9-10-26 - The Mo Egger Radio Show Hour 2

Joe Burrow says he's here for "the long haul." and Mo will come up with a very fair way to talk about this.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
And you're listening to the Home of the Bengals, ESPN 1530.

Speaker 2 (00:05):
Thank you, Lap.

Speaker 3 (00:06):
What's up?

Speaker 4 (00:07):
Good afternoon.

Speaker 3 (00:07):
I'm Mo Egger. This is ESPN 1530.

Speaker 5 (00:10):
Thanks. Thanks so much for listening. Thanks for making this
part of your Thursday. It's kind of crummy looking outside.

Speaker 3 (00:19):
Tastes so far.

Speaker 5 (00:22):
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30 minutes.

Speaker 6 (00:26):
And.

Speaker 5 (00:27):
Week one for fantasy football owners. I guess it got
underway last night like the rest of the NFL season.
Dan Klaskens with some fantasy football insights and advice coming
up at 445. Brenneman and Jones on baseball as well.
Speaking of baseball, and nobody probably was, the Reds' tragic
number for elimination is now six after getting destroyed in

(00:51):
Los Angeles last night, 14-1. The bottom of the Reds'
batting order last night, is maybe the worst bottom of
the batting order in the history of the franchise. And I, like,
they're done. They've been done for weeks. It's still fun
watching Ellie Dela Cruz, who has been remarkable the last
couple of weeks. But the bottom of the batting order

(01:13):
last night, and I know these guys are at the
bottom of the batting order for a reason. Juan Brito,
Will Banfield, TJ Friedel, Key Brian Hayes. You can tell
me all you want about how batting average is useless.
I simply would say it's not as useful as we
used to make it. But 197, 143, 162, and 153.

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Key Brian Hayes, it's low-hanging fruit is awful.

Speaker 1 (01:39):
It is.

Speaker 5 (01:39):
Ellie De La Cruz, Homer last night, they lost 14
to 1. I think the scary thing is, like, they're
still playing all these really good teams. Brewers this weekend,
Dodgers again next week. They're 69 and 77. So they
have 16 games remaining. I don't think they're going to
lose 13 of 16, but it would be unsurprising if

(02:01):
they did. And a year that was defined by they've
got to make the postseason and like matter once they
get there. We're not wondering if things will careen out
of control to the point that they lose 90 games.

Speaker 3 (02:15):
It is criminal crime.

Speaker 5 (02:17):
That in a season where Ellie Dela Cruz is at
his best, where Sal Stewart's going to be the National
League Rookie of the Year, and where Chase Burns has
been awesome, those individual performances have been wasted among a
just muck of dudes who they've got to figure out
a way to improve upon.

Speaker 3 (02:36):
So frustrating.

Speaker 5 (02:38):
The Reds were nearly as non-competitive as FC Cincinnati was
last night in getting just blitzed by Philadelphia.

Speaker 3 (02:45):
And with the whole Matt.

Speaker 5 (02:47):
Miosga situation, with the weirdness of the postponement, with the
way they lost four zip to Nashville, with them having
to play shorthanded again, it, it feels like that team
is unraveling a little bit. And I think that acknowledgement
was made after the game last night, Tony husband, Apple
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(03:34):
the Bengals. Certainly here, By the way, if you're one
of those folks who loves to just get mad at
the national media whenever they aren't as big on the
Bengals as we might be here, they have been a
trendy AFC championship pick. Not everybody has. Most won't. But
many have. Optimism abounds. But if there's one reason for skepticism,

(03:59):
what is it? And I list three along with other.
Burrow always hurt. Because you'll hear that a lot. Burrow
always hurt. defense always bad because there are a lot
of folks who want to see that the defense is
significantly better before they believe that it will be, or.

Speaker 3 (04:19):
Zach Taylor, no good. Vote now at Mo Egger. The
Zach Taylor thing.

Speaker 5 (04:26):
I think at times, I think it'd be a stretch
to say that Zach Taylor gets a bum rap, but
I do believe that he at times is not given
enough credit for things he deserves credit for. And I
know this is a road I've gone down before. I
think there have been times where you've seen Zach Taylor's
fingerprints on things that are good. Like Joe Flacco showed

(04:48):
up last year, gets here on Tuesday night and then
plays at a competent level on Sunday against the Green
Bay Packers. Is that mainly a function of Joe Flacco's
professionalism and his experience?

Speaker 4 (04:59):
Sure.

Speaker 5 (05:01):
Is there something to be said, though, about the role
of coaching? Yes, I believe there was when Jake Browning
got up to speed after having never played and could
play at a functional level. Coaching had a role in that.
Coaching had a role in getting Joe Burrow ready for
week one of his rookie season. No preseason that year
because of COVID. Weird training camp, learning the offense from

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his parents' couch. Coaching had a role in getting the
Bengals to the Super Bowl when they had to design
offensive game plans around an atrocious offensive line. There's been
good coaching. I think for the most part, Zach Taylor's
teams have stayed together. They've played hard. You've never gotten
the sense that any of the off-field issues are causing

(05:42):
the locker room to completely unravel. I think there are
times where Zach Taylor's attributes or his contributions get willfully ignored.
But I do think there's been two valid criticisms. One is,
as the play caller, it at times has felt like,
despite all the great personnel, like the offense doesn't function

(06:04):
as effectively or as efficiently as it should.

Speaker 3 (06:07):
Lulz.

Speaker 5 (06:08):
This is a topic that goes back years. Why, despite
all the weaponry, why, despite having Joe Burrow at times
in the middle of MVP caliber seasons, why? Does the
offense go through these just stretches where it feels like
they're stuck in the mud? And would it make sense
to have somebody calling plays? Not because I want to

(06:28):
do a deep dive into specific play calls, but you
can't help but wonder, like, we love the players, right?
Love the quarterback. Why does this not work as efficiently
as it should? Maybe it is the fact that Joe
Burrow hasn't been under center, but perhaps there's something in
the overall chain that if we had somebody else call plays,
it would function better. I'm always going to wonder that.

(06:49):
At least until we stop talking about the Bengals having
offensive lulls. The other criticism that I think has been
valid We always talk about the Bengals early in the
year and the slow starts.

Speaker 3 (06:59):
And there have been mitigating factors.

Speaker 5 (07:02):
It's often been Joe Burrow, either not entirely healthy or
coming off wrist surgery or some sort of injury and
not totally looking like himself, an appendectomy, a calf issue,
whatever it's been. Plus, you know, there have been years where,
you know, 2022, when they got beaten by the Steelers,
four new starting offensive linemen, maybe it takes a while.

(07:26):
But it has been a criticism of mine, and I
think a fair one, that when you've watched the Bengals
early in the season, the team as a whole simply
doesn't look prepared. And they've tried. They've tried during the
summertime in the preseason and during training camp to maybe

(07:47):
do some things a little bit different aimed at better
performances early in the year. Last year, they beat the
Browns week one. A game they nearly lost. They benefited
from a Cleveland missed field goal. But offensively, they looked uneven.
There was difficulty in getting the play in. Looked a

(08:08):
little clunky. They looked a little ill-prepared. So Sunday, that's
to me like, all right, they've got to get off
to a fast start. They're playing a team that many
believe is going to win the NFC South. the offensive
continuity they have and the defensive improvements they've made should

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lend themselves to the Bengals getting off to a faster start.
They've had a good preseason. They're very, very healthy. But
Zach Taylor teams early in the season. Not November when
they've made runs. Not December when they've made runs. Not
January when they've won five playoff games with him as
a head coach. But oftentimes in September, Zach Taylor's teams

(08:56):
have looked ill-prepared. Want to change the conversation about Zach Taylor?
Then have him field teams that not only win, but
look a little bit better prepared. I know that's a
default criticism to go to when a team is sluggish
or when a team loses, right? Like we talk about
this in baseball sometimes. Well, they're not interested. Well, it

(09:19):
looks like a team is not interested when it's not hitting.
But I don't know, man, like maybe you disagree. We've
talked about these slow starts. We've talked about these uneven
starts for years. And I feel like there's been a
consensus over that time that in these early season games,
the team as a whole just doesn't feel like it's

(09:39):
that prepared to play. Maybe from a physical perspective, maybe
from a mental or emotional perspective. So again, I'm the
guy that believes that Zach Taylor doesn't at time get
credit for the things he deserves credit for. I think
sometimes we're too quick to point the finger at the
head coach, but I do think it's been fair to

(09:59):
point the finger at the head coach when it comes
to his team's early season performances they don't have to
run the table in september uh they they they don't
have to beat everybody 56 to 3 But it would
be awesome, and they will get off to a fast start,
if on top of putting a talented team on the field,
they put a prepared one on the field. And in

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recent years, you could tell me if you think I'm wrong,
in recent years it has felt like Zach Taylor has
failed to put a completely and totally prepared team on
the field. If this team is really different, truly and
uniquely different, we're not talking about level of preparation on Monday.
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Speaker 3 (12:52):
I don't know.

Speaker 5 (12:52):
The other Bengals thing this week, Joe Burrow says he's
here for the long haul, which is nice to hear.
Joe sounds like you and I do. Re-energized, reinvigorated, optimistic.
I think it is great that he has talked about
the need to win now. I think you can, and

(13:12):
Joe did this this week, you can mesh, hey, I'm
happy here, but we have to accomplish something big right now.
Because if you look at the team, and it's not
to say that they're guaranteed to win by any stretch.

Speaker 3 (13:26):
If so, why play the games? But are we going
to be talking about.

Speaker 5 (13:30):
The same level of offensive consistency and continuity in a year? No.
Are we going to be talking about a team that
we feel like is It has a roster that's as good.
Are we going to be talking about a controversy-free offseason,
a healthy team, any.

Speaker 3 (13:41):
Of that stuff? You don't know.

Speaker 5 (13:43):
Chances are, in some respects, no. So you can be both.
You can feel the need to win now, but also
kind of be happy with where you are and think,
you know what? I want to keep this relationship going long-term.
And so a lot of folks took what Joe said
and see that, see, look, all those people on those
hot takey shows are always talking about.

Speaker 3 (14:05):
Joe not wanting to be here.

Speaker 5 (14:07):
See, like, I get it. I did that a little bit.
But like you being somewhere for the long haul is
always subject to change. The fact that Joe said what
he said doesn't erase that we don't want to get
to the end of the season and have the Bengals
on the outside looking in. And have Joe either hurt

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again or have Joe having his best performances wasted again.

Speaker 3 (14:31):
We don't want to get there.

Speaker 5 (14:33):
Because, you know, a lot of folks, people get into
relationships for the long haul and then stuff happens. Get
married to somebody, you're in it forever, right? But then
stuff happens. Suddenly, I'm good, I'm out. When people take jobs,
they're there for the long haul and then things happen. Suddenly,
got to go. Don't want to be in there.

Speaker 1 (14:55):
So.

Speaker 5 (14:56):
I think the fair way to talk about this is
not default to Joe doesn't want to be here. And
if they don't win him expressing the need to win
right now means he's going to bolt. If, uh, if
they don't like, you don't know that. I don't, none
of us know that by the way he is under contract.
And I don't know that it makes a ton of
sense to just assume that no matter what happens this year,

(15:19):
Joe is so smitten with playing for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Speaker 1 (15:21):
He's good.

Speaker 5 (15:22):
I think the right way to talk about this is, hey,
it's great that Joe is re-energized and reinvigorated and is
thinking right now about nothing more than winning this year.
And if you press him on a big picture topic,
he's going to say he's here for the long haul
because why would he not be? But he reserves the
right to change his mind. And we will revisit this

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if things do go sideways. Look, there's going to be
a time and probably in the not so distant future
where the Bengals come to Joe Burrow and go, let's
get something done long term that keeps you here beyond 2029.
The real long haul commitment is going to be when
he goes, cool, let's sign another contract. So I'm here
for every single one of my prime years. I, I,

(16:09):
we're all like Joe is right now in a better
place than we were with the Bengals back in November, December,
and January last year. You heard the things he had
to say. You read his, you read his body language.
So things have changed and he's gone from looking mopey
to being re-energized.

Speaker 3 (16:24):
Things change.

Speaker 5 (16:27):
The hope here is things don't change between now and November, December,
and January, because then when we start the next round
of Joe Burrow's psychoanalysis, you're going to almost have to wonder.

Speaker 3 (16:40):
Like, what's he thinking? What's he doing?

Speaker 5 (16:42):
Where's his head right now? The good news is right
now it feels like his head's in a really good place.
I think as it relates to the Bengals, your head
is in a really good place. That will change if
they shoot themselves in the foot time and again. It'll
change for you, which means.
It's not that far-fetched to suggest it would change with Joe.

Speaker 3 (17:05):
Now, you and I aren't under contract. Joe is.

Speaker 5 (17:08):
That's the difference. But right now, yes, in for the
long haul. The idea is for him to still be
in it for the long haul when the season ends.
However it ends, whenever it ends, and wherever it ends.
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a few minutes. And, you know, the fun thing is
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we chat with Dan Klaskens. Dan Klaskens is, has been
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we're always so happy to have him. He's helped out
fantasy owners on this show. He's, And we did a
couple of segments leading up to the season. The season
has started, obviously, with a game last night. But it
really begins in earnest on Sunday. And, yes, there is
a game tonight in Australia. Rams and San Francisco 49ers.
Dan Klaskens, he is the host of Fantistics Insider Football

(21:19):
on SiriusXM Fantasy. You can check out insiderfootball.com. And he's
with us now to talk about week one.

Speaker 3 (21:27):
Hi, Dan.

Speaker 4 (21:29):
What's up, Moe? And, man, we are here.

Speaker 7 (21:32):
We finally got some football. I'm sure you're as pumped
up as me, brother.

Speaker 3 (21:36):
I am. I'm stoked.

Speaker 5 (21:37):
Let's talk about some fantasy storylines specifically for tonight's game.

Speaker 4 (21:43):
Yeah, I mean, we had a great one last night
on paper.

Speaker 7 (21:47):
It was a little boring of.

Speaker 4 (21:48):
A snoozefest from fantasy-wise, but I expect some more scoring
at tonight's game. I'm really interested in to see what
this new-look 49ers offense is going to look like. I mean,
a lot of new faces here. Mike Evans, the veteran.
on the team is the biggest one of the bunch.
But they got a young rookie, Deshaun Stribling, in wide
out in there. Obviously, Christian McCaffrey and George Kittle, some

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guys that have been battling injuries. I said another in
the track there with Kittle and his Achilles issue, a
late-season injury, did make the trip. He could be limited
this week, Mo. So I did draft Kittle in some
spots in those places. I actually have him on the
bench tonight. So it depends on your options there. I
would temper some expectations. But Same thing with the rookie, Stripling.

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I'm really excited about him, but this is the Rams.
This is week one.

Speaker 1 (22:37):
And from the Rams' side, it's that backfield split. Kyron Williams,
the guy that was going in the third round. There's
some talk about Blake Korn taking on a bigger role
there in his second year. I think both have some
fantasy values, watching how they work it out of the backfield.

Speaker 7 (22:51):
And really, I mean, maybe it's not from a fantasy perspective.

Speaker 4 (22:54):
But how spicing is this L.A. 's defense? We know
Aaron Donald's not going to play tonight, but Miles Garrett is.
They look huge. They're a big reason the Rams are
the Super Bowl favorite right now. So I think it's
going to be a great game tonight, one I'm very
much looking forward to watching.

Speaker 3 (23:08):
Yeah, you and me both.

Speaker 5 (23:09):
And this has nothing to do with fantasy, although I
guess it can have something to do with fantasy. The
way the two teams have approached the travel entirely different,
I think, is it's going to be worth watching how
that's a factor in this game. Let's talk about some
week one injuries worth paying attention to.

Speaker 7 (23:25):
Yeah, well, we had a couple last night right out
of the gate.

Speaker 4 (23:27):
Those were a big blow. But the biggest injury of
the day could have came in the injury news we
got before the game. Brock Bowers with his knee issue.
They're cleaning up the meniscus in here. It seems like
they were holding on to this information. They're talking a
week or two. It could be more three or four.
Hopefully he doesn't miss too much time after going in
the second round of most fantasy drafts. Better news for

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Raiders running back and Bauer's teammate, Ashton Genting, who just
a couple weeks ago was looking like he sustained a
serious injury. He's been participating mostly in a full capacity
this week. He's expected to go. It's a nice matchup
at home versus the Dolphins. I'm firing him up with confidence.

Speaker 7 (24:04):
It's also encouraging news with a couple other running backs.

Speaker 4 (24:07):
Jeremiah Love, the rookie first-round pick of the Arizona Cardinals,
he looks as if he's going to be good to
go through that ankle injury. Brees Hall, expected to carry
a full workload despite being sidelined with a groin injury
during the back end of camp. Shuba Hubbard, DeAndre Swift,
also with their hamstring and abdomen issues, look like they're
good to go, like both of them as back-end RB2s.
Swift's teammate, Kyle Menungai, whether he goes or not, he's

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sitting out. He's not practiced in several weeks here. I
don't even think he's going to play in week one.
We'll see what Friday's report brings. And then at the
receiver and tight end positions, Malik Nabors. He's on track
to play with this knee issue that he's come off
that major surgery. He could be limited early in the season.
If he's on your team, if he's on the Giants'
active lineup, I think he has to be in yours.
Amiku Kabuka, as much as Penguins fans might not want

(24:51):
to see it, looks like his turf day is going
to be fine. I expect him to have a very
nice day here in Cincinnati on Sunday. Remember, Tuesday, we'll
see if he practices again on Friday. He's dealing with
a leg issue there. And a couple good news on
some tight ends. Tyler Warren and Sam Laporte are good
to go for week one after missing some time with
a groin and hip issue, respectively.

Speaker 3 (25:09):
Dan Klaskens is with us.

Speaker 5 (25:10):
He is the host of Fantistics Insider Football on SiriusXM Fantasy.
Check out insiderfootball.com. I need your week one studs, duds,
and sleepers.

Speaker 4 (25:21):
Yeah, let's start with those studs, Mo. We are firing
up Justin Herbert. Mike McDaniel coming in there. McDaniel's coming
in there as the new offensive coordinator. He's got a
lot of buzz on this Chargers passing game. But I'm
mostly playing this because of the matchup. They're going against
one of the worst defenses in the league in Arizona
at home. I expect Herbert to be a top three
or four quarterback on the week. And a guy that

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could be the top running back this week, certainly a
player that has that playmaking ability.

Speaker 7 (25:48):
Devon Achan.

Speaker 4 (25:49):
The Dolphins running back, a lot of people shying away
from the Miami Star in round one. He fell to
round two, even late round two in some late August drafts. But, man,
week one at the Raiders, I think he's going to
be a big part of the game, regardless if the
Dolphins are trailing or ahead. He's going to get his action.
I think he could be RB1 this week, certainly in

(26:09):
my top five.

Speaker 7 (26:10):
From the studs to duds, I'm a little more reluctant.

Speaker 4 (26:13):
Bo Nix. a great player, a guy I'm enamored with,
him and Patrick Mahomes, really, in this matchup in Kansas
City on Monday night. I think it's low scoring. I
don't think either quarterback has a big game. D.J.

Speaker 5 (26:26):
Moore.

Speaker 7 (26:26):
I like Buffalo adding in the.

Speaker 4 (26:28):
Number one wideout. I think big things are ahead this season,
but he's going to start off slow. They're at Houston.
Josh Allen has struggled in his last two outings there.
I'm certainly not sitting him, but I think I could
do better at D.J. Moore as my wide receiver, three
or flex play, perhaps. And then my sleeper picks of
the week. We'll start with Kenneth Gainwell. He's here against
the Bengals. He was one of my favorite sleepers at
running back during the draft season. No surprise I like

(26:50):
him in week one. I think the Bengals are going
to win and be ahead. So why not like the
opposing teams passing down running back? He also could get
some game. Gainwell did some goal line work with Sean Tucker.
Looking like he could maybe.

Speaker 1 (27:04):
Miss some action.

Speaker 4 (27:04):
And then Josh Downs. probably one of the most underrated
receivers during the draft season. But Alec Pierce just coming
back from injury, and I mentioned Warren a little binged up.
I think he's the healthiest option, and I think he
has a decent day versus Baltimore. He's inside my top 20,
or excuse me, top 30 at the position.

Speaker 3 (27:22):
I've got Kenneth Gainwell on my team, and you've talked
me into it. All right. Sign up for that.

Speaker 4 (27:26):
Yeah, well, the Bengals are going to be out.

Speaker 7 (27:28):
A little PPR running back.

Speaker 4 (27:29):
Yeah.

Speaker 7 (27:30):
Four or five catches.

Speaker 1 (27:31):
Yeah.

Speaker 7 (27:31):
I think he's a flex play, Mel. He's a flex play.

Speaker 4 (27:33):
He's really a flex play every week. I really like
Kenny Gable.

Speaker 3 (27:37):
Good call.

Speaker 7 (27:37):
All right.

Speaker 5 (27:38):
We're getting set for another year of fantasy football to
help veterans with the return of the Do Good Fantasy
Salary Cap Challenge.

Speaker 3 (27:44):
You've done this for years. Let's talk about it.

Speaker 4 (27:48):
Yeah, Mel. The NFL season is here, so it's a
great time to join. It's our second year of doing
the Do Good Fantasy Salary Cap Challenge. It's real simple.
$ 30 donation goes all to DAV, Disabled American Veterans. We
help over a million veterans every single year through our
programs and services. And by donating, you get invited to
the game.

Speaker 7 (28:06):
You can play every week of the season.

Speaker 4 (28:08):
You get a fresh salary cap lineup every week. You
compete for prizes. I have over $ 6, 000 in prizes donated
from all across the fantasy industry and with more being
added every day.

Speaker 7 (28:19):
So have some fun.

Speaker 4 (28:20):
Test your fantasy skills. Help our veterans at the same time.
Tomorrow is 9-11, the 25th anniversary. I think we all
can think back to what patriotism means and what a
better way to support the brave men and women that
fight for it every day.

Speaker 7 (28:34):
DoGoodFantasy.com. I'm two players shy from my goal.

Speaker 4 (28:38):
Of 100 players. before the start of this weekend, so
I'd love it for at least a couple of your
listeners to jump in and help us out, Patrick.

Speaker 3 (28:46):
No better cause. Let's make it happen. Dan, you're the best.
We'll talk next week.

Speaker 4 (28:51):
All right, Mo. Good luck in all your games in
week one, and hoo-day, baby.

Speaker 2 (28:54):
Hoo-day!

Speaker 3 (28:54):
There we go. Dan Klaskens.

Speaker 5 (28:56):
You'll hear him on Fantistics Insider Football on SiriusXM Fantasy.
Check out insiderfootball.com.

Speaker 3 (29:05):
Brenneman and Jones on baseball are next.

Speaker 2 (29:08):
You don't pay for