1 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,439 Speaker 1: Hi, get everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 1: the Bengals Booth Podcast. 3 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 2: The last night she said audition as the Bengals lose 4 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 2: a game and their quarterback on a rough night in Baltimore. 5 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:24,120 Speaker 1: Coming up, you'll hear radio replays, locker room comments from 6 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: players and coaches, and postgame analysis from Dave Lapham. Then, 7 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: in this week's fun Facts Conversation, you'll get to know 8 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 1: a Bengals defensive back who in twenty twenty one gave 9 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 1: the commencement speech at his high school. 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It's the greatest 19 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: thing since the end of Billions. And notice that I 20 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: didn't say ending several years ago, after the TV series 21 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: Billions had been on the air for a few years 22 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: on Showtime. A friend of mine insisted that I had 23 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:32,759 Speaker 1: to start watching it. So I did and initially enjoyed 24 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: it right up until the next to last episode in 25 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: season two, called Golden Frog Time, or as I think 26 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: of it, the Ice Juice Episode. It's a great episode, 27 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: and if the show had ended there, it would have 28 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: been perfect. But Billions kept going for a third, fourth, fifth, sixth, 29 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 1: and finally seventh season. I can't remember exactly when it 30 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,559 Speaker 1: jumped the shark, as they say say, but it hasn't 31 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: been good for years, and yet I kept watching and watching. 32 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: I figured I'd invested so much time that I had 33 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: to see how it finished. 34 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 3: Well. 35 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: The end finally arrived, and the ending was mediocre at best. 36 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: As for how I feel about Billions finally being over, 37 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: I turned for help from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. If 38 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:40,959 Speaker 1: there's a sequel, I will not be watching Now. Time 39 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: for the radio replays from Thursday Night's game in Baltimore. 40 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 1: It is prime time in Baltimore, and tonight the national 41 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 1: spotlight shines on two bitter rivals led by brilliant quarterbacks 42 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: who were born just twenty eight days apart. It's Joe 43 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:03,639 Speaker 1: Burrow and the Bengal versus Lamar Jackson and the Ravens, 44 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: and it is time for the pig skin to fly 45 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: here at M and T Bank Stadium. The Ravens have 46 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: the most rushing touchdowns of any team in the league, 47 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: and again, Gus Edwards has them in four straight games. 48 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: They toss it to him and he has touchdowns in 49 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 1: five straight games as he follows the left side of 50 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: his line into the end zone for Baltimore's twentieth rushing 51 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: touchdown of the season. The Bengals will attempt a fifty 52 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: yard field goal from the right hash to snap the placement. 53 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: Here comes the kick. It has plenty of distance and 54 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: it is good. So the Bengals answer Baltimore's touchdown drive 55 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: with a field goal drive. Second in goal from the fours, 56 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: the Bengals try to take the lead for the first time. 57 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 1: We've got five point fifty five left in the half. 58 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: Burrow to pass quick throw mix and catches at the 59 00:03:55,080 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: four touchdown Bengals as he got to the pilot before 60 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: Roe Kwan Smith could bring him down. A four yard 61 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: touchdown pass from Burrow to mix in, who's doing a 62 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: choreographed dance in the end zone. Joe Burrow is walking 63 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: into the locker room. They're just showing a picture on 64 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 1: the TV screen of Joe Burrow heading toward the locker room. 65 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:20,679 Speaker 4: And he tried on the sideline as he was throwing. 66 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 4: He is throwing motion. He couldn't finish extending his right 67 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 4: arms the motion. So I don't know what it is. 68 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 4: I don't know if it's an elbow, a shoulder, what 69 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 4: the problem is. But he's struggling for sure. 70 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 1: He was really upset as he had the football in 71 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: his hand, started to do the throwing motion and grimaced 72 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 1: in pain without releasing the ball. 73 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 4: Browning's warming up. 74 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:46,039 Speaker 1: Third dout in six the Ravens at the thirty seven 75 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 1: of Cincinnati. Lamar Jackson drops back to pass guns went 76 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 1: over the middle, deflected and then caught by a galore 77 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 1: of the Ravens, and he's going to run it into 78 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: the end zone before doing a forward somersault into the 79 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: end zone for this score. Two receivers out wide to 80 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 1: the left, two out wide to the right. Lamar back 81 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: at the sixteen waiting for the shotgun snap. He has 82 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 1: the ball Lamar begins moving left, throws into the end zone, 83 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: caught Patement touchdown as he beat cam Taylor britt first 84 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 1: and goal from the three. The Ravens in no hurry. 85 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 1: They break the huddle with six on the playclock. Lamar 86 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: sprinting up to his center. Two on the play clock. One. 87 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: He's got the ball. It's a handoff Gus Edwards touchdown. 88 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:34,280 Speaker 1: Spikes the ball triumphantly in the middle of the end zone, 89 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: and the lead grows for the Ravens. With four minutes 90 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: and forty nine seconds to go, Jake Browning in the 91 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 1: shotgun back at the seven, Joe Mixon right next to him. 92 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: To his right. Browning catches the shotgun snap he's looking 93 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 1: to throw. He passes for Chase. He makes the catch. 94 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:50,719 Speaker 1: Did he get his feet down in bounds? 95 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 4: Yes, yes he did. 96 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: Touchdown Bengals. As Jake Browning throws the first touchdown pass 97 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: of his NFL career, a two yard back shoulder throw 98 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 1: to Jamar Chase. Lamar takes the snap. It's a handoff 99 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 1: Edwards trying to turn the right corner. He will not. 100 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 1: Sample is there and Jordan Battle is there and that 101 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: will do it. The coaches are marching toward the fifty 102 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: as the Baltimore Ravens have taken a big step toward 103 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: ending Cincinnati's reign as the AFC North champs in back 104 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: to back years. No team has ever won it three 105 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:32,720 Speaker 1: times in a row, and the Bengals chances of winning 106 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 1: it three times straight take a major hit tonight. The 107 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:41,840 Speaker 1: final score the Ravens thirty four, the Bengals twenty. At 108 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: this point, there's not much to report on Joe Burrow. 109 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 1: His wrist was taped up in the locker room after 110 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 1: the game, and Zach Taylor referred to it as a sprain. 111 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 1: Jeremy Fowler from ESPN reported that Burrow is expected to 112 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 1: get an MRI on Friday. The Bengals led the game 113 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: tens seven when Burrow exited, and that's where my conversation 114 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 1: with Joe Mixing begins. 115 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 5: Yeah, man, I felt like, you know, pretty much we was, 116 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 5: you know, hitting on all cylinders in that situation, man. 117 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 3: So you know, we. 118 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 5: Pretty much just got to figure out and try to 119 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 5: keep clicking as best as we can and find a 120 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 5: way to be successful with where we're working with. 121 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 1: Caught the touchdown, Joe, everything was you know, you guys 122 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: felt great, you had to lead. How quickly did you 123 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: even realize that Joe was hurt? 124 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 3: Well, like I said, I didn't know to. 125 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 5: I think we went right back out there right before halftime, 126 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 5: and then you know, everybody was like where Joe and 127 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 5: then sure enough, uh, he went in there. So you know, 128 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 5: that's pretty much when we found out. And then after 129 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 5: that it was. 130 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 3: What it was. 131 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 1: Injury wise, things had been pretty good until the last 132 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: couple of weeks and now Sam t Joe Cam. I mean, 133 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: it seems like it one after the other. How do 134 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 1: you guys deal with that? 135 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 5: Yeah, man, it's definitely tough, especially the the caliber of players, 136 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 5: you know, the caliber of player of those guys, and uh, 137 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 5: you know, we just gotta figure out a way to 138 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 5: you know, pretty much pick up where everybody's leaving off. 139 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 3: And I know we have the guys in this here 140 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 3: locker room. They all made of the right things. I mean, 141 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 3: that's why they hear. 142 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 5: And I feel like, you know, just gotta figure out 143 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 5: a way to get everybody on the same schedule and 144 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 5: the same the same wave, and you know, pick up 145 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:33,839 Speaker 5: where they left off. You just gotta I guess at 146 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 5: this point, next man up. And I know you know, 147 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 5: coaches and our players got nothing but confidence in whoever's 148 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 5: gonna step in in whatever role. I mean, like I said, 149 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 5: I mean, I'm a leader in this here locker room, 150 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 5: captain and captain for a reason, and I'm here to 151 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 5: do whatever I can to keep this here shifts going 152 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 5: and uh, you know, basically keep everybody together, and I'm 153 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 5: gonna do my best, and I know i'll, you know, 154 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:58,960 Speaker 5: do whatever I can to make that happen. 155 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 2: It's gonna fall on your shoulders a little bit more 156 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 2: now with a backup quarterback. 157 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 6: So how do you build on that? 158 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 5: Well, I don't know where what direction that we're going, 159 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:10,959 Speaker 5: but when it comes down to it, I mean when 160 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 5: everybody we did some good things today. Obviously there was 161 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 5: negatives of uh, you know, in terms of the outcome, 162 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:19,559 Speaker 5: but when it come down to it, man, there was 163 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 5: some positives out there and we're basically gonna figure out 164 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 5: watch the tape, learn from everything that you know went 165 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 5: down and everything that went positive. Just keep building on 166 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:33,319 Speaker 5: it and just keeping everybody together. And you know, we 167 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 5: have I believe seven or eight seven games. We got 168 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 5: seven games left and we five and five. We put 169 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,319 Speaker 5: ourselves in this here situation and we got to fight 170 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 5: our way out of it. So I know for a 171 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 5: fact that you know, come what is it tomorrow, We're 172 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 5: gonna watch the tape, learn from it, and turn the 173 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 5: page and get ready for Monday, you know, big divisional game, 174 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:55,840 Speaker 5: and got to do whatever we can to bring everybody. 175 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 5: Everybody plays a huge part in this here in locker room, 176 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 5: and we felt like for this team, you know, we 177 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 5: got the players, we got the coaches, and also the fans. 178 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 5: You know, they play a major part as well, and 179 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 5: we know they're gonna come to pay Course Stadium and 180 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 5: you know, basically we got to make a push as 181 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 5: best as we can. 182 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 3: So let's just get ready for that. 183 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 5: And yeah, that's pretty much about it, all things consider. 184 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: Jake Browning did reasonably well. He completed eight out of 185 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: fourteen passes for sixty eight yards with a touchdown, no 186 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:31,960 Speaker 1: picks at a passer rating of ninety three point eight. 187 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 1: He also ran for forty yards on four carries. His 188 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 1: touchdown pass to Jamar Chase was the first of his 189 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 1: NFL career, and that's where his post game chat with 190 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 1: Dave Lapham begins. 191 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 7: Just trying to put together drive at the end of 192 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 7: the game, score some points and now we're down. Came 193 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:53,840 Speaker 7: games kind of over. But yeah, Jamar ran a good 194 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:57,200 Speaker 7: route verse one on one and did what Jamar does 195 00:10:57,240 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 7: and got open and just tried to put it front 196 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:02,679 Speaker 7: piling for him. He's a good job catching it. 197 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 3: I know. 198 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 4: It's a it's a tough dynamic. Not only you know 199 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 4: is uh you and Joe have a working relationship. You 200 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 4: guys are good friends as well, and when something like 201 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 4: that happens to a friend, that's gonna be a tough 202 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 4: thing for you. 203 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:18,719 Speaker 7: Yeah, definitely bummed to see him go down. But I'm 204 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 7: kind of the one guy in the locker room that's 205 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 7: kind of prepare as if he's going to go down, 206 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 7: so uh, you know, throughout the week, just getting ready 207 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 7: in case he does. And I feel like I didn't 208 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 7: really miss a beat. Hopping in bush would have gotten 209 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:37,079 Speaker 7: some oilar drives together. But yeah, anytime, anytime anybody goes 210 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 7: down and socks. And obviously Joe's a big part of 211 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:42,319 Speaker 7: the team, so him going down socks. But that's kind 212 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 7: of why I'm there, still going when he goes down. 213 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 4: You u you extended a lot of plays. I mean, 214 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 4: you got some rushing yards extended plays, got a bot 215 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:54,839 Speaker 4: time for your receivers to make plays for you. 216 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:55,440 Speaker 8: Overall. 217 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 4: I know, I know it's a it's a whirlwind right now, 218 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 4: but you probably want to look at tape to evaluate performance. 219 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 4: But do you feel pretty good about what you. 220 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 3: Did out there? 221 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 7: Yeah, I think anytime you have. I don't know how 222 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 7: many three an ounce we had in a row, but 223 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 7: it was too many. But yeah, I mean, I think 224 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 7: it's kind of the first time everyone else see me play. 225 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 7: But I've felt good about how I was playing, practice 226 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 7: stuff like that, and wish you would have won. 227 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:22,200 Speaker 1: According to the New York Times Playoffs simulator, the Bengals 228 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 1: five and five record leaves them with a twenty seven 229 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 1: percent chance of making the playoffs, and that does not 230 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 1: take into account the possibility of Burrow missing time. It's 231 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 1: an uphill climb, but the season is far from over. 232 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 1: Here's the bengals longest tenured player, Tyler Boyd. 233 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:44,720 Speaker 3: We still believe because we still prepare. 234 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:46,319 Speaker 9: You know, every guy in this locker om still got 235 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 9: to prepare to play, you know, whether you're starting or 236 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:51,079 Speaker 9: you're not, you know, because we count we count on 237 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 9: everybody in this locker room and make plays. You know, 238 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 9: it's always the next man up. And this is the league, 239 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 9: you know, guys is here for a reason. So I 240 00:12:58,040 --> 00:12:59,960 Speaker 9: believe in each, each and every one of these guys. 241 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: You made it through the stretch early this year where 242 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:05,720 Speaker 1: Joe played but wasn't healthy. Now he was playing really 243 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 1: well and that happens. How much of an emotional blow 244 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:08,559 Speaker 1: is that? 245 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 9: I mean it hurt, you know, like I always praise, 246 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 9: you know, Joe give us our best chance to win 247 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 9: any football games, you know. But moving forward, Jay got 248 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:16,559 Speaker 9: us and we got to rally him up, and we 249 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:18,959 Speaker 9: got to rally around him and make even more plays 250 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:22,199 Speaker 9: for him, and we just gotta get back in the 251 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 9: funeral room, figure out what we needed to get done, 252 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 9: and get back out there and execute. 253 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 1: You were up ten to seven when Joe left. I 254 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 1: think the team had been moving the ball really well. 255 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 1: Did you feel like, you know, things were clicking tonight 256 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:36,199 Speaker 1: and you might be on your way to a special night? 257 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:36,680 Speaker 3: Yeah? 258 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 9: Always, you know, every every single night, I feel like 259 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:42,199 Speaker 9: it's our night, you know, because we're very well coached, 260 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:45,599 Speaker 9: very very well prepared, you know, and we got we 261 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 9: got great players on our team, So weekend, week out, 262 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:50,560 Speaker 9: I always feel like we're gonna be the most dominant team. 263 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 9: But unfortunately it didn't go out this that way this week, 264 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 9: but we'll we'll regroup. 265 00:13:57,440 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 6: How does it change? How did it change you? 266 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:01,560 Speaker 10: Obviously is gonna be different a young guy in his 267 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 10: first game, And how did it change for you, which 268 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 10: is specifically once. 269 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:04,719 Speaker 6: He came in. 270 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 9: Yeah, for me, it kind of didn't change. I just 271 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 9: knew I had to make every single play that came 272 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 9: out way. You know, if my number, my numbers call, 273 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 9: I can do is go out there and do my job, 274 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 9: you know. 275 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 3: Hopefully, Uh he did. 276 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:16,559 Speaker 9: He did a hell of a job when he came in, 277 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 9: you know, but it's it's a tough it's a tough 278 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 9: boll some more defense, you know, any other team, you know, 279 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 9: he might have made more things happen. But with with 280 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 9: with him come in, we knew he was gonna get 281 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 9: a lot more pressure, and it kind of, uh slowed 282 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 9: down some of our possessions. 283 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 3: But at the end of the day, I trust Jake. 284 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 9: You know, he's been here, he'd been in the system, 285 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 9: and uh, he's comfortable and and yeah, I'm ready to 286 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 9: play with him. 287 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 8: Earlier in the year, you're Jos dealing with the calf 288 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 8: and the offense had it struggles with that and now 289 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 8: this does this feel like one of those seasons right now? 290 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 3: Like he just can't believe that this stuff keeps happening. 291 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 9: Uh, I mean, things happen. You can't really uh I 292 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:55,320 Speaker 9: can't really explain, but you you just gotta move on. 293 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 6: Man. 294 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 9: It hurts us a lot. You know, that's our best player, 295 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 9: and man, just all we can do is just keep preparing, man, 296 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 9: and keep moving forward, and uh just go out there 297 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 9: and making place for Jake in any way. 298 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 1: We can just gonna say, you guys have been pretty 299 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 1: healthy this year, but now Sam was out, team was out, 300 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: Joe went down, Cam went down. It seemed like, you know, 301 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 1: when it when it rains, it pours. 302 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 9: I mean, when you got some of your most talented 303 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 9: guys injured on both either side of the ball. I mean, 304 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 9: it's it's a tough loss, crucial loze, you know, but again, man, 305 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 9: it's it's the league, man, And you. 306 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 3: Can see around the league. 307 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 9: You see backup guys winning games all all over the place. 308 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 9: So I mean it really doesn't matter. We just gotta 309 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 9: find a way, you know, we might got to change 310 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 9: up what we do a little bit based off of 311 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 9: who's playing and who's not, you know, And I still 312 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 9: believe because I feel like we have the great coaching 313 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 9: staff that can put us in position to still keep 314 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 9: us float. 315 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 1: What tells you that this locker room has what it 316 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 1: takes to overcome it. 317 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 9: Just just just the people around it. Many everybody have 318 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 9: great characters here. 319 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 6: Man. 320 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 9: Everybody is unselfish. Everybody care for one another, and we 321 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 9: can always protect each other and. 322 00:15:58,640 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 3: Just just raft for each other. 323 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 9: That's that's that's I think the most dominant thing that 324 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 9: you need to have in the locker room. We're in 325 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 9: the team per se, and I think we have that. 326 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 9: We got a real special special team and out of 327 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:11,440 Speaker 9: been here for a long time, it's the most special team. 328 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 3: Ever been a part of. 329 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 9: But again, man, we'll we'll, we'll find a way. 330 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 6: Now. 331 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 1: Time to hear from head coach Zach Taylor as he 332 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: spent a few minutes with Lap after the game. 333 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 4: Boy, I'll tell you there's there's one you can't really 334 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 4: count on anything in terms of the National Football League, 335 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 4: And to lose Joe Burrow like that, I mean that 336 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 4: had to be a shock. 337 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 10: Yeah, it's not a fun situation. Was your starting quarterback. 338 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 10: That's part of the way Jake went in there. That 339 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 10: was his first first NFL ball, you know, and uh, 340 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 10: you know, it was probably the way he went in there, 341 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 10: completed his first first pass in the first play on 342 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 10: a tough, naked play and did a good job, you know, 343 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 10: round us to get some points on the board. Two 344 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 10: scores there, and and it's a good defense, you know, 345 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 10: it's one of the better defenses in the league. And 346 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 10: so proud of the way that the guys responded to 347 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 10: him and that he led those guys. 348 00:16:56,040 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 4: Had his first NFL touchdown pass. He'd thrown some in 349 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 4: the preseason, but for just won in a regular season 350 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 4: and put a good ball in the front pileon to 351 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:04,680 Speaker 4: Jamar Chase. 352 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:07,879 Speaker 10: Yeah, there's certainly positives there for Jake, and probably the 353 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:10,640 Speaker 10: way that the guy has competed around him and gave 354 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 10: us opportunities to try to get back in the game. 355 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 3: It's just too little, too late. 356 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 4: I know it's very early, but I guess it's a 357 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 4: risk injury that Joe suffered. 358 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 6: Yes, it is it. 359 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 10: I don't know anything beyond that just the sprain or 360 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 10: don't Yeah, I'm not sure. 361 00:17:25,080 --> 00:17:30,120 Speaker 4: So in that in that type of situation. How much 362 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:33,240 Speaker 4: how much of the game plan is available to Jake. 363 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 4: I mean, Jake doesn't rep anywhere near as much as 364 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 4: as Joe does. How much do you have to kind 365 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 4: of melt things down or is Jake responsible for all 366 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:42,479 Speaker 4: of it and able to execute it all? 367 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:44,399 Speaker 10: Yeah, he's responsible for all of it, you know, especially 368 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 10: when you're playing a team like that. Everything you got 369 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:48,360 Speaker 10: to be able to get certain checks. And I thought 370 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:50,639 Speaker 10: Jake did a great job. We've got the confidence in 371 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 10: him and how he prepares, and that's what he's done. 372 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:54,840 Speaker 10: He's put himself in a position to where when he 373 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:56,000 Speaker 10: walks out there, that's that's a. 374 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:57,160 Speaker 3: Big reason why he won the job. 375 00:17:57,240 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 10: His playmaking ability, his ability to take in the game 376 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:01,440 Speaker 10: plan and not even get reps and be able to 377 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 10: go execute it. We've got that confidence in him and 378 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 10: it was all available. We called all of it, and 379 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:07,199 Speaker 10: he did a good job handling that. 380 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:10,119 Speaker 4: Joe Mixon, I thought ran hard. I thought he finished 381 00:18:10,119 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 4: a lot of runs for you tonight. 382 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 3: Yeah. 383 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 10: There was a lot of positive things, you know, and 384 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:15,640 Speaker 10: I know the score was what it was, two score 385 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 10: game disappointing. There's some things that we can continue to 386 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 10: build on and be encouraged by we're going to take 387 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 10: this long weekend here and get a chance to get 388 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 10: rested and get our bodies back and make the run 389 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 10: that we're used to making here down the stretch. 390 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:29,720 Speaker 4: That's a good offensive football team too, with a very 391 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 4: talented athletic quarterback. But I think they put up over 392 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 4: four hundred yards and over thirty points, and that's not, 393 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 4: you know, something that lou would be very pleased about it. 394 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 3: I'm sure no. 395 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 10: And and you know, it's when you're giving them the 396 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:44,680 Speaker 10: lead and you're playing from a hide, everything's available to him, 397 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:46,200 Speaker 10: you know. And so it's those kind of games where 398 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:47,920 Speaker 10: you get to try to get the lead and limit 399 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 10: what they're able to do and make them a little 400 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 10: bit more uncomfortable. And we weren't able to do that today, 401 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:54,120 Speaker 10: and that's that's that's usually what happens when they're out there. 402 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 4: When Joe threw the touchdown pass to put you up 403 00:18:56,560 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 4: ten to seven, I mean, I bet it was like 404 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:01,880 Speaker 4: we got ourselves the old slaven, darker man. We got 405 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 4: a barnburner going here, and Joe when he was trying 406 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:08,480 Speaker 4: to throw the football on the sideline, obviously you know 407 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 4: it wasn't working for him. There were you were you 408 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:14,760 Speaker 4: surprised at the fact that through the touchdown pass and 409 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:16,679 Speaker 4: then just unable to go after that. 410 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 10: Not surprised, I mean, that's that's what he felt, and 411 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:21,680 Speaker 10: obviously that's that's something happened there. 412 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 4: So where do you go from here? You have a 413 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 4: little little mini buy, hopefully not only Joe. I mean, 414 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:30,640 Speaker 4: at one point, gosh, it seemed like every other play 415 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:33,160 Speaker 4: a key player was struggling with some sort of an injury. 416 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 4: It's good to have the mini bye week. 417 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 10: I guess it's a physical game, you know, when you 418 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 10: come on the road on a short week, and and uh, 419 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 10: you know what I told the team was, let's let's 420 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 10: not forget we had a good rhythm there, four wins 421 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,000 Speaker 10: in a row. We lost in a last second field goal. 422 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 10: We lost a tough game and a short week on 423 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:48,840 Speaker 10: the road to a really good football team. So let's 424 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 10: let's reset this weekend, focus on Pittsburgh, put her best 425 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:53,119 Speaker 10: foot forward, and do the things that we know we're 426 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:55,399 Speaker 10: capable of doing. And so I know that that's what 427 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 10: this seems about and what they're going to do. 428 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth Podcast is brought to you by proud 429 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:04,879 Speaker 1: to be the Bengals Official HR software provider. By Alta 430 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:08,879 Speaker 1: Fiber future proof Fiber Internet designed to elevate your home, 431 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:12,640 Speaker 1: business and community to a new level, and by Kettering 432 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:15,879 Speaker 1: Health the best care for the best fans. Kettering Health 433 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 1: is the official healthcare provider of the Bengals. Now time 434 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:25,359 Speaker 1: for the radio guys recap the Bengals loss. But more importantly, 435 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow exited with five minutes to go in the 436 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:30,879 Speaker 1: second quarter with a wrist injury. We don't know the severity, 437 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:34,680 Speaker 1: but it was wrapped up pretty heavily in the locker 438 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:36,119 Speaker 1: room after the game, and there are a lot of 439 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 1: long faces in that locker room. 440 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, there's no doubt. And the sad thing is when 441 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:43,159 Speaker 4: he left, the game was a ten to seven Bengals advantage. 442 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 4: So if he was able to play at the Joe 443 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 4: Burrow level and finish that football game, who knows. We 444 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:51,200 Speaker 4: may be talking about a totally different story right now, 445 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:55,920 Speaker 4: but that injury is obviously the story of the game, 446 00:20:55,960 --> 00:21:00,440 Speaker 4: and it's a It was one of many both teams 447 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 4: suffered injuries. Andrews went out early in the football game, 448 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 4: didn't play at all, didn't finish the game, Cam Taylor 449 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:11,239 Speaker 4: britt had had to leave the game with a with 450 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 4: an injury to his squad, I mean, you know, and 451 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 4: then on top of the injuries that they had going 452 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:19,320 Speaker 4: into the football game, it was Murphy's law. It's almost 453 00:21:19,359 --> 00:21:23,679 Speaker 4: like a mash unit. And there the people that are 454 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:26,199 Speaker 4: going to have the biggest roles, I think in the 455 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 4: ten days between games, they are going to be the 456 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:31,200 Speaker 4: medical people, you know, in the rehab people getting guys 457 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:33,360 Speaker 4: ready to go play. Against the Pittsburgh Steelers. 458 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 1: On the second day of training camp, Joe Burrow strained 459 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:39,359 Speaker 1: his calf. The Bengals probably don't start one in three 460 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:42,119 Speaker 1: if not for that injury. Now here we are with 461 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 1: seven games to go and we don't know his status 462 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:48,680 Speaker 1: with a wrist injury is. It's starting to feel like, unfortunately, 463 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 1: it might just be one of those years. 464 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:57,160 Speaker 4: Boy Tonight tonight was was an indicator that the football 465 00:21:57,160 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 4: guys aren't going to make it easy. They're going to 466 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:02,560 Speaker 4: make it very, very difficult. And when you lose your quarterback, 467 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:06,200 Speaker 4: I mean, it's just it's the most important position in football, 468 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:09,719 Speaker 4: in sports really, and you can make a good argument 469 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:13,399 Speaker 4: for that obviously, but I remember losing you know, like 470 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:18,359 Speaker 4: Kenny Anderson to injury and Turk Schooner stepping in at 471 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 4: the backup position, and our mindset was every individual win. 472 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:27,480 Speaker 4: You're one on one battle, and then if everybody does that, 473 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:30,120 Speaker 4: your unit is going to outplay the other team's unit. 474 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 4: And then if enough units outplay the other team's unit, 475 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 4: you can overcome the issue at the quarterback position. So 476 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 4: I mean you have to take the mindset that every 477 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:42,439 Speaker 4: other phase of the football team needs to step up 478 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 4: and do more because you're missing a huge component potentially. 479 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow apparently addressed the team after the game. He 480 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 1: didn't want to share what he said to his teammates, 481 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:54,639 Speaker 1: but I imagine it was something along the lines of, listen, fellas, 482 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:57,639 Speaker 1: we got seven games to go. We don't know what 483 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:01,639 Speaker 1: the status of some of these injured guys, but we 484 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: can't pack it in yet. 485 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:06,560 Speaker 4: If I'm a teammate of Jake Browning, though, I say, hey, dude, 486 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 4: I'm proud of you, man. I mean talk about adverse conditions. 487 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 4: I mean, that's the life of the backup. You never 488 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,160 Speaker 4: know when you're going to be called into the mix. 489 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:19,360 Speaker 4: But he was ready, and I asked, Zach, I said, 490 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:22,200 Speaker 4: did you have to pare anything down. Nope, He's responsible 491 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:25,159 Speaker 4: for learning the whole thing. We called the whole play sheet. 492 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 4: And he went out there and had his first career 493 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:30,439 Speaker 4: touchdown pass in the regular season, made plays with his 494 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:32,560 Speaker 4: feet and his legs and his throwing arm. I thought 495 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 4: he had quitted himself pretty darn well, really, and to 496 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 4: me against that defense, that would give me some confidence. 497 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 4: If I'm a teammate a Jake Browning, I. 498 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: Would think that final touchdown drive is helpful if he 499 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 1: has to make a start in their next game. 500 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:48,639 Speaker 4: And you know, it's like a big deal. You know 501 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:51,080 Speaker 4: they're already down. It went from a three score game 502 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:53,200 Speaker 4: to a two score game. But I'm with you. 503 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:54,399 Speaker 3: It showed. 504 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 4: It showed all of his teammates. I'm going to compete 505 00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:59,400 Speaker 4: every snap. I'm never going to quit on a game. 506 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 4: I'm never going to quote on you. You're not going to 507 00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:03,960 Speaker 4: quit on me. Let's go get something done. It's big. 508 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 4: I think it made a big statement. 509 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:08,720 Speaker 1: Let's talk about a big negative on defense once again. 510 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:12,640 Speaker 1: A ton of big passing plays after eight of them 511 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 1: in the Houston game. I don't know how many twenty 512 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:17,360 Speaker 1: yard passes they gave up in this one, but it 513 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 1: was definitely north of five. 514 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 3: Man. 515 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:23,359 Speaker 4: You're looking at against two opponents, the Houston Texans and 516 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 4: now the Baltimore Ravens, almost a thousand yards of defense 517 00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 4: given up and you know, over thirty points and you 518 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:32,680 Speaker 4: know thirty points and weren't in two football games. That's 519 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:36,159 Speaker 4: that is very uncharacteristic of this football team. And they 520 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,159 Speaker 4: got to lick their wounds. They got to get I 521 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,920 Speaker 4: think Sam will be back for the Pittsburgh Steeler game. 522 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 4: Hopefully some of the other injuries will heal up on 523 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:47,240 Speaker 4: the mini bye week. They'll get those extra days and 524 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 4: be able to everybody go out there and perform against 525 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 4: the Pittsburgh Steelers at home, a paid court stadium. 526 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:57,399 Speaker 1: Their chances of winning the AFC North are very slim. 527 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:00,240 Speaker 1: That's just the gods honest truth. There's no way around. 528 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:03,400 Speaker 1: Their chances of making the playoffs are far from over. 529 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: They're five and five, They've got seven games to go. 530 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:08,400 Speaker 1: If they could find a way to win five out 531 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 1: of those seven and get the ten wins, there are 532 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:12,720 Speaker 1: a lot of teams right now in the AFC that 533 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: are in that range of like four to six losses, 534 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: but that's probably what it's going to take going forward. 535 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:22,639 Speaker 4: And everybody they play is nobody's got a losing record. So, 536 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:25,680 Speaker 4: I mean, it's the toughest remaining schedule in the National 537 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 4: Football League, and they are They've got their backs firmly 538 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 4: up against the wall. Now they've dug themselves a hole, 539 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:35,159 Speaker 4: whatever cliche you want to say. They got to come 540 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,600 Speaker 4: out swinging, and they got to get it figured out 541 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 4: and get it figured out quickly. And I agree with you, Dan, 542 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 4: I think ten's the number. I don't think nine. With 543 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:48,639 Speaker 4: the lack of tiebreaker scenario that they're in, there's going 544 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:50,480 Speaker 4: to be other teams with a nine to eight record 545 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:53,320 Speaker 4: that have a much better division record or conference record 546 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:55,360 Speaker 4: what the Bengals might be looking at at the nine 547 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 4: and eight record. 548 00:25:56,720 --> 00:26:00,560 Speaker 1: For many years, the Bengals couldn't beat Ben Roethlisberger. Lamar 549 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 1: Jackson now eight and one in nine starts against Cincinnati, and. 550 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:09,200 Speaker 4: That's the only guy that Joe Borrow seems to struggle against. 551 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:12,160 Speaker 4: I mean, everybody else he you know, he's going he's 552 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:13,359 Speaker 4: winning football games against. 553 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: He left with the lead tonight. 554 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 4: He did he did, you know, And so this one's incomplete, 555 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:22,800 Speaker 4: this one doesn't really Unfortunately, he's going to take the 556 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:25,199 Speaker 4: l because he was starting quarterback. But your point is 557 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:28,600 Speaker 4: well taken. He he left with the lead. But Lamar 558 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:32,879 Speaker 4: Jackson is man. His athletic instincts are way off the 559 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:34,280 Speaker 4: charge that guy is a freak. 560 00:26:35,359 --> 00:26:38,360 Speaker 1: Following up on the big plays allowed stat the Bengals 561 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 1: gave up passes of twenty one, twenty nine, thirty three, 562 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:45,560 Speaker 1: thirty seven, and fifty one yards and allowed runs of 563 00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 1: twenty one and twenty six. That's seven plays of more 564 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 1: than twenty yards. The Bengals return to action a week 565 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:57,359 Speaker 1: from Sunday at home against Pittsburgh. The Steelers are in 566 00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:02,800 Speaker 1: Cleveland this Sunday to face the Brown without quarterback Deshaun Watson. 567 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:06,639 Speaker 1: Now time for this week's fun facts conversation, where you 568 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:11,280 Speaker 1: get to know the person under the pads. Time for 569 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:14,159 Speaker 1: some fun facts with safety Nick Scott. Your hometown is 570 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 1: listed as Fairfax, Virginia, but you were born in Pennsylvania, 571 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 1: and I have seen the tattoos you have of the 572 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 1: Boston Sports team, so I know you spent time there. 573 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:25,160 Speaker 1: Where did you grow up? 574 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:31,920 Speaker 8: I grew up technically in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Now I say 575 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:34,399 Speaker 8: technically because I think it depends on your definition of 576 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:38,439 Speaker 8: growing up. So I was in Lancaster, PA from birth 577 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 8: until I was about ten, so birth till kindergarten or 578 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:43,679 Speaker 8: till fourth grade, so there's. 579 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:44,400 Speaker 6: Not much going on. 580 00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:47,959 Speaker 8: The reason I consider myself from Boston is because I 581 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:51,880 Speaker 8: was there from fifth grade to tenth grade. That's where 582 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:55,360 Speaker 8: I made some really strong friendships and relationships. That's where 583 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:58,200 Speaker 8: my formative years were. Got my first kiss there or 584 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:00,159 Speaker 8: all that stuff. So anything that makes you like a 585 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 8: young man or anything like that, that's where I was. 586 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:04,320 Speaker 6: I was in Boston for that. 587 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:06,720 Speaker 1: Were you moving around for your father's jobs. 588 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:09,439 Speaker 6: Yeah, I was moving around for my father's jobs. Obviously. 589 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 6: He started out in Pennsylvania. 590 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:14,280 Speaker 8: Then he got a job out and uh or actually 591 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:17,159 Speaker 8: started going to school in Massachusetts first, then started working 592 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 8: there and then eventually moved to d C where he 593 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:24,359 Speaker 8: was working. So that's why I got the two years 594 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 8: of high school in Fairfax, Virginia. 595 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 1: You have a son named Jack. You told me earlier 596 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:33,640 Speaker 1: that your father used to call you Jack Rabbits. Did 597 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 1: you have a hard time staying still as a kid. 598 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:38,800 Speaker 8: I did have a little bit of hard time staying still. 599 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:41,480 Speaker 8: I just like to be active. I was the youngest, 600 00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 8: and you know, the world was my playhouse, and you know, 601 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:47,320 Speaker 8: I used to go out in the in the backyard 602 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 8: and chase rabbits. We had a family of rabbits, so 603 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:52,120 Speaker 8: I go out there to get my energy out, go 604 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:54,760 Speaker 8: chasing rabbits in the yard, which is where the name 605 00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:56,920 Speaker 8: stemmed from. But yeah, I always been a little bit 606 00:28:56,920 --> 00:28:59,040 Speaker 8: of an energizer bunny. I think the guys can tell 607 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:01,280 Speaker 8: you, you know, rarely sitting still. 608 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:02,960 Speaker 6: I like to be active and have fun. 609 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:06,800 Speaker 1: So after a great junior year of high school in Fairfax, Virginia, 610 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:11,120 Speaker 1: the recruitment process kicked in. I know you visited Alabama. 611 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:13,160 Speaker 1: I'm sure there are other spots as well. You ultimately 612 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:16,200 Speaker 1: went to Penn State. Did you enjoy the process or 613 00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:17,080 Speaker 1: was it stressful? 614 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:20,080 Speaker 8: I enjoyed the process. I mean high school football is 615 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 8: you know, it was just fun. You know, when you're 616 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:26,400 Speaker 8: in high school, you're just the guy, and so that 617 00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:28,960 Speaker 8: process was a lot of fun. I got the luxury 618 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:31,880 Speaker 8: of watching my oldest brother go through that process of 619 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:34,360 Speaker 8: being recruited and everything like that. He ended up playing 620 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:38,200 Speaker 8: football at Holy Cross College in Worcestern, Massachusetts. So I 621 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 8: was enjoying the process. And you know, having a god 622 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:44,200 Speaker 8: brother that played at Penn State. Growing up in Pennsylvania, 623 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 8: whole family being Penn State fans. 624 00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:47,200 Speaker 6: It made it. 625 00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 8: Easy for me to make that decision. So it wasn't 626 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:50,960 Speaker 8: a lot of stress that went into it. It's just, 627 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:53,640 Speaker 8: you know, a kid that you know had an opportunity 628 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:55,680 Speaker 8: to go play at his dream school, and so I just, 629 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,120 Speaker 8: you know, took that opportunity wholeheartedly. 630 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 1: I've been to Happy Valley, Pennsylvania where Penn State is located. 631 00:30:02,360 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 1: Beautiful campus, but kind of in the middle of nowhere. 632 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:07,120 Speaker 1: Was it culture shock at all. 633 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:11,320 Speaker 8: It was a little bit of a culture shock, just 634 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:16,840 Speaker 8: from like an actual like education standpoint, like getting to 635 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:19,600 Speaker 8: college and being kind of on your own. You're like, 636 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:22,200 Speaker 8: hold on, like my mom's not emailing the teachers like 637 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:24,720 Speaker 8: making sure I'm getting my homework done or anything. Like 638 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:26,440 Speaker 8: I'm free, I can do whatever. I don't have to 639 00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:28,800 Speaker 8: go to class to day all that stuff. So got 640 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:33,320 Speaker 8: through that phase, learned the hard way that you got 641 00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:36,320 Speaker 8: to take that stuff serious. But no, it was a 642 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:38,200 Speaker 8: lot of fun. One thing I didn't know going to 643 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:40,000 Speaker 8: college is I wanted to get away. I wanted to 644 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:43,200 Speaker 8: be far away. I never really had a high school 645 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:46,560 Speaker 8: where football was really like what they did, and so 646 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:48,680 Speaker 8: I wanted to be at a school where football was 647 00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 8: what people ate and slept on and breathed. 648 00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 6: In Ne'spenn State. 649 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:55,960 Speaker 1: You certainly chose the right place down at Penn State. 650 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:58,080 Speaker 1: So you started out as a running back before switching 651 00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 1: to defensive back. In your college career, you rushed for 652 00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:04,880 Speaker 1: a touchdown, You threw a touchdown pass, You had three interceptions, 653 00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:08,360 Speaker 1: you had a sack. Do you have a favorite highlight 654 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:09,800 Speaker 1: from your time with the Nipney Lions. 655 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:12,240 Speaker 6: Favorite highlight? 656 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:17,480 Speaker 8: I had a game winning interception against Iowa on the 657 00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:18,160 Speaker 8: goal line. 658 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:21,280 Speaker 6: It was a rainy, sloppy day. 659 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:24,440 Speaker 8: Usually usually that's how those games go up in Happy 660 00:31:24,520 --> 00:31:28,880 Speaker 8: Valley in mid October and November. You know, slow game. 661 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:32,240 Speaker 8: It wasn't really something that was going our way. But yeah, 662 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 8: they were driving on us with maybe a minute left 663 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:37,600 Speaker 8: and they had an opportunity to punch the end zone. 664 00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:40,960 Speaker 8: They ended up making an errant throw that I can't 665 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:43,320 Speaker 8: ever got tipped or whatever, But I intercepted on the 666 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:46,720 Speaker 8: goal line and I saw nothing but green. I got 667 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:48,920 Speaker 8: tripped up. I wanted to score. I wanted to be 668 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:51,480 Speaker 8: the first person in Penn State history to rush for 669 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:54,520 Speaker 8: a touchdown. Throw for a touchdown, scoop and score, pick 670 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:56,640 Speaker 8: six and all that stuff. 671 00:31:56,640 --> 00:31:58,040 Speaker 6: But I didn't get it done. But that's all right. 672 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 1: We're doing fun facts with Nick Scott. So after graduating 673 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:05,240 Speaker 1: from Penn State, you were drafted in the seventh round 674 00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:07,640 Speaker 1: by the Rams. Describe your draft experience. 675 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:11,040 Speaker 6: Oh, it was a real quiet experience. You know. 676 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:14,640 Speaker 8: It was just myself, my mom, my dad, and my 677 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:18,760 Speaker 8: aunt Alisha. She's been like my my biggest fan since 678 00:32:18,800 --> 00:32:19,480 Speaker 8: I don't know when. 679 00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:20,840 Speaker 6: She's always she's everywhere. 680 00:32:21,480 --> 00:32:24,080 Speaker 8: She makes, travels travel, she travels a long way to 681 00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 8: see my games and everything like that. She was a 682 00:32:26,200 --> 00:32:28,120 Speaker 8: cheerleader in high school, so that should tell you everything 683 00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:29,160 Speaker 8: about her personality. 684 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:31,000 Speaker 6: So it was special to have her there. 685 00:32:32,120 --> 00:32:34,280 Speaker 8: But yeah, it was a it was a quiet experience 686 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:37,120 Speaker 8: because I knew there was a high likelihood that I 687 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:39,240 Speaker 8: was gonna go undrafted, so I didn't want to deal 688 00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:41,200 Speaker 8: with a whole bunch of people in the house and 689 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:45,000 Speaker 8: everything with expectations. So yeah, when I got the call, 690 00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:48,920 Speaker 8: you know, my family was obviously excited. It's nothing like 691 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:52,000 Speaker 8: seeing my my name at the bottom of the ticker. 692 00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:53,720 Speaker 8: I don't even know if I think it might have 693 00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:56,160 Speaker 8: been on commercial when I saw when I saw my 694 00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:59,400 Speaker 8: name go across drafted seventh round, fix two. 695 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:01,800 Speaker 6: But it was still special as it gets on. 696 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:07,280 Speaker 1: So late in your third NFL season, rams safety started 697 00:33:07,360 --> 00:33:10,800 Speaker 1: dropping like flies with injuries. You moved into the starting lineup, 698 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:13,880 Speaker 1: and then you wound up starting every playoff game on 699 00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:15,960 Speaker 1: the road to the super Bowl and obviously the Super 700 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:18,400 Speaker 1: Bowl win over the Bengals. He had an interception in 701 00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:21,520 Speaker 1: the playoffs off Tom Brady. When you look at back 702 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:24,240 Speaker 1: at that now, does it almost seem a little unreal 703 00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:25,640 Speaker 1: how that all transpired? 704 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:30,680 Speaker 8: Yeah, I mean it's I was just talking to somebody today, 705 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:34,760 Speaker 8: and you know, I always say, like, my journey and 706 00:33:35,240 --> 00:33:38,400 Speaker 8: story into the NFL, you know, hasn't ever been flashy, 707 00:33:38,440 --> 00:33:40,600 Speaker 8: but I think, you know, when you get down to 708 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:43,480 Speaker 8: the nitty gritty, you know a majority of the guys 709 00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:46,600 Speaker 8: who make up this league stories are more similar to 710 00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:50,240 Speaker 8: mine than not. You know, there's always the first rounders 711 00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:52,200 Speaker 8: and everything like that, those guys that make it big, 712 00:33:52,240 --> 00:33:54,240 Speaker 8: But the bulk of this league is guys that have 713 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:56,480 Speaker 8: just been grinding a way and trying to make a 714 00:33:56,560 --> 00:34:00,240 Speaker 8: name for themselves and contribute to their team. So yeah, 715 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:04,320 Speaker 8: sometimes it seems unreal, but it was just something that 716 00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:06,480 Speaker 8: was extremely special and I remember for the rest of 717 00:34:06,480 --> 00:34:09,759 Speaker 8: my life, and you know, just kind of it puts 718 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:13,480 Speaker 8: that stamp in my career, regardless of what happens now 719 00:34:13,520 --> 00:34:15,919 Speaker 8: in the future, anything like that, that I was able 720 00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:18,799 Speaker 8: to compete at the highest level possible and be a 721 00:34:18,880 --> 00:34:19,719 Speaker 8: champion doing it. 722 00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:22,920 Speaker 1: If you close your eyes and remember that Super Bowl, 723 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:25,319 Speaker 1: do you remember running out of the tunnel. Do you 724 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:29,319 Speaker 1: remember the confetti falling after you guys won. What's the 725 00:34:29,320 --> 00:34:30,919 Speaker 1: most vivid memory of that day. 726 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:34,919 Speaker 8: I would say just the post game, the confetti, being 727 00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:38,200 Speaker 8: with my family and my wife and holding the trophy 728 00:34:38,239 --> 00:34:42,920 Speaker 8: and just like just bouncing from guy to guy, looking 729 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:46,120 Speaker 8: them in their eyes. And we all know what we 730 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:48,640 Speaker 8: went through that season, and what we talked about that 731 00:34:48,760 --> 00:34:52,080 Speaker 8: season and how hard we worked and seeing everything that 732 00:34:52,120 --> 00:34:55,160 Speaker 8: we talked about. Coming to fruition is like the most 733 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:59,760 Speaker 8: surreal experience that you could share with somebody. Ever, aside 734 00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:03,279 Speaker 8: from getting married, shout out my wife, Holly, that was 735 00:35:03,320 --> 00:35:06,000 Speaker 8: the best experience in my life. Yeah, and watching me 736 00:35:06,200 --> 00:35:08,919 Speaker 8: watching my son be born, that those are the best 737 00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:09,919 Speaker 8: experience of my life. 738 00:35:09,960 --> 00:35:11,880 Speaker 6: But yeah, that was right up after that. 739 00:35:12,520 --> 00:35:14,560 Speaker 1: So a few months after winning the Super Bowl, you 740 00:35:14,600 --> 00:35:17,480 Speaker 1: were the commencement speaker at your high school. How do 741 00:35:17,520 --> 00:35:20,799 Speaker 1: you prepare to write a commencement speech? And what was 742 00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:21,920 Speaker 1: the core of your message? 743 00:35:22,760 --> 00:35:26,200 Speaker 8: Yeah, so there's a lot of preparation that goes into it. 744 00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:29,360 Speaker 8: I was fortunate because I watched my dad give a 745 00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:33,239 Speaker 8: numerous amount of commencement speeches. I watched him, you know, 746 00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:37,440 Speaker 8: I grew up watching him speak in public on people's behalf, 747 00:35:37,560 --> 00:35:39,800 Speaker 8: different events and everything like that. So it was always 748 00:35:39,840 --> 00:35:42,640 Speaker 8: something that's something that seemed normal to me, something that 749 00:35:42,680 --> 00:35:45,880 Speaker 8: I might have to do one day. So I was 750 00:35:45,880 --> 00:35:49,360 Speaker 8: confiding him in him a lot and sending my draft 751 00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:52,480 Speaker 8: back and forth with him. He was helping me out, 752 00:35:52,640 --> 00:35:55,360 Speaker 8: you know. And the message, I believe the title of 753 00:35:56,239 --> 00:35:59,839 Speaker 8: it was embrace your role but never settle for it, 754 00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:04,239 Speaker 8: which I think is something that I believe wholeheartedly. And 755 00:36:04,239 --> 00:36:06,840 Speaker 8: that's kind of how you know, my career went, especially 756 00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:09,200 Speaker 8: starting in college. I wasn't in a position that I 757 00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:11,880 Speaker 8: wanted to be, but I had a role on the team, 758 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:14,040 Speaker 8: and I wanted to be the best of that. 759 00:36:14,040 --> 00:36:14,960 Speaker 6: Role and embrace that. 760 00:36:15,560 --> 00:36:17,560 Speaker 8: But at the same time, you know, behind the scenes, 761 00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:19,560 Speaker 8: I was always working to get better because I wasn't 762 00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:20,640 Speaker 8: gonna settle for that role. 763 00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:24,480 Speaker 1: A few wild card topics. Now for Nick Scott, who 764 00:36:24,520 --> 00:36:29,280 Speaker 1: is your all time favorite athlete in any sport? And why? 765 00:36:30,239 --> 00:36:31,320 Speaker 6: Oh, that's a tough question. 766 00:36:31,360 --> 00:36:33,680 Speaker 8: I'm thinking like every sport, but I would I would 767 00:36:33,719 --> 00:36:39,080 Speaker 8: say Tiger Woods. Yeah, Tiger Woods, just because he's a 768 00:36:39,120 --> 00:36:42,640 Speaker 8: guy who I feel like I resonate with, just because 769 00:36:42,719 --> 00:36:45,920 Speaker 8: the amount of doubt he had coming into his run 770 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:50,160 Speaker 8: and becoming a tour member. You know, he was a 771 00:36:50,200 --> 00:36:54,640 Speaker 8: really young kid, so people didn't believe in him. There's 772 00:36:54,680 --> 00:36:58,319 Speaker 8: one interview I can't remember who he was sitting down with, 773 00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:01,319 Speaker 8: but I think he was maybe nineteen or and he 774 00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:04,320 Speaker 8: said something like, I don't ever come into a tournament, 775 00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:07,320 Speaker 8: you know, not expecting to win. I think that's foolish, 776 00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:10,719 Speaker 8: and the interviewer laughed at him. He said, you'll learn, 777 00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:13,040 Speaker 8: And then they showed a bunch of clips of him 778 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:17,960 Speaker 8: just winning major after major after major, And yeah, I 779 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:18,799 Speaker 8: resonate with that. 780 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:19,960 Speaker 6: You know. 781 00:37:20,040 --> 00:37:22,160 Speaker 8: I feel like, you know, I got the world against me, 782 00:37:22,200 --> 00:37:24,520 Speaker 8: and I'm just constantly trying to prove other people wrong 783 00:37:24,560 --> 00:37:25,600 Speaker 8: and prove myself right. 784 00:37:26,520 --> 00:37:30,520 Speaker 1: Tell me something about you that very few people know. 785 00:37:32,480 --> 00:37:35,479 Speaker 6: I can sing pretty well. I don't sing four people. 786 00:37:35,560 --> 00:37:38,440 Speaker 8: I don't sing in public or sing often, but people 787 00:37:38,560 --> 00:37:41,040 Speaker 8: I'm comfortable with they think I can sing pretty well. 788 00:37:41,640 --> 00:37:44,960 Speaker 8: Of course that's like my mom and my wife. So 789 00:37:45,239 --> 00:37:50,120 Speaker 8: who knows how how genuine they're being, but they're making 790 00:37:50,160 --> 00:37:51,239 Speaker 8: me feel good at least. 791 00:37:51,640 --> 00:37:53,160 Speaker 1: All right, well, I already know you won't sing for 792 00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:54,920 Speaker 1: me that. What do you like to splur? 793 00:37:55,000 --> 00:37:59,960 Speaker 6: John oh Man? Shoes and golf shoes have slowed down 794 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:00,520 Speaker 6: a little bit. 795 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:02,560 Speaker 8: When I first got in the league and there was 796 00:38:02,600 --> 00:38:06,320 Speaker 8: all this money coming in from game checks, after coming 797 00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:09,160 Speaker 8: from like a two hundred dollars a month stipend, shoes 798 00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:13,280 Speaker 8: were just getting ridiculous. But now it's like golf rounds, 799 00:38:13,320 --> 00:38:17,600 Speaker 8: golf equipment, bags, balls, all that stuff. I just there's 800 00:38:17,640 --> 00:38:18,120 Speaker 8: no limit. 801 00:38:18,760 --> 00:38:20,320 Speaker 1: I share your passion. 802 00:38:20,360 --> 00:38:20,560 Speaker 6: There. 803 00:38:21,520 --> 00:38:23,959 Speaker 1: Last thing for Nick Scott. This one's kind of deep. 804 00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:30,080 Speaker 1: If you could meet anybody in history living or deceased, 805 00:38:30,239 --> 00:38:33,440 Speaker 1: could be an athlete, an entertainer, a statesman, a relative 806 00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:35,799 Speaker 1: you never had the chance to meet, who would that 807 00:38:35,840 --> 00:38:36,399 Speaker 1: person be? 808 00:38:37,600 --> 00:38:41,799 Speaker 8: I met this individual before, unfortunately I didn't get to 809 00:38:42,040 --> 00:38:45,200 Speaker 8: grow up with him. And that would be my great 810 00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:48,960 Speaker 8: grandfather on my mother's side. Just because of how close 811 00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:52,360 Speaker 8: I was to my Grandma Mary, and she lived into 812 00:38:52,640 --> 00:38:57,200 Speaker 8: her nineties, and that she was such a beautiful person 813 00:38:57,840 --> 00:39:01,480 Speaker 8: and you know, had such a such an impact on 814 00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:05,440 Speaker 8: our family. Yeah, I wish I could have met the 815 00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:07,440 Speaker 8: man that she was married to, or at least been 816 00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:10,640 Speaker 8: able to recollect a little bit more what he was 817 00:39:10,800 --> 00:39:12,399 Speaker 8: like and had that relationship. 818 00:39:12,760 --> 00:39:15,759 Speaker 1: A heartfelt answer, I appreciate that. I appreciate your time. 819 00:39:15,800 --> 00:39:17,279 Speaker 1: Thank you so much, Nick Scott. 820 00:39:17,040 --> 00:39:18,400 Speaker 6: Thank you. 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