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Speaker 1: Apple TV MLS coverage as always kind enough to join us, Kevin,

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Speaker 1: It's good to have you. How are you.

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Speaker 2: It's great to be back. I'm good. I'm ready to

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Speaker 1: I'm well. Man Pat Newton was not ready to chat

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Speaker 1: Orange and Blue after Sunday's game. A brief press conference

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Speaker 1: after the game, a terse press conference after the game.

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Speaker 1: And you know, I've We've been following Kevin Pat Nowton's

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Speaker 2: I think his team or as well, if we're being honest,

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Speaker 2: and that's the perfect way to put it, a little

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Speaker 2: You know, you losing the Minnesota the game before, similar story.

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Speaker 2: absolutely should have buried that. That's a sitter. And I

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Speaker 2: think right now, look, the team is really missing Evander.

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Speaker 2: Evander obviously is pretty much ready to go as well,

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Speaker 1: I think we're expecting a desperate team on Sunday NFC Cincinnati,

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Speaker 1: We talk all the time, Kevin, whenever you join us

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Speaker 1: Hope so awesome they have you as always, Kevin, much

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Speaker 1: appreciate it. We'll do it soon.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, look forward to it. Thanks guys, you got it.

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