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Speaker 1: are back. I'm Dale Lillly here with Matt Williamson his

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Speaker 1: time for the Fantasy Football Focus, and we'll take a

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Speaker 1: look around to some of the updated practice reports from today.

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Speaker 1: They're kind of rolling in here and news out there. Uh.

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Speaker 1: Looking at tonight's game. Jarvis Landry has been activated by

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Speaker 1: the Brownsky, so he'll play. I missed that one. Boy?

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Speaker 1: Are you firing him up for tonight? With Keenum? I

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Speaker 1: think they're supposed to be weather. I mean, just by

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Speaker 1: Cleveland get more bad weather than anywhere else? Because it

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Speaker 1: sure seems that way. I think I've told you this story,

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Speaker 1: like I grew up here in my whole life, and

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Speaker 1: So there were times I had to call off work.

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Speaker 1: And they're like, well, have you had six inches here?

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Speaker 1: worst weather games I've ever seen. I've been in Cleveland.

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Speaker 1: the coldest I've ever been is walking back and forth

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Speaker 1: more than Pittsburgh and johnsound right, you know, so no,

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Speaker 1: but Cleveland was much different. And I've often told this story.

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Speaker 1: And my man James and I got hired the same

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Speaker 1: And him and I got hired at the same time. Petrified,

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Speaker 1: worst thing I've ever seen. Yea. They so to me,

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Speaker 1: if they get weather up there tonight, you gotta go

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Speaker 1: with the team with a better running game. Yeah, uh, folks,

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Speaker 1: still might, but their weather hurts pass rush a little

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Speaker 1: somewhat of a rebound. Good news for the Washington football team.

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Speaker 1: Terry McLaurin returned at least in a limited basis today,

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Speaker 1: The Broncos elevated John Brown from their practice squad for

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Speaker 1: Never stay hell no, no, no. Sae Kwon Barkley remains sidelined.

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Speaker 1: don't Tony's playing this week. My mom was certain Shepherd's

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