WEBVTT - Happy Half Hour Episode 155: Blueprint Reaction

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<v Speaker 1>The happy half hoar. How about that blueprint? Everybody, y'all

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<v Speaker 1>watch that right? You watch that right?

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<v Speaker 2>If you have it, you can pause this actually no way,

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<v Speaker 2>finish this and then go watch it.

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<v Speaker 1>Finish this circle back and then if you have watched it,

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<v Speaker 1>watch it again and patronize our mini sponsors. Panthers Blueprint,

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<v Speaker 1>of course is brought to us by Coca Cola. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>how about Blueprint. That was one of it's really one

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<v Speaker 1>of the cool projects of the year, is doing that

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<v Speaker 1>behind the scenes stuff because we talk about this a

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<v Speaker 1>lot here at Panthers dot com. We have the opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to give people stuff that they can't get anywhere else,

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<v Speaker 1>and that kind of inside the draft room insight. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>I wrote a five thousand word version of it that

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<v Speaker 1>came out over the weekend. That kind of primes the

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<v Speaker 1>pump for you know, blueprint coming out on video on Monday,

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<v Speaker 1>and it all works together to kind of show you

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<v Speaker 1>exactly how this draft class came together. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>once people see it, it's like holy smokes. The level

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<v Speaker 1>of preparation that went into making that call people's minds.

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<v Speaker 2>We learned a lot from it. One thing I did

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<v Speaker 2>want to note though, is that it's also cool to

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<v Speaker 2>realize that the players watch this and learn things that

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<v Speaker 2>they didn't even know necessarily the team thought about them.

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<v Speaker 2>I was sitting downstairs yesterday with Nick Gorton and Azeriro.

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<v Speaker 2>Everro walked by and Nick stopped him and said, coach,

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<v Speaker 2>I saw what you said about me on the Blueprint video.

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<v Speaker 2>That was really cool, Like thank you for that, like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, kind of pounding the table for me. And

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<v Speaker 2>everyone was like, hey, man, like I'm in every event

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<v Speaker 2>of it. You deserved it. And he walked away and

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<v Speaker 2>Nick was like, that was really cool to like hear

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<v Speaker 2>them talk about me and like hear what they thought.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, you know. And there's so many little cool human elements.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I love when I wrote the story, one

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<v Speaker 1>of the things I loved is the way Dan Morgan

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<v Speaker 1>and Brandt till let's go back and forth. There's just

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<v Speaker 1>I use the line they kind of remind me of

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<v Speaker 1>Will Ferrell and John c Riley. Sometimes they've got kind

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<v Speaker 1>of a weird sense of humor amongst each other. And

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<v Speaker 1>because this was a real thrown together relationship, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>these two guys met each other on a zoom call

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<v Speaker 1>in January of twenty twenty four, and now they're kind

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<v Speaker 1>of they've reached the point of their relationship where they're

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<v Speaker 1>finishing each other's sentences. They've got their little inside jokes

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<v Speaker 1>and stuff. But when somebody in the room, Dave Tipper,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, started busting Brant's chops a little bit about

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<v Speaker 1>his socks, He's like, what's what the socks? And Brandt

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<v Speaker 1>tells the completely adorable personal anecdote, which I just loved

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<v Speaker 1>as a dad. I mean, Brant's got a great story.

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<v Speaker 1>The donut socks he was wearing in the draft room

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<v Speaker 1>on night one where a gift from his daughter because

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<v Speaker 1>he and his daughter when they lived in Kansas City

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<v Speaker 1>used to go get donuts every Tuesday morning, and now

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<v Speaker 1>that she's here in Charlotte, a little bit older, school

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<v Speaker 1>keeps them from being able to go, and Dad's missed

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<v Speaker 1>that kind of stuff. So the fact that his daughter

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<v Speaker 1>bought him donut socks and he wore him to work

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<v Speaker 1>on the biggest night of the year a touching personal

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<v Speaker 1>anecdote and pro tip also touching personal anecdote is an

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<v Speaker 1>effective deterrent to sarcasm. Is when somebody's trying to light

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<v Speaker 1>you up and then all of a sudden you say, well,

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<v Speaker 1>my daughter, these sons, right. It was very thoughtful and meaningful.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's like, yeah, that one's over. So anyway, what

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<v Speaker 1>else did you as you as you kind of processed blueprint?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, what was one of your takeaways from it?

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<v Speaker 1>As much as anything.

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<v Speaker 2>Else, there were a couple of things. Obviously. The part

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<v Speaker 2>that a lot of people are talking about, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think deservedly so, is the discussions about whether or not

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<v Speaker 2>to take the trade with the Rams and to trade back.

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<v Speaker 2>And you saw, because you know, I think in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty four, we saw them kind of move all over

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<v Speaker 2>the board all three days, and so the thinking was, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>Dan loves to trade. And you realize it's not so

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<v Speaker 2>much that Dan loves to trade, it is Dan loves

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<v Speaker 2>the right trade and he wasn't going to move off

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<v Speaker 2>of that spot unless he felt like he got something

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<v Speaker 2>that was more than deserving of what that spot should

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<v Speaker 2>have been, right, because they felt that convicted about t Mac. Yep.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's not even necessarily to say the Rams would

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<v Speaker 2>have comeing up and got t Mac. They could have.

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<v Speaker 2>They could have gone after somebody else. But it was like, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>this is going to have to be something that is

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<v Speaker 2>greater of a value than what we value teamac app

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<v Speaker 2>and it wasn't. And so to see that sort of conviction,

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<v Speaker 2>and to your point, to know that they had spent

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<v Speaker 2>months already kind of trying to lay this out, and

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<v Speaker 2>here's our game plan. If scenario A happens, we do this.

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<v Speaker 2>If scenario B happens, we do this. They had plans

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<v Speaker 2>on top of plans, and so they could be sitting

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<v Speaker 2>there with two minutes left to go on the clock,

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<v Speaker 2>waiting on the fondering and not necessarily be freaking out right.

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<v Speaker 1>And if it seems like all this is on purpose,

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<v Speaker 1>it absolutely is. I mean they do. And Brant talks

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<v Speaker 1>about that a lot. They've been they've been talking about

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<v Speaker 1>all these scenarios for months at a time. They've already

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<v Speaker 1>had the meeting. So when you watch Blueprint and you see,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Brandt look at Dan and say, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>they're out, it was immediate. There was that immediate reaction

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<v Speaker 1>of call teamac you know, and it looks knee jerk,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was well studied, it was well rehearsed. It

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<v Speaker 1>was something they had planned on for months and months

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<v Speaker 1>and months at a time. One of the things that

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<v Speaker 1>I think is interesting to me as the person who

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<v Speaker 1>is sitting in there kind of watching this all unfold

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<v Speaker 1>and documenting it is You've heard me say this, Cassidy,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'll say this A lot one of anything can't

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<v Speaker 1>be a trend. So after last year, it was impossible

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<v Speaker 1>to know, Okay, there are teams that always want to

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<v Speaker 1>trade up, there teams that always want to trade back. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>last year they were going in both directions, so it

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<v Speaker 1>was impossible to know what they like doing. And I

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<v Speaker 1>love the way brands like I want action. He just

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<v Speaker 1>wants to be moving around to maximize value. And when

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<v Speaker 1>they were in that situation with the Rams, Dan flat

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<v Speaker 1>out admitted he said, if the Rams want to trade

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<v Speaker 1>into this spot, it's going to be so much that

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<v Speaker 1>we can't say no, right And you know, he basically

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<v Speaker 1>admitted too. He made an offer he hoped they would refuse,

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<v Speaker 1>which indicates exactly how much they liked Tero McMillan the player.

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<v Speaker 1>So we can talk about abstract concepts like value, we

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<v Speaker 1>can talk about abstract concepts like future picks and stacking

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<v Speaker 1>up assets and stuff like that. Ultimately, what they wanted

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<v Speaker 1>was Teteroa McMillan on this football team, and that I

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<v Speaker 1>think came clear in this video.

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<v Speaker 2>And you you saw that kind of throughout the draft

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<v Speaker 2>as that continued to go on, and you mentioned this

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<v Speaker 2>in your draft story too a lot that you heard

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<v Speaker 2>the phrase our guy, our guy, our guy, because everybody

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<v Speaker 2>kind of has a different draft philosophy. It's, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>do you want to go after after the best player,

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<v Speaker 2>the best available? You're a guy position of need da

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<v Speaker 2>da da da da. And you saw them not necessarily

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<v Speaker 2>like some teams, And not to say one way is

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<v Speaker 2>right or wrong, it's just everybody has a differenthilosophy. Some

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<v Speaker 2>teams kind of let the board come to them. And

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<v Speaker 2>you saw Dan and I think Brand even made a comment,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, watching Dan in the draft room is like

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<v Speaker 2>he attacks it the same way he did on the field,

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<v Speaker 2>Like he sees this hole and then he takes it.

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<v Speaker 2>He was willing to sit at eight to get t

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<v Speaker 2>mac need to move to do that, and then on

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<v Speaker 2>day two you saw him go, oh, wait, Nick Corton

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<v Speaker 2>is available, Princeville man Meellen is available. Let's go get

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<v Speaker 2>them right, and you saw him willing to kind of

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<v Speaker 2>move up. So it was more so like, and you

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<v Speaker 2>saw that on day three Eve and you know you

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<v Speaker 2>saw it with with Trevor ETN with Cam Jackson, with

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<v Speaker 2>lath and Ransom. It was kind of like, okay, we

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<v Speaker 2>have these two safeties we both like, and that one

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<v Speaker 2>was a little bit more of let the board come

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<v Speaker 2>to them. But it's because the board worked in the

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<v Speaker 2>favor with the guy they wanted, right. It was more

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<v Speaker 2>about their guy than the.

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<v Speaker 1>Board, right, And they had kind of you go through

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<v Speaker 1>this process and there are a lot of there are

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of guys they liked there, and they knew

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<v Speaker 1>waiting from eight to fifty seven was going to cause

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<v Speaker 1>them to miss out on guys they liked a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's why you know they kind of get to

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<v Speaker 1>that spot. Runs on positions are real. When you saw

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of pass rushers start to go early middle

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<v Speaker 1>second round, that's when they kind of get up on

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<v Speaker 1>the balls of their feet and it's like, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>now we got to make a move because we like

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<v Speaker 1>Nick sufficiently, we don't want to take chance to lose him.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's when you see them make that crazy deal

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<v Speaker 1>with with the Broncos where it's like four of ours

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<v Speaker 1>for four of yours and you're moving in a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of different rounds. But it was because Nick Gorton was

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<v Speaker 1>a guy they felt strongly about wanting to add to

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<v Speaker 1>this roster. And you know, I Dan was. Dan was

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<v Speaker 1>kind of funny talking about the notion of who their

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<v Speaker 1>guy was, because everybody in the world thought their guy

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<v Speaker 1>was somebody else, right, and somebody else. The Falcons may

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<v Speaker 1>have chosen seven spots later, but they were content. They

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<v Speaker 1>knew that they like mc millan a lot. They like

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, they liked that guy in Atlanta a lot

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<v Speaker 1>too at certain points. And what happens is you get

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<v Speaker 1>in that situation and you start weigh in the balance

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<v Speaker 1>of Okay, we could go pass rusher here, but then

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<v Speaker 1>we know we want to go wide receiver. And as

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<v Speaker 1>Dan explained it, he kind of liked the group of

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<v Speaker 1>pass rushers that were going to be available in rounds

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<v Speaker 1>two and three better than he liked the wide receivers

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<v Speaker 1>that were available in rounds two or three. So that

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<v Speaker 1>was part of kind of what led them to this

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<v Speaker 1>path of t mac and then the pass rusher.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and it was a deep pass rushing class. You

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<v Speaker 2>should be afforded to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And there.

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<v Speaker 2>Was lots more tidbits and theirs to definitely go watch it.

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<v Speaker 2>They're all here now though they've been they've been on

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<v Speaker 2>the field for a while now, three weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And what's interesting to me watching these guys and

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<v Speaker 1>McMillan gets a lot of attention. Being the first round pick,

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<v Speaker 1>you're a top ten pick, You're gonna get a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of attention. That's just the way that goes. He he

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<v Speaker 1>is a sponge out there on the field. He has

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<v Speaker 1>been put into a position that I don't let me

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<v Speaker 1>just say it up front. We don't know right now

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<v Speaker 1>if this is all gonna work, if he's going to

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<v Speaker 1>turn into all pro receiver or anything like that. What

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<v Speaker 1>I know is he has been put into a position

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<v Speaker 1>to succeed because early on he has dropped into a

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<v Speaker 1>position room with a coach and Rob Moore who's respected

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<v Speaker 1>and good at his job, but also with veterans and

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<v Speaker 1>Adam Thielen and Hunter Infro. And to me, one of

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<v Speaker 1>the interesting things about Teroa that makes me think there

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<v Speaker 1>is a chance for this to work is watching the

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<v Speaker 1>way he responds to Adam and Hunter on the practice field,

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<v Speaker 1>Because those are a couple of guys who have made

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<v Speaker 1>long careers for themselves, not based on being six' four

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<v Speaker 1>with this big tarodactyl wingspan and hands that can catch.

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<v Speaker 1>Anything they've made their living in THE nfl by being

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<v Speaker 1>precise and doing their job in a particular, way and

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<v Speaker 1>being just meticulous with the way they. Work watching them

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<v Speaker 1>show him, footwork watching them show him route, running how

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<v Speaker 1>to come out of a, release stuff like. That he's

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<v Speaker 1>getting graduate level. Stuff it's one thing when a coach

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<v Speaker 1>tells you. Stuff when you get it backed up from

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<v Speaker 1>guys in your position, room that adds a layer to.

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<v Speaker 1>It and he said it the other, day he, Said

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<v Speaker 1>i'm blessed to be able to have guys like that

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<v Speaker 1>around early.

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<v Speaker 2>On and another part of the like the chemistry of

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<v Speaker 2>that wide receiving cord THAT i wasn't quite sure what

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<v Speaker 2>it was going to look, like was how he and

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<v Speaker 2>lyget got. Along and granted It's, june, yeah and, like

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<v Speaker 2>we haven't even seen this group on the field together

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<v Speaker 2>in a, game but you we've both been around this

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<v Speaker 2>sport long enough to. Know you get two first round

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<v Speaker 2>receivers in a group together that are close in the same,

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<v Speaker 2>age there can sometimes be a little bit of, competition

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<v Speaker 2>like you, know that personality comes out of, like oh

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<v Speaker 2>he might be taking by snaps and that has not

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<v Speaker 2>happened at. All between those. Two they clicked very very

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<v Speaker 2>quickly early. On.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah the people seem to get. Along, Yeah AND i

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<v Speaker 1>think that's an important part of this thing. TOO i

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<v Speaker 1>mean it's not you, know it's not like this summer.

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<v Speaker 1>Camp we're not Singing kumbaya around.

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<v Speaker 2>Here but and like everybody still wants their.

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<v Speaker 1>Snaps don't that just?

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<v Speaker 2>Wrong but like they they.

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<v Speaker 1>Click, YEAH i, mean these two, guys they're both. Young

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<v Speaker 1>that's what's interesting about watching the construction of this. Team

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<v Speaker 1>last year's team was kind of an older, team you,

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<v Speaker 1>know oddly enough for a team and a first year head,

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<v Speaker 1>coach first YEAR. Gm they were older last year kind of.

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<v Speaker 1>Intentionally AND i think they've started to phase some of

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<v Speaker 1>that out now and build with these young. Guys you

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<v Speaker 1>see second year guys becoming more of a part of this.

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<v Speaker 1>Thing you, see you, know these young receivers in this.

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<v Speaker 1>Room and so there's a there's an energy about having

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<v Speaker 1>young people around that it's naturally. Occurring it's not like they, designed,

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<v Speaker 1>oh we want to have these two guys with big.

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<v Speaker 1>Personalities it's let's see how these two guys get, along

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<v Speaker 1>and they are getting along, well watching the, interaction watching

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<v Speaker 1>them throw the ball back and forth across the field

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<v Speaker 1>to each other and one of them catches a. PASS i,

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<v Speaker 1>mean there's these little things where it's, Like, okay the

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<v Speaker 1>chemistry is, good this is this looks.

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<v Speaker 2>Real and you AND i have talked about this a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of. Times this is is going to sound so,

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<v Speaker 2>Cliche so anybody listens to this, podcast just bear with

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<v Speaker 2>us because it sounds. Cliche but before the, Draft Dan

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<v Speaker 2>morgan talks so much about like how important it was

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<v Speaker 2>to find guys that love, football and you, think, well,

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<v Speaker 2>due and he's, like but that's not always the, case,

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<v Speaker 2>Right and you see they brought in a class of

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<v Speaker 2>free agents and rookies that do AND i don't, know

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<v Speaker 2>it feels. Tangible, which, again It's. June it's so so early.

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<v Speaker 2>On there's still a lot to. Go But june is

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<v Speaker 2>also when things can get a little mundane out, there

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<v Speaker 2>and that hasn't really been the.

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<v Speaker 1>Case. Yeah they also one of the other things they

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<v Speaker 1>did this offseason was invest significantly in a cat NAMED Jc.

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<v Speaker 1>Horn and you want to talk about somebody who loves.

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<v Speaker 1>FOOTBALL i will just say this and their. People comparisons

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<v Speaker 1>make people. Nervous when you start, saying, oh this guy's

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<v Speaker 1>like this. Guy people are afraid of the, comparison afraid

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<v Speaker 1>of the bar you're gonna. Set i'm just going to

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<v Speaker 1>explain this in a long way because that's WHAT i.

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<v Speaker 1>Do once upon a, time there was a quarterback Named

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<v Speaker 1>Cam newton and a linebacker Named Thomas, davis and watching

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<v Speaker 1>those two cats get after each other in practice was a.

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<v Speaker 1>Spectacle unto. ITSELF i mean a lot of times the

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<v Speaker 1>practice and we've talked to a bunch of people you

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<v Speaker 1>know this offseason already about some stuff you'll see later

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<v Speaker 1>on At panthers dot com about that, group and the

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<v Speaker 1>practices were. Incredible the intensity of a practice With Thomas

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<v Speaker 1>davis And Luke keigley on one, side you Know Cam

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<v Speaker 1>newton on the other, side it's Like holy. Cow but

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<v Speaker 1>the Way cam AND td chirped at each other created

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<v Speaker 1>a different. Level now IT'S J. C horn And Bryce.

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<v Speaker 1>Young and let me, say for the rest in case

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<v Speaker 1>you aren't clear about, This Bryce young is not Like

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<v Speaker 1>Cam newton in CASE i needed to clear that up for.

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<v Speaker 1>You but WATCHING i kind of give it back TO

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<v Speaker 1>jc a little. Bit WATCHING jc make sure the guys

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<v Speaker 1>on the other side are at the same. Level it's

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<v Speaker 1>like a lower key version of the same. Song, yeah

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<v Speaker 1>and it's, like, WELL i, mean this is it's a

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<v Speaker 1>good thing for these guys because, again these are young

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<v Speaker 1>leaders of this. Team when you talk about the people

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<v Speaker 1>who are going to be a part of The Carolina

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<v Speaker 1>panthers for the, future you, Know bryce YOUNG. J. C

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<v Speaker 1>horn are right up there near the top of the.

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<v Speaker 1>List so having the guys being the ones who are

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<v Speaker 1>creating the, tempo the guys being the ones who are

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<v Speaker 1>bringing the energy to practice rather than at having to

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<v Speaker 1>come from the top, down that's where teams develop. Personality

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<v Speaker 1>and to, me that's What i'm seeing from this. BUNCH

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<v Speaker 1>i ALWAYS i am always cautious about what we learn

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<v Speaker 1>from An ota because it's An. Ota you, know they're

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<v Speaker 1>not in, pads the linemen aren't hitting each. Other, no

0:15:57.600 --> 0:16:00.680
<v Speaker 1>there's no tackling or anything like. That it's not real.

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<v Speaker 1>Football it's like glorified seven on. Seven but you can

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<v Speaker 1>see that personality beginning to, emerge and that's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>one of the interesting things to follow over the course

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<v Speaker 1>of this season and WATCHING jc and brides get after

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<v Speaker 1>it a little bit has been.

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<v Speaker 2>Fun and there's been times too Where bryce's initiated those.

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<v Speaker 1>Chirpings that's, right and.

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<v Speaker 2>He'll LET jc. Know you mentioned it coming from the bottom,

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<v Speaker 2>up not having to come from the top.

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<v Speaker 1>Down.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep we even you AND i were walking through the

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<v Speaker 2>hallway the other day because we had Heard coolly kind

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<v Speaker 2>of get fired up at practice that day and said

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<v Speaker 2>something to him about, it and he, said, OH jc

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<v Speaker 2>got me fired, Up he got me. Going so to your,

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<v Speaker 2>point it is coming from the bottom, up and it's

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<v Speaker 2>filtering up and not having to all come from the.

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<v Speaker 1>Top. Yeah it you, know all of this. STUFF i,

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<v Speaker 1>mean you can kind of see The Carolina panthers as

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<v Speaker 1>they stand right, now are still a very young team

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<v Speaker 1>in their, progression going into a second year under a

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<v Speaker 1>NEW gm and head. Coach starting to see that develop

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit and there's a little bit of a.

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<v Speaker 1>Vibe you saw it second half of last, year and

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<v Speaker 1>everything's about building on last, year so you, know we'll

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<v Speaker 1>kind of see where that.

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<v Speaker 2>Goes it's very much still a. Process But Dave canell

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<v Speaker 2>has also spent all of last year saying we have

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<v Speaker 2>to figure out who we, are who are we gonna.

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<v Speaker 2>Be we've got to know who we are before we

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<v Speaker 2>can become who we. Are AND i think you've seen

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<v Speaker 2>over the past year and then to now them kind of, Decide,

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<v Speaker 2>okay this is who we want to. Be now how

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<v Speaker 2>do we make it?

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<v Speaker 1>Work just little glimpses of who we want to. Be

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<v Speaker 1>so it's all interesting stuff we've. Had we've got one

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<v Speaker 1>more week basically next week will be the final week

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<v Speaker 1>of off season. Program mini camp will wrap everything up

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<v Speaker 1>next week and then we go into summer vacation mode

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<v Speaker 1>for about what five or six weeks before we gather

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<v Speaker 1>again for training. Camp but a lot to be accomplished

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<v Speaker 1>between now and. Then we got a lot of work to.

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<v Speaker 1>Do we got a lot of stuff we want to

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<v Speaker 1>tell you and show you Here panthers Dot, com the

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<v Speaker 1>YouTube channel and all that cool. Stuff so we've got

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of good stuff coming your. Way we've got

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of good stuff behind. Us we'll leave a

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<v Speaker 1>little extra time so you've got time to go Watch blueprint.

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<v Speaker 1>AGAIN i, mean it's not like you're. Working you're listening

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<v Speaker 1>to The happy Half hour for Getting oh It's Little

0:18:19.640 --> 0:18:22.080
<v Speaker 1>friday here at the. Stadium we should go ahead and

0:18:22.119 --> 0:18:24.960
<v Speaker 1>take advantage of. That Watch blueprint again and we'll see

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<v Speaker 1>you next. Time we'll catch up with you next week

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<v Speaker 1>as we wrap up OTA's In Mini camp with another

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<v Speaker 1>edition of The Happy Half hour