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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's that time for talkbacks.

Speaker 2 (00:01):
Press the microphone and record your message for Austin and
tone please keep it clean and don't be mean.

Speaker 3 (00:10):
And a sprinkle sprinkle, drip drifts.

Speaker 1 (00:13):
It's that time for talkbacks.

Speaker 2 (00:15):
It's our favorite part Sincy three sixty. So Austin, buddy,
play those talkbacks on your screen, and please try not
to sabotages all.

Speaker 1 (00:27):
Right now tomorrow because it turns into a best of
recap show of twenty twenty five. We don't have talkbacks,
so today last half talkbacks in twenty twenty five.

Speaker 3 (00:40):
Indeed, today's the thirtieth, Is that right?

Speaker 1 (00:43):
There's your thirtieth? Sure?

Speaker 3 (00:45):
I got these right?

Speaker 4 (00:46):
Yep, Tony and Austin Hi ray from please right. I
have a question about Miles Murphy. Everybody's saying now that
the life's finally gone on period.

Speaker 1 (00:56):
I'm really confused.

Speaker 4 (00:57):
How can a guy be around for three years and
then as mark a light goes on and now he's
a force to be reckoned with period.

Speaker 1 (01:06):
I just don't get that. How can that happen?

Speaker 4 (01:09):
I just figured he just wasn't that good and they
were just afraid to face up to it. How can
he all of a sudden be good question mark.

Speaker 1 (01:18):
Sometimes it takes more time. It's a new defensive coordinator, Yes,
new scheme, new systems. Sometimes it just takes longer. You know. There,
I better late than never.

Speaker 3 (01:26):
For multiple years thought that the Bengals should have fired
Mary and Hart Hobby their defensive line coach, and they
finally did, and they hired Jerry Montgomery. I think we've
seen some development from some of those guys on the
defensive line, especially Miles Murphy. So I think when you
have a different position, coach, a different style of defense,
maybe it's just a better fit for him. And more

(01:47):
than anything, reps reps, reps, reps, reps.

Speaker 1 (01:49):
And I do think there is something there along the
idea of getting more consistent reps and knowing that your
reps aren't limited period. You get all the practice reps,
you get all the game reps. Exclamation points, exclamation point. Yeah.

Speaker 5 (02:03):
They shared a talk to friend rather and I actually
wish you got a happy New Year.

Speaker 1 (02:09):
Oh, you tell you.

Speaker 5 (02:09):
As far as the Bearcats, if they really turn around,
I would say the Clempson second half of the Clemson name,
I saw the old Bearcats style. They were diving for
a ball, they were they were playing defense. They were
being tough on another team.

Speaker 1 (02:27):
So I think that you ain't kidding. I mean you
since that second half of Clemson and last night this
team's on a heater.

Speaker 5 (02:36):
Good afternoon, gentlemen.

Speaker 6 (02:37):
Can you possibly settle a question that a friend and
I are having a long discussion about the announced it
today by the Hall of Fame about the fifteen final list.
Would that be news that Willie Anderson's on that list?
Or was I already a foegone conclusion that he was
going to be on the list And the Hall of
Fame is just making news.

Speaker 4 (02:59):
I trying of queer enough.

Speaker 3 (03:03):
They do this every year. They announce it in phases.
They go from like semi finalists to finalists, and so
the last announcement was a semi finalist, and this announcement
is the I don't think it was a huge surprise. Yeah,
it's it's kind of the same schedule every single year. Now.
You may have heard earlier.

Speaker 1 (03:23):
That I think he said, like as far as it
being Willie Anderson, like him making it to the finals,
is that a surprise to you? No? I don't think
so either.

Speaker 3 (03:31):
No, I mean, I don't think it's ever a foregone
conclusion that people are going to make the list. But like,
if you think of this time a year ago, December
twenty eighth, a year ago, they announced the finalists and
he was on that list. So it's just just the
same time every year. But earlier this year they announced

(03:51):
the finalists for the Senior Committee, which included Ken Anderson,
Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft, those type of guys.

Speaker 4 (04:00):
All I said was that the redacted blackdown portions of
the Epstein files.

Speaker 3 (04:09):
I'm not gonna do it.

Speaker 7 (04:13):
Hi, Can you guys talk about the Bengals draft positioning
implications based on the outcomes of the games this weekend
sometime today?

Speaker 1 (04:23):
Hopefully that's a lot.

Speaker 3 (04:29):
It's not that much. I think I can find it.

Speaker 5 (04:31):
I have it.

Speaker 1 (04:31):
We'll do that in football the Natty Next.

Speaker 8 (04:34):
Man, I didn't know our boy Hank Hills doing promos
for Trainer games, and I swear to god it's him
because when you listen to that commercial which is on
every two seconds on your Guys channel, and hey, I'm
not complaining, I'm just stating fact. The guy sounds just

(04:54):
like Hank Hill.

Speaker 1 (04:55):
You'll hear him.

Speaker 8 (04:55):
He's the one that goes, oh, all he needs to
say after that, that is damnit, bobas.

Speaker 3 (05:03):
Maybe he is I've been saying recently, I've been saying
left hand side of the bar.

Speaker 1 (05:07):
Maybe he is.

Speaker 9 (05:08):
Okay, Fellows, stop me if you've heard this one before.
The Bengals win the last three games of the season.
Taylor stays, Tobin stays, we get a mid round draft
pick and they waste it on some stupid reclamation project
that they never needed to begin with. The best thing
that could happen for the fan base of this team

(05:30):
is for them not to only lose, but for them
to get embarrassed by the Browns. So something well finally came.

Speaker 1 (05:38):
Nothing that's going to change from that.

Speaker 3 (05:39):
The result of this game has no bearing hardly at all.

Speaker 1 (05:43):
It's already done.

Speaker 3 (05:44):
Like they're still going to pick in the middle of
the third round. It's already done. That's gonna happen regardless
of whether they would or lose.

Speaker 10 (05:50):
I want nothing but chaos rep in the city out
of his sunny hot Zona.

Speaker 1 (05:54):
What up, Tony? What up?

Speaker 11 (05:55):
Body?

Speaker 12 (05:55):
Yep?

Speaker 10 (05:56):
Chaos and the AFC North this week. I want pittsburst
season done. The rat Burs losing the first round, but
Pittsburgh man in they season kill that noise immediately.

Speaker 1 (06:05):
Somebody pull that plug.

Speaker 10 (06:06):
If not, I'll pull it fast, yo, Wes Nope, huhuh
not buying it. Man, This season already done. Smoke the
Cats the TV. This season is gonna be so horrible
to watch?

Speaker 1 (06:19):
Is it baseball season? But Ronnie, what if they beat Houston?
What if they win?

Speaker 3 (06:28):
I think you're like New Year's resolution would be to
stop saying stupid stuff like that.

Speaker 1 (06:33):
What if they win? Stop happened?

Speaker 13 (06:37):
Hello everybody, I hope you all had a great Christmas.
Hope you're gonna have a fantastic New Year. And when
you're out and joining your New Year's Eve, make sure
you be responsible for people that love you. Adida and
wait for her. The draft question, I see when the
Bengals left that love bang downs Bailey all off the board,
which actually got Tate there in one of the top
cornerbacks of him.

Speaker 1 (06:56):
What do you do?

Speaker 5 (06:56):
You go and get Tate another.

Speaker 13 (06:58):
Weapon for the fossil King Joe Burrow, or you go
grab one of the top corners.

Speaker 1 (07:02):
What do you gutta think? That's a great question. I mean,
as a as a bias quarterback, I'd always take another
wide receiver weapon.

Speaker 3 (07:12):
You imagine he said, love Bane downs Bailey all off
the board man, I would probably I would consider Carnel Taate. Yeah,
in that situation, people would be so mad, people would
lose their It would make them a better football team.

(07:37):
I think Carnel Tate won't get past Cleveland. Hey, they
the New Year's Tony and Austin took a couple of
days off to spend time.

Speaker 1 (07:46):
With family, and it would get my battery charged.

Speaker 14 (07:49):
With the EHL strike officially being over, how do you
anticipate the cyclones season for the rest of the year.

Speaker 1 (08:00):
I haven't dove into it. That's one of my twenty
twenty six resolutions is to dive more into the cyclones.

Speaker 3 (08:07):
Okay, I'll hold you to that.

Speaker 1 (08:08):
Now that the strike is over, I'll hold you to that.
They figured out the helmet situ. Gee, what's up, baby?
What up? I heard the show was over? Somebody tell
me you back on? But welcome back.

Speaker 3 (08:24):
I'm always amazed how many people are out there living
underneath a rock. Welcome back, Tony and Austin.

Speaker 15 (08:29):
It's Adam and Mount Adams. I wanted to wish you guys,
and I'll talk back nation a happy New Year. I'll
be working tomorrow, so I won't get to partake in
the celebration, but I hope everybody has a safe holiday.
I just received in the mail today a cream colored
hoodie with a Marlborough type logo that says signetti on it.
I'm ready for football on Thursday. I'll be off for
it Austin. I hope we can run it back in

(08:51):
two weeks in Miami. Hope you guys have a good one.
Take care.

Speaker 3 (08:54):
There we go, All right, there we go. I respect that.

Speaker 11 (08:58):
Hey, guys, mark us from the grove, Mark Mark, Happy
New Year. I hope you guys enjoyed the last at
the holiday. I don't know why, maybe it's just my
optimistic but six eighty nine ninety wins for the Reds.
This time next year we'll be talking about the Bengals

(09:18):
battling for the one seed and hopefully FC will be
in the MLS Cup final.

Speaker 1 (09:27):
And that would be fun.

Speaker 3 (09:28):
If I know anything about New Year's Eve, I know
Marcus gonna be dumping them, Oh, dumping them.

Speaker 16 (09:34):
My next performance will be Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
performed in the chowd Brindle Key.

Speaker 17 (09:56):
Hey, this is top from Chevy. I think the Bengals
have a on.

Speaker 1 (10:01):
The roster already.

Speaker 17 (10:02):
Yes, Geno Stone, I think they should give it the
Cam Taylor Bread give him a go. Yeah, there'll be
some learning curve and stuff involved, but he's a grass up,
he's a ball hawk, can cover tight ends, no problem.
Thought what you guys thought about that? Let me know.

Speaker 1 (10:18):
I don't think. I don't think that they're in a
mode that they can roll some mountain see what happens.
I don't think they have time for that. I think
they've got to get proven commodities.

Speaker 3 (10:27):
Yeah, I think because they did too much of that
this year, just to see if guys can develop. I
can understand that thought process, and the Bengals try to
do that with Dax Hill when they drafted him. I
don't know that Cam Taylor Britt has the football IQ
to play that position. That that would be my worry
with Cam. Youre talking about Geno Stone, like, getting guys

(10:50):
in the right position in the right defense. That's the
freaking bare minimum for a safety like That's what Al
Golden said yesterday. Gino does the bare minimum, yes, and
a nice then when the ball is snapped, he's awful.
And so if you can't even do the bare minimum,
which is part of the reason why Geno or why
Von Bell played so much last year. So he got
them into the right defense, but then he couldn't play

(11:12):
after the snap, similar situation.

Speaker 14 (11:14):
No, I say, there's no way you didn't consider bringing
Troy Henderson back. I think something the other day, something
about that you don't want he got back. Let him go,
and I'll tell you what, I wouldn't be a verse
to seeing a Logan Wilson come back on a team
friendly league minimum guy probably ain't going nowhere else.

Speaker 1 (11:33):
Let him come back be a leader.

Speaker 14 (11:35):
I don't think team fifteen stats, the guy staff, the
game guy.

Speaker 1 (11:40):
I don't think that's gonna happen. I don't think so.

Speaker 12 (11:44):
Hello, this is former president Ronald Reagularia. It's been a
wonderful year everyone. I hope everyone has a safe and
happy New Year. Exclamation point. Anyone got any exciting plans?
Question mark, have a great win and looking forward to
seeing every one in twenty twenty six. Period.

Speaker 3 (12:02):
Oh whoa, whoa, it's really funny, is like I get
it gives me a preview of like what everyone says.
And it didn't even register him saying that like it
did put a period in question market in the actual
uh transcription. It's nice to hear from Nancy today.

Speaker 1 (12:27):
Yep, Yeah, all right, we're done. All right, we'll take
a break and by request, by request, some playoff draft scenarios.
We'll not not playoffs in scenarios in Week eighteen. That
comes up next on Football in NATI, ESPN fifteen thirty
Cincinnati Sports Station,
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