00:00Late last week, I suggested that I might not want the Bengals to trade for Jonathan Taylor.
00:05Oh.
00:06That was insane.
00:09I am going all the way back on that.
00:12I could not be more in on trading for Jonathan Taylor.
00:15The Bengals should be making calls for this move.
00:19Now, price can change things if the Colts are asking for, you know, a lot of draft capital
00:24or some kind of key player in this package.
00:27Obviously not at that point for the Bengals, but going down this path, picking up the phone,
00:32calling to see the availability on Jonathan Taylor with the Colts is something that the
00:34Bengals should absolutely do.
00:36The money on the contract, Jonathan Taylor's age, all the stuff that was holding me up
00:41late last week when I said no, I've gotten over that at this point.
00:45What Jonathan Taylor can do for this team this season is bigger than the concerns moving forward.
00:50Those concerns lay in next year and even the year after as you talk about a potential extension
00:55that's necessary or guaranteed money in the age 28 season for a running back in the NFL
01:00with so many carries already.
01:01But this year, this year, Jonathan Taylor makes the Bengals significantly scarier.
01:06I don't think it's any question in my mind at this point with how good he's been this season.
01:11The Bengals proved it in Baltimore on Sunday in the second half.
01:15They're a legitimate contender in this league.
01:17We talked about it earlier this week.
01:19The Bengals rank second in DVOA across the entire NFL, top 10 in all three phases.
01:25One of the very few things they're still at the bottom of the league in is that rushing offense.
01:30You fix that, we could be talking about one of the best teams in the entire league.
01:35I said no last week.
01:37I was wrong.
01:38It's time for the Bengals to trade for Jonathan Taylor.
01:41Why, what made you, why did he change?
01:43What made you like, was there, was there a moment on Sunday or?
01:46Sunday certainly helped.
01:48Sunday certainly helped.
01:49I was probably as far out as possible around halftime.
01:52And then after the game, you get much more in.
01:54I think when you look at the Bengals as a whole right now, where do they lack?
01:58And you look at these positions and the players that are available.
02:01Running back is obviously a huge piece of that.
02:02This run game is a huge concern.
02:05Jonathan Taylor can flip that right away.
02:06I don't know how many concerns I have about the Bengals' offense outside of that.
02:10The offensive line has been one of the best in the league this year at protecting their quarterback.
02:15Joe Burrow's been upright.
02:16And when he's been cooking, he's been the best quarterback in the NFL so far this season.
02:20We've seen T. Higgins take a massive step.
02:22Jamar Chase still being productive as well.
02:23If you add Jonathan Taylor to this offense, you're talking about the greatest show on Turf 2.0.
02:27This is going to be a lot of fun to watch.
02:29And I think I was so focused on the big picture last week.
02:32The contract moving forward next year, the year after.
02:35What's the drop-off for Jonathan Taylor after this season?
02:38Does it matter if Jonathan Taylor's wearing stripes and holding a Lombardi trophy at the beginning of February?
