Tyler Boyd on Joe Burrow Injury, Bengals' Loss to Ravens
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00:00 was that kind of getting everybody regrouped when you knew he was gonna be out tonight?
00:04 >> I mean, I didn't see it.
00:06 I just heard he went to the locker room.
00:08 I had no idea what was going on.
00:10 But at the end of the day, I mean, next man up.
00:12 We still gotta continue to play the game with or without him.
00:14 And this thing ain't done.
00:17 >> What was the conversation at halftime when you guys walked in the locker room and
00:21 found out it was going to be Jake moving forward?
00:23 >> We still believe cuz we still prepare.
00:25 Every guy in this locker room still gotta prepare to play,
00:28 whether you start in or you're not.
00:29 Cuz we count on everybody in this locker room to make plays.
00:33 It's always the next man up.
00:35 And this is the league.
00:36 Guys is here for a reason.
00:37 So I believe in each and every one of these guys.
00:41 >> You made it through the stretch early this year where Joe played but
00:44 wasn't healthy.
00:45 Now he's playing really well and that happens.
00:47 How much of an emotional blow is that?
00:49 >> I mean, it hurt.
00:50 Like I always phrase, Joe give us our best chance to win any football games.
00:53 But moving forward, Jake got us and we gotta rally him up and
00:57 we gotta rally around him and make even more plays for him.
01:00 And we just gotta get back in the field room and
01:03 figure out what we need to get done and get back out there and execute.
01:07 >> You were up 10-7 when Joe left.
01:10 I think the team had been moving the ball really well.
01:13 Did you feel like things were clicking tonight and
01:15 you might be on your way to a special night?
01:17 >> Yeah, always.
01:18 Every single night I feel like it's our night.
01:21 Cuz we're very well coached, very well prepared.
01:25 And we got great players on our team.
01:28 So week in, week out, I always feel like we're gonna be the most dominant team.
01:31 But unfortunately, it didn't go out that way this week.
01:35 But we'll regroup.
01:38 >> How did it change?
01:40 When Jake, obviously, is gonna be different, a young guy in his first game.
01:43 How did it change for you specifically once he came in?
01:46 >> Yeah, for me, it kinda didn't change.
01:48 I just knew I had to make every single play that came my way.
01:51 If my number's called, all I can do is go out there and do my job.
01:54 And he did a hell of a job when he came in.
01:58 But it's a tough Baltimore defense.
02:01 Any other team, he might have made more things happen.
02:05 But with him coming in, we knew he was gonna get a lot more pressure and
02:08 it kinda slowed down some of our possessions.
02:12 But at the end of the day, I trust Jake.
02:14 He's been here, he's been in the system, and he's comfortable.
02:17 And yeah, I'm ready to play with him.
02:20 >> What did you find in the touchdown drive you were hoping to build on at that point?
02:24 >> When we went up the- >> How are you guys gonna figure out that
02:27 touchdown drive in the first half?
02:30 >> I mean, just keep rallying off it.
02:33 Go back down, cuz we knew every time we play against the Baltimore Ravens,
02:35 we know we get a limited amount of possessions cuz they got a nice offense.
02:39 And they move the ball well, and they got a great running offense.
02:42 But I mean, every drive, any team we play against,
02:45 I feel like we got what it takes to score each and every drive.
02:48 We feel like we have one of the best offense in the league, and
02:50 we gotta go out there and show it.
02:51 >> Earlier in the year, you're just dealing with the cap and
02:55 the offense had its struggles with that, and now this.
02:57 Does this feel like one of those seasons right now?
02:59 You just can't believe that this stuff keeps happening, these number two times?
03:04 >> I mean, things happen you can't really, I mean,
03:08 I can't really explain, but you just gotta move on, man.
03:15 It hurts us a lot.
03:16 That's our best player.
03:17 And man, just all we can do is just keep preparing, man, and keep moving forward.
03:21 And just go out there and make a place for Jake in any way we can.
03:26 >> I'm just gonna say you guys have been pretty healthy this year, but
03:30 now Sam was out, T was out, Joe went down, Cam went down.
03:35 Does it seem like when it rains, it pours?
03:39 >> I mean, when you got some of your most talented guys injured on either side of
03:43 the ball, I mean, it's a tough loss, crucial loss.
03:46 But again, man, it's the league, man.
03:48 And you see around the league, you see backup guys winning games all over
03:52 the place.
03:53 So I mean, it really doesn't matter.
03:54 We just gotta find a way.
03:55 We might gotta change up what we do a little bit based off of who's playing and
03:59 who's not.
04:00 And I still believe, cuz I feel like we have the great coaching staff that can put
04:03 us in position to still keep us afloat.
04:06 >> You've been around this locker room, Tyler, for as long as anybody.
04:09 What tells you that this locker room has what it takes to overcome it?
04:13 >> Just the people around it, man.
04:15 Everybody have great characters here.
04:17 Man, everybody is unselfish.
04:18 Everybody care for one another.
04:19 And we will always protect each other and just ride for each other.
04:23 That's, I think, the most dominant thing that you need to have in the locker room
04:28 or in the team, per se.
04:30 And I think we have that.
04:31 We got a real special, special team.
04:32 And I've been here for a long time.
04:34 It's the most special team I've ever been a part of.
04:36 But again, man, we'll find a way.
04:38 >> T, have you talked to Joe?
04:40 What's the morale you're getting from Joe?
04:42 >> After a tough loss, I don't know.
04:43 I let everybody soak it in first.
04:45 I haven't really said much to him yet.
04:48 But I know he's a dog.
04:50 I know he's willing to do whatever he can do to play.
04:54 And I know if he could have, he would have.
04:56 But especially on his right, on his throwing hand, whatever the injury was,
05:00 it's gonna limit you.
05:02 It might slow us down.
05:04 So I mean, we had to ride with Jake, and that's what we gotta do.