WEBVTT - Eric Branch explains how WR depth has gone from strength to weakness as 49ers camp rolls on

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<v Speaker 1>On a Tuesday, Greg Silver, John Dickinson live from Berkeley,

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<v Speaker 1>and we are going to talk a little forty nine

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<v Speaker 1>ers right now after focusing on the Giants and the

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<v Speaker 1>trade deadline. Stay tuned for Susan Slusster coming up at

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<v Speaker 1>about an hour. But before we get to that, it

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<v Speaker 1>is time to welcome in our good friend, also of

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<v Speaker 1>the San Francisco Chronicle, one Eric Branch, who joins us

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<v Speaker 1>on the UMA guest line. Branch long time, at least

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<v Speaker 1>as far as it goes on the show, although we

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<v Speaker 1>like to communicate frequently.

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<v Speaker 2>How's it going, happy new season.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we've had a few stops and starts, so I

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<v Speaker 3>apologize for previous cancellations, but the third time actually appears

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<v Speaker 3>to be the charm.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, every time, Branch that you're supposed to come on,

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<v Speaker 4>it's some news breaks. So I I know your head

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<v Speaker 4>is probably on a swivel right now as you talk

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<v Speaker 4>to us, but are feverishly checking your messages and missed

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<v Speaker 4>call logs.

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<v Speaker 3>I would assume injury news is forth coming, right knowing

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<v Speaker 3>this team having covered them for a while. Yeah, if

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<v Speaker 3>we do breaking news today, it'll be that.

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<v Speaker 1>But no, that's well, that's why I said, yeah, it

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<v Speaker 1>was like, let's book him on the player's day off.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe maybe it'll be okay that way.

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<v Speaker 1>But look, I mean, in all seriousness, when we had

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<v Speaker 1>to postpone our last hit, it was for something that

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<v Speaker 1>was unexpected, something that was really insightful and serious, and

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<v Speaker 1>that was Kyle Shanahan calling the meeting with media to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about the car accident, explained that there was a

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<v Speaker 1>clerical error and that he was the one at fault.

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<v Speaker 1>So just take us through that meeting where he was

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<v Speaker 1>so emotional, feeling guilty for being at fault and how

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<v Speaker 1>all of this has affected him as he's now making

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<v Speaker 1>his way back to coaching.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know, in thinking about that, it really was,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, surreal, just in that obviously increasingly in modern

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<v Speaker 3>day professional sports, everything it's not stage, you know, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>all the major principles are at a podium, they have

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<v Speaker 3>their talking points, and this was not that. It was

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<v Speaker 3>it was Kyle Shanahan behind his desk. You know, seven

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<v Speaker 3>beat writers kind of circle circled around, and you know

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<v Speaker 3>there's a pair of person in the back of John

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<v Speaker 3>Lynch in the back, But it was really Kyle Shanahan,

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<v Speaker 3>raw and very emotional, just talking. You know, initially he

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<v Speaker 3>spoke off the record. It wasn't because what he was

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<v Speaker 3>saying off the record, you know, he didn't you know,

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<v Speaker 3>end up saying on the record. It was just wanted

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<v Speaker 3>to I think he just wanted to be able to speak,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, really kind of more a manned men. There

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<v Speaker 3>are plenty of f woods you know that you didn't

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<v Speaker 3>get at the podium, but it was just speaking and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, from his heart, and so yeah, it was

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<v Speaker 3>you know, obviously it's a unique situation with the car

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<v Speaker 3>accident and then you know, you know everything that has followed,

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<v Speaker 3>and so you know, I don't think any of us

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<v Speaker 3>had obviously seen you know, Kyle and that you know,

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<v Speaker 3>it wasn't like a forty nine Ers coach. It was

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<v Speaker 3>more like, you know, was a forty eight year old

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<v Speaker 3>man kind of bearing his soul. Eric.

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<v Speaker 4>As far as Kyle's ability to to get back out

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<v Speaker 4>on the field and and and have more of the

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<v Speaker 4>day to day control of of everything that's going on there,

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<v Speaker 4>what what have you seen as training camp has progressed here, uh,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, through the last week and a half or so,

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<v Speaker 4>as far as just you know, him taking on more

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<v Speaker 4>of a role I've been out there a couple of days,

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<v Speaker 4>but not every day because we're doing the show. So

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<v Speaker 4>how have you seen him sort of increase his his uh,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, control over everything.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's kind of just you know, a little bit

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<v Speaker 3>here and there, like little things like was it Saturday

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<v Speaker 3>was the first day he you know, got up in

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<v Speaker 3>front of the team and addressed them in a meeting.

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<v Speaker 3>Yesterday was the first time he addressed them after practice,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, in the huddle. It was a few days

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<v Speaker 3>ago that you know, instead of you know, standing with

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<v Speaker 3>John Lynch thirty yards behind the defense, he went on

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<v Speaker 3>the offense like which is normal spot and actually you know,

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<v Speaker 3>was doing you know, it's not coaching, doing some talking.

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<v Speaker 3>Even things like it was a couple of days ago

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<v Speaker 3>that he was right next to a speaker. I mean

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<v Speaker 3>there's loud music, uh blaring during practice and John Lynch

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<v Speaker 3>it said, you know earlier in training camp like let's

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<v Speaker 3>relaxed with like the a CDC and uh, you know

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<v Speaker 3>they fettle more soft rock. But you know, Kyle was

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<v Speaker 3>like ten yards away from one of the speakers and

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<v Speaker 3>it wasn't got rock, you know. So there are just

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<v Speaker 3>these little things that indicate you know obviously that he's

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<v Speaker 3>proceeding in You know, there's no quote Russian protocol for

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<v Speaker 3>cooks and executives, but John Much just said they're kind

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<v Speaker 3>of doing that, you know, taking a phased approach. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>players have to complete five steps, and I think Shanahan

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<v Speaker 3>is probably completing has to go through in more steps

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<v Speaker 3>as the mixed progress.

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<v Speaker 1>Talking to Eric Branch on the UMA guest line kind

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<v Speaker 1>enough to join us on this Tuesday morning, love what

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<v Speaker 1>you wrote about Dre Greenlaw. We were fortunate to have

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<v Speaker 1>him on the show at training camp this last Friday.

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<v Speaker 1>He just seems so happy and I asked him to

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<v Speaker 1>use one word to describe being back here, if it

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<v Speaker 1>was revived, if it was motivated, and the first one

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<v Speaker 1>he settled on was thankful. Now you had the numbers,

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<v Speaker 1>it was six hundred and fourteen days and two games

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<v Speaker 1>for a guy that when he's on the field we

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<v Speaker 1>all have seen up close, just hal Varoch as he is.

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<v Speaker 1>Which reunion story do you think benefits the team more

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<v Speaker 1>in the end, green Law or Deboo.

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<v Speaker 3>I would settle on green Law. I don't have the

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<v Speaker 3>numbers of the top of my head, but you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I want to say he played in six sixty four

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<v Speaker 3>games in his first you know, step with the forty

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<v Speaker 3>nine ers, and if you look at their record when

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<v Speaker 3>he played and when he did not play, it is stark.

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<v Speaker 3>And I know, you know sometimes that can be well, yeah, whatever,

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<v Speaker 3>It's not just Dray green Law. But I do think

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<v Speaker 3>it gives a you know, hints that his his value.

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<v Speaker 3>And when you pair him with Fred Warner, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>those are two of the biggest badass linebackers in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 3>And so I would say you meanwhile, you know, it

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<v Speaker 3>comes with a caveat at As you mentioned, he went

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<v Speaker 3>through a recent stratetchery. He played two games in six

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<v Speaker 3>hundred woards. He's six hundred and fourteen days and didn't

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<v Speaker 3>finish either of them. So, you know, he's twenty nine

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<v Speaker 3>and he has obviously a pretty significant medical file at

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<v Speaker 3>this point. And what makes them so special is, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the way he plays, you know, hair on fire, going

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<v Speaker 3>all out, and so they're legitimate concerns in questions about

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<v Speaker 3>his ability to hold up. But you know, the encouraging thing,

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<v Speaker 3>you know from a forty nine years perspective is he said,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, his body hasn't felt this good since about

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<v Speaker 3>a month before the Super Bowl, so that would be

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<v Speaker 3>what January twenty twenty four, And you know, so you know,

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<v Speaker 3>if you can avoid an injury in training camp, unlike

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of his teammates, then get to the season healthy,

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<v Speaker 3>that would be you know, a significant step for him.

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<v Speaker 4>And he's one of the few it feels at this

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<v Speaker 4>point that that aren't dealing with some level of injury.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, how concerning It's always a story Eric that

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<v Speaker 4>the camp injuries and just injuries in general with this team,

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<v Speaker 4>But how concerning is the amount at this stage age

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<v Speaker 4>of camp versus other years, and and just the fact

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<v Speaker 4>that this continues to be an ongoing issue, almost despite

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<v Speaker 4>anything the forty nine ers try to do to combat it,

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<v Speaker 4>because they've tried a lot of things.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know, this comes on the heels of you know,

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<v Speaker 3>they're nine million dollars into you know, upgrading their facilities.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, more specifically, they're kind of hydro areas, added

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<v Speaker 3>to three more physical therapists, change the training camp schedule.

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<v Speaker 3>Instead of a regular practice, they've inserted a jog through

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<v Speaker 3>so they don't have you know, they'll have back to

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<v Speaker 3>back practices, a day off, a practice, a day off

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sure I shouldn't say day off. The jog through

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<v Speaker 3>is in there so just designed to let wearn't hair.

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<v Speaker 3>And yet you know, it's still kind of a similar situation.

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<v Speaker 3>The other day they have seventeen different alignment on the

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<v Speaker 3>ninety man roster. They had eight healthy defensive linemen to

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<v Speaker 3>finish a practice. You look at the wide receivers right now,

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<v Speaker 3>they don't have you know, what would be the top three.

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<v Speaker 3>Ricky pearsall obviously out with season ending knee surgery, Mike

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<v Speaker 3>Evans with a quadrice up, Sean stribbling with a hamstring.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we could go on, but you know, Brent Boyer,

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<v Speaker 3>the special teams coordinator, was talking about, you know, the

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<v Speaker 3>punching competition, and he was saying, you know, hopefully we

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<v Speaker 3>can have one, but you know, it could be the injuries,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, make it that they can't have the luxury

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<v Speaker 3>of having two punters. And of course we'll recall last

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<v Speaker 3>year injuries or why they couldn't have you know, two kickers,

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<v Speaker 3>and they had to release Greg Joseph and they gave

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<v Speaker 3>the job to Jake mod Jake Moody Early and Shain

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<v Speaker 3>Camp and obviously don't worked out. But the point being, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>it's days are blue ish.

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<v Speaker 1>Eric Branch joining us on the UMA guest line. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to go back to the twenty five predictions that

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<v Speaker 1>you put out there, and you know, you went nine

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<v Speaker 1>and eight no playoffs, and you left a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>predictions out there and good reasons behind it, But just

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<v Speaker 1>explain why you ultimately settled on a team that has

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<v Speaker 1>high expectations, understands that a lot of their core players

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<v Speaker 1>are only got so many limited shots left.

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<v Speaker 2>What has got you concerned the most?

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<v Speaker 1>Why you think this might be a slightly above five

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<v Speaker 1>hundred season with no postseason?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, is it really the travel? Is it just age?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it what we're already seeing with some of these

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<v Speaker 1>injury scares cropping up again? Just wanted to elaborate on

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<v Speaker 1>that one a little bit.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, there are you know, they will set an NFL

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<v Speaker 3>record for most miles traveled. They do have one of

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<v Speaker 3>the oldest rosters in the NFL. They do play in

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<v Speaker 3>the NFC West. That's four games against the Rams and Seahawks,

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<v Speaker 3>and yeah, most of their you know, the players there

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<v Speaker 3>leaning on the most heavily are you know, thirty and over.

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<v Speaker 3>So I think because of that and just the you know,

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<v Speaker 3>my assumption is increase are going to play you know,

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<v Speaker 3>a role again, you know, just due to the age,

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<v Speaker 3>if nothing else. That's why I was, you know at

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<v Speaker 3>nine and eight and now you know, was I too optimistic?

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<v Speaker 3>Now I'm just kidding. I mean, we haven't gotten to

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<v Speaker 3>weak one, but uh, you know, uh anyway, those are

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<v Speaker 3>the reasons I went into the nine and eight predictions.

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<v Speaker 4>A couple of wide receiver questions for you branch Deebo Samuel.

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<v Speaker 4>What what do you feel is the best way for

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<v Speaker 4>the forty nine ers to use Deebo Samuel one? And

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<v Speaker 4>because of the injuries, are they going to be afforded

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<v Speaker 4>the luxury of using him in the way that's best

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<v Speaker 4>suited for him and them as opposed to just needing

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<v Speaker 4>him out there because he's one of the few guys

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<v Speaker 4>that are that are held right now.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know it could be. You know, we get

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<v Speaker 3>to the season and it's like, oh, there's people playing

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<v Speaker 3>wide receiver and then there Steve Boat playing way back

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<v Speaker 3>and he's also returning kicks. And this is a guy

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<v Speaker 3>who they waited and waited and waited to sign. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>there was not a lash by the Queen Units to

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<v Speaker 3>sign Deebo Samuel. You know, he's thirty years old. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's safe to say, you know, he's not

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<v Speaker 3>gonna replicate his all Pro breakout season at this point.

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<v Speaker 3>So in an ideal world, Deeba Samuel, you know, is

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<v Speaker 3>an excellent kickoff returner and then he helps you out,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, at wide receiver. You know, he plays a role,

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<v Speaker 3>but he doesn't have to, you know, try to play

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<v Speaker 3>a starring role and he doesn't have to momate running back.

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<v Speaker 3>So you know, we shall see. You know, the first

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<v Speaker 3>step is they had to sign him because they don't

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<v Speaker 3>have risky pearsall and you know they continue to do

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<v Speaker 3>with injuries. You know, he brook the depth chart and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I don't think it's something then I saw

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<v Speaker 3>you want to have happened.

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<v Speaker 4>I also wanted to follow just on on Dejon stribbling,

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<v Speaker 4>what what what did you see from him before he

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<v Speaker 4>ended up needing to miss And I don't believe had

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<v Speaker 4>he been out there in pads for for a day

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<v Speaker 4>or had he gone out before. I'm getting maybe the

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<v Speaker 4>days mixed up a little bit and was just has

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<v Speaker 4>he impressed at least in the time he was out there.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it comes with the caution of like, oh, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>it's practice. I believe he wasn't the first part of practice,

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<v Speaker 3>and so you know, you hesitate to make snap judgments

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<v Speaker 3>on rookies that said, Uh, he was just he's just

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<v Speaker 3>very smooth. It looks fairly easy for him, and his

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<v Speaker 3>catch radius is is impressive and his frame is impressive.

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<v Speaker 3>And then you know, we haven't seen some of the

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<v Speaker 3>other things, like none as a really elite runt blocker,

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<v Speaker 3>which is a huge thing in's offfense. So the arrow

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<v Speaker 3>was up, as they say, before he got hurt. Yeah. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>having said that, it's tough to say you like I said,

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<v Speaker 3>the exception of Adi Jenkins back in the day, who

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<v Speaker 3>couldn't stand on the street and his first training camp

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<v Speaker 3>practices and could catch the ball and you're like, huh,

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<v Speaker 3>why did you pick this guy in the first round?

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<v Speaker 3>So uh, usually, but usually you can't you don't necessarily say, hey,

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<v Speaker 3>they hit or they hit or they missed. But you know, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>scribbling looked very very big before he had, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>sit out.

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<v Speaker 1>Final couple of minutes here with Eric Branch on the

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<v Speaker 1>UMA guest line, Ricky Piersall individually for him just a

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<v Speaker 1>real bummer. It's second practice back reaggravates the pc L.

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<v Speaker 1>Now he's done for the season, how can they combat

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<v Speaker 1>the loss of Peersal Because it's very clear that when

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<v Speaker 1>he was healthy and right, and when he was either

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<v Speaker 1>unavailable or playing limited, the offense looked very different in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of field stretching, man to man, coverage, explosiveness. And

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<v Speaker 1>while Deebo Samuel coming back is a welcome addition, very

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<v Speaker 1>different player from what a healthy Ricky Pearsall brought you.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that is significant because you're right there, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>on a kind of rare times where he's been healthy,

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<v Speaker 3>he's really good. I mean, he clearly has the talent,

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<v Speaker 3>he has first round ability, He's a very special route runner,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, just the way he can disguise his raps.

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<v Speaker 3>And so it is a significant loss. And like as

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<v Speaker 3>discussed you know previously, you know, a healthy Ricky Piersall

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<v Speaker 3>at this point and my estimation is far better than

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<v Speaker 3>a thirty year old Devo Samuel. So you know, in effect,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, Swappy us all for Samuel. You know, it's

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<v Speaker 3>a pretty significant loss of that wide receiver corps.

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<v Speaker 1>We didn't want to let you go either without talking

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<v Speaker 1>about our favorite article that you've written out of the

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<v Speaker 1>many great things lately in the SF Chronicle. That's, of

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<v Speaker 1>course the piece you put out on Greg Papa over

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<v Speaker 1>the weekend. And look, I don't really know what to say.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think I have a question on of it.

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<v Speaker 1>I just want to say, very well done. I know

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<v Speaker 1>that's the kind of thing you didn't necessarily want to write.

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<v Speaker 1>We're all thinking of him every single day, and even

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<v Speaker 1>as someone that's been pretty in the know with a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of what you detailed in that piece, it was

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<v Speaker 1>a really emotional read. So just thank you for putting

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<v Speaker 1>that out there. I know that he really appreciates it,

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<v Speaker 1>and we we miss him every single day on the show.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, just just very proud of that piece and

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<v Speaker 1>well done, Eric.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, thanks very much. He really is remarkable, beyond obviously

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<v Speaker 3>his career as the broadcast of it right now, Like

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<v Speaker 3>that was two hours of talking with him, and he

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<v Speaker 3>did most of the talking. I could have been into

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<v Speaker 3>a cancer doctor or a lung specialist. I mean, he

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<v Speaker 3>knows everything about everything that he's dealing with hostibly better

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<v Speaker 3>than his doctors. And so anyway, he's inspiring on a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of different levels. But yeah, I was privileged to

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<v Speaker 3>be able to speak with him and man't share his story,

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<v Speaker 3>which is uh, you know, pretty incredible.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, and that is one of the great things about Greg,

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<v Speaker 4>right is the preparation, no matter what it is, and

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<v Speaker 4>the knowledge of of what of what's going on, whether

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<v Speaker 4>it's preparing for a game or to do a show

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<v Speaker 4>or in this case, uh, you know, with his diagnosis

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<v Speaker 4>and his current fight. So that doesn't surprise me that

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<v Speaker 4>that that that's how that conversation went.

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<v Speaker 3>Branch, Well, yeah, I was like, thank god I was

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<v Speaker 3>talking to him. I mean, not only does he was

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<v Speaker 3>able to you know, I'm an English major, so you know,

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<v Speaker 3>it was a lot to kind of work through all

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<v Speaker 3>his various medical issues, but you know, she was kind

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<v Speaker 3>of be able to explain it in more layman's terms.

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<v Speaker 3>And then of course he's a quote machine, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>and so I had to. Yeah, the challenge was that

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<v Speaker 3>you can choose with his great soundbites, you know, to

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<v Speaker 3>put in the article, you know, because as you know,

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<v Speaker 3>if you read it, you know, despite all that he's

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<v Speaker 3>dealing with and it's very serious, he's able to maintain.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, it was a great read, and we encourage everybody

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<v Speaker 4>to to check it out. Obviously, we get we get

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<v Speaker 4>the questions a lot, you know, hey, how's Papa doing

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<v Speaker 4>and how are things going and what has it been like?

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<v Speaker 4>And and you know, to that point, we we do

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<v Speaker 4>know a lot of what has been going on that

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<v Speaker 4>that he was willing to openly discuss and be a

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<v Speaker 4>part of of what you were able to write. So

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<v Speaker 4>for anybody that really wants the update, that's it, in

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<v Speaker 4>his words, a lot of it. So we we definitely

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<v Speaker 4>encourage everybody to check it out. And of course we

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<v Speaker 4>we love them and we're you know, keep keep fighting, Pop,

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<v Speaker 4>keep fighting, brother.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, Thanks so much Eric for coming by, and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>talk to you about a lot of niners in the

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<v Speaker 1>coming weeks as well, and hopefully we can get our

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<v Speaker 1>guy Papa in there to give some insight. But look,

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<v Speaker 1>health is wealth, got to take care of himself first

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<v Speaker 1>and looking forward to when we do get him back,

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<v Speaker 1>and until then, we'll keep reading every piece you put

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<v Speaker 1>out there, because whether it's on Papa, Dre Greenlaw, Deebo, Samuel, etc.

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<v Speaker 1>It's good. It's good always reading the chronicle. So thanks Bratch,

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<v Speaker 1>I

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<v Speaker 3>Appreciate you guys, Thanks for having me