1 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: Hi and everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth Podcast. The You Live, You Learn addition, 3 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 1: as the Bengals tried to erase the taste of last 4 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 1: week's frustrating loss to the Steelers as they head to 5 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: Dallas to take on the Cowboys. Coming up, I'll go 6 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: one on one with former Cowboy Lael Collins and talked 7 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: to the Bengals new long snapper cal Adamitas. Andrew Ceciliano 8 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: from the NFL Network and the broadcast partner Dave Lapham 9 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,480 Speaker 1: shared their thoughts on the Bengals performance in week one, 10 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: and finally, it's our No the Faux segment as we 11 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 1: chat with Todd Archer, who covers the Cowboys for ESPN. 12 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:48,279 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth Podcast is presented by Alta Fiber future 13 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:53,239 Speaker 1: Proof Fiber Internet Elevate your connection with Alta Fiber, by 14 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: Kettering Health, the official healthcare provider of the Bengals, by 15 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: Bengals Picks and Ultimate Bengals. 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It seems like one day you're 24 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: reading your kid a nightly bedtime story and the next 25 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: day you're tossing him the keys to the car. But 26 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: seeing them reach their personal goals is great. I just 27 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: wish I could stop the clock. Now. Let's get to 28 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: this week's guests. There are two former Cowboys on the 29 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: Bengals roster, chitubeya Woogie and Lael Collins. Collins was released 30 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: by the Cowboys for salary cap purposes in March with 31 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: three years and roughly thirty million dollars left on his deal. 32 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: He promptly signed a three year contract with the Bengals, 33 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: where he's been reunited with his first offensive line coach 34 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: in Dallas, Frank Pollock. I spoke to Collins on Wednesday 35 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 1: about facing his former team. I'll see he's spent seven 36 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: years with the Dallas Cowboys, the team that probably has 37 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: the largest following of any in professional sports. What was 38 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:27,679 Speaker 1: it like for you to play for quote unquote America's team? No, 39 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:31,639 Speaker 1: it was great. Um, you know, I'm I'm extremely thankful 40 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: to this day, you know for everything that the Jones 41 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: family has done for me up until this point. Um, 42 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:41,679 Speaker 1: you know, every everything that everybody's over there in that 43 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: organization has done for me. Um. You know, I started 44 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 1: off with Frank there, you know, my rookie year and 45 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 1: you know, you know, he grew him in to be 46 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: a pro and and and it's it's good to have 47 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: him here. So you know, I'm just extremely thankful to 48 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: being Dallas the last seven years. What was Jerry Jones 49 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 1: like as a boss? He was great, Um, you know, 50 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 1: a football guy. You know, he loves he loves his players, Um, 51 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: and you know, just always was excited about football and 52 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: you know, just try to do everything that he could 53 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: to put the team in position to to go out 54 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 1: and be their best. You were a cornerstone player on 55 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 1: some great teams, but they ultimately did let you go. 56 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: Does that add any fuel to the fire this week? Now? 57 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: I think, you know, as far as letting me go, 58 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: I think it was a mutual agreement. Thing more so 59 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: than just you know, let me, let me go out 60 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: and win. But um, you know, like I said, you know, 61 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: I'm just still just extremely thankful for everything that they've 62 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: done for me, and and uh, you know, you know, 63 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: for me, you know, it's os Ford and you know, 64 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: focused on helping his team, you know, win and be 65 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: the best team that we can be. We're chatting with 66 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: LC L Collins. A couple of years ago, you were 67 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: hurt and Dak Scott got hurt early in the year 68 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: and missed most of the season. Now he's injured again. 69 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: What kind of an emotional blow do you think that 70 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: is for your former teammates? You know, for him, you know, 71 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: I know that's you know, it's got to be heartbreaking 72 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: because I know how hard that guy works, I know 73 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:20,280 Speaker 1: how committed and dedicated he is to his craft, and 74 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:24,799 Speaker 1: such a tremendous leader and the leader of that team. 75 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: You know, for me, I think as that team went, 76 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: you know, he was always the guy that kind of 77 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:35,039 Speaker 1: helped that team stay together and really lead that team 78 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:38,239 Speaker 1: by example. So, um, you know, I'm sure those guys 79 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: are sad to see him. I mean I'm sad to 80 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: see him, you know, go down you know this early 81 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 1: in the season, because I know he's putting in a 82 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: lot of work. Let's discuss the old line in week one. 83 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: Experts that know more about old line play than I 84 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:52,359 Speaker 1: do say that despite the seven sacks, it was a 85 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 1: pretty encouraging performance overall. How did you see it and 86 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:59,039 Speaker 1: how did you feel about your own performance? You know, 87 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 1: I felt like uh as a as a as a unit. Um, 88 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: I think we did some great things, obviously, you know, 89 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: as our first time playing together. But we just got 90 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:12,239 Speaker 1: to go out and continue to build on the things 91 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 1: that you know, we started, and you know that's just 92 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 1: better communicating, just learning to play faster with each other 93 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:24,280 Speaker 1: and making sure that we're always on the same page. 94 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:27,280 Speaker 1: You were largely matched up against t J Watt in 95 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 1: Week one. Jonah Williams will largely be matched up against 96 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: Michael Parsons on Sunday. What advice can you give them, 97 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 1: if any? You know, just go out and players game. 98 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: Jone as a hell of a player. He's seen He's 99 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:44,039 Speaker 1: played against a lot of great players. You know, it's 100 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:47,279 Speaker 1: just another one, So just go out and take advantage 101 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: of this opportunity. Last week was your first experience of 102 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 1: playing with Joe Burrow, and it was quite an experience, 103 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: a roller coaster ride. He overcame all those turnovers and 104 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: put you in position to win the game. What was 105 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: it like to be in the huddle with all that's 106 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 1: going on? It was awesome. You know, he's a guy 107 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: that that doesn't get too hot, it doesn't get too 108 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: low kind of stage, does a great job of stand neutral. Um. 109 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:11,679 Speaker 1: And you know, for for me being in a huddle 110 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:14,839 Speaker 1: with him, I think just watching the way he's able 111 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:18,119 Speaker 1: to direct the whole thing up, running the whole show, 112 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:22,159 Speaker 1: be confident in what he what he's doing. Um, you know, 113 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 1: communicate with the receivers, the bags and just get everybody 114 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: on the same page. Um. He's a He's a hell 115 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: of a player. He's going to be a really great player. 116 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 1: When you've played as much NFL football as you've played, 117 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 1: you probably think you've seen it all. Then you have 118 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: a game like last week. Does it remind you just 119 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: how crazy the game can be? Absolutely? I mean that's 120 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 1: the beauty of the sport. Though. You know, you got 121 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 1: to continue to fight into that to that clock his 122 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 1: zero and there's no more opportunities, So you know you 123 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: want to strain to finish every block for guys up 124 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: friend and give the guys with the ball, you know, 125 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 1: all the opportunity that they that they need to go 126 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: out there and help us win. So um, this week 127 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:05,480 Speaker 1: we look to improve and take the next step. Will 128 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 1: you accidentally step into the wrong locker room on Sunday? 129 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: Do you have do you need a map to get 130 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: to the visitor's side? Well, you know, I've never been 131 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: to this side, so but I'm looking forward to going 132 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: in there and us playing our best bars in union 133 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: as a team, and you know, you know, just looking 134 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 1: forward to really confident and everything that we're doing here 135 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: and you know, believe in one and gonna lay it 136 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: all on the line and leave it all on the field. 137 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: Always great to visit with you. I appreciate your time. 138 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 1: Best of luck this week. Appreciate you. Thank you man. 139 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow through fifty three passes in the Bengal season opener, 140 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 1: and according to Pro Football Focus, Collins did not give 141 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: up a sack and only allowed one quarterback pressure. Else 142 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: was obviously impressed by burrows ability to shake off four 143 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: interceptions and lead the Bengals on what should have been 144 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: a couple of game winning drives. Here's Dave Lapham on 145 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: Burrows result. See. I know a lot of people sour about, 146 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 1: you know, Joe with the turnovers, and I can understand, 147 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 1: But that game, the way he just put the first 148 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 1: half away and executed in the second half, shows me 149 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: his mental toughness, his resiliency, like you talk about and 150 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: this guy I'm, like I said on our podcast after 151 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 1: the game, I would get in a huddle with him 152 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:35,599 Speaker 1: to play anybody, anytime, anywhere, because that game should have 153 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 1: been with five turnovers, should have been a three or 154 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: four score blowout. That says something about the Bengals defense, 155 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 1: but it also says something about the way Joe turned 156 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 1: things around. I'd say about halfway through the second quarter 157 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 1: to the conclusion of the football game, I thought he 158 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 1: executed pretty darn well. The first quarter and a half 159 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 1: was tough, and I think part of it. As great 160 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 1: as he is, I think he was like anxious to 161 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 1: get anxious to show I'm back the heck would the 162 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:12,319 Speaker 1: appendecked me, I'm back. I'm gonna I'm gonna prove to 163 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 1: everybody that I'm better than where I was last year. 164 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: And I think he got impatient because of that. I 165 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: think he took chances he shouldn't have taken the first 166 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: snap of the game. Looking at that again, I didn't 167 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:26,440 Speaker 1: get the I didn't watch the first series because I 168 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: was working my way back to the to the booth 169 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:33,839 Speaker 1: from the pregame stuff. But they called a play where 170 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 1: every there are a bunch of short routes. They just 171 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 1: wanted him to complete the ball, get the butterflies out, 172 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: you know, see the ball completed, and get it, get 173 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: in the rhythm, get going, and he just held the football, 174 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,319 Speaker 1: just held out of the football. He had multiple places 175 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: to go with the ball and just held it. Get sacked. 176 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 1: And then the second play he tries to put it 177 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 1: in a spot where, wow, you got other options. You're 178 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: you're trying, You're trying too hard, You're trying to do 179 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:05,679 Speaker 1: too much. Looking at that, it's like they're they're giving you. 180 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 1: They're giving you routes and options to make completions. Get confidence. 181 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 1: And then when he threw it a spot where he 182 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 1: shouldn't have and makeup Fitzpatrick jumped it. Then all of 183 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: a sudden, now oh you start, even as great as 184 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 1: you use, you start to question yourself a little bit. 185 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: And it kinds of kind of snowballs. But when you 186 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: get in that kind of situation, it's hard to put 187 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:29,319 Speaker 1: a stop to it and reverse it. And he did it. 188 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 1: He did it. That's not easy to do. And Joe 189 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: Burrow did it and gave his chance, his team a 190 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: chance to win win a football game. And with this 191 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 1: guy at the helm, they're gonna win a lot of 192 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 1: football games. I get no doubt in my mind. As 193 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: I mentioned in my conversation with Collins, despite giving up 194 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: seven sacks and eleven quarterback hits, the Bengals offensive line 195 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 1: did not get terrible grades in Week one from PF 196 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 1: and ESPN. Here's lap with his thoughts and how the 197 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: old line measured up. If you're room for improvement, hell yeah. 198 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 1: But I was talking to Brian Callahan a little bit 199 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: today and I asked him, I said, you know, seven sacks, 200 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: eleven hits, everybody's going to blow up the offensive line, 201 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: and as you know, it's always the case. Initially it's like, 202 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 1: oh my god, they had to have sucked. You know, well, 203 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 1: they probably gave up four of them, and that's not 204 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 1: good enough. But you have the quarterback holding the ball. 205 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 1: Like I said, in the first play of the game, 206 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: they had plenty of place to go held it. You 207 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: have backs not solid enough and there blitz pick up 208 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: responsibility or helping or whatever. You have receivers not getting 209 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: open and now having to hold the football. So it's 210 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 1: always a collective thing. But sack totals and quarterback hits 211 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 1: are always going to fall on the offensive line. Can 212 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: they play better, yes, But I'll tell you a guy 213 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 1: who I thought was pretty damn salty, Kappa. If I 214 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 1: bade a Kappa brought it a little bit, I thought, 215 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: I thought he uh. I thought he showed something of 216 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 1: the line of Scrimmons, and I thought he showed a 217 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 1: little edginess. And and you can see LC Collins too. 218 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 1: I mean sustainability, consistency and sustainability of it. But he 219 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 1: does some things that it's like, oh man, that's an athletic, 220 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 1: powerful dude. Boy. You know. So I think they're gonna 221 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:18,560 Speaker 1: be okay. I remember and when we talked on podcasts 222 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 1: and things we've done that the offensive line having not 223 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 1: played together at all in the preseason, and I thought 224 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: Mike Tomlin had the quote of the week if you're 225 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:29,959 Speaker 1: gonna if you're gonna box, you have to spar. They 226 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 1: didn't spar They didn't hit in practice, They didn't play 227 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 1: in any preseason games Pittsburgh did they when they put 228 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:38,959 Speaker 1: shoulder pads on, they took people to the ground, they hit, 229 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 1: and they played their starters some in preseason games, so 230 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:44,679 Speaker 1: they were sparring, so they were more ready to hit. 231 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 1: So my thing was, Okay, the offensive line, you have 232 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:52,679 Speaker 1: to see it live to get on the same level 233 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 1: to pick up stunts and downhill blitzing and all that. 234 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 1: And I said, I remember saying a couple of times 235 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:02,680 Speaker 1: two different people that we talked to, they'll be better 236 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: in the second half than they were in the first half. 237 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 1: They'll be better at the end of September than they 238 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 1: are at the beginning of September. And I thought they 239 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:10,960 Speaker 1: were light years better in the second half than they 240 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:13,560 Speaker 1: were in the first half. And Joe Burrow played better 241 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 1: in the second half than the first half. Not a 242 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:18,959 Speaker 1: coincidence that the offensive line played better. Joe felt a 243 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:22,319 Speaker 1: little more comfortable, the offensive line felt more comfortable with him. 244 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 1: It's a reciprocal thing. So hopefully they played ninety four 245 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: snaps counting penalty's one hundred snaps. Damn. They got up 246 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 1: to speed quickly and how about Jamar Chase Dan played 247 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 1: every one of them as a receiver. Are you kidding me? 248 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 1: Ninety four snaps? You're running route, You're doing all that. 249 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 1: And this kid he worked with a track coach in 250 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 1: the off season to work on his stamina and his conditioning. 251 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:52,680 Speaker 1: He lost five pounds unintentionally, but he worked his tail up. Man. 252 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 1: He is a machine, and the Bengals had a couple 253 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: of guys cramp up. This guy played every single snap 254 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 1: and never even showed a sign of a Yeah, he 255 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:05,319 Speaker 1: is a martian. Maybe not a martian, but he's certainly 256 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:07,679 Speaker 1: one of the best players in the NFL. Chase had 257 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 1: ten catches for one hundred twenty nine yards despite not 258 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 1: having t Higgins on the other side of the field 259 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:18,079 Speaker 1: for most of the game. Speaking of Chase, you've probably 260 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 1: seen the photo by now that chose Jamar holding up 261 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 1: one finger on each hand and directing that gesture towards 262 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: Steelers safety Manka Fitzpatrick. I'm not condoning the gesture, but 263 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 1: I will admit to being amused by Jamar's response when 264 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 1: I asked him about the picture. This is a cool photo, 265 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: actually is. I'll come back again later. We'll be planning. 266 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 1: So that's cool. I hope they don't make none too 267 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: big of it, but it's fun to see. Thought you 268 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 1: were done that to an aponent. Nah. Nah, they just 269 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 1: the first time they caught me doing it, and I 270 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 1: just I just keep scrolling and seeing a picture and 271 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: I just keep laughing. So it's pretty funny to see. 272 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 1: So what did the national media think of the Bengals 273 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 1: Week one performance where they lost the turnover battle five 274 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 1: zip and still would have almost certainly won the game 275 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:08,880 Speaker 1: if not for an injury to long snapper Clark Harris. 276 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 1: I caught up with the NFL Networks Andrew Ceciliano, who 277 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:16,800 Speaker 1: hosts The Red Zone Chattel on Direct TV. Andrew, you 278 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 1: were in Cincinnati for a few days when the Bengals 279 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 1: held their joint practices against the Rams, you called that 280 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 1: preseason game. What takeaways did you come away with from 281 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 1: seeing the Bengals up close and personal? Dan, It was 282 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: great to see you there as well, and it was 283 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 1: great to be in Cincinnati. I hadn't been there in 284 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 1: a while. I came away from that, and obviously we 285 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 1: could talk about the Steeler game at a second. I 286 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 1: came away from that very much believing that the Bengals 287 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 1: were still an AFC contender, and as much as we 288 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: talked about Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills, and they 289 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 1: did look great, I was there for that last Thursday. 290 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:53,600 Speaker 1: The Bengals are still very much a force to be 291 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 1: reckoned with. Now. I know we didn't see those guys 292 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: on the field against the Rams that day, but the 293 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 1: two days to joint practice, it was great to be 294 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:03,920 Speaker 1: able to stand there and watch Matthew Stafford in one field, 295 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 1: and then after that snap, then you turn and you 296 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 1: see Joe Burrow on the other field. I thought some 297 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:11,320 Speaker 1: of the deep shots they hit, you know, whether it's 298 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 1: burrowed in Jamar Chase or just the work those two 299 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 1: teams got in. You came away saying, these two teams 300 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 1: both have a legitimate shot at making into Glendale the 301 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:27,880 Speaker 1: Monday after the first NFL Sunday as the ultimate overreaction Monday. 302 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 1: Half of the fan bases in the NFL right now 303 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 1: are in panic mode. What was your reaction to the 304 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 1: Bengals lost to the Steelers in Week one. I was 305 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:41,160 Speaker 1: stunned and how poorly they started. But but, but but 306 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 1: if you look around the league, there were a lot 307 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:47,560 Speaker 1: of teams in the same boat. The Colts were down 308 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 1: two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to the Texans. The 309 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 1: Saints were down two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to 310 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: the Falcons. Joe Burrow and the Bengals were not the 311 00:16:57,640 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: only team that came out of the gate slow. A 312 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 1: lot of teams look like they had a lot of 313 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:07,199 Speaker 1: rust to shake off. I still think they're fine. But 314 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:09,960 Speaker 1: as Mike McDaniels said last week before Week one, the 315 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: Dolphins coach, he said about the Week one over reactions, 316 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 1: he said, half the league or fans are going to 317 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:20,080 Speaker 1: either want to crown you or say that you suck. 318 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:24,679 Speaker 1: Either way, you have Week two, and the Bengals have 319 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 1: a Week two against Cooper Rush and the Cowboys, which 320 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: makes things a heck of a lot different. So you've 321 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: been hosting Direct TV's Red Zone channel for eighteen years. 322 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 1: I believe the end of the one o'clock games last 323 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 1: week was total mayhem. What was that like for you? 324 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:46,359 Speaker 1: I always say, Dan that we have a good show 325 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: when we have good games. We had as great and 326 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 1: early September twenty thirty minutes stretch as I can remember. 327 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:57,920 Speaker 1: We've had great stretches, always do. In December and January 328 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: when playoffs are on the line early. Yeah, you always 329 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: get good games, but just the way those played out, 330 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 1: your game and overtime with the missed kicks and you know, 331 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:10,680 Speaker 1: all those shots in the red zone before they tied 332 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: the game, with the touchdown to Jamar Chase, the end 333 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:16,440 Speaker 1: of that game in Indie, the end of the game 334 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:19,600 Speaker 1: between the Saints and the Falcons. What else are we missing? 335 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: The Giants, Titans going for two. There was one other 336 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:28,640 Speaker 1: one as well, the Browns and the Panthers came down 337 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 1: to the end and Cave you're kidding the fifty eight 338 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 1: yard field goal. And then plus all of those games, 339 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:37,359 Speaker 1: your two overtime games bled into four twenty five kicks. 340 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:39,800 Speaker 1: You know they made those late kicks four twenty five 341 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 1: so that you don't have that overlap, Well, we had 342 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 1: the overlap. And then you have Mahomes driving down the 343 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:47,960 Speaker 1: field on the opening drive at Arizona to throw a 344 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:52,200 Speaker 1: touchdown pass. So all of that together, I think, Look, 345 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 1: we keep my mic open when we have more than 346 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:57,399 Speaker 1: one game on the screen, so I don't have a 347 00:18:57,520 --> 00:18:59,680 Speaker 1: chance to catch my breath because you want to go back, 348 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:01,439 Speaker 1: and if they never killed my mike, I think my 349 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 1: mic might have been opened for thirty five straight minutes, 350 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:08,120 Speaker 1: which we've never had. I needed a drink after it. 351 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 1: I had to wait a couple hours though. Andrew Ceciliano 352 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:15,440 Speaker 1: is our guest. So the Bengals head to Dallas this week. 353 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:18,639 Speaker 1: Were you surprised by how poorly the Cowboys played in 354 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:22,680 Speaker 1: Week one, even before Dak Prescott got hurt. Yeah, They're 355 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:24,680 Speaker 1: the only team that didn't score a touchdown this week 356 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:26,679 Speaker 1: of the thirty two, they were the only team that 357 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 1: did not find the end zone. If you go back 358 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:31,399 Speaker 1: to last year, because it was Bucks Cowboys Week one 359 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:34,200 Speaker 1: last year as well, those two teams combined for like 360 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:38,239 Speaker 1: eight hundred yards and sixty points, so clearly it was 361 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:41,119 Speaker 1: a bit different. I saw the Cowboys up close. We 362 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:42,919 Speaker 1: did a joint practice when they were in LA at 363 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 1: the Cowboys and the Chargers a couple of weeks ago, 364 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:49,280 Speaker 1: and the big questions were O line and wide receiver, 365 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 1: and the big questions are still O line and wide receiver. 366 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:56,879 Speaker 1: Tyler Smith kind of held his own, but he's not 367 00:19:56,920 --> 00:20:00,680 Speaker 1: the only issue on that line and a wide receiver. Look, 368 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 1: Michael Gallup is going to be okay. He started team 369 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 1: drills today Wednesday, this week. So I don't know that 370 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:10,640 Speaker 1: he's going to play, but Michael Gallup will eventually get there. 371 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:18,879 Speaker 1: James Washington maybe another month, who knows. Until then, Ceede 372 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:21,879 Speaker 1: Lamb's got to do more. And Mike McCarthy called him 373 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 1: out a bit today and then said I don't call 374 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,200 Speaker 1: out players, but then he called out players and said, 375 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: Ceedee Lamb has got to get used to being the 376 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: number one. They have some issues. Cooper Rush is a 377 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: nice backup quarterback. I'm not trying to dump too much 378 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 1: on Cooper Rush, but we said that day doing Chargers 379 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: Chargers Cowboys joined practice that they need to go at 380 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:47,200 Speaker 1: least explore Jimmy Garoppolo long before the Niners kept decided 381 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:51,160 Speaker 1: to keep them. They have as suspect a backup quarterback 382 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 1: situation as there is in the NFL, and now they 383 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 1: have to tread water. I will defend Cooper Rush with this. 384 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 1: He did in his only start previously last year against 385 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:07,880 Speaker 1: the Vikings, played reasonably well, played reasonably well in that game. Right, 386 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:11,959 Speaker 1: So what must the Bengals do to take care of 387 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 1: business against the Cowboys number two quarterback this week? I 388 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 1: would say, you know, the easy way is take away 389 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:20,879 Speaker 1: the run and make Cooper Rush beat you. Because the 390 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:25,160 Speaker 1: passing game with Dak Prescott didn't do a thing. Last week. 391 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:27,440 Speaker 1: I thought Zeke when he had the Bowl look pretty good. 392 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 1: You would have to think they try to get him 393 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:34,119 Speaker 1: and Tony Pollard involved even more this week. The Bengals 394 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:37,120 Speaker 1: are the better football team, but let's just say that definitively, 395 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:40,719 Speaker 1: they are the better football team the Cowboys. I think 396 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 1: this is an emotional test for them. Everyone wrote off 397 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:47,720 Speaker 1: their season, you know, idiotically Monday night. No one loses 398 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:50,400 Speaker 1: their season in one game Week one. I think there's 399 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:53,880 Speaker 1: a little more optimism there after finding out that Dak 400 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: could only be back, you know, could only be out 401 00:21:56,080 --> 00:22:00,159 Speaker 1: for a month. But it is a huge test, I 402 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 1: think for the Cowboys this week. The Bengals come in 403 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 1: the better team, and yes, disappointed, I know, but I 404 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 1: think they proved in the second half they'll be okay. 405 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: So at the NFL Network, you are surrounded by former 406 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 1: players and former coaches. You're interacting with these guys just 407 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 1: about every day. Do you get the sense that most 408 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:24,440 Speaker 1: of them consider the Bengals to be a legitimate contender, 409 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 1: or that they see last year's Super Bowl run as 410 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:33,160 Speaker 1: a little bit flukey. Can both be true? I think 411 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:36,600 Speaker 1: when I say both can be true, meaning they had 412 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:40,280 Speaker 1: everything go their way last year. So yeah, they got 413 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 1: there and they deserve to be there, but they had 414 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 1: a million breaks. So do the Rams. The Rams were 415 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 1: oh for November and then all of a sudden went 416 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 1: their way down the stretch. I think everyone here thinks 417 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:58,200 Speaker 1: that the Bengals are a legitimate Super Bowl contender app solutely. However, 418 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 1: everyone also is on the Bills. I mean, I know 419 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:05,639 Speaker 1: Bengals fans feel that Bills bandwagon, and there's probably a 420 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 1: little bit of what about us, I get it, So 421 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 1: they're they're on the Bills bandwagon. Yet at the same 422 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 1: time believe in Joe Burrow and believe in the Bengals, 423 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 1: and I don't. I mean, is there a team against 424 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:24,919 Speaker 1: which you would say you would you would call the Bills. 425 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:28,200 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, the Bengals an underdog this year? I mean 426 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:31,200 Speaker 1: maybe the Bills. Like who do you say, oh, yeah, 427 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 1: Bengals against so and so. They're a dog in that one. 428 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:39,080 Speaker 1: I mean point spreads aside, you have Joe Burrow, You're fine. 429 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:43,360 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow, by the way, completed thirty three passes against 430 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 1: the Steelers. That was the second most of any quarterback 431 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:50,160 Speaker 1: in Week one. Without looking it up, I'll give you 432 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: five seconds to name the only quarterback who completed more 433 00:23:54,840 --> 00:24:05,680 Speaker 1: go time's up. The answer Joe Flacco, who went thirty 434 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 1: seven for fifty nine in the Jets lost to his 435 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: former team Baltimore. For what it's worth, none of Flacco's 436 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:18,120 Speaker 1: thirty seven completions went to c j Uzama. One thing 437 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 1: was abundantly clear and last week's lost to the Steelers, 438 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 1: it's that we've probably all taken long snapper Clark Harris 439 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 1: for granted. Yeah, I haven't had any to pay raise 440 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 1: for years, but yeah, I mean it just shows it's 441 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:33,879 Speaker 1: it's not just uh, not taking anything away from an 442 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: offensive center, but you know, it's not the same thing. 443 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 1: It's not just you know, tossing the ball back in 444 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 1: the general vicinity. It's being very precise and you know, 445 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:43,159 Speaker 1: on time and everything. So yeah, it just shows it 446 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:45,679 Speaker 1: that we are specified, you know, a position, and we 447 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:48,440 Speaker 1: are needing. It's not just a position you can put 448 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:51,359 Speaker 1: by the wayside. Harris injured his right bicep will trying 449 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:54,360 Speaker 1: to make a tackle in punt coverage. Zach Taylor isn't 450 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:58,159 Speaker 1: necessarily calling his injury season ending, but says that the 451 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 1: team's long snapper since two thousand and nine will definitely 452 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 1: be out for months. The Bengals had to use tight 453 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 1: end Mitchell Wilcox as an emergency long snapper last Sunday, 454 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:12,080 Speaker 1: but fortunately the Bengals have a talented replacement waiting in 455 00:25:12,119 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: the wings. Since Clark Harris is thirty eight years old, 456 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 1: The Bengals signed the number one rated long snapper in 457 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 1: college football as an undrafted free agent this year and 458 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:25,320 Speaker 1: had him on the practice squad. Now, twenty four year 459 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:28,640 Speaker 1: old cal Adamidas out of the University of Pittsburgh has 460 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:33,240 Speaker 1: been promoted to the fifty three man roster. Life comes 461 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 1: at your fast. What's what's your reaction now to being 462 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:40,000 Speaker 1: promoted to the fifty three man roster and being an 463 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 1: NFL long snapper? Yeah, I mean, first and foremost, I 464 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:44,679 Speaker 1: feel for Clark. You know, he's been he's been a 465 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:46,800 Speaker 1: class act for me my whole time here, and you know, 466 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:49,160 Speaker 1: it's been the best situation a young snapper can ask 467 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 1: for to you know, come and learn, learn from a 468 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:53,800 Speaker 1: guy like that. Um. But you know, with that being said, UM, 469 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:55,720 Speaker 1: having the chance to be here OTAs in camp and 470 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:57,920 Speaker 1: learn from him and Coach Simmons. You know, I'm ready 471 00:25:57,920 --> 00:26:00,679 Speaker 1: for the job. How difficult was it to act yesterday 472 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 1: seeing Mitch thrust into that situation? Yea, it's it's tough, 473 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:06,400 Speaker 1: but I mean he did his best and he got 474 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 1: did what he needed to do. Um, you know, that's 475 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:11,040 Speaker 1: something we talked about. You know, he did he did 476 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:13,440 Speaker 1: his job in the situation that he was thrust into, 477 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:15,200 Speaker 1: and we're all proud of him for that. And you know, 478 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to my chance to come in and 479 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:20,560 Speaker 1: you know, obviously get Mitch doing back to doing his 480 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:23,199 Speaker 1: main stuff and me doing my main thing. His snaps 481 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 1: were playable. I mean, should he be getting credit as 482 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:29,400 Speaker 1: opposed to Shade. I absolutely think you should be getting credit. Um. 483 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:31,480 Speaker 1: You know, that's that's a that's a tough spot to 484 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:34,160 Speaker 1: be put into. And you know, uh, something Coach Simmons 485 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:36,159 Speaker 1: always says is everyone wants to be the snapper on 486 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:38,920 Speaker 1: you know, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday during practice and then when 487 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 1: Sunday comes around, there's you know, less guys are as 488 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:44,119 Speaker 1: as gung ho to to be that guy. But he 489 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:47,119 Speaker 1: did his job. He snaps are good in the preseason 490 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:49,159 Speaker 1: I know the thing that they've been working with Duane 491 00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:51,480 Speaker 1: is blocking, right, because it's different from college to be 492 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:53,920 Speaker 1: in a film. Absolutely, and early on at pitt we 493 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:57,680 Speaker 1: ran a pro pro style scheme, so I have experienced blocking. Obviously, 494 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:00,040 Speaker 1: it's a you know, it's certainly a step up from that. 495 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:02,679 Speaker 1: But um, you know, I feel I'm ready for the 496 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:04,919 Speaker 1: situation and we'll get a you know, a couple good 497 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:08,359 Speaker 1: days of practice into you know, put the finishing touches on, 498 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 1: and we'll be ready to go on Sunday. Did you 499 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:12,760 Speaker 1: gain confidence from how smoothly things went in the preseason 500 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:15,760 Speaker 1: and camp? Certainly, I mean definitely had a lot of 501 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:18,480 Speaker 1: things you know, thrown at me throughout camp, during practices, 502 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:21,159 Speaker 1: in the games, and definitely was a confidence booster, you know, 503 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 1: showed me that I definitely can play at this level. 504 00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:26,240 Speaker 1: There's still things I want to improve on and I 505 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:28,480 Speaker 1: will continue improve on, but I'm you know, I definitely 506 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:31,439 Speaker 1: feel that i'mcapable. Adam. I just got a lot of 507 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:33,679 Speaker 1: work of training camp and in the preseason games. And 508 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:37,119 Speaker 1: Clark Harris says his replacement will be fine. He's a 509 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:39,080 Speaker 1: good snapper. I mean he was the best in college 510 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:41,359 Speaker 1: last year. He's a good snapper, and uh, I just 511 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:43,880 Speaker 1: kind of keep trying to tell him to have confidence, 512 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:46,360 Speaker 1: you know, go out there, and uh, just he's good enough. 513 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:48,440 Speaker 1: I knew that he had a chance to take my 514 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 1: job this year in camp. I thought he was that good. 515 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:52,399 Speaker 1: So I believe that he's going to be just fine 516 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:54,880 Speaker 1: and he'll get the job done. Just have the confidence 517 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:57,199 Speaker 1: to go out there and do what we trained to 518 00:27:57,240 --> 00:27:59,880 Speaker 1: do all the time. He's got the demeanor he when 519 00:27:59,920 --> 00:28:02,119 Speaker 1: he when he was the guy for the preseason games, 520 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 1: he never really had a He didn't really look nervous, didn't, 521 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:07,480 Speaker 1: you know. He didn't give off any nervous energy. He 522 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:09,600 Speaker 1: was real calm, collected, and he went out and did 523 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:11,200 Speaker 1: a great job. So I got all the confidence in 524 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:14,560 Speaker 1: the world. And Adamidas got a ton of opportunities at pit. 525 00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: He was the long snapper for sixty four games over 526 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:22,440 Speaker 1: five seasons. Now let's turn our attention to Sunday's game 527 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 1: in Dallas. The Cowboys will not have two time Pro 528 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 1: Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott, who injured his right hand above 529 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 1: the thumb in a nineteen to three loss to Tampa Bay. 530 00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:35,679 Speaker 1: Twenty eight year old Cooper Rush will start in his place. 531 00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:38,720 Speaker 1: He's made one NFL start in his career and beat 532 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: the Vikings last October when he threw for three hundred 533 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:45,360 Speaker 1: twenty five yards and two touchdowns. The biggest star in 534 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:49,480 Speaker 1: Dallas these days is jack of all trades defender Micah Parsons, 535 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 1: who has fifteen sacks in his first seventeen NFL games. 536 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 1: He's listed as a linebacker, but he's frequently positioned on 537 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:03,120 Speaker 1: the defensive line and occasionally lines up at cornerback. Here's lap. 538 00:29:04,120 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 1: This kid is ridiculously skilled and versatile both defensive ends. 539 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 1: He'll kick in and rush at defensive tackle against a 540 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 1: garner as a three technique. He'll line up as a 541 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:20,600 Speaker 1: stack linebacker in back of the three technique and blitz. 542 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:25,200 Speaker 1: He's got explosiveness quickness, but also he can run like 543 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:27,880 Speaker 1: a deer side line to sideline. Everybody's like, why don't 544 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:29,560 Speaker 1: you just put him keep a defensive end and let 545 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:33,040 Speaker 1: Hi marks the passer Because he's the Swiss Army knife 546 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:35,320 Speaker 1: and you can do so much with him, and dan 547 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:39,239 Speaker 1: Quinn's so creative what they do. Believe it or not, 548 00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:43,120 Speaker 1: Michael Parsons, because of all the places he can line up, 549 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:46,000 Speaker 1: they get mismatches on a running back with the guy 550 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 1: I've seen you know, tape where and running mans have 551 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:52,239 Speaker 1: no chance against a guy like this. So you know, 552 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:57,520 Speaker 1: it's like, all I've just got to recognize okay, identify 553 00:29:57,680 --> 00:30:02,600 Speaker 1: him and somehow block. Well, once you're setting in a formation, 554 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:04,800 Speaker 1: you may not be able to get a good matchup 555 00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:06,920 Speaker 1: on what dan Quinn's doing with Michael Parsons, or he 556 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:09,480 Speaker 1: may move in somewhere late to get the matchup on 557 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:12,480 Speaker 1: the running back. So this kid is and you say, 558 00:30:12,840 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 1: all right, well, what ifbaccoes out in a route and 559 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:17,240 Speaker 1: he's gotta cover. He can do that. He can run 560 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 1: and cover people. That's the thing about him. He is 561 00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 1: a freak. And here's a guy that was drafted with 562 00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:25,160 Speaker 1: the eleventh pick in the draft. You get an interesting 563 00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:27,680 Speaker 1: matchup and they won't be going against each other. But 564 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:30,280 Speaker 1: just the fact that the fifth pick of the draft 565 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:33,400 Speaker 1: by the Bengals jamar Chase good offensive Rookie of the Year, 566 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:36,080 Speaker 1: the eleventh pick of the draft by the Dallas Cowboy 567 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 1: He's got defensive Rookie of the Year and would runner 568 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:42,280 Speaker 1: up for Defensive Player of the Year, runner up to 569 00:30:42,360 --> 00:30:44,640 Speaker 1: t J. Watt. So you get t J. Watt and 570 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:47,000 Speaker 1: the opener defensive Player of the Year, and you get 571 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:49,360 Speaker 1: the kid who's the runner up Defensive Player of the 572 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:52,800 Speaker 1: year in week number two. And this kid, this kid 573 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:56,080 Speaker 1: can do even more, you know, do more things than 574 00:30:56,160 --> 00:31:02,040 Speaker 1: t J. Watt. It's crazy. Todd Archer covers the Cowboys 575 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:05,400 Speaker 1: for ESPN and joined lapping me on the Bengals Game 576 00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:10,160 Speaker 1: Plan show. Dak Prescott is out, Cooper rushes in. But 577 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:14,000 Speaker 1: here's my question. Even before Dak got hurt, the Cowboys 578 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:18,040 Speaker 1: offense looked terrible against Tampa Bay on Sunday night. What's 579 00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:24,960 Speaker 1: the problem with Dallas's offense? How long is this segment everything? 580 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:29,120 Speaker 1: You know, let's let's start at wide receiver, right, Ceedee 581 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:31,800 Speaker 1: Lamb the moving him to the number one role, number 582 00:31:31,800 --> 00:31:34,640 Speaker 1: one draft pick a couple of years ago. Obviously talented 583 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:37,360 Speaker 1: and there's no issue with him, but you take him 584 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:39,920 Speaker 1: out of the mix. Dak Prescott hadn't thrown a touchdown 585 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:43,400 Speaker 1: pass to any other wide receiver that was playing last week, 586 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:47,800 Speaker 1: so that's an issue. Their third round pick, Jalen Tilbert 587 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:51,120 Speaker 1: was inactive while they had an undrafted free agent active. 588 00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:53,240 Speaker 1: You know, you go back to when they traded Amari 589 00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:56,800 Speaker 1: Cooper to Cleveland twenty million dollars receiver. They just didn't 590 00:31:56,800 --> 00:31:58,640 Speaker 1: think was worth it. They went out and signed James 591 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:01,720 Speaker 1: Washington in free agency. He broke his foot on the 592 00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 1: first padded practice a training camp. So there's really no 593 00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:07,560 Speaker 1: one on this offense that scares you. And just go 594 00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:11,040 Speaker 1: back to last season when you had Amari Cooper, Michael Gallup, 595 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:13,360 Speaker 1: Ceedee Lamb. There's a lot of guys that scared you. 596 00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:16,200 Speaker 1: And now you know the field is shrinking on these guys. 597 00:32:16,440 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 1: And then let's talk about the offensive line. No, Tyrant Smith, 598 00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:22,720 Speaker 1: he's out until least you know, the November December issh 599 00:32:22,760 --> 00:32:25,880 Speaker 1: with a tornham string. They got Tyler Smith their first 600 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:29,000 Speaker 1: round picks. Now playing left guard they start. They lost 601 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:32,240 Speaker 1: their starting left guard after seven plays against Tampa Bay 602 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:34,080 Speaker 1: and brought in a guy who had never really played 603 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:37,160 Speaker 1: last year and their right tackle, Terrence Steel were replacing 604 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:40,400 Speaker 1: your good buddy LC Well. He had four penalties in 605 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:45,400 Speaker 1: the opener, so you know, this was not the way 606 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:48,240 Speaker 1: to start the season for the Cowboys. One often a 607 00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:50,400 Speaker 1: year after they led the NFL or second in the 608 00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:54,720 Speaker 1: NFL and points per game. Cooper Rush has been there 609 00:32:54,720 --> 00:32:57,760 Speaker 1: a while. Cooper Rush lit up the Vikings. Cooper rushed 610 00:32:57,760 --> 00:33:00,200 Speaker 1: through for over three hundred yards against the Vikings. If 611 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:03,320 Speaker 1: Cooper rushed Throllstrover three yards against the Bengals, that'll be 612 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:06,280 Speaker 1: the first quarterback in Dallas history to throw for over 613 00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:08,760 Speaker 1: thirty yards in his first two starts, and only the 614 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:11,760 Speaker 1: fourth one in NFL history. What do they think about 615 00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:16,880 Speaker 1: Cooper rush down there? Typical backup guy right, smart, doesn't 616 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:18,640 Speaker 1: need a lot of snaps to get ready. He knows 617 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:21,800 Speaker 1: the offense not gonna put you and put you in trouble, 618 00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:25,240 Speaker 1: will make the smart decisions, all that kind of stuff. Now, 619 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:27,640 Speaker 1: I'll go back to the start against Minnesota last year 620 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:29,920 Speaker 1: that he did win and he did a good job. 621 00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:33,200 Speaker 1: The game winning touchdown pass went to Amari Cooper. I 622 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:36,120 Speaker 1: just said he's not around. His other touchdown pass went 623 00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:39,920 Speaker 1: to Cedric Wilson's he's not around either. So you know, 624 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:42,840 Speaker 1: this offense that he had in October to what he 625 00:33:42,880 --> 00:33:46,440 Speaker 1: has now is completely different. But they do feel a 626 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:49,040 Speaker 1: sense of confidence, as confident as you can be. I 627 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:52,120 Speaker 1: guess when you have a backup quarterback going in. He's 628 00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:56,400 Speaker 1: only played the one game, but how he wasn't afraid, 629 00:33:57,200 --> 00:34:01,160 Speaker 1: probably lifted some spirits coming into this one knowing that 630 00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:02,760 Speaker 1: Dak was going to be out here for a little 631 00:34:02,760 --> 00:34:05,120 Speaker 1: bit doesn't mean he's gonna win. But they don't think 632 00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:08,840 Speaker 1: he's gonna implode either. And that's how many teams in 633 00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:10,520 Speaker 1: the league would you say, that's what you really want 634 00:34:10,520 --> 00:34:14,280 Speaker 1: out of your backup quarterback? Right, Todd Archer from ESPN 635 00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:16,359 Speaker 1: to cover as the Cowboys is our guests. Let's talk 636 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:19,759 Speaker 1: about defense. They've got Michael Parsons, who's awesome. They've got 637 00:34:19,760 --> 00:34:22,440 Speaker 1: Trey Von Dick who had eleven interceptions last year to 638 00:34:22,840 --> 00:34:26,280 Speaker 1: lead the NFL by a wide margin. Can the defense 639 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:28,600 Speaker 1: be good enough to you know, keep them in the 640 00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:32,759 Speaker 1: hunt for a while in their division? It has to be. 641 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:34,799 Speaker 1: And even before Dak got hurt, it had to be. 642 00:34:35,640 --> 00:34:38,520 Speaker 1: You know that. For as long as I've covered this team, 643 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:42,080 Speaker 1: maybe early couple of years when Parcels was the coach, 644 00:34:42,160 --> 00:34:45,839 Speaker 1: back three or four or five around there, this team 645 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:48,120 Speaker 1: has been built around its offense. Think of all the 646 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:51,360 Speaker 1: stars that they've had, Romo went Dez, Bryant, Miles Austin, 647 00:34:52,080 --> 00:34:54,640 Speaker 1: the guys that we've talked about already. That offensive line 648 00:34:54,680 --> 00:34:56,920 Speaker 1: at one point was the best in football. Well, well 649 00:34:56,920 --> 00:34:58,520 Speaker 1: they don't have that now, but they do have a 650 00:34:58,600 --> 00:35:01,400 Speaker 1: defense that kept Tom Brady out of the end zone. 651 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:03,839 Speaker 1: They only scored one touchdown against the Cowboys last week. 652 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:06,680 Speaker 1: They do a decent job in the red zone. Their 653 00:35:06,760 --> 00:35:10,279 Speaker 1: run defense is spotty, and that's concerning when when you 654 00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:12,759 Speaker 1: look at what Fournette did him against them in Week 655 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:15,279 Speaker 1: one and how they're not a very big defense. And 656 00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:20,560 Speaker 1: you know, but if they believe Michael Parsons can get 657 00:35:20,560 --> 00:35:22,759 Speaker 1: after any quarterback, they move him around, do a lot 658 00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:26,120 Speaker 1: of different things with the Trayvon Diggs will I'm interested 659 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 1: to see how they use him if he's if he 660 00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:31,839 Speaker 1: follows Chase around or not. They've done that a little bit, 661 00:35:31,920 --> 00:35:34,439 Speaker 1: not a whole bunch. That might be something to watch 662 00:35:34,480 --> 00:35:38,319 Speaker 1: on Sunday. But if it's not about this defense, then 663 00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:40,719 Speaker 1: this is gonna be an awful long season for the Cowboys. 664 00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:43,640 Speaker 1: And it might be an awful long season for him anyway. 665 00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:45,640 Speaker 1: But the defense is definitely gonna have to carry the 666 00:35:45,719 --> 00:35:49,000 Speaker 1: day talked about, you know, parsons abilities at all these 667 00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:52,320 Speaker 1: different places. My thing is, all right, when you have 668 00:35:52,360 --> 00:35:56,000 Speaker 1: a great player like even an Aaron Donald old school 669 00:35:56,200 --> 00:35:58,120 Speaker 1: in me coaches in the past, that you've got to 670 00:35:58,120 --> 00:36:00,919 Speaker 1: play and run at them, anchor them. He'll kill you, 671 00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:03,080 Speaker 1: you know, chasing things down. You got an anchor him, 672 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:05,400 Speaker 1: you gotta beat him up a little bit, Michael Parsons. 673 00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:07,400 Speaker 1: First you have to find him. Then you have to 674 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:09,839 Speaker 1: cover him up once you find him. This dude, I'm 675 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:13,880 Speaker 1: telling you, man, this guy, this guy's a game wrecker. 676 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:16,640 Speaker 1: I mean he is. He's one hell of a football player. 677 00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:20,480 Speaker 1: And my question is to compliment him. Does DeMarcus Lawrence 678 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:22,400 Speaker 1: still have juice? It looked to me in the opener 679 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:27,960 Speaker 1: like he played decently. Yeah, DeMarcus Lawrence is their best 680 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:30,480 Speaker 1: sure defensive ends that they have if we're not going 681 00:36:30,520 --> 00:36:32,560 Speaker 1: to count Michael as a defensive end because while they 682 00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:35,640 Speaker 1: move around. But yeah, he had a TfL I think 683 00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:38,720 Speaker 1: on the first drive. I mean, he's he's a really 684 00:36:38,719 --> 00:36:41,600 Speaker 1: good player, does a lot of the dirty work, does 685 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:44,600 Speaker 1: a good job against the run. When the Cowboys gave 686 00:36:44,680 --> 00:36:47,640 Speaker 1: him that contract a few years ago, it you know, 687 00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:50,080 Speaker 1: they ain't get m one hundred and five million or 688 00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:52,399 Speaker 1: whatever it was to be good against the run, which 689 00:36:52,400 --> 00:36:53,919 Speaker 1: he gets him sacks and he's not had a double 690 00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:57,200 Speaker 1: digit double digit sack season sin side in that contract. 691 00:36:57,200 --> 00:36:59,600 Speaker 1: But he's still a good player, and I think lapole 692 00:36:59,640 --> 00:37:03,919 Speaker 1: you see is Bill rotate everybody through there, like Dan 693 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:06,600 Speaker 1: Quinn is the believer in getting everybody in there and 694 00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:09,200 Speaker 1: keeping him fresh. And you know they won't have Terrell 695 00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:11,920 Speaker 1: bash him this week. But Sam Williams, their second round 696 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:15,560 Speaker 1: pick from oh Miss. They like him a lot. Dante Followers, 697 00:37:15,560 --> 00:37:18,200 Speaker 1: a former Numbers three pick in the draft. He was 698 00:37:18,239 --> 00:37:21,439 Speaker 1: productive in the offseason, didn't do much against Tampa. So 699 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:24,040 Speaker 1: you'll see them roll a whole bunch of guys through 700 00:37:24,080 --> 00:37:25,840 Speaker 1: there to keep him fresh and keep him going at you. 701 00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:28,560 Speaker 1: And you know, we'll see if it works. But the 702 00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:30,080 Speaker 1: one guy who's not going to come up the field 703 00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:32,840 Speaker 1: who didn't come up the field last week is Michael Parsons. 704 00:37:32,840 --> 00:37:34,399 Speaker 1: He's gonna be out there as much as he can. 705 00:37:34,719 --> 00:37:40,520 Speaker 1: Right How short is the rope for Mike McCartney. You know, 706 00:37:40,600 --> 00:37:43,360 Speaker 1: Jerry Jones has only made one in season coaching change, 707 00:37:43,360 --> 00:37:45,799 Speaker 1: and that was in twenty ten when they let go 708 00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:50,360 Speaker 1: Wade Phillips and bumped up Jason Garrett from the offensive 709 00:37:50,440 --> 00:37:54,360 Speaker 1: coordinator role. I don't see an in season move happening 710 00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:57,520 Speaker 1: unless this team just implodes the way that team does. 711 00:37:58,040 --> 00:38:01,280 Speaker 1: I don't think you'll you'll see that. But there's definitely 712 00:38:01,360 --> 00:38:04,320 Speaker 1: the hot seat just because of the nature of the job, 713 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:09,400 Speaker 1: the nature of Jerry and everything that that entails. And 714 00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:11,440 Speaker 1: there is talent on this team. Now they got to 715 00:38:11,440 --> 00:38:13,680 Speaker 1: get dacked back ready to go. I know I've been 716 00:38:13,719 --> 00:38:16,239 Speaker 1: negative about they're never going to score a point here, 717 00:38:16,239 --> 00:38:18,000 Speaker 1: but there's still is a lot of talent. I don't 718 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:21,560 Speaker 1: even mentioned that Ezekiel Elliott. If I'm the Cowboys, they're 719 00:38:21,680 --> 00:38:23,799 Speaker 1: Bill Parcels used to say, there are ways to win 720 00:38:23,880 --> 00:38:26,480 Speaker 1: these games. The way the Cowboys can win these games 721 00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:28,839 Speaker 1: is please just give the ball to Ezekie Elliott. He's 722 00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:31,920 Speaker 1: your best running back. He can change the temple of 723 00:38:31,960 --> 00:38:34,600 Speaker 1: a game. And the one thing they showed against Tampa 724 00:38:34,680 --> 00:38:36,640 Speaker 1: they can run the block pretty good. Eight of his 725 00:38:36,719 --> 00:38:39,399 Speaker 1: ten carriage went for five yards of war, so that's 726 00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:43,680 Speaker 1: pretty good against that front. But McCarthy is definitely on 727 00:38:43,719 --> 00:38:46,080 Speaker 1: the hot seat. I don't think Sean Payton is this 728 00:38:46,200 --> 00:38:48,440 Speaker 1: team's next head coach, and very well could be Dan 729 00:38:48,520 --> 00:38:54,239 Speaker 1: Quinn though. So with the offense projected to struggle a 730 00:38:54,280 --> 00:38:57,759 Speaker 1: little bit, they don't have Dak Prescott, and like you said, 731 00:38:57,800 --> 00:39:02,280 Speaker 1: the offensive line beaten up and fivers left and receivers 732 00:39:02,280 --> 00:39:04,719 Speaker 1: that were there didn't get much separation that I saw 733 00:39:04,760 --> 00:39:07,960 Speaker 1: against Tampa Bay. What about on the defensive side of things, 734 00:39:08,040 --> 00:39:11,399 Speaker 1: dan Quinn is aggressive by nature anyway, and last year 735 00:39:11,520 --> 00:39:14,760 Speaker 1: they had six defensive touchdowns, five interceptions in a fumble 736 00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:18,760 Speaker 1: return for a touchdown, and then fastle on special teams, 737 00:39:19,160 --> 00:39:22,840 Speaker 1: I mean two block punts returned for touchdown, a kickoff 738 00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:29,120 Speaker 1: return touchdown, nine returns, nine touchdowns non offensive touchdowns. Wow, 739 00:39:29,400 --> 00:39:32,000 Speaker 1: and that's when they had a real good offensive football team. 740 00:39:32,280 --> 00:39:33,719 Speaker 1: Do you think they're going to try to pick up 741 00:39:33,760 --> 00:39:35,600 Speaker 1: some of the slack trying to do some of the 742 00:39:35,640 --> 00:39:39,200 Speaker 1: things they did last year with unconventional you know, unscripted 743 00:39:39,239 --> 00:39:42,920 Speaker 1: scores as such. Yeah, I mean they kind of have to. 744 00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:45,640 Speaker 1: And that's one the best thing about Treyvon Diggs is 745 00:39:46,680 --> 00:39:48,600 Speaker 1: his ability to take the ball away and make a 746 00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:52,239 Speaker 1: play afterwards. He's a former receiver. We all know his 747 00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:56,160 Speaker 1: brother Stephan up in Buffalo. He's still learning how to 748 00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:58,439 Speaker 1: be a cornerback in some respects, but when he gets 749 00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:00,319 Speaker 1: the ball in his hands, he's dynamic. I can then 750 00:40:00,360 --> 00:40:03,640 Speaker 1: on special teams, Fossil will do some quirky things like 751 00:40:03,840 --> 00:40:06,080 Speaker 1: coming after you on third and eighteen when what are 752 00:40:06,120 --> 00:40:07,799 Speaker 1: you doing? You don't need to do that and pick 753 00:40:07,880 --> 00:40:09,560 Speaker 1: up a Luckily there was only a running into the 754 00:40:09,640 --> 00:40:12,799 Speaker 1: kicker out of roughing the kicker penalty last week. They 755 00:40:13,160 --> 00:40:16,880 Speaker 1: like this guy. Kavante Turpin is their return guy, return 756 00:40:16,960 --> 00:40:19,200 Speaker 1: to kick in a punt against the Chargers in the preseason, 757 00:40:19,440 --> 00:40:21,520 Speaker 1: which might have been the kiss of death in some 758 00:40:21,640 --> 00:40:23,920 Speaker 1: respects because now everybody knows who he is. But they 759 00:40:23,960 --> 00:40:25,880 Speaker 1: think he can be electric in the return game and 760 00:40:25,920 --> 00:40:28,920 Speaker 1: do some things to help that offense. But they have 761 00:40:29,040 --> 00:40:30,319 Speaker 1: to do a lot of They have to take the 762 00:40:30,320 --> 00:40:33,200 Speaker 1: ball away, give the offense multiple possessions, and the special 763 00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:35,520 Speaker 1: teams have to win field position, and that's where they 764 00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:37,880 Speaker 1: think Turpin can make a difference. So I'm curious to 765 00:40:37,920 --> 00:40:41,520 Speaker 1: see if the Bengals fallow the same pack that Tampa 766 00:40:41,560 --> 00:40:44,600 Speaker 1: Bay did, or the kickoffs are about eight million feet 767 00:40:44,600 --> 00:40:46,719 Speaker 1: in the air and just didn't give him any space 768 00:40:46,760 --> 00:40:48,200 Speaker 1: to go anywhere, and then the punts were all by 769 00:40:48,200 --> 00:40:51,319 Speaker 1: the sideline, so you know, but they have to get 770 00:40:51,440 --> 00:40:53,440 Speaker 1: I don't want to call him cheap touchdowns, but the 771 00:40:53,520 --> 00:40:56,920 Speaker 1: Cowboys definitely have to get some cheap touchdowns because I 772 00:40:57,320 --> 00:41:00,360 Speaker 1: don't think you can predict this offense to do go 773 00:41:00,400 --> 00:41:04,520 Speaker 1: on ten play drives when penalties are an issue, injuries 774 00:41:04,560 --> 00:41:07,760 Speaker 1: are an issue, and in some cases the talent an issue. 775 00:41:08,320 --> 00:41:11,200 Speaker 1: Sunday's game kicks off at four twenty five. Our pregame 776 00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:14,680 Speaker 1: coverage will start at three o'clock before I wrap things up. 777 00:41:14,920 --> 00:41:17,720 Speaker 1: Here's an invitation to join us at the Buffalo Wings 778 00:41:17,719 --> 00:41:20,880 Speaker 1: and Rings location in Milford for the Bengals pep Rally 779 00:41:20,920 --> 00:41:23,880 Speaker 1: show on Friday from three to six. Kevin Huber will 780 00:41:23,960 --> 00:41:26,400 Speaker 1: join us in the final hour and we'll have plenty 781 00:41:26,400 --> 00:41:29,440 Speaker 1: of giveaways throughout the show. 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