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Shannon Sharpe (0:00)

But the Bengals' safety, Jordan Battle, told reporters he's picked up signals when Malik Willis throws the football as they prepare for the Dolphins this week. Let's take a listen to what Jordan Battle had to say.

Jordan Battle (0:13)

Good, he has a little slight little tap before every throw, so I feel like we could use that as a key, you know, to break on the ball. He likes to tap the ball before he throws it, or he takes his hand off, and that gives the read to break.

He's obviously dangerous with his feet. We know we got to be alert for that. Third and long, they will run quarterback draws.

And in the passing game, he will extend play, so we got to be good downfield, DB's plastering. So we got to be alert for that. He will take chances. We just got to be alert on guys, you know, where they're lined up. Malik Watson is a good player. Bell had a pretty good game. They're trying to get him going, so we got to be alert for that as well.

Shannon Sharpe (0:53)

Ocho.

Chad Johnson (0:54)

Yeah, talk to me, Unc.

Shannon Sharpe (0:55)

You have not played in the league long enough. Joe, you played, and I'm sure they had seen you.

Chad Johnson (1:00)

Very long, very long.

Shannon Sharpe (1:02)

Isn't this something you're supposed to say after the game, not before the game?

Chad Johnson (1:08)

I mean, yeah, but listen, those indicators, those are habits. Those are habits that a quarterback does, and it's not like you're going to be able to stop doing them. You know, the fact that most of the time, you want to keep stuff like that in house. You know, you talk about that in your secondary room, you know, with your defense. And honestly, Unc, you shouldn't be able to see that any goddamn way, honestly.

Especially in the field of play, when the game is going, the game is moving too fast for you to be looking and knowing, oh, he's tapping the ball. Of course, you can see it when you're watching film. When you're going full speed and game tempo, you ain't be able to see all that. For one, your eyes ain't supposed to be in the backfield, no damn way.

Shannon Sharpe (1:45)

Hey, how long buddy been in the league, who was just talking, Unc, Ocho?

Chad Johnson (1:49)

What year, Jordan, then? Well, you know, he is safety though, too. He is safety, so.

Shannon Sharpe (1:56)

I'm saying, I'm thinking like, yeah, why would he say that before the game? Like, you know what I mean?

Oh, this your team, though.

Chad Johnson (2:07)

You were 25

Shannon Sharpe (2:08)

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You would all be in.

Chad Johnson (2:12)

It ain't no different from me talking trash before a game and going out there and backing it up. So, all you got to do is go out there and back it up.

You didn't gave everybody the recipe.

Shannon Sharpe (2:22)

He picked the right team.

Chad Johnson (2:23)

He provided the formula.

Shannon Sharpe (2:26)

Hey, he picked the right team to act real cocky.

Chad Johnson (2:31)

Hey, Joe, don't do that. Don't talk about my daughter.

Shannon Sharpe (2:33)

No, I'm saying for him to say all that, damn.

Chad Johnson (2:37)

Yeah, yeah. Listen, every player has indicators. A lot of quarterbacks before they throw that ball, they tap it real quick. A lot of them. A lot of them. But it's an indication that really means nothing.

You still get beat playing around and not keeping your eyes on what's in front of you and you looking back there in the backfield when you got receivers running fast at you.

Shannon Sharpe (3:00)

And that's the thing. Your most dangerous man is right there in front of you.

Chad Johnson (3:04)

Right there in front of you.

Shannon Sharpe (3:05)

You can't do nothing about that quarterback. He can pat it, he can do it. He can throw it up like this and catch it behind his back all he want to. You need to be worried about the man running full speed at you.

Chad Johnson (3:16)

Yeah.

Shannon Sharpe (3:17)

Keeping your eyes on that backfield will get you beat every time.

Chad Johnson (3:21)

Every time. All it takes is a step.

One little step, Joe. You done.

Shannon Sharpe (3:28)

So guess what he's going to do now? Oh, we got to double move. He do this right here. What you got?

Chad Johnson (3:33)

Hey, hey, as soon as you see that pack, he thinking, oh, now the ball coming out. They didn't hit you up the rim.