Ted Karras on Bengals' Practice Fight, Shemar Stewart Hitting Joe Burrow

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00:00Well, I think we got a little loose from an O-line perspective today.

00:05And I think just some things transpired that warranted a response.

00:09And Lucas delivered that.

00:11I thought we handled it well overall.

00:12It wasn't like a shut down the practice type of scuffle.

00:16And it's probably about time we had one of those.

00:20How many times have you seen a quarterback get bumped in a practice?

00:24Not many.

00:27And that is what it is.

00:29We've got to be better up front.

00:30Is that warranted the response?

00:32Yes.

00:34I mean, obviously you don't want what happened today or anyone to touch Joe.

00:38But overall, do you like the kind of edge Shamar brings to the defensive line?

00:43Hell yeah.

00:44Just be smarter.

00:46It's a great rush.

00:47I'll have to see it.

00:47I was on the other side of the line of scrimmage.

00:50But great player.

00:51But come on, man.

00:52That's all our hopes and dreams right there.

00:55And we've got to be better, too.

00:55That's on us.

00:56Are you surprised it took 14 practices for something like that?

01:02I think that one thing about this team, Zach said this in the spring, that he wants us to be the closest team in the NFL.

01:11I think we've really taken that.

01:13And I think more so than any team I've been here in the past, there's a lot of across-the-ball relationships.

01:19And I think we have a lot of really good pros.

01:23And we've put out really efficient, good practices.

01:27But today, the D kicked our ass.

01:28And we had to respond a little bit.

01:31And we had some fire.

01:32It was in a way that we were still executing plays.

01:34But there were some scuffles at the end.

01:35And I'm not surprised it took 14.

01:37I don't think that's like an indictment on everyone's passion.

01:40I think it's more of a trait of the fact that we have such good relationships across the ball.