Joe Burrow on Cincinnati Bengals' Preseason Win Over Washington Commanders

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Joe Burrow on Cincinnati Bengals' Preseason Win Over Washington

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00:00Yeah, some good, some bad. Some plays I'd like back, obviously.

00:04Mistakes that we can't make in the regular season they made tonight,

00:07but that's why it's the preseason.

00:09Take that sack on the second series, so who's going to learn?

00:12Is that going to be it for the night? Were you adamant to have one more?

00:15Yeah, the plan was around three, so it was good to get another one.

00:20Based on what you've seen at practice, obviously there's only been two games,

00:24a small step besides what we've been able to see from starting offense in the preseason games,

00:28but do you feel comfortable about your pocket and your protection so far, especially internally?

00:34I do, yeah, I do.

00:37We'll make work with whatever we've got, but I think it's been pretty good.

00:45We didn't go up against the ones last week, but today we did,

00:48and I felt pretty comfortable back there.

00:51What about the run game, Joe?

00:52A big part of pass protection is having a run game to complement that.

00:56And this year it seemed like coming, you guys are more committed to the run?

01:00Yeah, I think we've been efficient so far.

01:02Game one I thought we were really good.

01:05Today I think, I'm not sure what we would have averaged,

01:09but it felt like we got three, four, five, six yards every time we tried to.

01:14So if we can do that, that will be a recipe for success for us.

01:18And a big point about this also has been getting a yard when you need a yard.

01:21The fourth and goal will take us through, you know, Chase getting it over there.

01:26Yeah, it was really a great run by him.

01:28They had two extra guys at the point of attack,

01:32and Chase just made a great, great physical, hungry run to get in the end zone.

01:37That's what we need this year.

01:38The third drive was a third drive with a cast of characters.

01:44You're not always on the field with Zach.

01:46It said you mentioned you'd like to get in there with guys like that.

01:50Why and how did you think it went?

01:52I don't think it's any secret that we've had to play games without T and Jamar in the past.

01:57You know, that's football.

01:57Guys are going to get dinged up.

01:58Guys are going to miss some games.

02:00I've missed games.

02:01That's life in the NFL.

02:03And so you need guys to step up, and I need reps with those guys at some point.

02:10And, you know, in practice we haven't really had that.

02:12You know, we've been healthy, and T and Jamar have been out there,

02:14and Dre has been out there.

02:17And so that getting reps with Chalk and Mitch and Dre out there in different situations

02:23and different positions and running different routes, that's very valuable.

02:27Do you think Mitch made the club?

02:29I sure hope so.

02:29I know you're probably not ready to rule anything out,

02:33but it seems like this could have been the end of your preseason

02:36based on the fact that you played in both games.

02:38If it is and this is all you play in the preseason,

02:41can you tell us just how you feel about being able to get those snaps in the preseason

02:45and just overall how you're feeling about your game in particular

02:48and the offense heading into the season?

02:50Yeah, we'll see.

02:50We'll have those conversations this week.

02:52I know it's a short week, so I doubt it.

02:54But I always find those reps valuable, and I can get better from those.

02:59So, you know, whatever Zach decides, I'm happy to go out there and play as well.

03:06Some good learning experiences in the couple drives that we've had.

03:10Got some fumbles out of the way, so that was good.

03:15Yeah, those are just incredibly valuable reps that usually work out those kinks

03:19in the first couple weeks of the regular season,

03:21and we've worked them out the last two weeks.

03:23Would you say it's fair to say this is as prepared as you've ever felt heading into a season?

03:28We've still got two weeks, so not yet because we still have two weeks of prep left.

03:34Ask me again in two weeks, and maybe I'll have an answer for you.

03:37Okay, I will.

03:38You pointed out earlier that a lot of these extensions get done closer to week one.

03:43That's just how the business works.

03:44Has your confidence wavered at all with Trey's situation just now you're getting closer to week one?

03:52Yeah, I don't know.

03:53I think historically these deals with us have gotten done closer to week one.

04:00I signed on the Thursday before the first game.

04:05Jamar's started to pick up that week before last year, too.

04:11And we were able to get T and Jamar done early this year, so that was great.

04:15But I think historically the way we've done business is that tends to pick up here in the next two weeks,

04:22so we'll see.

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