Ted Karras on Bengals' Matchup With Jaguars

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00:00 night football against the Jacksonville team fighting for the one seat in the AFC.

00:03 What does this team have to do to reset and find a way to get a win here and kind of stop the

00:12 bleeding, so to speak? Well, it started today. So we had a good bonus day. We got an extra

00:16 day this week to get ready for Monday night football. And guys came in with great energy,

00:22 focused in. We got a good portion of the game plan installed. So we have an extra day. Let's

00:30 take care of our bodies. And really, my role is to just execute my individual assignment,

00:35 but also bring the energy, make sure everyone's up and ready to go.

00:38 Because we got six games to prove who we are. And it starts Monday night.

00:44 When you lose a quarterback like Joe, obviously everyone knows that there's going to be

00:52 a, a period where you're feeling things out, certainly offensively, but as a team.

00:58 And I think the defense probably knows they have to do a little bit more.

01:01 Receivers know that the offensive line knows that as well. When I went back and looked,

01:06 it felt like this offensive line, at least past blocking wise, had one of their better

01:11 outings against the Steelers, especially considering the opponent and how tough they

01:15 are in the trenches. When you went back and watched the film, is that what you saw? Is

01:19 that lining up or am I way off? I thought we did a good job protecting, protecting Jake.

01:24 Obviously we didn't do anything good enough to win. So, you know, there's, I'm not a big silver

01:31 lining guy when it comes to losing a football game, but I think the emphasis going in this

01:35 week is we have to do whatever we can to get some yards on the ground and continue to build off of,

01:42 you know, our set system, our protection system, make Jake feel comfortable in time, time to go

01:47 go get a win against a Jacksonville team that's playing really well.