Tommie Harris

I mean, it was just a beating of a game.

However, uh, they put up four hundred and eleven yards against Cincinnati's defense, a Cincinnati defense that I know at one point this season, particularly after the Houston win, where you're like, "You know what? This defense, six new pieces, like real guys, starters, uh, this is maybe a revamped group." All Cincinnati has to do is be just average to slightly above average with this offense, you would think, to be a competitive team in the AFC, and that's f- that feel- felt like a win there.

And now we're looking at Cincinnati's defense a little bit differently, which I'll get to here as the last team in this division.

But, you know, Pittsburgh turns this thing around after that Pats debacle, and they are chucking the football, okay? 'Cause then you're like, "Well, is it, is it a good offense this year?" 'Cause there's underlying numbers that tell you they're not a good offense.

Jacksonville ran it for 111.

Miami ran for 217 yards against this Bengals defense.

And again, I'm telling you, there are numbers that tell you Dexter Lawrence is doing what he's asked to do, but if you look out on the secondary, these guys have to be better.

Um, if Cincinnati struggles or if you were to say like, "Hey, Cincinnati's in last," and then it always comes, comes back to the quarterback...

I don't know if they had like great pass rushers.

They probably did with like Alex Brown and other guys on the defensive line, Tommy Harris.

But they were led by their linebackers and Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs.

And they had Pena Tillman with the peanut punch.

Mm-hmm.

Derek Strait, Tommy Harris, uh, you know, those are two great players.

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So, but, but, but, but Derek Strait was-

Yeah.

Well, he might not be the only ...

I mean, it could be like a Tommy Harris, you know, 'cause, um, and they needed it because if you remember the first game of that 2001 season, they got after that huge lead over the Tar Heels, who had Julius Peppers, and we were like, "Oh man, that could be like a-"

I remember that, yeah.

Uh, I was just talking to someone about this the other day.

Uh, is it Tommy Harris, the, the defensive tackle? Buddy that I talk to about the Bears all the time at the gym.

He's like, that year he got banged up but he was the best or one of the best interior pass rushers in the league.

Peanut Tillman.