WEBVTT - 2-6-26 Sloan with Dan Hoard

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<v Speaker 1>Scott Sloan show back Friday morning seven hundred Wow, not

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<v Speaker 1>just any Friday morning. We lead off and will not

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<v Speaker 1>bury the lead this morning the big store, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>super Bowl sixty coming up Levi Stadium in San Francisco

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<v Speaker 1>six thirty. By the way, on Sunday, the pregame started

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<v Speaker 1>I think three weeks ago, if not mistaken, Seattle and

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<v Speaker 1>the Patriots in a rematch from well over a decade ago.

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<v Speaker 1>Patriots won that one on a I believe it was

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<v Speaker 1>the Malcolm Butler interception game is what that was. And

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<v Speaker 1>this time around Seattle favored by four and a half points,

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<v Speaker 1>and the total by day total points lois total since

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<v Speaker 1>twenty fifteen set at forty five and a half on

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<v Speaker 1>this and more is the living legend himself, the voice

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<v Speaker 1>of your Bengals. That would be our good friend Dan Horde,

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<v Speaker 1>Dan welcome, how are you? Everything is well here in Cincinnati,

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<v Speaker 1>Ohio where I am. I don't know what sunny climbs

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<v Speaker 1>you're in right now. Probably still you're on a beat

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<v Speaker 1>somewhere with a my tie.

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<v Speaker 2>You just cut out there. I didn't hear it.

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<v Speaker 1>Sorry, I'm sorry about that. I said, you're probably on

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<v Speaker 1>a beach somewhere with a my tie.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, I wish. Unfortunately that is not the case. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>we both have Upstate New York in our background, having

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<v Speaker 2>lived in the Buffalo area. When I moved to Cincinnati,

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<v Speaker 2>I thought I was moving through a tropical paradise, and

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<v Speaker 2>more often than not, the weather here is quite mild.

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<v Speaker 2>But this winter winter is kicking my tail. Unlike you,

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<v Speaker 2>I do not enjoy shoveling.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't mind it. I got the snowblower that broke,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm working with broken. So I'm thinking about getting

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<v Speaker 1>a plow for my truck because I got a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of properties. I got to take care of them. Like,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe I get a ply She think I should want a.

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<v Speaker 2>Plow, Dan, I think you should get a plow, and

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<v Speaker 2>I will give you my address. I've got a big

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<v Speaker 2>day and I appreciate if you would make regular visits.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, my wife told me, she said, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I tell her about it. I'm like, I'm doing the math.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like yeah, I'm like, for you know, a couple

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<v Speaker 1>two three years pay for itself. And she's like, I

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<v Speaker 1>know you You're gonna go plow everybody's driveway. Your plow

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<v Speaker 1>ours and you'll go do all your friends, will do

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<v Speaker 1>all the neighbors, and you're not. It's not going to

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<v Speaker 1>pay for itself. You're going to wear it out because

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<v Speaker 1>you like doing this stuff, because you're stupid. I said,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, that is the best analysis I think

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<v Speaker 1>you've ever offered me in the last year. That she's

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<v Speaker 1>spot on too.

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<v Speaker 2>I do everybody so her she's very wise. However, what

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<v Speaker 2>she didn't say is that all of those friends whose

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<v Speaker 2>driveways you are about to shovel when you get this

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<v Speaker 2>plow are going to love you even more than they

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<v Speaker 2>already do. And what's more important than.

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<v Speaker 1>That that's true? Well, I mean I get certainly I

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<v Speaker 1>abuse them, and so the karma comes back and I'll

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<v Speaker 1>have all all evens out even I'll never have to

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<v Speaker 1>buy a drink again for the rest of the year.

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<v Speaker 1>It'll be fantastic. Let's get in the super Bowl. The

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<v Speaker 1>biggest star of the Super Bowl, Dan of course is

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm sure people are hanging on this your take

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<v Speaker 1>on the Bad Bunny halftime show.

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<v Speaker 2>I have no problem with Bad Bunny performing, and I

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<v Speaker 2>don't understand why this is a controversy. Right, he is

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<v Speaker 2>a huge international star. I don't care that he apparently

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<v Speaker 2>sings some of his songs in Spanish. I mean, I'd

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<v Speaker 2>never really listened to Bad Bunny. But why is this

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<v Speaker 2>such a big deal. I mean, the NFL has been

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<v Speaker 2>trying to pick popular acts for at least the last

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<v Speaker 2>ten years or so. Prior to that, I think they

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<v Speaker 2>went for the old time legends. But they're trying to

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<v Speaker 2>appeal to a younger audience by picking acts that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>younger folks listen to. Now clearly they're listening to Bad Bunny.

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<v Speaker 2>Why is that a controversy? It actually kind of annoys me.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I'm with you on it. I mean, I think

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<v Speaker 1>I know one of his songs. I can't say I'm

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<v Speaker 1>a huge Bad Bunny fan that I'll go and download

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<v Speaker 1>his music because of this.

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<v Speaker 2>I won't.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's fifteen minutes and it's time for me to

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<v Speaker 1>go to the bathroom anyway, because I'm watching the games

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<v Speaker 1>and commercials. You can't take a break. The only time

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<v Speaker 1>I could take a break is halftime. I got to

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<v Speaker 1>go my blatters full and I'm old. If you look

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<v Speaker 1>at the TV ratings, which are still a thing, NFL

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<v Speaker 1>is still in the top one hundred, like most of

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<v Speaker 1>the top one hundred shows are NFL football games.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, the top ninety.

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<v Speaker 1>The top one hundred, right, And you can't get any

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<v Speaker 1>more saturated. You cannot get any more market share in

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<v Speaker 1>the United States than you already are with the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>So the only way to expand and make more money

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<v Speaker 1>is to go intional to Latin America. And so you

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<v Speaker 1>put bad Baby on, who's a Grammy winner, who also

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<v Speaker 1>is the most streamed artist. It's a slam dug. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not about you know, old white people in America watching

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<v Speaker 1>football anymore. It's about women, it's about young people. It's

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<v Speaker 1>about emerging markets. That's why they're doing this.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Bad Bunny is hosted Saturday Night Live. That's

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<v Speaker 2>my only exposure to Bad Bunny, and he was funny.

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<v Speaker 2>He was good on Saturday Night Live. So, like you,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how closely I'll be watching the halftime show.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a great opportunity to head to the kitchen and

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<v Speaker 2>store up on another round of unhealthy food, which is

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<v Speaker 2>what I do best during the Super Bowl. But I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sure I'll catch some of it, and who knows, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>some of the people that are so offended by the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that he's going to perform at halftime, will come

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<v Speaker 2>around and say, you know what, that guy's.

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<v Speaker 1>Not that bad, or they'll turn around and watch Kid

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<v Speaker 1>Rock and Lee Greenwood or whatever that is, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>an opportunity, you know, or the Puppy Bowl or whatever

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<v Speaker 1>the hell it is. I don't know. I'm here to

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<v Speaker 1>watch football and commercials in that order, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>and probably one of the very few times, Dan, you

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<v Speaker 1>get to actually just a I don't watch a football

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<v Speaker 1>game without putting your Bengals hat on. So let's get

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<v Speaker 1>at it. Seattle and New England. I think the big

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<v Speaker 1>question here is Drake May. Which Drake May shows up?

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<v Speaker 1>He has not been good in the playoffs. That's a

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<v Speaker 1>huge problem going to this for the Patriots.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's the big question for both teams, right,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, will Sam Donald turn into a pumpkin? Sam

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<v Speaker 2>Donald actually accounted for more turnovers than any other quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>in the NFL this year during the regular season twenty

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<v Speaker 2>when you add up his interceptions and his bumbles, and

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<v Speaker 2>then Drake May, as you pointed out, has had some

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<v Speaker 2>shaky moments in the postseason. He's fumbled six times in

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<v Speaker 2>the playoffs. So which of those two guys makes a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of big mistakes that hurts their team. I think

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<v Speaker 2>that that ultimately could be the key to the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, we saw Donald in the NFC Championship performance against

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<v Speaker 1>the Rams, and they're very aggressive in the co And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I guess the question is does he reverted

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<v Speaker 1>to his second half struggles against New England. Was that

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<v Speaker 1>a one off in the NFC Championship game or was

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<v Speaker 1>he able to maybe turn that worm turned a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit for him? We'll find out.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he was awesome in that game. That might have

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<v Speaker 2>been his best game all year. I'll say this for

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<v Speaker 2>Sam Donald, I've been a skeptic really for two years now.

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<v Speaker 2>He led the Vikings to fourteen wins last year, he

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<v Speaker 2>led Seattle to fourteen wins this year. Now, he had

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<v Speaker 2>the benefit of really good defenses on both of those teams.

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<v Speaker 2>But still I think he's the only quarterback other than

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<v Speaker 2>Tom Brady to ever do that. That's pretty impressive. So

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<v Speaker 2>I guess at some point we have to say, you

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<v Speaker 2>know what, maybe that Donald guy is pretty good after all.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, So who's less questionable for you then, Drake

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<v Speaker 1>may or Sam Donald.

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<v Speaker 2>I probably still have more doubt about Sam Donald. But

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<v Speaker 2>I still think Seattle will win, just because Seattle is

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<v Speaker 2>the better overall team and much more battle tested. The

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<v Speaker 2>NFC was vastly superior to the AFC as a conference

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<v Speaker 2>this year, and Seattle was in a division where two

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<v Speaker 2>other teams won twelve games. I mean, they made it

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<v Speaker 2>through the NFC West with the Rams and the forty

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<v Speaker 2>nine ers, and at the end of the day, with

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<v Speaker 2>the number one seed in the NFC, they went fourteen

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<v Speaker 2>and three, and their schedule was much tougher than New England.

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<v Speaker 2>New England's had one of those years where everything seemed

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<v Speaker 2>to fall right into their credit. You still got to

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<v Speaker 2>go out and win those games, and they beat good

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<v Speaker 2>teams in the playoffs. But Seattle, week after week, it's

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<v Speaker 2>facing really good teams and beating them. I find it

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<v Speaker 2>hard to imagine that Seattle's going to lose. The one

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<v Speaker 2>thing that kind of creeps into the back of my

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<v Speaker 2>mind is the fact that the underdog is one four

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<v Speaker 2>out of the last five Super Bowls. So strange things

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<v Speaker 2>happen on Super Bowls Sunday. But I still think Seattle's

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<v Speaker 2>going to win.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And if you look at like even the last three, well,

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<v Speaker 1>how you can go back to like the last five

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<v Speaker 1>years their record is, you know, they're twelve and four

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<v Speaker 1>and twenty twenty nine, couple nine and eighties and ten

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<v Speaker 1>and seven. This season they come out and it feels

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<v Speaker 1>like New England. Dan, It was like the Bengals when

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<v Speaker 1>we went to the Super Bowl, right, you know, they're

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<v Speaker 1>terrible and all of a sudden, nowhere they just go

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<v Speaker 1>on a heater, they go on a run. And we

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<v Speaker 1>saw the Bengals, as you know, in that Super Bowl

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<v Speaker 1>against the Rams, a blank of an eye. It could

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<v Speaker 1>have been a Bengals world championship had had things fall

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<v Speaker 1>into place, because it was literally an eyelash away from

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<v Speaker 1>winning that football game and they didn't. Lost by three.

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<v Speaker 1>But it reminds me the New England team come out

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<v Speaker 1>of nowhere, reminds me of the Bengals.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they did basically the exact same thing. The year

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<v Speaker 2>before the Bengals went to the Super Bowl in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty one, they won four games. That was what the

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<v Speaker 2>Patriots did. They've done from four wins to a division

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<v Speaker 2>title and an appearance in the Super Bowl. Maybe unlike

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<v Speaker 2>the Bengals, they're able to win one more game and

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<v Speaker 2>add another freaking Super Bowl to the wall in New England.

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<v Speaker 2>That doesn't annoy me at all, but we'll see, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Seattle to me is the better team on both sides

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<v Speaker 2>of the ball, so I'll think they'll win. And part

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<v Speaker 2>of that I think influencing my decision is when the

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<v Speaker 2>Bengals played the Patriots this year, New England won, but

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<v Speaker 2>they didn't play very well march down in that game,

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<v Speaker 2>Drake May threw a pick six, they settled for a

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<v Speaker 2>bunch of field goals inside the red zone. They won

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<v Speaker 2>because the Bengals couldn't cover tight ends really for the

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<v Speaker 2>entire year. And Hunter Henry Hunter Henry had one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and fifteen receiving yards in that game. But New England

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<v Speaker 2>didn't allow me seeing them, you know, in person, So

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<v Speaker 2>that probably has a big impact on my thought that

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to lose the game as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that and that spread feels about right to me.

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<v Speaker 1>Dan Horde, voice of the Bengals. Chopping up the Super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl on Sunday six thirty, We'll have it for you here,

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<v Speaker 1>Super Bowl sixty on seven hundred WLW if you can't

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<v Speaker 1>watch it on TV. And the other thing I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to look up front two is what is Will Campbell

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<v Speaker 1>the rookie, how he holds up against that interior pressure

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<v Speaker 1>Seattle has because the throw stunts at the highest rate

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<v Speaker 1>in the league, and that's gonna be kind of overwhelming.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a whole different ballgame for him. It's interesting because

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<v Speaker 1>adding now, Drake may can certainly scramble for sure, but

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<v Speaker 1>you can't only do that so much before it comes

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<v Speaker 1>back to bite you. We'll see how that that part

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<v Speaker 1>of the line holds up for them.

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<v Speaker 2>He's the left tackle. He was helped off the field

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<v Speaker 2>in Cincinnati, got injured in that game. It looked at

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<v Speaker 2>the time like it might be season ending. Fortunately for

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<v Speaker 2>the Patriots, Campbell was able to come back and return.

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<v Speaker 2>But since he's been back, he hasn't been very good.

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<v Speaker 2>So we'll see. I agree with you, I think that's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be a key matchup in the game.

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<v Speaker 1>All right on this side of it? Should should New

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<v Speaker 1>England copy what like the Rams tried to do attack

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<v Speaker 1>in Seattle with a lot of those in routes and

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<v Speaker 1>going after the zone really really hard in Typically an

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<v Speaker 1>NFL team will look at that, watch the film and go, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>we got to try and figure out if our personnel

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<v Speaker 1>can execute like the Rams because they're pretty close.

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<v Speaker 2>Listen to you, listen to you going all collins Worth nowt.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean you you can if you watch it right,

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<v Speaker 1>you're like, okay, you just basically it's like anything, if

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<v Speaker 1>it works, you try to replicate it and build office.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what they're going to do.

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<v Speaker 2>That is correct. Yeah, the Patriots are certainly going to

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<v Speaker 2>look at things that work for the Rams and try

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<v Speaker 2>to incorporate some of them. Now, the Rams have Puka

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<v Speaker 2>Nakoa Natua and DeVante Adams and the Patriots don't have

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<v Speaker 2>weapons like that. I think the Patriots are going to

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<v Speaker 2>rely on the running game more than the Rams did

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<v Speaker 2>in the NFC Championship game. But sure, anytime you see

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<v Speaker 2>a team have success, you try to find some of

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<v Speaker 2>those things that apply to your team, you know, when

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<v Speaker 2>you compare the personnel and see if you can use

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<v Speaker 2>some of those things to your advantage.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and yeah, we can talking much about well Sam Darnold,

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<v Speaker 1>but Seattle's offense they can beat you a whole bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of different ways.

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<v Speaker 2>Kenneth Walker is awesome, the beast. They call him K nine.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a great running back. Now, they were able to

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<v Speaker 2>share the load during the course of the season with

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<v Speaker 2>Zach Charboney. He's hurt, he won't play in the Super Bowl,

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<v Speaker 2>so puts more of the load on Walker. But that

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<v Speaker 2>might be a good thing. I think he's tremendous. He

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<v Speaker 2>might be top two or three in the NFL and

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<v Speaker 2>yards after catch, once you get the ball in his hands,

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<v Speaker 2>he's electric. And that's going to be a real key

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<v Speaker 2>for New England in this game because he's the type

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<v Speaker 2>of guy that could easily put up you know, one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and fifty combined rushing and receiving yards.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, what about the special teams factor? Do you think

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<v Speaker 1>that could make a difference in this game? Because you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you think, all right, Sam Darnold, Drake May, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>two guys at not the best quarterbacks in the league,

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<v Speaker 1>certainly not. You know, there was MVP talk for Drake May.

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<v Speaker 1>That's over at this point. Did this come down a

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<v Speaker 1>special teams play or Seattle? Just do you see this

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<v Speaker 1>like as a blowout?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't see it as a blowout. Special teams could

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<v Speaker 2>be a factor. The Patriots have a rookie kicker that

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<v Speaker 2>could be you know, significant in a Super Bowl. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>the collar gets a little bit tight. We'll see. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't have that circle as like this game is

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<v Speaker 2>going to come down to a field goal, but I

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<v Speaker 2>do think it's going to be relatively close, and who knows,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, maybe a rookie kicker in that moment does

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<v Speaker 2>not deliver. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I keep thinking back to that the Bengals Super Bowls, like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>that was very close to went by field goal for

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<v Speaker 1>crying out loud, and could have been the Bengals ball game.

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<v Speaker 1>If and when we're able to complete a pass there

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<v Speaker 1>with you just need to you just replay it over

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<v Speaker 1>in your head, right, you need a quarter more of

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<v Speaker 1>a second and it's a touchdown. But yeah, of course

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<v Speaker 1>it feels like the same game.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a really good point because what did that game

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<v Speaker 2>ultimately come down to. Yep, the Bengals inability to protect

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<v Speaker 2>Joe Burrow when they had to in the second half.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Aaron Donald wrecked that game. And the Patriots

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<v Speaker 2>offensive line against this great Seattle defense, that's the biggest

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<v Speaker 2>matchup in this game. Seattle is number one in the

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<v Speaker 2>NFL in scoring defense, number one in rushing defense. They're

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<v Speaker 2>really good at getting after the quarterback. Drake May got

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<v Speaker 2>shacked a lot, he'll hold onto the ball, not unusual

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<v Speaker 2>for second year QB. So that's going to be a

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<v Speaker 2>huge key on Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well, we'll see how plays out too. As an

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<v Speaker 1>AFC guy, we're both AFC guys to watch Drake May

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm just curious and I think the strength of

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<v Speaker 1>schedule criticism is valid and Mike put into context their

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<v Speaker 1>playoff offensive struggles. I just want to see, like this

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<v Speaker 1>is a good test, and I think next season I

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<v Speaker 1>need a whole nother season to watch Drake made it

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<v Speaker 1>to see if he's a real deal.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, he's the eighth quarterback to make the Super Bowl

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<v Speaker 2>in the second year of his career, so that's good.

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<v Speaker 2>Companies on the list with Joe Burrow, Tom Brady, Dan Marino,

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<v Speaker 2>Ben Roethlisberger, so his career is obviously off to a

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<v Speaker 2>great start. I'm buying Drake May. You know, I think

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<v Speaker 2>there's a tremendous draft pick. That quarterback draft is looking

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<v Speaker 2>better and better. Caleb Williams was the first pick. He

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<v Speaker 2>was great for the Bears this year. Jayden Daniels was

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<v Speaker 2>the second pick. He was incredible last year and then

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<v Speaker 2>got hurt this year, and then he had Drake may

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<v Speaker 2>come after that. So I think all three of those

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<v Speaker 2>teams are really happy with their choice. And Drake may

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<v Speaker 2>is the first of the three to get to a

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<v Speaker 2>Super Bowl.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, no question. Then there's always guys like I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>Sam Bradford and Baker Mayfield. So we'll see where he

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<v Speaker 1>ends up. I mean, you know he's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>in the league for a while, that's for dang sure.

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<v Speaker 1>So Super Bowl Sunday it is sixered. What is a

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<v Speaker 1>food of choice? And don't tell me toast by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>when you're sitting back, kicking back and just watching the

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<v Speaker 1>games of fan, don't hit me while I'm gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>I'm having a toast buffet.

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<v Speaker 2>You know how I love toast. I know you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to be at the grand opening of my Toast restaurant

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<v Speaker 2>the Coast of the Town. I know you're very excited

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<v Speaker 2>about that bread bread that's their slogan. On Super Bowl Sunday,

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<v Speaker 2>I will be beginning my day with some toast as

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<v Speaker 2>I begin every day. I'm definitely a toast for breakfast

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<v Speaker 2>kind of guy. But you know, when the Super Bowl arrives,

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<v Speaker 2>I gotta have wings. You know, we both have Buffalo

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<v Speaker 2>in our past, in a Buffalo area in our past.

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<v Speaker 2>So even though I miss Western New York wings as

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<v Speaker 2>opposed to Cincinnati wings, I like Cincinnati wings, but they

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<v Speaker 2>try to make them too healthy. Here. Everybody's baking their wings,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. I want deep fried, I want a christy edge.

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<v Speaker 2>But in many cases, yes, there will be wings at

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<v Speaker 2>my Super Bowl spread.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you have a spot? Do you mind plugging

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<v Speaker 1>like you do? Since he light, I.

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<v Speaker 2>Will probably be getting Eli's barbecue wings. I did that

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<v Speaker 2>last year for the Super Bowl and they were excellent,

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<v Speaker 2>so I think that's probably what we're doing good. Matt.

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<v Speaker 1>I am a huge, huge Eli's Wings fan. I think

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<v Speaker 1>they're among the best. If you can get to the

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<v Speaker 1>West Side and get to to well to Mike's that's

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<v Speaker 1>a different story, but I would say Eli's is definitely

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<v Speaker 1>definitely up there. Definitely up there. Shooters is okay, but

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<v Speaker 1>I'm an Eli's guy for sure, unless I'm making my own.

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<v Speaker 1>But you can't get the big wings like you get

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<v Speaker 1>in a restaurant. That's a hard but all like like

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<v Speaker 1>pigeon wings. I hate that. I need some meat. I

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<v Speaker 1>need some meat on I don't have.

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<v Speaker 2>A deep Yeah, I don't have a deep fryer, so

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<v Speaker 2>I don't make my own. And at Eli's they're not

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<v Speaker 2>deepried either, but they're really really good. Oh, Tavern's got

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<v Speaker 2>great ones or town. Look, Tavern's got really good one.

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<v Speaker 2>So I've got some good offs all right on the

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<v Speaker 2>east side of town. But I'm leaning Eli's cheese or ranch.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh blue cheese. God, yeah, this is don't insult me.

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<v Speaker 2>This ain't Cleveland, I insinuating. Dan Horde, the Voice of

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<v Speaker 2>the Bengals. Always love chatting with my man. Thanks so

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<v Speaker 2>much for jumping on this morning, and uh we'll talk

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<v Speaker 2>again soon, Dono, thanks for having me on you Well, toast.

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<v Speaker 1>And wings sounds like, uh, that sounds awful. Actually together,

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<v Speaker 1>I have the wings. I'll skip the toast. Sloaney Home

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