1 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,439 Speaker 1: Hi, get everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: the Bengals Booth podcast The Love Me Two Times bab 3 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: Love Me twice today. Addition, as the Bengals win two 4 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:22,080 Speaker 1: straight games for the first time in two seasons, winning 5 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 1: a shootout in Houston thirty seven thirty one. Coming up, 6 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: you'll hear radio replays, postgame comments from players and coaches, 7 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 1: and in depth analysis from Dave Lapham. And in this 8 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: week's fun Facts segment, you'll get to know the person 9 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 1: under the pads as I go one on one with 10 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: offensive lineman Xavier sua Philo. The Bengals Booth Podcast is 11 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: presented by bud Light Seltzer. Refresh the game, and here's 12 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: a quick reminder that you can have the latest edition 13 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 1: of this podcast delivered write to your phone, tablet, or 14 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: computer by subscribing on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or 15 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:05,959 Speaker 1: odd Bean. It's the greatest thing since a sit stand workstation. 16 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: I spend a lot of time doing broadcast prep at 17 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: my desk, especially during this time of the year when 18 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 1: I'm not only broadcasting Bengals games, but you see football 19 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: and basketball as well. All of that time on my 20 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: back side is not good for my back. But I 21 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: got something for Christmas that I already love. A sit 22 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: stand workstation. It's basically an adjustable desk that allows me 23 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: to do my work standing or sitting, or a combination 24 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: of both. You just pinch the levers on each side 25 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 1: and you can raise and lower the desk to the 26 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: desired height. I give it a standing ovation. Now let's 27 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: get to the game. In Monday Nights went over, Pittsburgh 28 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: quarterback Ryan Finley only completed seven passes as the Bengals 29 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: went to an uber conservative game plan to neutralize the 30 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: Steelers pass. With Brandon Allen back from his knee injury, 31 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: the Bengals didn't hesitate to throw it. At Houston. He 32 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: went five for five on the Bengals opening drive and 33 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: capped it off with a touchdown pass big third down 34 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: in two play, coming up at the Houston eight yard line, 35 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: empty backfield, five wide, three out to the left, two 36 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: out to the right. Allan looking left, throws left, cut 37 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 1: by the tight end Drew Sample, and he cruises into 38 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: the end zone for an eight yard touchdown, his first 39 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 1: in the NFL. It was the start of an outstanding 40 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 1: performance by the twenty eight year old quarterback, as he 41 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: threw for a career high three hundred and seventy one 42 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: yards with a passer rating of one twenty six point five. 43 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: Here's wide receiver Alex ericson you know Brandon's you know, 44 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 1: when he was getting the start the first time, you know, 45 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 1: you can really notice that you can really spin the ball. 46 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: And he's a confident guy and really has the right 47 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: deminuor looking for and he gets back there and everyone 48 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: just believes in him, and he showed that today. You know, 49 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: the old line protected him and he was back there 50 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 1: picking him apart after the team's traded field goals. The 51 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: Bengals had a ten three lead late in a half 52 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 1: when Will Jackson had to leave the game due to 53 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: a concussion. Deshaun Watson took advantage of his absence by 54 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: frequently picking on his replacement, lis Shaun Sims. Fun first 55 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: and ten Watson back to throw Karl Lawson with some pressure. 56 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: Here's a throw into the end zone and it's caught 57 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: for a touchdown by Brandon Cooks. That was the first 58 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 1: of three touchdown passes for Watson, who finished with three 59 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: hundred twenty four passing yards thirty eight rushing yards. And 60 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: a passer rating of one thirty three point nine. Here's 61 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: Zach Taylor. Deshaun Watson is one of the best football 62 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: players I've ever seen in my lifetime. I knew that 63 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: going in this game. I knew it was gonna be difficult. 64 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: There's gonna be moments on defense, it was gonna be tough. 65 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: And he's done it to a lot of people over 66 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: the last several years, and so losing, you know, a 67 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: starting corner at that point was tough because this guy 68 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: can extend plays and get first down to his feet, 69 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: and he can throw a mile and he's got a 70 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: great receiver, Brandon Cooks that can go get it. And 71 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: so again, they can put in a lot of tough spots. 72 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: And I did think it hurt us when Will window 73 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: It was ten ten at the half with the Bengals 74 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: due to get the ball to begin the third quarter. 75 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: Going into the game, the Bengals had not scored a 76 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: point in the third in more than two months. Here's 77 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: a run to the left for somaj a p rhyme 78 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: burst through a hole inside the Houston forty spins away 79 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 1: from a tackle down the side lane toward the end zone. 80 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: P Ryan takes it to the house as the Bengals 81 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 1: score for the first time in ages in the third quarter, 82 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 1: a drought of seven games comes to an end. That 83 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: forty six yard run by two hundred forty pounds somaj 84 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 1: p Ryan was the longest of his NFL career by 85 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 1: sixteen yards, and gave the Bengals a seventeen ten lead. 86 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,719 Speaker 1: I asked him about it after the game. Have you 87 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: seen your forty six yard touchdown run yet? And if not, 88 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 1: are you dying too? Oh? No, I haven't seen it. 89 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: I mean i'll see it in film, but it's not 90 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 1: I mean a touchdown to the touchdown, So I'm not 91 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: gonna I'm not gonna think about that play. I'd rather 92 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:06,119 Speaker 1: watch the plays where I didn't do what I should 93 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: have done and learn from that, because you know, a 94 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: touchdown is pay dirt, So I mean, I can learn 95 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: from it, but not as well as I can learn 96 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 1: from something that I didn't do so well. So you 97 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 1: are not fired up to see a forty six yard 98 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 1: run with a three hundred and sixty degree spin, breaking 99 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: tackles that will be on every highlight show. You would 100 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,799 Speaker 1: rather study your mistakes, absolutely. You always got to study 101 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:31,279 Speaker 1: in the mistakes first. It's good to look back at it, 102 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: but the mistakes come first. You gotta get those figs. 103 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 1: The Bengals scored on all five of their second half possessions, 104 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:41,039 Speaker 1: but the Texans kept matching them. Watson and the gun 105 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: back at the nine catches the snap, hands it off. 106 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 1: David Johnson runs with ease into the end zone. Not 107 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: much resistance there, and Houston is a pat away from 108 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 1: tying the game. Man, no questions, Dan, I think he 109 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 1: scores in one hand touch. Johnson ran for one hundred 110 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 1: and twenty eight yards, but his legs were offset by 111 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:03,279 Speaker 1: Al's arm. On back to back plays, he hit Alex 112 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: Erickson for a forty two yard gain, followed by a 113 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: touchdown pass to a sensational rookie. Alan drops back to 114 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: pass again. He's gonna float one high and deep into 115 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 1: the end zone. It is hot. Did the receiver get 116 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: two feet down in bounds? No, te Higgins did not. 117 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 1: Te Higgins is saying, are you sure he's got two 118 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: feet down? He's dragging. Oh, that's a touchdown. Te Higgins 119 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,600 Speaker 1: telling the coaches to challenge it. You gotta challenge it. 120 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:30,600 Speaker 1: He's dragging the left foot possession left foot drag, right 121 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,839 Speaker 1: foot down touch down. As it turned out, the Bengals 122 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: didn't have to challenge it. One official overruled the guy 123 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: that got it wrong, and the twenty yard touchdown pass 124 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 1: gave Cincinnati a twenty four seventeen lead. Higgins had six catches, 125 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: allowing him to tie Chris Collinsworth's team record for a 126 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 1: rookie with sixty seven. Tea's ninety nine receiving yards ups 127 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: his season total to nine h eight, putting it within 128 00:06:56,600 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: range of joining Collinsworth and Aj Green as the lead 129 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: Bengals rookies to hit one thousand. Here's Zach Taylor. Being 130 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:05,920 Speaker 1: around him, it doesn't feel like you're around a rookie. 131 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: He feels like he has mature. It is not the 132 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 1: right word, because he's had the right focus since day one, 133 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 1: and I've just really been fun to watch him. The 134 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: confidence that he has as he gets through the season. 135 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 1: You know, he's made plays against everybody in this league 136 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 1: and he's got an extremely bright future. His approach is tremendous. 137 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: We're really where we got him. When we got him 138 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 1: in the second round is unbelievable now that you look 139 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 1: back on it, but but we're lucky to have him 140 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: once again. The Bengals seven point lead didn't last. Watson 141 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: waits for the shotgun snap. Here comes a Blitz quick throw, 142 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: touchdown running back David Johnson on the receiving end of 143 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 1: that two yard throw, tying the game at twenty four 144 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: heading to the fourth quarter. After scoring a pair of 145 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: touchdowns in the third quarter, the Bengals had to settle 146 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: for a long field goal try. On their first drive 147 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: of the fourth Mark Harris ready to snap it back 148 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: to Kevin Huber. Huber looks back at the kicker. Now 149 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: it turns, his head, extends, the right hand, matches the ball, 150 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: puts it down. The kick looks good. It is good 151 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 1: by Austin Seibert as Cincinnati takes a three point lead 152 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: on his forty eight yard field goal. It was twenty seven, 153 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: twenty four Cincinnati, with ten and a half minutes to go. 154 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: To that point, the Bengals had never trailed, but Houston's 155 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: tight ends took care of that first. Pharaoh Brown caught 156 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: an eight yard pass, broke tackle attempts by Jesse Bates 157 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: and Germaine Pratt, and eventually carried five defenders on a 158 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:33,720 Speaker 1: twenty nine yard gain. A few plays later, it was 159 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 1: more of the same shotgun snap watching straight back to throw. 160 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,959 Speaker 1: Now scrambling up the middle of the field, throws before 161 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: crossing the line. It's caught for a first down. It 162 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: is going to be a touchdown for Houston. They could 163 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 1: not get Darren Fells, the tight end to the ground. 164 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 1: Second time on this drive, the Bengals simply could not 165 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 1: tackle a Houston tight end. Pratt and Bates had him 166 00:08:57,760 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: wrapped up at the five yard line, but couldn't key 167 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: Fells out of the end zone, and Houston had its 168 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: first lead thirty one twenty seven with six fifteen to go. 169 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:10,320 Speaker 1: That's been the story of twenty twenty right. The Bengals 170 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:13,079 Speaker 1: had four games in the first seven weeks where they 171 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 1: had the lead in the fourth quarter and blew it. 172 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: But not this time. The Bengals ran seven times and 173 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 1: passed three in marching down the field for the go 174 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: ahead score. Aj Green out to the left, T Higgins 175 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 1: out to the right. Now p Rhyan moves to the 176 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 1: quarterback's right, shotgun snap insidehand p Rhyan into the end 177 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:37,320 Speaker 1: zone for a go ahead touchdown with one fifty seven 178 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 1: to go. As the Bengals drive seventy five yards and 179 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 1: take the lead. It was thirty four thirty one Cincinnati. 180 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: Raise your hand if you were worried that they had 181 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 1: left too much time on the clock for de Shaun Watson. 182 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 1: You can put your hand down now because on the 183 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: second play if Houston subsequent drive, Sam Hubbard delivered a 184 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:04,680 Speaker 1: knockout blow. Watch Sam hully right into the hands of man. 185 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 1: That's an interception for the Bengals. As Hubbard got to 186 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 1: the right side of Watson, poked the ball out of 187 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 1: his arm. Watson is hurt and the ball fluttered right 188 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 1: to Margus Hunt for the pick. Nice i hand coordination 189 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:21,680 Speaker 1: by the big boy, Margus Hunt and Sam Hubbard. For 190 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:24,840 Speaker 1: the second time he got to the armor Deshaun Watson, 191 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 1: he hit him. The ball flooded out of bounce the 192 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: first time and Deshaun Watson had some right elbow injury issue, 193 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 1: and then Sam Hubard got him again. This time as 194 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 1: the ball flooded, Marcus Hunt said, I'll take it. It 195 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: was officially a fumble forced by Hubbard and recovered by Hunt. 196 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 1: Watson's arm was not moving forward because his fingers actually 197 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: got caught in Sam's face mask. Here's the Bengals defensive 198 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 1: end on taking the ball away from Watson. Yeah, he's 199 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:55,599 Speaker 1: just he's really strong, you know, he's you know, you 200 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 1: give him a lot of credit when you try and 201 00:10:57,440 --> 00:11:00,320 Speaker 1: get your hands on him. He's out there really fast 202 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: and just as strength and awareness as special. So you 203 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 1: know to go for the ball and get it out 204 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 1: after you know he's been getting the better of us. 205 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:12,080 Speaker 1: It felt awesome. We've had plenty of games where things 206 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:13,319 Speaker 1: are going your way and you just seek someone to 207 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 1: step up and make that play. And really the play 208 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 1: that Sam made, we've had We've been in that moment 209 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: several times over the last two years and they've driven 210 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 1: down and scored. I think you'll go whatever it was, 211 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 1: but that needs to be a turning point for us. 212 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 1: Austin Cyber tacked on a short field goal with eighteen 213 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 1: seconds to go to make the final scores Cincinnati thirty seven, 214 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: Houston thirty one. It was the Bengals first road win 215 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 1: in sixteen tries under Zach Taylor and ended Cincinnati's twenty 216 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: game road winless streak going back two years, two months 217 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: and twenty seven days. They avoid reaching the Detroit Lions 218 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:52,680 Speaker 1: NFL record of twenty six road games without a win. 219 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 1: Here are Zach Taylor, Alex Erickson, and Brandon Allen. Just 220 00:11:57,720 --> 00:11:59,200 Speaker 1: tells you everything you got to know about the character. 221 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 1: And there's all of this team. And like I told him, 222 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 1: we practiced in ten degree weather on Christmas Day, you know, 223 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 1: to come down and play a game to Houston, and Uh, 224 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 1: not one guy. I didn't hear one guy complain about it. 225 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:10,839 Speaker 1: They all knew that we had to get some work 226 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 1: done before we're gonna come win this big game. And UM, 227 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:16,080 Speaker 1: just couldn't be proud of the work that they put 228 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: in here in week sixteen. Um, we're out of the 229 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 1: playoff hunt. It's easy for guys to check out right now, 230 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:23,200 Speaker 1: and we haven't had a single player to do it. 231 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 1: And UH just just brought to coaches. Guys. Man, it's 232 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 1: crazy to even think about. You know this, This league's tough, 233 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 1: and it's hard to win on the road, and UM 234 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:33,200 Speaker 1: to go two years though, man, a long time coming. 235 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:35,719 Speaker 1: It's just just a testament to you know, sticking to 236 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 1: the process and believing. I know it's hard at times, 237 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:41,320 Speaker 1: and you know, when you lose that many road games 238 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: in a row, it's you never think it's gonna happen. 239 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: And then uh, just keep believing. And you know, I 240 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:47,960 Speaker 1: think on Monday night, you know, the energy was great 241 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: and guys really believed, and uh, nice see the momentum 242 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:52,839 Speaker 1: picking up and guys are preparing the right way and 243 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: uh starting to starting to get some momentum and that 244 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:58,559 Speaker 1: we've that we've earned and so it feels really good 245 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: to come down here and get a victory, and it'll 246 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 1: be nice getting on the plane for a long time coming. 247 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: There's never been a question, um within this team of 248 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:08,320 Speaker 1: us moving in the right direction, and like you said, 249 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 1: there's there has been. There have been a few games 250 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 1: where we're literally one play away from from it being 251 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 1: a win, and so you know, those are tough, but 252 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 1: you have to you have to be able to move 253 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 1: on and an approaching next week that you're gonna win 254 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 1: it again. So I think you kind of can just 255 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:25,079 Speaker 1: see in his last two weeks that, um, you know 256 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 1: that this team knows how close it can be, and 257 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: we find them been able to have two really good 258 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 1: games and put them together and get wins, and um, 259 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 1: you know, we can just take that momentum and move 260 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:37,679 Speaker 1: it forward. The Bengals are four ten and one with 261 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: one game to go. Now time for postgame analysis with 262 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 1: my broadcast partner Dave lapham Well Lapp. The Bengals had 263 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 1: two wins in the first thirteen weeks, and now they've 264 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 1: got two in six days. Who saw back to back 265 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 1: victories over Pittsburgh and Houston coming. I'm telling you in 266 00:13:56,360 --> 00:14:00,679 Speaker 1: the fashion you know that it happened. Man Finley the 267 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 1: star of the Pittsburgh game with his quarterback run game, 268 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:07,079 Speaker 1: and then Brandon Allen was just He threw the ball 269 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 1: as well as just about any quarterback I think could 270 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 1: throw the ball today. Who would have thought the Bengals 271 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: were better than a touchdown underdog two touchdown undog to 272 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh toucheddow underdog plus in this game. And I wonder 273 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 1: what the odds makers, how many of them thought that 274 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 1: Brandon Allen and samaj p Ryan would lead the troops, 275 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 1: lead the force to the victory. Let's talk about Brandon Allen. 276 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: He passed for three hundred and seventy one yards, two touchdowns, 277 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: no picks, pass a rating of one twenty six point five. 278 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: First time in his career he stoned for more than 279 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 1: three hundred yards in a game. When Joe Burrow got 280 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:41,400 Speaker 1: hurt a lot of people myself included, started saying, well, 281 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: let's see what quarterback should they sign in the offseason 282 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 1: just in case Joe Burrow is not ready for Week one? 283 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 1: Should that quarterback be Brandon Allen. I think that he's 284 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 1: proven that he understands the offense. He understands what's Zack's 285 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: trying to do within that offense. And I know Zach 286 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 1: feels good about Colin plays for him, which is big. 287 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: And I think you know his relationship with Dan Pitcher, 288 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: Brian Callahan. I mean, if if all these guys are 289 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 1: back offensively, I would not be shocked at Brendan Allen 290 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 1: is back offensively as well, you know, And I think 291 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: the charge they're making here down the stretch, obviously they 292 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 1: still have the locker room. Guys are still playing hard, 293 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 1: Guys are still believing. Honestly, when when Houston took the 294 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 1: lead in the fourth quarter of their first lead of 295 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 1: the day in the past, you'd think, yeah, they're done, 296 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 1: these guys came right back and answered. You know, it 297 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 1: was impressive and and I thought the execution it was 298 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:45,479 Speaker 1: at a very high level. Tennessee and Houston no turnovers, 299 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: no quarterback sacks. That's that's a formula for winning games 300 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 1: in the National Football League. If Zach Taylor was ever 301 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: on a hot seat, seems pretty cold right now. Yeah, 302 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 1: I think some people threw some cold water in that 303 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: bad boy. I think some of his h some of 304 00:15:57,960 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: his players and assistant coaches might have come to the 305 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 1: rescue there. I think, you know, you have your first 306 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 1: two game winning streak as a head coach, and it 307 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 1: comes at a very opportune time. So, I mean, worst 308 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 1: case scenario, you're winning two out of your last three 309 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 1: football games. That's a good way to finish Without your 310 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 1: franchise quarterback Joe Burrow, guy that you gave a bunch 311 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 1: of money to at the running back position, Joe Mixon. 312 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:24,280 Speaker 1: I mean the people they didn't have. And look the 313 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: Texans in the same boat. They were missing a bunch 314 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:28,400 Speaker 1: of people too. That's life from the National Football League. 315 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 1: But the fact is the Bengals have responded, and one 316 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 1: with guys that when the season started, there's no way 317 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: people thought that guys that are playing now in significant 318 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: roles would be the guys that are playing in those 319 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: significant roles. So for the first time since the Cleveland 320 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:47,360 Speaker 1: home game on October twenty fifth, the Bengals had the 321 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: same starting offensive line as the previous game. For the 322 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 1: previous seven games, it was musical chairs, with anywhere from 323 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 1: one to four changes from the previous week. How significant 324 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 1: was they continued ay? And did anybody stand out today 325 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 1: where you thought, Okay, maybe that guy clinched a spot 326 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:11,120 Speaker 1: in the offensive line for next year. You know, I'm 327 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: looking at the interior of the offensive line now. Trey 328 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:18,399 Speaker 1: Hopkins has been very consistent all season long. I think 329 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 1: he's had a really good year. Spain, Spain got some 330 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:24,639 Speaker 1: push in there today on p Rhin's four yard touchdown run. 331 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:26,920 Speaker 1: He drove his guy three yards into the end zone. 332 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:34,719 Speaker 1: And honestly, Xavier Suafilo is given a stabilizing force at 333 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: that left guard position. I think, you know, Bobby Hartson, 334 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:39,879 Speaker 1: a veteran guy and experienced guy. I think he enjoys 335 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:45,639 Speaker 1: playing next to Spain. And I think Fred or Identity 336 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 1: or whoever is out there at the left tackle position 337 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 1: would appreciate playing next to Xavier Suafilo. So I do 338 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 1: think that there's there's a good mix, you know, of 339 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 1: of guys in terms of their experience. They're all intelligent. 340 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 1: That's one thing I telling you this this offensive line. 341 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:04,879 Speaker 1: Bobby Hart is a very smart guy. Ty Trey Hopkins 342 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,680 Speaker 1: is a very smart guy. Jonah Williams, who isn't in 343 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 1: the in the mix. Again, there's another guy they're playing 344 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:14,359 Speaker 1: without is a very smart guy. Xavier sue A, Philo Spain. 345 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:17,280 Speaker 1: All these guys can play multiple positions. They're all smart guys. 346 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:20,800 Speaker 1: So I don't think I don't think the offensive line 347 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 1: is does it need work? Yes? It still does. I mean, 348 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 1: do you want to try to upgrade if you can? Yes? 349 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:31,000 Speaker 1: But is it a functional group? Can you work with 350 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 1: that group? They're proving down the stretch that they're a 351 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 1: functional and they can be worked with. With the win, 352 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:40,200 Speaker 1: the Bengals as of now have dropped from third and 353 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 1: next year's draft to sixth. If they win again next week, 354 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:46,159 Speaker 1: I think they could go as low as number twelve. 355 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 1: So for all of the Bengals fans who are heartbroken, 356 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:51,479 Speaker 1: as much as they enjoyed watching a victory, they're now 357 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 1: heartbroken over the likelihood that Pinney Sewell is no longer 358 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 1: going to be a Bengal. What would you say, you know, 359 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 1: I would say that I'm of the belief that some 360 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:05,000 Speaker 1: guys have been saying even with the third pick in 361 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: the draft, I trade back, I trade down and get 362 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 1: you know, an additional high pick. It's not just one guy. 363 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 1: And even though the tackle position is vitally important, a 364 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 1: tackle is not going to take you from a five 365 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:23,159 Speaker 1: win team to a playoff team. I mean, so I 366 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:26,199 Speaker 1: try to I try to increase my my odds. Uh. 367 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:31,240 Speaker 1: You know, Sue, Sue has all the projections to be 368 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 1: a dominant player, and I don't disagree with that. But 369 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:37,440 Speaker 1: if you can find two high caliber players in the 370 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:40,879 Speaker 1: offensive line instead of that one, why not. Or if 371 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 1: you can find you know, a good edge guy and 372 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:47,720 Speaker 1: defensively with one of those picks, you know, I don't 373 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:50,720 Speaker 1: have any any real problem with the Bengals doing that, 374 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: no matter where they end up in the draft. I 375 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:57,199 Speaker 1: think for people to cast their lot on one player 376 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:00,200 Speaker 1: and that player only and be heartbroken if you don't 377 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:03,159 Speaker 1: get that one player. And fully, it's things changed that 378 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 1: it's an offensive tackle that people are ready to mortgage 379 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:08,480 Speaker 1: their houses over. I mean, god, that was never the case. 380 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 1: And this is still a quarterback league, a quarterback driven league, 381 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: and you do have to protect the quarterback obviously, but 382 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:17,200 Speaker 1: you've got to get them weapons too. And you know, 383 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 1: the defense has to get them the football. I mean, 384 00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 1: there's so many things that they need to improve on, 385 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:25,680 Speaker 1: and I think the more picks they get, the better 386 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: chances they're going to have of putting their bat on 387 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: the ball and improving their football team. Jacksonville has clinched 388 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 1: the number one pick, Trevor Laws. Trevor Lawrence will come 389 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:37,640 Speaker 1: to Paul Brown Stadium next year. The Jaguars are scheduled 390 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:40,480 Speaker 1: to play here next year. The Jets. With their win 391 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 1: over the Cleveland brow and back to back wins for 392 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:45,679 Speaker 1: the Jets after an owing thirteen start, they are now 393 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:47,920 Speaker 1: in the two spot. Then you've got several teams with 394 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: four wins, including the Bengals, but since the Bengals have 395 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 1: a tie, they're down near the bottom of the four 396 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 1: team wins. I find it interesting that the fourth team 397 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 1: in the draft order right now should have been Houston, 398 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,280 Speaker 1: but they traded that pick to Miami. How happy are 399 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:04,119 Speaker 1: the Dolphins to see the texts in sitting there with 400 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 1: the fourth pick in the draft? Unbelievable? I mean, fits 401 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 1: Magic delivers again from them. I mean Ryan Fitzpatrick. It 402 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:14,399 Speaker 1: is incredible. This guy's career is like no other. I mean, 403 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:17,440 Speaker 1: it's really a book that you don't have to be 404 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:19,399 Speaker 1: creative as an author to write, you know. I mean 405 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 1: it's unbelievable and he's living it. But Yeah, the Miami Dolphins, 406 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:26,880 Speaker 1: I mean, look at where they are, what they've got, 407 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: and they have the fourth pick in the draft to 408 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:33,199 Speaker 1: boot Man. They're doing a lot of things right down 409 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:35,879 Speaker 1: there in Miami, and they could set themselves up to 410 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:38,680 Speaker 1: be the real deal for a long time. There's no 411 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 1: doubt about it. Little Bengals history made today by te 412 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:44,720 Speaker 1: Higgins with his six catches. He has sixty seven this year. 413 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 1: He has tied with Chris Collinsworth for the Bengals rookie 414 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:50,800 Speaker 1: record for catches in a season, and he's got a 415 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 1: legit shot at becoming the third Bengals rookie to have 416 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 1: more than one thousand receiving yards in his first year. 417 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:00,359 Speaker 1: He's over nine hundred after having six catches for ninety 418 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 1: nine yards in this game. So a tremendous rookie year 419 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 1: is reaching record setting proportions for t Higgins. Yeah, and 420 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:11,640 Speaker 1: I like te Higgins in all levels, all areas. Dan Physically, 421 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: he's the real deal. Big, strong, broad shoulders, strong hands, 422 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 1: vice length, strength, all that stuff, and he's a puppy. 423 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 1: You know, a full off season of lifting and working out, 424 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:25,120 Speaker 1: he's going to be bigger, stronger, long. I mean, it's 425 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 1: going to be ridiculous. The other part of it is 426 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 1: the mental part of the game. Joe Burrow and they 427 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:36,160 Speaker 1: have a chemistry right away. Brandon Allen having a chemistry 428 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 1: with him right away says something about him as a 429 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:42,879 Speaker 1: as a rookie to understand not only what he's supposed 430 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:44,919 Speaker 1: to do, why he's supposed to do it, how he's 431 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: supposed to do it, all those kinds of things. I 432 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 1: think he's very advanced mentally, and I think that he's 433 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:52,920 Speaker 1: a really solid route runner. He doesn't make the same 434 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 1: mistake twice, and I think Joe Burrow and T Higgins 435 00:22:56,960 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 1: could have a run like Andy Dalton and AJ Green did. 436 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: I thought this game was a reminder that Alex Erickson 437 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:05,439 Speaker 1: is a pretty good slot receiver when needed. I mean 438 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 1: last year he had forty three catches five hundred and 439 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:11,280 Speaker 1: twenty nine yards. This year just buried on the depth chart. 440 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 1: Tyler Boyd had been healthy until this week, had five 441 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 1: catches for forty three yards all year, coming in six 442 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 1: catches for eighty eight yards in the game pros pro. 443 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:24,880 Speaker 1: You know totally when you're talking about dependability, reliability, accountability, 444 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:28,119 Speaker 1: all those great abilities, those are the abilities that sometimes 445 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:31,480 Speaker 1: there are tiebreakers, I mean physical ability. Everybody's got physical ability, 446 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:33,639 Speaker 1: or there wouldn't be in the league. But some guys 447 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:35,879 Speaker 1: are in the league that you wouldn't expect to be 448 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:38,680 Speaker 1: in the league because of the intangible abilities of the accountability, 449 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: reliability and all those abilities. And that's Alex Erickson. And 450 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 1: he's all about the team. A lot of people that's 451 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 1: lip service, you know, it's like, oh, you know they 452 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: say that at butter Alex Erickson does the dirty work, 453 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 1: I mean special teams, cover returns, do anything anything that 454 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:58,399 Speaker 1: has to be done, blue collar dirty work stuff to 455 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:02,400 Speaker 1: help his football team win. And then when the opportunity 456 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:05,159 Speaker 1: rose and Tyler Boyd would have gone off in this 457 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:07,120 Speaker 1: football game, they would not have been able to cover 458 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 1: Tyler Boyd. Let's face it, but they didn't have him. 459 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 1: And who steps up and plays his tail off, which 460 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 1: totally expect Alex Darkson. He relishes every opportunity, and when 461 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 1: the opportunity presents itself, he's not going to pass on it. 462 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:23,639 Speaker 1: He's going to go capitalize on it. The Bengals are 463 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,600 Speaker 1: going to finish last in the AFC North. Regardless of 464 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:28,920 Speaker 1: what happens next week, the other three teams, I'll have 465 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: double digit wins. That means they get to play the 466 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:34,160 Speaker 1: last place schedule next year, and that means they get 467 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:37,120 Speaker 1: to avoid the Houston Texans. I don't want to play 468 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 1: play Deshaun Watson if I'm the Bengals defensive staff anymore 469 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:43,800 Speaker 1: than I absolutely have to. I'm telling you, Dan, this 470 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 1: guy is He's so rare with his strength, his lower 471 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:50,920 Speaker 1: body strength, His legs are so strong. I mean, I'll 472 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:52,879 Speaker 1: guarantee he probably can squat more than a lot of 473 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:57,440 Speaker 1: his offensive lineman. This dude, he's not like explosive in 474 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:00,560 Speaker 1: terms of like a four three four four four. He's 475 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:03,680 Speaker 1: probably like high four or fives four six type guy. 476 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 1: But his explosion is when you think you have him 477 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:10,640 Speaker 1: in a small area, he just bursts. I mean he'll 478 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 1: just if you try to just wrap your arms, one 479 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 1: arm around it, he'll just run right through you. I mean, 480 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 1: the guy breaks so many tackles, he pulls away and 481 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:21,440 Speaker 1: just he shucks you like an ear corn man. It's over. 482 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:24,200 Speaker 1: I mean the guy's The guy's unbelievable. And the whole 483 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:26,240 Speaker 1: time he's doing that, he's got his eyes down the 484 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:29,879 Speaker 1: football field and he's deciding, all right, I got I 485 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 1: got this linebacker. I got him on the island. Now 486 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:33,720 Speaker 1: I got him between the rock and hard place. Do 487 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 1: I isolate him? What do I have for a receiver 488 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:38,119 Speaker 1: behind him? Okay, yeah, I'm gonna make him commit to 489 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 1: me and I'm gonna dunk it over the head or 490 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:42,439 Speaker 1: I'm gonna run the football. He's retreating, he's still retreat. 491 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 1: He makes these, you know, instantaneous decisions on the move, 492 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 1: and the guy's creative and man, the play that he 493 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:53,879 Speaker 1: comes up with while improvising a lot of times better 494 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:56,080 Speaker 1: than the play that's called. There's no doubt. He takes hits, 495 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:59,000 Speaker 1: he takes sacks, he doesn't throw interceptions, and he makes 496 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 1: a lot of big plays. So coaches live with it, 497 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:03,640 Speaker 1: There's no doubt about it. They'll they'll live with forty 498 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:06,119 Speaker 1: or fifty sacks if he does what he's doing and 499 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: the numbers he's putting up, there's no question. Not a 500 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 1: great day for the Bengals defense. But did anybody stand 501 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:14,680 Speaker 1: out as playing at least Okay, to you. You know, 502 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:16,920 Speaker 1: I thought, I thought, you know, Sam obviously made a 503 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:21,120 Speaker 1: couple of a couple of uh, you know, big plays. Honestly, 504 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 1: you know, I think it's hard to say. Will Jackson 505 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 1: looked like he was off to a good start and 506 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:28,439 Speaker 1: he was going to Losing him was huge. I mean, 507 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:32,720 Speaker 1: let's face it, his replacement was targeted and targeted early 508 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:36,440 Speaker 1: and often. Will Will's a big factor on this football team. 509 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 1: And uh yeah, defensively, I'd really have to I'd have 510 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 1: to look at the look at the tape. I mean, guys, guys, 511 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 1: you know, everybody will flash every once in a while, 512 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 1: but on a consistent snap by snap basis, it's hard 513 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:52,639 Speaker 1: to see anybody defensively really won their matchup on a 514 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 1: snap by snap basis the entire game. Do you like 515 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:58,480 Speaker 1: it when you get a Christmas gift a few days late, 516 00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 1: you know, it gets caught up in the mail or something, 517 00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:03,200 Speaker 1: and a few days later it's like, huh, Christmas was extended. 518 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 1: That's how I feel about this win. Yeah, I like 519 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:10,359 Speaker 1: Christmas was early and Christmas was late. I mean, Santa 520 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:13,200 Speaker 1: Claus came before the actual day and he came after 521 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:16,320 Speaker 1: the actual day. It was pretty nice and he came 522 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 1: to Cincinnati and then he went all the way down 523 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:21,200 Speaker 1: to Houston to deliver a present down there. So yeah, 524 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 1: it was it was good. You do feel good for 525 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:29,000 Speaker 1: these guys because I don't think anybody ever had a 526 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 1: problem with the work ethic. I don't think that anybody, 527 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:35,240 Speaker 1: and everybody's looking for it. They're looking for the first 528 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 1: guy to pack his bags and quit, and nobody, nobody 529 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:40,439 Speaker 1: has even come close to doing that. Now, have they 530 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:45,440 Speaker 1: played intelligent enough? Have they? Have they played you know, 531 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 1: winning football in terms of not making mistakes and things 532 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:51,760 Speaker 1: of that nature. No, but you know they've tried. It's 533 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:53,560 Speaker 1: a try hard bunch of guys, and try hard to 534 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 1: only gets you so far. But when they not, when 535 00:27:56,560 --> 00:27:58,960 Speaker 1: they do not make mistakes like they did today, like 536 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:01,400 Speaker 1: they did against Tennis, like they did for the most 537 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 1: part against Pittsburgh, you know, it can show you what 538 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 1: you can get done. But the thing is, Dan, this 539 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:11,120 Speaker 1: football team really didn't have any error in those football 540 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:13,639 Speaker 1: games and they just barely won. I mean, the margin 541 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:16,960 Speaker 1: for error is sliver thin with this group. That's why 542 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:19,800 Speaker 1: they need to keep improving it. Because you never feel 543 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 1: comfortable until the final gun the game's over. I mean 544 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:24,920 Speaker 1: the fat Lady's going to be singing the second verse 545 00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 1: before the game's over. Up next the final game of 546 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:33,280 Speaker 1: the year as Cincinnati host the ten and five Ravens 547 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:36,399 Speaker 1: at Paul Brown Stadium. The last five times that the 548 00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:40,560 Speaker 1: Bengals ended the regular season at home, they won, and 549 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 1: four of the five wins were against Baltimore. The Bengals 550 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:48,960 Speaker 1: Booth Podcast is presented by Bud Light Seltzer. It's light 551 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:52,920 Speaker 1: and refreshing with a hint of fruit flavor. Now time 552 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 1: for this week's fun Facts segment, where you get to 553 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:58,800 Speaker 1: know the person under the pads. Time for some fun 554 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 1: facts with offensive. I'm nxaviers to a Filo, a native 555 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:06,440 Speaker 1: of American Fork, Utah near Provo, where BYU is located. 556 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:10,840 Speaker 1: Describe where you grew up. Yeah, a real mountainous right 557 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 1: along the Wasside front. Utah is actually a real beautiful 558 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:18,280 Speaker 1: state and we have all four seasons. It's what would 559 00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 1: be considered a high desert. We're great neighbors, very religious 560 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:25,360 Speaker 1: and pretty tight knit community, you know what I mean 561 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:27,880 Speaker 1: out there, and so it was real cool. But we 562 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,560 Speaker 1: had had the mountains right up there. Where are your 563 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 1: ancestors from? I got mixed ancestry. My mom is park 564 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,760 Speaker 1: Tonguing and Tonga is a group of violence in the 565 00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:42,440 Speaker 1: South Pacific, and my grandfather on my dad's side is 566 00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:46,800 Speaker 1: from Samoa. It's also another country group of violens in 567 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:50,600 Speaker 1: the South Pacific. And my dad's mother is from England 568 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:53,040 Speaker 1: and she's actually from a port town, a Harvard town 569 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 1: called Hole in England headed towards the coast, and so 570 00:29:56,880 --> 00:29:58,760 Speaker 1: I got a little bit of English in there. But 571 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:03,000 Speaker 1: Tonga and Salmone, we're visiting with Xavier Sua Philo. Your 572 00:30:03,120 --> 00:30:05,640 Speaker 1: dad was a college football player. Did he get you 573 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 1: hooked on sports at an early age? Yeah, it's cool. 574 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:11,600 Speaker 1: You know, my dad played junior college ball at Ricks 575 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:14,920 Speaker 1: College what's now known as BIU Idaho and they don't 576 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:18,760 Speaker 1: have a football program anymore, but uh, he did. You know, 577 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:21,480 Speaker 1: he's a big sports guy. My dad's sports actually basketball 578 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:24,000 Speaker 1: and he's pretty good at it and he had a 579 00:30:24,040 --> 00:30:26,680 Speaker 1: lot of hops and you know, for me, I enjoyed 580 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:29,240 Speaker 1: playing basketball, but football was my love. And from a 581 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:32,200 Speaker 1: young age in our home being a sports family, we 582 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:35,480 Speaker 1: just enjoyed watching and playing sports. And so I remember, 583 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:39,680 Speaker 1: you know, on Sundays and Mondays mostly we would you know, 584 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 1: make it a point to watch Sunday night football or 585 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 1: Monday night football, you know, as a family and eat dinner. 586 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:48,120 Speaker 1: And obviously the older we got, we had more obligations 587 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:51,440 Speaker 1: and sporting and Scouts and stuff. But that was a 588 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:54,440 Speaker 1: pretty cool tradition in our home. You mentioned Scouts. You're 589 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:58,920 Speaker 1: an Eagle Scout requires twenty one merit badges among other things. 590 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:01,120 Speaker 1: Was that a big goal you were young. Yeah, it's 591 00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 1: actually a requirement in my home, believe it or not. 592 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:06,080 Speaker 1: You know, my dad is an Eagle, and a lot 593 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:07,960 Speaker 1: of my uncles and that was a rule in my 594 00:31:08,080 --> 00:31:10,920 Speaker 1: home that you can receive a driver's license until you 595 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:14,800 Speaker 1: became an Eagle Scout or at least completed all our requirements. 596 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:18,200 Speaker 1: And so, you know, it was important in our family. 597 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:21,360 Speaker 1: And our church was heavily involved at the time with 598 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:23,880 Speaker 1: the scouting program, and I had some great leaders and 599 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:27,040 Speaker 1: so it's something I really enjoyed and something I actually 600 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:30,160 Speaker 1: I was really proud of. We're chatting with Xavier sue 601 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:33,080 Speaker 1: a Feelo. You're a large man. Were you always the 602 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 1: big kid in the neighborhood? Yeah, I think so. I 603 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:39,440 Speaker 1: always have been, you know, a little heavier set, but 604 00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:44,520 Speaker 1: never let it stop me. To try and do everything crazy, 605 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:47,680 Speaker 1: you know, riding bikes, something on trans trying to do 606 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:49,560 Speaker 1: flips like all that kind of stuff, and so, I 607 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:51,920 Speaker 1: h it was it was fun. But yes, I've always 608 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 1: been the big guy. You were one of the top 609 00:31:54,280 --> 00:31:59,040 Speaker 1: offensive line recruits in the country. Did you enjoy the attention? Yeah, 610 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:02,400 Speaker 1: I didn't mind it. You know. To me, what was 611 00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:05,280 Speaker 1: nice for me is that, you know, I worked real 612 00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:07,000 Speaker 1: hard to try and you know what I mean, get 613 00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:09,680 Speaker 1: all that, have all that success, and you know, but 614 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:13,720 Speaker 1: at home especially you know, being someone you know, being 615 00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:17,160 Speaker 1: familiar with the culture like gloating and kind of you know, 616 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:20,440 Speaker 1: being very very proud and I want to say cocky, 617 00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:23,480 Speaker 1: but just you know that that wasn't allowed, you know 618 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:24,840 Speaker 1: what I mean. When I was around, like, I was 619 00:32:24,920 --> 00:32:27,240 Speaker 1: very proud and worked hard and my parents were proud 620 00:32:27,280 --> 00:32:29,480 Speaker 1: of me too, But there was when I was at home, 621 00:32:29,520 --> 00:32:31,360 Speaker 1: I still kid at home, I still had choreses, I 622 00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:32,880 Speaker 1: still had you know what I mean, I still had 623 00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:35,320 Speaker 1: a lot of things to keep me homebo and ground 624 00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:39,280 Speaker 1: and coaches and uncles, aunts, parents, and that's something that 625 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:42,520 Speaker 1: I'm really grateful, grateful for it to this day. You 626 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:46,840 Speaker 1: chose you cla great school, beautiful campus. What did you 627 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:51,000 Speaker 1: enjoy most about your college experience? You know, I just 628 00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:54,280 Speaker 1: had a had a fun, good experience there. I enjoyed 629 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:58,440 Speaker 1: probably playing football the most. Um. I don't think I 630 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:01,280 Speaker 1: really quite took advantage of, you know, being in Santa 631 00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:03,840 Speaker 1: Monica or Westwood, you know, while I was there, because 632 00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:06,040 Speaker 1: you know, what can you do? You're broke college student, 633 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:09,200 Speaker 1: you know. But I enjoyed it, and that's fun. And 634 00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:11,520 Speaker 1: I had a good experience with a lot of teammates too. 635 00:33:11,520 --> 00:33:13,840 Speaker 1: I still keep in touch with it. After your freshman 636 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:16,720 Speaker 1: year's ave you served. You served a two year Mormon mission, 637 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:19,840 Speaker 1: and to me, that's a remarkable thing. You're nineteen or 638 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:23,160 Speaker 1: twenty years old, you've got it made in college relatively speaking, 639 00:33:23,600 --> 00:33:26,720 Speaker 1: and you chose to spend two years spreading the gospel 640 00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:30,000 Speaker 1: and serving others. What was that experience like for you? 641 00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:33,200 Speaker 1: I'll tell you first, it was really hard. You know, 642 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:35,760 Speaker 1: it's not easy, an easy thing to do, but it's 643 00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:37,960 Speaker 1: something that you don't maybe you commit to do and 644 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:40,040 Speaker 1: you test to do. It's something that you know can 645 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:42,760 Speaker 1: be real special and beneficial for my life. I think 646 00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:46,320 Speaker 1: that experience overall just really kind of molded me into 647 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:48,400 Speaker 1: you know, becoming a better man and kind of growing 648 00:33:48,480 --> 00:33:50,440 Speaker 1: up when you're in nineteen to twenty year old and 649 00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:52,680 Speaker 1: you got to talk to grown adults about, you know, 650 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:55,320 Speaker 1: what they're going through in life and their families and 651 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:57,920 Speaker 1: different kind of all different kinds of scenarios and situations 652 00:33:58,520 --> 00:34:01,680 Speaker 1: in their lives, and speak about the Gospel and speak 653 00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:04,280 Speaker 1: about God. You know that it's it's some really awesome 654 00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:08,000 Speaker 1: conversations and experiences. But when you're young and you don't 655 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:09,800 Speaker 1: have that much experience and you have to kind of 656 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:12,000 Speaker 1: you know, hear that, you know, it forces you to 657 00:34:12,120 --> 00:34:13,920 Speaker 1: kind of like see a big perspective and a big 658 00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:16,640 Speaker 1: picture really quickly. You know, a lot of our mission 659 00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:18,960 Speaker 1: was doing a lot of service, you know, a lot 660 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:21,239 Speaker 1: of service, you know, serving others, serving your fellow man, 661 00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:25,600 Speaker 1: and just basically you know, sharing this um we talk 662 00:34:25,600 --> 00:34:29,160 Speaker 1: about the gospels. You know, it's just very basically sharing 663 00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:31,080 Speaker 1: a message of happiness where you know, I feel like 664 00:34:31,120 --> 00:34:32,880 Speaker 1: I've been blessed in my life and my family has 665 00:34:32,920 --> 00:34:34,759 Speaker 1: been blessed in our life by what we believe in. 666 00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:37,319 Speaker 1: And you know, people who can rely on their faith 667 00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:39,399 Speaker 1: and rely on what they believe in truly it gives 668 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:41,880 Speaker 1: you comfort. You know and reminds you what's most important 669 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,680 Speaker 1: and to be able to weather the storm. And so 670 00:34:45,360 --> 00:34:49,439 Speaker 1: doing all that by and also being assigned to speak 671 00:34:49,480 --> 00:34:52,719 Speaker 1: Spanish and learn another language it's not native to my 672 00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:56,680 Speaker 1: own was a task in itself, but it's something that 673 00:34:56,760 --> 00:34:58,320 Speaker 1: I wouldn't trade for the world. Is something that I 674 00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:01,239 Speaker 1: loved to do. After you finished up your college career 675 00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:03,560 Speaker 1: at UCLA, you were the first pick in the second 676 00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:05,759 Speaker 1: round of the draft by the Houston Texans back in 677 00:35:05,840 --> 00:35:10,160 Speaker 1: twenty fourteen. Describe your draft experience. It was special, you know. 678 00:35:10,239 --> 00:35:12,439 Speaker 1: I know a lot every year, you know, you see 679 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:14,880 Speaker 1: it on TV, and everyone's always like one day that 680 00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:16,560 Speaker 1: could be me, one day that could be you, you know, 681 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:19,719 Speaker 1: but for it to really happen was real special, you know, 682 00:35:19,840 --> 00:35:23,560 Speaker 1: and I got, you know, I was around my loved 683 00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:26,479 Speaker 1: ones when it happened. I got to eating good food 684 00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:28,880 Speaker 1: and go golfing with my dad and my grandpa, and 685 00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:32,759 Speaker 1: got to sit on the couch with my girlfriend who 686 00:35:32,840 --> 00:35:36,399 Speaker 1: was now my wife, And like I said, with loved ones, 687 00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:38,320 Speaker 1: friends and family, people that have known me since I 688 00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:41,040 Speaker 1: was little all around me. And so to hear your name, 689 00:35:42,280 --> 00:35:44,960 Speaker 1: you know, called on draft days is something special and 690 00:35:45,080 --> 00:35:48,520 Speaker 1: something that. Um. You know, I'll never forget You're from Utah. 691 00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:51,759 Speaker 1: You went to college in California. You spent most of 692 00:35:51,840 --> 00:35:56,080 Speaker 1: your NFL career in Texas, but you live in Phoenix, correct? 693 00:35:56,120 --> 00:35:59,000 Speaker 1: How did you wind up here? We ended up making 694 00:35:59,160 --> 00:36:03,360 Speaker 1: Phoenix home bay because I work out the gym and 695 00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:05,799 Speaker 1: the trainer that I work out with is based out 696 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:11,680 Speaker 1: there in Chandler, Arizona, and so we It's called Oline Performance, 697 00:36:12,080 --> 00:36:14,239 Speaker 1: owned by Running owned by La Charles Bentley, and so 698 00:36:15,239 --> 00:36:17,320 Speaker 1: we decided, you know, to make that home. And you know, 699 00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:19,959 Speaker 1: with that warm climate. My wife loves that warm weather. 700 00:36:20,040 --> 00:36:21,359 Speaker 1: And we have a pool and some of my kids 701 00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:23,480 Speaker 1: can go to the pool every day, hey, the whole season. 702 00:36:23,560 --> 00:36:25,319 Speaker 1: It sounds like a good plan. All right. A few 703 00:36:25,360 --> 00:36:28,320 Speaker 1: more fun facts with Xavier Sue Filo. Do you have 704 00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:31,719 Speaker 1: any hidden talents? I love to play games, a lot 705 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:33,880 Speaker 1: of a lot of board games, a lot of card games. 706 00:36:34,719 --> 00:36:39,759 Speaker 1: Definitely love doing that. And let's see, musically, the talent 707 00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:42,440 Speaker 1: kind of missed me in that category. I can't really 708 00:36:42,520 --> 00:36:45,480 Speaker 1: play instrument. I like to sing, but in the shower, 709 00:36:45,719 --> 00:36:47,359 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, where no one can here. 710 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:52,480 Speaker 1: And but I love music though you know, I'm constantly 711 00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:55,080 Speaker 1: listening to different kind of music. I grew up on 712 00:36:55,160 --> 00:36:57,200 Speaker 1: a lot of music, and I really am a big 713 00:36:57,280 --> 00:36:59,399 Speaker 1: fan of music and all different kind of genres. I'm 714 00:36:59,440 --> 00:37:01,640 Speaker 1: not you know, there's there's not a whole lot of 715 00:37:01,719 --> 00:37:03,839 Speaker 1: music that I don't like to explore or look at 716 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:05,880 Speaker 1: or do that. And I don't know if it's a 717 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:08,840 Speaker 1: hidden talent. But I grew up riding horses, and I 718 00:37:09,160 --> 00:37:12,600 Speaker 1: own horses currently and I will probably own them until 719 00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:15,279 Speaker 1: I die, you know what I mean. I'm I love 720 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:18,200 Speaker 1: riding horses, and so I'll probably that's something that that 721 00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:21,359 Speaker 1: I'll do. On the flip side, what are you absolutely 722 00:37:21,640 --> 00:37:26,640 Speaker 1: terrible at baseball? Oh yeah, I didn't grow up playing baseball. 723 00:37:26,680 --> 00:37:29,040 Speaker 1: I think I went up for the team one time 724 00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:30,879 Speaker 1: in sixth grade and I got hit by the ball 725 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:32,680 Speaker 1: or I struck out three times, and I'm just like, 726 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:35,120 Speaker 1: you know, this isn't for me, you know. And I'm 727 00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:38,120 Speaker 1: probably terrible at baseball. I'm okay, I'm terrible at golf, 728 00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:40,880 Speaker 1: but I love playing it. It didn't you know what 729 00:37:40,920 --> 00:37:42,640 Speaker 1: I mean. Like, I'll go golf every single day and 730 00:37:42,840 --> 00:37:44,319 Speaker 1: I might not be any good, but I'll have fun 731 00:37:44,440 --> 00:37:47,600 Speaker 1: doing it. So that's the best way to approach it. 732 00:37:47,719 --> 00:37:50,560 Speaker 1: Trust me, what unhealthy food do you have a hard 733 00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:54,760 Speaker 1: time turning down? Anything from Hawaii? Hawaii is a pretty 734 00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:58,240 Speaker 1: distinct you know what I mean, Like Hawaiian barbecue type cuisine, 735 00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:00,800 Speaker 1: and so I don't necessarily think it's healthy for you. 736 00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:04,040 Speaker 1: But any of that, I can't ever turn it down. 737 00:38:04,080 --> 00:38:08,640 Speaker 1: And I also love spam, and I'm not sure spam's 738 00:38:08,719 --> 00:38:10,880 Speaker 1: very good for you, but I love spam, and I'm 739 00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:13,600 Speaker 1: My favorite way to prepare it is to slice it up, 740 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:15,440 Speaker 1: pan fried a little bit with a little bit of 741 00:38:15,440 --> 00:38:17,960 Speaker 1: brown sugar, scramble some eggs, have some white rice, and 742 00:38:18,040 --> 00:38:22,719 Speaker 1: eat that. That actually sounds quite good. It's delicious, Dan, 743 00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:24,359 Speaker 1: and I can make it for you. I promise you'd 744 00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:34,800 Speaker 1: love it. Last thing, if you could meet anybody in history, athlete, entertainer, statesman, whatever, 745 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:38,520 Speaker 1: who would that person be. Naturally, my answer would be, like, 746 00:38:38,560 --> 00:38:40,799 Speaker 1: you know, there's a lot of my relatives I never knew. 747 00:38:40,920 --> 00:38:44,120 Speaker 1: You know, my dad lost his parents when he was 748 00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:47,040 Speaker 1: in eighteen. I would have really liked to meet them, 749 00:38:47,920 --> 00:38:51,080 Speaker 1: my grandparents. But you know what I mean, other than relatives, 750 00:38:51,200 --> 00:38:53,360 Speaker 1: I think outside of that, I don't know. That's a 751 00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:56,120 Speaker 1: that's a great question. I think being a history you know, 752 00:38:56,360 --> 00:38:58,719 Speaker 1: kind of a history buff history guy. I always thought 753 00:38:58,719 --> 00:39:01,719 Speaker 1: it'd be cool, you know, to meet just different just 754 00:39:01,880 --> 00:39:04,479 Speaker 1: different kind of focus and see how the brains worked, 755 00:39:05,320 --> 00:39:10,520 Speaker 1: you know, like different inventors, different army generals. I probably 756 00:39:11,400 --> 00:39:13,840 Speaker 1: want to meet General Custer and asking what he was thinking. 757 00:39:16,040 --> 00:39:18,200 Speaker 1: I would love to meet, you know, Chief sitting Pool, 758 00:39:18,880 --> 00:39:21,760 Speaker 1: Crazy Horse is in you know, American history and different 759 00:39:21,800 --> 00:39:23,320 Speaker 1: kinds of things, just to see what was going on 760 00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:25,320 Speaker 1: in their in their heads and kind of like you know, 761 00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:28,759 Speaker 1: their their perspectives and you know, when people are gone, 762 00:39:28,840 --> 00:39:30,800 Speaker 1: you know, their story changes, you know, in history is 763 00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:33,440 Speaker 1: rewritten you know over the years about them and you 764 00:39:33,560 --> 00:39:35,520 Speaker 1: kind of want to know who they are. So um, 765 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:38,880 Speaker 1: probably that and I think Bob Marley would be a 766 00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:40,960 Speaker 1: very very re interesting person to go sit down and 767 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:43,520 Speaker 1: have dinner with. Two. I can see why you are 768 00:39:43,520 --> 00:39:46,680 Speaker 1: a history major at u c LA. You are off 769 00:39:46,760 --> 00:39:49,200 Speaker 1: the hot seat. I appreciate your time. Best of luck 770 00:39:49,239 --> 00:39:52,520 Speaker 1: the rest of the year. Thanks to appreciate you. Here's 771 00:39:52,560 --> 00:39:55,480 Speaker 1: a quick reminder to join Lap and Lance McAlister for 772 00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:58,680 Speaker 1: Bengals Line Monday night from six to nine on seven 773 00:39:58,800 --> 00:40:02,080 Speaker 1: hundred WW. That's going to do it for this episode 774 00:40:02,080 --> 00:40:04,319 Speaker 1: of the Bengals Booth Podcast brought to you by bud 775 00:40:04,480 --> 00:40:09,160 Speaker 1: Light Seltzer. Refresh the game. If you haven't done so already, 776 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:11,759 Speaker 1: please subscribe, and if you have a minute, give it 777 00:40:11,840 --> 00:40:15,360 Speaker 1: a rating or share a comment that helps more Bengals 778 00:40:15,440 --> 00:40:19,520 Speaker 1: fans find this podcast. I'm Dan Horde, and thanks so 779 00:40:19,640 --> 00:40:22,560 Speaker 1: much for listening to the Bengals Booth Podcast