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Speaker 1: Update on anybody this everybody. Actually, we're we're in a

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Speaker 1: pretty good spot.

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Speaker 2: Brenton ac spraying coming out of the game. Just be

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Speaker 2: a little bit limited, He'll be fine. Walker's ankles fine,

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Speaker 2: you know, just the the wear and tear on Brandon

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Speaker 2: to all limit him like we normally do.

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Speaker 1: Uh, Mitch Morse the same thing.

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Speaker 2: Just where we are in the season, and just just

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Speaker 2: monitor their reps during the week.

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Speaker 1: But all are all are good for the game.

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Speaker 3: What stands out about brock Powers? How has he had

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Speaker 3: so much successful.

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Speaker 1: Great player, good young player.

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Speaker 2: Just his ability to to separate, get open obviously, you know,

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Speaker 2: using him the right way and just making plays for him,

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Speaker 2: you know. And and he's a he's a he's a

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Speaker 2: dynamic tight end.

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Speaker 3: Is it rare to see maybe a tight end coming

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Speaker 3: to the NFL have such success so early or has

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Speaker 3: that become more common over the loss?

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Speaker 2: No, not not really, I think I think you know anymore,

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Speaker 2: the way teams use tight ends, you know, sometimes like

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Speaker 2: receiver and put him in receiver positions, you know, but

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Speaker 2: they're bigger bodies, so you can create some matchups and

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Speaker 2: that's and that's what you see. He runs extremely well

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Speaker 2: obviously and and you know the way again the creativity

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Speaker 2: you know again, and and for from a quarterbacks perspective,

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Speaker 2: it's a it's that nice, you know, security blanket to

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Speaker 2: have a nice tight end. Is that joint spraying or

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Speaker 2: is there another one?

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Speaker 1: A doctor, I'm just reading it off the injury report.

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Speaker 2: I think it's left. I think it's left.

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Speaker 1: It's all it is. It's all it is.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, yes, correct, yes, yes, it just we'll just limit

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Speaker 2: him today, no contact.

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Speaker 1: Things like that like.

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Speaker 4: Kala Mons having a good amount success over there.

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Speaker 3: See somebody's kind of jumping off the tape when you

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Speaker 2: He's playing really well well, providing a spark. And obviously

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Speaker 2: now with you know, with with Max, you know, not

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Speaker 1: And you know it's a great opportunity for him.

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Speaker 2: But but you're seeing that on film and and you

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Speaker 2: know he's brings a lot of energy, you know, uh,

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Speaker 2: to that to that defense and has done has done

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Speaker 3: Had a lot of reps against him in practice over

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Speaker 3: the years, but live reps, that's just a completely different conversation.

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Speaker 2: Right, yeah, I mean, you know, you get the live

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Speaker 2: rep in practice, training camp, all that, but game reps

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Speaker 2: are a little bit different. You know, both players have

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Speaker 2: have grown obviously in their craft and and you know,

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Speaker 2: if we'll have a chance to study each other a

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Speaker 4: How well has Walker played in the last three or

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Speaker 1: He's played really well.

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Speaker 2: Actually, I think each week he continues to improve and

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Speaker 1: So I would I would. I would say that he's

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Speaker 2: He needs to be and continues to and you know,

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Speaker 4: Because now he can sit there and go okay, I.

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Speaker 2: Think so, yeah, I think so he he has the

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Speaker 1: And day in day.

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Speaker 5: Now that you've kind of watched the film moved on Sunday,

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Speaker 1: That he makes. You know, obviously Tyson's gonna be out

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Speaker 2: We know what those guys can do and still want

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Speaker 2: The opportunity, I would love to see, you know, particularly

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Speaker 6: How valuable I mean, I know it is valuable, But

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Speaker 6: end of the season, like is Doug For all these

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Speaker 2: it gives him confidence going into you know, the off season.

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Speaker 2: I look back to what Buster did his rookie year

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Speaker 2: The more or the better I should say that they

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Speaker 6: About how about culturally speaking to finish strong, bright and

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Speaker 2: Right, if they don't have if the players don't have

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Speaker 2: But I think these next three weeks really can set

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Speaker 2: love being here in this building, soaking up football, soaking

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Speaker 2: I mean, it was it was great. It was great

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Speaker 2: You know, you know, obviously we missed them all and

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Speaker 4: Where made probably the biggest strides since he took over

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Speaker 1: Well.

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Speaker 2: I think I think what you saw in the game Sunday,

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Speaker 2: Just taking another step in that direction.

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Speaker 2: Again, it's it's it's a he learned a new offense

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Speaker 2: You're seeing more of that confidence come out, you know,

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Speaker 2: You know, he's just every week is just takes another

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Speaker 4: In a weird situation with him because you traded for him,

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Speaker 2: great opportunity these next couple of weeks, it'll be big

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Speaker 2: even showing that he can he can run a run

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Speaker 5: Not sure if you have the answer, if you're able

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Speaker 5: to contact, But has s Truvor clear the concusion protocol?

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Speaker 5: Has surgery even scheduled?

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Speaker 1: Uh, he's cleared on that.

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Speaker 1: So he's now on the road to recovery.

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Speaker 2: When's uh Evan had on Monday, Yep, and he's he's good.

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Speaker 2: uh just now looking forward to to you know, recovery time,

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Speaker 2: they they'll.

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Speaker 3: Be able to participate.

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Speaker 1: O ts h.

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Speaker 2: I don't know that yet. It's hard to put a

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Speaker 2: put a time frame on it, you know, you don't

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Speaker 2: want to rush it. But but we'll see how they

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Speaker 2: you know, the I guess the thing is to in

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Speaker 2: both cases, they're not long term, lengthy type surgeries recovery time.

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Speaker 1: So at some point this spring they'll be they'll be

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Speaker 1: ready to go.

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Speaker 5: Mm hmm