December 4, 2025 • 9 mins
Trags breaks down the the return of Joe Burrow and the Bengals' upcoming matchup against Buffalo.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
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dot Com. Let's continue rock the Joe Burrow conversation. If
(00:28):
you go back to Thursday night, he he seemingly moved well,
he created on the run. They trusted him to sneak
it on on fourth and one. There were a couple
of moments I cringed a little, and the fact that
he threw thirty two passes in the first half. I didn't.
I wouldn't have bet that would have been the case
going in, but he came out of it well. He
uh is now the subject of a great conversation earlier
(00:51):
today with Jabbard Chase talking about Joe Burrow, a perfect
segue to our guy who covers the Bengals for c
l NS since he with a Y dot Com to
the Jungle War podcast on YouTube. The man they refer
to a Trags and Mike Patralla. Jamar talked today and
while he's not ready to give a new nicknamed Joe,
talked about him coming back to quote saved the season
(01:12):
and really acknowledged how emotional Thursday night was for Joe, didn't.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
He Yeah, Captain America has definitely saved not only Joe
burrows season, but he not only saved his own season.
I think he saved and gave new hope to the
Bengals season. There is no doubt that the Bengals are
a different entity when he is calling the signals when
(01:38):
he is in command, and yes, he's only in charge
of his eleven on offense, but when he's on the field,
when he's in the locker room before the game, there's
a different vibe to the Bengals. And that's why he
is Joe Burrow and that's why that him fifty five
million dollars a year is to be that guy. And
so I think that is what you're going to see
(02:01):
in the last five games from the Bengals, at least
the Bengals hope so.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
Well to that point, Mike, I mean, the defense certainly
played better. Did did anybody on the defense this week?
Talk about just the fact that Burrow was back in
the energy that that may have given them.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Not in particular Rocky, but I can tell you after
the game the other night, guys like Joseph Osai and
Miles Murphy, both of whom have increased their or improved
their game at various points this season, talked about how
Joe Burrow, when he's on the field and in command,
they feel like he gives them a better chance to
(02:42):
play complimentary football. And you know, I think early in
the season the defense did not perform well period, but
they really felt the pressure because Burrow wasn't on the field.
They weren't. They didn't feel like they were going to
score a lot of points initially, and with Jake brown
all due respect to Jake Browning, they didn't. With Joe Flacco,
(03:04):
they started to score points, but the defense was so
lost at times that they couldn't sustain their play. So
I think now with the defense really finding a groove,
with guys coming into their own, like I said, with
Joseph Oosai and Miles Murphy really improving and upping their game,
(03:25):
I think that they think that they can start playing real, genuine,
complimentary football.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
Trags. What can you tell us about and the much
talked about new cleat that Joe is wearing, and he
seems committed to it at least the rest of the year, isn't.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
He he is? And the one thing you need to understand,
and Joe Burrow admitted this on Wednesday, he does not
feel super comfortable wearing it, but it will protect him
because it keeps the tow the left big toe from
bending backwards. And even at this point of the rehab,
they cannot afford for that toe to bend backwards because
(04:02):
he could have a relapse. So they have what Joe
Burrow called a carbon graphite instrument in the toe to
keep that toe in place, and then they have a
special orthotic combined with the carbon instrument to make sure
that the toe is secure and that he's mobile enough
(04:25):
so that he can run. That's the other part of it.
They didn't want to just have a brace on his foot, obviously,
because he wouldn't be able to move very well. What
they seem to have done is they have seemed to
find that sweet spot between protecting the big toe and
allowing him enough mobility to move out of the pocket
(04:46):
and drags it.
Speaker 3 (04:47):
If that defense going back to them wants to continue
this hot streak. Boy would help if Trey Hendrickson was playing.
What's the status And he's been over a month, five
weeks that he's been out, it seems like no no
end in sight.
Speaker 2 (05:03):
Now it doesn't rocky in that's unfortunate, but apparently it's
a type of lower core muscle injury that's not healing
very fast. And I'm not going to get into the
business of saying whether or not he should push it,
or whether or not he should be on the field,
or you know, would a different player handle the injury.
(05:23):
You just can't get inside a player's mind. It's full
fool's gold or foolhardy to get into that kind of business.
And I'm not going to do that. All I can
tell you is he did not practice again today. It's
unlikely he will play on Sunday in Buffalo. Maybe, just maybe,
if the Bengals get on the precipice, the real precipice
(05:47):
of the playoffs in the final two weeks at home
against Arizona, at home against Cleveland, if and there, if
they're in a position then to make a run. And
Trey Hendrickson feels like he's recuperated it. Maybe then you
could see him on the field, because there's got to
be a reason. I think at this point the Bengals
(06:07):
have not yet placed him on injured reserves treigs.
Speaker 1 (06:10):
There's a lot obviously going right these days with the
offensive line. How big has Dalton Reisner's ability to get
settled in and replace the injured Jalen Rivers. How big
has that been for putting the pieces in place for
that line?
Speaker 2 (06:24):
But it's been massive, Lance, because he has done his
Zach Taylor said on Monday, the little things that maybe
a rookie doesn't know how to do. He gets the
little shades here and there on pass protection. He's really
done a great job in run blocking and the consistency sometimes, Lance,
(06:47):
when you put two rookies in that middle of that
offensive line, the consistency isn't always going to be there. Yep.
And as good as Dylan Fairchild has luck and as
good as Jalen Rivers looked at time games, the consistency
wasn't always there. Well with Dalton Reisner, Uh, they've seen
a uptick in the consistency. The middle of the offensive
(07:09):
line has provided better pass protection and I think it's
really helped Uh the outside guys the tackles uh certainly
in uh uh Orlando Brown Junior and the right tackle
to really come into their own. And also it's allowed
for the right for guys like samaj p Ryan and
(07:33):
Drew Sample to really chif in a Marius mems. I
didn't forget who's the right tackle of.
Speaker 1 (07:39):
The Oh good, uh great story today, the secret sauce
that makes Joe cook in this offense. For those who
want to read that, watch your stuff, follow along with
your stuff, tell them how they can do that.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
Yeah, please do it. Celn s Sinc. With a y
dot com. I really enjoyed writing the story today on
Joe Burrow because we can all read the stats, right,
we can all see the analytics of why Joe Burrow
has been great over his first six full NFL seasons.
But I kind of wanted to get into why mentally
(08:15):
it makes a difference for him to be back on
that field in charge of the offense. So I tried
to provide a little of that perspective in that story. Also,
you can follow all my Jamar Chase and Ted Carris.
How about Ted Carris Second Bengals, Walter Payton Man of
the Year or honor in three years. I've got some
good video from Ted and an interview up on my
(08:38):
X page at Trags p r ags and of course,
as always my YouTube page YouTube dot com slash Jungle.
Speaker 1 (08:47):
War Pod excellent stuff. As always, thank you Sarah. We'll
talk next week.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
And I promise not to forget a Marius Man.
Speaker 3 (08:56):
We're gonna quise you next week.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
You're ready, you gentlemen.
Speaker 3 (08:59):
Thanks ay Strakes
Six two seven hundred wl W the Cincinnati Tax Resolution,
Paramke Hope Show, a Wound table show hanging out at
Long Necks Ian Wilder. It's brought to you in part
by Hawksworth Blood Centers, Hacksworth Donors, Save Lives Close to Home.
Who will you say? We're in search of our guy
tracks from c l NS since he with a y
dot Com. Let's continue rock the Joe Burrow conversation. If
(00:28):
you go back to Thursday night, he he seemingly moved well,
he created on the run. They trusted him to sneak
it on on fourth and one. There were a couple
of moments I cringed a little, and the fact that
he threw thirty two passes in the first half. I didn't.
I wouldn't have bet that would have been the case
going in, but he came out of it well. He
uh is now the subject of a great conversation earlier
(00:51):
today with Jabbard Chase talking about Joe Burrow, a perfect
segue to our guy who covers the Bengals for c
l NS since he with a Y dot Com to
the Jungle War podcast on YouTube. The man they refer
to a Trags and Mike Patralla. Jamar talked today and
while he's not ready to give a new nicknamed Joe,
talked about him coming back to quote saved the season
(01:12):
and really acknowledged how emotional Thursday night was for Joe, didn't.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
He Yeah, Captain America has definitely saved not only Joe
burrows season, but he not only saved his own season.
I think he saved and gave new hope to the
Bengals season. There is no doubt that the Bengals are
a different entity when he is calling the signals when
(01:38):
he is in command, and yes, he's only in charge
of his eleven on offense, but when he's on the field,
when he's in the locker room before the game, there's
a different vibe to the Bengals. And that's why he
is Joe Burrow and that's why that him fifty five
million dollars a year is to be that guy. And
so I think that is what you're going to see
(02:01):
in the last five games from the Bengals, at least
the Bengals hope so.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
Well to that point, Mike, I mean, the defense certainly
played better. Did did anybody on the defense this week?
Talk about just the fact that Burrow was back in
the energy that that may have given them.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Not in particular Rocky, but I can tell you after
the game the other night, guys like Joseph Osai and
Miles Murphy, both of whom have increased their or improved
their game at various points this season, talked about how
Joe Burrow, when he's on the field and in command,
they feel like he gives them a better chance to
(02:42):
play complimentary football. And you know, I think early in
the season the defense did not perform well period, but
they really felt the pressure because Burrow wasn't on the field.
They weren't. They didn't feel like they were going to
score a lot of points initially, and with Jake brown
all due respect to Jake Browning, they didn't. With Joe Flacco,
(03:04):
they started to score points, but the defense was so
lost at times that they couldn't sustain their play. So
I think now with the defense really finding a groove,
with guys coming into their own, like I said, with
Joseph Oosai and Miles Murphy really improving and upping their game,
(03:25):
I think that they think that they can start playing real, genuine,
complimentary football.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
Trags. What can you tell us about and the much
talked about new cleat that Joe is wearing, and he
seems committed to it at least the rest of the year, isn't.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
He he is? And the one thing you need to understand,
and Joe Burrow admitted this on Wednesday, he does not
feel super comfortable wearing it, but it will protect him
because it keeps the tow the left big toe from
bending backwards. And even at this point of the rehab,
they cannot afford for that toe to bend backwards because
(04:02):
he could have a relapse. So they have what Joe
Burrow called a carbon graphite instrument in the toe to
keep that toe in place, and then they have a
special orthotic combined with the carbon instrument to make sure
that the toe is secure and that he's mobile enough
(04:25):
so that he can run. That's the other part of it.
They didn't want to just have a brace on his foot, obviously,
because he wouldn't be able to move very well. What
they seem to have done is they have seemed to
find that sweet spot between protecting the big toe and
allowing him enough mobility to move out of the pocket
(04:46):
and drags it.
Speaker 3 (04:47):
If that defense going back to them wants to continue
this hot streak. Boy would help if Trey Hendrickson was playing.
What's the status And he's been over a month, five
weeks that he's been out, it seems like no no
end in sight.
Speaker 2 (05:03):
Now it doesn't rocky in that's unfortunate, but apparently it's
a type of lower core muscle injury that's not healing
very fast. And I'm not going to get into the
business of saying whether or not he should push it,
or whether or not he should be on the field,
or you know, would a different player handle the injury.
(05:23):
You just can't get inside a player's mind. It's full
fool's gold or foolhardy to get into that kind of business.
And I'm not going to do that. All I can
tell you is he did not practice again today. It's
unlikely he will play on Sunday in Buffalo. Maybe, just maybe,
if the Bengals get on the precipice, the real precipice
(05:47):
of the playoffs in the final two weeks at home
against Arizona, at home against Cleveland, if and there, if
they're in a position then to make a run. And
Trey Hendrickson feels like he's recuperated it. Maybe then you
could see him on the field, because there's got to
be a reason. I think at this point the Bengals
(06:07):
have not yet placed him on injured reserves treigs.
Speaker 1 (06:10):
There's a lot obviously going right these days with the
offensive line. How big has Dalton Reisner's ability to get
settled in and replace the injured Jalen Rivers. How big
has that been for putting the pieces in place for
that line?
Speaker 2 (06:24):
But it's been massive, Lance, because he has done his
Zach Taylor said on Monday, the little things that maybe
a rookie doesn't know how to do. He gets the
little shades here and there on pass protection. He's really
done a great job in run blocking and the consistency sometimes, Lance,
(06:47):
when you put two rookies in that middle of that
offensive line, the consistency isn't always going to be there. Yep.
And as good as Dylan Fairchild has luck and as
good as Jalen Rivers looked at time games, the consistency
wasn't always there. Well with Dalton Reisner, Uh, they've seen
a uptick in the consistency. The middle of the offensive
(07:09):
line has provided better pass protection and I think it's
really helped Uh the outside guys the tackles uh certainly
in uh uh Orlando Brown Junior and the right tackle
to really come into their own. And also it's allowed
for the right for guys like samaj p Ryan and
(07:33):
Drew Sample to really chif in a Marius mems. I
didn't forget who's the right tackle of.
Speaker 1 (07:39):
The Oh good, uh great story today, the secret sauce
that makes Joe cook in this offense. For those who
want to read that, watch your stuff, follow along with
your stuff, tell them how they can do that.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
Yeah, please do it. Celn s Sinc. With a y
dot com. I really enjoyed writing the story today on
Joe Burrow because we can all read the stats, right,
we can all see the analytics of why Joe Burrow
has been great over his first six full NFL seasons.
But I kind of wanted to get into why mentally
(08:15):
it makes a difference for him to be back on
that field in charge of the offense. So I tried
to provide a little of that perspective in that story. Also,
you can follow all my Jamar Chase and Ted Carris.
How about Ted Carris Second Bengals, Walter Payton Man of
the Year or honor in three years. I've got some
good video from Ted and an interview up on my
(08:38):
X page at Trags p r ags and of course,
as always my YouTube page YouTube dot com slash Jungle.
Speaker 1 (08:47):
War Pod excellent stuff. As always, thank you Sarah. We'll
talk next week.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
And I promise not to forget a Marius Man.
Speaker 3 (08:56):
We're gonna quise you next week.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
You're ready, you gentlemen.
Speaker 3 (08:59):
Thanks ay Strakes
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