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00:00Day by day has been the theme in Cincinnati and it's not just coach
00:04speaks saying hey we're hoping to improve every percent each and every day
00:09as we get ready for a season. It's been the status of Jamar Chase either showing
00:15up for practice or now in game week for the Bengals showing up for Sunday's
00:20opener in Cincy against the New England Patriots. Jamar Chase missing practice to
00:26start this week once again. Zach Taylor who has been confident his star wide
00:30receiver is going to be there all offseason long has said a couple of
00:35things only for Chase not to show up or show up late to make Zach Taylor look a
00:39little bit fraudulent if you will. So Taylor now measuring his words quote
00:45will just take it day by day. Donny Rightside has been your Cincinnati
00:51Bengals beat reporter all offseason long when it comes to wide receiver
00:55contracts what say you. You know what the best part about this is like I
00:59actually feel bad for Zach Taylor and the reason I say this you can go for any
01:02coach out there like your job is to coach the players that you have on the
01:06team and imagine going to like general manager meetings or the owner I'm like
01:09hey are we gonna get my best player on the field so we can actually have a good
01:13season like our expectations are high we're expected maybe to win this
01:16division and make a deep playoff run which includes maybe a Super Bowl. Well
01:20it would have been really nice if I had my superstar wide receiver in training
01:23maybe the most important part of the season but you can still rest by getting
01:27him in line but also it comes down to the point is a lot of people like the
01:31pocket watch and mainly times Ben we do this what in the NBA like how did that
01:35guy make that much money that's ridiculous let me tell you something
01:38right now if Jamar Chase today signed the richest wide receiver con contract
01:43in the history of the NFL would anybody bat an eye and say I can't believe that
01:48happened that's such a terrible move he is a sensational wide receiver with a
01:52great quarterback that will do big things together as long as they're happy
01:56healthy and on the field together and I can't understand what we're waiting on
02:00now having said that to Ben I do think there's optimism because if this was a
02:04case of these two sides aren't talking Ben Jamar Chase wouldn't be showing up
02:08to practice and put on a good face he would be out of there quickly and
02:12absolutely going nuts on Twitter on X and on Facebook wherever saying that
02:16he's getting done wrong and he just wants to be traded from the Bengals so I
02:19do have optimism but also what actually gives me optimism this is the worst run
02:23football team in the NFL from the players perspective just go back to
02:27where they're grading out ownership groups and what they think of them bad
02:30food don't serve food don't care about our kids here terrible practice facility
02:34and a cheap owner it's been widely known at this point but there does come a
02:38point where you say as a fan base this shouldn't be happening in today's NFL
02:41because it's not as if like oh there's no precedent for this when every single
02:46player gets paid but your top guy because you're trying to pinch pennies
02:51and tell him to hold off you can't do that and I'm telling you now if Jamar
02:55Chase does get signed to a big contract Ben I'm back in on the Bengals it's that
02:59simple but if we're gonna play this charade in this game where I told you
03:03we only negotiate in the offseason when you let the entire offseason go and you
03:08can even lay it out from Mike Brown's perspective Ben and say well look these
03:11top nine wide receivers didn't get paid this year and you're not gonna get paid
03:15either okay then maybe has to sit it up when every single player is signed
03:20sealed and delivered with monster money except your top guy and oh by the way T
03:25Higgins had the settle for the franchise tag this organization is run so poorly I
03:30can't take it anymore and I'm here for the fans like I want the Bengals to be
03:33good with no issue so I can bet you more chase anytime touchdown market week
03:36number one get on let me sign this guy what are we waiting for