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Speaker 1: Hope you all had a merry Christmas and got everything

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Speaker 1: you wanted, Unlike the people of Detroit. What is next

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Speaker 1: for the Lions after their playoff elimination, and what.

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Speaker 2: About the Chiefs.

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Speaker 1: We will tackle the holiday hangover and whose New Year's

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Speaker 1: resolutions need to include major changes. We've also got clinching

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Speaker 1: scenarios abound in Week seventeen, with seven division titles still

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Speaker 1: up for grabs. We will tell you how everyone can

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Speaker 1: get in and who could be out with the tree.

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Speaker 2: As soon as Saturday night.

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Speaker 1: It's not too late to exchange that gift you didn't want,

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Speaker 1: and maybe not even too late to swap out some

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Speaker 1: names in your fantasy championship lineup. Adam Rank will be

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Speaker 1: here tonight to tell you who to hang on to

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Speaker 1: and who to grab right out of your poor cousin's hands.

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Speaker 1: Welcome inside with the Insiders, presented by Progressive Insurance alongside

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Speaker 1: Ian Rappaport and Mike Garafolo. I am Tom Peliicero. Week

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Speaker 1: seventeen off and running. We will get to the highlights

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Speaker 1: from that Christmas triple header, but first we got some

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Speaker 1: big injury updates impacting the Saturday doubleheader. Is this holiday

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Speaker 1: weekend rolls on. Packers quarterback Jordan Love officially ruled out

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Speaker 1: to clear concussion protocol in time. Back up Malik willis

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Speaker 3: Mike Meanwhile, on.

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Speaker 4: The other side of this game, Lamar Jackson, with his

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Speaker 4: back injury suffered on Sunday, listed as doubtful for that

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Speaker 4: damage that the testing revealed. However, not enough for Jackson.

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Speaker 4: Not the progress they should say for Jackson to get back.

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Speaker 4: Snow Putley gotta get this start for the Ravens.

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Speaker 5: Different situation for the Buffalo Bills and their starting quarterback

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Speaker 5: Josh Allenerb. He left last week's game with a foot injury,

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Speaker 5: to go against the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Speaker 1: Tom Foot injuries can be tricky, just asks Bears wide

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Speaker 1: forty nine Ers because of ongoing issues related to what

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Speaker 1: I've been told as a stress fracture in his foot.

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Speaker 1: He tried to play two weeks ago, aggravated it in

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Speaker 1: pregame warm ups. Meanwhile, forty nine Ers tight end George

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Speaker 1: kill listed his question with an ankle. They'll know more

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Speaker 4: Mike to the AFC North we go TJ Watt with

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Speaker 4: Don't dry needle at home, kids.

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Speaker 3: TJ. Watt had big return to practice.

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Speaker 4: This week, so the hope is that he is possibly

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Speaker 4: but will not play in this game. Frankly, may not

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Speaker 4: mean anything to the Steelers because if the Ravens lose

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Speaker 5: Ian Meanwhile, in the biggest game of the weekend with

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Speaker 5: for the number one overall pick. Weird situation. Sources say

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Speaker 5: Max Crosby was informed earlier in the day that he

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Speaker 1: Tom Patriot running back Travon Henderson listed as questionable for

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Speaker 1: Sunday's game against the Jets, indicating he has not yet

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Speaker 1: Three games on Thursday, none better than the one that

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Speaker 1: The Lions also five hundred and out of the playoffs,

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Speaker 1: a shocking development for Dan Campbell's group.

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Speaker 6: there again, whenever you lose, man, it takes a village. Man.

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Speaker 6: Everybody's involved, including myself, you know, So I'm always gonna

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Speaker 6: You know, like on a day like to day, you

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Speaker 1: So Lions out means Packers in. They clinched from the couch,

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Speaker 7: You know, so much of what the Lions have done.

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Speaker 5: We spent a lot of time talking about some of

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Speaker 5: And what the Lions tried to do this offseason was

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Speaker 5: Obviously was not happy with the job of his friend

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Speaker 5: In the end, Dan Campbell does a lot of things well,

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Speaker 5: one of the better coaches in the NFL. Certainly seems

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Speaker 5: I think the main thing that we've sort of learned

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Speaker 5: You can talk about closing the window or whatever you want,

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Speaker 4: Now they've committed a lot of money to that core

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Speaker 3: So this doesn't look like you've got to all of

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Speaker 4: Retool this entire thing. You feel good what you have

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Speaker 1: There's a possibility to the Lions could be played a

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Speaker 1: Travis Kelcey and potentially his final home game in Kansas City,

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Speaker 1: penning any retirement decision. Patrick Mahomes on hand, but as

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Speaker 1: Chris Olin Dokin the Travis Kelcey for a fourteen yard game.

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Speaker 9: Or after, where he pondered whether it could be Travis's

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Speaker 10: No, I was great to see him get a couple

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Speaker 10: talk another time about all of that. You know, you

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Speaker 11: Honestly, I've been just focused on trying to win football games.

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Speaker 4: Put in gifts or maybe cleaning up the wrapping paper

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Speaker 4: Christmas Day. Dak Prescott the Jake Ferguson eight touchdown career

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Speaker 4: Anyway, four minute offense to close it out, Deck Preskin

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Speaker 3: It's a win. Nonetheless, Yeah, winning's fun.

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Speaker 12: You know, we had it, wanted to end that losing

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Speaker 3: Well, here it is right here. We're pretty much set.

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Speaker 4: That NFC South could come down to a Week eighteen

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Speaker 9: is high, even though he's played just seven games. George

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Speaker 9: Kittle telling me after the game that that is what

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Speaker 9: they expect from from brock Purdy, the fact that he

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Speaker 9: of his work ethic, the way he leads that team.

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Speaker 9: Trent Williams also telling me after the game that brock.

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Speaker 7: Purdy's play is the reason why they believe that they

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Speaker 9: Super Bowl contenders. They can accomplish all of the dreams

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Speaker 9: they have set out for this season, and Brock Purdy

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Speaker 9: proving them right essentially the way he's caught fire the

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Speaker 4: He got that big contract in the offseason, and he

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Speaker 1: Still a lot up for grabs in the AFC playoff picture,

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Speaker 1: with just a weekend change to go, of course, you've

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Speaker 1: still got the battle for the AFC to Arth title

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Speaker 1: one that could be over Saturday night.

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Speaker 2: If the Ravens lose to the Packers.

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Speaker 1: You've also got the Colts still hanging in for that

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Speaker 1: last wild card spot. They would need to catch the Texans,

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Speaker 1: which will require them first to beat the Jaguars. Jacksonville

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Speaker 1: coming to Indianapolis this Sunday, indeed, is game week. It's

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Speaker 1: always game week in Duval. It's always game week for ours.

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Speaker 1: Stacy Dales, who will be covering that game for us,

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Speaker 1: she's now with me, Tom Pelaicero here on the Insiders, Stacey.

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Speaker 1: Early on in the season, it seemed like with the

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Speaker 1: new coaching staff and Liam Cohen are finding ways to win.

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Speaker 1: With Trevor Lawrence, it's been striking to me as you

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Speaker 1: look at them over the past several weeks. They're now

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Speaker 1: winning because of Trevor Lawrence.

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Speaker 14: Yeah, Tom, striking is a really good word because since

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Speaker 14: they're by back in Week eight, so in this last

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Speaker 14: eight game stretch in which they've gone seven to one,

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Speaker 14: they're averaging through those eight games thirty three points per game.

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Speaker 14: What's even more impactful. You talk about Trevor Lawrence and

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Speaker 14: he's a part of this run game they're running. It

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Speaker 14: about fifty one percent of the time with thirteen rushing touchdowns.

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Speaker 14: And I spoke with Brenton Strange, tight end for this group,

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Speaker 14: and he told me that it is whatever it takes offensively.

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Speaker 14: But he said, Trevor Lawrence has been a beast in

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Speaker 14: terms of how well he is playing this game. And

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Speaker 14: you know, I spoke with Kenny Moore from this Colts

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Speaker 14: defense and they're not out of it just yet, Tom.

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Speaker 14: But you know what he noticed on tape with this

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Speaker 14: offense is the energy with which they're playing, how well

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Speaker 14: they played together. They believe in each other. And he

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Speaker 14: said to me, Jacksonville's bag is back. You can feel

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Speaker 14: it when you watch him. And in terms of this offense,

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Speaker 14: he's such a dual threat quarterback. And he told me

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Speaker 14: one of his best traits, Kenny Moore said, of Trevor

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Speaker 14: Lawrence his ability to run and throw it downfield. And

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Speaker 14: that's what the Colts have to account for at Lucas

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Speaker 14: Oil this Sunday, Tom. They have to shut down explosive

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Speaker 14: plays and certainly with this Jacksonville offense, they will expose

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Speaker 14: you if you make mistakes. So discipline, honesty, defensively, all

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Speaker 14: those things that you have to do against this Jags

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Speaker 14: offense are going to come into account on Sunday in Indy.

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Speaker 1: I want to get your thoughts on the other side

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Speaker 1: of this matchup. But first, our guy Brian Baldinger at

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Speaker 1: a bald These breakdown on the Jaguars offense as well.

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Speaker 3: Great.

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Speaker 13: The Jacksonville Jaguars just won the six game in a

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Speaker 13: row and their most impressive win of the season at

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Speaker 13: Denver thirty four to twenty. And when you study this offense,

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Speaker 13: it's a complete offense, but it starts with a firm

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Speaker 13: commitment to the run game in a variety of ways.

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Speaker 13: Here Trevor Lawrence under center with two tight ends, Mount

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Speaker 13: and Morris. Right here, you're gonna seal the edge, and

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Speaker 13: Travis Etn he doesn't have.

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Speaker 3: To run for a lot of yards.

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Speaker 2: This is just a four yard game.

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Speaker 13: But there's a commitment to the run game because this

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Speaker 13: run game sets up some of their play action pass game.

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Speaker 3: Like here you go, you get white Mile and the

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Speaker 3: rookie guard out here. He's out there for a reason.

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Speaker 13: And then you get play action to Travis Etn and

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Speaker 13: now you have the backside protected for Trevor Lawrence to

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Speaker 13: step up and make this throw. To Brenton Strange for

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Speaker 13: twenty four yards. A big chunk play. Now when you

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Speaker 13: watch the passing game here, Bryan Thomas Junior, Parker Washington,

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Speaker 13: Jacoby Myers. Here's three verticals coming right at you right

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Speaker 13: and Jacoby Myers is gonna run this box gut and

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Speaker 13: Trevor Lawrence hits him in stride. Beautiful throw against a

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Speaker 13: good defense. But you look at the protection Brenton Strange

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Speaker 13: chipping on the right side. Hezra Cleveland along with the

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Speaker 13: back right here, and it creates the perfect cradle of

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Speaker 13: love for Trevor Lawrence to step up and make that throw.

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Speaker 13: A great throw actor throw in stride to Jacoby Myers.

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Speaker 13: And then when you get down to the red here, okay,

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Speaker 13: down the eleven yard line, Travis Etn they love to

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Speaker 13: clear it out for him. He's got six touchdown catches

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Speaker 13: this season. Here, they clear it out, let him go

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Speaker 13: one along with the defender right. He's going to win

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Speaker 13: most of these battles on the outside. So he scores

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Speaker 13: a touchdown right there. And then they like to call

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Speaker 13: plays for receivers. This one just happens to me for

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Speaker 13: Parker Washington on third and five and he's going to

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Speaker 13: win the route on his speed out, but then Washington, Myers, Thomas,

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Speaker 13: They're all excellent after the catch. And the other component

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Speaker 13: to this operative is Trevor Lawrence the runner like whether

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Speaker 13: it's design run or in this case, a design scramble like,

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Speaker 13: he spins out, he feels the pressure coming on him.

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Speaker 13: He's run for seven touchdowns and thirty five first downs.

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Speaker 13: He extends drives, He's excellent at it. And so this weekend,

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Speaker 13: the Indianapolis colt are going to see the number seven

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Speaker 13: ranked offensive football and a very complete offense led by

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Speaker 13: Trevor Lawrence who in the last four weeks now he

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Speaker 13: is throwing twelve touchdown passes and no winterceptions.

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Speaker 1: Nobody better than baal To even when he's not wearing

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Speaker 1: the team colors of the group that he's talking about here,

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Speaker 1: let's talk about the Jaguars defense too. Anthony Campanilli has

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Speaker 1: done a fantastic job all year. We know they take

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Speaker 1: the ball away, Stacey, What exactly are Philip Rivers and

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Speaker 1: the Colts up against this week?

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Speaker 14: Yeah, they take the ball away to the tune of

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Speaker 14: second in the NFL. They have twenty eight takeaways. But

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Speaker 14: they're also up against just a defense that swallows you.

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Speaker 14: In terms of the run game, you talk about the

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Speaker 14: offense with Trevor Lawrence and company, how good they've been

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Speaker 14: well the defense in their last six games, so the

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Speaker 14: six game winning streak, they've given up only fifteen points

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Speaker 14: per game and in that span just eighty one rushyards

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Speaker 14: per game. Now they are the number one run defense

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Speaker 14: in the NFL. They're giving up on the season about

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Speaker 14: eighty seven per game. That's exceptional. And I spoke with

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Speaker 14: Josh heinz Allen from their defensive front, who leads them

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Speaker 14: with seven sacks. He's got those twenty four QB hits.

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Speaker 14: He's been electric coming off the edge.

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Speaker 2: He said.

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Speaker 14: They play fast, they play free, they play with trust.

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Speaker 14: Their hair is on fire defensively, and they haven't seen

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Speaker 14: a lot of quarterback drop back game because of how

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Speaker 14: explosive they are upfront. They've seen a lot of quick game.

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Speaker 14: They've seen a lot of play action, a lot of

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Speaker 14: boot because these teams they're facing want to get it

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Speaker 14: out so quickly, and they're expecting nothing less from Philip Rivers.

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Speaker 14: They expect them to get it out quickly, but they

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Speaker 14: want to get a couple picks early in this game

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Speaker 14: to get him to hold the football. Heinz Allen told

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Speaker 14: me a little bit, because they know that ball is

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Speaker 14: coming out. They know the Colts are going to count

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Speaker 14: on that run game with Jonathan Taylor, and so they're

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Speaker 14: going to continue to hunt. Heinz Allen told me the quarterback.

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Speaker 14: But their bread and butter is their run defense, their

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Speaker 14: ability to affect the quarterback, and their ability to create

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Speaker 14: those takeaways. And we'll see tom because if they win

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Speaker 14: and Houston loses, the AFC South is theirs. If I'm

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Speaker 14: not mistaken. This is a huge game for them, and

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Speaker 14: it's a huge game for Indianapolis to try to stay

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Speaker 14: in the.

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Speaker 3: Thick of this thing.

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Speaker 1: Of course, if the Texans win tomorrow, then the Colts

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Speaker 1: game is irrelevant. They're already eliminated, though Second has already

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Speaker 1: said it's Philip Rivers either way. Starting on Sunday Station,

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Speaker 1: you look forward to seeing you bright and early game

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Speaker 1: day morning on Sunday right here on NFL Network.

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Speaker 2: Thank you very much, tind.

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Speaker 4: To go inside with NFL Fantasy Live. I believe today

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Speaker 4: was the season finale, if I'm not mistaken. Because nobody

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Speaker 4: plays Week eighteen fantasy football.

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Speaker 3: They shouldn't do that.

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Speaker 4: So you know what, Adam Rank, you always got a

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Speaker 4: spot for you here at the Insidersy and Rapaport joining me.

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Speaker 3: Let's talk about why you're at the mall. Because it's

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Speaker 3: the day. It's Boxing Day. It's boxing, which means it's

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Speaker 3: time to return some stuff.

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Speaker 8: So we're Boxing day. Yeah, it's due, you know, it's.

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Speaker 2: A big thing.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's the Feast of Saint Stephen.

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Speaker 4: These are the other things that happen on the twenty sixth,

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Speaker 4: but also fantasy exchange, which is why you're here. We're

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Speaker 4: exchanging players at let's say the quarterback position.

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Speaker 15: Yes, Lamar Jackson is doubtful for this week, so I

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Speaker 15: got to trade him in. And it appears that the

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Speaker 15: stock has been picked through because there's only Tyler Shuck

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Speaker 15: available on the Listen. If you can find a Trevor

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Speaker 15: Lawrence in the back, I will gladly take him, but

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Speaker 15: unfortunately I got to be going with Tyler Shuck. Seventy

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Speaker 15: plus fantasy points in four consecutive games, the ninth most

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Speaker 15: rushing yards amongst quarterbacks since Week twelve, and the Tennessee

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Speaker 15: Titans allow the fifth most rushing attempts to quarterbacks this season,

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Speaker 15: the second most fantasy points per game the quarterbacks over

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Speaker 15: the last four weeks. I know that Tyler Shuck might

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Speaker 15: not be the thing your kids love getting in the

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Speaker 15: Christmas morning, but has actually been very good this year.

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Speaker 5: If you're a Saints fan in Tyler Schuck Jers, he's

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Speaker 5: actually a pretty good investment considering where he is going potentially.

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Speaker 5: I don't even know why I'm in this segment. My

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Speaker 5: fantasy team has been ded dead for many, many weeks.

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Speaker 5: That said, give me a running back to exchange.

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Speaker 15: Well, if freak O'Donnell has been disappointing for you, somebody

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Speaker 15: like Michael Carter could be a very good option for you. Yes, again,

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Speaker 15: beggars can't be choosers. We're not going to go out

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Speaker 15: there and find CMC just waiting at the store for

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Speaker 15: a discount of price. And last week it wasn't very

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Speaker 15: good for Michael Carter. He scored just six and a

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Speaker 15: half fantasy points. He was he was the running back

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Speaker 15: forty three, which I get is not great. However, he

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Speaker 15: had the most rushing attempts on the team by a lot.

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Speaker 15: This week, he's going up against the Cincinnati Bengals, who's

656
00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:17,720
Speaker 15: been who have been one of the most generous teams

657
00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:21,360
Speaker 15: opposing running backs this season, So Michael Carter is a

658
00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:23,880
Speaker 15: really good RB two option for you this week.

659
00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:28,240
Speaker 4: I'm still laughing at Tyler Shuck, just you know, watching

660
00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:30,800
Speaker 4: at home and thinking your kids didn't want me for Christmas, Like,

661
00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:33,280
Speaker 4: you know what, I'm trying my best.

662
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Speaker 8: He's had a good season. He's fine, He's had a great.

663
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Speaker 3: Really good season. I'm really hyped for Tyler Shuck as

664
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Speaker 3: a fantasy guy. But yes, I gave it to my

665
00:31:41,960 --> 00:31:43,480
Speaker 3: I gave it to my kids and they opened and

666
00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:45,440
Speaker 3: they said, what the shuck?

667
00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:49,760
Speaker 8: They said, what the Okay? I got it?

668
00:31:50,360 --> 00:31:53,720
Speaker 3: What wide receivers? What are we exchanging?

669
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Speaker 7: I was going to go there, but I figured that's

670
00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:56,920
Speaker 7: you know, I'll do it.

671
00:31:57,120 --> 00:32:01,120
Speaker 8: Listen, my d was the season finale today. I'll go

672
00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:03,239
Speaker 8: ahead and say it. I got nowhere to be lad.

673
00:32:03,440 --> 00:32:06,400
Speaker 15: Mccaukeey has not been very good for the Chargers. Outside

674
00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:09,160
Speaker 15: of last week, it's been a trend, so we're exchanging

675
00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:12,120
Speaker 15: him for Mike Evans this week. I know that things

676
00:32:12,160 --> 00:32:14,040
Speaker 15: have not been great for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It

677
00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:18,120
Speaker 15: seems that once we started anointing Baker Mayfield into the

678
00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:22,000
Speaker 15: MVP conversation. He has really gone downhill. But the one

679
00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:23,800
Speaker 15: thing I like about Mike Evans at last week. It

680
00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:26,640
Speaker 15: wasn't a great game last week. However, he was targeted

681
00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:29,720
Speaker 15: nine times, he did get a touchdown. He is the

682
00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:33,360
Speaker 15: guy that Baker Mayfield looks for anytime he gets into

683
00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:36,240
Speaker 15: a little bit of trouble. Mike Evans is a very

684
00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:39,520
Speaker 15: safe play this week, regardless of the matchup.

685
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Speaker 7: All right, so we'll take a look at the tight

686
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Speaker 7: end position, and I think you know, the.

687
00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:48,120
Speaker 5: Raiders are kind of doing a thing where they're making

688
00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:52,080
Speaker 5: sure that the health of their best players is paramount

689
00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:56,760
Speaker 5: this time of season, putting on ir early in the week.

690
00:32:56,960 --> 00:33:00,440
Speaker 5: Brock bowers their stars. So he is, unfortunately for them,

691
00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:03,360
Speaker 5: not going to play against the Giants.

692
00:33:03,960 --> 00:33:05,200
Speaker 7: What are we doing with that one rank?

693
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Speaker 15: That's weird in a game where they're going for the

694
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Speaker 15: number one pick, they don't want any of their guys

695
00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:12,160
Speaker 15: to be playing right now. Makes sense, But unfortunately for

696
00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:14,840
Speaker 15: us in fantasy, we've got to bring back this brock

697
00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:16,880
Speaker 15: Bauers barely use this season.

698
00:33:17,800 --> 00:33:19,680
Speaker 8: Go back and give me the Taysom Hill. If I

699
00:33:19,760 --> 00:33:23,440
Speaker 8: got Tyler shuck, I am I'm really about to say

700
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Speaker 8: you know, here's my thing.

701
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Speaker 15: Taysom Hill has a high upside when you're there shopping

702
00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:33,040
Speaker 15: for a tight end. Again, there's not much left in

703
00:33:33,120 --> 00:33:36,080
Speaker 15: the source. If Breton Strange is there, if Kyle Pitts

704
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Speaker 15: is still available for some reason, yes, I would love

705
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Speaker 15: that player. I'm taking the high upside with Taysom Hill,

706
00:33:42,600 --> 00:33:45,760
Speaker 15: realizing he could score thirty points as easily as he

707
00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:47,160
Speaker 15: could score nothing.

708
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Speaker 8: But that's just the way it goes.

709
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Speaker 4: You know, it must be all this online shopping, because

710
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Speaker 4: it doesn't seem to be that much hustling and or

711
00:33:54,720 --> 00:33:57,640
Speaker 4: bustling at that ball right behind right.

712
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Speaker 8: This is the busiest this mall's been in years. What

713
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Speaker 8: are you talking about? This has never been this good.

714
00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:07,800
Speaker 8: It wasn't particularly dude, listen, it's it's one that's near

715
00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:11,919
Speaker 8: and dear to our hearts here in Chicago. So yeah,

716
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Speaker 8: Marshall Fields there it is. Well.

717
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Speaker 4: The good thing is you got plenty of parking. You'll

718
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Speaker 4: be able to get out of that lot in no time.

719
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Speaker 4: Adam Rank, always appreciate your pal, Always the spot for

720
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Speaker 4: you here on the Insiders, we appreciate your fantasy insight.

721
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Speaker 2: Uh yeah.

722
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Speaker 3: Pete Carroll, coach of the Raiders for how long? Kevin Stefanski,

723
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Speaker 3: some other folks that you may have speculated about their future.

724
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Speaker 3: We're gonna do a little bit more of that coming

725
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Speaker 3: up after the break.

726
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Speaker 1: Here on the inside, time out for good Coverage presented

727
00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:56,720
Speaker 1: by Progressive Insurance. The Seahawks and the second best scoring

728
00:34:56,800 --> 00:35:00,480
Speaker 1: defense in the NFL this season with eighteen point six

729
00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:04,920
Speaker 1: points allowed per game, their fewest points allowed since twenty sixteen.

730
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Speaker 1: They also have the fourth lowest opponent passer rating at

731
00:35:08,080 --> 00:35:12,560
Speaker 1: eighty point one and opponent passed touchdown to interception ratio

732
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Speaker 1: with twenty and sixteen this season. On the other hand,

733
00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:21,120
Speaker 1: the Cowboys not so good coverage, not so good defense.

734
00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:24,120
Speaker 1: They have been among the worst in the nfls you

735
00:35:24,160 --> 00:35:27,080
Speaker 1: can see right there across a lot of key categories,

736
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Speaker 1: including takeaways. One person has not been lost on their

737
00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:33,640
Speaker 1: owner and general manager, Jerry Jones.

738
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Speaker 2: It sounds like to me and correct me if I'm wrong.

739
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Speaker 5: Are you pleased with where you are scheme wise and

740
00:35:41,560 --> 00:35:44,080
Speaker 5: with you know, with the coaching staff on the defensive

741
00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:44,719
Speaker 5: side of the ball.

742
00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:48,400
Speaker 2: No, No, not at all, And.

743
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Speaker 8: We've got a lot of work to do there. I'm sorry.

744
00:35:50,719 --> 00:35:54,440
Speaker 12: If i'm We'll let my enthusiasm for the win yesterday

745
00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:56,520
Speaker 12: misrepresent No, not at all.

746
00:35:57,480 --> 00:35:58,600
Speaker 1: We've got a lot of work.

747
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Speaker 13: To do over there.

748
00:36:00,080 --> 00:36:03,439
Speaker 1: Well, Jerry never really minces his words whether you're winning

749
00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:06,320
Speaker 1: or losing, he is going to speak his mind across

750
00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:09,239
Speaker 1: the many venues Ian that he appears on on a

751
00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:12,640
Speaker 1: weekly basis. But as we zero in on potential changes

752
00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:16,200
Speaker 1: in this offseason, where do you think things actually stand

753
00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:18,600
Speaker 1: in Dallas? And a guy who now is in his

754
00:36:18,719 --> 00:36:20,640
Speaker 1: second stint was there a long time the first time?

755
00:36:20,920 --> 00:36:23,239
Speaker 1: Their defensive coordinator, Matt Ebraflus.

756
00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:25,200
Speaker 5: First of all, as far as where it stands, it

757
00:36:25,239 --> 00:36:27,040
Speaker 5: does seem like there's going to be some serious and

758
00:36:27,160 --> 00:36:32,000
Speaker 5: significant conversations inside the Cowboys building after the season ends

759
00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:35,160
Speaker 5: about the future of Matt Eberflus, the defensive coordinator who

760
00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:38,759
Speaker 5: really has been one of the more respected defensive coordinators

761
00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:41,239
Speaker 5: or defensive minds when he's been a head coach over

762
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Speaker 5: the last let's say.

763
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Speaker 7: Decade ago or so, just really has not worked out

764
00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:46,040
Speaker 7: for the Cowboys.

765
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Speaker 5: They look like they have been out skied. The actually

766
00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:50,840
Speaker 5: got an effusion of talent midway through the season. Be

767
00:36:50,920 --> 00:36:53,680
Speaker 5: a trades, guys getting healthy hoop. They got a little

768
00:36:53,680 --> 00:36:55,719
Speaker 5: bit of a bounce just hasn't really helped at all.

769
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Speaker 5: Allowing thirty points or whatever it was to a third

770
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Speaker 5: string quarterback yesterday, I mean, it has all been bad

771
00:37:03,120 --> 00:37:05,400
Speaker 5: for the Cowboys of Matt Ebrifuss. They're going to have

772
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Speaker 5: to take a hard, hard look at this defense to

773
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Speaker 5: see if he is the right person to be running it.

774
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Speaker 1: Another team that is now eliminated from playoff contention, the

775
00:37:15,480 --> 00:37:17,960
Speaker 1: Detroit Lyons, certainly have some things that they need to

776
00:37:17,960 --> 00:37:21,400
Speaker 1: figure out across the board, but that includes their offensive coordinator.

777
00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:24,640
Speaker 1: John Morton was hired to replace Ben Johnson. Morton had

778
00:37:24,680 --> 00:37:27,359
Speaker 1: been there before. He was with the Lions during Dan

779
00:37:27,480 --> 00:37:31,000
Speaker 1: Campbell's first season. But anytime that the head coach takes

780
00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:34,480
Speaker 1: away play calling duties mid season, you're looking at a

781
00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:37,359
Speaker 1: potential change. It actually happened once before. Back in Dan

782
00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:40,840
Speaker 1: Campbell's first season, Anthony Lynn was the offensive coordinator and

783
00:37:40,880 --> 00:37:44,640
Speaker 1: play caller. Midway through Dan Campbell took over, the offense,

784
00:37:44,760 --> 00:37:46,840
Speaker 1: got better at the end of the season, moved on

785
00:37:47,480 --> 00:37:50,960
Speaker 1: from Anthony Lynn and then handing things over ultimately to

786
00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:54,279
Speaker 1: Ben Johnson. The difference now is there's not necessarily a

787
00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:57,839
Speaker 1: Ben Johnson on staff. An obvious candidate to take over

788
00:37:57,960 --> 00:38:01,240
Speaker 1: these duties. I know Ian that Dan Campbell thinks highly

789
00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:02,560
Speaker 1: of Scottie Montgomery.

790
00:38:02,880 --> 00:38:04,560
Speaker 2: Is he an offensive coordinator candidate?

791
00:38:04,680 --> 00:38:07,959
Speaker 1: Is there someone else or could they look outside maybe

792
00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:11,759
Speaker 1: to some other places where there's familiarity from a scheme perspective.

793
00:38:12,120 --> 00:38:14,800
Speaker 1: That's all going to be part of the conversation you

794
00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:17,879
Speaker 1: would anticipate for the Lions here over these next couple

795
00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:18,239
Speaker 1: of weeks.

796
00:38:19,440 --> 00:38:21,000
Speaker 7: That's a great call. They've tried to keep it in

797
00:38:21,120 --> 00:38:23,040
Speaker 7: house this year to replace the guys they lost.

798
00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:24,160
Speaker 8: Just on defense.

799
00:38:24,200 --> 00:38:29,200
Speaker 5: It worked out great. Offense obviously not as much, of course,

800
00:38:29,239 --> 00:38:31,480
Speaker 5: And then you look at the Las Vegas Raiders, they

801
00:38:31,560 --> 00:38:33,919
Speaker 5: got some guys to replace if they keep this current

802
00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:39,000
Speaker 5: coaching staff around. They have fired offensive Coordinatorship Kelly, They

803
00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:41,720
Speaker 5: have fired their special team coach tomc mahon. Pete Carroll

804
00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:45,600
Speaker 5: still stands there and we will see what his future hold.

805
00:38:45,719 --> 00:38:48,759
Speaker 5: My understanding is his future is very much in doubt.

806
00:38:48,840 --> 00:38:48,920
Speaker 13: Now.

807
00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:51,120
Speaker 5: It is Mark Davis, and you just don't quite know

808
00:38:51,640 --> 00:38:53,919
Speaker 5: what Mark Davis is going to do. He's also getting

809
00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:57,360
Speaker 5: advised by Tom Brady and others in his ownership circle.

810
00:38:57,640 --> 00:38:59,680
Speaker 5: He's going to listen to them, but I think It's

811
00:38:59,680 --> 00:39:01,880
Speaker 5: pretty fair to say, Tom it has been an absolute

812
00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:04,920
Speaker 5: mess in all counts for the Raiders this year. In

813
00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:08,200
Speaker 5: this latest situation with Max Crosby, just kind of the

814
00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:11,000
Speaker 5: cherry on top of the not thing that you want

815
00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:11,239
Speaker 5: to eat.

816
00:39:11,680 --> 00:39:12,359
Speaker 7: Really just bad.

817
00:39:13,200 --> 00:39:15,120
Speaker 1: Tough couple of years for the Raiders. Also a tough

818
00:39:15,160 --> 00:39:17,800
Speaker 1: couple of years in Cleveland. Browns won a grand total

819
00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:20,880
Speaker 1: of six games over two seasons, which is the reason

820
00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:25,120
Speaker 1: that Kevin Stefanski's future is now in focus. To be clear,

821
00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:29,040
Speaker 1: Jimmy Haslam thinks highly of Kevin Stefanski. They know he

822
00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:32,040
Speaker 1: can coach, He's the two time NFL Coach of the Year,

823
00:39:32,440 --> 00:39:35,320
Speaker 1: but it becomes a hard sell when the losing mounts

824
00:39:35,560 --> 00:39:39,480
Speaker 1: like this amidst broader organizational questions, including who is.

825
00:39:39,520 --> 00:39:41,439
Speaker 2: The quarterback in twenty twenty six.

826
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Speaker 1: Part of the evaluation of Stefanski is going to be

827
00:39:45,680 --> 00:39:48,399
Speaker 1: how Shador Sanders continues to grow over these next couple

828
00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:50,800
Speaker 1: of weeks. They've spent a ton of time as coaches

829
00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:54,520
Speaker 1: with him on pocket movement and decision making. Shador has

830
00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:57,640
Speaker 1: shown growth in those areas. Everyone involved is going to

831
00:39:57,719 --> 00:40:01,759
Speaker 1: want to see continued growth from it. Would certainly help

832
00:40:01,840 --> 00:40:04,399
Speaker 1: if you can get a win or maybe two down

833
00:40:04,520 --> 00:40:05,279
Speaker 1: the stretch here.

834
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Speaker 2: No decisions made.

835
00:40:06,760 --> 00:40:10,000
Speaker 1: Kevin Stefanski has not been informed of anything, but certainly

836
00:40:10,080 --> 00:40:11,320
Speaker 1: that is going to be one where we're going to

837
00:40:11,360 --> 00:40:13,279
Speaker 1: be monitoring here as we get to the end of

838
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Speaker 1: the season.

839
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Speaker 5: I think it's safe to say the Falcons are in

840
00:40:16,440 --> 00:40:18,680
Speaker 5: the same place with Raheem Morris, their head coach in

841
00:40:18,800 --> 00:40:19,560
Speaker 5: his second year.

842
00:40:20,080 --> 00:40:22,879
Speaker 7: This year did not go like I don't think anybody wanted.

843
00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:25,640
Speaker 5: Michael Pennix Junior really didn't quite take this step forward

844
00:40:25,680 --> 00:40:27,600
Speaker 5: and was out for the season with a tour in

845
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Speaker 5: acl But they've won a couple of games late and

846
00:40:30,120 --> 00:40:33,279
Speaker 5: they face the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night this week.

847
00:40:33,480 --> 00:40:35,040
Speaker 5: They were to go out and win this game, I

848
00:40:35,040 --> 00:40:37,680
Speaker 5: think it would show owner Arthur Blank really is evaluating

849
00:40:37,719 --> 00:40:41,520
Speaker 5: the entire football operation that this team is making progress

850
00:40:41,560 --> 00:40:44,560
Speaker 5: toward next year, similar to Kevin Stefanski, without really the

851
00:40:44,600 --> 00:40:48,120
Speaker 5: track record, but Raheem Morris is extremely well liked and

852
00:40:48,200 --> 00:40:50,520
Speaker 5: respected in that building. It certainly seems like they would

853
00:40:50,680 --> 00:40:52,839
Speaker 5: like to bring him back. You just don't know if

854
00:40:52,880 --> 00:40:55,879
Speaker 5: the play on the field has warranted that. So all

855
00:40:56,040 --> 00:40:57,440
Speaker 5: eyes on the last couple of games of.

856
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Speaker 10: The season.

857
00:41:00,120 --> 00:41:03,080
Speaker 1: Disappointing season in Arizona, where the Cardinals got off to

858
00:41:03,160 --> 00:41:05,680
Speaker 1: a two and zero start that feels like forever ago.

859
00:41:05,840 --> 00:41:09,040
Speaker 1: Since then, they have lost twelve of their last thirteen games.

860
00:41:09,080 --> 00:41:12,160
Speaker 1: They have been gutted by injuries. Kyler Murray was injured

861
00:41:12,200 --> 00:41:15,080
Speaker 1: around Week five and did not play again because of

862
00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:18,920
Speaker 1: his foot. All across the skill spots on offense, in particular,

863
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:23,080
Speaker 1: they're down to third, fourth, and fifth stringers. My understanding

864
00:41:23,200 --> 00:41:25,840
Speaker 1: has been, and we wrote this last weekend. Owner Michael

865
00:41:25,840 --> 00:41:29,640
Speaker 1: Bidwell has remained supportive. He believes in Jonathan Gannon. He

866
00:41:29,880 --> 00:41:32,320
Speaker 1: likes this young coaching staff here. There's just not a

867
00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:35,759
Speaker 1: lot of examples of coaches losing fourteen to their last

868
00:41:35,840 --> 00:41:39,520
Speaker 1: fifteen games in the season in year three and retaining

869
00:41:39,640 --> 00:41:42,360
Speaker 1: their jobs. So certainly there are going to be questions

870
00:41:42,440 --> 00:41:45,040
Speaker 1: about the future of Jonathan gan Again, at this point,

871
00:41:45,400 --> 00:41:48,520
Speaker 1: one would not expect that we're going to see changes

872
00:41:48,880 --> 00:41:51,440
Speaker 1: in Arizona. Certainly they would need a plan to move

873
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Speaker 1: forward into twenty twenty six, and that begins with solidifying

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Speaker 1: the quarterback position. Hey, we're going to be covering all

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Speaker 11: No, the only time I ever crossed my mind is

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Speaker 11: I was driving in the other day and I saw

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Speaker 11: if I could just win that, I wouldn't have to

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Speaker 1: Don't get greedy there, Travis. You're already engaged to Taylor Swift.

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Speaker 1: You think you should win the lottery? Twice he was

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Speaker 1: talking about retirement, but the point still stands. Hey, I

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Speaker 1: have a great weekend and everybody, we're back Monday on

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