WEBVTT - Mac & Bone Show - JJ Jansen Interview  

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<v Speaker 1>He is the Ironman of your Carolina Panthers, America's long snapper.

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<v Speaker 1>He is J.J. Jansen, who joins us on the Mac

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<v Speaker 1>and Bone Show. J.J., congrats on the dub, man. How

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<v Speaker 1>you doing?

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<v Speaker 2>We're doing great. Yeah, it was a fantastic, fantastic night

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<v Speaker 2>in Charlotte. I feel like. the entire like Carolina's area

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<v Speaker 2>has figured out a night games in Carolina between the

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<v Speaker 2>playoff game, between the blackout, uh, on Sunday night, I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like we've figured out that vibe pretty darn well. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>so maybe a Sunday night football and Monday night football

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<v Speaker 2>starts showing up here a few more times.

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<v Speaker 1>Hell yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>It was, it was rock and it was fun.

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<v Speaker 1>No doubt about it. And I wanted to ask you,

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<v Speaker 1>like you, you know, I'm, I don't know. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know how many of you guys in the locker room

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<v Speaker 1>pay attention to to all the yappers like us and

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<v Speaker 1>others on the outside. But like the task felt pretty

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<v Speaker 1>daunting for you guys because of all the injuries, the O-line,

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<v Speaker 1>the cornerback injuries, the weapon injuries. How did you guys

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<v Speaker 1>feel going into the game? Like, like, do you hear

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<v Speaker 1>any of that noise? And does it feel daunting? Like

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<v Speaker 1>we have to do something, a huge task to win

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<v Speaker 1>this game? Or do y'all not think like that at

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<v Speaker 1>all or pay attention to any of that?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I mean, you, you certainly get questions in the

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<v Speaker 2>media portion of the week. So whatever is sort of

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<v Speaker 2>being talked about outside of the building naturally sort of

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<v Speaker 2>leaks into, you know, locker room availability on Wednesday and Thursday,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe even a Monday after the game, because injuries become

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<v Speaker 2>a big storyline every week. But this particular week, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>having not having a Jalen out there to play and

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<v Speaker 2>losing Mike Jack and and JC amongst others, certainly that

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<v Speaker 2>conversation probably showed up more in the locker room, more

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<v Speaker 2>in the media, not necessarily during install time or as

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<v Speaker 2>we're handling it. But the thing that I've tried to

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<v Speaker 2>impress upon everyone the last handful of years is the

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<v Speaker 2>way the rules are built up for the rosters. You

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<v Speaker 2>really aren't playing with a 53-man roster. You're playing with

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<v Speaker 2>a 69-man roster, including your practice squad. We actually get

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<v Speaker 2>a 70th because of the international player program. So you

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<v Speaker 2>have 70 guys on your roster and when guys get

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<v Speaker 2>thrust into duty, they've been here for six months playing,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, at wide receiver or at corner or whatever

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<v Speaker 2>that is. And what that actually helps is the coaches

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<v Speaker 2>as well. They know the skill sets, of the guys

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<v Speaker 2>they have. And so coaching becomes a really big deal

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<v Speaker 2>when you start losing starters, because you may have to

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<v Speaker 2>adjust some scheme to fit the skillset of the backups.

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<v Speaker 2>The backups are rarely as good as your starters. That's

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<v Speaker 2>the reason why JC is getting paid a ton of money.

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<v Speaker 2>And Mike Jack's been fantastic. Coker has been awesome. They're,

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<v Speaker 2>they're the starters for a reason, but other guys have

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<v Speaker 2>different skillsets that, And so you really lean on the

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<v Speaker 2>coaches to put all those guys in good, positive situations.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's what you saw on Sunday night. A

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<v Speaker 2>lot of guys played really, really well, but that's in

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<v Speaker 2>part due to them, but also in part due to

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<v Speaker 2>the coaching and setting up a new plan each given week.

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<v Speaker 3>JJ, how much has the game from your vantage point

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<v Speaker 3>that we don't have, how much has the game slowed

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<v Speaker 3>down for Bryce Young here in year four?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, for clarity's sake, our vantage points are very similar

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<v Speaker 2>because we're both not on the field. Most of the game.

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<v Speaker 2>So how does the game slow down? I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>that the game has slowed down for him. I think

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<v Speaker 2>that he has always had this temperament. What I, what

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<v Speaker 2>I see more of with Bryce, and this is a great,

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<v Speaker 2>a credit to him, but also to Brad Isaac and

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<v Speaker 2>to the entire offensive coaching staff is we have really

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<v Speaker 2>leaned into the things that in my opinion, he is

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<v Speaker 2>exceptional at. He's got as quick a hands as anybody

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<v Speaker 2>in the league. He is easily a top three quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>throwing on the move. So as we've introduced a lot

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<v Speaker 2>more RPO, a lot more play action keeper, we're leaning

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<v Speaker 2>into the things that he's really, really good at. He's

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<v Speaker 2>got a quick trigger. He's got, he's a very decisive player.

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<v Speaker 2>And so now we, we get to explore a part

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<v Speaker 2>of offensive football that most teams don't have access to, right?

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<v Speaker 2>Like just look at the juxtaposition between Bryce and Jared golf,

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<v Speaker 2>Jared golf played fantastic over the course of last Sunday

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<v Speaker 2>night's game. He threw for over 400 yards, but when

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<v Speaker 2>there was pressure in his face, he got rid of

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<v Speaker 2>the ball, just boom ball has gone a lot of throwaways,

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of incompletions. Bryce is able to accept those

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<v Speaker 2>pressures and allow one more step for TMAC to find

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<v Speaker 2>a void. maybe Chuba to find a blitz pickup because

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<v Speaker 2>he's willing to stand in there because he can get

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<v Speaker 2>rid of the ball so quickly. And so what I,

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<v Speaker 2>what I've seen is, you know, every player is developing, right?

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<v Speaker 2>He's Bryce is in year four, but the skillset and

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<v Speaker 2>how we marry that to the scheme is probably the

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<v Speaker 2>best it's been since, since we've all been together. And

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<v Speaker 2>that was really what came alive. And then again, the

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<v Speaker 2>big catch by T-Mac, the big runs by Chuba. Once

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<v Speaker 2>you get that feeling from a quarterback that he's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of into the flow of the game, it just feels

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<v Speaker 2>like everybody else's game steps up, and that's what I

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<v Speaker 2>think we saw on the offensive side of the ball

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<v Speaker 2>on Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>I love it. And to your point about Bryce dealing

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<v Speaker 1>with pressure, the third highest-rated pass grade on PFF went

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<v Speaker 1>under pressure. He has been just.

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<v Speaker 2>it was really something kind of interesting. Even going back

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<v Speaker 2>to last year, if you go back and look at

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<v Speaker 2>those numbers, Bryce has always been excellent under pressure. You

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<v Speaker 2>don't want your quarterback to be under pressure, but you,

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<v Speaker 2>some of those pressures are, are him extending the play.

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<v Speaker 2>So you get a pressure grade and it's like, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>that's Bryce under pressure. Well, Bryce, because of his skillset

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<v Speaker 2>is actually allowing some of that pressure to come to him,

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<v Speaker 2>which gives a little bit more room for a receiver.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I said, to find a void or make one

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<v Speaker 2>more move to get open. So it's not all like, well,

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<v Speaker 2>was he pressured or not? Bryce is actually Inviting some

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<v Speaker 2>of that. It's a little bit of a rope-a-dope. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's where his skill set really comes alive.

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<v Speaker 1>Dude, I'm so glad you said that because I made

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<v Speaker 1>a comment yesterday. I didn't know if I knew what

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<v Speaker 1>I was talking about. But I said it anyway, JJ,

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<v Speaker 1>like always. Clarify what day that was?

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<v Speaker 2>Clearly didn't stop you, bud.

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<v Speaker 1>No, it never does. I just throw it out there.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope I do. But I said there were times

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<v Speaker 1>with rushers where I almost felt like He was almost

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<v Speaker 1>like a soccer midfielder where it's like I draw the

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<v Speaker 1>defense in and then I release the pass. My guy

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<v Speaker 1>makes a run. I draw the defense. Now it's time

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<v Speaker 1>to release the pass. I almost wondered if Bryce was

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<v Speaker 1>that in control where it's like, I see you coming.

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<v Speaker 1>My guy needs another two steps. And now and like

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<v Speaker 1>it seemed like he invited those hits, but they were dimes, man.

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<v Speaker 2>I always, I always kid him. Cause he's got so

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<v Speaker 2>many different arm angles. I always said, Bryce, it's amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>You didn't play baseball. I feel like this is a

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<v Speaker 2>baseball game to you with all the different arm angles.

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<v Speaker 2>And he's, he's literally warming up laughing. Cause he's dribbling

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<v Speaker 2>a basketball. And he, and he looked at me and

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<v Speaker 2>he's laughing. He goes, no, it's basketball. Like I'm a

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<v Speaker 2>point guard. Like that's all the, all the, all the

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<v Speaker 2>different passes and his footwork. If you see it as

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<v Speaker 2>a basketball player, It's probably one of the greatest in Charlotte.

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<v Speaker 2>It's one of the greatest lessons for kids is go

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<v Speaker 2>play multiple sports. Cause the, the starting quarterback for the

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<v Speaker 2>Carolina Panthers is out there passing a ball. Like he's

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<v Speaker 2>Steve Nash or Chris Paul. Some of us know Chris

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<v Speaker 2>Paul better than others. And that's what he's, that's how

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<v Speaker 2>he's playing. So I mean, that's, That's how he's playing.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's pretty cool to see that he's bringing in

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<v Speaker 2>a unique skillset to our offensive side of the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaker 0 5,0 It's funny. You bring that up, JJ.

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<v Speaker 3>I went to high school at Chris Paul.

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<v Speaker 2>I had never heard that before. That's brand new information

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<v Speaker 2>to all of us for the last 20 years.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I just thought it was coincidence that you brought

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<v Speaker 3>it up there. Hey, my Uncle Joe sent in a text, JJ,

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<v Speaker 3>for you. It's a good question. Please ask JJ about

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<v Speaker 3>the post-game locker room celebration that was posted where it

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<v Speaker 3>appeared that Canal was called on you to wrap things up,

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<v Speaker 3>but the video then cuts you out of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah. Unfortunately, they cut out the post game prayer

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<v Speaker 2>and giving thanks. Uh, so yeah, that, that was, I usually,

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<v Speaker 2>I wind us down with giving praise to God and, uh, and, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you. Not only thank you, uh, to Jesus for, for,

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<v Speaker 2>for a victory, but also hopefully healing mercies on everyone

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<v Speaker 2>that got hurt. And maybe that hadn't worked in the

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<v Speaker 2>first three weeks. Cause we had a few more guys

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<v Speaker 2>hurt than we would like, but we're going to keep praying.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, I got cut out. Unfortunately.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaker 2 05,0 What more do you need from a

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<v Speaker 1>player on the team? And this guy, what does JJ

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<v Speaker 1>not do over there? I need to know the answer.

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<v Speaker 1>Cause I haven't heard anything yet.

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<v Speaker 2>Speaker 3 05,0 I don't play quarterback. I don't play quarterback,

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<v Speaker 2>which is a good thing for everybody. even if I

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<v Speaker 2>do so in my own brain.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, JJ, there is a cart talk knockoff

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<v Speaker 1>out there. I don't know if you're aware of this.

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<v Speaker 1>Middle Tennessee State University Athletics does a thing where they

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<v Speaker 1>ride around on a cart and they ask athletes questions. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>go find a tractor. Get off your cart. NC State

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<v Speaker 1>does the tractor. Stop it. We've got family on the line. JJ,

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<v Speaker 1>I say you get your lawyers, you file a dang lawsuit.

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<v Speaker 1>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what? That's a good point. I think I

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<v Speaker 2>should feel honored. It's the old flattery is the highest

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<v Speaker 2>compliment you can have. I'll take that one.

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<v Speaker 1>Imitation is the highest form of flattery, right?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, is that what they say?

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<v Speaker 1>That's what you're looking for.

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<v Speaker 3>JJ, I have a question. Do you ever see the

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<v Speaker 3>victory dances that we do, JJ?

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<v Speaker 2>I do see them. I don't know if I watch

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<v Speaker 2>them all the way to the end. You know how

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<v Speaker 2>you watch something and there's a cringe factor? It's like,

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<v Speaker 2>I can't watch this anymore. That usually ends somewhere around

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<v Speaker 2>the fifth or sixth second of the whole thing.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, no, I get it. You don't want to get

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<v Speaker 3>too hyped up, though, because you don't want to. It's

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<v Speaker 3>like reading headlines. Positive stuff there. It's rat poison or dancing.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a little bit like Bryce said in the

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<v Speaker 2>locker room. We got like 24 hours to celebrate this,

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<v Speaker 2>and then we're on to the next thing. When it

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<v Speaker 2>comes to your victory dances, I give myself about six seconds.

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<v Speaker 3>And then I'm on to the next thing. The average

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<v Speaker 3>on Facebook is 3.4 seconds, so you're double.

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<v Speaker 1>Just give us a click, y'all. Give us a click.

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<v Speaker 2>I've always been double the average fan for you guys.

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<v Speaker 1>J.J. Jansen is with us. All right, let's get to

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of these texter questions. We're going to do,

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, montage of misery, Detroit style. How are

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<v Speaker 1>the Detroit fans, radio hosts, podcast hosts, how are they

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<v Speaker 1>handling that L yesterday? We're going to let you hear

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<v Speaker 1>it coming up in a few minutes. J.J., so this

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<v Speaker 1>is a great question. You were shown on the screen

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<v Speaker 1>during the broadcast talking on the sideline to Coach Canales.

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<v Speaker 1>It was while the referees were having discourse over what

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<v Speaker 1>happened on a play and what the penalty was. Were

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<v Speaker 1>you explaining to Coach Kanellis what was going on, being

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<v Speaker 1>the rules guru?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't even remember what I was saying. I was

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<v Speaker 2>probably telling him, hey, this game's going so well, you

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<v Speaker 2>think we can just get off the whole bye week?

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<v Speaker 2>That was probably a good time to just start negotiating

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<v Speaker 2>with Coach. If it was after a special teams play,

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<v Speaker 2>there may have been– trying to figure out, they had

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<v Speaker 2>hit a ball out of bounds and we had had

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<v Speaker 2>a holding penalty. And I thought there was a, at

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<v Speaker 2>least a chance that they were going to repunt. So

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<v Speaker 2>probably working through that, I did not realize that ended

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<v Speaker 2>up on, on TV, but yeah, it's never, it's never

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<v Speaker 2>too early to start negotiating the bi-week plans if you're,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're winning the week before. So I was just

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<v Speaker 2>trying to get the conversation started.

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<v Speaker 1>I respect it.

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<v Speaker 3>6 0 as a referee. I mean, I'm sure in

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<v Speaker 3>your career it has, but do the referees ever get

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<v Speaker 3>annoyed by you talking or are you always kind of

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<v Speaker 3>welcome for discussions?

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<v Speaker 2>Speaker 4 05, 06, 07, 08, 07, 08, 09, 010, 010, 011, 012, 013, 014, 015, 016, 017, 018, 019, 020.

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<v Speaker 2>It's both like, even in, even in this game, we had,

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<v Speaker 2>we had a full conversation over the Sam Martin roughing play.

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<v Speaker 2>And then with like two 20 left, I tried to

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<v Speaker 2>Okie dope them into a pumping the play clock so

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<v Speaker 2>we could go down to the two minute warning and

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<v Speaker 2>they all kind of rolled their eyes at me. And

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<v Speaker 2>I said, it never hurts to ask. So Uh, there's a, again,

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<v Speaker 2>there's an ongoing negotiation that's happening between me and, and

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<v Speaker 2>all of the officials. I think they somewhat tolerate me

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<v Speaker 2>because on some level they assume that in my next career,

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<v Speaker 2>I will be an official. So maybe they worry, like

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<v Speaker 2>I might be like kind of part of their group.

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<v Speaker 2>So they're a little bit nicer to me. But other

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<v Speaker 2>than that, it's just, again, look, we're out there for

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<v Speaker 2>three and a half hours, and this isn't going to

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<v Speaker 2>shock you, but I need people to talk to. So

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes the officials are just the people that are going

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<v Speaker 2>to get that feedback from me.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, they never hit you with an FU like the

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<v Speaker 1>guy did to Trey McBride and got suspended two games,

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<v Speaker 1>did they? I think they're nicer to you.

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<v Speaker 2>They're nice to me now. I'm not swearing at them. So,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, that probably probably goes a little bit of

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of a way in terms of the niceties.

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<v Speaker 2>I tell them when they're wrong. And sometimes the good

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<v Speaker 2>officials will even respond to you and be like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I missed that one. So I always appreciate that. Eventually

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<v Speaker 2>those kind of come back around. So I, again, I,

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<v Speaker 2>the officials have a tough job. Those guys on the

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<v Speaker 2>side get yelled at the entire game. If you ever watch,

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<v Speaker 2>they actually switch sides at halftime. And I'm convinced part

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<v Speaker 2>of it is because at some point when the entire

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<v Speaker 2>bench is just yelling at the down official on the,

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<v Speaker 2>on their particular side, you just need a break and

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<v Speaker 2>just move over to the other side. So they have

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<v Speaker 2>a tough job. And yes, we don't need to be

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<v Speaker 2>swearing back and forth. Label got hit with a penalty

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<v Speaker 2>this week for swearing at an official. So, Uh, usually

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<v Speaker 2>you don't see penalties, but there's a lot, there's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of, uh, there's a lot of French being spoken

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<v Speaker 2>from time to time on the NFL. I believe it's shocking.

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<v Speaker 2>Part of the reason I have to play at the

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<v Speaker 2>end of the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Please Lord, forgive us. Forgive us for all this sinning.

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<v Speaker 1>We just did on the field.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, brother.

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<v Speaker 1>Congrats on the level. Congrats on the win. Have a

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<v Speaker 1>great bye week, man. Thanks for coming on.

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<v Speaker 2>Appreciate it guys.