1 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,359 Speaker 1: Hi, get everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading 2 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth Podcast. The Prostrated edition as the Bengals 3 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: squander a late lead and lose by a point to 4 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: the New York Jets thirty nine to thirty eight. Coming up, 5 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: radio replace and locker room comments. Then, in this week's 6 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: fun Facts Conversation, you'll get to know second round draft 7 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: pick Demetrius Knight. 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Now, let's 34 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: get to the radio replays from Sunday's loss to the Jets. 35 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:15,080 Speaker 1: After scoring a season high thirty three points last week, 36 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: Joe Flacco and the Bengals top that by scoring on 37 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: six of their first eight drives. First down in goal 38 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 1: inches away from the end zone. Joe Flacco is under 39 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: center sample gets right behind him for. 40 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 2: A tush push touchdown Bengals as Joe Flacco runs it 41 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 2: in from inches away and give Cincinnati on nine to 42 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 2: nothing lead. 43 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: Pending the extra points second and two from the forty 44 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: four of the Jets, the Bengals have a ten to 45 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: three lead. Here in the second quarter, Flacco fakes a 46 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 1: toss to the left, bootlegs right, throws it high and deep. 47 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: T Higgins catches, have the. 48 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 2: Five runs into the end zone, touchdown Bengals. A beautiful 49 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 2: rainbow downfield by Joe Flacco. Higgins with the catch, He 50 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:07,519 Speaker 2: hands the ball to a spectator and the Bengals have 51 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 2: their second touchdown of the day. 52 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: Flaco waits for a shotgun snap, catches the ball's shoulder 53 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: high back to throw passes over the middle, Caught on 54 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: the run, Chase Brown to the five, fighting for the 55 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 1: goal line. 56 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 2: He's in touchdown Bengals. Flacco accounting for his third touchdown 57 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 2: of the first half. Two throwing, one rushing, and the 58 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 2: Bengals are up by thirteen for the pat coming out, 59 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 2: here's a handoff to samajp Ryan runs up the middle 60 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 2: inside the twenty, racing to the fifteen ten fe Pilon touchdown. 61 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 2: Sama jp Ryan and the Bengals push the lead back 62 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 2: to two scores. They're up by fourteen with a pat 63 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 2: coming up a thirty two yard run for samajp Rye. 64 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 2: Second and goal from the one, Flaco and the gun 65 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 2: back at the sixth Chase Brown off his right eight hip. 66 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 2: Flaco hands it off. Chase Brown lowers the patshit into 67 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 2: the end zone, touchdown Bengals. 68 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: The Bengals were up by ten at the end of 69 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 1: the first quarter, by eleven at halftime, and by fifteen 70 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 1: going to the fourth. They were up by fourteen points 71 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 1: with less than eight minutes to go, But after stopping 72 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 1: the Jets on their first two drives of the day, 73 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 1: the Bengals defense was only able to force one punt 74 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: the remainder of the game, and New York took its 75 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: first lead all day with less than two minutes to go. 76 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: First and goal from the four fields under center, Breese 77 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: Hall behind him. It's a toss sweep to the right. 78 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: Breese Hall looking to throw pump fakes throws into the 79 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: end zone and it is caught by Mason Taylor for 80 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: a tying touchdown and a pat can give the Jets 81 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 1: the lead. Taylor going up and over DJ Turner to 82 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: catch that throw from running back Brecee Hall. The Bengals 83 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: still had a chance to pull it out, as they 84 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 1: got the ball at their own twenty five with one 85 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: forty eight to go. A seven yard pass to Jamar 86 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 1: Chase and a twelve yard run by Chase Brown quickly 87 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: moved the ball to the forty four. The Bengals were 88 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: roughly twenty yards away from very makeable field goal range 89 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: for Evan McPherson, but an incomplete pass to andre Yosi Vash, 90 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 1: a one yard run by samaj p Erin, and an 91 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,839 Speaker 1: incomplete pass to Jamar Chase made it fourth and nine 92 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: at their own forty five with thirty two seconds to go. 93 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: Bigans out wide to the right, Chase out to the left, 94 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,239 Speaker 1: Flacco back to throw. The protection is good, he throws 95 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: over the middle incomplete intended for Yosi Vash, and it 96 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: would have been short of the first down anyway. The 97 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: Bengals fail and the Jets are celebrating with twenty seven 98 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: seconds to go as the fans begin streaming toward the exits. 99 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: The Jets got their first win of the year, thirty 100 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 1: nine to thirty eight, dropping the Bengals to three and five. 101 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: Here's Zach Taylor after a bitterly disappointing loss. 102 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 3: Not acceptable humbling for us. Certainly never got a chance 103 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:06,480 Speaker 3: to really break that game open, like like we felt 104 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,840 Speaker 3: like we were capable of and you know, two opportunities 105 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 3: there at the end of the game to close it 106 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 3: out on offense and defensively to get guys on the 107 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 3: ground and tackling wasn't good enough. So we're not gonna 108 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 3: look at anything and say anything was good enough after 109 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 3: that loss and uh, humbling, and and we're gonna have 110 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 3: to really dig deep to bounce back next week. 111 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 4: Why. I don't know. 112 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 3: I mean, I I wish I had that reason for you. 113 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 3: You know, it's just someone's got to set them make 114 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 3: a play. Someone's got to make a play either way, 115 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 3: just to separate that game for us. Great turnover, get 116 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 3: it on the ground, a third down win, offensively, explosive 117 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 3: play in the game. It just never happened for us. 118 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:46,600 Speaker 3: When the defense started to face a burs feed, you 119 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:49,479 Speaker 3: feel like it's snowballed on that group. Yeah, we just 120 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 3: need somebody to rise up and make a play. Someone 121 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:53,840 Speaker 3: just just hold the ford down, you know. And and 122 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 3: I didn't see enough of that today. 123 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 5: You feel like you've got to kind of improve being 124 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,720 Speaker 5: tangibles there and your first situations like that. 125 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 3: I think someone needs to step up and lead the group. 126 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 3: That's what I'm waiting to see someone step up and 127 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,159 Speaker 3: lead the group and and take some accountability over there 128 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 3: and and get this thing going the right way. 129 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 1: From rush defense wise, why do you think they were 130 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: able to gild it so much? 131 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 3: They got a lot of momentum. I mean it's uh, 132 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 3: they were a dangerous team that way. That was certainly 133 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 3: a strength of theirs, you know, with their offensive line, 134 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 3: and so again we just we weren't good enough, you know, 135 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 3: I don't know how many explosives. It felt like, it 136 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 3: felt like there was a decent amount of explosives there, so. 137 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 2: Very better both captain and get capitalized. 138 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 3: And also in draft picks on the defensive line out 139 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 3: disappointing of the pass rush. Yeah, we need we need 140 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 3: somebody to step up and win some one on ones. 141 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 3: Where is loss pat Well, I'm not into ranking losses. 142 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 3: I'm into being frustrated that we lost this game, you know. 143 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 3: And it's uh, it was right there for us to 144 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 3: grab and create some momentum for ourselves and and we 145 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 3: just we missed the opportunity, quite simple. And uh, you 146 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 3: gotta give credit to the Jets man. They we had 147 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 3: them down multiple times, big scores, and and we just 148 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 3: never delivered that knockout below and they just kept hanging 149 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 3: in there, and they made play after play after play 150 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 3: and their confidence rose and so then they were able 151 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 3: to get that win. And we saw this on tape. 152 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 3: We saw the five to one score games, we saw 153 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 3: end of games. They had their opportunities and they just 154 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 3: hadn't been able to capitalize them yet. And here we 155 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 3: are worth the team that they got it against. It's 156 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 3: unfortunate the friends. 157 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 4: Game of things. 158 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: What you'll want accomplish the season now, how much. 159 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 3: Wo it's still on the table, It's still a long season. 160 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 3: You know, this is gonna be a difficult season for 161 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 3: a lot of teams, and so you just got to 162 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 3: be in the thick of it and give yourself an opportunity. 163 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 3: This is one that we had right in our grasp, 164 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 3: and that's the disappointing part about it. We were right there, 165 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 3: we had this and so anytime you got a game 166 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,199 Speaker 3: like that that you can do and we got to 167 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 3: get away from us. 168 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: Frustrating it certainly was, and while the offense got stopped 169 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 1: on their final two drives, thirty eight points should have 170 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 1: been enough against the team that was averaging about eighteen 171 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:55,839 Speaker 1: and a half going into the game. Joe Flacco is 172 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,839 Speaker 1: terrific again, throwing for two hundred and twenty three yards 173 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: with two touchdowns, no picks, and a passer rating of 174 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:05,439 Speaker 1: one hundred point five, and after rushing for a season 175 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 1: high one hundred and forty two yards against Pittsburgh last week, 176 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 1: the Bengals were even better against the Jets, going for 177 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:14,199 Speaker 1: one hundred and eighty one yards on the ground and 178 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 1: averaging seven point nine per carry. Here are a few 179 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: of Flacco's most interesting comments from his postgame news conference. 180 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 6: I mean, listen, you know this league is most of 181 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 6: the time it's going to come down to those last 182 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 6: you know, that last minute or two and you know, 183 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 6: obviously we had a drive before that two minute where 184 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 6: if we go put points on the board, then it's 185 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 6: a different game, and we just weren't able to do it. 186 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 6: I mean, we went down and scored, and then they scored, 187 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:44,440 Speaker 6: and we got the ball in our ot mindset was 188 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 6: go down to score again, and we did it. I mean, 189 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 6: I don't think there was any I don't think there 190 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 6: was any stepping off the gas. I really don't. Maybe 191 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:54,320 Speaker 6: we just didn't execute. I would assume we just didn't 192 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:57,679 Speaker 6: execute as well as maybe we wanted to on some 193 00:09:57,720 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 6: of those on those last six, seven eight plays. 194 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 7: You know, how do you keep it from evolving into 195 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 7: we're doing our part and they're not doing theirs. 196 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 6: I think everybody, I think that slips into people's heads, 197 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 6: you know, like it's hard not to, and I think 198 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 6: it more slips into the gut decides heads. Who's who 199 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,319 Speaker 6: feels like they're not necessarily, you know, living up to 200 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 6: their standard. But this is a team sport, and we're 201 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:25,960 Speaker 6: all in this together. It's not offense defense special teams. 202 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 6: I mean, at the end of like, they're out there 203 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:31,199 Speaker 6: doing their job, but we are one. We feel this 204 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 6: as one. So I think it's hard to maybe not 205 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:39,200 Speaker 6: be in your head when when maybe you're that side 206 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:42,960 Speaker 6: of the ball for a given stretch. But man, like 207 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 6: I always try to tell people like, I'm not I'm 208 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:49,319 Speaker 6: so consumed with doing my job, and everybody should be 209 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 6: so consumed with doing their job that they're not worried 210 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 6: about what other guys are doing. And how guys you know, 211 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 6: they put the binders on and go do your job. 212 00:10:57,480 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 6: And I think when everybody can do that, that's when 213 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 6: you that's when you get out of those things. There's 214 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 6: no judging your brothers for not playing up to their expectations, 215 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:13,200 Speaker 6: their support and trying to give those guys confidence, because 216 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:15,080 Speaker 6: that's what it is. A lot of times, you know 217 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 6: you need to play this game with confidence. And if 218 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 6: you lose a little bit of that because you think 219 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 6: your brothers are kind of looking at you like, oh, 220 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 6: come on, like can't you just do this? That's not 221 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 6: a good feeling to have. And hopefully we can all 222 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 6: get across that that's not how we should be feeling 223 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 6: towards our teammates. 224 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:36,200 Speaker 1: Unfortunately, with an opportunity to even the record at four 225 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: and four at home against an oh and sevent team, 226 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 1: the Bengals let it slip through their fingers. Here's Ted Carris. 227 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 4: Do you feeling collectively as a group offense defense? 228 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 7: Maybe you guys let up emotionally psychologically when you guys 229 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:54,560 Speaker 7: were up thirty one sixteen thirty eight to twenty four. 230 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 7: I know I didn't. I can't speak for everyone else, 231 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 7: but I don't relax till it's triple zeros, and obviously 232 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 7: it's a three hour fight that we lost. 233 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:05,440 Speaker 8: It's a pretty evident, I mean, Zach said postgame he 234 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 8: needs someone to step up. It's pretty clear on defense 235 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 8: the leadership is lacking, and that's something that even the 236 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:14,439 Speaker 8: head coach is searching for. You as the captain year 237 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 8: in a year out, is there any way that you 238 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 8: can help. I know you don't play defense, but you're 239 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:20,200 Speaker 8: one of the biggest leaders on this team, Like, how 240 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 8: how can you help fill that void on defense? 241 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: If you can? 242 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 7: I mean, I can be a leader for the team. 243 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 7: I'm not out there with the eleven guys on defense, 244 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:30,439 Speaker 7: So you know, I'm not. 245 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:33,200 Speaker 4: Just gonna blame one thing. We can't just blame defensive leadership. 246 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 7: We gotta look at a lot of different things. 247 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:39,439 Speaker 4: Yeah, let the let the Jets come in and. 248 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:41,960 Speaker 5: Be say horrendous, how do you dig yourself out of this? 249 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 4: Nice? You guys. 250 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 7: You guys love asking me that one same way I 251 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 7: always do. Just coming to work tomorrow, coming to work Wednesday. 252 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 7: We've got a football game to play. So I'm not 253 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 7: gonna get quoted with a cliche this week. So but 254 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:56,680 Speaker 7: we got we got the Bears coming into town, so 255 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:57,320 Speaker 7: let's go. 256 00:12:57,520 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 3: It seemed like the offensive line, you know, muscles, he 257 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 3: had almost two hundred yards rushing. 258 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 6: She might be had at the Bobe game. 259 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 4: And then what you wanted to do? 260 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 1: It looked like there's a line. 261 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 7: I didn't score forty, So doesn't mean. 262 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 3: This loss change the outlook upon the season for you guys. 263 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:18,559 Speaker 7: I mean maybe you can go through the numbers. I 264 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 7: don't know. We're gonna we got the Bears coming to time, 265 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:23,679 Speaker 7: so we're gonna all summack this one for a night 266 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 7: and uh get ready for a big week. 267 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 4: I mean, jeez, we gotta go. 268 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 1: The defense has given up a bunch of points this year, 269 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:36,560 Speaker 1: but in several games there were extranuating circumstances. Five turnovers 270 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 1: and two defensive scores in the Minnesota game, too many 271 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 1: three and outs in the Denver game, leaving the defense 272 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: on the field at high altitude for nearly forty minutes. 273 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 1: But there was nothing like that against the Jets. The 274 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 1: defense surrendered five hundred and two yards and it was 275 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 1: nearly an even split. Two point fifty four rushing two 276 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 1: forty eight passing. Here are safe these Jordan's battle and 277 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:02,400 Speaker 1: Geno Stell. 278 00:14:02,679 --> 00:14:04,559 Speaker 5: Anytime we give up thirty nine points in the game, 279 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 5: you know, you feel like it's on us, you know, 280 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 5: especially if be loser. You know, even if we want it, 281 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,160 Speaker 5: it's still on us. And that's just the you know, 282 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 5: we got the attitude we have to have as a defense, 283 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 5: you know, and we let up thirty nine points. We 284 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 5: should be mad, you know, should be upset. You know, 285 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 5: we should be should have come back hungrier. So hopefully 286 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 5: that's a that's a life lesson. We let it, let 287 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 5: it blow by, and then be want to know next week. 288 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 9: The offense at their job today, we can't say nothing 289 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 9: about that. I mean, they put up almost forty points. 290 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 9: Just so you know, there's a defense. We definitely got 291 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 9: to step up and do better. 292 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 5: That's all this, I mean, that's how the NFL is, 293 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 5: you know. Uh, you know, every team's good. You know, 294 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 5: we gotta come very ready to play, you know, every week. 295 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 5: You know, obviously just lost a lot of close games, 296 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,040 Speaker 5: and we knew they were a tough team. We knew 297 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 5: we couldn't slouch, and we did that and we got 298 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 5: we lost. So I mean, like I said earlier, it's 299 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 5: twenty four rules. We gotta focus on the Bears. 300 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 9: We all got to step up. It's not one person, 301 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 9: it's not two people. Whoever it is, everyone gotta step up. 302 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 9: Whoever's on the field got to step up. I put 303 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 9: myself in there included, so you know, at the end 304 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 9: of the day, we gotta st get the ball back 305 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 9: to the office, and we all got to do our job. 306 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 9: Whoever your job is on that starr and play whatever 307 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 9: the call is is, do your job. 308 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: They'll try to bounce back next Sunday at home against 309 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 1: the Bears, who are four and three after thirty to 310 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 1: sixteen loss to the Baltimore Ravens, who did not have 311 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson. In that game. The Ravens ran for one 312 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: hundred and seventy seven yards in the win. 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Normally, this would 319 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 1: be the time for the radio Guy's recap, But as 320 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 1: you probably know, Dave Lapham was inducted into the Bengals 321 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: Ring of Honor at halftime and had numerous friends and 322 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: family members in town for the weekend. So we'll put 323 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: that segment on the back burner for a week and 324 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 1: return with a postgame conversation with lap following next week's 325 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 1: game against the Bears. Now time for this week's fun 326 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: fact segment, as we get to know the person under 327 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 1: the pads. Time for some fun facts with linebacker Demetrius 328 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: Knight from Locust Grove, Georgia, less than an hour away 329 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 1: from Atlanta. Your jersey was retired last week. Describe getting 330 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: that news and going home for the ceremony. 331 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 10: Yeah, it was a true blessing just to just to 332 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 10: be in that moment. It's not every day you get 333 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 10: to retire an old high school, high school jersey number. 334 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 10: You kind of think you're for your forguiden sometimes when 335 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 10: you when you're you're off and doing other things. But 336 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 10: just having that to be recognized as is nothing but God. 337 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 10: You know, nothing, nothing but Jesus. And that's what we 338 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 10: stand on over there as strong Christian schools. So glad 339 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 10: to see that they're still doing their thing in all 340 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 10: the sports categories. But also good to see that, you know, 341 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 10: they'll they'll leave a bit, a little bit of my 342 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 10: legacy to see around. So as my kids continue to grow, 343 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:03,120 Speaker 10: that'll be something I can, you know, rubbing their faces 344 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:05,159 Speaker 10: every once in a while as there has they're grown up. 345 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 1: Did your childhood revolve around sports or were you involved 346 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:10,639 Speaker 1: in a variety of activities. 347 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 4: It was pretty much valled around sports. 348 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 10: But Mom always made sure that we had had, you know, 349 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 10: our minds opened. She didn't want us to just solely 350 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:23,639 Speaker 10: focus on sports, so we were always doing uh, you know, 351 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 10: little plays and musicals and and things like that, making 352 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:30,439 Speaker 10: sure we volunteer doing chorus and things like that. It 353 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:33,359 Speaker 10: wasn't the what was the favorite thing to do, but 354 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:36,399 Speaker 10: uh as you got to get a couple of friends 355 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:38,160 Speaker 10: in there, you end up making. 356 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:39,640 Speaker 4: It funs ended up working out. 357 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:43,640 Speaker 1: Mother knows best. I'm sure it enriched your childhood. According 358 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 1: to your bio Demitrius, you once caused a thirty minute 359 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:49,879 Speaker 1: delay in a basketball game by breaking the rim on 360 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:53,879 Speaker 1: a slam dunk, the rim the backboard. What exactly happened. 361 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:56,119 Speaker 10: It ended up being the rim I went up to 362 00:17:56,119 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 10: try to flush it with two hands, and uh went 363 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 10: in and out and I, I guess I was a 364 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 10: little too heavy for that rim. So it ended up 365 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:07,679 Speaker 10: giving way and was bent for good good thirty minutes. 366 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 10: And yeah, they had to go find another rim and 367 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:13,439 Speaker 10: you know, get the crews and nuts and boats to 368 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:15,880 Speaker 10: get it all off. And I think we checked out 369 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:18,200 Speaker 10: pretty much after day. It's a Tuesday night of late 370 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 10: nights to it had homework to be done, so it 371 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:21,720 Speaker 10: was it was a long night. 372 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:25,160 Speaker 1: You're a linebacker now, but you were a four year 373 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:28,640 Speaker 1: starting quarterback in high school. Give me a comp what 374 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 1: college or NFL quarterback were you most like. 375 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 10: I was definitely most like Cam Newton. I was trying 376 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 10: to emulate him and everything he did. And then started 377 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:41,639 Speaker 10: to watch more college guys, started to watch Jalen Hurts, 378 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 10: just knowing that I was a bigger type of quarterback 379 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 10: and knowing that those are bigger quarterbacks, knowing that they 380 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 10: can run. But it also, you know, not just being 381 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 10: the run, of also being able to, you know, be 382 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 10: a lethal in the past game. So as I continued 383 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:58,159 Speaker 10: to grow in my high school career, would you know, 384 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:01,679 Speaker 10: put the run first menality behind and you know, passed 385 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:02,400 Speaker 10: first and then run. 386 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 1: Second, we're chatting with Demetrius Knight. Were you heavily recruited 387 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:06,960 Speaker 1: out of high school? 388 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:11,400 Speaker 10: No, sir, not very much. Tennessee Tech was pretty much 389 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:14,679 Speaker 10: the only offer I had going into my junior year 390 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:18,479 Speaker 10: and whatnot. And I would go to a camp where 391 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:21,880 Speaker 10: Paul Johnson was still the head coach at Georgia Tech, 392 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 10: and he's like, I don't I don't understand how you 393 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 10: don't have more offers. I'm going to give you a 394 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:28,160 Speaker 10: first one, and that they pretty much sold it for us. 395 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:31,879 Speaker 1: So he made the offer, you chose Georgia Tech, and 396 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 1: then he left before you got there. How difficult was 397 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 1: that for you? 398 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:37,800 Speaker 10: It was pretty pretty difficult, just because I didn't know 399 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 10: what I was going to get. I was already getting 400 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:44,400 Speaker 10: comfortable with the former coaching staff and him. Of course, 401 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:46,879 Speaker 10: that's that's this line. That's a business decision that he 402 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,920 Speaker 10: and his family had to make. And I didn't hate 403 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 10: him or anything for that. That's just just just the 404 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:55,679 Speaker 10: way life goes. So of course I still wanted to 405 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 10: be close to my mom and sister, uh not wanted 406 00:19:58,560 --> 00:19:59,959 Speaker 10: to be too far away from them and to do 407 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:03,120 Speaker 10: places we were sharing. So I was like of course, 408 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 10: I don't know what the situation will be. Yeah, I 409 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 10: know there's there might be a possibility and now probably 410 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 10: won't be quarterback, just because I know it's a new 411 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:13,120 Speaker 10: new group coming in. But I at least figured it's 412 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:14,920 Speaker 10: it'd still be something on the offense. 413 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 4: Uh. 414 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:19,920 Speaker 10: That was the complete opposite of the spectrum. But uh 415 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 10: and ended up working out for the best. 416 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: What was your reaction when they said, Demetrius, you're a linebacker? 417 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 4: Uh? Pretty much? Uh, world went upside down. Uh. I 418 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:31,920 Speaker 4: didn't know what to think. 419 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:35,080 Speaker 10: It was kind of unreal, and I just kind of 420 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:36,639 Speaker 10: went with it for a couple of weeks, thinking, oh, 421 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 10: they're just they'll see I'm no good at this linebacker thing, 422 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:42,199 Speaker 10: and moved me back to to the offense side of 423 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:46,959 Speaker 10: the ball and that quarterback And uh, now, how how 424 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:49,040 Speaker 10: God hasn't played? God has it playing all the time. 425 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 10: Of course, you had to go through trials and tribulation 426 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 10: and perseverance and you end up here in the in 427 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 10: the NFL as a linebacker. 428 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: While you were in college, you got married and became 429 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 1: a dad. What your wife's name and how did you 430 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 1: two meet. 431 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 4: My wife's name is gen C. Gen C Knights, she is. 432 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 10: She's also from Lucas Grove and we met. We went 433 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 10: on a mission trip together my junior year, her sophomore year. 434 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 10: But the whole funny thing is, even though we spent 435 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:20,560 Speaker 10: a week out in Haiti doing the Laura's work, we 436 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 10: did not say a word to each other the entire trip. 437 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:25,959 Speaker 10: I remember sitting at her table with her and her 438 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:29,439 Speaker 10: friends and I didn't say a word. And then COVID 439 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:32,239 Speaker 10: would happened and send send me home from campus, and 440 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:35,680 Speaker 10: she's finishing up her her senior year, and you know, 441 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 10: two boy people at home that happened to remember each 442 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:40,760 Speaker 10: other and the rest of the history. 443 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:44,840 Speaker 1: After four years at Georgia Tech, you transferred to Charlotte 444 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:48,639 Speaker 1: and had a breakout season, earning first team All Conference honors. 445 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:51,240 Speaker 1: How important was that season and getting you to. 446 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:53,640 Speaker 4: Where you are now? Yeah, it was a lot. 447 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:56,920 Speaker 10: It was very good for me just because it showed 448 00:21:56,960 --> 00:22:00,439 Speaker 10: that I could play the lineback position. Of course, Georgia 449 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:04,400 Speaker 10: Tech it was ups and downs, his and lows, and 450 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:07,200 Speaker 10: that made me the player who I was going into 451 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:11,680 Speaker 10: that situation not knowing who was going to be the coach, 452 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 10: because they're getting it, they ever getting a new coach 453 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:17,640 Speaker 10: ended up getting coach coach Posy coach Biff and him 454 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:20,119 Speaker 10: coming in was was a great start just because everybody 455 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:23,640 Speaker 10: got to start from ground zero. There were no politics involved. 456 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:26,440 Speaker 10: It was come in and you know, earn a spot, 457 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 10: and that's that's all I wanted. 458 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:28,160 Speaker 4: I didn't. 459 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:30,439 Speaker 10: I wanted everybody to be on on ground zero and 460 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 10: if someone out out, you know, out plays me for 461 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 10: the spot, then they just outplayed me. But I wanted 462 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 10: to have a fair shot and made sure that I 463 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 10: made every rep count. 464 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 1: There after great season of Charlotte, you still had one 465 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 1: year of eligibility left. This is the ni l era. 466 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:48,480 Speaker 1: You had a wife and a baby at home. Did 467 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 1: you look for the best financial offer you could find? 468 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 4: I did? 469 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:56,400 Speaker 10: Uh, of course that was there. There were other schools 470 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:59,320 Speaker 10: that I was gonna take visits to, but you know, 471 00:22:59,359 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 10: when you when you have a wife, it ends up 472 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:04,639 Speaker 10: being you know, happy wife, happy life. And we're already 473 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 10: in North Carolina. South Carolina was you know, an hour 474 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:10,879 Speaker 10: and some chains away, and you know we've got to 475 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:13,360 Speaker 10: pack up a third floor apartment and take it somewhere. 476 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:15,919 Speaker 10: And she's like, yeah, I don't, I don't plan on 477 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:19,880 Speaker 10: going anywhere far, so uh, South Carolina might be as 478 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 10: far as I'm willing to go because that's not bad 479 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:24,359 Speaker 10: of a drive. But it's also close to family, so 480 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:27,000 Speaker 10: you know, you know, that's that's perfect to me. 481 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 4: Why not. So it ended up bringing out very well 482 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 4: for us. 483 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:33,320 Speaker 1: We learned after the draft that you were a door 484 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:35,640 Speaker 1: dash driver in college to bring in a few extra 485 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:39,920 Speaker 1: bucks for your family even after games that you played 486 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 1: in correct. 487 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:44,600 Speaker 10: Absolutely, yeah, that's uh not what you hear every every day. 488 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 4: That not pretty much heard of. 489 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 10: I'm sure they're There are probably players at other smaller 490 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 10: schools that do the same thing. But being at a 491 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:58,119 Speaker 10: school like Charlotte, there were opportunities where got to make 492 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:02,440 Speaker 10: them count. And DoorDash delivered that opportunity to make account 493 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:04,840 Speaker 10: where you know, we didn't have to scrounge and I 494 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:07,399 Speaker 10: didn't have to go apply for different jobs. I had 495 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:10,440 Speaker 10: chick Flare or so, which I was definitely trying. I'm 496 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 10: applying left and right to you know, deliver for Amazon. 497 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 10: I couldn't get through with them. 498 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 4: But. 499 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:20,720 Speaker 10: It ended up working out for the best. DoorDash was 500 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:23,439 Speaker 10: it was quick and easy and you just get on 501 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 10: there and right away you start making deliveries and luckily 502 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:29,119 Speaker 10: for me where you know, you live on a college campus. 503 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 10: You know, college kids love to eat, so that makes 504 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:34,080 Speaker 10: makes it pretty quick and easy to bring in a quick. 505 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 1: But yeah, I've got a student in college and I 506 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:38,960 Speaker 1: see those door dash bills, so you're absolutely right about that. 507 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:42,480 Speaker 1: We're visiting the Demetrius Night. I'm a sucker for an 508 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 1: emotional call from a team to a player during the 509 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:47,680 Speaker 1: NFL Draft, and you got choked up when the Bengals 510 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:52,160 Speaker 1: called you. Can you articulate the emotions that you were feeling? 511 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:57,200 Speaker 10: Yeah, just just everything that my family and I had 512 00:24:57,200 --> 00:25:00,920 Speaker 10: been through, wife and I had been through and kids, 513 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:06,480 Speaker 10: just knowing where we were and how unsure we were 514 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:09,320 Speaker 10: going from from Tech to Charlotte and it's like, okay, 515 00:25:09,359 --> 00:25:12,399 Speaker 10: well you don't really hear about people coming out of 516 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:14,880 Speaker 10: Charlotte unless you you know, you're Alex high Smith, who's 517 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:17,920 Speaker 10: you know, doing his thing over in Pittsburgh and you know, 518 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 10: I'm I can I make my mark here and ended 519 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 10: up doing that, and uh, situations changed, and you know, 520 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 10: like when life gets going, it gets going. 521 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:27,919 Speaker 4: But uh that's. 522 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 10: When again you learn how to persevere, lean on the fade, 523 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:33,680 Speaker 10: lean on the Lord, lean on Jesus, and uh, and 524 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:36,880 Speaker 10: and here we are. It's uh, it's never, it's never 525 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:40,359 Speaker 10: the end. It's only just one chapter, finishing and and 526 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 10: and onto the next. 527 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 1: You started the season opener in Cleveland. It's your NFL debut. 528 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 1: You made tackles on the first play, second play, sixth play, 529 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 1: eighth play, ninth play, tenth play, and eleventh play. Seven 530 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:59,040 Speaker 1: tackles on your first eleven NFL snaps. Did you realize 531 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:01,679 Speaker 1: while it was happening how crazy that was? 532 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 4: I did not, just at that moment. 533 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 10: I was once I run back through that tunnel and uh, 534 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:10,920 Speaker 10: I taking the end zone and pray one more time. 535 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:13,479 Speaker 10: I'm pretty much suited up as a warrior at that 536 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 10: point and ready to play. So at that moment, I'm 537 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 10: just locked in and you know, putting, putting the ball 538 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 10: down anywhere, just making tackles, and you know, I tell 539 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:24,480 Speaker 10: my wife or tell my family, you know, when I 540 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:25,960 Speaker 10: when I'm out there on that field, I just kind 541 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:28,679 Speaker 10: of go into that that that state a state of 542 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 10: mind where I'm not the smiley, friendly guy out there anymore. 543 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:35,879 Speaker 10: I'm I'm I'm very lucked in, very competitive, and I 544 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:37,480 Speaker 10: think you know that's what that's what you need in 545 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:39,000 Speaker 10: the linebacker these days. 546 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 1: All right, a few wild card topics now for Demetrius Knight. 547 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:45,719 Speaker 1: Who is your all time favorite athlete in any sport? 548 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:50,879 Speaker 10: Bright Chris Fiano Ronaldo? Uh, soccer fan because of my 549 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:55,040 Speaker 10: wife and my kids. But that's my wife's favorite watching 550 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:57,439 Speaker 10: his game, he's pretty good. It's between him and you 551 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 10: know line on MESSI those guys getting they can get 552 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 10: you up on your fee, and of course it's always 553 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:05,000 Speaker 10: righty at those games, so definite. Definitely those guys who 554 00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:07,199 Speaker 10: you know, make a lot of money doing it, So 555 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:08,440 Speaker 10: definitely those guys. 556 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 1: Have you checked out an FC Cincinnati match yet? 557 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 4: We get them on TV, so we're on TV. We 558 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:15,320 Speaker 4: always tune in. 559 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 10: We haven't got to go to one yet just because 560 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:20,640 Speaker 10: of the busy schedule, but if we can get around 561 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:22,320 Speaker 10: to them, we definitely plan on being there. 562 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:24,399 Speaker 1: You shared with me that you hope to be a 563 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:28,320 Speaker 1: movie producer someday. How long have you been interested in 564 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:29,880 Speaker 1: the making of movies. 565 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:33,640 Speaker 10: I've been interested in that since I was at Georgia Tech. 566 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 10: That's that kind of supports is why I got the 567 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:39,880 Speaker 10: degree that I got there. Just so once football is done, 568 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 10: you know, I won't be one of those guys just 569 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 10: lingering around not knowing what I want to do. I 570 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:46,679 Speaker 10: know once football is done, that's that's exactly what I 571 00:27:46,720 --> 00:27:50,000 Speaker 10: want to do. And no matter what that has to 572 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:52,439 Speaker 10: start from, I have to put together movie sets first 573 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:55,080 Speaker 10: and work my way up to that road. I'll do 574 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 10: it just because I believe all that's fun. It all 575 00:27:57,080 --> 00:28:00,400 Speaker 10: works together, just like football all works together. Of guys 576 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 10: doing there, they're one eleven. It's the same thing with 577 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:05,479 Speaker 10: movie producing to make you know, a masterpiece essentially. 578 00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:08,679 Speaker 1: All right, final fun fact for Demetrius Knight, and this 579 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:12,880 Speaker 1: one's kind of deep. If you could meet anybody in history, 580 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 1: living or deceased, who would that person be? 581 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 10: I had to be Jesus himself. I'd love to be 582 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:25,159 Speaker 10: a fly on the wall just to hear him speak, 583 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:28,639 Speaker 10: and you know, just to be in the room and 584 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:31,160 Speaker 10: be in the areas watching them do what he does, 585 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:33,960 Speaker 10: you know, washing them do the the miracles that only 586 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:35,960 Speaker 10: he can do. That that would that would have to 587 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 10: be number one. And then if I, if I had to, 588 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:40,560 Speaker 10: number two had to be Noah when you know he 589 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:42,800 Speaker 10: told told them to build the arc, because I can't 590 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:45,680 Speaker 10: imagine He's all right, I'll build a big old boat, 591 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 10: and you know, just to ask him about how did 592 00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:51,520 Speaker 10: he persevere, you know, making making a big old boat 593 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 10: going through adversity being laughed at by people around saying oh, 594 00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:57,440 Speaker 10: it's never run to rain and then it until it happens. 595 00:28:57,480 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 10: So uh, they definitely have to be Jesus and a 596 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 10: good old. 597 00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:04,880 Speaker 1: No excellent answers. I appreciate your time, best of Fleck 598 00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 1: the rest of the year. 599 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:06,560 Speaker 4: Yes, sir, appreciate you. 600 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:09,360 Speaker 1: That's going to do it for this episode of the 601 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:11,960 Speaker 1: Bengals Booth Podcast brought to you by pay Core, Proud 602 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:15,640 Speaker 1: to be the Bengals Official HR software provider, by Alta 603 00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 1: Fiber future proof fiber Internet designed to elevate your home, 604 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:22,320 Speaker 1: business and community to a new level, and by Kettering 605 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 1: Health the best care for the best fans. Kettering Health 606 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:28,880 Speaker 1: is the official healthcare provider of the Bengals. 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