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<v Speaker 1>Hi, get everybody on dan Hoard, and thanks for downloading

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<v Speaker 1>get the addition as we hear from Mike Brown, Zach Taylor,

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<v Speaker 1>Dan Pitcher, lou Anarumo, and Darren Simmons on six of

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<v Speaker 1>the most important questions facing the Bengals when training Camp

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<v Speaker 1>you get your podcasts. It's the greatest thing since mock

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<v Speaker 1>Turtle Soup. The Bengals held their annual pre training camp

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<v Speaker 1>media luncheon on Monday, an event that is affectionately known

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<v Speaker 1>as the Turtle Soup Luncheon among veteran Cincinnati reporters. That's

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<v Speaker 1>because since the early days of the franchise, when team

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<v Speaker 1>founder Paul Brown presided over the festivities at the downtown

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<v Speaker 1>Queen City Club, the appetizer has always, and I mean

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<v Speaker 1>always been mock turtle soup. If you've never had it,

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<v Speaker 1>there's no turtle meat. The key ingredients are ground beef, veal,

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<v Speaker 1>ketchup eggs, Worcester sauce, and lemon. It apparently used to

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<v Speaker 1>be popular at Cincinnati's many German saloons in the early

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen hundreds. Would I order it in a restaurant, doubtful,

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<v Speaker 1>But I happily consume a small cup every July, knowing

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<v Speaker 1>that it means the football season is right around the corner.

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<v Speaker 1>Now time to look at some key topics that were

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<v Speaker 1>discussed at this year's luncheon. When training camp begins on Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be sharing my five observations on Twitter or x

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<v Speaker 1>if you prefer, at the end of every practice. In

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<v Speaker 1>the same spirit, here are what I consider to be

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<v Speaker 1>six important questions facing the Bengals at training camp. Number one,

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<v Speaker 1>the status of Joe Burrow. Zach Taylor told reporters on

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<v Speaker 1>Monday that Burrow is fully cleared for contact, as he

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<v Speaker 1>returns from risk surgery. As I've said many times in

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<v Speaker 1>recent months, I did not see a discernible difference in

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<v Speaker 1>Joe's throws when I watched him in off season practices.

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<v Speaker 1>Today I asked team president Mike Brown for his opinion.

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<v Speaker 1>When you watched Joe Burrow this spring? Did he look

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<v Speaker 1>the same? Everything look normal?

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<v Speaker 2>I thought he looked up to speed, He was at

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<v Speaker 2>the tail end of his reham him under wraps, they

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<v Speaker 2>be in their trainers. They made sure he was spaced

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<v Speaker 2>with how much he threw. Didn't ever try to overload him.

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<v Speaker 2>From what I saw, he threw the ball with zip,

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<v Speaker 2>with accuracy. He had distance when he needed it. He

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<v Speaker 2>moved well. He looked tuned up and ready to go.

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<v Speaker 1>Joe has stated publicly that he has learned from previous

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<v Speaker 1>injuries that if he's feeling some discomfort, it's okay to

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<v Speaker 1>take a day off, But the coaching staff plans to

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<v Speaker 1>be proactive building days off into Joe's schedule to essentially

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<v Speaker 1>protect him from himself. Here's Zach Taylor on Burrough's status

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<v Speaker 1>heading into camp.

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<v Speaker 3>How much is Joe starting to look like Joe again?

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<v Speaker 3>I've only seen him physically walking down a Hallway. So

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<v Speaker 3>I haven't seen him throw yet, but you know, everything

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<v Speaker 3>everything has looked great, and so excited to get him

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<v Speaker 3>back out there in the field new training camp. I

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<v Speaker 3>know he's excited to go. Physically, he looks great.

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<v Speaker 1>Zach added one surprising nugget at the media lunge and

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<v Speaker 1>saying that he expects Burrow and the other offensive starters

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<v Speaker 1>to play in the preseason. Joe has played a total

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<v Speaker 1>of three preseason snaps in his NFL career, and that

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<v Speaker 1>leads to topic number two, figuring out a way to

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<v Speaker 1>get off to a better start. In Zach Taylor's five seasons,

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<v Speaker 1>the Bengals have started oh and two, oh and two,

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<v Speaker 1>one and one, oh and two, and oh and two.

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<v Speaker 1>In fairness to Zach, Burrow's health has been a big factor.

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<v Speaker 1>But there will clearly be an emphasis at this camp

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<v Speaker 1>on being ready to win in Week one. Here are

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<v Speaker 1>defensive coordinator lou Anroumo and offensive coordinator Dan Pitcher.

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<v Speaker 4>I just think we're we're aware of it, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>and I think you know coming out of the gates fast.

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<v Speaker 4>That's been an emphasis and will be an emphasis throughout

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<v Speaker 4>camp that. You know, Zach's already talked about but nobody

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<v Speaker 4>wants to start behind the eight ball, that's for sure,

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<v Speaker 4>and we're looking forward to getting off to a quick start.

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<v Speaker 5>It's all what you emphasize every single day, and attacking

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<v Speaker 5>teams start fast, they stay fast, and they finish fast,

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<v Speaker 5>and that's who we want to be. So, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>can I sit here and say we're doing A, B

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<v Speaker 5>and C differently because we want to make sure we

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<v Speaker 5>win the first game of the year.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, we all.

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<v Speaker 5>Every year we prepare to win the first game of

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<v Speaker 5>the year. But I do think it's okay to sit

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<v Speaker 5>there and say, how do we make sure we are

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<v Speaker 5>checking every box we need to check? So when we

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<v Speaker 5>step on the field here week one, there's nothing that

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<v Speaker 5>we haven't done that would help us win that game.

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<v Speaker 5>So yeah, we think about it, we talk about it,

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<v Speaker 5>and it's important for us to start fast.

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<v Speaker 1>Actions speak louder than words. And for the first time

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<v Speaker 1>in their history, the Bengals will hold two joint practices

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<v Speaker 1>in Chicago before their second preseason game and at home

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<v Speaker 1>against the Colts before their third.

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<v Speaker 3>But you choose to do two joint practices just the

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<v Speaker 3>way it played out. Really, the Colts was the one

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<v Speaker 3>that we had targeted early in the offseason to make

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<v Speaker 3>sure we played them in a preseason game. Shane and

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<v Speaker 3>I go way back, let's practice together.

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<v Speaker 6>It's local.

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<v Speaker 3>And then we just coincidentally were playing the Bears, and

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<v Speaker 3>so Matt reached out and asked if we want to

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<v Speaker 3>do a joint practice, and I was open to it.

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<v Speaker 3>We haven't done one on the road since I've been here.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's a great opportunity, not only to practice

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<v Speaker 3>again against what I think is a really good football team,

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<v Speaker 3>but also the team bonding aspect of things. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>where the stress isn't as high as it gets during

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<v Speaker 3>the season, you get a chance to go on the

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<v Speaker 3>road for three days. Guys get to go out to

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<v Speaker 3>dinner together, spend time together. I think it's the right

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<v Speaker 3>opportunity for our team at.

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<v Speaker 2>The right time.

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<v Speaker 1>Joint practices are intense and competitive and should help the

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<v Speaker 1>team be battle ready for September. Topic number three, no

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<v Speaker 1>drama despite no deals. It's no secret the t Higgins

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<v Speaker 1>and Trey Hendrickson we're disappointed not to receive contract extensions

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<v Speaker 1>in the offseason. But while the national media speculated about

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<v Speaker 1>the two of them possibly being trained in camp, holdouts

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<v Speaker 1>t and Trey are expected to be on the field

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<v Speaker 1>for Day one. Unlike Jesse Bates, who waited until late

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<v Speaker 1>in camp to sign his franchise tag a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>years ago, Te put pen to paper last month. Here

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<v Speaker 1>are Zach Taylor and Dan Pitcher.

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<v Speaker 3>Te's character has shown brightly the four years he's been here.

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<v Speaker 3>He's everything we hoped we were getting when I drafted

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<v Speaker 3>him at A Clemson. He has handled a difficult situation

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<v Speaker 3>perfectly in my opinion, you know, And so again it's

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<v Speaker 3>there's a business side of things, and you had eight

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<v Speaker 3>and you got to follow all that stuff. And for

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<v Speaker 3>him to sign it when he did and say I'm

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<v Speaker 3>showing up day one a training camp rated work so

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<v Speaker 3>we can do great things as a team. Very appreciate

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<v Speaker 3>of that. And again, I know he handled a very

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<v Speaker 3>difficult decision as well as he could have.

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<v Speaker 5>There's no bigger t Higgins fan than me. I've seen

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<v Speaker 5>what he's done for this team, this organization and some

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<v Speaker 5>of the most critical moments and some of the greatest

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<v Speaker 5>successes that we've had during Zach's tenure. So super excited

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<v Speaker 5>to have him back. I think he's a hu huge

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<v Speaker 5>part of this team. I think his energy, the way

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<v Speaker 5>he practices, the way he carries himself. I think guy's

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<v Speaker 5>feet off of that, and so very happy that we

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<v Speaker 5>get a chance to work with him through training him.

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<v Speaker 1>As for Hendrickson, he's coming off of seventeen and a

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<v Speaker 1>half sacks season and is under contract for this year

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<v Speaker 1>and next. Here's Ana Rumo.

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<v Speaker 4>He's had a great offseason. Like a lot of our guys,

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<v Speaker 4>he's probably if you ask, you'll have to ask him,

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<v Speaker 4>but to me, might be in the best shape of

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<v Speaker 4>his life. Just had a baby here recently. I'll let

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<v Speaker 4>him tell you that. But he's a great player.

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<v Speaker 1>Trey is among the best pass rushers on the planet.

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<v Speaker 1>The hope at camp is that Sam Hubbard, Miles Murphy,

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<v Speaker 1>Joseph Osai, Sheldon Rankins and others will give the Bengals

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<v Speaker 1>several defensive linemen that can get after the quarterback. Before

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<v Speaker 1>we get to the next topic, here's a quick reminder

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<v Speaker 1>Now onto training camp. Topic number four the future of

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<v Speaker 1>Dax Hill. When he was drafted in the first round

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty twenty two, Dax was expected to be Bates'

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<v Speaker 1>long term replacement at safety, but that didn't work out

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<v Speaker 1>as planned, and now Hill will go to training camp

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<v Speaker 1>working with cornerbacks coach Chuck Burks as he battles with

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<v Speaker 1>DJ Turner to start at outside corner, a position he

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<v Speaker 1>didn't really play at Michigan. Here are Ana Arumo and

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<v Speaker 1>Taylor Well.

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<v Speaker 4>I think he's got traits that some of the best

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<v Speaker 4>that have ever done it have. And then when I

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<v Speaker 4>say that, I mean length, speed, athleticism. You know, if

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<v Speaker 4>you're going to draw up an outside corner he had.

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<v Speaker 4>He hits all the check marks on them on the dimensions.

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<v Speaker 4>Now going to do it playing and play out as

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<v Speaker 4>you know, as you said, he played slot corner in

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<v Speaker 4>at Michigan. But you know, I'm really anxious to see

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<v Speaker 4>him do it, and he's embraced it. He's a great,

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<v Speaker 4>great guy and wants to do well, and so we're

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<v Speaker 4>excited to see him.

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<v Speaker 3>How do we help him reach his full potential? Because

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<v Speaker 3>he got a really high level talent that we took

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<v Speaker 3>in the first round that we're excited, we were excited

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<v Speaker 3>about we took him, we're excited about now and and

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<v Speaker 3>I know Chuck's really excited to work with him, get

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<v Speaker 3>his hands on him. I'm sure there's a growing and

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<v Speaker 3>a learning process out there, but he's got the skill

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<v Speaker 3>set to do it. He's got the mental makeup to

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<v Speaker 3>do it. So I'm excited to get him, get him

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<v Speaker 3>on the field, and get him work in this this

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<v Speaker 3>training camp, see what he can do there.

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<v Speaker 1>Cornerbacks are susceptible to injury, and depth at the position

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<v Speaker 1>is critical. The Bengals have talented young players and Cam Taylor,

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<v Speaker 1>Britt Hill, Turner, draft pick Josh Newton, Alan Jorge and others,

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<v Speaker 1>but the play of that group will certainly be a

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<v Speaker 1>key thing to watch at training camp. For topic number five,

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<v Speaker 1>we go back to the offense and consider how it

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<v Speaker 1>might look different this year under a new offensive coordinator.

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<v Speaker 1>Following Burrow's wrist injury in mid November, Jake Browning kept

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<v Speaker 1>the Bengals in playoff contention and also provided a glimpse

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<v Speaker 1>for how the offense might evolve going forward. There were

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<v Speaker 1>more snaps with a quarterback under center, there were more

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<v Speaker 1>play action passes. Here's pitcher is having a more diverse

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<v Speaker 1>offense one of your objectives. I think any time that

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<v Speaker 1>the defense is standing there trying to analyze what you

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<v Speaker 1>presented formationally and from a motion standpoint, and there's a

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<v Speaker 1>whole multitude of things that you've shown that you can

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<v Speaker 1>do out of that that makes life hard on the defense.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's always one of our goals.

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<v Speaker 5>And how that plays itself out, I think changes from

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<v Speaker 5>week to week and a pint to opponent. And the

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<v Speaker 5>important part this time of year is establishing a really

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<v Speaker 5>good basis and a library that you can pull from

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<v Speaker 5>so that when you get in those situations you have

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<v Speaker 5>diversity within your personnel groups and your formation families and

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<v Speaker 5>things of that nature. So yeah, it's really important.

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<v Speaker 7>The less time Joe spoke to us, and I'm going

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<v Speaker 7>to paraphrase what he said, he said, we're going to

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<v Speaker 7>be more attacking that you're what We're going to dictate

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<v Speaker 7>more to the defense.

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<v Speaker 2>What we want to do.

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<v Speaker 7>How is an offensive coortin do you go about making

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<v Speaker 7>those changes? To implement this thought.

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<v Speaker 5>Sure, I mean I think there's there's a handful of

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<v Speaker 5>things that come to mind. I'm not going to detail

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<v Speaker 5>them all. Not that anything that we haven't discovered, any

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<v Speaker 5>secret sauce that no one else in football has discovered.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, this is this game has been played for

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<v Speaker 5>a long time and a lot of really smart people.

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<v Speaker 5>I think, first and foremost, it's a mentality, and it's

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<v Speaker 5>something that we talk about and we don't just talk

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<v Speaker 5>about it once. We talk about it all the time.

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<v Speaker 5>And so there are things you can do schematic you know,

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<v Speaker 5>the speed you play at, the how you know how

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<v Speaker 5>you use motion, how you choose to attack the field

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<v Speaker 5>vertically in the passing game. There's all different things you

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<v Speaker 5>can do to be more attacking. But but first and

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<v Speaker 5>foremost it's about what's between the player's ears and knowing

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<v Speaker 5>that they have the freedom to go attack and that

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<v Speaker 5>they're not necessarily going to be second guests here and there.

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<v Speaker 5>We're always going to coach them, but there has to

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<v Speaker 5>be a freedom there to to be an attacking player

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<v Speaker 5>with an attacking mindset.

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<v Speaker 7>And how much effort or striving is there though still

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<v Speaker 7>in today's game among teams to find the next secret,

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<v Speaker 7>if you will, to come up with the next way

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<v Speaker 7>that this game is going to develop. It never has before.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I mean, it's what I've been doing for the

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<v Speaker 5>last you know, six months, basically since the season ended.

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<v Speaker 5>And you approach it from the standpoint of it is like,

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<v Speaker 5>I'm not going to discover anything necessarily proprietary, but I

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<v Speaker 5>need to know what's playing in the league. I need

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<v Speaker 5>to know what's working and what isn't and how to

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<v Speaker 5>is that maybe match what we have from a personnel standpoint.

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<v Speaker 5>So I think guys across the league are constantly trying

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<v Speaker 5>to discover you know, you know, one little wrinkle maybe

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<v Speaker 5>turns into a bigger wrinkle, turns into maybe some new

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<v Speaker 5>form of scheme that has been run before, but now

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<v Speaker 5>somebody's doing a little bit differently, and hey, maybe that

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<v Speaker 5>fits us, or maybe you know what's good for them,

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<v Speaker 5>but it's not good for us. But you got to

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<v Speaker 5>do the research to be able to make that decision.

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<v Speaker 1>Dan Pitcher strikes me as being very Burrow like in

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<v Speaker 1>being laser focused on football. I'm excited to watch practice

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<v Speaker 1>to see how he'll employed Jamar Chase t Higgins, Jermaine Burton,

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Gaziki, Zach Moss, Chase Brown, and the Bengals other

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<v Speaker 1>offensive weapons. Finally, we get to training camp topic number

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<v Speaker 1>six and perhaps the most obvious roster battle this year,

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<v Speaker 1>the punt off between Brad Robbins and rookie Austin McNamara.

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<v Speaker 1>Robbins had an inconsistent rookie year after being drafted in

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<v Speaker 1>the sixth round out of Michigan. McNamara had great college

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<v Speaker 1>that to Texas Tech, but was not selected in this

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<v Speaker 1>year's draft. I asked Darren Simmons if the experienced Robbins

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<v Speaker 1>heads into camp as the quote unquote favorite, or if

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<v Speaker 1>it's a wide open competition.

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<v Speaker 6>I think it's wide open, but I mean somebody has

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<v Speaker 6>to take the first rep, you know, of the first day,

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<v Speaker 6>and that'll be Brad. You know it's because he's thencome

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<v Speaker 6>a guy and he deserves that. I mean, he's done

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<v Speaker 6>this for a year. But he also knows that I

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<v Speaker 6>told him that when he left. You know, after season's over,

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<v Speaker 6>there'll be somebody here. They'll be competition. It's not your job.

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<v Speaker 6>You have to go earn it again. And just like

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<v Speaker 6>he did a year ago when Drew was here. So

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<v Speaker 6>Brad'll trot out there first. I'm excited to see both guys.

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<v Speaker 6>I really like the things that Brad did. We identified

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<v Speaker 6>a bunch of things throughout the off season that we

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<v Speaker 6>need to see from him differently than what they were

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<v Speaker 6>a year doing. I think he's done that. I think

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<v Speaker 6>he's addressed that. He's also really excited. I think he's

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<v Speaker 6>he's really excited right now too, you know. I think

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<v Speaker 6>he also feels like he made pretty good progression from

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<v Speaker 6>the time he left in June until now. I think

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<v Speaker 6>he's He's worked on a couple of different kicks. I

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<v Speaker 6>think he's bulked up physically. He's a little bigger, he's

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<v Speaker 6>a little stronger. So all good things, all positive things.

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<v Speaker 6>There's a lot also positive things that Austin does well too,

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<v Speaker 6>you know. I mean, he had a very good college career.

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<v Speaker 6>He's very advanced in terms of his understanding about that position,

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<v Speaker 6>about the punning position, in terms of technique and what

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<v Speaker 6>we want from him. He's a good kid too. So

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<v Speaker 6>I'm really excited to see where these two guys go.

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<v Speaker 6>But I mean, the guy's going to try out there

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<v Speaker 6>first as bread.

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<v Speaker 1>So those are six important topics heading into camp. But

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<v Speaker 1>I want to share one more thing from Monday's mock

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<v Speaker 1>turtle soup luncheon. Last year, Joe Burrow injured his calf

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<v Speaker 1>on the second day of camp, then aggravated that injury

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<v Speaker 1>in Week two of the season against Baltimore. It was

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<v Speaker 1>unclear heading into Week three if Joe would be able

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<v Speaker 1>to play on Monday Night Football against the Rams. Before

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<v Speaker 1>the Friday practice of that week, Mike Brown drove out

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<v Speaker 1>onto the field while the team was stretching, picked up

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<v Speaker 1>Burrow and a golf cart, drove around in a circle

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<v Speaker 1>as they spoke, and then dropped Joe back off with

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<v Speaker 1>his teammates. My assumption at the time was that Mike

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<v Speaker 1>told his quarterback to be smart and not to play

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<v Speaker 1>unless he was close to one hundred percent. On Monday,

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<v Speaker 1>we got Mike's side of the story.

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<v Speaker 2>I try to stay away enough that I don't get

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<v Speaker 2>in the way. I don't want to be a problem

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<v Speaker 2>for the coaches on that particular In that particular moment,

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<v Speaker 2>I overstepped and did a dumb thing. I was convinced

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<v Speaker 2>he shouldn't play, and he looked like he wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>play in that game, and I went out there to

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<v Speaker 2>tell him he wasn't going to play. I was going

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<v Speaker 2>to make sure he wasn't going to play. Whereupon he played,

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<v Speaker 2>and so that's all that happened. I felt still feel

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit shamefaced about it.

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<v Speaker 7>What is your relationship like with Joe in general?

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<v Speaker 2>I respect him, I like his family. I don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to be his best buddy. I don't think that's proper,

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<v Speaker 2>but I admire how he handles himself. For me, he's

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<v Speaker 2>one of the great players that I've had the chance

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<v Speaker 2>to watch, and I enjoy watching him do what he does.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's hoping that Mike gets to watch a healthy Burrow

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<v Speaker 1>for seventeen games and beyond in twenty twenty four. That's

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