1 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,439 Speaker 1: Hike and everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 1: the Bengals boot Podcast. Uh that's the way uh I 3 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: like it. Huh edition as we look back at the 4 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:19,599 Speaker 1: bengals most impressive win in the year and a half 5 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: that Zach Taylor has been head coach, an eleven point 6 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: victory over the five and one Tennessee Titans despite only 7 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 1: having one offensive lineman available that started last week. Coming up, 8 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: you'll hear radio replays, postgame comments from players and coaches, 9 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 1: and in depth analysis from Dave Lapham. 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On Friday afternoon, when the Bengals put out 26 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: their final injury report for the week, the news was grim. 27 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: Not only was Joe Mixon out for the second straight 28 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: week with an injured foot, but three starting offensive linemen 29 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: were down left tackle Jonah Williams, center Trey Hopkins, and 30 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: right tackle Bobby Hart. And just when you thought things 31 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: couldn't get worse, on Sunday morning, about ninety minutes before kickoff, 32 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: left guard Michael Jordan joined the list due to illness. 33 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 1: E gads. Joe Burrow, who was tied for the NFL 34 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 1: lead in sacks going into the game with Carson Wentz, 35 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: would be playing behind an offensive line with four dudes 36 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 1: that didn't start the previous week. It didn't seem to 37 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 1: bother him. I'm the Bengals opening drive. Burrows ready catches 38 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: the ball. Three man rush aid in coverage, Burrow rolling right, 39 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: cocks the arm, flings it deep downfield, all leaping catch 40 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: and it'll town at the sixty yard line. Te Higgins 41 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: going airborne, going up and over former Bengals first round 42 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 1: draft pick Jonathan Joseph to haul it in. Not only 43 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: a great played by te Higgins, but the ball is 44 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: unbelievably thrown to the tiniest of windows by Joe Burrow. 45 00:02:57,919 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 1: That led to a Randy Bullock field goal and an 46 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: early three nothing lead. But on that drive, left guard 47 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 1: Shack Calhoun, starting in place of Jordan, made a couple 48 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: of mistakes and the next time the Bengals got the ball, 49 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: Quentin Spain took his place. Spain was signed as a 50 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: free agent this week and practiced for the first time 51 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: as a Bengal on Friday. Here's Zach Taylor. We knew 52 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: q was gonna be ready. He's been here for twenty 53 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: four hours. Now, you gotta be ready. You gotta go 54 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: play ball. And they got him up to speed and 55 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: he bought in, and you know, we just we got 56 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: him in there earlier and then maybe we anticipated and 57 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: just needed his presence in there, a big body, and 58 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: he did a great job all those guys did a 59 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: great job and just couldn't be prouder of that entire room. 60 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,119 Speaker 1: When Tennessee got the ball for the first time, quarterback 61 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: Ryan Tannehill marched the Titans right down the field first 62 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: and goal from the eight. Tannehill fakes to Henry looking 63 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: left receiver covered, scrambled right, Stars taking the end zone. 64 00:03:56,400 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: Tercepted in the end zone by Jessee Bates. Nice up, 65 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: Bengals take the ball back. In addition to his huge 66 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: giant Jesse Bates had eleven tackles and earned his first 67 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: game ball in a Bengals uniform. Yeah, I think it 68 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: definitely's temple. You know, our offense did a really good 69 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 1: job of you know, going down there, driving the ball down, 70 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: kicking a field goal. You know, our defense had over 71 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: back against the wall and we got a turn over. 72 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:26,479 Speaker 1: It was a bend like you're doing the limbo, but 73 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: not break kind of day for the Bengals defense. They 74 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: gave up two hundred eighteen rushing yards seven point five 75 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: per carry, and two hundred thirty three passing yards, but 76 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:41,039 Speaker 1: the Titans failed to turn all of those yards into points. 77 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: This will be a fifty three yard field goal try 78 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 1: for Stephen Gostkowski, whose career long is sixty two. He's 79 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: got the wind at his back, but Darius Phillips is 80 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:53,719 Speaker 1: standing below the goal post just in case there's a 81 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 1: return opportunity on this windy day. The kick is up 82 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 1: and hits the right, up right, and it's no good. 83 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: That missed field goal gave the Bengals the ball at 84 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: the forty three yard line, and they drove fifty seven 85 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:07,719 Speaker 1: yards to score. A pass interference call in the end 86 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 1: zone on former Bengals first round draft pick Jonathan Joseph 87 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: set up their first TD, first and goal at the one. 88 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 1: Burrow in the gun with p Rhyan to his left. 89 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: Burrow hands it off to p Rhyan Samaj p Ryan 90 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: his in touchdown Bengals As Cincinnati goes up by two scores. 91 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: The Titans answered with a ten play touchdown drive consisting 92 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:36,919 Speaker 1: of nine runs and one incomplete pass. Tannehill gives it 93 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: to Derrick Henry, Andy muscles his way into the end 94 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:43,360 Speaker 1: zone for the Titans first score. Derrick Henry finished with 95 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:46,679 Speaker 1: one hundred twelve yards on eighteen carries, and that TD 96 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 1: made the score ten to seven Bengals with six o 97 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: four left in the half, The Bengals kept the ball 98 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 1: for all but thirty two seconds of the remaining time. 99 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: Fourth down in five at the Tennessee forty three tightly 100 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 1: bunch formation for Cincinnati. Burrow is ready for the shotgun snap. 101 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:08,039 Speaker 1: He's back to throw now, scrambling to his right, plants 102 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: his foot fires down the middle of the field. Pagans 103 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: has the coach at the twenty yard line of Tennessee. 104 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:18,039 Speaker 1: The Bengals have their issues, but converting on fourth down 105 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 1: is not among them. Would you believe that Cincinnati is 106 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: twelve or thirteen on fourth down tries this year? That 107 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: twenty two yard strike to t Higgins set up another score. 108 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 1: They come to the line with forty seconds left and 109 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:35,679 Speaker 1: a half third down in less than a yard. Burrow 110 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 1: in the shotgun gives it to Bernard TiO right up 111 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: the middle, head into the end zone. Touchdown Bengals. He 112 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:47,159 Speaker 1: has Giovanni. Bernard flashes up the middle for a twelve 113 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: yard TD. Nothing fancy there, boy, I mean, come off 114 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: the ball, Come off the ball inside, big boys. We 115 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 1: got an offensive line to the saying we can play 116 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: football too. Seventh teen seven Bengals at the half. Here's 117 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: Geo on the play. Of the offensive line. My hats 118 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 1: are off to those guys because they worked their off 119 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: my bed, they worked their tails off. So they just 120 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 1: they deserved that win. And they went in and obviously 121 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: with minimal experience, and they showed out today. A scoreless 122 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: third quarter meant that the Bengals took the lead to 123 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter for the sixth time in eight games. 124 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 1: This time they added to it. Bernard in the backfield 125 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 1: to the left of Burrow. On third down and one 126 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 1: at the Tennessee seven, Burrow fakes to Bernard throws into 127 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: the end zone, touchdown, Tyler Boy. The Bengals score in 128 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 1: the red zone and lead to twenty three to seven 129 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 1: red zone touchdowns on third down, third down touchdowns in 130 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: the red zone or killer and that was the Bengals 131 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: second third down red zone touchdown of the day. Here's 132 00:07:57,240 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow. It's really a four point play, and we 133 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 1: talk about that all the time. You know, if you 134 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: don't get it, you take a field goal. But if 135 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: you get it, you know you have a chance to 136 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: score a touchdown. And so we stole eight points there. 137 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 1: It wouldn't be a twenty twenty Bengals game if they 138 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: didn't make you bite your nails. In the fourth quarter, 139 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: first and goal from the nine, Tannehill will look to 140 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: throw from the pocket. His pass caught at the six. 141 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: A j Brown spinds away from both Mackenzie Alexander and 142 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: Will Jackson and runs it into the end zone for 143 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 1: a Titan's touchdown that made a twenty four to fourteen 144 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: with eleven and a half minutes to go, but a 145 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 1: forty nine yard kickoff return by Brandon Wilson led to 146 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 1: a forty four yard touchdown drive Joe Burrow rolling right, 147 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: quick throw caught by Gio five for the pylon touchdown Bengals. 148 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: As Joe Burrow connects with Giovanni Bernard and the Bengals lead. 149 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 1: Here's back to sixteen. It was another good day for 150 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 1: Giovanni Bernard filling in for Joe Mixon. Fifteen carries for 151 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: sixty two yards and a touchdown, three catches for sixteen 152 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: yards in another score, and outstanding work in blitz pick 153 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 1: up as Burrow was not sacked for the first time 154 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:14,680 Speaker 1: all year. Here's GEO. Wherever I can help my team win, 155 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:17,559 Speaker 1: I want to be there, whether that is pass block, 156 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 1: and they asked me to pass block every single play. 157 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: I'm I'm gonna be that guy. They asked me to 158 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:23,719 Speaker 1: run the ball every single play. I'm obviously gonna be 159 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:25,599 Speaker 1: that guy. I just want to be able to do 160 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:28,200 Speaker 1: whatever I can do help this team win, and we 161 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:31,079 Speaker 1: got that w today, which was huge. A touchdown pass 162 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 1: from Tannehill to Corey Davis made it thirty one to twenty, 163 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:38,319 Speaker 1: a low snap preventing the Titans from adding the extra point. 164 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: With an eleven point lead and roughly six minutes to go, 165 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 1: the Bengals caught a huge break as a Burrow interception 166 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: that would have given the Titans the ball in the 167 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 1: red zone was wiped out by a pass interference penalty 168 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 1: on Malcolm Butler. It would have been understandable if Zach 169 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:58,320 Speaker 1: Taylor decided to put the kibosh on any more pass attempts, 170 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 1: but on third and six with two o eight to go, 171 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 1: he showed trust in his rookie quarterback. He's gonna throw 172 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: it up the sideline, bat shoulder, throw odd and take 173 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: comes down with the ball on the Titan sideline. It's 174 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 1: a catch and that should be coffin now. That was 175 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: one of a career high seven catches for Tate, who 176 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 1: had four all season going into the game. He comes 177 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 1: in here every day just waiting for his opportunity and 178 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 1: everything we asked him to do. And I told him 179 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 1: on Wednesday, I said, I didn't realize you only had 180 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 1: four catches. We got to get you more involved because 181 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 1: you've earned every opportunity that you should be getting. And 182 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: he goes out there and on the play of the 183 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 1: game makes the most difficult catch we've had all season, 184 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 1: and Chris the first down that wins us the game, 185 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 1: and that just speaks Tod and that just speaks to 186 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:51,199 Speaker 1: kind of what this what this team is going to 187 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 1: be going forward. Burrow finished twenty six for thirty seven 188 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:57,839 Speaker 1: for two hundred forty nine yards and two touchdowns, with 189 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 1: no picks and a passer rating of one six point seven. 190 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: The quick passing game helped neutralize the pass rush as 191 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:08,680 Speaker 1: Joe is only hit twice. You know, we had to 192 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 1: do that this week. I think we were in a 193 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:14,320 Speaker 1: unique circumstance. Four new guys in there to a line, 194 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 1: and I think they played great, but we had to 195 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: help him, and we got the ball out fast and 196 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: ran the ball efficiently and did what we needed to 197 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:25,560 Speaker 1: do behind a makeshift line. The Bengals scored thirty one 198 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 1: points and held the ball for nearly thirty six minutes. 199 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:33,080 Speaker 1: After the games, Zach Taylor singled out the starting center. 200 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 1: Billy Price got a game ball because Billy Price is 201 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 1: about everything that we want our players to be about. 202 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 1: You know a guy who came in with expectations. He 203 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:43,679 Speaker 1: has never wavered from that. His opportunity hasn't always been 204 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 1: exactly what he thought it was going to be, but 205 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 1: he comes in with a smile in his face every day, 206 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: goes to work, encourages everybody. What can I do to 207 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: get better playing a scout team? Do you play guard? 208 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 1: You need to be played center? Do you want me 209 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 1: to start in this game? And his personality never waivers 210 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:01,080 Speaker 1: for one second and just couldn't be happier for for 211 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: Billy Price because he's earned this opportunity and you never 212 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 1: know how things are going to shake out. But um 213 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,320 Speaker 1: just really proud of the person, the man he is 214 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 1: and the player and our guys can learn a lot 215 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 1: from Billy. The final score Cincinnati thirty one, Tennessee twenty. 216 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: Here are Zach Taylor, Jesse Bates, and Joe Burrow. This 217 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 1: is the expectation, you know, they're they're happy. We're excited. 218 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 1: We earned this. We needed it, especially going into a 219 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: buy because these players have done everything we've asked him 220 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 1: to do and the reward hasn't been in the wind calm. 221 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 1: They needed it. But but to say that anyone is 222 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 1: shocked it would be would be untrue. I don't think 223 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 1: a lot of people expected us to win a day. Um, 224 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:43,560 Speaker 1: you know this locker room knows that, and we don't 225 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:46,680 Speaker 1: really care. Honestly, it's all about us and like I said, 226 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 1: we're going to continue to build on what we're building 227 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 1: here on the foundation. It's all about us. So excited 228 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:54,199 Speaker 1: for the future. This is a lot of them and 229 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: am going into the bye week. Much needed bye week 230 00:12:57,160 --> 00:13:00,440 Speaker 1: by the way, Um, you know we needed the win today. 231 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 1: Is feel good about ourselves and able to enjoy these 232 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:05,960 Speaker 1: next couple days and kind of relax. Why is it 233 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:08,679 Speaker 1: a much needed by week for you guys, injury wise, 234 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:11,439 Speaker 1: body wise, everyone just needs to get their mind right. 235 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:13,719 Speaker 1: You know, we have a chance to rattle off a 236 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: lot of wins here in the last part of the season. 237 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 1: It starts in Pittsburgh and that's gonna be a big game. 238 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: You know, I'm excited to play that one, but I'm 239 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 1: going to enjoy this bye week first. What are you 240 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 1: gonna do in the bye week? Absolutely nothing. The Bengals 241 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: hit the halfway point of the season with a record 242 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 1: of two five and one up next after the bye 243 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 1: the only undefeated team left in the NFL the seven 244 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: and oh Steelers, who beat Baltimore twenty eight twenty four 245 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 1: on Sunday. Pittsburgh does have a game next week at 246 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 1: home against Dallas. The Bengals Booth Podcast is presented by 247 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 1: Bud Light Seltzer. It's light and refreshing with a hint 248 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:56,080 Speaker 1: of fruit flavor. Now let's get some postgame analysis from 249 00:13:56,080 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: my broadcast partner Dave Lapham. All right, we need you 250 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:02,960 Speaker 1: to put the performance of the offensive line into perspective 251 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:07,200 Speaker 1: because the left tackle Achemadenagy had played seven snaps before today. 252 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:10,200 Speaker 1: The left guard Quentin Spain practiced with the team for 253 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: the first time on Friday. Center Billy Price was making 254 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 1: his first start this year after failing to live up 255 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:18,839 Speaker 1: to expectations as a first round draft pick over the 256 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 1: last couple of years. Right guard Alex Redman got cut 257 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: before the season. There was no interest from other teams, 258 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: so he came back initially to the practice squad right 259 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 1: tackle Fred Johnson, a disaster at guard, now back to 260 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: his more comfortable position at tackle. You played professionally as 261 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 1: an offensive lineman for a dozen years. How incredible was 262 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 1: it that this hodgepodge of offensive lineman played the way 263 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 1: they did. Never seen anything like it at any level 264 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: peewee football, high school football, college football, professional, Never seen 265 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: anything like it. The circumstances that led to what you 266 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 1: just described is almost incomprehensible. And the fact that you know, 267 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 1: one couple guys jump, you know, a little jump because 268 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow is a master at the hard count. Joe 269 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 1: Burrow will try to draw the defense offside with hardcounts 270 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: all the time. And as an offensive lineman, that's hard. 271 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 1: You know, you have to get used to that. You 272 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 1: have to have heard it. It has to be, you know, 273 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:16,440 Speaker 1: a repetition in your in your ear that you can, 274 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 1: you know, react accordingly, and for these guys in precious 275 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: situations third down to be able to hold their water 276 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 1: as such, when Joe Burrows doing this thing, trying to 277 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: draw the defense offside, and again there was there was 278 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 1: a jump, a couple of jumps, but nothing's different. The 279 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: way they operated was unbelievable, particularly Spain. I mean, you know, 280 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 1: he's played in the league six years, so he knows. 281 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 1: He knows there's only so many ways you can block things. 282 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 1: I remember a former teammate of mine, Mike Wilson, offensive tackle, 283 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: the Bengals get traded in Seattle on Wednesday, started the 284 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:51,360 Speaker 1: game on Sunday, played the whole game, and I've talked 285 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 1: to him about it after the game, I said, was 286 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 1: it just a matter of another lineman saying this is 287 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: we call it this? What did you used to us? 288 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 1: We used to call this in Cincinnati? Okay, well here 289 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 1: it's this. So every time they break the huddle coming 290 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 1: to the line of scrimmage, they translate to make sure 291 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 1: that he had the right schematic in mind, based on 292 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 1: in his mind, he's hooking that into what they did 293 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 1: in Cincinnati until he was there a longer period of time. 294 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 1: To handle all that and not make mistakes is incredible 295 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: up and down that line of scrimmage. To have so 296 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 1: many variables, you know, five variables on every single play, 297 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:26,840 Speaker 1: for them to play like a fist, you know where 298 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 1: they were better together, all five components were better together 299 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: than any one individual guy. Remarkable, remarkable effort by those guys, 300 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 1: remarkable effort by the offensive line coaches both of them 301 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: to get them ready to play, remarkable game plan to 302 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: help them in protection, getting the bott of Joe Burrow's 303 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:49,560 Speaker 1: hands so fast, literally a lot of this in he 304 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 1: catching the shotgun, it's out, it's out. I mean, defensive 305 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 1: linemen are thinking, I mean, they don't need an offensive line. 306 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 1: I can't get there. If I get in a spurn 307 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: of stance and he takes that shotgun step, I can't 308 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: didn't get close to him before he's getting the ball 309 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 1: out and hitting somebody with it. And it wasn't like 310 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 1: that every snap, but a good number snaps. It was 311 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 1: like that, and that frustrates the defensive line. So every 312 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: component of it, I mean, take multiple bows. Every single 313 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 1: person involved with that whole thing, the game plan, the 314 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:20,399 Speaker 1: people had executed it, the people that put together the 315 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:23,640 Speaker 1: game plan, check check, check check. Everybody should get game balls. 316 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:26,679 Speaker 1: They should have you know, whole offensive units should get 317 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 1: game balls. Well, somebody who did get a game ball 318 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 1: was Billy Price, and head coach Zach Taylor was effusive 319 00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:35,399 Speaker 1: in his praise for Billy after the game. He represents 320 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 1: everything we stand for with his attitude and his work 321 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:41,640 Speaker 1: ethic and stuff along those lines. He's basically played two 322 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:43,840 Speaker 1: games in a row now because Trey Hopkins left with 323 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:45,359 Speaker 1: about three and a half minutes to go in the 324 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 1: second quarter last week with a concussion, Billy's played well. 325 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:52,639 Speaker 1: Is there a chance that Billy Price is salvaging his 326 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 1: status as a first round draft pick now that he's 327 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:58,640 Speaker 1: back at center. It's work in progress, but it's heading 328 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 1: in the right direction. Darrow going up and Billy Price 329 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:05,719 Speaker 1: handled it exactly the way you would want to handle it. 330 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:09,640 Speaker 1: He wants to start. Everybody wants to start. Everybody's frustrated 331 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 1: when they're not starting. Compare and contrast how Carlos handled 332 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:15,880 Speaker 1: his situation. Now he was a starter that was demoted. 333 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 1: That's a little bit different than never getting a start. 334 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: But you come in, as you know, the Remington Award 335 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 1: winner at center, and you know the first round pick 336 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:26,679 Speaker 1: and all these things. I mean, you come in highly decorated. 337 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:29,240 Speaker 1: It's it's anticipated you're going to be the guy, and 338 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:31,480 Speaker 1: then you're not the guy. What did he do? Went 339 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:33,119 Speaker 1: to the coaches? What do I need to work on? 340 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:35,160 Speaker 1: Where am I deficient? What do I need to do. 341 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:38,879 Speaker 1: No sulk and no moaning. Not happy, obviously, not happy, 342 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 1: not satisfied, you know, working with the look squad, the 343 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:46,119 Speaker 1: scout team, working against the number one defensive lineman, give 344 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:47,880 Speaker 1: him the best look that he can give him, trying 345 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 1: to improve his technique. And is he a work in 346 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 1: progress still? Yeah? I mean everybody is he is, But boy, 347 00:18:53,680 --> 00:18:56,480 Speaker 1: his level of play has improved. I mean his confidence 348 00:18:56,560 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: level is probably at an all time high now. And 349 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:02,040 Speaker 1: these guys, you're in the NFL for a reason, and 350 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:05,960 Speaker 1: sometimes when your confidence gets shaken, that's the biggest problem, 351 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:08,400 Speaker 1: the biggest component. I mean, to get your confidence back 352 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 1: when you lose it can be tough. And I think 353 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 1: Billy Price is getting that confidence back now. And the 354 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 1: fact that you were able to maintain your confidence through 355 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 1: the through the dark times, I think is big. And adversity. 356 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:25,880 Speaker 1: How much more adversity could this team have had? There 357 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 1: was not a starter, a week one starter anywhere in 358 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:34,160 Speaker 1: the offensive line. They still hang over thirty the Titans, 359 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:40,119 Speaker 1: Are you kidding me? Adversity builds character, Adversity reveals character. 360 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:44,920 Speaker 1: Adversity exposes character, both good and bad, and a lot 361 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: of good character was exposed today, Let's get back to 362 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:50,200 Speaker 1: guard Quentin Spain, who as signed as a free agent 363 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: this week, practiced on Friday, got in there early today 364 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 1: and played most of the game at left guard. He 365 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:59,119 Speaker 1: started sixty six games in his NFL career. He was 366 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:00,959 Speaker 1: good enough in buff full of last year that they 367 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: gave him a three year, fifteen million dollars deal in March. 368 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 1: Ultimately didn't work out in Buffalo. But do the Bengals 369 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 1: have a new starting guard. He's six four, three hundred 370 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:14,919 Speaker 1: and thirty pounds, twenty nine years old, powerful physical. I 371 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:16,600 Speaker 1: mean some of the runs that were busted up the 372 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 1: gut between between the tackles he and Billy Price, he 373 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:22,400 Speaker 1: and a dentis. I mean when they were doubling, they 374 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: were moving down lineman. The first thing you need to 375 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 1: do on a double team is to move the down line, 376 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 1: and make sure you do that. If you don't move 377 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:31,159 Speaker 1: the down lineman, you're being consumed by two linebackers in 378 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: hog Heaven. If you're moving him now, the linebacker's good problems. 379 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:36,399 Speaker 1: A guy could be in my lap. I need to 380 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:38,160 Speaker 1: make a decision on what side I'm going to try 381 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,880 Speaker 1: to feel. I mean, it's a totally different football play 382 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,159 Speaker 1: in that point in time. So, yeah, I mean Spain, 383 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 1: and so something must have happened with Calhoun. I don't 384 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:50,160 Speaker 1: know if it's physical, but the coach is determined. He's 385 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 1: in over his head. If it wasn't physical, he's in 386 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 1: over his head. Let's put Spain in there. Spain's got 387 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 1: a lot of experience. We know Spain can play. And 388 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: Spain went in there and played his off and everybody 389 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 1: said after the game was communication, communication, communication, And there's 390 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 1: how about how about Spain coming up to the into 391 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:13,399 Speaker 1: the huddle and he's got a rookie at left tackle 392 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 1: and it's played, you know, maybe three offensive snaps at 393 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:19,640 Speaker 1: the tackle position, not the extra tight end and all 394 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 1: that sort of thing. And then you have Billy Pricet center. 395 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 1: It's like, well, I need somebody to Billy translate for me, 396 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 1: will you, because and now you're gonna have to translate 397 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 1: for both of us. Although they say idenergy, one of 398 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 1: his biggest assets is his intelligence. And man, they've got 399 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:37,160 Speaker 1: three smart tackles, they have two smart centers and intelligence. 400 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 1: Football intelligence gives coaches a lot of confidence. And uh, 401 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:43,439 Speaker 1: and I'll tell you that's a that's another thing that 402 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:45,720 Speaker 1: the Bengals have in spades, and it was proven today 403 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:49,440 Speaker 1: once again to be able to people just don't understand 404 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: how hard that is. And you're you're going against a 405 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:55,440 Speaker 1: guy like Simmons, who's, you know, one of the premier 406 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: players in the National Football League. You have to communicate 407 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:01,640 Speaker 1: everything right, execute everything right, you know, not not any 408 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 1: any false steps, any false movements, any false anything. And 409 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 1: it's hard, man, it's not and you can't well, I 410 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: guess you can. Spain walked off the street and did it. 411 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:11,800 Speaker 1: But he's got a lot of experience in other places. 412 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 1: Though Jesse Bates got a game ball for his first 413 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:17,160 Speaker 1: quarter end zone interception. But I thought this was von 414 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 1: Bell's best game in the Bengals uniform. He had an 415 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:22,199 Speaker 1: interception that unfortunately was wiped off the board because of 416 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 1: the pre snap penalty on Kyral Lawson. But it seemed 417 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:28,000 Speaker 1: to me that every time they threw it in the 418 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 1: direction of whoever von Bell was covering, he was there. 419 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:34,880 Speaker 1: And his coverage has been a question marked, to put 420 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:37,919 Speaker 1: it nicely so far this year. But we know nobody 421 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:39,680 Speaker 1: works hard or he's in the building at like five 422 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 1: in the morning every day, and he really did a 423 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 1: solid job it's good to see hard work payoff because 424 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:46,600 Speaker 1: I agree with that. I thought of you his best 425 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:49,719 Speaker 1: game as a Bengal, no doubt coming downhill. You know 426 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 1: I wrote recognition, breaking on the ball, doing all the 427 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:58,119 Speaker 1: things you need to do. You know, two interceptions nullified unbelievable. Uh, 428 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 1: it's it's almost it's almost in. There's so many things 429 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:03,480 Speaker 1: happened today with the offensive line. I don't think I've 430 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 1: seen two plays like that in a short time frame, 431 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 1: nullified like that. And then the bengalstore interceptions is nullified 432 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:14,440 Speaker 1: by passing their ferens. That was a crazy sequence of football. 433 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 1: But yeah, I think I think the safeties as a tandem, 434 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 1: I think it shows what they can do. And the 435 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:25,160 Speaker 1: amazing stat to me that had been lost because they've 436 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 1: been so bad in the fourth quarter defensively five out 437 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: of the first sixth possession first possessions now by opponents, 438 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:33,680 Speaker 1: five out of the last six games they've gotten a takeaway. 439 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 1: That's that's that's a hell of a way to start 440 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: a football game. And you know that that gave the 441 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:41,040 Speaker 1: Bengals early momentum and gave them going into the fourth 442 00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:43,159 Speaker 1: quarter with leads. But then they were so bad in 443 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter. People, you know, it nullified what they've 444 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:48,760 Speaker 1: done in the quarters one through three to help get 445 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: to where the team was in the fourth quarter. But 446 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:53,399 Speaker 1: it was good to get one today. And uh, this 447 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:55,639 Speaker 1: is the third game in a third first drive in 448 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 1: a row they've gotten to turn over five out of 449 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 1: the last six and then to finish it in the 450 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:04,439 Speaker 1: fourth quarter with better performance. Auden Tate target had seven times, 451 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:07,879 Speaker 1: seven catches sixty five yards, one big third down catch 452 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 1: after another. I'll tell you what, it's four legitimate receiving 453 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: targets now because although aj Green didn't have a particularly 454 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:17,720 Speaker 1: big game, he's been great the last couple of weeks. 455 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 1: More big catches today for for Higgins and Boyd and 456 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:26,439 Speaker 1: now Auden Tate comes up big. You know, Tennessee had 457 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:28,720 Speaker 1: run a bunch of cover two, so I thought tight 458 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:30,360 Speaker 1: ends and running backs are going to be in big 459 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:32,880 Speaker 1: in today's passing game. You know they were. They were 460 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:35,480 Speaker 1: putting you know, seven, eight, nine in the box. I mean, 461 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 1: Joe made a lot of his plays to the perimeter, 462 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: to the outside and making accurate throws. And Auden Tate 463 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:47,119 Speaker 1: is so big and so long, six five long arms, 464 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 1: you know, vice hands when he gets his hands in 465 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 1: the football, defensive backs can't separate him from it. And 466 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 1: he made what seven targets, seven catches unbelievable. He was 467 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:01,119 Speaker 1: he had a perfect day. That gives Joe Burrow a 468 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:05,640 Speaker 1: lot of confidence. Joe Burrow, you know Tyler Boyd, He's 469 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:08,520 Speaker 1: got a lot of chemistry going with Tyler Boyd, got 470 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:11,879 Speaker 1: a lot of chemistry going with t Higgins. And you 471 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:14,200 Speaker 1: know Aj is doing what he's doing, and you add 472 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 1: this to the mix. I think I've you know, I've 473 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:18,439 Speaker 1: talked about it before back in the day when we 474 00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:20,879 Speaker 1: had one of the best offenses, the best offense that 475 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:24,639 Speaker 1: I ever played on nineteen eighty one, eighty two. Kenny 476 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:29,320 Speaker 1: Anderson attacked through Lynde and finally the offensivecording what the 477 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:32,720 Speaker 1: game plans, attacked every part of the field, and every 478 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 1: player came in when the game plan was being presented. 479 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:37,879 Speaker 1: What's he got me doing this week? That's what's starting 480 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 1: to happen here. We expected to go out and score thirty. 481 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 1: We expected it. This team's starting to expect to go 482 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 1: out and score thirty. And who's going to do it. 483 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 1: How many guys are going to be involved? They can't 484 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:50,480 Speaker 1: take everybody away. Okay, this might not be my day 485 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:53,120 Speaker 1: because there Tilton covers me. But you guys, man feast, 486 00:25:53,359 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 1: have a day and unselfish, you know, step up, make plays, 487 00:25:57,359 --> 00:25:59,880 Speaker 1: multiple guys to do it. That's what the are off. 488 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 1: This was all about. We had great guys executing it 489 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 1: and MVP quarterback have a Rookie of the Year quarterback 490 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 1: executing it. Here to all these weapons, I'm telling you, man, 491 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:12,159 Speaker 1: their confidence second half of the season is going to 492 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:14,879 Speaker 1: be very interesting to see what level they take it to, 493 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 1: because I don't care who they're playing. The rematch against 494 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,399 Speaker 1: Baltimore here is going to be interesting to me because 495 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:23,639 Speaker 1: they were embarrassed by the Ravens the way they played 496 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:26,440 Speaker 1: and only putting three points on the board be interesting. 497 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 1: That'll be a big barometer. And when they play Pittsburgh 498 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:31,240 Speaker 1: twice in the second half of the season against a really, 499 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:35,119 Speaker 1: really good defense, because now Tennessee's not that good defensively 500 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:37,240 Speaker 1: and a lot of teams they've hung thirty on is 501 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 1: not really a big test defensive like Pittsburgh and Baltimore 502 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:42,920 Speaker 1: will be. That'll be the litmus test, and I'm very 503 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:46,120 Speaker 1: excited to see how they'll play against Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh 504 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:48,639 Speaker 1: after the bye and then Monday Night football here and 505 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:52,240 Speaker 1: then finished the season against Baltimore. Trade deadlines Tuesday at 506 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:57,919 Speaker 1: four o'clock with Green, Tate, Boyd and Higgins. If you 507 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 1: can get anything for John Us, the Bengals make that deal, 508 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:05,240 Speaker 1: don't they. I think they do. Gotta take Billy Price 509 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:08,840 Speaker 1: off the trade ball. The way he's playing. I mean, 510 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:12,400 Speaker 1: it's it's it's remarkable when when all hands are on deck, 511 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:14,880 Speaker 1: when all guys are healthy, they're gonna have so much 512 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:19,959 Speaker 1: depth at the interior offensive line positions. M you know, again, 513 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:23,680 Speaker 1: everybody has trouble at the tackle position in terms of 514 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 1: level of play, number of guys out there. There's a 515 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:30,600 Speaker 1: shortage of edge people offensively and defensively, tackles and pass 516 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 1: rushes and the Bengals of no exception. But yeah, it's 517 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:36,440 Speaker 1: gonna be h It's gonna be very interesting, Dan, I mean, 518 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:39,920 Speaker 1: no question about it. I was amused when you asked 519 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,160 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow what he planned to do during the bye week. 520 00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:48,879 Speaker 1: Absolutely nothing. I'm telling you, Man, recharge the battery mentally, physically, 521 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:51,600 Speaker 1: every way you can do it. And it's it's great 522 00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 1: going into a bye week with I mean, the the betters, 523 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,400 Speaker 1: the gamblers, the point spread setters, they had it at 524 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 1: like three and a half. Four all the offensive lineman 525 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:04,440 Speaker 1: changes happened and went to seven seven and a half, 526 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:09,159 Speaker 1: And I mean, sometimes sometimes it doesn't work out the 527 00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:13,360 Speaker 1: way you anticipate things. And kudos kudos to all these 528 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:16,960 Speaker 1: guys for stepping up and being part of a upset 529 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 1: in the National Football League. But in my mind, there 530 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 1: aren't really big upsets in the National Football League. But 531 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:28,400 Speaker 1: to beat this Tennessee Titan team by two scores, that's 532 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 1: a job well done. I'll tell you what else is 533 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:33,639 Speaker 1: nice for Joe Burrow. He doesn't have to go, you know, 534 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:36,320 Speaker 1: sit in a hot tub for a week after this game. 535 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:38,960 Speaker 1: Hit twice, wasn't sacked at all, first time all year 536 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:41,600 Speaker 1: he's not been sacked. He was getting hit an average 537 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 1: of nine times per game, coming in two QB hits 538 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 1: behind the makeshift offensive line. And I'll tell you the 539 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:52,040 Speaker 1: Houdini like effort he had to prevent a sack. I mean, 540 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 1: every one of those offensive lineman should go up and 541 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:56,200 Speaker 1: kiss him on the forehead because it was a clean 542 00:28:56,240 --> 00:29:00,320 Speaker 1: game because of his footwork and his making miss ability. 543 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 1: I'm telling you, everybody underestimates the athletic ability in new 544 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:07,400 Speaker 1: short space quickness and the jackhammer feat of Joe Burrow. 545 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 1: I mean, the dude did it in the SEC and 546 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:12,640 Speaker 1: he's doing it in the National Football League. The guy 547 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:15,280 Speaker 1: can extend plays with the best of them, and man, 548 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:19,560 Speaker 1: he just sees the field. He's aj Green said last 549 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:21,400 Speaker 1: week or a week before a couple of times, and 550 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:25,200 Speaker 1: it's so true. It's one word and it says so much. 551 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:28,800 Speaker 1: He's special. There's no doubt Joe Burrow is special on 552 00:29:28,880 --> 00:29:31,840 Speaker 1: every level. You want to talk about, every category, every 553 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 1: box you want to check, special, special, Special. This was 554 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:39,320 Speaker 1: a great weekend for me. Bearcats one, they're up to 555 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:43,000 Speaker 1: number six in the country, Bengals one badly needed second 556 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:45,600 Speaker 1: wind of the year, second win of the year, and 557 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:50,160 Speaker 1: we had very few Tricker treats. So I've got a 558 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:55,840 Speaker 1: gigantic bag of Reese's peanut buttercups and take fives that 559 00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 1: are merged with the ess like the Reeses. Take five. 560 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:01,280 Speaker 1: If you had that, you have not oh so good. 561 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:03,880 Speaker 1: I'm gonna check that out. And while I'm thinking of 562 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:06,680 Speaker 1: special for Joe Burron, we're talking food, what about special? 563 00:30:06,760 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 1: K Step up, Step up, give Joe Burrow. Call it 564 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 1: special Joe, not special k How about giving him a 565 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:17,160 Speaker 1: little endorsement on cereal? Uh yeah, Halloween man, all all 566 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:20,440 Speaker 1: our extra candry candy. I would have loved my wife 567 00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:24,760 Speaker 1: Lynn going to the grandkids. Come on, Land, You're better 568 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 1: than that. For more on Sundays win Over the Titans 569 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:33,600 Speaker 1: joined Lap and Lance McAlister for Bengals Line Monday Night 570 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:37,960 Speaker 1: from six to nine on seven hundred WLW. Now time 571 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 1: for this week's fun facts segment, as you get to 572 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:43,640 Speaker 1: know the person under the pads. Time for some fun 573 00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:48,200 Speaker 1: facts with defensive lineman Amani Bledsoe from the Sunflower State, 574 00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:51,760 Speaker 1: born in Wichita, Kansas, before attending high school in Lawrence. 575 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:54,440 Speaker 1: Tell us a little bit about growing up in the Heartland, 576 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:56,400 Speaker 1: Amani and some of the things you like to do 577 00:30:56,440 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 1: when you were young. Growing up with five other brothers 578 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 1: death pretty crazy, you know, growing up very competitive and 579 00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:06,720 Speaker 1: all kinds of sports. I mean, Thanksgivings were even competitive. 580 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:09,560 Speaker 1: You've got Grandpa cashing passes on flag football, so I 581 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:13,080 Speaker 1: mean just things like that always get the family involved 582 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:17,080 Speaker 1: in some kind of competitive sport or activity. Five brothers, 583 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:19,680 Speaker 1: Where did you fall into totem pole? I am the 584 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:23,440 Speaker 1: second youngest. So yeah, at fifth so those big brothers 585 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 1: are beating you up. Yeah, Me and the youngest got 586 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:27,680 Speaker 1: it a lot, so I definitely made it's tougher, but 587 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:30,760 Speaker 1: learned a lot from them and helped us keep that 588 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:33,720 Speaker 1: competitive edge as well. We're doing fun facts with the 589 00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 1: Monty bled soell. I read you moved from Wichita to 590 00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 1: Lawrence in the eighth grade. That can be hard when 591 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:43,160 Speaker 1: you're young, was it for you? Yes? And no. I 592 00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:46,240 Speaker 1: mean it's always tough leaving friends, but when mom gets 593 00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:48,360 Speaker 1: a new job, you know, got to do what's best 594 00:31:48,360 --> 00:31:50,840 Speaker 1: for the family, you know. And made a lot of 595 00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:53,000 Speaker 1: great friends and Lawrence and had a lot of great 596 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:55,800 Speaker 1: memories playing ball with them as well. So I mean, 597 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:58,719 Speaker 1: it's everything happens the way it's supposed to it for 598 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 1: a reason. There are some high school highlights of you 599 00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:07,840 Speaker 1: on the internet labeled Amani Moose bled Cell. How did 600 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:11,200 Speaker 1: you get the nickname Moose? And does anybody still use it? So? 601 00:32:11,320 --> 00:32:14,440 Speaker 1: Some still use it to this day. It just when 602 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:16,520 Speaker 1: we initially moved to Lawrence, we didn't go to like 603 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:18,760 Speaker 1: any of the Lawrence schools. Me and my younger brother 604 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:22,480 Speaker 1: Amery went to oscar Loose a little country school and 605 00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:26,600 Speaker 1: one kid just call me Moose. One day, It's like, 606 00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:28,479 Speaker 1: I call him Moose, and it's stuck ever since, through 607 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 1: high school and a little through college. And so we'll 608 00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:33,560 Speaker 1: see if it sticks here or not. I don't know. 609 00:32:33,680 --> 00:32:37,280 Speaker 1: I mean, we'll see. So you were a highly touted 610 00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:41,320 Speaker 1: prospect at Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Kansas, where the 611 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:44,720 Speaker 1: University of Kansas is located. So was there a lot 612 00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:48,880 Speaker 1: of pressure to attend KU? It was. I mean, you're 613 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:52,200 Speaker 1: right there at home. You know, you got your family there, 614 00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:55,680 Speaker 1: your friends you went to school with, and you always 615 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:58,600 Speaker 1: have a great relationship with all the coaches from KUM, 616 00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:02,320 Speaker 1: especially to have like Lawrence High tides or like born 617 00:33:02,360 --> 00:33:05,800 Speaker 1: and raised and Lawrence. You know. But I mean, at 618 00:33:05,840 --> 00:33:07,360 Speaker 1: the end of the day, I believe I made the 619 00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:10,680 Speaker 1: right decision. A lot of praying about it, and everything 620 00:33:10,720 --> 00:33:13,520 Speaker 1: happened the way it's supposed to. So, yeah, we're doing 621 00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:15,959 Speaker 1: fun facts with the Monty bled Cell. I'll say you 622 00:33:15,960 --> 00:33:19,560 Speaker 1: made the right decision. You went to Oklahoma and you 623 00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:22,040 Speaker 1: played with two Heisman Trophy winners. You went to the 624 00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:26,240 Speaker 1: Rose Bowl, the Sugar Bowl, the National Semifinal. What were 625 00:33:26,280 --> 00:33:29,760 Speaker 1: some of the highlights of your entire college experience, you know, 626 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:33,880 Speaker 1: I would say, like just the intensity and competitive nature 627 00:33:33,920 --> 00:33:37,360 Speaker 1: of like not even just like the game, the championship games, 628 00:33:37,400 --> 00:33:39,760 Speaker 1: but like much of the practices you know, like iron 629 00:33:39,840 --> 00:33:42,320 Speaker 1: sharp and irons, you know, like we're all helping each 630 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:45,200 Speaker 1: other get better, and you always in practice have great competition, 631 00:33:45,480 --> 00:33:49,400 Speaker 1: great physical practices like throughout the week that prepare you 632 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:52,720 Speaker 1: to play the way you need to play on Saturday. 633 00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:55,880 Speaker 1: So I mean just that competitive nature in the tradition 634 00:33:55,920 --> 00:34:01,120 Speaker 1: of OEU, you know, and winning championships and things like that. Monty, 635 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:04,560 Speaker 1: despite your excellent career, you went undrafted in twenty nineteen. 636 00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:07,680 Speaker 1: Was that a big disappointment? Yes and no. Obviously you 637 00:34:07,720 --> 00:34:10,680 Speaker 1: have your goals. But at the end of the day, 638 00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:14,200 Speaker 1: I trusted in God and stay the course, put my 639 00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:16,400 Speaker 1: head down, went to work because I mean, at the 640 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:17,840 Speaker 1: end of the day, no matter what it is and 641 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:19,680 Speaker 1: what you do, it is not about where you start, 642 00:34:19,760 --> 00:34:22,160 Speaker 1: It's about where you finish and how people are gonna 643 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:25,239 Speaker 1: remember you. So so trying to build on that and 644 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:28,479 Speaker 1: take a day by day to become a great player 645 00:34:28,520 --> 00:34:31,240 Speaker 1: and just get two percent better each day. We're chatting 646 00:34:31,239 --> 00:34:34,319 Speaker 1: with a Monty Bledsoe. You don't tweet very often, but 647 00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:38,120 Speaker 1: what do you do? It's usually to thank God. Were 648 00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:40,719 Speaker 1: you raised in the church and is it important for 649 00:34:40,760 --> 00:34:46,000 Speaker 1: you to share your faith? That's probably the biggest thing 650 00:34:46,080 --> 00:34:48,680 Speaker 1: with me in my life is keeping God first and 651 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:52,120 Speaker 1: advancing His kingdom and just trying to be bold in 652 00:34:52,200 --> 00:34:54,880 Speaker 1: my faith. You know, it can be a challenge at times, 653 00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:57,560 Speaker 1: like getting into new places wherever you are with people, 654 00:34:57,600 --> 00:35:01,560 Speaker 1: meet new people. But yeah, I'd definitely say my faith 655 00:35:01,680 --> 00:35:03,760 Speaker 1: is the biggest thing about me on and off the field. 656 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:07,359 Speaker 1: Just keeping God first, involving him and every little thing 657 00:35:07,400 --> 00:35:10,399 Speaker 1: I can do in my life, whether it's just thanking him, 658 00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:12,600 Speaker 1: waking up in the morning, just being on the field, 659 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:14,880 Speaker 1: thanking Him before I practice. It would be like before 660 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:16,719 Speaker 1: a series like just thank you, I can know the 661 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:19,680 Speaker 1: opportunity to play the game I love, so just having 662 00:35:19,719 --> 00:35:22,280 Speaker 1: those little conversations with God and involving Him with everything 663 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:25,320 Speaker 1: in my life and things like that. We will finish 664 00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:27,640 Speaker 1: up with a few wild card topics. Is we do 665 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:31,200 Speaker 1: fun facts with a Mondi bledshow. Who is your favorite 666 00:35:31,239 --> 00:35:36,560 Speaker 1: athlete of all time in any sport? And why? I'd 667 00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:40,440 Speaker 1: probably said all the sports, probably Kobe because one of 668 00:35:40,480 --> 00:35:42,680 Speaker 1: the big things with me is like keeping a strong 669 00:35:42,719 --> 00:35:45,920 Speaker 1: mindset and like keeping a solid mindset and everything you do, 670 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:48,000 Speaker 1: And like one thing I picked off from him is 671 00:35:48,040 --> 00:35:51,520 Speaker 1: like he's always had a strong mindset and whatever he does, 672 00:35:51,680 --> 00:35:55,279 Speaker 1: whether he's winning, losing, or just being him, like, he 673 00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:58,879 Speaker 1: keeps a strong mindset and it's contagious to others. So 674 00:35:59,239 --> 00:36:02,120 Speaker 1: I'm not this guy, but I mean leading by example. 675 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:05,400 Speaker 1: I try to do and creating and keeping a strong 676 00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:08,120 Speaker 1: mindset and helping others when I can do. You try 677 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:13,040 Speaker 1: to have a Mamba mentality somewhere. Yeah, if you could 678 00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:20,600 Speaker 1: meet anybody in history, athlete, entertainer, world leader, etc. Who 679 00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:25,120 Speaker 1: would that be? And why? Probably Denzel Washington. I think 680 00:36:25,160 --> 00:36:28,560 Speaker 1: that would be a fun one, just because I'm like, 681 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:30,719 Speaker 1: he's pretty great at what he does, and he also 682 00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:36,399 Speaker 1: keeps a strong mindset and very inspiring all platforms and 683 00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:41,240 Speaker 1: all kinds of people, whether he's acting or just out 684 00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:44,040 Speaker 1: speaking to people. You know, Like he's had that tenacious 685 00:36:44,080 --> 00:36:48,279 Speaker 1: mindset to be great at what he does and not 686 00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:51,840 Speaker 1: be complacent at what he does as well. What do 687 00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:54,520 Speaker 1: you like to spend your money on. I don't like 688 00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:56,719 Speaker 1: to spend much. I'm more of a window shopper, But 689 00:36:57,080 --> 00:37:00,759 Speaker 1: when I do, it's probably food. I mean, I love 690 00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:03,600 Speaker 1: my food. So there's any kind of food, whether it's 691 00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:05,959 Speaker 1: like buying something cook at the house or just going 692 00:37:06,040 --> 00:37:10,319 Speaker 1: to eat out here there you cook, do you have 693 00:37:10,360 --> 00:37:13,280 Speaker 1: a go to dish? If you're trying to impress somebody. 694 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:15,960 Speaker 1: I can make some really good chicken parmersan a recipe 695 00:37:16,239 --> 00:37:19,960 Speaker 1: I got from my older brother, kind of a family recipe. 696 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:22,839 Speaker 1: Now we got it down pretty good. Now, all right, 697 00:37:22,920 --> 00:37:26,040 Speaker 1: final fun fact for a money bloed cell. As I mentioned, 698 00:37:26,040 --> 00:37:29,320 Speaker 1: you played with two Heisman Trophy winners at Oklahoma, Baker 699 00:37:29,360 --> 00:37:34,520 Speaker 1: Mayfield and Kyler Murray. My question pertains to Baker. What 700 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:37,759 Speaker 1: do you think of his acting in all of his commercials. 701 00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:42,120 Speaker 1: It's definitely fitting because he's definitely a character. I mean, 702 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:43,880 Speaker 1: sometimes you don't know what you're gonna get out of him. 703 00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:47,160 Speaker 1: But he's a funny dude. You got contagious energy, you know. 704 00:37:47,880 --> 00:37:51,240 Speaker 1: But I think it's very fitting and very entertaining to watch. 705 00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:54,480 Speaker 1: As the broadcaster for the Bengals, I'm not allowed to 706 00:37:54,520 --> 00:37:57,440 Speaker 1: like the Cleveland Browns quarterback, but I've got to admit 707 00:37:57,600 --> 00:38:01,560 Speaker 1: he's really good in commercials. Yeah, I'll give them that. 708 00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:04,960 Speaker 1: It's all I'm going to give them, Amani, this has 709 00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:07,520 Speaker 1: been fun. You're off the hot seat. Appreciate the time, 710 00:38:07,560 --> 00:38:11,280 Speaker 1: best of luck the rest of the year. I appreciate it, Dan, Bye. 711 00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:13,480 Speaker 1: Thanks to Amani bleds and that's going to do it 712 00:38:13,560 --> 00:38:16,120 Speaker 1: for this episode of the Bengals Booth Podcast, brought to 713 00:38:16,120 --> 00:38:20,279 Speaker 1: you by bud Light Seltzer. Refresh the game. If you 714 00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:22,719 Speaker 1: haven't done so already, please subscribe, and if you have 715 00:38:22,760 --> 00:38:24,800 Speaker 1: a minute, give it a rating or share a comment 716 00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:29,279 Speaker 1: that helps more Bengals fans find this podcast. I'm Dan 717 00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:33,160 Speaker 1: Horde and thank you for listening to The Bengals Booth Podcast.