1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:06,519 Speaker 1: Hi, get everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading 2 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: The Bengals Booth Podcast, the Let's Just Kiss and Say 3 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: Good edition, as we look back at the ten and 4 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: a half years that Carlos Dunlap spent with the Bengals. 5 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 1: Following Wednesday's trade of the two time pro bowler to 6 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 1: the Seattle Seahawks, coming up, Jesse Bates and Zach Taylor 7 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: discussed the Dunlap deal, and then we'll turn the clock 8 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: back and hear from Carlos on one of his most 9 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: memorable moments in a Bengals uniform. This week's one on 10 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: one player interview is with Billy Price as the Bengals 11 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 1: look at the possibility of going into Sunday's game without 12 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: three of their starting offensive linemen and in our Know 13 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 1: the Faux segment, we'll be joined by the voice of 14 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans, Mike Keith. The Bengals Booth Podcast is 15 00:00:57,080 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: presented by Bud Light Seltzer Refreshed the Game and here's 16 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: a quick reminder that you can have the latest edition 17 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: of this podcast delivered right to your phone, tablet, or 18 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: computer by subscribing on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or 19 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: pod Bean, it's the greatest thing since taking the high Road. 20 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: After granting Carlos Dunlap's wish and trading him to Seattle, 21 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: the Bengals posted a picture of him high fiving fans 22 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: on social media and thanked him for a memorable decade 23 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: in the Jungle, and the team press release announcing the 24 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 1: trade included the following quote from team president Mike Brown. 25 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: Carlos had many fine seasons here and showed rare physical 26 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: talent that took him to multiple Pro Bowls. I will 27 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 1: always remember the role he played as a key part 28 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: of exceptional defenses that we rode to the playoffs year 29 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: after year. There are a lot of fond memories I 30 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: have of Carlos, and I wish him well. I'm not 31 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: surprised that Mike Brown showed class and paying tribute to 32 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: former employee ninety six. And although the last few weeks 33 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: got pretty ugly, it does not obscure the fact that 34 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: Carlos Dunlap will go down as one of the best 35 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 1: pass rushers in team history. Empty backfield shotgun staff to pack, 36 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: hit it a scepto and he runs it in for 37 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: a Cincinnati touchdown. He batted the ball up in the air, 38 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: snatched it out of the air and then run it 39 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: into the house to tie the game. That was one 40 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: of three touchdowns that Carlos Dunlap has scored in the NFL. 41 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: There have been eighty two and a half sacks, one 42 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: off Eddie Edwards franchise record. There have been forty pass deflections, 43 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: and there were the back to back Pro Bowl appearances 44 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 1: in twenty fifteen and sixteen. Those stats are now final 45 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: in a Bengals uniform, here's Zach Taylor. So we made 46 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 1: a trade today was just official, and we'll get bj 47 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: Finney from the Seahawks, who we woke. It'll help us 48 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: in the offensive line room. He's a veteran offensive lineman 49 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: and Carlos will go to Seattle, and we just want 50 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: to think Carlos. Carlos had a tremendous career here, made 51 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: a great impact on this organization and in the community Here, 52 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: did a lot of roy positive things and was always 53 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: out about in the community. So it'll be a good 54 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: fit for him. Who have a great opportunity and we 55 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,359 Speaker 1: just wish him the best. Coach did the Carlos Dunlap 56 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 1: situation just really reached a point where it was best 57 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: for both sides to move in a different direction. I 58 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 1: think that's a great way to put it. Yeah, Zach 59 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:32,639 Speaker 1: didn't mention it, but the Bengals also got a seventh 60 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: round draft pick in the deal. As for b J Finney, 61 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: he's twenty nine years old and was the seahawks backup center. 62 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: He spent the last four years in Pittsburgh, where he 63 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: started thirteen games when eight time Pro Bowler or Case 64 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: Pouncey was injured. Dunlap joins a Seattle team that shares 65 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 1: the best record in the NFC with Green Bay at 66 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: five and one, and can definitely use a pass rusher. 67 00:03:56,760 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 1: The Seahawks have nine sacks as a team. That's as 68 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: many as Miles Garrett has by himself, and there are 69 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: only five teams in the NFL with fewer. Here's Jesse 70 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 1: Bates on Carlos heading West. I think Carlos is a 71 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 1: good person, and I'm just happy that he's in another 72 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 1: situation where maybe he's gonna have some success. So, you know, 73 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: that's all I can say. You know, team building, Jesse 74 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: has been an emphasis with coach Taylor ever since he 75 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 1: got here. Do you feel at all that Carlos interfered 76 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: with that, I don't think so. Like I said, I 77 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 1: think Carlos is a good person. He means well. He 78 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:35,119 Speaker 1: does a lot of stuff in the community and stuff 79 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: like that. So that's that's not for me to answer. 80 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: Just like I said, I think Carlos is a good 81 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: person and he means well. I have nothing but good 82 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: things to say about Carlos. UM. I know things didn't 83 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:49,840 Speaker 1: work out here for home at the end, but I'm 84 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: sure he'll have a lot of success, so they gotta 85 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: be with him. A lot of his displeasure was voiced 86 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 1: in social media. Did he voice any of that among 87 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: you guys are in the locker room and did he 88 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: become any kind of distraction in that way? I wouldn't 89 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 1: say distraction. UM. I think when you have these type 90 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 1: of things come into the locker room, people kind of 91 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: avoid it. Honestly, we just don't talk about it. We 92 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:14,720 Speaker 1: got one goal and that's to win every week. So UM, 93 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: you know, whether that was Carlos on the field with 94 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: us or not. UM, I think our goal was to 95 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: win the game and it wasn't any distraction. So sometimes 96 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:25,040 Speaker 1: it's best for all parties involved just to move on. 97 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 1: Had getten to that point, where was just best to 98 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: move on and uh and restart for everybody. Yeah. Absolutely, Um. 99 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 1: I mean people get traded, people get released every year, 100 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:39,600 Speaker 1: and unfortunately it happened in the middle of the year 101 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 1: for Carlos. So yeah, it's just it's just a weird situation. 102 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,159 Speaker 1: I don't know much about it, so I can't really 103 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: speak on it as much. Um. Yeah, Carlos a great 104 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 1: guy to me, so um, I respect him a lot. 105 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: Last November, Carlos Dunlap joined Dave Lapham and me on 106 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,479 Speaker 1: the Bengals Game Plan Show for one hour at the 107 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:01,479 Speaker 1: Montgomery En Boathouse, and he was great when the fans 108 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 1: who came out as he signed autographs and posed for 109 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:07,479 Speaker 1: pictures during the commercial breaks. We started the show that 110 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 1: night by discussing something that had happened about one week earlier. 111 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:15,039 Speaker 1: I want to start by talking about my favorite moment 112 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: of the season to date, and that was Salute to 113 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: Service Day at Paul Brown Stadium. We've always seen the 114 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 1: Bengals come out of the tunnel along with a service 115 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: member and that was the case this year. But lo 116 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:32,479 Speaker 1: and behold, when you came out of the tunnel, the 117 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: service member was Carlos Dunlap Senior. I was just about 118 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: moved to tears. That was awesome, That was amazing. I 119 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: had no clue until I went into the tunnel that 120 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 1: I was gonna I was gonna be paired up with 121 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: my father. Um, you know, I walked out there, I 122 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: greeted all the vets that were all in uniform, and 123 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: here my dad is with my jersey on and he 124 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: had camo gear on and I'm wait, wait, wait, what 125 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: are you doing here? And he's I didn't say nothing. Then, 126 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: so I went down the line, shook the rest of 127 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 1: the vets hands and then um, the announcer was like, okay, 128 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: you're with him. You're with him, You're with him? Like, 129 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: howd y'all pull this out? How long? How early in 130 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: advance did he know? He still hasn't deal. Some of 131 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: the Bengals staff did tell me that, uh, he actually 132 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: reached out to them about the opportunity, so that I I 133 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: was pretty cool, and they thought that he was. They 134 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 1: thought that there wasn't sure if it was a real 135 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: email or not, so they so they called Resty guy 136 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: to do his background. Said Rosty is the Bengal's head 137 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: of security. So that's funny. Yeah, and then the rest 138 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: is history. So two branches a service, right, I mean 139 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: two branches, that's that's highly unusual. Give us a story 140 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: on that. Why two branches a service? Well, actually, fortunate 141 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 1: enough for me and my family. He got out right 142 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: when pretty much my brother was born and I was 143 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: born two and a half years after that. So we 144 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: weren't uh what, uh, I don't know. It's usually the 145 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: terms usually army breats where you move, yeah, military brands, 146 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: military breats. Yeah. Um, so we weren't. We didn't have 147 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: to go through and experience that. But I'm very familiar 148 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 1: with his naval history because you know how neat they are. 149 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: My mom she also served in the Air Force. I 150 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: gotta put that out there because she can run out 151 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 1: next year, right, because my dad's getting all his love phones. 152 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: You know, I think we need to just go ahead 153 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: and make that a plan for next year. You'll run 154 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 1: out with mom. Yeah. I love that opportunity too. Unfortunately 155 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: that moment won't happen at least in Cincinnati. Later on 156 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: that show, we discussed his charitable efforts in the Cincinnati community, which, 157 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 1: much like the Anthony Munho's Foundation, have had a huge impact. Well, 158 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 1: First of all, like I say, I admire what what 159 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: anthlete does in the community. Him and Marvin Lewis, UM, 160 00:08:55,920 --> 00:09:00,199 Speaker 1: their foundations have such a huge impact in the city 161 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 1: of Cincinnati, and all the things that they're doing have 162 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: long term impacts. Those are those are people that I 163 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:07,800 Speaker 1: look up to when I when I try to develop 164 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: my foundation and bring it to the next level. Um. 165 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: But as you guys know, you know, breast cancer awareness, UM, 166 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: it's putting a stop the bullying, the portance of education 167 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 1: and inner city athletes and you know, pretty much whatever 168 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:27,200 Speaker 1: my heart feels. You know, during the season, you have 169 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:30,199 Speaker 1: different months where they allow you to bring awareness to 170 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 1: different platforms, right, And I really just like being the 171 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: vehicle for you know, bringing awareness to whatever you know 172 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: touches my heart of my family. It's great, it's awesome. 173 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 1: You've been so generous with your time and your talent 174 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: and your money and it helps so many people. It's 175 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 1: truly appreciated. Holos played in one hundred and sixty games 176 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: in a Bengals uniform, including five straight playoff appearances, and 177 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 1: formed a tremendous one two punch on the defensive line 178 00:09:56,920 --> 00:09:59,560 Speaker 1: with his fellow member of the two thousand ten draft 179 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 1: class Geno Atkins. He was well compensated for that, as 180 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 1: Carlos has earned more than seventy million dollars in his 181 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:10,320 Speaker 1: NFL career. He was always very accommodating with the media, 182 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:13,559 Speaker 1: and I wish him nothing but the best in Seattle. 183 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 1: No time to change subjects. The Bengals took the practice 184 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 1: field on Wednesday without three of their starting offensive linemen. 185 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 1: Right tackle Bobby Hart has already been ruled out for 186 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: Sunday's game with a knee injury, and left tackle Jodah 187 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: Williams and center Trey Hopkins are considered day to day. 188 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: Jonah has a stinger in his neck or a pinched nerve, 189 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 1: and Hopkins suffered a concussion. Fred Johnson will take over 190 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: at right tackle. If Jonah is out, rookie Achmadenagy replaces him, 191 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 1: and if Hopkins can't play, Billy Price starts at center. 192 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:50,079 Speaker 1: I spoke to the former first round draft pick out 193 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: of Ohio State on Wednesday. Billy You took over at 194 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 1: center last week with three thirty nine left in the 195 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: first half after Trey Hopkins left with a concussion. You 196 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 1: were in for four drives, not including the one play 197 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 1: Hail Mary. At the end of the game, all four 198 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:08,439 Speaker 1: drives were at least ten plays, All four drives were 199 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 1: at least seventy six yards. Those drives ended in touchdown, 200 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 1: field goal, touchdown, touchdown. How gratifying was that? I mean, 201 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:19,839 Speaker 1: it's extremely gratifying. But again, you got to give credit 202 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 1: to again the whole entire offense executing at a high level. 203 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 1: That's what it really comes down. So again, you extend 204 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:27,319 Speaker 1: those types of drives take you know, the time off 205 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 1: the clock, and especially in games like that, you know 206 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 1: time is precious for us. You have to be ready 207 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 1: at a moment's notice. At three positions center, left guard, 208 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 1: right guard. The assignments different on every play. You're working 209 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:44,199 Speaker 1: with a different teammate depending on where you line up. 210 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 1: How hard is that and how do you keep it 211 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 1: all straight? The level of difficulty is very, very high. 212 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: I can tell you that the techniques are very different, 213 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: extremely extremely extremely limited reps throughout the week at all 214 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: three positions. But again it's it's a mental game. Again. 215 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 1: If you understand how to get the job done itself 216 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 1: and what the goal of the play is, it makes 217 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: things a little bit easier. Again, I've gotten all three 218 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:12,360 Speaker 1: positions now a good amount of time in my past 219 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:15,960 Speaker 1: three years here in Cincinnati, so just become second nature. 220 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 1: Just again, when your numbers called, you gotta be ready 221 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: to go. We're chatting with Billy Price. How does your 222 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 1: comfort level at center compare to your comfort level at 223 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: either guard spot. I could say I'm a little bit 224 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: more comfortable at guard lately, but now again, you know, 225 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 1: I haven't played center and in an extended amount of 226 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: times since my rookie year or so for me going 227 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 1: back in there, it's just kind of really dusting the 228 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 1: cobwebs off after not playing center last year, so feeling 229 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 1: better about it this year, and again, whatever whatever the 230 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: team needs me to do, I'm ready to go. Billy. 231 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 1: We could see you at times during last week's game 232 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:53,199 Speaker 1: doing practice snaps with Joe Burrow between series on the sideline, 233 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: not shotgun snaps, but direct snaps. Do you have to 234 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:59,680 Speaker 1: change anything based on the quarterback or is it a 235 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: matter of him just getting comfortable with you? I think 236 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: it's both. Again, it's a two way street. Again, making 237 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:07,200 Speaker 1: sure that I hit the point every single time at 238 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 1: the same location where his hands are. Again, it's something 239 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 1: we've gotten figured out and We're getting more comfortable with 240 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:15,679 Speaker 1: one another, and it's we're good to go. We're visiting 241 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 1: the Billy Price. One thing I've always respected about you 242 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: is that football is important. You want to be great. 243 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:25,199 Speaker 1: And this passed off season. After the season ended in 244 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:28,720 Speaker 1: late December, in January, you went to Dallas to work 245 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 1: with a well known offensive line guru, Duke manny Weather. 246 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 1: Why did you do it and what did you gain 247 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:37,440 Speaker 1: from that? For me, again, it's just the year I 248 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:39,560 Speaker 1: had last year, kind of up and down and the 249 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 1: uncertainty off Again, I wasn't prepared to play all three positions. 250 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:45,840 Speaker 1: I was preparing for one in the previous offseason. It 251 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 1: was really really good for me again just building confidence 252 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:51,320 Speaker 1: and again assessing what you're really good at. And you 253 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 1: know the type of man Duke is and the type 254 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: of people that you're around. I'm with some of the 255 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:59,079 Speaker 1: elite tackles and the interior players across the NFL offensive lines. 256 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 1: So again you're training with great company, again sharpening your 257 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:05,200 Speaker 1: mind and again being able to pick the brains of others. 258 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 1: We had Olie masterminds down there in July and I 259 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:10,439 Speaker 1: got to talk with Ryan Jensen, and Ryan Jensen is 260 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: one of the most respected centers out there right now, 261 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 1: and again being able to pick his mind about things 262 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:17,680 Speaker 1: that he does, things he looks for in film study, 263 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 1: just really helps to develop the game, you know, and 264 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 1: for what I'm doing this year again, being ready for 265 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: all three positions, understanding things as a center and as 266 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: a guard. Again, I've developed a really really strong relationship 267 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 1: with Duke, you know. I talked to him weekly, send 268 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: him clips just to make sure things are ready. And 269 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: again if I need to sharpen something at left guard 270 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 1: that I'm better at right guard, you know, getting another 271 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 1: set of eyes is really beneficial for me. We're spending 272 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:42,320 Speaker 1: a few minutes with Billy Price. I watched an interview 273 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:44,640 Speaker 1: you did in June, and you said that being a 274 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: first round pick is not something that you take lightly. 275 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 1: Has it been difficult dealing with the expectations that go 276 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 1: with that, considering that you really have not been fully 277 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 1: healthy in your first two NFL seasons. Yeah, I wouldn't 278 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: say the expectations and you're dealing the expectations, it's there. 279 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 1: They're never to what my own expectations are. Again, I 280 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: was very well respected player in college, did a lot 281 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: of very good things helped teams win championships. And again 282 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 1: that was the expectation, and that's my level of play. 283 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 1: That's the standard of what you should be doing. Again, 284 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 1: it's you know, the health is I've learned health is 285 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: wealth in this league. And again it starts from the 286 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 1: ground up. I've had two foot injuries and a situation 287 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: I couldn't control my rookie one, and you know, getting 288 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 1: in better routines this past offseason to make sure that 289 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:32,440 Speaker 1: I am fully healthy for a full sixteen sixteen week 290 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 1: sixteen game schedule this year. Again, you've got to do 291 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 1: things after you know, you leave the facility and making 292 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 1: sure that the routines and again my wife knows the 293 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 1: routine again at eight o'clock, normatech, getting the feet right, 294 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 1: you know, do an extra stretching, playing with the dogs, 295 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: just simple things like that to make sure that you're 296 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 1: healthy for this upcoming week. So and it doesn't start 297 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 1: on you know, it starts Monday. It doesn't start, you know, 298 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 1: two days before the game. It starts on Monday. Again, 299 00:15:57,840 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 1: if you're behind the eight ball when you get to Sunday, 300 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 1: it's going to be bad news. Kelly. You mentioned your 301 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 1: great college career when you were a third year sophomore 302 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:07,440 Speaker 1: at Ohio State. In your second year as a starter, 303 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 1: a young high school quarterback from Athens, Ohio shows up. 304 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 1: Do you remember your early impressions and Joe Burrow and 305 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 1: what do you think of him six years later? You know, 306 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 1: the first early impressions again, it was a situation. Again 307 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:21,640 Speaker 1: we always talk about spring ballum, and you know the 308 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 1: stories of you know, Joe Burrow is live during spring 309 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: ball and there was no there was no live about that. Um. 310 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 1: The hits I watched him take against guys that are 311 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:34,960 Speaker 1: you know the bossa brother are just Joey Taekwon Lewis, 312 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: Some of the guys are my are heavy hitters that 313 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 1: we had on defense. UM, just letting it go on him, um. 314 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 1: And again to see his resiliency and again knowing you know, 315 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 1: the kid himself and then seeing the man they walked 316 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:48,080 Speaker 1: through the locker room when he first got here is 317 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 1: a tremendous you know, transformation. And when he went down 318 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 1: to LSU, when he told the team and you know, hey, 319 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 1: I'm going to transfer it again, it was like, oh, 320 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 1: you're going down South with them boys, Um. And then 321 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 1: to come out the leader and the and the you 322 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: know the true renaissance man, the heat is and how 323 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 1: he leads the offense here in Cincinnati. Again, I'm just 324 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 1: glad he's on our side. Early. You've got the Titans 325 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 1: this week. As you've started to look at that defensive 326 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:11,639 Speaker 1: line for Tennessee. I don't know that a lot of 327 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 1: people know Jeffrey Simmons number ninety eight, but he's one 328 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 1: of the highest graded interior alignment in the NFL. People 329 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 1: do know Jadevi and Clowney obviously former number one overall 330 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 1: pick in the draft. What stands out when you study 331 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: that group? Obviously you see jadeveon when they picked him 332 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:30,200 Speaker 1: up in the offseason. Again, and I know coach Rabel 333 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:32,159 Speaker 1: very well my time at Ohio State, so I know 334 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 1: I know what he is. Very aggressive, you very technically sound, 335 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:37,639 Speaker 1: and I know that defense is definitely gonna bring it. 336 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:40,520 Speaker 1: Watching their game against Pittsburgh last week, again, you've got 337 00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 1: a great offense over there in Pittsburgh and seeing how 338 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:46,159 Speaker 1: they try to manipulate that defensive front to really control 339 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: the game, and I think that that's important for us 340 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:49,880 Speaker 1: as we go to continue the game plan this week. 341 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:53,639 Speaker 1: Simmons very young kid, very good with his hands, you know, 342 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:57,199 Speaker 1: very physical guy. About Jadevion as he is, he is 343 00:17:57,640 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 1: everything that everybody says he is, you know, great with 344 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:03,879 Speaker 1: his hands, explosive, athletic, and again, their entire cast is 345 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 1: very well rounded, and so I think that that's going 346 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:07,159 Speaker 1: to present a good challenge for us, and I know 347 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 1: we're looking forward to so that you were ready at 348 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:11,880 Speaker 1: a moment's notice last week and did a fantastic job. 349 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 1: Congratulations on that. Best of luck Sunday against the Titans. 350 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 1: Thank you, Looking forward to The Bengals Booth podcast is 351 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:23,119 Speaker 1: presented by Bud Light Seltzer. It's light and refreshing with 352 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 1: a hint of fruit flavor. Now time for this week's 353 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:29,679 Speaker 1: No the Faux Segment. The Tennessee Titans are five and 354 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:32,640 Speaker 1: one under third year head coach Mike Vrabel, who took 355 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 1: them to the AFC Championship Game last year. Vrabel also 356 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:40,720 Speaker 1: happens to be best friends with UC head football coach 357 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:44,679 Speaker 1: Luke Fickle. They were teammates for three years at Ohio State. 358 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 1: The voice of the Titans, Mike Keith, joined Lapping Me 359 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:50,199 Speaker 1: on the Bengals Game Plan Show this week, and I 360 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 1: started our conversation by asking him what makes Vrabel such 361 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:59,200 Speaker 1: a successful head coach. It's very smart to start with, 362 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 1: very very bright, and very The first time I sat 363 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: down with him, I knew he was gonna make it 364 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:09,200 Speaker 1: because he had the whole head coach thing right away. 365 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: He's not I'm the head offense coach, or I'm the 366 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:17,120 Speaker 1: head defense coach, or I'm the head football coach. He's 367 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:21,399 Speaker 1: the head coach. He's involved in every aspect of the 368 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:25,919 Speaker 1: planning of arranging the staff. He knows everything that's going on. 369 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:30,439 Speaker 1: He takes a personal touch with players and coaches and 370 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:33,960 Speaker 1: people in the building when there were people in the building. Actually, 371 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:38,359 Speaker 1: he just has that feel, and you guys have seen 372 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 1: it over the years and whatever sport it is. Some 373 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:45,639 Speaker 1: people have the CEO thing and some people don't. You know, 374 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 1: some people are really good football coaches, but they can't 375 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:51,640 Speaker 1: be a head coach, and Rabel has that about him. 376 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 1: He's grown over two plus years. He doesn't say a 377 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 1: lot to the media. He quite frankly, doesn't say a 378 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: whole lot behind closed door or doing his radio and 379 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:05,679 Speaker 1: TV show. What he gets the most pleasure in is 380 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:10,159 Speaker 1: harassing his host I don't know if Philichick does that 381 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:13,480 Speaker 1: to the guys he works with, but Raybol can be 382 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:16,880 Speaker 1: a tremendous amount of fun. He has a wicked sense 383 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:23,200 Speaker 1: of humor. He is very sarcastic. Sometimes he thinks he'll 384 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 1: even stop and say, you know, I'm kidding, which we do. 385 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:28,360 Speaker 1: But I tell you the other thing about him too 386 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 1: is he never takes a shot at somebody who's down 387 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 1: or who can't come back or It's always playful and fun. 388 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 1: It's never bullying. And he is particularly kind to people 389 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: that he, as the head coach, doesn't necessarily have to 390 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:49,679 Speaker 1: be kind to. And so I think that speaks a 391 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 1: lot to his character and who he is. And I 392 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:55,919 Speaker 1: think his players know that about him too, that even 393 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 1: when he is yelling and screaming, it's not a personal thing. 394 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:05,400 Speaker 1: That's very interesting, good good insight there. I know he's 395 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:08,679 Speaker 1: not a defensive coordinator, but he was a defensive player, 396 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:11,800 Speaker 1: so he's got pride in his defense. Thirty second in 397 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:15,200 Speaker 1: the NFL on third down, thirty first in the NFL, 398 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: and red zone touchdown percentage allowed at eighty one percent, 399 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:21,720 Speaker 1: allowing sixty one percent on third down. I mean, those 400 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 1: numbers are just they're not you know, the running game. 401 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 1: They're allowing almost one hundred and twenty nine yards a 402 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: game in the ground four point nine per carry. That's 403 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:36,640 Speaker 1: not something that Mike Vrabel I'm sure is pleased about it. No, no, 404 00:21:36,760 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 1: he's not. And the you know, the thing that we 405 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 1: knew entering this year, Dave, is we understood that the 406 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:45,720 Speaker 1: offense was going to have to carry the defense for 407 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 1: a while, and the reason was that the offense is 408 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 1: very veteran, a bunch of guys who've been together, veteran quarterback, 409 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 1: veteran running back, I mean, the whole thing. They we said, 410 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:02,119 Speaker 1: you know, they could have lined up for the first 411 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 1: day on July thirtieth and been ready to play a 412 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 1: game in the following Sunday. They were just they were 413 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:11,960 Speaker 1: just ready to go. And they returned ten of eleven 414 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 1: starters and the entire coaching staff. The defense was different. 415 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 1: They traded Jarell Casey, Wesley Woodyard departed and I think 416 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 1: he's probably retired. Logan Ryan is no longer with the team. 417 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 1: So three veteran presents players of veteran presents, and then 418 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:35,200 Speaker 1: Temps retires as defensive coordinator. They bring in Jim Haslett 419 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 1: as part of the coaching staff. They have Shane Bowen 420 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 1: the outside linebacker coach who I think is calling the plays. 421 00:22:43,440 --> 00:22:47,240 Speaker 1: A new secondary coach as well. They had to kind 422 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 1: of rotate their entire group in the secondary. They've been 423 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:55,639 Speaker 1: without a Dory Jackson. Hey, they needed OTAs in minicamp, 424 00:22:56,040 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 1: they needed preseason games, and so this has shown up now. 425 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:03,200 Speaker 1: It's worse than we thought. Last year. They got off 426 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 1: the field allowing thirty six percent third down conversions sixty 427 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 1: one percent right now, right which is astronomical. And yeah, 428 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:15,920 Speaker 1: Rabel's pulling his hair out over it. He knows it's 429 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 1: got to get better. It showed up last week in 430 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh game. It's probably the number one staff that 431 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 1: beat him in that game. And the Titans know if 432 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 1: they're gonna have a chance to be special, that has 433 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 1: to improve. In a big, big hurry, we are chatting 434 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:32,440 Speaker 1: with the voice of the Titans, Mike Keith. Let's talk 435 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:35,159 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry, the only running back in the NFL averaging 436 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:37,880 Speaker 1: more than a hundred yards a game. We see the highlights, 437 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:40,879 Speaker 1: the ninety four yard touchdown run, the stiff arm that 438 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 1: you know Josh Norman will never be able to forget. 439 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:47,880 Speaker 1: He'll be reminded of it on Twitter for the rest 440 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 1: of his life or at least as long as Twitter exists. 441 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 1: Aside from that, is he the heart and soul of 442 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 1: the team with the way that he plays and the 443 00:23:56,280 --> 00:24:00,320 Speaker 1: way that he runs. Yes, yeah, he's the he's the 444 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 1: face of Nashville Sports. Now he's he's tannehill Is. It's 445 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:09,679 Speaker 1: kind of Tannehill's team and that's and that's been a 446 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:12,720 Speaker 1: cool thing to see the quarterback. It's become his team. 447 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:15,200 Speaker 1: But if you if you had to put a player 448 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: on a poster to represent who we are right now, 449 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:21,720 Speaker 1: it's Derrick Henry because this is a guy at this 450 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 1: point two years ago, almost two years ago to the day, 451 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:30,959 Speaker 1: they didn't think Derrick Henry could help us. Dion Lewis 452 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:33,680 Speaker 1: had taken over for Derrick Henry is the number one 453 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:37,480 Speaker 1: running back. Because Derrick Henry was in this incredible slump. 454 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:41,119 Speaker 1: It seemed like he was running to darkness. He couldn't 455 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:45,360 Speaker 1: quite figure out the new offensive run game. They they 456 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 1: did all sorts of things trying to figure out how 457 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:51,679 Speaker 1: to get him going. And to Henry's credit, he started 458 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:54,640 Speaker 1: working with the scout team. He stayed after practice, he 459 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 1: kept he kept working on his moves, and they had 460 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 1: put David Flewellen in game in November against the New 461 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:07,439 Speaker 1: England Patriots over Derrick Henry because they were just trying 462 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 1: to get something going. This is two years ago. Two 463 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:16,760 Speaker 1: years ago, guys David in the game, and David unfortunately 464 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 1: had a nice run and then hurt his knee and 465 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:21,200 Speaker 1: was gone for the year. So Derek got a chance 466 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:25,360 Speaker 1: to go back in and then something clicked and he 467 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:29,040 Speaker 1: gained confidence and he started hitting it the way they 468 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:31,960 Speaker 1: wanted him to hit it, and they figured out what 469 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:35,160 Speaker 1: worked for him. And then Arthur Smith took over last 470 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:38,119 Speaker 1: year at the offensive coordinator and gave him even more. 471 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 1: And so the rise of Derrick Henry is about a 472 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 1: toughness that really, you know, those guys in the locker 473 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 1: room know this story. He's not the guy on the 474 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 1: old spice commercial who's just been a star his whole life. 475 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:55,399 Speaker 1: He's a guy who's had to work for this and 476 00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:59,240 Speaker 1: he works for it every single day. He nobody gives 477 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:02,479 Speaker 1: more in the same way Eddie George did for us 478 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 1: twenty years ago. This is a more talented version of 479 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:08,920 Speaker 1: Eddie George, and if you can believe this, a little 480 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 1: bit bigger Eddie George as well. Yeah, that's it's it's amazing. 481 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:15,400 Speaker 1: Run you over and run away from me. I mean 482 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 1: Norman if if that, if he did that to Norman 483 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:20,119 Speaker 1: out in the street, he'd be serving a jail sentence 484 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:25,639 Speaker 1: right now. I mean, and I mean and flew Ellen, Yeah, Flewellen. 485 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:27,840 Speaker 1: I mean, that's a sick lady. Flew Ellen, that's a 486 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:31,200 Speaker 1: sick one. And he's playing over over Henry. That that's 487 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:36,159 Speaker 1: just that's unbelievable, that story. But you know Joe Burrows 488 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:38,920 Speaker 1: like that, Joe Burrow, it didn't didn't go well for 489 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 1: him in a house date. He got the crap knocked 490 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:43,680 Speaker 1: out of him, you know, playing for the look team 491 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 1: against the number one defense, and and just you know, 492 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:49,359 Speaker 1: kept getting up and and gaining respect. He transfers to 493 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:50,840 Speaker 1: tell us you and the rest is history. I mean, 494 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:53,920 Speaker 1: it's funny how guys have to work their way through 495 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:56,639 Speaker 1: things and earn things and appreciate it a heck of 496 00:26:56,680 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 1: a lot more. It's very interesting. Quick on Tannehill. I 497 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:02,840 Speaker 1: was fortunate enough to do Big twelve games when he 498 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:04,639 Speaker 1: was at Texas A and M, and he caught over 499 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:06,720 Speaker 1: one hundred and forty balls as a wide receiver without 500 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:08,919 Speaker 1: going any wide receiver meetings. You know, he was the 501 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:11,040 Speaker 1: backup quarterback, but they so we got to get this 502 00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:14,520 Speaker 1: athlete on the field, and he is. He is an athlete. 503 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:17,440 Speaker 1: What is what else is it about him? What makes 504 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:20,159 Speaker 1: him the quarterback that he is Because he's had his 505 00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:24,240 Speaker 1: hard knocks as well, oh, big time, and that's a 506 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:28,239 Speaker 1: part of the respect that he has three things. I 507 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:32,400 Speaker 1: think Number one it's the toughness because he's from Big Spring, Texas. 508 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:36,120 Speaker 1: You know, he played in what was more or less 509 00:27:36,119 --> 00:27:39,080 Speaker 1: a beer offense in high school. You mentioned his career 510 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: as a wide receiver, and then he becomes the quarterback 511 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 1: at A and M He takes all the hits and 512 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:48,399 Speaker 1: goes through the ups and downs in Miami. And if 513 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:52,520 Speaker 1: you talk to anybody in Miami, anybody with that organization, 514 00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:54,960 Speaker 1: and a couple of them actually work for us now, 515 00:27:55,359 --> 00:27:59,160 Speaker 1: it's amazing the comments and how happy they are for him. 516 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:04,679 Speaker 1: He that type of person. The athleticism is an underrated element. 517 00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:07,080 Speaker 1: It's one of the reasons they chose to resign him 518 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:10,680 Speaker 1: in the offseason is he can take off occasionally, kind 519 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:14,159 Speaker 1: of like Joe Burrow, and can make a little something 520 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:17,280 Speaker 1: happen with his legs, can extend to play not necessarily 521 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:20,359 Speaker 1: a runner, but he can run. I mean, the guy's 522 00:28:20,359 --> 00:28:22,679 Speaker 1: got a forty eight yard rush in his career in 523 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 1: the NFL. The other thing, too, is this Arthur Smith, 524 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:31,440 Speaker 1: the offensive coordinator. The two of them are completely on 525 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:36,719 Speaker 1: the same page, and he is out there executing Arthur's offense. 526 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 1: And what's interesting, guys, is Arthur gives him a lot. 527 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:44,680 Speaker 1: You will see Tannehill will call a lot at the 528 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 1: line on his own, particularly when the Titans go into 529 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 1: the We used to call it the hurry up. I 530 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:54,440 Speaker 1: think the kids today call it the tempo. They go tempo. 531 00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:59,120 Speaker 1: Then that's Tannehill calling a lot of things on his own, 532 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:03,040 Speaker 1: sort of ill Peyton Manning from the Indianapolis days when 533 00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:05,800 Speaker 1: he wasn't necessarily going to snap the ball with twenty 534 00:29:05,880 --> 00:29:08,080 Speaker 1: on the play clock. He was going to take it 535 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:10,600 Speaker 1: down to ten and get in the right play. He 536 00:29:11,240 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 1: wanted to be an orthopedic surgeon when he went to college. 537 00:29:14,600 --> 00:29:17,560 Speaker 1: Obviously football kind of changed all that for him. But 538 00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 1: those smarts and football smarts as well, it all goes together, 539 00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 1: and I think everybody's just pleased for a guy who 540 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:31,960 Speaker 1: if that's the theme of this conversation, overcoming the adversity. 541 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:34,680 Speaker 1: I mean he has certainly done it and right now, 542 00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:37,920 Speaker 1: I mean statistically he's elite and it's not a fluke. 543 00:29:38,520 --> 00:29:41,200 Speaker 1: I mean it is. He's not throwing three yard passes 544 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 1: and guys are running eighty yards. He's making plays. A 545 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:46,760 Speaker 1: couple more questions for the Voice of the Titans, Mike Keith, 546 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:50,040 Speaker 1: I'm so glad you brought up Arthur Smith, the offensive coordinator, 547 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:52,400 Speaker 1: because it's a fascinating story to me. He's the son 548 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 1: of the CEO of FedEx, Red Smith. I'm sure he 549 00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:59,200 Speaker 1: could have gone into the family business and been a billionaire, 550 00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:04,120 Speaker 1: multi millionaire. Instead, he pursues a career as a football coach. 551 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:08,040 Speaker 1: Peter King seemingly has become the president of his fan club. 552 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:10,720 Speaker 1: Is he on the fast track to be an NFL 553 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:15,040 Speaker 1: head coach? So funny because he came to us as 554 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:18,120 Speaker 1: a defensive quality control coach. He's been here ten years 555 00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:23,440 Speaker 1: and it was funny. So he was on Mike Munchak's staff. 556 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 1: Ken wisen Hunt kept him and promoted him. Mike Mularkey 557 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:31,080 Speaker 1: kept him and promoted him. And then he comes here 558 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:34,680 Speaker 1: and you know, Matt Laflor ends up the offensive coordinator 559 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:37,640 Speaker 1: and once he's like, oh, guys, we gotta keep Arthur Smith, 560 00:30:37,760 --> 00:30:41,520 Speaker 1: and so another head coach keeps Arthur Smith and matt 561 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:43,560 Speaker 1: I think would have taken him to Green Bay. I 562 00:30:43,560 --> 00:30:46,080 Speaker 1: don't know that, but I feel like that would have happened. 563 00:30:46,600 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 1: But when he got this chance, there were many, many, 564 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:53,080 Speaker 1: many people here who were like, Oh, this is what 565 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:55,400 Speaker 1: do we do, and we're hiring the tight end coach. 566 00:30:55,840 --> 00:30:58,920 Speaker 1: But those of us that knew him understood he's a 567 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:03,160 Speaker 1: pretty special guy. And it was only then did people 568 00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:05,680 Speaker 1: realize that he was the son of the founder of 569 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:09,120 Speaker 1: fed X. Nobody here outside of our building knew that 570 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:12,040 Speaker 1: because he was so unassuming, and he had been an 571 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:15,920 Speaker 1: eight year unassuming member of the staff. You know, it 572 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:18,400 Speaker 1: has been said accurately that he is the richest coach 573 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:21,880 Speaker 1: in the NFL. I think it's probably true, right, But 574 00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 1: Arthur's and I know another family member of this family, 575 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:30,800 Speaker 1: the Smith family, and I tell you they are hard working, 576 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:34,880 Speaker 1: unassuming people. He's one of the best guys that you 577 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:38,440 Speaker 1: ever met. My son goes to University of North Carolina, 578 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:41,360 Speaker 1: that's where he played. Arthur will talk to me all 579 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:44,600 Speaker 1: the time about, Hey, how's Matthew doing in Chapel Hill 580 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:48,000 Speaker 1: and you know, he's that kind of guy. He relates 581 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:51,240 Speaker 1: to the players, he's not a big personality. Yeah, he's 582 00:31:51,280 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 1: going to be a head coach. I'm hoping we can 583 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:56,840 Speaker 1: hold on to him for another year or two. But 584 00:31:56,920 --> 00:32:02,960 Speaker 1: if Peter King keeps up that thing with the megaphone, 585 00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:05,800 Speaker 1: I get one last thing for you, and it's a 586 00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:09,360 Speaker 1: kind of a two part thing, And appreciate your carving 587 00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:11,160 Speaker 1: the time that you have for us. You've been great. 588 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:16,200 Speaker 1: Every single quarter, including overtime. The Tennessee Titans have one 589 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:19,560 Speaker 1: by single digits, outscored an opponent by six in the 590 00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:22,560 Speaker 1: first quarter, five in the second, nine in the third, 591 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:26,840 Speaker 1: nine and the fourth six and overtime consistently, you know, 592 00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:30,040 Speaker 1: just plugging along, very steady eddy kind of thing, kind 593 00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:33,200 Speaker 1: of like the head coach Rabel. And then I look 594 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 1: at Gostkowski five for eleven field goals less than fifty yards, 595 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:40,160 Speaker 1: five for five field goals fifty yards more in all 596 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:43,680 Speaker 1: these close games. What's it doesn't compute? I mean, what's 597 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:46,400 Speaker 1: going on with Gostkowski? And what about this team? Just 598 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:50,320 Speaker 1: every quarter treating at the same Usually you see a 599 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:53,120 Speaker 1: team has a big second quarter or a terrible third 600 00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:56,560 Speaker 1: or whatever. Yeah, these guys are just like flatline man 601 00:32:56,800 --> 00:33:01,800 Speaker 1: of excellence. Well, it's it's really kind of funny because 602 00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:04,440 Speaker 1: in that way, they're sort of like the Jeff Fisher teams. 603 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:08,920 Speaker 1: They're not particularly sexy at any one thing, but they 604 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:11,520 Speaker 1: do lots of things well and they just keep playing. 605 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 1: That's what happened. You know, they're in twenty seven to 606 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:17,800 Speaker 1: seven to the Steelers, ten minutes to go in the 607 00:33:17,840 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 1: third quarter. It looks like they're going to get blown out, 608 00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 1: and they're kicking for a tie. At the end. You're like, 609 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:26,040 Speaker 1: how in the world did this happen? But it's verybel 610 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:29,479 Speaker 1: you know, Vraybel constantly makes adjustments. He has a staff 611 00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:33,880 Speaker 1: that makes adjustments. They you know, they're very consistent there, 612 00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:37,200 Speaker 1: and the organization is like that with the general manager, 613 00:33:37,280 --> 00:33:40,400 Speaker 1: John Robinson. It's it's a very you know, we've gone 614 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:43,920 Speaker 1: nine and seven four straight years, one of only four 615 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:48,400 Speaker 1: teams with winning records in four straight seasons. And you 616 00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:51,440 Speaker 1: guys know, I mean, nine and seven's not worldbending, but 617 00:33:51,520 --> 00:33:54,840 Speaker 1: to have a winning season four straight years kind of 618 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:57,920 Speaker 1: just tells you you're doing more right than wrong. The 619 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:01,640 Speaker 1: Gayskowski thing is really difficult called on the second topic 620 00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:07,200 Speaker 1: because last year we were eight of eighteen on field goals. 621 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:10,880 Speaker 1: That's not good for a high school, let alone a professor. 622 00:34:10,960 --> 00:34:13,200 Speaker 1: Eight of eight. It was the worst kicking year an 623 00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:16,759 Speaker 1: NFL team had had in thirty six years, and in 624 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:19,160 Speaker 1: some ways it was the worst kicking year that a 625 00:34:19,160 --> 00:34:21,839 Speaker 1: team had had in the modern era. It was crazy, 626 00:34:22,080 --> 00:34:24,719 Speaker 1: and yet this team went to the AFC Championship Game. 627 00:34:25,239 --> 00:34:28,239 Speaker 1: The big thing that they do is they score a 628 00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:32,239 Speaker 1: lot of touchdowns. You know, since Tannehill took over as 629 00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:35,960 Speaker 1: the starter, the Tennessee Titans have been in a position 630 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:38,960 Speaker 1: where they've gotten into red zone fifty six times and 631 00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:45,200 Speaker 1: scored I believe it's forty seven touchdowns. That's been the key. Gaskowski, 632 00:34:45,320 --> 00:34:47,839 Speaker 1: I don't know. He's missed one right in each of 633 00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:51,560 Speaker 1: the last two weeks. That scares you when a guy 634 00:34:51,600 --> 00:34:56,000 Speaker 1: starts pushing it at the end of their career, you know, 635 00:34:56,200 --> 00:34:59,120 Speaker 1: but he's ten of sixteen. It looks like they're going 636 00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:01,560 Speaker 1: to hold on to him. They have a young man, 637 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:05,200 Speaker 1: Tucker McCann out of Missouri who's on the practice squad 638 00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:08,200 Speaker 1: that they kept because this guy's got a leg like 639 00:35:08,239 --> 00:35:11,000 Speaker 1: you wouldn't believe. I don't know if he's ready for 640 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:14,560 Speaker 1: prime time yet, but we'll see. I mean it it 641 00:35:14,680 --> 00:35:17,959 Speaker 1: bit him in the butt on Sunday because that's a kick, 642 00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:22,840 Speaker 1: you know, good snap, good hold, no no rush, he 643 00:35:22,960 --> 00:35:26,200 Speaker 1: just missed it, and you know you gotta make him. 644 00:35:26,239 --> 00:35:28,360 Speaker 1: I mean, if you're gonna be an elite level team 645 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:30,680 Speaker 1: and playing those kinds of games, particularly with how the 646 00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:34,160 Speaker 1: AFC has unfolded right now, I mean, you're gonna need 647 00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:37,480 Speaker 1: every point. You gotta make them all. What one quick thing? 648 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:40,320 Speaker 1: When when when the Pittsburgh steal has had one hundred 649 00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:43,239 Speaker 1: and sixty one yards offense and fourteen points and the 650 00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:46,480 Speaker 1: Titans had one yard and no points. What were you thinking? 651 00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:54,560 Speaker 1: I'm going home. I'm I'm thinking, uh, dinner, you know, 652 00:35:54,640 --> 00:35:59,799 Speaker 1: maybe a beer. Uh. You know, you're just like this 653 00:35:59,880 --> 00:36:02,840 Speaker 1: is crazy. I mean they've had the ball sixteen twenty 654 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:07,240 Speaker 1: three to our one twenty one. Yeah, it was unreal. 655 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:09,680 Speaker 1: It was the whole thing was in their seven of 656 00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:14,440 Speaker 1: seven on third down conversions. I think honestly, what I 657 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:16,520 Speaker 1: knew is it's like, well, Okay, you can't get any 658 00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:19,759 Speaker 1: worse than this, right, not not with this team. This 659 00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:23,360 Speaker 1: team will kind of get it back together and figure 660 00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:25,680 Speaker 1: out some things. The Steelers came out with a good plan. 661 00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:28,080 Speaker 1: I'll end it with this one thing though, in this 662 00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:31,359 Speaker 1: whole crazy deal that the Titans have been through with 663 00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:35,200 Speaker 1: COVID and not playing for sixteen days, there was some 664 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:38,040 Speaker 1: fear about how they would pop out of the gate 665 00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:41,160 Speaker 1: last Sunday, based on the fact that last week was 666 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:45,160 Speaker 1: their first week of full speed practice in four weeks. 667 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:49,560 Speaker 1: And Frankly, Frankly and Dave, you'll understand this. They got 668 00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:51,200 Speaker 1: to the end of the week, they played two games 669 00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:53,760 Speaker 1: in five days, and then they have a heart Wednesday practice, 670 00:36:53,760 --> 00:36:58,319 Speaker 1: a heart Thursday practice. They show up on Friday, they're sore. Yep, yep, 671 00:36:58,520 --> 00:37:00,840 Speaker 1: no doubt if they're not in the group, and you know, 672 00:37:00,880 --> 00:37:03,680 Speaker 1: you get in a groove as the season, and so 673 00:37:03,840 --> 00:37:06,200 Speaker 1: he had to back them down even in the Friday 674 00:37:06,280 --> 00:37:09,239 Speaker 1: practice a little bit. That was the first thing that 675 00:37:09,320 --> 00:37:13,359 Speaker 1: they had really noticed about being off kilter. They won 676 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:16,600 Speaker 1: the two games in five days, and then you know, 677 00:37:16,680 --> 00:37:19,520 Speaker 1: sort of we're trying to get their bodies back. They're 678 00:37:19,560 --> 00:37:23,799 Speaker 1: hoping this week they're much more normal and now into 679 00:37:23,840 --> 00:37:25,719 Speaker 1: some sort of rhythm than they have been. It is. 680 00:37:25,920 --> 00:37:28,720 Speaker 1: It has clearly been an adventure, particularly if you're pushing thirty. 681 00:37:28,719 --> 00:37:31,120 Speaker 1: If you're twenty eight years old. Themore you're real sore. 682 00:37:31,239 --> 00:37:34,200 Speaker 1: You're twenty two, twenty three, no problem, but you're you've 683 00:37:34,280 --> 00:37:36,480 Speaker 1: been in the league seven eight years. You're sore than 684 00:37:36,600 --> 00:37:40,600 Speaker 1: sore man. And this is not a young team, right, Yeah, 685 00:37:40,640 --> 00:37:42,680 Speaker 1: that's that's the other thing they're not. I mean, we're 686 00:37:42,719 --> 00:37:45,600 Speaker 1: not talking about you know, George Allen's over the hill 687 00:37:45,680 --> 00:37:49,560 Speaker 1: gang or anything. But this is not a young football 688 00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:52,160 Speaker 1: team in terms of a first or you know, bunch 689 00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:55,759 Speaker 1: of first or second year guys, or a final luck. 690 00:37:55,760 --> 00:37:57,960 Speaker 1: I had the Sunday's game. Join lapping me for the 691 00:37:57,960 --> 00:38:01,360 Speaker 1: Bengals pep Rally Show Friday from three to six on 692 00:38:01,760 --> 00:38:04,799 Speaker 1: ESPN fifteen thirty. That's going to do it for this 693 00:38:04,840 --> 00:38:07,160 Speaker 1: episode of the Bengals Booth Podcast, brought to you by 694 00:38:07,320 --> 00:38:10,640 Speaker 1: bud Light. Seltzer refreshed the game. If you haven't done 695 00:38:10,680 --> 00:38:13,560 Speaker 1: so already, please subscribe and if you have a minute, 696 00:38:13,560 --> 00:38:16,520 Speaker 1: give it a rating or share a comment that helps 697 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:20,400 Speaker 1: more Bengals fans find this podcast. 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