Bengals Head Coach Zac Taylor on Jermaine Burton and Brock Bowers

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00:00Yeah, he can separate, and he can catch the football.

00:02And so, again, that go-rout he ran was a nice job.

00:04He won quickly and got over the top

00:06and was able to stack him and secure it for a big play.

00:09It gave us a lot of momentum there.

00:11At that point, it was second and ten,

00:12so that was a big play in that drive.

00:14And so, again, his opportunities will continue to increase,

00:17and I like where Jermaine's headed.

00:19We got confidence in him, and, again,

00:22I think he's getting more comfortable every single week

00:23and trying to make the most of his opportunities.

00:25So I'm excited to see where he goes.

00:27Zach, you guys obviously took a couple tight ends

00:29in the draft, so in the evaluation process of tight ends,

00:31how much did you run across Brock Bauer's tape,

00:33and what impressed you in college

00:35and what impressed you now?

00:36Yeah, really tough.

00:38Turns into a running back when he's got the ball in his hands.

00:41So not only does he have tremendous quickness

00:44and ability to separate, but once he secures the ball,

00:48he's really difficult to bring down.

00:50You know, similar to Jamar in that sense,

00:53you know, that once he's got the ball,

00:55he's usually not going down on first contact

00:57and thinks he's going to score on every single play.

01:00That's really what you see from him.

01:02I think he's really progressing the run game as well.

01:04He's physical. He's willing.

01:06And, again, so it's not shocking to see the production

01:09that he's having right now.

01:10They're obviously getting him the ball.

01:12He's making the most of it.

01:14He's a big source of energy on their offense

01:16and something we've got to be aware of.

01:18Is he lining up all over the place?

01:21Yeah, they do a good job just getting the ball in his hands,

01:23you know, similar to what Georgia did.

01:25Just found ways to get it to him quickly,

01:27let him get on the field, and let him do the rest.

01:29And he's done a good job of that.