Ted Karras on Bengals' Win Over Browns
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00:00 Proud of all these guys. I think we got out relatively clean and you know, we
00:05 got a big year ahead. Um, you know, well, obviously everyone will take their
00:09 break and stuff, but we got to come back. Hopefully this motivates us all
00:14 never let this happen again. You think Jake answered the question of whether
00:18 or not he could be a backup quarterback?
00:19 I think he answered if he could be a starting quarterback in this league and
00:24 very proud of him. He did a great job all season, even when he wasn't in. But
00:29 to answer the bell, obviously, when our, you know, number one guy in the
00:34 franchise goes down, that's a big, big shoes to fill and came in, went four
00:38 and three. We probably could have helped him out a little bit more. But,
00:41 um, you know, we're leaving the season. Obviously, there's some regrets, but to
00:47 go out here and and knock it blank in the division is a really big deal. 1000
00:52 yards for a runner isn't what it used to be, maybe because of more games. But
00:55 still, what does it mean to get Joe over 1000 yards? That's a big landmark. I
00:58 don't know how many 1000 yard rushers I've been a part of. Um, you know, just
01:03 because I've had a lot of a lot of a lot of running back by committee type
01:07 teams. But obviously he's a He's a huge feature of our offense. That's so cool
01:11 for him. I think what is his fourth time doing it? That's a big deal, man. And
01:14 that's he's been a premier running back for a long time and really did exactly
01:19 what we needed him to do for our offense this year. Staying healthy all
01:23 year. How impressive was the group the way you guys yelled and performed? I
01:26 thought we did. Obviously didn't do enough to to make it to the dance. But
01:33 overall, you know, I think if you look at the film, you know, line takes a lot
01:37 of heat on every team. But I think if you look at the film and compare this
01:40 year and last year, I do think we outperformed how we played last year. So
01:44 we're gonna need to keep building on it. It's gonna be a lot of our third year
01:48 together. Um, so 2024 needs to be huge for us.
01:55 Jonah. Right. I think Jonah set himself up, you know, to be, you know, have a
02:02 have a fun spring. I think he added another tool to his toolbox. He's a
02:06 versatile player. Did a great job for us all year. It was out there. I mean,
02:10 talk about, you know, these guys, I mean, knock on wood. But I mean, a lot
02:16 of these guys went 100% of snaps this year, and that's a big deal.
02:20 Availability is always greater than ability. Um, and for for the for I mean,
02:26 most of us would have, but we came out at the end there. But 100% of snaps is
02:31 a big deal and very proud of this. The way this whole line fought and played
02:35 said fun spring. Does that mean he's buying dinner next time? You guys will
02:38 see. We're going to dinner tomorrow night. Um, I don't. Yeah, yeah, he did.
02:44 You know, don't put the car before the horse. But really, really proud of him
02:47 really was kind of sweating the garbage time there for him. Just wanted
02:51 everyone to get out there clean and and, uh, you know, he can, you know, have
02:56 some options. I hope we bring him back, but you never know. This is a This is a
02:59 business and, um, you know, he set himself up to be, you know, the premier
03:04 guy at tackle in the class. You obviously knew what he had on the line.
03:08 Did you say anything to him on the sideline? Did you just not want to jinx
03:10 it? Because we all noticed he was still after when we were kneeling and out, he
03:13 came off. I was like, you made it. So really, really happy for him. Um, you
03:18 know, obviously it's gonna be every every year is a transition, so we don't
03:21 know what's gonna happen. There's gonna be new faces. Guys go to different
03:24 teams. So I'm glad that the 2023 iteration of the Bengals ended on a win
03:28 in the Battle of Ohio.