: the Bengals forced three straight punts and didn't allow the 177 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 2: Steelers to cross the fifty. But on the final drive 178 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 2: of the half, two roughing the passer penalties helped Pittsburgh 179 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 2: kick a field goal to take a ten to six lead. 180 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: Still you'll take it. 181 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 2: But in the second half, with Mason Rudolph in at 182 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 2: quarterback after Aaron Rodgers hurt his wrist, the Bengals allowed 183 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 2: the Steelers to pick up first downs on third and eleven, 184 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 2: third and seventeen, and third and eleven again. In each case, 185 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 2: Pittsburgh threw a short pass and the Bengals were not 186 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:40,319 Speaker 2: able to close on the receiver and tackle him short 187 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:43,960 Speaker 2: of the sticks. Rogers and Rudolph combined for two hundred 188 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 2: and forty three yards passing. Two hundred and twenty five 189 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:52,439 Speaker 2: of those yards came after the catch. That's ninety three percent. 190 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:57,440 Speaker 2: The Steelers weren't targeting the Bengals cornerbacks. They were going 191 00:10:57,480 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 2: after the linebackers and safeties over and over and over again. 192 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:05,440 Speaker 2: Here's rookie Barrett Carter. 193 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 7: We just got to get eleven half to the ball 194 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 7: and just find a way to get get get the 195 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:14,960 Speaker 7: guy down, whoever it is. We're in great play calls. 196 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 7: Play calls setting us up for success. So for us 197 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 7: as a defense, we just gotta get eleven half to 198 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 7: the ball and just find a way to get off 199 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 7: the field. You know, it may not look pretty all 200 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:25,320 Speaker 7: the time, but just we just gotta. 201 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 8: Find a way. Washington a big tight end, he catches 202 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 8: that ball. 203 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 9: What was your view of that play hours to trying 204 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:32,479 Speaker 9: to get him down in the space. 205 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 8: Of that size. 206 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 7: Yeah, just I just gotta do better just knocking the 207 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 7: stiff him down and just find a way to get 208 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 7: him down. 209 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 8: So he's a. 210 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 7: Good player, obviously he's a large human being, so just 211 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:43,560 Speaker 7: just gotta knock the stiff arm down and just get him, 212 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 7: find a way to get him down. 213 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 2: They went heavy to the screen game. 214 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 8: Went's the key to playing those. 215 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:53,679 Speaker 7: Men getting eleven half of the football. That's that's really it. 216 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:57,079 Speaker 7: I mean, as frank as that age is. Eleven guys 217 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:59,319 Speaker 7: just doing their job and once the ball get thrown, 218 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:00,959 Speaker 7: just flying around, just trying to get them down. 219 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:04,719 Speaker 6: You know, there's no quid we're helping moralizings at third 220 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 6: and eleven, third and eleven, thirty and seventeen, they keep 221 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 6: picking up those big ones where those artipically high percentage ways. 222 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 8: Yeah, it's frustrating. 223 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 7: You know, those are favorable situations for the defense, and 224 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 7: you know we expect to get off the field really 225 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:19,960 Speaker 7: every single time we're in that situation. 226 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:22,199 Speaker 8: So it's super frustrating. 227 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 7: So we just gotta just watch the film and find out, 228 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 7: you know, what exactly went wrong and just do better 229 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 7: with tackling, do better just forming to the football, taking 230 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 7: better angles, and just finding a way to get the 231 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 7: runner down. So it's frustrating, but we just gotta. 232 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 8: Find a way to not let it happened. In the 233 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 8: next few weeks and. 234 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 2: Those third and lungs, it seemed like the strategy was, 235 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:44,079 Speaker 2: you know, if they catch it short close to the 236 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 2: line of scrimmage, we gotta rally up and make the play, 237 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 2: which is pretty common, and unfortunately there were several plays 238 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:50,680 Speaker 2: where you just weren't able to. 239 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 8: Execute that way. 240 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 7: Yeah, you know, we try to try to keep everything 241 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 7: in front of you and just like I said, just 242 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:57,719 Speaker 7: rally and tackle them. So we just need to do 243 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:00,559 Speaker 7: a better job of that. Frustrating that we add them in. 244 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 7: You know, so many of those situations today and. 245 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 8: We weren't able to get off the field. 246 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:07,960 Speaker 7: But you know, those, like I said, those are favorable 247 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 7: situations for the defense, and we can get 'em in 248 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 7: a third down and long every single time, then you know, 249 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 7: that's that's playing good football. So we just gotta find 250 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 7: a way to just correct those mistakes and now that 251 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:18,199 Speaker 7: to happen again, three straight. 252 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 8: Games without a turnover. What's the key to get a 253 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 8: news going? 254 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 7: Just seeing the ball, Just having a knack for it, 255 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 7: you know, whether that's punching, ripping, stabbing, picking the ball off, 256 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 7: whatever it is, just just gotta see the ball better. 257 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:33,160 Speaker 7: You know, our offenses, you know, fighting and scratching, carn 258 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 7: doing everything they can for us, and you know, we 259 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 7: just gotta we gotta compliment them and give them some 260 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:39,720 Speaker 7: turnovers and return. 261 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 8: So we're just we're building towards that. 262 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:43,839 Speaker 7: You know, it's frustrating that we haven't done that in 263 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 7: the past three games, but we work at it every 264 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 7: single day so that that worm, that turnover worm is 265 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:49,959 Speaker 7: gonna turn. 266 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 8: So it's gonna turn very soon. 267 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:53,760 Speaker 9: You've used the word frustrating a lot. Just how much 268 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 9: more frustrating. 269 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 2: Is it knowing where you guys are in the division 270 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 2: and knowing how much win here could have tightened. 271 00:13:59,080 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 9: Things in the re. 272 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 7: It's frustrating again. You know, this division is still there's 273 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 7: still a lot of ball have to be played. Still 274 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 7: gotta play Baltimore twice, Cleveland, Aga, Cleveland again. So I 275 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 7: mean there's it's still a lot of room to for 276 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 7: us to you know, rise and you know take that 277 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:20,119 Speaker 7: top spot. So it, like I said, it is frustrating, 278 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 7: but uh, they don't they don't call the season after 279 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 7: the same game. So we we got we got work 280 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 7: to do, but we'll we'll respond for sure. 281 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 2: The rofense did only score twenty were their positive things 282 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 2: on defense, and if Selwich stood out. 283 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 7: To you, Yeah, for sure there were positives, and you know, 284 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 7: twenty is still too much in in my opinion and 285 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 7: our whole defense opinion like that that's they shouldn't they 286 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:47,480 Speaker 7: shouldn't have had twenty points. But I thought we played well, 287 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 7: just never never wavering. You know when things got hard, 288 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 7: you know, we stayed together. You know, the energy was great. 289 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 7: So you know, we we we're we're building a family 290 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 7: on this defense, and we we know that we're gonna 291 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,840 Speaker 7: fight til the last second. And now things may not 292 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 7: be pretty, but you know we're going to finish all 293 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 7: four quarters or however long. It takes so a lot 294 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 7: of positives to take away, but you know, the main 295 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 7: positives that we just got to get a win, and 296 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 7: that's what we fail to do today. So just you 297 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 7: got to look forward to next we try to do that. 298 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 2: The loss drop the Bengals to three and seven. There 299 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 2: are three games behind the Steelers and two games behind 300 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 2: the Ravens with seven games to go. Now, let's hear 301 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 2: from head coach Zach Taylor, who spoke to Dave Lapham 302 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:28,560 Speaker 2: after the game in. 303 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 4: The Bengals locker room. With Bengals head coach Zach Taylor 304 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 4: tough today coming to Pittsburgh. You knew you were going 305 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 4: to be playing a really good football team, a sound 306 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 4: football team. Just didn't didn't work out. What do you 307 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 4: think with the biggest reasons that didn't win this football game? 308 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 3: Turner re battle, that's the number one starting point. Two 309 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 3: to nothing. Two of them led to fourteen points. You're 310 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 3: rarely going to win in this league when you have 311 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:54,280 Speaker 3: one for touchdown, two for touchdown is going to really 312 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 3: set you back, you know. So you an opportunity twenty 313 00:15:57,440 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 3: to twelve, you're in field goal range, worst case, you 314 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 3: feel like going to kick a field goal, and then 315 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 3: Joe's hit as he throws and picked six and then 316 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 3: turned around with a fumble, you know, right away on 317 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 3: the next one for a touchdown. So that's not winning football. 318 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 3: That's not what I was supposed to look like. Credit 319 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 3: to them for taking advantage of that, running away with 320 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 3: it and again losing the turn of balltitude. Nothing's the 321 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 3: best starting point there is for that. 322 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, the final score really doesn't dictate or show what 323 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 4: the game was like. I mean, for three quarters it 324 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 4: was a battle. I mean a battle where I was 325 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 4: you know, fighting for every inch, tooth and nail, every 326 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 4: inch of the football field. What were you thinking? Did 327 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 4: you feel like you were not in control, but you 328 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 4: feel like going to win this football game. 329 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 3: Absolutely. We've been in a lot of these dog fights 330 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 3: and had opportunities right until the very last player to 331 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 3: win the game, so that that's not unique. Being down 332 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 3: eight points felt like at halftime we were in a 333 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 3: fine spot. We're gonna get the ball start the half, 334 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 3: came out, scored points and just never never took control 335 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 3: of the game. There was not a point where we 336 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 3: ever took control of the game, and they did in 337 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 3: the fourth quarter. They to control of it. And that's 338 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 3: that's the difference. 339 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 4: You hold a team to twenty eight percent third down conversion, 340 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 4: I think it was like twenty eight points six percent 341 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 4: or something like that Pittsburgh Steelers on third down, usually 342 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 4: that is in the winning column of a football game. 343 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 4: How rare is it to hold a team to that 344 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 4: kind of a performance on third down and not win 345 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 4: the game? 346 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, the plan was good. Again, it's it comes down 347 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:23,639 Speaker 3: to that's great, we got to get a turnover. You know, 348 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:26,439 Speaker 3: we've had several games now with no turnovers created, and 349 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 3: offensively we give him fourteen points. That's that's just there's 350 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 3: no chance you're gonna win that. 351 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:35,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean turnover third down. What about the running 352 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:39,440 Speaker 4: game offensively? He Chase Brown ran the ball effectively before 353 00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:41,400 Speaker 4: he ran hard. I mean he always does. He gives 354 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 4: every effort that he has a total effort every snap 355 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:47,879 Speaker 4: that he runs the football. Other than him, do you 356 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 4: feel like the running game was proficient enough? 357 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:52,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think he's right now, especially with small JL, 358 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:54,399 Speaker 3: he's the main running point. We're gonna give Taj and 359 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:57,919 Speaker 3: Kendle reps. We got confidence in those guys, so I 360 00:17:57,920 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 3: thought we got way we needed. It's not always going 361 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 3: to be pretty. When you're playing any team in the North. 362 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:04,479 Speaker 3: You're gonna have some you feel really good about their 363 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:07,199 Speaker 3: effishent they're explosive. You're gonna have some that are no 364 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,440 Speaker 3: gains or one game and you're just you're gonna have 365 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 3: to rally behind that because that's just when you're playing 366 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 3: a great front like they have. That's part of the 367 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 3: part of the process, and that doesn't catch a soff guard. 368 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 3: And we just got to handle the next down as 369 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:19,600 Speaker 3: well as we can. 370 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 4: I bet when you were traveling to Pittsburgh, and thinking 371 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 4: about this football game. Mason Rudolph wasn't a name that 372 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 4: was in the top of everybody's mind that he was 373 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:30,199 Speaker 4: going to come and play in a football game. What 374 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:33,680 Speaker 4: did you obviously study everybody? Everybody just go out in 375 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 4: department coach, everybody studies everybody. What does Mason Rudolph do 376 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 4: to help his football team win? Oh, he's a veteran quarterback. 377 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 4: He's he's been in this building before. We played against 378 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:47,400 Speaker 4: last year in Tennessee. You just got to managing their offense, 379 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:49,359 Speaker 4: you know, and they were running the ball well, and 380 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 4: he was getting the ball in the perimeter. He was 381 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 4: getting the ball in some nakeds. They didn't try to 382 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:55,400 Speaker 4: put too much on him, you know, in a windy, 383 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:57,879 Speaker 4: cold environment where he's coming in the second half, and 384 00:18:58,119 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 4: he did a good job managing what they want. 385 00:18:59,520 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 8: Him to do. 386 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 4: Everybody in the National Football League has at least two losses, 387 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 4: so I mean the season is not over. I mean 388 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 4: there's plenty to play for. What do you do to 389 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:13,159 Speaker 4: make sure that your your football team stays focused and 390 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:14,240 Speaker 4: takes it one game at a time. 391 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, we go back to work and we keep fighting. 392 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 3: And that's what this locker room has been about through 393 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:21,400 Speaker 3: thick and thin, and so I trust that that's that's 394 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 3: the message they've received, that's the message they want to 395 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 3: receive and follow. I've got full trust that will do that. 396 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 3: We have to find a way to win a football game. 397 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 3: That's there's you can't run from that. These these losses 398 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 3: they take it out of you, you know, they do. 399 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:35,920 Speaker 3: They beat you up. But in this profession, you got 400 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 3: no choice or professionals, we got to bounce back the 401 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 3: next day, find a way to have a great attitude, 402 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:42,199 Speaker 3: fix the things we got to fix, and come back 403 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:43,440 Speaker 3: ready to fight and go find a win. 404 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 8: And that's exactly what we're going to do. 405 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:47,639 Speaker 4: Jamar Chase and Tiggans are going to get a lot 406 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:49,920 Speaker 4: of attention every time they play. They're great. I mean, 407 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 4: I think they're the best duo of the best tandem 408 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:56,159 Speaker 4: in football any level of football. Pittsburgh Steelers did a 409 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 4: pretty good job. I mean, Jamar and t they're going 410 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:00,920 Speaker 4: to make plays. They did make plays, but but overall, 411 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 4: I think the Pittsburgh's deal has handled things pretty well. 412 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 4: What did did they do anything? Difference coverage wires. 413 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:07,119 Speaker 3: They just weren't going to give you any access, you know, 414 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 3: they were going to make sure that there was no 415 00:20:08,320 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 3: access there. A little bit different than the first time 416 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 3: we played them. Not to be expected. You didn't expect 417 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 3: the exact same point when you played them again and 418 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:15,680 Speaker 3: and again. 419 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 8: We just didn't. 420 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:18,960 Speaker 3: We didn't find a way enough to get points on 421 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:21,080 Speaker 3: the board early in the game when our defense was 422 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:21,880 Speaker 3: getting some stops. 423 00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 2: Next a home game against the New England Patriots, who 424 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:29,159 Speaker 2: are nine and two with an eight game winning streak 425 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:32,920 Speaker 2: after beating the Jets on Thursday night. The Patriots open 426 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 2: is a five and a half point favorite. 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Time for some fun 435 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:09,639 Speaker 2: facts with quarterback Sean Clifford, a local kid out of 436 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,879 Speaker 2: Saint Xavier High School here in Cincinnati, you haven't had 437 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 2: the opportunity to play in a game yet for the Bengals, 438 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:17,760 Speaker 2: but describe what it's been like for you to go 439 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:19,640 Speaker 2: to work every day at pay Course Stadium. 440 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:19,920 Speaker 10: Yeah. 441 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 9: I think it means lots of my family first and foremost. 442 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:24,919 Speaker 10: You know, the the Cliffords have been living here for 443 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 10: over twenty years now, and you know, we really truly 444 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 10: call this place a home. So just being able to 445 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:33,120 Speaker 10: go to work with a great group of guys, great 446 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 10: coaching staff, and great front office. I think that all together, 447 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:39,720 Speaker 10: it just means a little extra. I know it means 448 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:42,199 Speaker 10: a lot to the guys in this locker room, but 449 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:46,880 Speaker 10: for me personally, you know, it is personal. So it's 450 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:49,440 Speaker 10: been a pleasure to be here so far and looking 451 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:50,639 Speaker 10: at some wins in the future. 452 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 2: Did you attend a lot of Bengals games when you 453 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,920 Speaker 2: were young, and if so, do any specific memories stand out. 454 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 10: We would go to games all the time, But my 455 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:02,959 Speaker 10: senior year, my parents actually got my brother and I 456 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:08,479 Speaker 10: season tickets four just for my senior year and his 457 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:11,240 Speaker 10: eighth grade year. And if you know brother, the brother connection, 458 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:14,400 Speaker 10: obviously you bicker and you fight each other for so long, 459 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:16,880 Speaker 10: and it was actually funny because in my last year 460 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 10: before I left for college and his first year going 461 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:21,920 Speaker 10: into high school. You know, it was that opportunity to 462 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:23,439 Speaker 10: go to the Bengals games where I feel like we 463 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 10: really developed that best friendship and it carries on today. 464 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 9: You know, that's my right hand man. 465 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 10: So I owe a lot to this team just from 466 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:33,280 Speaker 10: being a fan first and foremost. 467 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:34,919 Speaker 9: My brother and I would always talk about it. 468 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 10: I was able to the first game point out to 469 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 10: Zach the exact spot where I was sitting, you know, 470 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:44,199 Speaker 10: almost a decade ago. So it's really cool to be 471 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:47,199 Speaker 10: back on the field contributing to a team, maybe not 472 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 10: on the field, but from a week to week perspective, 473 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:50,199 Speaker 10: just giving it. 474 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:52,120 Speaker 9: My all and trying to find a way to win. 475 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 2: We're visiting with Sean Clifford. One of the most memorable 476 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 2: moments in the Bengal Super Bowl run in twenty twenty 477 00:22:57,119 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 2: one was the playoff game in Tennessee where Joe Burrow 478 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:01,920 Speaker 2: got sacked nine times and the Bengals still won the game. 479 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 2: You did that in the state championship game for Saint 480 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:08,679 Speaker 2: X back in twenty sixteen. Describe that season because it 481 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:11,120 Speaker 2: was not a smooth ride for the Bombers. 482 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:12,959 Speaker 10: Yeah, very similar to this year. I think, you know, 483 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:15,360 Speaker 10: the at least the opportunity. You know, we went five 484 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 10: and five in the regular season. Steve Speckck actually wrote 485 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 10: a book about that season. But when five and five, 486 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:24,920 Speaker 10: I had injuries. We had injuries going into the season. 487 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:27,320 Speaker 10: I think that we had five starters out by the 488 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 10: first week. So you know, it was a lot of 489 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:32,720 Speaker 10: ups and downs, but put together some good wins in 490 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 10: the back end, made it into the playoffs, is a 491 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:37,960 Speaker 10: very late seed, and then rode that momentum all the 492 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:40,359 Speaker 10: way to the state championship. And I think that you know, 493 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:43,680 Speaker 10: you in those situations, you know, I compare it, you 494 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:45,280 Speaker 10: can compare it in every level. 495 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:47,119 Speaker 9: You know, you just got to find a way to 496 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 9: string together wins. 497 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:49,879 Speaker 10: But then once you get to the big dance and 498 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:53,200 Speaker 10: it's one game at a time, anything can happen. So 499 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 10: I think that that's always been my mindset is you know, 500 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 10: a season's long, it's gonna be tough, and there's gonna 501 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 10: be ups and downs, but weathering that story and being 502 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:02,879 Speaker 10: able to at least get to the final that you know, 503 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:06,360 Speaker 10: that final show, then anybody can win every single week. 504 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:09,879 Speaker 10: So it's just about putting putting enough together, you know, 505 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:12,479 Speaker 10: because you're gonna face adversity. But if you can put 506 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:15,120 Speaker 10: enough together to get to that point, then you can 507 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:15,919 Speaker 10: catch a hot streak. 508 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 2: From a state championship at Saint X, it was on 509 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 2: to Penn State, where you spent six years. Why did 510 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:23,280 Speaker 2: you choose the Nittney Lions. 511 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:25,760 Speaker 10: It really came down to James Franklin and I hate 512 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 10: to see him go. It was tough to see him go, 513 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 10: for sure, and I know a lot of guys in 514 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:32,919 Speaker 10: that locker room are still feeling that just because you know, 515 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 10: James was such a great guy, a family man, somebody 516 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 10: who really preached, you know, the same mantra similar to 517 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 10: Saint X men for others. You know, it was kind 518 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 10: of the same way at Penn State, and my mom 519 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:48,560 Speaker 10: really fell in love with the idea of me going 520 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 10: to that school. Thank god she did, because I really, 521 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 10: you know, she she was a big proponent of going 522 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:55,760 Speaker 10: to Penn State. Uh, staying committed the whole way through 523 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:59,360 Speaker 10: committing early and staying committed. So I owe a lot 524 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 10: to my parents for kind of steering me in that direction. 525 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 10: I always loved Penn State, but once I got there, 526 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:08,959 Speaker 10: it's around the people, you know, Pennsylvania. I really consider 527 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:12,359 Speaker 10: Pennsylvania and Ohio to be the two spots that I 528 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:14,440 Speaker 10: really love Midwest kid through and through. 529 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:15,119 Speaker 9: That's for sure. 530 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:18,320 Speaker 2: You were a Rose Bowl MVP and a win over Utah. 531 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 2: Was that the highlight of your time at Penn State 532 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 2: or was there something else? 533 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:22,840 Speaker 9: I think it's always gonna be a highlight. 534 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 10: It's the last game whenever you can walk have have 535 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:30,920 Speaker 10: a walk off where you really you know, I did 536 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 10: not expect it, but you know, we get a standing ovation. 537 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:36,320 Speaker 10: I know it's not about one person, but I thought 538 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 10: that when I walked off the field at the Rose 539 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:41,520 Speaker 10: Bowl and got that standing, Oh, it. 540 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:43,919 Speaker 9: Wasn't It wasn't about me for the for the moment. 541 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:46,400 Speaker 10: It was the village that it took of, all those 542 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:49,119 Speaker 10: different people and all those teammates and captains that and 543 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:51,600 Speaker 10: coaches that poured so much into me throughout my career 544 00:25:52,119 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 10: that you know, it really brought me to tears just 545 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:56,200 Speaker 10: thinking about it, and it will always give me kind 546 00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:56,480 Speaker 10: of chill. 547 00:25:56,560 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 9: So I think the Rose Bowl is one of them. 548 00:25:57,840 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 10: And then you know, you can never kind of kind 549 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:01,160 Speaker 10: the white out as well. 550 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:02,200 Speaker 9: You know, I think that. 551 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 10: That unbiasedly, I've I've talked to a lot of guys 552 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:08,719 Speaker 10: who have played in a lot of big games, and unbiasedly, 553 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 10: I think that everybody can say that the white out. 554 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:13,040 Speaker 9: Is a special moment, a special game. 555 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 10: But between those those few games that I played that, 556 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 10: you know, Rose Bull's definitely up there as well. 557 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 2: After a record setting career at Penn State, you were 558 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:23,360 Speaker 2: a fifth round draft pick by the Green Bay Packers. 559 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:24,800 Speaker 2: Describe your draft experience. 560 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:26,400 Speaker 9: It was a crazy one. 561 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:28,640 Speaker 10: I you know, I didn't get invited to the combine, 562 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:31,359 Speaker 10: was counted out a bunch of different times. And then 563 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 10: as I kind of told my story through the draft 564 00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:35,639 Speaker 10: process the scouts and kind of worked my way up 565 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 10: to to to the the GM level and the coaches level, 566 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:42,159 Speaker 10: I think that my story is all about heart and 567 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:44,880 Speaker 10: will and what I can provide from a value perspective. 568 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:47,840 Speaker 9: To a team. And it's it's a day to day thing. 569 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:50,120 Speaker 10: You know, You're gonna get my best every single day, 570 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 10: doesn't matter. You know, if it's if it's a Monday 571 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 10: or Tuesday off day, or if it's game day. You know, 572 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:59,240 Speaker 10: I'm gonna give it my all because I'm I always 573 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 10: like to think I'm an ulti competitor. You know, I 574 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:03,600 Speaker 10: want to win as much as the next guy, and 575 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 10: I'll do whatever it takes for my teammates to be 576 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:07,400 Speaker 10: able to get that done. 577 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:09,959 Speaker 9: I think that, you know, green Bay heard that. I 578 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:11,160 Speaker 9: know that in the process. 579 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:13,920 Speaker 10: Cincinnati, you know, I was talking to brad Our, quarterback 580 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 10: coach as well, and he even reminded me that, you know, 581 00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:19,719 Speaker 10: they weren't taking a quarterback in the draft, but if 582 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:22,680 Speaker 10: I did slip outside of the draft, you know, since 583 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:24,200 Speaker 10: he was gonna try to be the first call that 584 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:27,200 Speaker 10: they make to get me here. So I always appreciated them, 585 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 10: but Green Bay, you know, took that shot in the 586 00:27:28,760 --> 00:27:31,280 Speaker 10: fifth round. You know, I was able to back up 587 00:27:31,359 --> 00:27:33,000 Speaker 10: Jay Love for a couple of years, and I thought 588 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:35,400 Speaker 10: that the bonds that I created in that locker room. 589 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:37,080 Speaker 10: I have a lot of respect for how the Packers 590 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:39,840 Speaker 10: run their organization. It's just a it's a it's a 591 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:43,680 Speaker 10: well run show, and I think that it really helped 592 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:45,640 Speaker 10: me early in my career to be able to see 593 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:48,360 Speaker 10: how it's done. So that way, you know, I can 594 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:52,240 Speaker 10: bring that that energy and that mindset into places like. 595 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:55,360 Speaker 2: This we're visiting with Sean Clifford. You join the Bengals 596 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:58,680 Speaker 2: in September following Joe Burrow's injury, do all of your 597 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 2: Cincinnati friends and family members ask you what's Joe Burrow Like? 598 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:07,119 Speaker 10: I think it's it's both Joe's now, obviously, you know, 599 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:10,119 Speaker 10: being in the in a room full of Joe's and 600 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:12,520 Speaker 10: Jake uh, you know, we have three great minds in 601 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:16,000 Speaker 10: that room that that all contribute in different ways. You know, 602 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:18,800 Speaker 10: I think that Joe Burrow is somebody who has a 603 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:22,320 Speaker 10: lot of experience early He's an elite, elite talent and 604 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:26,240 Speaker 10: somebody who I've I it's funny if we we lost 605 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:30,240 Speaker 10: the game into Minnesota my in twenty nineteen in a 606 00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 10: in a very controversial game that I won't get into 607 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:36,480 Speaker 10: because referees in my opinion, but if we win that game, 608 00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 10: in which we should have, we actually would have played 609 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:42,160 Speaker 10: Joe and the l and the LSU Tigers in in 610 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:44,600 Speaker 10: the first week of that that playoff. 611 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:47,600 Speaker 9: So I've always seen him as a great competitor. 612 00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:50,360 Speaker 10: I've seen him as somebody who you know, I have, 613 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 10: I have a lot of respect for, and so you know, 614 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:55,960 Speaker 10: he provides so much value to that room. 615 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:58,200 Speaker 9: And then you add Joe Flacco in the mix. 616 00:28:58,840 --> 00:29:01,640 Speaker 10: His experience and all the stories that he can tell 617 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 10: different looks and different players he's played with and how 618 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:08,200 Speaker 10: to scheme certain ways. It truly is incredible to just 619 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:11,160 Speaker 10: see the full picture and then you later and a 620 00:29:11,240 --> 00:29:12,800 Speaker 10: get a guy like Jake who's done such a good 621 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:15,600 Speaker 10: job of backing up Joe and coming into big situations 622 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:17,960 Speaker 10: and winning games. Very blessed to be a part of 623 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 10: this room, and I think it's competitive. I think it's exciting, 624 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:25,080 Speaker 10: and someone that really pushes not only our room but 625 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:27,560 Speaker 10: the players around us as well to be their best 626 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 10: version of the selves and really elevate the competition. 627 00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:34,720 Speaker 2: Give us the quarterbacks perspective for what Flacco has been 628 00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:38,000 Speaker 2: able to do to come in under those circumstances and 629 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:39,720 Speaker 2: play the way he has, I. 630 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:43,800 Speaker 10: Think it just it's incredible because I know you can 631 00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:46,640 Speaker 10: point to, Oh, it's tough to get the terminology, and 632 00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:50,280 Speaker 10: it's tough to just understand a game plan that quickly, 633 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 10: and you know, you take nothing away from that, but 634 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:55,800 Speaker 10: the way that he goes out and executes I think is. 635 00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:56,600 Speaker 9: The most impressive. 636 00:29:56,600 --> 00:30:00,960 Speaker 10: It's so simple, the way he plays, but it's so 637 00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:06,680 Speaker 10: it's so intensely accurate. Every single throw is so intentional 638 00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:09,720 Speaker 10: when he's getting through his progression, it's so intentional. 639 00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:12,040 Speaker 9: You know, he knows exactly where his checkdowns are. 640 00:30:12,280 --> 00:30:17,000 Speaker 10: He knows, honestly, He's studied so quickly how our receivers 641 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:20,440 Speaker 10: act between Jamar and t and the different nuances of 642 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 10: how to throw them the ball on different routes. And 643 00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:25,160 Speaker 10: I think it's been really cool as a young guy 644 00:30:25,160 --> 00:30:28,760 Speaker 10: coming into this, seeing his preparation and then turning that 645 00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:31,640 Speaker 10: preparation and really really making it into reality when the 646 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:35,080 Speaker 10: game's hit and you're seeing that come full circle game 647 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:37,080 Speaker 10: after game after game as he puts up big numbers. 648 00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:40,760 Speaker 2: A few wildcard topics now for Bengals quarterback Sean Clifford, 649 00:30:40,760 --> 00:30:43,840 Speaker 2: Who is your all time favorite athlete in any sport 650 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:44,920 Speaker 2: and why? 651 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:48,000 Speaker 10: I think Kobe is probably an old timer for me, 652 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 10: just because the mindset, the mentality, the mama mentality of 653 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:55,440 Speaker 10: I think he was such a servant leader outside the community. 654 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:57,640 Speaker 10: I think that he did a lot as you study 655 00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:01,360 Speaker 10: kind of his life and what he did with his family. 656 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:03,840 Speaker 10: I think from a business perspective, he did so much 657 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:06,640 Speaker 10: off the field that really really left a mark. From 658 00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 10: a community perspective, he was always pouring back into kids, 659 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:11,840 Speaker 10: and being able to to really give back to that community. 660 00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 9: But then when you turn. 661 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:14,720 Speaker 10: On the tape and you watch him in a game, 662 00:31:14,760 --> 00:31:18,520 Speaker 10: he turns into a complete nutter savage, And I think. 663 00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:20,400 Speaker 9: That that's I think that there's time and place for 664 00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 9: all that. 665 00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:22,240 Speaker 10: You know, I think that you have to be an upstanding, 666 00:31:23,160 --> 00:31:25,320 Speaker 10: an upset and a citizen and a good man in 667 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:28,040 Speaker 10: the community. And I always try to be that, especially 668 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,120 Speaker 10: now being back in the community that gave me so much. 669 00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:33,520 Speaker 10: But really for a guy like that, you know, when 670 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:35,960 Speaker 10: when when it's time to play ball, I think it. 671 00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:38,080 Speaker 10: You know, there is a switch that you can turn 672 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:40,360 Speaker 10: on and it's okay to to kind of get aggressive 673 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 10: in that situation because you know, all that hard work 674 00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:45,520 Speaker 10: and dedication that you put in to be able to 675 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:47,520 Speaker 10: to win and to you know, have the chance to win. 676 00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:50,160 Speaker 9: It's it's it's. 677 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:53,760 Speaker 2: Meaningful aside from throwing a football. Tell us something you 678 00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 2: do well. 679 00:31:55,360 --> 00:31:57,320 Speaker 10: Oh, man, I you know, I do a lot of 680 00:31:57,320 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 10: business on the side. 681 00:31:58,320 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 9: I really enjoy. 682 00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:02,080 Speaker 10: Venture cap but I really enjoy private equity. I enjoy 683 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:07,400 Speaker 10: the the nuances there. I really just have a mind 684 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 10: that loves to learn. You know, it doesn't really matter 685 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 10: what it is It's more just the fact of how 686 00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:17,560 Speaker 10: can I expand my perspective on on everything, because I 687 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:20,200 Speaker 10: feel like everybody that comes into the locker room you 688 00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:23,760 Speaker 10: want to have different ways to connect, and different guys 689 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:24,720 Speaker 10: are into different things. 690 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:26,440 Speaker 9: So I've always just been. 691 00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:30,080 Speaker 10: An ultimate learner and and an ultimate question question asker 692 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 10: because I think that that's the best way to as 693 00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:34,080 Speaker 10: a quarterback, to be able to get to know your teammates, 694 00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:37,560 Speaker 10: especially in an interesting situation where you come in the 695 00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:38,200 Speaker 10: middle of the year. 696 00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:40,120 Speaker 9: You still want to be able to lead, and. 697 00:32:40,120 --> 00:32:41,360 Speaker 10: The best way to be able to lead is to 698 00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:44,320 Speaker 10: actually know the people around you and know what makes 699 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:47,920 Speaker 10: them tick, knows know what makes them play well. And 700 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:50,160 Speaker 10: that's through conversation, you know, at lunch tables in the 701 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:53,560 Speaker 10: locker room. So I always like to just try to 702 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:55,360 Speaker 10: to learn as much as I possibly can about a 703 00:32:55,400 --> 00:32:57,440 Speaker 10: bunch of different topics, so that way, if a guy 704 00:32:57,440 --> 00:33:00,200 Speaker 10: brings something up, I can I can hold a conversation. 705 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:05,400 Speaker 2: Penn State famously whears the most plain uniforms in college football, 706 00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:09,360 Speaker 2: perhaps all of sports. So bland that they're cool or 707 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:11,120 Speaker 2: time for an update, Oh they're cool. 708 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:14,440 Speaker 10: I'm an old school type guy anyway, So I don't 709 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:17,160 Speaker 10: think that they need any sort of update. I've always 710 00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:20,400 Speaker 10: appreciated the tradition and I think that you know, I 711 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:23,440 Speaker 10: I grew up watching I wasn't a huge NFL guy 712 00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 10: until I really started fall in love with the Bengals, 713 00:33:27,040 --> 00:33:32,480 Speaker 10: but I always appreciated watching college ball and specifically college players, 714 00:33:32,480 --> 00:33:34,760 Speaker 10: and I just always loved I followed a lot of 715 00:33:34,800 --> 00:33:39,120 Speaker 10: Nerdame traditional program, you know, with a lot of a 716 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:41,080 Speaker 10: lot of good guys, good community guys. 717 00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:42,440 Speaker 9: And I don't think. 718 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:45,200 Speaker 10: I I knew the importance of that when I was 719 00:33:45,280 --> 00:33:45,800 Speaker 10: just a kid. 720 00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:48,480 Speaker 9: You know, you're just watching them, busy that they're on TV. 721 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:52,560 Speaker 10: But you know, I followed some some some great players 722 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:55,520 Speaker 10: just because I was just attracted to the way that 723 00:33:55,560 --> 00:33:56,920 Speaker 10: they held themselves. 724 00:33:57,320 --> 00:33:59,400 Speaker 9: And I think that you find that at Penn State. 725 00:33:59,440 --> 00:34:01,160 Speaker 9: I think you find that in Our Dame. You find 726 00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:04,600 Speaker 9: it at schools that are traditional. So to answer your question, 727 00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:06,920 Speaker 9: long story short, Yeah, I love the uniforms. 728 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:07,680 Speaker 8: All right. 729 00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:10,280 Speaker 2: Final fun fact for Sean Clifford. This one's kind of deep. 730 00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:14,960 Speaker 2: If you could meet anybody in history, living or deceased, 731 00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:16,680 Speaker 2: who would that person be. 732 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:19,160 Speaker 10: You know, I'm a Christian man, and I think that 733 00:34:19,239 --> 00:34:22,840 Speaker 10: Jesus would be somebody who I'd love to meet. You know, 734 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:26,279 Speaker 10: I think that it's he's the ultimate messenger and he's 735 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:29,799 Speaker 10: the ultimate you know, warrior when it came to doing 736 00:34:29,840 --> 00:34:33,280 Speaker 10: good in this world. And I think that the conversations 737 00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:35,680 Speaker 10: that you know, I would have and will have one 738 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:38,840 Speaker 10: day in my in my opinion, will be magical and 739 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:42,920 Speaker 10: really life changing. So, you know, always trying to dive 740 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:45,719 Speaker 10: into the word and finding different ways to talk to 741 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:49,480 Speaker 10: him in different ways, but having an actual sit down conversation, 742 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:51,000 Speaker 10: maybe over at dinner, it would be really cool. 743 00:34:51,680 --> 00:34:53,719 Speaker 2: Sean, appreciate your time. 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