WEBVTT - Mac & Bone Show - Lee Sterling Interview  

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's do it. Let's bring in a man

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<v Speaker 1>who is not here to make you upset. He is

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<v Speaker 1>here to make you money. That's what he's here to do.

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<v Speaker 1>And certainly his picks, including the Game of the Week,

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<v Speaker 1>his picks on ParamountSports.com, including the Florida State Clemson Game

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<v Speaker 1>of the Week, are the ones that he really wants

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<v Speaker 1>you to take and make money. Let's talk about games

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<v Speaker 1>of local interest with Lee. Lee, welcome back to the show.

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<v Speaker 1>We are in disarray after last night's.

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<v Speaker 2>Game, sir. I can bet, I try to give you

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<v Speaker 2>guys a little bit of a cushion on the fall down.

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<v Speaker 2>If you listen to my Locked on Bets daily show

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<v Speaker 2>Monday through Friday, I had the Packers. I didn't get

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<v Speaker 2>a whole lot of joy out of picking the Panthers

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<v Speaker 2>against the Panthers, but just thought it was a bad setup.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Green Bay, the last time they played on

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<v Speaker 2>Thursday night against Atlanta, got whipped. And I thought that

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<v Speaker 2>they were going to be ready for this game and

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<v Speaker 2>the matchups and the offensive line for Carolina. Blocking wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>even optional. I mean, if I was the head coach,

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<v Speaker 2>I would make them come into my office if they

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<v Speaker 2>want to get their paycheck for that game.

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<v Speaker 1>And I would say, if you can get through these

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<v Speaker 1>live Panthers in my office, the paycheck's right on the

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<v Speaker 1>other side of them. Good luck.

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<v Speaker 3>They basically could have played without an offensive line last

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<v Speaker 3>night and had the same results.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel sorry for Bryce Young.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 2>Luckily, I was on very good teams. I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>I ever had a game where I was sacked. What

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<v Speaker 2>was he sacked? Five or six times last night.

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<v Speaker 1>Six last night, five on Sunday.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Never that bad in any one game.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd love to commiserate with him, but I just can't

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<v Speaker 2>do it.

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<v Speaker 1>You had some good big uglies in front of you.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's talk about some of these games. We'll start on

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<v Speaker 1>the college side. Bone was talking about earlier that this

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<v Speaker 1>is an interesting game. Boston College is playing some pretty

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<v Speaker 1>good ball the last couple weeks in wins over Pitt

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<v Speaker 1>and Georgia Tech. So to see Duke and it is

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<v Speaker 1>at home, but as a seven or even some places,

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<v Speaker 1>seven and a half point favorite, like I like Duke,

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<v Speaker 1>but that BC points is kind of tempting. What do

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<v Speaker 1>you think?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>BC quarterback, Mason McKenzie is a winner, plain and simple playmaker.

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<v Speaker 2>The kid just doesn't give up. Is he an NFL quarterback? No,

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<v Speaker 2>probably not, but he gets the job done and he's

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<v Speaker 2>going to find a way to keep his team in it. And,

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<v Speaker 2>If they give him enough time to throw the football

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<v Speaker 2>and his receivers and running backs comply, I think they're

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<v Speaker 2>going to be there. The Eagles have won two straight,

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<v Speaker 2>are improved. They are a middling ACC team. They've struggled

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<v Speaker 2>to stop the run, and we know that's all Duke

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<v Speaker 2>is pretty much going to do. But how healthy is

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<v Speaker 2>Nate Shepard here? I mean, we've seen declining production now

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<v Speaker 2>in five straight games. Both teams are statistically sound against

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<v Speaker 2>the pass, so This has the makings for some ugliness.

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<v Speaker 2>I think Duke wins here, 26-23, but I'm taking Boston

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<v Speaker 2>College in the points.

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<v Speaker 3>Lee, another ACC game tomorrow, the red-hot Wake Forest Demon

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<v Speaker 3>Deacons hosting Virginia. Wake, 12.5-point favorites. What's the right side

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<v Speaker 3>in this one?

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<v Speaker 2>So, Wake right now is flat out better than Virginia.

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<v Speaker 2>Their skill positions, quarterback Gio Lopez sitting– with a, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to say, a sterling 17-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio. They have

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<v Speaker 2>extra rest. I think they have better schemes here. Wake

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<v Speaker 2>continues on its path to the ACC championship game here.

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<v Speaker 2>Virginia has lost two road games by 10 and 31 points.

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<v Speaker 2>Their neutral side game they lost by 11. And the

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<v Speaker 2>last month, UVA offense, only 12 points per game in

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<v Speaker 2>the three ACC losses. And Bo Prubilla Just 171 passing

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<v Speaker 2>yards per game and 23 rushing yards per game. He

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<v Speaker 2>is not 100% healthy. And until Tony Elliott replaces Probilla

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<v Speaker 2>with Eli Holstein, it's pretty unlikely they're going to improve

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<v Speaker 2>or compete here. Wake 6-1 straight up and 5-2 against

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<v Speaker 2>the spread. Wake wins easy again here. Blowout special. Wake 41-20.

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<v Speaker 2>There you go.

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<v Speaker 1>I got to turn my mic on to do radio.

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<v Speaker 1>There you go, Deke fans. There you go, Deke fans.

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<v Speaker 1>I tend to agree with you on that one. Miami

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<v Speaker 1>against UNC, your Canes number one in the country, rolling

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<v Speaker 1>into Chapel Hill, an ABC primetime game. This point spread

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<v Speaker 1>to me is very tempting to take Miami. If Miami

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<v Speaker 1>explodes like they usually do, I don't see how the

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<v Speaker 1>heck Carolina stays in touch. It's 14 and a half

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<v Speaker 1>for Miami on the road. What do you think?

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<v Speaker 2>So I think Miami's good, but every team has weaknesses.

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<v Speaker 2>And the weaknesses Miami has is they commit a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of penalties. And the best teams, when you win championships,

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<v Speaker 2>usually do it with defense. As great as offenses are,

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<v Speaker 2>NFL and college football, you've got to play defense. I

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<v Speaker 2>think their defense is above average but not great. It

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<v Speaker 2>might get better. They're starting to get some players back.

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<v Speaker 2>But they're committing an average of like 10.8 penalties per game.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not going to go into Notre Dame and beat

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<v Speaker 2>Notre Dame committing 10 to 12 penalties. So I think

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<v Speaker 2>that's a problem here. I think as long as Billy

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<v Speaker 2>Edwards isn't two or three touchdowns behind, he's fine. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he played at Maryland, Wisconsin. You look at his whole

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<v Speaker 2>body of work. But when he falls behind, it's trouble.

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<v Speaker 2>Bill Belichick, I think, is going to try. You can't

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<v Speaker 2>take away Tony. No way. I mean, he's that good.

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<v Speaker 2>He's unguardable one-on-one. So I think he's going to bracket

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<v Speaker 2>it and double-team him. almost on every single play, but

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to throw different looks at Miami, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think as a night game on the road, I think

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<v Speaker 2>Miami's going to struggle a little bit. I've seen games

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<v Speaker 2>there where it didn't go well, where they lost, where

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<v Speaker 2>they had to pull it out late in the game here.

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<v Speaker 2>I think Miami wins 35-24, but I think the right

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<v Speaker 2>side here is take North Carolina in the 14 and

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<v Speaker 2>a half.

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<v Speaker 1>Dang!

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<v Speaker 3>How about that?

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<v Speaker 2>How about that?

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<v Speaker 1>A cover fit, daddy! He thinks y'all are covering, baby!

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<v Speaker 3>How about that? Lee, a fascinating matchup in the NFC

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<v Speaker 3>on Sunday. Really, I mean, with the Jeffrey Simmons addition

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<v Speaker 3>to the Bears the rest of the way after this week,

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<v Speaker 3>Seahawks-Bears could be an NFC championship preview. Seahawks favored by three.

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<v Speaker 3>What's the right play here?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think that the Seahawks are going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a tough out. I think that they're a running back

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<v Speaker 2>away that close to being as good as last year.

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<v Speaker 2>So they ended up getting Quentin Nelson, maybe one of

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<v Speaker 2>the best running back. I mean, one of the best

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<v Speaker 2>offensive linemen. I think that's going to help them think

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<v Speaker 2>that this team, this defense is special, tough place to play.

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<v Speaker 2>Zach Charbonneau is going to be back for this game.

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<v Speaker 2>So we're going to see how he does. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think he's the final answer at running back, but Good

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<v Speaker 2>complementary piece. He's coming off a knee injury, so he'll

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<v Speaker 2>probably be on a pitch cap. But what separates them also,

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<v Speaker 2>besides their defense, is special teams. Michael Dixon, punter, incredible.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, the way he drops that ball inside the

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<v Speaker 2>10-yard line like no one else. And their place kicker,

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<v Speaker 2>Jason Myers, pretty much money inside 60 yards here. The

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<v Speaker 2>right team is favored here, Seattle, 23-13.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Lee, let's get to an NFC South battle.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess I'm rooting. I guess we should root bone

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<v Speaker 1>for the Bucs. If the Bucs beat the Falcons, then

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<v Speaker 1>the Panthers have a half game lead still in the division.

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<v Speaker 1>So I guess I'm rooting for that. I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 1>it matters with this O-line.

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<v Speaker 3>We are the hand coming up from the ground on

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<v Speaker 3>this Halloween weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think, Lee? Bucs are favored by two

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<v Speaker 1>against Atlanta. What's your feelings?

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<v Speaker 2>So Baker Mayfield holds grudges and still mad at Kevin Stefanski.

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<v Speaker 2>Hasn't talked to him in over five years since he

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<v Speaker 2>was traded away. So that I think plays into this

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<v Speaker 2>game here. Also Atlanta's first four games, the run D

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<v Speaker 2>faced only 21, 22, nine and 18 running plays since

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<v Speaker 2>then 35 and 33 rushes here and given up a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of yards, given up over 5.8 yards per carry

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<v Speaker 2>during that time. So, I think Tampa Bay is going

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<v Speaker 2>to find a way. Their defense also coming on. I

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<v Speaker 2>think they win this game here 23-20. Not going to

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<v Speaker 2>be easy, but I think Tampa Bay is the right side.

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<v Speaker 2>And let me give you a little advice for offensive

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<v Speaker 2>linemen that don't block. I did say this to one

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<v Speaker 2>of my linemen one time when he ducked when he

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<v Speaker 2>was facing a former future Miami offensive lineman he wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to know part of. I said, listen. Do one thing.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're not willing to block him, lay down, and

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<v Speaker 2>he might trip over you.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what? We're going to pass that along here locally, Lee.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to pass that advice along locally.

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<v Speaker 3>Lee, you've been sizzling like bacon on your player props.

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<v Speaker 3>You had Kenneth Walker under last week. You've not missed

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<v Speaker 3>one yet since we started this. Give us a player

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<v Speaker 3>prop this week, if you don't mind.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, player prop is going to be Patrick Mahomes over

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<v Speaker 2>13 and a half rushing yards. So here's the thinking

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<v Speaker 2>behind this player prop. Denver's pass rush comes from the edges.

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<v Speaker 2>Great edge rushers, defensive ends. They blitz cornerbacks a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>So he needs to step up in the pocket. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>the first game, he did go over it, believe it

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<v Speaker 2>or not, even though they're running the football like crazy

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<v Speaker 2>with Kenneth Walker. So he has been over four times

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<v Speaker 2>that rushing total. I think he's fine if you look

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<v Speaker 2>at his knee. His receiver's just getting no separation. I

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<v Speaker 2>think they're going to tell him, We lost last week.

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<v Speaker 2>We need a win here. It's an inter-division game. We're 5-1.

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<v Speaker 2>Denver's 5-2. Just step up in the pocket. If you

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<v Speaker 2>find your second guy, fine. If not, take off. Get

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<v Speaker 2>us the first down. So Patrick Mahomes, over 13.5 rushing yards.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a lock.

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<v Speaker 1>There you go, baby. There you go. People are asking

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<v Speaker 1>for the props. They get them. So now we do

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<v Speaker 1>have some fans that are like, hey, I want to

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<v Speaker 1>hear what Lee thinks about Florida State and Clemson. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>that happens to be your game of the week. So

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<v Speaker 1>tell them how they can get that one. And then

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<v Speaker 1>I know you got a big card this weekend as well.

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<v Speaker 1>So tell them what they need to know, Lee, for

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<v Speaker 1>your picks.

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<v Speaker 2>Both these coaches are on the hot seat, Florida State

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<v Speaker 2>and Clemson. So you want to find out who's going

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<v Speaker 2>to take this game. Just be one of the first

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<v Speaker 2>five callers. Just call 800-400-9741. Give your Florida State and

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<v Speaker 2>Clemson on me. So we are rolling. We've won eight

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<v Speaker 2>out of nine weeks so far in the football season.

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<v Speaker 2>And my NFL game of the year goes on Sunday.

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<v Speaker 2>How good have we been the last two Sundays? Just 4-0,

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<v Speaker 2>back-to-back Sundays. So if you want to hop on board,

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<v Speaker 2>just one place. It's a 50-unit McFoyager NFL game of

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