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Bengals Players React to Week 3 LOSS to Commanders
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9/24/2024
Cincinnati Bengals Players React to Week 3 LOSS to Commanders
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00:00
How good was it to have T back out there?
00:02
It looked like it certainly benefited you a little bit, too.
00:05
Yeah, it was great having T out there, man.
00:06
It was like old times again, just having fun, you know?
00:10
When you look at what you, Joe, and T did,
00:12
do you see that as kind of a path forward
00:14
for you guys to take place
00:15
that you shouldn't have shown you can make today?
00:18
That's more the standard, you know, that we do.
00:20
It's not really something that we have to show.
00:21
It's really the standard that we do.
00:25
Jaden Daniels was extremely impressive.
00:27
I don't know how closely you can watch his performance,
00:29
but one of the more incredible rookie quarterback performances
00:33
I think many of us have seen.
00:34
What did you think?
00:36
He's a great half-inch player, not going to lie.
00:40
That was my first time sitting down
00:42
and watching him besides the spring game,
00:44
so he's a very outstanding player.
00:50
Do you think you have confidence
00:52
the defense can bounce back with one half of the night?
00:55
That's not you, but...
00:57
Yeah, 100%, you know, the defense usually
00:58
is our leading pack when we're playing football games,
01:03
but usually tonight it was the opposite,
01:04
so defense still going to be good.
01:07
We got their back, they got ours,
01:08
so we just got to keep on moving forward.
01:15
Jamar, have you ever been 0-3 before?
01:18
No, it's the first time.
01:21
Is it hard to digest being 0-3,
01:24
especially when you had such a wonderful game today?
01:27
It's hard losing, I can say that, you know what I'm saying?
01:30
I don't want to be 0-1, 0-2, or 0-3, so...
01:35
What was...
01:37
Did Joe have any kind of message for the offense
01:39
following a game like this,
01:40
especially with so much more football left to play
01:42
for the rest of the season?
01:47
He didn't really give us a message.
01:48
It's just we got to play football, man.
01:49
We got to win those games.
01:50
We got to take opportunities that we have in the red zone
01:55
and execute them and win.
01:58
How does Jamar Chase respond with his back against the wall?
02:04
All I can do is come in and be myself every day,
02:07
you know what I'm saying, be a leader, give team effort,
02:10
and hopefully my guys do the same to me.
02:12
Headlines with your comments
02:14
about the commander's offense this week.
02:16
Do you regret what you said, and can you talk us through
02:20
what happened from a defensive standpoint tonight?
02:22
No, ma'am, I do not regret it,
02:25
and I didn't mean anything malicious out of the comment.
02:27
It was just made bigger than what it was.
02:30
Yes, I can eat my words, most definitely.
02:33
We did take a L today, but as a team,
02:36
it was sort of a call that was offered very quick,
02:38
quick throws.
02:40
He's very athletic in his sneak plays,
02:43
and that's how the game went, man.
02:44
They stuck to their plan, and, yeah, that's how it went.
02:47
Zach indicated that he might talk to you about the comments.
02:50
Have y'all had any conversations over the last couple weeks,
02:52
even after Xavier's stuff, after this?
02:53
Did he talk to you at all?
02:55
Yeah, he only just said it was like,
02:57
you know, how, like, where interviews go,
02:59
just don't speak on the other team and stuff like that,
03:01
but even with my comments,
03:02
I didn't feel like I said anything crazy.
03:04
I just took it and ran with it.
03:06
So, what happened tonight? Can you put your finger on
03:09
what was so tough to stop, how to stop in their offense?
03:12
Running downhill,
03:14
basically, we just got to tackle better.
03:16
It was sort of like the first game,
03:18
they were running downhill with Robinson.
03:20
On the outside, we can say that we can't have the deep balls.
03:23
When I had one, and I believe one of my teammates had one,
03:26
but that was the only very explosive
03:29
who kept them very, you know, cool during the game, though.
03:32
It just seemed like they were methodical
03:33
throughout the game in getting the third and short,
03:35
fourth and short. Yeah, most definitely, man.
03:37
And with the quarterback that they have,
03:38
can they spin plays, third and two,
03:40
if the back doesn't get it, he'll go get it.
03:42
So, yeah, it's a two-way punch back there.
03:44
How frustrating is it that you go out and kind of say,
03:46
hey, this is what the offense is going to look like,
03:47
and then they come out and they score on every single drive?
03:49
How frustrating is that for you?
03:51
Very frustrating.
03:52
We went on long drives the whole game.
03:55
Like he said, going third and two.
03:57
We wanted to get them in third and long
03:58
so they could pass the ball to the outside,
04:00
make him use his arm.
04:02
It didn't turn out that way.
04:03
There were a lot of third and shorts,
04:04
fourth and shorts, very manageable.
04:06
So, you know, they got through the game.
04:09
Orlando, I guess my first question for you
04:11
is obviously we all saw Trent Brown
04:14
come out with a knee brace on.
04:16
What were your words to him?
04:18
Obviously, that's super disappointing
04:19
for the entire O-line.
04:21
Yeah, man, you know, he's such a big part of us, man,
04:23
just a veteran, been a leader since he's gotten here
04:27
and been given a ton of insight.
04:30
So it's sad to see him go down, man.
04:31
I really don't know the extent of his injury,
04:33
when he'll be back, if he'll be back,
04:36
but hopefully he heals up soon and will.
04:39
What were you, your words to Amarius Mims?
04:41
He made his first start tonight.
04:44
And I felt like the offense
04:45
looked really good out there today.
04:46
It seemed like you guys were clicking.
04:49
What did you think of the offensive line's performance
04:51
overall, in your opinion?
04:52
Yeah, I feel like we played well.
04:54
That's a really, really good front seven.
04:55
That's the heart of their team.
04:57
Man, I feel like we did a really good job overall.
04:59
I'll have to be able to watch the film
05:00
to tell you the mistakes, but man, I mean,
05:03
having that many yards offensively,
05:05
scoring that many points, it's always a good sign.
05:08
Obviously after a loss,
05:09
a lot of people have a lot of opinions.
05:12
How do you guys block out that noise
05:14
and keep the focus forward?
05:16
Just doing our job every single day,
05:18
continuing to stay committed to our team,
05:21
ourselves, our plan, and look no further than that.
05:25
I think in football, it's a lot of ups and downs
05:28
in emotional sport.
05:29
It comes with wins and losses, obviously.
05:31
And so just continue to understand, man,
05:33
that we gotta do a better job straining to finish
05:36
and coming out with wins in these type of games.
05:39
Did you guys feel like you were personally
05:41
in a really good flow as far as this entire game goes?
05:45
Yeah, I feel like we were in a pretty good flow.
05:48
I feel like kinda once we got going with Jamar,
05:51
I mean, good things start happening.
05:52
Obviously the first drive with that touchdown there,
05:54
I mean, it's so important and such a huge play for us.
05:58
Have you ever been 0-3 before in your NFL career?
06:01
I have not.
06:02
No, I don't, yeah, I don't think I have.
06:04
It might be the first time for me.
06:06
Have you even, obviously you haven't had much time
06:08
to digest it, but like even saying that out loud,
06:10
does that feel strange?
06:12
Yeah, yeah, it definitely feels strange,
06:13
but as I said, man, it's part of the sport.
06:15
You know, it's ups and downs in this,
06:17
and, you know, you take your wins and losses,
06:20
and it is what it is.
06:22
What do you say to your guys to pull yourselves
06:24
out of this, not a funk,
06:25
but and pull yourselves into the next week
06:27
because it's a short week and you're at Carolina.
06:29
Yeah, no, I mean, it's so important
06:31
to come out of this game 1-3.
06:33
I know it's just crazy to say, but coming out 1-3
06:35
and just continuing to press forward, move forward,
06:37
being in the moment every single day
06:39
and continuing to grind and strain
06:41
when we get in these close games.
06:42
Jermaine, there will be a lot of people
06:44
that have opinions about how the defense played tonight,
06:47
but in your opinion, what were you guys seeing out there?
06:50
What seemed to be going wrong
06:52
as far as allowing Jalen Daniels to score on you?
06:56
Just a mobile quarterback.
06:57
He's just standing in place with his legs,
06:58
and then, like, he controlled the game,
07:02
like, you know, he managed the game well.
07:03
He did electric with his feet,
07:06
and then he just made explosive plays when he needed to.
07:10
As a leader of the defense, how difficult is it
07:11
to get newer guys in line and ready to go
07:15
in a Louie Annarumo-style defense
07:17
when you have two of your starting defensive linemen out?
07:20
I mean, we just got to be the next man up, you know.
07:22
We got to just play sound football, you know.
07:24
We got to make plays in critical situations.
07:26
I didn't make the play in a critical situation,
07:28
you know, go back to the fourth down.
07:30
I didn't contain him, and he be able to be mobile,
07:33
get out the pocket, and give a straight
07:36
to gain the first down, so I blame me.
07:38
I don't think it's on the D-line.
07:40
It's on me.
07:41
Well, I was thinking more of as a whole,
07:44
your defense as a whole, how difficult is it
07:45
to just kind of, like, get it together and gel
07:47
when you have two key guys missing?
07:49
I mean, you just got to just keep on battling.
07:50
You know, these guys, they've been putting in the work
07:52
just like everybody else.
07:54
We just got to keep on working, keep on getting better.
07:56
What did Louie Annarumo say to the defense
07:58
as a whole after the game?
07:59
What did Zach Taylor say?
08:00
What were the words of encouragement, if any?
08:03
I mean, we got to come together, be more tight.
08:05
You know, we 0-3, but we got to find a way to get it first W.
08:08
You know, we got to keep on building
08:09
and keep on stacking A's.
08:10
We got to have a great week of practice,
08:12
prep, and get ready to get a win.
08:14
Is there something where you're practicing really hard,
08:17
practicing really well,
08:19
but then it's not translating to the field?
08:20
Like, is there something, like, a disconnect there?
08:23
No, it's not a disconnect, you know.
08:24
We just got to find a way to win.
08:25
You know, don't get hard.
08:28
Don't dwell on it.
08:30
You know, we got to keep on getting better
08:31
and then stacking A's, you know.
08:32
It's all coming for us, man.
08:34
We just got to keep on getting better,
08:35
keep on stacking A's.
08:36
It's all going our favor, you know.
08:37
Don't get down because it's 0-3 start, you know.
08:39
But we just got to find a way to get our first win.
08:42
Have you ever been 0-3 before?
08:44
Yes.
08:46
When I first got here.
08:49
I totally forgot you were part of that team.
08:52
I'm sorry, J.
08:53
My next question I would say is,
08:56
you've obviously been in this position before
08:57
when you've had your back against the wall.
08:59
How do you think this team will respond
09:01
in week four in Carolina?
09:02
I mean, we'll respond very well.
09:04
You know, we lost every game being close.
09:07
You know, we just got to find a way to make a play.
09:09
At the end of the game, I say that, you know.
09:12
If I made that play in the fourth down,
09:14
I know that Joey will go down there and score.
09:16
But it's on me, you know.
09:18
I got to find a way to make critical plays
09:20
like I usually make.
09:21
I got to find a way.
09:23
Last question for you, is there anything
09:25
that you can take from that first year
09:26
that can kind of fuel you for the current situation?
09:29
I mean, it's a different team, different mindset,
09:31
different leaders on this team,
09:32
different guys that love the game, you know.
09:34
So I don't think we'll get down.
09:36
We'll get in the right direction.
09:37
We'll get back playing Bengals style of football.
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