1 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: Hi, get everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading 2 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: the Bengals Booth podcast I Want to Get Better, Better, Better, 3 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:16,479 Speaker 1: Better edition, as we take an in depth look back 4 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: at the bengals sixth straight loss to begin the season 5 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 1: twenty three seventeen, the final score in Baltimore. Coming up, 6 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: you'll hear radio replays, locker room comments from players and coaches, 7 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: and Dave lapp them will join me for postgame analysis. Plus, 8 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: in this week's fun Facts Conversation, we'll meet the person 9 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: under the pads as I'll talk to rookie Stanley Morgan Junior, 10 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 1: who is obviously the son of Stanley Morgan, but not 11 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: the former Pro Bowl wide receiver. We'll get to know 12 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 1: the Bengals Stanley Morgan in just a bit. All of 13 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: that is straight ahead, but first, here's a quick reminder 14 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: that you can have the latest edition of this podcast 15 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: delivered right to your phone, tablet, or computer by subscribing 16 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or Podbean. It's the 17 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: greatest thing since the search tool on Pro Football Reference 18 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: dot Com. When Lamar Jackson rushed for one hundred eleven 19 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: yards in the first half against the Bengals, on Sunday, 20 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: it occurred to me we should probably know the NFL 21 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: record for rushing yards by a quarterback just in case. 22 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: So at halftime, I went to Pro Football Reference dot Com, 23 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 1: clicked the play index, and then went to the player gamefinder. 24 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: I entered any year quarterbacks only, regular season or playoffs 25 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: rushing yards equal two or greater than one fifty and 26 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: hit search. In a split second, I had my answer. 27 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: Colin Kaepernick rushed for one hundred eighty one yards in 28 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: a playoff game and Michael Vick rushed for one seventy 29 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: three in a regular season game. Lamar Jackson ran for 30 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: one fifty two against the Bengals on Sunday, so he 31 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: did not set a new record, but I was ready 32 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: if he did, thanks to the search tool on Pro 33 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: Football Reference dot Com. Now let's take a closer look 34 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: at this week's game. In addition to being the greatest 35 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: field goal kicker of all time, Baltimore's Justin Tucker has 36 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: become a weapon on kickoffs. Last week and the Ravens 37 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: went over the Steelers. Tucker floated extremely high kickoffs near 38 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: the end zone but not into it, forcing the Steelers 39 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: to return the kicks three times. Pittsburgh was pinned inside 40 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: its own fifteen yard line. Tucker tried to do the 41 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: same thing to begin Sunday's game against the Bengals, but 42 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: with a very different result. Wilson catches at the eight 43 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 1: charges past the twenty twenty mery, go Brandon, who We'll 44 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: take it to the house. As the attempted kick inside 45 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: to ten fails miserably for Justin Tucker and the Baltimore Ravens, 46 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: Brandon Wilson sprinting ninety two yards untouched for a Bengals touchdown. 47 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: That was the bengals first kickoff return touchdown since two 48 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: thousand and nine, when Bernard's Scott ran one back against 49 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: the Steelers. It gave the Bengals a seven nothing lead 50 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: without running an offensive play. Here's Alex Ericson on Brandon 51 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: Wilson's return. Yeah, it's a huge spark anytime he started 52 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: the game off seven nothing with twelve seconds off the 53 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:24,800 Speaker 1: clock or whatever. It was great play by him. Guys 54 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: up front didum blue jab as always, and obviously his 55 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: explosiveness and all that and his instincts took over and 56 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: he was able to make a play and helped us, 57 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: helped us put us in position to you know, win 58 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: the game. And anytime he scoring special teams and I 59 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: don't know what the statistics are, but I guarantee you 60 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: it raises your chance of winning by quite a bit. 61 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: But it's not enough if you can't stop the other 62 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 1: team from running the ball. Jackson keeps on a run 63 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: to the left, crosses the thirty thirty five forty Now, 64 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson is sprinting down the field. Trade Kirkpatrick runs 65 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: him down and makes the tackle at the thirty nine 66 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 1: yard line of Cincinnati, a thirty six yard run on 67 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson's first attempt of the day. The Ravens drove 68 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: seventy five yards for a touchdown on their opening possession, 69 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: and seventy one of the seventy five yards came on 70 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: running plays. Now, it's a pistol formation with a side car. 71 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson keeping to the left. There's nobody there for 72 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: the Bengals defensively. Lamar Jackson running toward the forward left pylon, 73 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 1: and it's a touchdown for Baltimore. Jackson ran for one 74 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: hundred nineteen yards in his only previous start against the 75 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: Bengals and had eighty five at the end of the 76 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: first quarter on Sunday. Here's Sean Williams. He's special. I 77 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: mean he can hit the edge and run like no 78 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: quarterback that I've ever played against, but I can remember 79 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 1: at this moment. So, you know, hats off the hand. 80 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 1: We we just got to go back into the game plan. 81 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: We face him the gain and we kind of know 82 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:55,840 Speaker 1: the recipe. You know, We've got to stop him the 83 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: first second down, get him in the third down, third 84 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: down long, and keep him in the pocket and making 85 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: throw and beat us. But you know, when he steps 86 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: outside the pocket, he's as good as anyone, you know, 87 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: and he also may throws us out to pockets. So 88 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: they kind of won that today. Yes, Jackson can also 89 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 1: throw the ball. On the Ravens second drive, he completed 90 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: four in a row, setting up and easy touched down 91 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:18,840 Speaker 1: first and goal from the two. The Ravens line up 92 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:21,160 Speaker 1: in an eye formation, they give it to mark Ingram, 93 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 1: He goes low and he gets into the end zone 94 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,720 Speaker 1: for a Baltimore touchdown. It was fourteen seven Baltimore at 95 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: the end of the first quarter. The Bengals not only 96 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: did not have a first down and they didn't have 97 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: a single yard passing, but that began to change in 98 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 1: the second quarter, Dalton drops back to throw. The protection 99 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: is good. He fires over the middle of eight field one, 100 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 1: a catch by Auden Tate, diving arms fully extended. He 101 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: came up with a football at the Ravens thirty eight. 102 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 1: There's a penalty flag thrown late. The catch stood for 103 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:56,239 Speaker 1: a seventeen yard gain, and Tate finished with five catches 104 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:59,840 Speaker 1: for a career high ninety one yards. Here again as 105 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: alex Ericson obviously has the size and the physical ability 106 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 1: that a lot of us wish we had, being six 107 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 1: five and whatever. He ways, and you know, Annie and 108 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:13,799 Speaker 1: him got a good relationship of you know, and where 109 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: you know, Tate feels comfortable and Taitan knows where Annie 110 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: feels comfortable. So they do a great job feeding off that. 111 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 1: And he was able to find him and you know, 112 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: really helped us drive it down, drive down the field 113 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:26,720 Speaker 1: at the end, especially. Each team added a field goal 114 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,359 Speaker 1: in the second quarter, and it was seventeen ten Ravens 115 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 1: at the half. In the second half, Baltimore played keep away. 116 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: In the third quarter. The Ravens held the ball for 117 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:39,479 Speaker 1: more than ten minutes, as the Bengals only had one 118 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:42,839 Speaker 1: possession another Tucker field goal made it twenty to ten. 119 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: Then in the fourth quarter, Baltimore put together an eighteen 120 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 1: play drive that took nine minutes and forty six seconds 121 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: off the clock. For the game, the Ravens finished with 122 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:57,239 Speaker 1: two hundred sixty nine rushing yards and held the ball 123 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: for just under forty minutes. Here's linebacker Preston Brown. It's tough. 124 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:06,280 Speaker 1: We think you have still bottle up guys going the 125 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:09,160 Speaker 1: other way. They're stopping going all the way around, and 126 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 1: then sometimes just miss tackles. So we got to go 127 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 1: to the drawing board and see exactly how people keep 128 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: hitting these runs, because every week you look up and 129 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: it's a lot of restaurants, and that's something that you 130 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: never want to happen. Is it a scheme thing? Is 131 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: it something where they catch you off guard? I mean, 132 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: what's kind of been the issues presidents. I don't know. 133 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: I don't think it's a scheme thing. I think coaches 134 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 1: do a good job every week of preparing us for 135 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: what we have, but we just gotta make plays when 136 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: they presented to us, when we have tackles, because sometimes 137 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: we have guys in the hole or but sometimes they 138 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 1: do a great job of getting outside of us, and 139 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: no one even touches the guy. So we gotta find 140 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: ways to beat our blocks, beat our man to tackle 141 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: the guy with the ball justin. Tucker's third field goal 142 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: of the game made it twenty three to ten with 143 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: three forty nine to go. For the third straight week, 144 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: the Bengals offense failed to score a touchdown in the 145 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: first three quarters, but as was the case last week 146 00:07:56,400 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 1: against Arizona, the offense finally came to life in the fourth, 147 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: putting together at twelve play seventy five yard touchdown drive 148 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: Bernard in the backfield. As Dalton waits for the shotgun 149 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 1: snap back at the seven yard line, Trey Hopkins fires 150 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: it back. Dalton back to the ten, steps up, rambles 151 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 1: running toward the goal line. He's in for a Bengals touchdown. 152 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: Second rushing touchdown of the year for Andy Dalton, the 153 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 1: only two that the Bengals have on the ground this season. 154 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: The extra point made a twenty three seventeen with one 155 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: twenty eight left, meaning the Bengals still had a chance 156 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 1: if they could recover an onside kick. Sure enough, Brandon 157 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:39,679 Speaker 1: Wilson did recover Randy Bullock's kick, but the ball only 158 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 1: traveled nine yards it has to go ten. That gave 159 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: the Ravens the ball and they ran out the clock 160 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: for a six point win. The Ravens had five hundred 161 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 1: yards of offense before neildowns on their last three plays 162 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: took the total backward to four ninety seven, but after 163 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: scoring touchdowns on their first two drives, they didn't add 164 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: another on their last eight. Here's Sean Williams. The one 165 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: thing I feel like we could have focused on more 166 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: was keeping Lamar in the pocket way. You know, he's 167 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 1: he's a great athlete, he's a good quarterback, so he 168 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:12,439 Speaker 1: makes that team run. But in the second half and 169 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:14,839 Speaker 1: when we made adjustment, we really played well, held them 170 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: to three. They're in NFL two, They're gonna get their yards. 171 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, we got stopped 172 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: from third down and we held them, held them to 173 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: three when they did get get scoring his own. Lamar 174 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:26,680 Speaker 1: Jackson finished with one hundred and fifty two yards rushing 175 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: in two thirty six passing, the first quarterback ever to 176 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 1: top two hundred yards passing and one hundred fifty yards 177 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: rushing in a regular season game. It all added up 178 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: to the bengals sixth loss in a row to begin 179 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:44,439 Speaker 1: the season here again as Cincinnati native Preston Brown, Yeah, 180 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:46,719 Speaker 1: it's tough. I mean I grew up seeing two and 181 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 1: fourteen teams and stuff that I never wanted to be 182 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:51,959 Speaker 1: a part of. So now I'll definitely try each and 183 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: every game try to get that first win because we 184 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 1: know the whole city what they want, and we got 185 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 1: to get this win because the whole city is down 186 00:09:57,360 --> 00:10:00,040 Speaker 1: because we're not getting winning against Since the Redskin and 187 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 1: Jets both got their first wins of the season on Sunday, 188 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:06,439 Speaker 1: there are only two winless teams left, the O and 189 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 1: five Dolphins and the Owen six Bengals. After the game, 190 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 1: Dave Lapham spent five minutes with Zach Taylor, coach. I know, 191 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: a uh, you know, another another day of frustration for sure. 192 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:21,199 Speaker 1: I mean, their their game plan that has been all 193 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: year is to take the air out of the out 194 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 1: of the ball and then control the clock. And they 195 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: were number one in the NFL time of possession in 196 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: the in the per game and in the second half. 197 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 1: I mean like a nine minute, nine and a half 198 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 1: minute advantage in the second half of football games, and 199 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 1: I think it was only three possessions for the offense 200 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:39,839 Speaker 1: in the second half, they did a pretty good job 201 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 1: of playing keep away they did. You know, we really 202 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 1: touched the ball for the third time there with around 203 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: two minutes left, had that eleven play drive no points 204 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: for play drive no points obviously, and then got to 205 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:51,600 Speaker 1: touch on it that at the end. So that was 206 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: that was a unique game. And to be quite honest, yeah, 207 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 1: they at the time of possession, they ate it up. 208 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 1: Our defense really gave up six points after those first 209 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:02,199 Speaker 1: three dives. They were up some shots, but holding them 210 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: to fewer points and trying to allow our offense to 211 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: get back in the game. And it's just too a 212 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 1: little too eight. So offensively, I mean, you got a 213 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 1: new guy at the at the left tackle position and 214 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 1: John Jerry and you have you know, a guy at 215 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: the right guard position, Alex Redman, that just is back 216 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:17,679 Speaker 1: from serving a suspension because of the growing injury to 217 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 1: John Miller. So you know, and I know that everybody's like, oh, 218 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:23,960 Speaker 1: you know, make an excuse. So these are facts, you know, 219 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 1: and I know you have to deal with him. It's 220 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 1: National Football League. But man, it's issues. It's tough. It's 221 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:31,320 Speaker 1: got to find a way, you know, it's we can't 222 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: run the ball for a few yardages we're going to 223 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:36,079 Speaker 1: and so we continue every week to re examine how 224 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:37,679 Speaker 1: we're going about it and what players are going to 225 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 1: be most efficient for us. And we got to search 226 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:42,680 Speaker 1: and find that answer. And when we do, it's gonna 227 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: be productive. But right now it's it's been tough autumn. 228 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,839 Speaker 1: Tape stepped up five catches ninety one yards. I think 229 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: he was targeted twelve times, and you know, he drew 230 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: some interference penalties and stuff too. He's such a big 231 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 1: body for guys to deal with and they make that 232 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 1: early contact on him and they're in trouble. He did. 233 00:11:57,320 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 1: I thought he played well when he was targeted and 234 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 1: made some great fifty He didn't have any easy catches. 235 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:03,960 Speaker 1: There's a bunch of fifty fifty balls that he came 236 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: up with. And so thirty and eighty nine shop with 237 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:11,080 Speaker 1: Tyler Boyd. It looked like Humphrey obviously was with him 238 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 1: a good part of the day. They also kind of 239 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: tilted things to him a little bit. They doubled him 240 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: a little bit more than he had been. That's something 241 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:18,680 Speaker 1: they'd shown in the past with some elite receivers and 242 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: Tyler's certainly been a really productive guy, good leader for us, 243 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 1: and that wasn't anything that surprised us. That's something that 244 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: they'd shown and we anticipate. That's why guys like odd 245 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: and have to step out. Third phase of the game, 246 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 1: Special Teams ninety two yard kickoff returned to get the 247 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 1: game started. I mean that lights a fire under everybody, 248 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 1: and Wilson makes a great play there and then he 249 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 1: almost makes a great play on the book end and 250 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 1: the backside of it with that on side kick. He 251 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 1: was just a yard too early making that jumping recovery 252 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: of the football. But the kid really played hard for you. 253 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 1: Special teams and defense, didn't he he did? That was 254 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:52,839 Speaker 1: a great spark. You know, Brandon's his error has been 255 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 1: going up. He's been doing a great job for us 256 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,720 Speaker 1: and a lot of different areas, and that looked like 257 00:12:56,760 --> 00:12:58,080 Speaker 1: the spark we were going to need there to start 258 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: the game and just couldn't hold it up. I know 259 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 1: it rings hollow, but you know you're missing some key contributors, 260 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:07,960 Speaker 1: some key components, and hopefully some of them will start 261 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 1: to come back here. And when they come back, the 262 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:12,680 Speaker 1: fact that other guys had to step into roles that 263 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:15,840 Speaker 1: they necessarily weren't targeted to do at the start of 264 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 1: the season, I mean, getting some snaps and in the 265 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: long haul, I mean there could be some positive but 266 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:24,080 Speaker 1: as it's unfolded now, it's going to be frustrating as 267 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 1: hell to go through it. Well, a lot of young 268 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:27,840 Speaker 1: guys are getting asked to step up and play, and 269 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:29,680 Speaker 1: that's why they're playing the NFL, that's why they're on 270 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:31,319 Speaker 1: our roster, and we expect a lot out of them, 271 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:33,839 Speaker 1: and some of them are gonna have to keep growing 272 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 1: faster than they anticipated. But again, there's there's been no 273 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:40,679 Speaker 1: lack of fight from anybody who's walked on the field 274 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:43,439 Speaker 1: for us. And I'll keep going a battle with these 275 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:45,319 Speaker 1: guys any day of the week. Yeah, I mean you'll 276 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:47,920 Speaker 1: look at today, you know, six point loss, in a 277 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 1: four point loss, been a three point loss, been a 278 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 1: one point loss. I mean it's um, you know, it's 279 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: the defense, like we talked about earlier, gave up a 280 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: lot of yards, but the game's not decided by yards. 281 00:13:56,880 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 1: It's decided by points. And ultimately, you know, they kept 282 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: kept the game close enough to if you guys to 283 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: almost pull it out. They did, They did. We just 284 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: needed more points on offense. But I thought the defense 285 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 1: really in the second half, the end of the the second 286 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:10,320 Speaker 1: quarter really stepped up and did a did a much 287 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:14,200 Speaker 1: better job. And finally, uh, Jacksonville the next opponent. And 288 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 1: I know that's you know, you guys haven't started. Oh 289 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 1: you probably haven't known the NFL started on some of 290 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 1: that preparation. But it would be like to finally maybe 291 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 1: have an offense that runs a different you know, you 292 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 1: won't see all the gimmicks in the in the bells 293 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 1: and whistles that you've been seeing, and the quarterback's not 294 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 1: going to be some kind of freakazoid that can kill 295 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: you with his legs and throwing arm as well, and 296 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: more of a traditional NFL type thing. That will that 297 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: be a little bit different week for you guys as 298 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 1: you're prepping for him. It'll be different. I know that 299 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: Jacksonville is still a really solid, well coached football team, 300 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 1: physical team. They'll present challenges in other ways obviously, but 301 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 1: it'll be a change of pace. Certainly, they're what they 302 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:53,280 Speaker 1: do schimmatically. Yeah, I mean it's been it's been almost 303 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 1: like trying to defend a relay team out there. I mean, 304 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 1: these these guys are at the quarterback position. I mean, 305 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 1: you get an anchor anchor on a by one hundred 306 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 1: relay team than anybody would take. It's been. It's been 307 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 1: a heck of a stretch for your defense, hasn't it? 308 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: It does? It has, But again they keep trying to 309 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 1: respond to the challenge, and Ken in the second half 310 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 1: without their sponse was good. They kept the points off 311 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 1: the board, and we just gotta find a way to 312 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 1: win us a team. Now, time for some postgame analysis, 313 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 1: and I began my conversation with lap by asking him 314 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 1: about the disparity in the running game. Forty three carries 315 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 1: for two hundred and sixty nine yards for the Ravens. 316 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 1: That six point three yards per carry. Thirty three yards 317 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 1: on fourteen tries for the Bengals. That's two point four 318 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: per attempt. Take away a jet sweep Alex Rickson a 319 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: seventeen yards thirteen carries sixteen yards for the Bengals. In 320 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 1: the ground, I mean, you you just can't. You can't 321 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 1: compete when it's that type of situation. Ravens ran at 322 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 1: forty three times for two sixty nine well over six 323 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 1: yards to carry a couple of touchdowns. You know, there. 324 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 1: I'm always to run away with the football. Play keepaway, 325 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: play hide. Bengals had three drives in the second half, 326 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 1: so you know you're in a point where you have 327 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: to get on the football field to try to amount 328 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 1: a comeback. They did score a touchdown, but it was 329 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 1: you know, too little, too late. As we said so 330 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: many times during the course of this football game. I mean, 331 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 1: the Baltimore Ravens basically played the game on their terms, 332 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 1: and the Bengals have not been able to play any 333 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: game on their terms this whole season. And you know, 334 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 1: they've lost by one point, three points, four points, six points, 335 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 1: but you know this one, this one didn't seem like 336 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: it was just six points. Lamar Jackson is so tough. 337 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: If he stays healthy, it's an incredible weapon. But it's 338 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 1: dangerous to have a quarterback run that much. But not 339 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: only do you have to worry about him taking off 340 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: and running, he's hard to rush because as a pass rusher, 341 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 1: you don't want to blow by him. And then when 342 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 1: you're trying to cover people in the secondary, you always 343 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 1: have to keep an eye open just in case he 344 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: takes off and runs. Well, I think the twenty four 345 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: yards scramble that the Arizona Cardinals had at the end 346 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 1: of the game, were lost in ripped up the football 347 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 1: field and rushed past Murray and Gino. Atkins took an 348 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: inside rush and he went twenty four. And that made 349 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: an impression on some guys. And now I start to 350 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: mush rush. I call it a little bit where you're 351 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:12,679 Speaker 1: not rushing past the quarterback. You're trying to stay in 352 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: your lane, put pressure on him and trying to squeeze 353 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:17,119 Speaker 1: the pocket on him. But he's clever, you know. I mean, 354 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:19,880 Speaker 1: he still finds rush lanes. He's still he's a lot 355 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 1: more he's looking at a lot more reads down the 356 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:24,879 Speaker 1: football field. But eventually, if he doesn't like what he sees, 357 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:26,399 Speaker 1: he's going to tuck that thing and try to hit 358 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: a distorted rush lane and he's going to kill you. 359 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:31,640 Speaker 1: I mean, the guy he's he did basically what he's 360 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,960 Speaker 1: fifty carries coming into today's game, and a lot of 361 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:37,159 Speaker 1: them were off scrambles, and there were a few design 362 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 1: quarterback run calls. There were a few, but not many. 363 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 1: I mean last year, fifteen to seventeen times a game 364 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:46,119 Speaker 1: design quarterback runs. I think this year it's probably closer 365 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 1: to ten. Coming into today's game. I don't think there 366 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:52,360 Speaker 1: were ten today design quarterback runs. And then he's when 367 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 1: he scrambled, he's just I mean, he's such a weapon. 368 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 1: I mean, he's dynamic, there's no electric I mean, anything 369 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:01,440 Speaker 1: you can think of. Kid is just he's an incredible 370 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:05,360 Speaker 1: football player. Nothing has come easily on offense right now. 371 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 1: It seems like every yard is pulling out wisdom teeth. 372 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:13,120 Speaker 1: Joe Mixon eight carries for ten yards in the game. 373 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 1: We know how good he is. Is what I'm talking about. 374 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:18,639 Speaker 1: Basically the result of having an offensive line that just 375 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 1: he is not that strong. Offensive line that's not that strong, 376 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:25,360 Speaker 1: and your two deep receivers aren't in the football game, 377 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 1: one drive it was a one yard completion, a three 378 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:30,720 Speaker 1: yard completion, a five yard completion, a thirteen, and then 379 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 1: back to a six. I mean it was you know, 380 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton was seven for eight for forty yards five 381 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 1: yards an attempt. You know, it's basically part of your 382 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,479 Speaker 1: outside running game is throwing the ball in these outs 383 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:46,919 Speaker 1: and because you don't, I mean, they're they're they're crowding you, 384 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:49,960 Speaker 1: and you know you don't have anybody to run behind them. 385 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:52,000 Speaker 1: Stretch the football field and put it over their heads. 386 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 1: So as a result the fact that they're crowding lines, 387 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:57,159 Speaker 1: they're also crowd in the box when you I mean, 388 00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:58,959 Speaker 1: if you have somebody that can stretch the field, it 389 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 1: opens the box up too, So now you don't have 390 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:05,119 Speaker 1: any speed on the football field. The trickle down effect 391 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 1: is huge. I mean, when you don't have your two 392 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 1: year three best receivers AJ Green and John Ross and 393 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:14,320 Speaker 1: those two guys, the outside guys that stretch it and 394 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:16,359 Speaker 1: everything else becomes easier in the middle of the football 395 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 1: field when you don't have the stretching. The middle of 396 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:20,840 Speaker 1: football field is high traffic now, I mean it's heavy 397 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 1: traffic pattern. It's tough. That's why it is. It's like 398 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:28,399 Speaker 1: it's like root canal surgery every single drive. It's like 399 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: you have to be perfect and there's only a few 400 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 1: things you can do. Baltimore Ravens game plan was wide 401 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:37,400 Speaker 1: open to them. Bengals game plan was like, I can't 402 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: do this, can't do that. Game. All of a sudden, 403 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:43,239 Speaker 1: you get two options. Baltimore's got ten choices on you know, 404 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:47,640 Speaker 1: third and four, third and two. Bengals have two choices 405 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 1: on third and nine, third and eight. It's totally different dynamic. 406 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:54,640 Speaker 1: I mean, hopefully they start to get some weapons back, 407 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 1: and you know, not to mention the offensive line. John 408 00:19:57,359 --> 00:20:00,399 Speaker 1: Jerry did everything he could. That's the fourth guy at 409 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:03,120 Speaker 1: the left tackle spot. And Alex Ridden has been back 410 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 1: a week and he's you know, he's playing in the 411 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 1: right guard spot because I've injured or John Miller soo, 412 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:11,159 Speaker 1: I mean, more issues in a magazine, stand man, The 413 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:13,639 Speaker 1: Bengals did not have AJ Green, they did not have 414 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 1: John Ross, and the Ravens did a good job of 415 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:18,880 Speaker 1: taking Tyler Boyd away. He got to throw it to somebody. 416 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 1: And Auden Tate had the best game of his young 417 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: NFL career. He did targeted twelve times, five catches ninety 418 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:28,480 Speaker 1: one yards made contested catches. He also drew interference penalties 419 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:31,439 Speaker 1: and you know, illegal use down the football field of 420 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:34,000 Speaker 1: hands and early hits and all that sort of thing. 421 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:36,639 Speaker 1: He's so big. I mean, these defensive backs trying to 422 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: get around him are having difficulty and really, you know, 423 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:43,239 Speaker 1: the silver lining, although it's a tough one in your 424 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 1: own six, when AJ Green and John Ross do return. Now, 425 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:49,879 Speaker 1: Auden Tate has had experience that he never would have 426 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:53,960 Speaker 1: had otherwise, and his NFL careers accelerated. You know, he's 427 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,680 Speaker 1: been out there having to make plays as the morn guy. 428 00:20:56,760 --> 00:20:59,400 Speaker 1: That bodes well. But man, gonna get those other guys 429 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 1: back to stretch the field if they can stretch it, 430 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 1: Odd and Tate, Tyler, Eiffort, CJ. Zama, all these guys 431 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 1: that have a much different look in the middle of 432 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:09,399 Speaker 1: the football field and they're having right now. The last 433 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:12,120 Speaker 1: thing one positive, The Bengals have found a kick returner. 434 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 1: Brandon Wilson had a fifty two yard or last week, 435 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:17,439 Speaker 1: ninety two yards for a touchdown today, the first Bengals 436 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:19,200 Speaker 1: and kick returner to take onto the house ince two 437 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 1: thousand and nine. He's impressive. I mean, he makes a decision, 438 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 1: he goes. I mean he would no wasted time. He 439 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 1: can scoot, he can fly. He almost had a bookend 440 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:30,680 Speaker 1: of excellence in special teams at the very end of 441 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:32,960 Speaker 1: the game and the onside kick when Airbourne made a 442 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:35,440 Speaker 1: great play as a yard short of the ball, advancing 443 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:37,399 Speaker 1: ten yards though, so they don't get the football and 444 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:40,159 Speaker 1: they're penalized. It didn't it didn't go ten yards for 445 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 1: the onside kick opportunity, but he was close. He almost 446 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:45,879 Speaker 1: made a dynamic play there, and he gave him a boost. 447 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 1: There's no question about it. He gave him a lift 448 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 1: on that kickoff return. You know, you get an unconventional, 449 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: unscripted score like that. That's what kept the game close 450 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: in the first half. I mean at halftime, the numbers 451 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:59,159 Speaker 1: were nuts, but that kickoff returning. The Bengals, you know, 452 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 1: their defense, they're allowing tony yards track meet between the twenties, 453 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 1: but they're not allowing a whole lot of touchdowns. They're 454 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:07,360 Speaker 1: keeping the game, you know, close enough if the offense 455 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 1: could do anything. Up next a home game on Sunday 456 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:14,640 Speaker 1: against the two and four Jacksonville Jaguars. The Bengals will 457 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:17,680 Speaker 1: honor ten of their all time greatest players at halftime 458 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 1: of that game, including Ken Anderson, Anthony Munio's, Willie Anderson, 459 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 1: and Chad Johnson. Now time for this week's fun Facts interview, 460 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:29,640 Speaker 1: where we get to know the person under the pads. 461 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:33,480 Speaker 1: This week it's a member of the Bengals rookie class who, 462 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 1: among other things, has never tasted chocolate. Time for some 463 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:42,880 Speaker 1: fun facts with Bengals wide receiver Stanley Morgan Junior. Your 464 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 1: dad is obviously Stanley Morgan, but not that's Stanley Morgan, 465 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:49,720 Speaker 1: not the former Pro Bowl wide receiver with the New 466 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:53,960 Speaker 1: England Patriots. How often have people expected that to be 467 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:59,160 Speaker 1: the case? Well, draw up my whole combine, you know process. 468 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:02,400 Speaker 1: Every coach set interview with actually had that on their paper. 469 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: So I get that a lot. Have you taken an 470 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 1: interest in that Stanley Morgan as a result since you 471 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 1: play the same position. I mean I looked at his 472 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: fume back in the day, but I mean, I you know, 473 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:15,680 Speaker 1: just just resemble his name. Were visiting with Stanley Morgan, 474 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 1: the Bengals wide receiver. You're from New Orleans. Tell us 475 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:20,120 Speaker 1: a little bit about where he grew up. I grew 476 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:24,359 Speaker 1: up in seven Ward, Gentile area with my mom, and 477 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:26,679 Speaker 1: New Orleans is a great place. You know, it's no 478 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:30,679 Speaker 1: place like it. It's different. It's very different growing up 479 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:33,639 Speaker 1: with my grandparents too, going to the all boys school, 480 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:37,439 Speaker 1: Santa Gustin High School was a historical all black male school. 481 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:39,879 Speaker 1: It was real. It was real tough, you know, in 482 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: New Orleans, but you know, you find your ways and 483 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 1: it's a great place. It sounds like you are from 484 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:48,560 Speaker 1: a gigantic family. Oh yeah, My grandmother has fifteen brothers 485 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 1: and sisters. My Grandpa has seventeen brothers and sisters and 486 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:55,400 Speaker 1: that's not even including my dad's side. That's amazing. How 487 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 1: is your family impacted by Hurricane Katrina. I remember it 488 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 1: like it was yes today. I was just starting the 489 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 1: second grade. We left that next day. We lost everything 490 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:08,440 Speaker 1: we lost, you know, we lost everything in our house. 491 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 1: We had to rebuild. We stayed in bat Rugs for 492 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:14,640 Speaker 1: about two to three years and came back home and 493 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:17,760 Speaker 1: you know, rebuild everything, just like everybody else. We're visiting 494 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:21,200 Speaker 1: with Stanley Morgan. You have an interesting tie to the Bengals. 495 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:24,080 Speaker 1: When you were ten years old, your youth football team 496 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:26,440 Speaker 1: played at halftime of a game in the Super Dome 497 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 1: turned out to be a Bengals Saints game. Where are 498 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: your memories of that day? I remember just coming out 499 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 1: there with you know, playing with my youth team before 500 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:39,359 Speaker 1: the national anthem, and uh, standing there right behind me 501 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 1: was a chattel to a single and that was, you know, 502 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:43,359 Speaker 1: amazing to me. You know, he tapped me on a 503 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:45,159 Speaker 1: hit and I remember it's like yesterday, you know, he 504 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:47,240 Speaker 1: just say, keep working a little man, you know, I 505 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:50,440 Speaker 1: remember like it was yesterday. Did you tell your mom 506 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 1: after that game that this is what you want to 507 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:54,640 Speaker 1: do for a living to play in the NFL. Oh 508 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:57,119 Speaker 1: of course, I mean we it was a two lane camp, 509 00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:58,840 Speaker 1: you know, we all we did it like three years 510 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 1: in a row after that, you know, and that's just 511 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 1: what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, 512 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 1: you know, being in a dorm and just seeing it 513 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:08,520 Speaker 1: and it was amazing. Stanley, you mentioned that you played 514 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:11,199 Speaker 1: at Saint Augustine High School. One of your teammates was 515 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 1: Leonard Fournette, the great LSU running back who's now in 516 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:17,399 Speaker 1: the NFL with Jacksonville. What was he like as a 517 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 1: high school kid. It's funny because he always looked that way, 518 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:24,240 Speaker 1: but he was very, very, very humble guy. You know, 519 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:28,080 Speaker 1: he's very you know, young active, you know, as a kid, 520 00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:29,639 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. In high school he was 521 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:33,480 Speaker 1: very loving and and and just being active and fun 522 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 1: around his teammates. But he's a different guy, you know, 523 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:37,359 Speaker 1: when you get to know him, he's he's like one 524 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 1: of my best friends. Back he had to be intimidating 525 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:42,040 Speaker 1: for the high school teams you played against. Oh yeah, 526 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:43,520 Speaker 1: of course, I mean, we will give it to him. 527 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 1: On fourth and fifteen. He would get a first down. 528 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:48,720 Speaker 1: Sometimes you get a touchdown. You know. He was very intimidating. 529 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:51,240 Speaker 1: So you were a great high school player and could 530 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:54,679 Speaker 1: have gone just about anywhere. Ohio State, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, 531 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:58,080 Speaker 1: they were all interested, but you visited Nebraska and it 532 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:00,159 Speaker 1: sounds like it was love at first sight. It was 533 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:02,920 Speaker 1: my only official visit that I took. It was love 534 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:05,359 Speaker 1: at first sight. Coming out of that tunnel, I read 535 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:07,679 Speaker 1: carpet touching that harsh shoe. I mean, it was no 536 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:10,520 Speaker 1: place like it, and I couldn't you know, leave without 537 00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:12,359 Speaker 1: staying there, you know, and not being a part of that. 538 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: Why is that the perfect fit for a kid from 539 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:17,480 Speaker 1: New Orleans just, you know, just to get a different 540 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 1: view of you know, being in New Orleans. You know, 541 00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 1: it's kind of like a fishboat down there. You know, 542 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:23,280 Speaker 1: it's hard to get out of there, you know. So 543 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 1: I had my chance to get away from New Orleans 544 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:29,359 Speaker 1: and really focus on myself and focus on my craft. 545 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:31,359 Speaker 1: And I had a great coach out there, so that 546 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 1: was a right away for me to go. We're chatting 547 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:35,680 Speaker 1: with Stanley Morgan. You are the all time leader in 548 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:39,640 Speaker 1: Nebraska history and catches receiving yards or the first wide 549 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:41,680 Speaker 1: receiver to have a one thousand yards season for the 550 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:44,639 Speaker 1: corn Huskers. What do all of those achievements mean to you? 551 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:47,960 Speaker 1: It's such a historical program. It means everything to me. 552 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:50,920 Speaker 1: I mean, becoming the first person in a thousand yards 553 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 1: in a season, that's, you know, something nobody can ever 554 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 1: take away from me. You know, coming out of that school, 555 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 1: being the all time leading receiver and receptions. I mean, 556 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:01,919 Speaker 1: that's them doing that. You know, you dream about and 557 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 1: then when it comes to reality, is it's so real, 558 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:06,960 Speaker 1: you know, and it's amazing. You know, it's I think 559 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,800 Speaker 1: it's just you know, my family behind me that pushed me, 560 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:12,159 Speaker 1: and everybody from New Orleans that pushed me, you know, 561 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:14,720 Speaker 1: and everybody from New Orleans that's behind me. I read 562 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:17,320 Speaker 1: a story where you said you would rather throw a 563 00:27:17,359 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 1: big block than catch a touchdown pass. I'm calling bs, 564 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 1: how could that possibly be true? I mean that's I mean, 565 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:28,199 Speaker 1: it's it's it really isn't. I mean I fell in 566 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:30,600 Speaker 1: love with blocking just because of that guy you name earlier, 567 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:32,920 Speaker 1: I mean Leonard Fronette. I mean it, you really you 568 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 1: really find who's love you know, who's different about the game. 569 00:27:36,359 --> 00:27:38,400 Speaker 1: You find your love for the game and My love 570 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:40,760 Speaker 1: for the game is just seeing everything go right for 571 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:43,880 Speaker 1: my teammates, and not only just myself, it's my teammates, 572 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:45,919 Speaker 1: you know, my team player. So that does make me 573 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:49,399 Speaker 1: feel great. Looking back at scouting reports going into the 574 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 1: NFL Draft, you were widely projected to go somewhere between 575 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:55,640 Speaker 1: the fourth and sixth round and then wound up going undrafted? 576 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 1: Was that betterly disappointing? To be honest, when it happened, 577 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 1: it was, you know, kind like, you know, kind of sad, 578 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:03,920 Speaker 1: you know, but then the next day I just kind 579 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:06,760 Speaker 1: of swiss it, you know, like, this is this an 580 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:08,960 Speaker 1: opportunity for me, You know, this is an opportunity to 581 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:11,879 Speaker 1: make history again, you know, coming coming from out the 582 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:15,240 Speaker 1: bottom and really grinding it up and really focusing on 583 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:17,639 Speaker 1: my graft, and this can be another step in history 584 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:20,000 Speaker 1: for me. You know. The Bengals were delighted that you 585 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:22,439 Speaker 1: were available and signed with them as a free agent. 586 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:26,480 Speaker 1: What appealed to you about Cincinnati Just opportunities here and 587 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:29,960 Speaker 1: the coaching staff met with those guys at the combine 588 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:33,639 Speaker 1: and just knowing opportunities here and coming in, I mean, 589 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:36,200 Speaker 1: it was everything I expected. The teammates are are great, 590 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:38,160 Speaker 1: you know, they help and the coaches are great, you know. 591 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:40,720 Speaker 1: So it was it was a person fit. You got 592 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:43,920 Speaker 1: activated to the fifty three man roster before Week five 593 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:47,080 Speaker 1: against the Cardinals and made your first NFL catch? Was 594 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:51,120 Speaker 1: that on your first offensive snap? Yeah? It was, Actually 595 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:54,200 Speaker 1: it wasn't my first offensive offensive snap. That's pretty cool. 596 00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 1: It's pretty cool. Did that reinforce to you when you 597 00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:02,840 Speaker 1: make that first catch? That all right, I've made it? Yeah? 598 00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:07,120 Speaker 1: That getting that first catch was it was all right, Yeah, 599 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 1: you know you've made it. Now it's time to step 600 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:11,000 Speaker 1: it up and us. You know, let's let's turn one 601 00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:13,480 Speaker 1: catch into two, two into three, three into four and 602 00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:15,600 Speaker 1: you know, next next thing, I know, I can be 603 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 1: a no more receiver on the team one day. A 604 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:20,800 Speaker 1: few more fun facts for wide receiver Stanley Morgan. If 605 00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:27,200 Speaker 1: you could meet anybody in history, athlete, politician, religious figure, 606 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:31,680 Speaker 1: whatever it might be, who would that person be? It 607 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:37,560 Speaker 1: would probably be Shack. Shack, Yeah, White Shock, I don't know. 608 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:40,760 Speaker 1: Shack is just like my favorite all times person. I 609 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:42,400 Speaker 1: mean not just person, but just all the time at 610 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:44,680 Speaker 1: LEAs is he's a fun guy. You know, he's had 611 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:46,720 Speaker 1: he has a character off the field. You know, he's 612 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:49,640 Speaker 1: he's he knows how to brand himself. He's just he 613 00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:51,400 Speaker 1: looks like a fun guy to bear around all the time. 614 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:53,640 Speaker 1: You know, I just respect this game too. I just 615 00:29:53,760 --> 00:29:55,800 Speaker 1: I don't know. I just like Shaq. I like Shaq too. 616 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 1: I used to live in Boston. In one time when 617 00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 1: he was playing for the Celtics, he went to kind 618 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 1: of a famous public square in Boston and pretended to 619 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 1: be a statue for an hour. He just sat there 620 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 1: without moving. People came up, they tried to get him 621 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:13,000 Speaker 1: to smile or talk and took pictures with him. To me, 622 00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:15,680 Speaker 1: that was a perfect Shack moment. And that's why I 623 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:18,960 Speaker 1: would love to be Shake. That's perfect. That's a perfect example. 624 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:23,520 Speaker 1: Do you have any hidden talents? I can sing a 625 00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:27,840 Speaker 1: little bit, I guess. Do you want to show off? Na? Na? 626 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:30,600 Speaker 1: I mean I have a yes about it. I mean 627 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:33,320 Speaker 1: I never ate chocolate before in my life. You've never 628 00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:37,520 Speaker 1: eaten chocolate? Why? I just don't like to smell it? 629 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:41,400 Speaker 1: Just greeze me out. Wow, you are the first person 630 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:44,800 Speaker 1: to ever tell me they have never eaten chocolate. Someday 631 00:30:44,800 --> 00:30:47,680 Speaker 1: we'll break you down, all right. If singing is your 632 00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:51,920 Speaker 1: hidden talent, is there something that you are absolutely terrible 633 00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:58,440 Speaker 1: at I'll have to say basketball, really, I cannot shoot, 634 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:01,160 Speaker 1: say in my life, but I could go up and 635 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:03,680 Speaker 1: get a rebound. That's about it. Called me a blur man. 636 00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:06,680 Speaker 1: But anything else I am terrible. Did you play as 637 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:08,560 Speaker 1: a kid, I'll played basketball as a kid. I was 638 00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 1: just rebound this year out. You know. I give about 639 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:13,440 Speaker 1: fifteen rebounds a game and that's about it. See the 640 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 1: guys on the team that can shoot love to play 641 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:17,920 Speaker 1: with a guy like you. They'll just do the dirty work. 642 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:20,840 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, well it makes sense. If you prefer blocking 643 00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:24,120 Speaker 1: more than catching touchdown passes, then being the rebound and 644 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:27,560 Speaker 1: pass it out guy is a perfect fit. I enjoyed 645 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:29,880 Speaker 1: this best of luck this season, and thanks for the time. 646 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:32,280 Speaker 1: Thank you so much. All right, that's Stanley Morgan Junior. 647 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:34,840 Speaker 1: We want to remind you to come out and join 648 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:37,920 Speaker 1: us at our on location radio shows this week. 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