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Speaker 1: routine to get ready for a game. Yeah, I think

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Speaker 1: the guys have done a really nice job, Nathan. There's

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Speaker 1: so much information that is thrown at you in a

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Speaker 1: given week. When you think about Wednesday, you got first

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Speaker 1: and second down and all the pass and run and

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Speaker 1: protection that goes with that. You shift geared to th Thursday,

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Speaker 1: you're into what we call our money downs, third and

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Speaker 1: fourth down, shortyuardage goal line tomorrow in the red zone,

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Speaker 1: uh two minutes. So there's just a lot of information.

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Speaker 1: I think the guys have done a nice job of

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Speaker 1: filling that bucket up. We always talk about weekend and

439
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Speaker 1: week out. You fill that bucket up with everything you got.

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Speaker 1: So you get all this information, you go play the game,

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Speaker 1: and you pour it back out and you do the

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Speaker 1: same thing again. So I think the guys are doing

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Speaker 1: a nice job of taking in all this information, studying

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Speaker 1: and understanding that, uh to. In order to do your job,

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Speaker 1: you gotta know your job. Do you already know what

446
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Speaker 1: the first play call is gonna be? No, not yet,

447
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Speaker 1: that's a work through that. It's it's early yet. I

448
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Speaker 1: want to definitely talk to Jacoby see his comfort level.

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Speaker 1: The staff talk about their comfort level with runs and passes.

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Speaker 1: So not there yet. All right, let's go to the

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Speaker 1: defensive side of the ball, and for that, let's preview

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Speaker 1: their offense. Obviously, we know their quarterback Baker Mayfield. They

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Speaker 1: get Christian McCaffrey back, very talented and productive receiver in

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Speaker 1: d J. Moore, and they've kind of tried to overhaul

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Speaker 1: their offensive line. What have you seen from them? And

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Speaker 1: what do you expect with Ben McAdoo call in the place? Yeah,

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Speaker 1: I think you gotta expect a little bit of the

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Speaker 1: unexpected coach McAdoo, you know, not having called plays in

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Speaker 1: a couple of years. So what you do is obviously

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Speaker 1: watched the preseason. Then you go back and you watch

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Speaker 1: some of the things that he did in New York.

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Speaker 1: Obviously some of the things that they did in Green

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Speaker 1: Bay all those years with with Aaron Rodgers. He was

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Speaker 1: in Jacksonville, so you can peak at some of the

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Speaker 1: things that they did in Jacksonville. But in the end,

466
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Speaker 1: what you really need to do is stay true to

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Speaker 1: yourself on defense and then see where the game goes.

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Speaker 1: Are they going to come out and play you know,

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Speaker 1: four wide receivers. Are they gonna try and pound it?

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Speaker 1: We would really have to be prepared to defend all

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Speaker 1: types of attacks, and then once you get a feel

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Speaker 1: for the game, you can play it. But really good

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Speaker 1: players really at every position. Um bringing in some new players,

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Speaker 1: drafting a rookie tackle who's really talented. So I think

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Speaker 1: it's a I think very highly of of coach mcado.

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Speaker 1: I think very highly of this offensive attack from two

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Speaker 1: thousand and eighteen until now. Christian McAffrey. Everhi just six

478
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Speaker 1: and a half catches a game, that's fifth most of

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Speaker 1: anybody in the league. And yet he is a running back.

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Speaker 1: How does that affect when you kind of plan in

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Speaker 1: scheme against team that has that kind of a dual threat. Yeah.

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Speaker 1: I mean that's the name of his game, his versatility,

483
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Speaker 1: and that's been his game since he came into this league.

484
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Speaker 1: He did it back at Stanford. You can hand him

485
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Speaker 1: a downhill gap scheme run, you can line him up

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Speaker 1: at wide receiver, run every single route under the sun.

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Speaker 1: He can run routes from the slot, he can run

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Speaker 1: routes from the backfield. So there really isn't anything that

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Speaker 1: Chris McCaffrey can't do. Uh, he's healthy, didn't play in

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Speaker 1: the preseason, so we're well aware of him. Uh not

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Speaker 1: not eve enough to think that he won't make plays.

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Speaker 1: Because he's a great player. He's gonna make some plays.

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Speaker 1: But we have to be aware of where he is

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Speaker 1: every play and try and take him out of the

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Speaker 1: game as much as you can. How is DJ Moore

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Speaker 1: been so consistently productive with a lot of chaos a

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Speaker 1: quarterback and every year you can use a lot for

498
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Speaker 1: eleven plus yards? Yeah, just really good football player, very

499
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Speaker 1: good with the ball in his hands. Another guy that

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Speaker 1: has versatility where you can line him up. You see

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Speaker 1: the whole route tree from him as well. Just such

502
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Speaker 1: a just such a really good football player, wants the

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Speaker 1: balls in his hands. He's a threat alright, going into

504
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Speaker 1: this one, as you know, it is the opener. You

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Speaker 1: do want to go one and O. It's been something

506
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Speaker 1: of the Browns as an organization long before you got here.

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Speaker 1: That's the quest that's been going on for a little while. Now.

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Speaker 1: What's kind of the mindset you take with the football

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Speaker 1: team about this game? Because it's, as you know, in

510
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Speaker 1: this league, there's so much overreaction to week one, week one,

511
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Speaker 1: every that's what it's gonna be for the next you know,

512
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Speaker 1: four months In reality, it's not, but it's still a

513
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Speaker 1: big one. No, they're all big and this is you know,

514
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Speaker 1: it's the first one, so it's it's a big one. Uh.

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Speaker 1: I was down with down at the Guardians Ballpark about

516
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Speaker 1: a week ago, spent some time with Tito and he

517
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Speaker 1: talked about opening days, his favorite day in his least

518
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Speaker 1: favorite day, because once it's over, you got a hundred

519
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Speaker 1: sixty one more of those things. So for us, it's

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Speaker 1: it's different because it's seventeen games season plus playoffs, so

521
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Speaker 1: a lot does go into these games. But for us,

522
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Speaker 1: really the focus goes to we have to do our job,

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Speaker 1: and if you're gonna do your job, you gotta know

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Speaker 1: what to do. So really what we try to do

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Speaker 1: is not so much think about Sunday and think about Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,

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Speaker 1: all the preparation that goes into Sunday. That's really where

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Speaker 1: we keep our focus. Five captains. What did that mean

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Speaker 1: to those guys and how did you kind of share

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Speaker 1: that news with the team? Yea, So those we have

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Speaker 1: a leadership committee, so we have about ten guys on

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Speaker 1: that committee. Um, the captains came from that group, which

532
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Speaker 1: is not a total surprise, but with that leadership committee.

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Speaker 1: We talk about all things about the team and what

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Speaker 1: we want to do, and and I felt like captains

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Speaker 1: was the right thing to do this season as well.

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Speaker 1: Did they. We voted for it at a team meeting

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Speaker 1: earlier this week, and then told the team after the walkthrough.

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Speaker 1: And the guys that the team chose, I would have

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Speaker 1: predicted those are the five guys. Those those are the

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Speaker 1: leaders of this football team on offense, defense, and special teams.

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Speaker 1: There's plenty of other guys that are worthy. Uh and

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Speaker 1: and but I just think these five are the right five.

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Speaker 1: And I made the point when I told the team.

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Speaker 1: I made the point with the media. You know, leadership

545
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Speaker 1: comes from all different parts of your football team. Uh So,

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Speaker 1: you don't need to be one of these captains to

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Speaker 1: be a quote unquote leader of the football team. And

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Speaker 1: sometimes leading by examples as important as and as powerful

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Speaker 1: as leading, you know, vocally. Uh So, I believe in

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Speaker 1: those guys, and I think they've represent our team well.

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Speaker 1: Charlie Hewlett one of those I was talking with him

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Speaker 1: yesterday and uh you know, have we done like a

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Speaker 1: real analytic study on the head's tales. He says he's

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Speaker 1: just fully committed to Tales, even though he's had some

555
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Speaker 1: bad streaks with the Tales so far. Yeah, I'm a

556
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Speaker 1: communications major, so I can't help you there in the

557
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Speaker 1: in the statistics area. I'll just trust whatever Charlie and

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Speaker 1: the crew decided to do. All right, Coach, I know

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Speaker 1: you're very excited for Sunday, so are we. Thanks so

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Speaker 1: much for spend some time with us, and best of luck.

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Speaker 1: Let's go great. Thanks Nathan. Alright, we'll be back with

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Speaker 1: more here on the Kevin Stefanski Show on the University

563
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Speaker 1: Hospitals Cleveland Brown's Radio Network. For May. I'm just trying

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Speaker 1: to make the right decision for each of our players.

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Speaker 1: This is the Coach Kevin Stefanski Show. You're listening to

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Speaker 1: the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's Radio network. Here are your hosts,

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Speaker 1: Nathan sa and your Rod Cherry. Welcome back to the

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Speaker 1: Kevin Stefanti Show on the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's Radio Network. Folks,

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Speaker 1: at the game, you'd never risk running to the concession

570
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Speaker 1: stand right when your team is in the red zone.

571
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Speaker 1: Come on, you might miss a score. Well, taking unnecessary

572
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Speaker 1: risk when you're gambling can be even more costly, So

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Speaker 1: know the odds before placing a vet, get more tips

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Speaker 1: like this and keep it fun. Ohio dot Com. Time

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Speaker 1: now to go around the league with Gerard and Gerard,

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Speaker 1: we're gonna do a little bit. Are you buying or

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Speaker 1: are you selling? Some teams that we're gonna start with

578
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Speaker 1: one near and dear to your heart, the New England

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Speaker 1: Patriots in twenty twenty two. I am selling Nathan and

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Speaker 1: the reason why I'm selling is right now, Bill is

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Speaker 1: doing some very obscure and unusual things. First of all,

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Speaker 1: name and offensive coordine. I know Patria Patricia is more

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Speaker 1: unlikely the real guy. But the other thing too is

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Speaker 1: I experienced this when I played with the Pages. We

585
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Speaker 1: couldnot win in Miami to save our lives, But to

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Speaker 1: fly down on a Tuesday, I'm like, WHOA. I appreciate

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Speaker 1: the mini vacation and obviously gonna be working their tails off.

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Speaker 1: But that's a very interesting text to go down that earlier,

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Speaker 1: because I think it plants in them I that hey,

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Speaker 1: we're not ready. I understand a Friday, but saying Tuesday

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00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:05,879
Speaker 1: is really like an open a minute, that hey, we

592
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Speaker 1: can't deal with the humidity. It could be perceived that way,

593
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Speaker 1: So for me, I don't know. I think the adjustment

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Speaker 1: to Josh Josh Daniels no longer being there is obviously

595
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Speaker 1: weighing heavy on this football team in my mind, So

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Speaker 1: I'm selling, are you? I mean, did you ever do

597
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Speaker 1: anything like that in your time in New England? It

598
00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:27,280
Speaker 1: just seems so odd. The earliest we've ever win anywhere

599
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Speaker 1: was at the at the earliest was a Thursday at

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Speaker 1: the earliest, and I can't really think of that. I

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Speaker 1: think Friday Mors. I mean, like everyone goes to Denver

602
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Speaker 1: early to get the acclamation because Satdy just doesn't do it.

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Speaker 1: So Friday makes sense you acclimate by that point. But

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Speaker 1: on Tuesday, I mean, your day off, you're about the

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Speaker 1: flight of Miami Wild. All right, let's talk about the

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Speaker 1: team that they play, the Miami Dolphins. New head coach

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Speaker 1: Mike and McDaniel. You bringing Tyreek Hill, so you've got

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Speaker 1: Hill and Waddle. You brought in Cedric Wilson, You've got

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Speaker 1: get Sicky, You're bringing Chase Edmonds and most to run

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Speaker 1: the football in this offense. You've got an excellent defense here.

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Speaker 1: And yet the question is obviously around the quarterback to

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Speaker 1: a tongue of Iloa, and the question to you, Gerard,

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Speaker 1: is do you believe into Ah and thus are you

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Speaker 1: buying the dolphins or do you not believe in him?

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Speaker 1: And then you gotta sell. I want to believe into it,

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Speaker 1: but I don't believe into Ah, and I don't believe

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Speaker 1: what folks are saying he's in particular Tarik Hill, I

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Speaker 1: don't believe what he's saying when you say that to

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Speaker 1: A is more accurate and one of the best throwers

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Speaker 1: that you ever had a pass so right, there's false

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Speaker 1: bravado and a half. So I can't buy it that.

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Speaker 1: I can't accept that, and I can't believe that because

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Speaker 1: that why are you doing the utmost and the most

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Speaker 1: to build him up? So that lends me to think

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Speaker 1: that something must be wrong. So I'm not buying it.

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00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:48,280
Speaker 1: And again, he plays receiver, and grant you need a

627
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Speaker 1: guy that can take the top off with defense. Certainly

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Speaker 1: he can do that. But here's the problem. Can too

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Speaker 1: actually deliver those deep passes to him? Well, based on

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Speaker 1: their social media I would say no, And we've seen

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Speaker 1: him able to get the ball down the field to

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Speaker 1: him a couple of times. So my answer with that

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Speaker 1: is no, And yes, I think it's great Tyreko. Obviously,

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Speaker 1: I'm happy that the Chiefs moved on from him taking

635
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Speaker 1: some interesting shots on the way out. Let's slip over

636
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Speaker 1: the NFC really quickly. A couple of teams in the

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Speaker 1: same division, also in the East, the Dallas Cowboys. They

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Speaker 1: always have good talent on paper, Mike McCarthy, the head coach, Gerard,

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Speaker 1: but they have not been able to put it together

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Speaker 1: with Dak Prescott, Zeke Elliott, Ceedee Lamb, a lot of talent,

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Speaker 1: but a team that has not gotten it done. And

642
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Speaker 1: defensively Digs and Parsons. They've got some very good players.

643
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Speaker 1: Are you buying or selling the Cowboys? I'm selling the Cowboys,

644
00:29:36,360 --> 00:29:38,160
Speaker 1: and I don't even need to get on the football field.

645
00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:39,560
Speaker 1: I saw him right out of the gate from the

646
00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:42,600
Speaker 1: front office standpoint. Whenever you have a dynamic, I believe

647
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Speaker 1: to where players feel that they can go to the

648
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Speaker 1: owner and overstep the head coach in McCarthy in this case,

649
00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:53,440
Speaker 1: and go directly to Stephen or Jerry Jones. That speaks

650
00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:55,880
Speaker 1: of a bad situation. And guys know that they know

651
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Speaker 1: ultimately who makes the decision, who the fate of their

652
00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:01,920
Speaker 1: career is in who's hands, and that creates a dynamic

653
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Speaker 1: in which I'm not really respecting the voice of Mike McCarthy.

654
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Speaker 1: So when he's saying things, I'm taking with a grain

655
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Speaker 1: of salt, and I don't think that will ever be

656
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Speaker 1: a successful way in Whish to run a football team,

657
00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:15,280
Speaker 1: you have to where you have to empower your head coach,

658
00:30:15,320 --> 00:30:17,320
Speaker 1: and I don't think they do that. So with that

659
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Speaker 1: in mind, I'm gonna to say no. Just on the

660
00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:21,880
Speaker 1: strength of that, all right, And then in the NFC

661
00:30:21,960 --> 00:30:23,880
Speaker 1: seam we got to see in those joint practices. And

662
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Speaker 1: I'll tell you right now spoiler alert, I am buying

663
00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:30,480
Speaker 1: big the Philadelphia Eagles. I'm gonna I'm in the same boat,

664
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Speaker 1: same camp, same jurisdiction, same everything else that you're in

665
00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:38,400
Speaker 1: and regards the water's warm, exactly, I am, and I'm

666
00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:40,000
Speaker 1: on that boat as well. And I'm on that train

667
00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:41,960
Speaker 1: because I really do think they're gonna win the East,

668
00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:44,120
Speaker 1: and they're gonna win it outright, and they're gonna they're

669
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Speaker 1: gonna jump. And I like what Hurts represents far as

670
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Speaker 1: just them backing him in Syrianni saying you know what,

671
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Speaker 1: this is our guy. I'm gonna play the historians. I'm

672
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Speaker 1: not gonna try to come here and make it about

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Speaker 1: my office, But what can I do to empower this

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Speaker 1: young man who has leadership capabilities and the type of

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Speaker 1: person that you want being the base of your organization

676
00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:03,840
Speaker 1: and put him in a situation to succeed. I love

677
00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:05,280
Speaker 1: what I'm seeing out of Eagles in the run that

678
00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:07,760
Speaker 1: they made last year Nathan to make it to the playoffs,

679
00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:10,000
Speaker 1: I think gave them confidence and a honger to do

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00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:11,920
Speaker 1: it again. So I believe that they are for real,

681
00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:15,600
Speaker 1: loaded on offense, loaded on the line, loaded on defense.

682
00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:17,920
Speaker 1: The question is hurts, and to me, it feels like

683
00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:21,280
Speaker 1: if they fall short, it will fall on Jalen hurts

684
00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:23,520
Speaker 1: his shoulders and they feel like one of those rosters

685
00:31:23,560 --> 00:31:26,360
Speaker 1: that's ready made for a Brady or a Stafford or

686
00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:29,720
Speaker 1: somebody the paratroop into next year. That's exactly the case,

687
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Speaker 1: but I have a feeling that it hurts. If he

688
00:31:31,920 --> 00:31:34,080
Speaker 1: shows continues to show the signs of growth that he

689
00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:35,920
Speaker 1: showed in the course of preseason at the end of

690
00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:37,880
Speaker 1: last year, he has a great chance to prove the

691
00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:40,960
Speaker 1: skeptics wrong that he is an NFL caliber winning playoff

692
00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:43,800
Speaker 1: ling winning as well as bound to the ANFC and

693
00:31:43,960 --> 00:31:47,960
Speaker 1: it will NFC Championship. Capital caliber quarterback. I think you're right.

694
00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:50,720
Speaker 1: Last year so dangerous with his legs. The question was

695
00:31:50,760 --> 00:31:53,360
Speaker 1: could he improved with the arm. Well, you give him

696
00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:55,800
Speaker 1: a J. Brown to go along with DeVante Smith and

697
00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:59,040
Speaker 1: Mike A. Secky. Your trio as good as really probably

698
00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:02,040
Speaker 1: any Indiana fell in that regard, and so I think

699
00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:04,120
Speaker 1: he's gonna take a big leap this year. I am

700
00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:06,800
Speaker 1: bullish on him, bullish on the Eagles, and I'm bullish

701
00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:08,760
Speaker 1: on you, Gerard, and you, as I said at the top,

702
00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:10,400
Speaker 1: king of all the media, I know you've got to

703
00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:13,360
Speaker 1: get off the TV land and handle some other media duty.

704
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Speaker 1: So thank you so much for being with us. We'll

705
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Speaker 1: see on the sidelines this Sunday in Charlotte against the

706
00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:22,920
Speaker 1: Carolina Panthers. Looking forward to a dog represent let's go

707
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Speaker 1: all right. When we come back, we're gonna hear from

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Speaker 1: Greg Newsom, the Browns second year cornerback, in search of

709
00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:32,240
Speaker 1: his first interception, hungary to get back out on the field.

710
00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:34,120
Speaker 1: I was able to catch up with him, and you'll

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Speaker 1: hear that next on the Kevin Stefanski Show on the

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00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:41,480
Speaker 1: University Hospitals Cleveland. Brown's radio network. Hi, this is Greg Newsom.

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00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:44,240
Speaker 1: The second this is Wyatt Teller, and you are listening

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Speaker 1: to the University Hospitals Cleveland Browns Radio Network. University Hospitals

715
00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:51,440
Speaker 1: is your hometown medical team and official healthcare provider in

716
00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:54,400
Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns. Welcome back to the Kevin Safanski Show

717
00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:58,680
Speaker 1: on the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's Radio Network. Very happy

718
00:32:58,720 --> 00:33:00,200
Speaker 1: now to be joined by a great friend to the

719
00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:04,000
Speaker 1: program on a great young cornerback, Greg Newsome and Greg

720
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Speaker 1: Finally the weight is over. You guys get to play

721
00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:09,000
Speaker 1: a game this Sunday against the Panthers. What's kind of

722
00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:12,400
Speaker 1: your frame of mind right now? Man? Just ready to go? Um?

723
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Speaker 1: You know, I've been out all preseason, so I've been

724
00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:16,040
Speaker 1: able to get out there and you know, strap it

725
00:33:16,120 --> 00:33:18,560
Speaker 1: up against somebody on the you know, opposite color team.

726
00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:20,880
Speaker 1: So um, I'm really excited to get out there and play.

727
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Speaker 1: All right, Let's talk about just for in general, kind

728
00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:25,120
Speaker 1: of your life, your preparation, your focus. You had your

729
00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:27,360
Speaker 1: sister come down here, come to town right live with

730
00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:29,719
Speaker 1: you so that you could be fully focused on football.

731
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Speaker 1: How's that going? By the way, I was going amazing? Um,

732
00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:34,120
Speaker 1: you know, I got a lot of stuff off my

733
00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:35,880
Speaker 1: plate that I had on my plate last year. I

734
00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:38,080
Speaker 1: have two dogs, so it's a lot easier with her

735
00:33:38,080 --> 00:33:40,160
Speaker 1: out here. Um. She takes the care of a lot

736
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Speaker 1: of the stuff at the house. So UM, my main

737
00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:44,560
Speaker 1: focus is football. So that's all I got to you know,

738
00:33:44,600 --> 00:33:47,080
Speaker 1: focus on right now. And you're locked in, ready to go.

739
00:33:47,160 --> 00:33:49,040
Speaker 1: Let's talk about the Panthers when you put on the table.

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Speaker 1: What's something that jumps at you about this team in

741
00:33:50,920 --> 00:33:54,040
Speaker 1: these pass catchers. Man, that's got two good receivers, um,

742
00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:56,160
Speaker 1: and they're very versatile. You know, they got guy and

743
00:33:56,240 --> 00:33:58,360
Speaker 1: Robby Anderson was very fast. We can take the top

744
00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:00,320
Speaker 1: off and you got a guy like dj or who

745
00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:02,160
Speaker 1: also can take the top off, but you know he

746
00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:04,480
Speaker 1: runs everything in the road tree. So um, it's definitely

747
00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:06,640
Speaker 1: gonna be a great match up. What it stands out

748
00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:08,920
Speaker 1: to you about d J Moore? The guy he's yards

749
00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:10,719
Speaker 1: three straight seasons, one of three players in the league

750
00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:13,800
Speaker 1: to do that. So just productive year and in year out. Um,

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00:34:13,840 --> 00:34:16,160
Speaker 1: I mean it just shows, uh, you know how talented

752
00:34:16,160 --> 00:34:18,680
Speaker 1: a receiver he is. And also I mean he was

753
00:34:18,719 --> 00:34:21,799
Speaker 1: seventh in the NFL and target so obviously you know

754
00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:24,000
Speaker 1: that that speaks volumes for him, for him as a

755
00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:26,719
Speaker 1: player already. So um, we're definitely gonna have to, you know,

756
00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:29,160
Speaker 1: be ready against the guy. Like I think about a

757
00:34:29,239 --> 00:34:31,040
Speaker 1: year ago when you were getting ready to make your

758
00:34:31,160 --> 00:34:34,239
Speaker 1: NFL debut to where you are now going into year two.

759
00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:36,400
Speaker 1: What's the biggest difference for you, maybe in your preparation,

760
00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:38,560
Speaker 1: in your body and your life or your ability out

761
00:34:38,560 --> 00:34:40,399
Speaker 1: there on the field. Man, I just feel like I'm

762
00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:42,560
Speaker 1: so much more confident. Like I feel like I hadn't

763
00:34:42,560 --> 00:34:44,640
Speaker 1: been in the NFL now he for like two seasons.

764
00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:46,680
Speaker 1: I know what to expect, you know, when I get

765
00:34:46,680 --> 00:34:49,319
Speaker 1: out there on game day. I know how to watch film,

766
00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:52,000
Speaker 1: you know. So um, I've dealt with adversity already, so

767
00:34:52,120 --> 00:34:54,600
Speaker 1: you know, if something goes wrong, I'm able to adjust

768
00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:56,800
Speaker 1: and do things like that. So um, I'm very excited.

769
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Speaker 1: I'm just you know, trying to show everybody, you know,

770
00:34:59,480 --> 00:35:01,800
Speaker 1: a big year to jump. What's it like having you know,

771
00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:04,120
Speaker 1: Denzel in the room, yourself, and then a guy in

772
00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:06,719
Speaker 1: m j Emerson who you know similar to you, goes

773
00:35:06,719 --> 00:35:08,920
Speaker 1: down to Jacksonville, gives up a play early and then

774
00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:10,759
Speaker 1: makes a bunch of players in that game, bounces back

775
00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:13,000
Speaker 1: and says, Okay, yeah, I belong in this league. What's

776
00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:15,799
Speaker 1: like kind of having those dynamics in that one room? Man,

777
00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:18,120
Speaker 1: It's crazy we have so I think we got the

778
00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:21,080
Speaker 1: most depth, you know, in the whole NFL. Honestly, we

779
00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:23,640
Speaker 1: got a group of about seven corners, and I feel

780
00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:26,160
Speaker 1: like everybody could be a starter on you know, some

781
00:35:26,200 --> 00:35:28,799
Speaker 1: other team had we all not been on the same team. Uh.

782
00:35:28,840 --> 00:35:30,560
Speaker 1: So it's great to just have a room like that.

783
00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:32,640
Speaker 1: And you know, it's it's great to learn from players

784
00:35:32,640 --> 00:35:34,880
Speaker 1: like that because obviously MJ. You know, he's a different

785
00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:37,560
Speaker 1: body type, so I'm able to learn things from him. Um,

786
00:35:37,600 --> 00:35:39,800
Speaker 1: and I'm able to just learn from everybody. What's it

787
00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:42,480
Speaker 1: been like now a year two of playing outside playing inside,

788
00:35:42,480 --> 00:35:44,040
Speaker 1: knowing that going into a game, all right, yeah, when

789
00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:45,840
Speaker 1: we're in base, I'm gonna be outside. We're going to nickel,

790
00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:47,920
Speaker 1: I may kick into the slot. How does that kind

791
00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:49,840
Speaker 1: of affect your preparation the things that you're looking for

792
00:35:49,960 --> 00:35:53,080
Speaker 1: from another team? Um? Obviously I feel like, um, I

793
00:35:53,120 --> 00:35:55,000
Speaker 1: prepare a lot anyways, but I feel like you gotta

794
00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:57,920
Speaker 1: know a lot more playing inside, which is honestly a

795
00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:00,680
Speaker 1: benefit you know, for me and Jen because I'm able

796
00:36:00,719 --> 00:36:02,879
Speaker 1: to see a lot a lot more out there. Um,

797
00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:05,040
Speaker 1: and I just think going inside is gonna allow me to,

798
00:36:05,239 --> 00:36:07,719
Speaker 1: you know, really show my versatility and really show my

799
00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:10,680
Speaker 1: playmaking ability. How about this defense? I got the continuity

800
00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:12,879
Speaker 1: right your room. The safeties are all from back from

801
00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:14,839
Speaker 1: last year. Top four linebackers are back from las year.

802
00:36:14,920 --> 00:36:16,800
Speaker 1: Miles and Clowney back from last year in Jordan upfront.

803
00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:19,240
Speaker 1: How's that continuity gonna help you guys? Same coaching staff,

804
00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:20,879
Speaker 1: by the way, which is pretty cool. How's that gonna

805
00:36:20,920 --> 00:36:22,400
Speaker 1: help you guys? Kind of hit the ground running here

806
00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:24,920
Speaker 1: week one against Carolina. We all know what to expect.

807
00:36:25,080 --> 00:36:27,680
Speaker 1: Um at the end of the day, Miles no knows

808
00:36:27,719 --> 00:36:29,359
Speaker 1: what we're gonna do in the secondary. He knows where

809
00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:32,560
Speaker 1: his linebackers are gonna be the same thing with Clowney, like, um,

810
00:36:32,600 --> 00:36:35,000
Speaker 1: you know, as a secondary we trust them, Um, they

811
00:36:35,040 --> 00:36:38,000
Speaker 1: trust us now. So I think it's gonna be amazing

812
00:36:38,080 --> 00:36:40,160
Speaker 1: just playing with those guys. And you know, I feel

813
00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:42,960
Speaker 1: like now we're gonna all do our job and knowing that,

814
00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:44,480
Speaker 1: you know, one of the lemon is gonna make a

815
00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:46,839
Speaker 1: play that place. So UM, I'm very excited to get

816
00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:48,919
Speaker 1: out there with those guys. The Sunday and you're gonna

817
00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:51,000
Speaker 1: go get the quarterback that you're more familiar with than

818
00:36:51,040 --> 00:36:52,879
Speaker 1: any quarterback in the legend, just as he would also

819
00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:55,240
Speaker 1: be familiar is probably throwing more passes against our defense

820
00:36:55,239 --> 00:36:57,480
Speaker 1: than anybody else's because the training camp and all that,

821
00:36:57,719 --> 00:36:59,479
Speaker 1: what's that gonna be like going and all of a sudden,

822
00:36:59,480 --> 00:37:01,320
Speaker 1: guy who was a team mate now he's a quarterback

823
00:37:01,360 --> 00:37:03,480
Speaker 1: for the other team. It's gonna be super fun. Um.

824
00:37:03,640 --> 00:37:05,560
Speaker 1: Like I said in the past interview, Um, I felt

825
00:37:05,560 --> 00:37:08,000
Speaker 1: like man Baker had a really good relationship. Um. You know,

826
00:37:08,040 --> 00:37:10,640
Speaker 1: he talk smack to each other out of practice. So, um,

827
00:37:10,640 --> 00:37:12,640
Speaker 1: is definitely gonna be great to see him. Wishing him

828
00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:14,680
Speaker 1: well at this season as well. But you know where

829
00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:16,000
Speaker 1: our goal is to get out there and you know,

830
00:37:16,040 --> 00:37:19,280
Speaker 1: go want to know who is the better trash talker? Obviously,

831
00:37:20,239 --> 00:37:22,080
Speaker 1: that's right, That's right. Is there anybody that can hang

832
00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:23,560
Speaker 1: with you on this team in terms of trash talk?

833
00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:25,719
Speaker 1: You know, I don't think so. I wouldn't know. I

834
00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:28,080
Speaker 1: wouldn't say anybody could. Mike Woods is a young guy.

835
00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:30,839
Speaker 1: He brings a lot, right, Yeah, No, definitely, Mike was

836
00:37:31,120 --> 00:37:35,200
Speaker 1: Actually I say Ronnie here, Ronnie, Ronnie could talk with me, Okay, alright,

837
00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:36,640
Speaker 1: and you guys get to be out there aligning some

838
00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:38,759
Speaker 1: of the packages that we use. When you think about

839
00:37:38,760 --> 00:37:40,359
Speaker 1: getting to be with those guys, and you mentioned so

840
00:37:40,520 --> 00:37:44,239
Speaker 1: Ronnie talking trash the camaraderie that you have, Like last year,

841
00:37:44,239 --> 00:37:46,440
Speaker 1: you came onto this team and you didn't know anybody, right,

842
00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:48,680
Speaker 1: You're coming right out of Northwestern. Sure you knew like, hey,

843
00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:50,080
Speaker 1: he walked went to Northwestern, So you guys had a

844
00:37:50,120 --> 00:37:51,640
Speaker 1: little bond there. But now these are guys that you've

845
00:37:51,640 --> 00:37:53,839
Speaker 1: already played with, you've been around, and now this year,

846
00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:55,800
Speaker 1: because of the racking of the restrictions, you get to

847
00:37:55,840 --> 00:37:57,399
Speaker 1: hang out with all the time you're out and about

848
00:37:57,440 --> 00:37:59,719
Speaker 1: in town. You're a very prominent Cleveland figure at all

849
00:37:59,719 --> 00:38:01,399
Speaker 1: the games and all of that stuff. So, like, what's

850
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Speaker 1: it kind of being like now where you guys are

851
00:38:02,960 --> 00:38:04,640
Speaker 1: more than just teammates. You're a lot of friends and

852
00:38:04,840 --> 00:38:08,799
Speaker 1: you're used to playing together. Yeah, it's crazy. Like when

853
00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:10,600
Speaker 1: you when you get to know somebody and you really

854
00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:13,480
Speaker 1: like enjoy playing with and and love the guys you're

855
00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:15,479
Speaker 1: playing with, you know you're gonna want to play even better.

856
00:38:15,520 --> 00:38:18,399
Speaker 1: So I feel like obviously last year, you know, we

857
00:38:18,400 --> 00:38:20,640
Speaker 1: we obviously we're learning each other, growing with each other.

858
00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:23,279
Speaker 1: But I really believe like everybody in that secondary, like

859
00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:25,560
Speaker 1: we're all boys, that we're friends, and somebody were to

860
00:38:25,640 --> 00:38:27,680
Speaker 1: lead a team tomorrow that I feel like we're still

861
00:38:27,760 --> 00:38:29,759
Speaker 1: check in with each other. Um. So I think that's

862
00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:32,040
Speaker 1: just that speaks vous to itself. And you know, I

863
00:38:32,080 --> 00:38:33,640
Speaker 1: just can't wait to get out there with them Sunday.

864
00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:35,359
Speaker 1: And I feel like you've got coaches that are like

865
00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:37,480
Speaker 1: that too, and Coach Lynch and Coach Howard Man, and

866
00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:39,080
Speaker 1: I think they're fired up for you as you guys

867
00:38:39,120 --> 00:38:42,239
Speaker 1: are for this game. Now. For sure, our coaches are great. Um, Like,

868
00:38:42,280 --> 00:38:44,120
Speaker 1: if you were to come in our room, you would

869
00:38:44,120 --> 00:38:46,080
Speaker 1: think we're not even talking about football. That's just the

870
00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:48,680
Speaker 1: type of atmosphere we have in our room. So um.

871
00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:50,759
Speaker 1: You know, it's ludos to them that they allow us,

872
00:38:50,800 --> 00:38:52,919
Speaker 1: you know, to be ourselves half fun in the room.

873
00:38:52,920 --> 00:38:54,359
Speaker 1: But you know, at the end of the day, we're

874
00:38:54,360 --> 00:38:55,839
Speaker 1: here for a job, and you know that's to get

875
00:38:55,880 --> 00:38:57,279
Speaker 1: better each and every day, and I feel like we're

876
00:38:57,320 --> 00:38:59,120
Speaker 1: doing that. What will it mean to get a win

877
00:38:59,239 --> 00:39:01,320
Speaker 1: in the week one? I mean, I've seen the statu

878
00:39:01,400 --> 00:39:03,600
Speaker 1: on Twitter. I think Browns having won to open since

879
00:39:03,600 --> 00:39:06,600
Speaker 1: like two thousand and four. Um so it's gonna be big,

880
00:39:06,760 --> 00:39:08,920
Speaker 1: you know, to get a to get a win. Um,

881
00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:10,799
Speaker 1: just to start our season off the right way. And

882
00:39:10,840 --> 00:39:12,799
Speaker 1: how is the field to get back into like game planning?

883
00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:14,360
Speaker 1: You know, you go through training camp and for you,

884
00:39:14,400 --> 00:39:15,520
Speaker 1: I know that you missed some of the time in

885
00:39:15,560 --> 00:39:18,080
Speaker 1: training camp, but those are kind of like installs. This

886
00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:19,680
Speaker 1: is what we do, who we are now you're trying

887
00:39:19,760 --> 00:39:21,920
Speaker 1: to get prepared for somebody else. Is that kind of

888
00:39:21,920 --> 00:39:24,359
Speaker 1: fun that chess matching and getting to see that out

889
00:39:24,440 --> 00:39:27,800
Speaker 1: on the field most definitely? Um, like training camp. Obviously

890
00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:29,640
Speaker 1: you're watching a lot of film, but you know, I'm

891
00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:32,360
Speaker 1: not preparing to beat my other I'm just gonna go

892
00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:34,279
Speaker 1: out there and play. Now. You know, you have a

893
00:39:34,320 --> 00:39:36,480
Speaker 1: lot more film study, You have a lot more that

894
00:39:36,560 --> 00:39:38,239
Speaker 1: you can, Like you said, it's a chess match at

895
00:39:38,239 --> 00:39:40,000
Speaker 1: this point now, so and I feel like that's an

896
00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:41,799
Speaker 1: age that our brain just being a you know, a

897
00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:44,640
Speaker 1: very smart player. Um So, our our goal is to

898
00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:46,640
Speaker 1: win that chess match this Sunday. How good does it

899
00:39:46,680 --> 00:39:48,520
Speaker 1: make you feel when pre snappy go you know what

900
00:39:48,560 --> 00:39:51,120
Speaker 1: they're doing already? Oh, it's amazing. Um. And I got

901
00:39:51,120 --> 00:39:53,239
Speaker 1: that honestly from Troy Hill. I said last year it

902
00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:55,000
Speaker 1: was just plays where he's like, here comes a dig

903
00:39:55,120 --> 00:39:57,120
Speaker 1: and it will come every single time. So I'm kind

904
00:39:57,120 --> 00:39:59,440
Speaker 1: of trying to be that guy that's a you know

905
00:39:59,480 --> 00:40:02,279
Speaker 1: out there that that no stuff. Um. And you know

906
00:40:02,360 --> 00:40:04,480
Speaker 1: you can anticipate instead of just trying to guess. When

907
00:40:04,520 --> 00:40:06,479
Speaker 1: you talk about film study, what's kind of just without

908
00:40:06,480 --> 00:40:08,080
Speaker 1: giving away in the secret obviously, but what are you

909
00:40:08,080 --> 00:40:10,080
Speaker 1: when you're watching it? What are you looking for? To

910
00:40:10,080 --> 00:40:12,160
Speaker 1: give the people kind of an idea of how much

911
00:40:12,239 --> 00:40:14,480
Speaker 1: goes into this? Yeah, I mean it's a lot. First,

912
00:40:14,520 --> 00:40:16,239
Speaker 1: you gotta see, you know where the back is that,

913
00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:18,200
Speaker 1: you know how wide he is, how deep he is.

914
00:40:18,520 --> 00:40:20,360
Speaker 1: Then you gotta see you know the alignments of the

915
00:40:20,400 --> 00:40:23,040
Speaker 1: receivers are there nasty splits or not? You know, and

916
00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:25,360
Speaker 1: then you gotta sometimes we eat to tackle. Is his

917
00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:27,080
Speaker 1: hand down? Is his hand up? Like if those are

918
00:40:27,120 --> 00:40:29,319
Speaker 1: different tales. So there's a lot that goes in with

919
00:40:29,400 --> 00:40:32,319
Speaker 1: film study. Um. And you know, it's honestly super fun.

920
00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:34,920
Speaker 1: It's like it's like being in school, but you know

921
00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:37,239
Speaker 1: for obviously your professional like you're learning a lot out

922
00:40:37,239 --> 00:40:39,320
Speaker 1: there and it's just fun, you know, to find a

923
00:40:39,360 --> 00:40:41,080
Speaker 1: tell out there and that you could use on the

924
00:40:41,120 --> 00:40:43,120
Speaker 1: field Sunday and you know, go out there and make

925
00:40:43,120 --> 00:40:44,520
Speaker 1: a play with it. So that's you're kind of like

926
00:40:44,560 --> 00:40:46,719
Speaker 1: a detective, right You're coming through like, oh, I got something,

927
00:40:46,760 --> 00:40:48,640
Speaker 1: I got something telling everybody all right, let's go get

928
00:40:48,640 --> 00:40:51,279
Speaker 1: it now for sure. So, um, it's definitely gonna be fun. Um.

929
00:40:51,320 --> 00:40:53,040
Speaker 1: You know anyway we can get an edge out there,

930
00:40:53,360 --> 00:40:55,560
Speaker 1: um in the film study. Um. And I think we're

931
00:40:55,560 --> 00:40:58,360
Speaker 1: gonna do great this Sunday. Alright, Greg, always a pleasure.

932
00:40:58,440 --> 00:41:00,680
Speaker 1: Best select you and just maybe to get that first

933
00:41:00,680 --> 00:41:02,279
Speaker 1: pick and have a big but take it to the house.

934
00:41:02,360 --> 00:41:04,960
Speaker 1: Let's go. Yeah, for sure. I appreciate you, man, great,

935
00:41:04,960 --> 00:41:07,279
Speaker 1: Thanks very much, good luck on Sunday. We'll be back

936
00:41:07,280 --> 00:41:09,320
Speaker 1: with more of the Kevin Stefanski Show on the University

937
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Speaker 1: Hospitals Cleveland Brown's Radio network. Right after this, I feel

938
00:41:14,160 --> 00:41:16,399
Speaker 1: like I have people in the building that can tell

939
00:41:16,400 --> 00:41:18,160
Speaker 1: me the truth, and I think that's really important because

940
00:41:18,200 --> 00:41:19,520
Speaker 1: I don't want this to be a place where I

941
00:41:19,520 --> 00:41:21,840
Speaker 1: don't get the truth from our guys. This is the

942
00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:26,120
Speaker 1: Coach Kevin Stefanski Show. You're listening to the University Hospitals

943
00:41:26,200 --> 00:41:30,160
Speaker 1: Cleveland Brown's radio network. Here are your hosts, Nathan Sagura

944
00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:34,839
Speaker 1: and Geron Jerry Fans. Mark your calendars for face Off

945
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Speaker 1: on the Lake. The first major outdoor hockey game at

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Speaker 1: First Energy Stadium went on February the eighteenth. The Ohio

947
00:41:41,360 --> 00:41:44,880
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Speaker 1: face Off are called four four oh eight nine one

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Speaker 1: fifty fifty. That's four four oh eight nine five zero

952
00:41:59,160 --> 00:42:04,239
Speaker 1: five zero. Alright, folks, Regular Season Game one the Browns

953
00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:09,400
Speaker 1: and the Carolina Panthers, one p m. This Sunday, live

954
00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:12,839
Speaker 1: from Charlotte, and it's a big one. Is a big one.

955
00:42:12,920 --> 00:42:16,359
Speaker 1: Stock up, Step up, time for me. Stock up. It's

956
00:42:16,400 --> 00:42:19,280
Speaker 1: got to be the defense, and step up. It's gotta

957
00:42:19,320 --> 00:42:22,160
Speaker 1: be the defense. Everything that I think in this game

958
00:42:22,160 --> 00:42:26,160
Speaker 1: revolves around the Brown's ability to stop the Carolina Panthers offense,

959
00:42:26,480 --> 00:42:29,720
Speaker 1: and then for the Browns offensively, their ability to control

960
00:42:29,800 --> 00:42:33,360
Speaker 1: the football, not make mistakes and put points on the board.

961
00:42:33,440 --> 00:42:37,400
Speaker 1: Last year, the Panthers were oh and twelve when they

962
00:42:37,440 --> 00:42:40,759
Speaker 1: opponents scored fifteen or more points against them. Think about that,

963
00:42:40,800 --> 00:42:43,560
Speaker 1: oh and twelve when an opponent just reached fifteen points.

964
00:42:43,600 --> 00:42:46,040
Speaker 1: They're the only team in the league that was winless

965
00:42:46,040 --> 00:42:49,279
Speaker 1: when their opponents scored fifteen or more. They tried to

966
00:42:49,320 --> 00:42:51,879
Speaker 1: overhaul their offense. But for the Browns, we're gonna get

967
00:42:51,880 --> 00:42:53,640
Speaker 1: a steady dose and Nick Chubb, We're gonna get a

968
00:42:53,640 --> 00:42:56,880
Speaker 1: steady dose of Kareem Hunt. We've got him Ari Cooper.

969
00:42:56,880 --> 00:42:59,200
Speaker 1: Now bur sets had a nice week of practice. Finding

970
00:42:59,280 --> 00:43:02,799
Speaker 1: those guys that chief Donovan People's jones. This is a

971
00:43:02,880 --> 00:43:05,440
Speaker 1: team with behind that offensive line manage the ball, but

972
00:43:05,480 --> 00:43:10,799
Speaker 1: then defensively they can absolutely dominate this game. They've got

973
00:43:10,800 --> 00:43:15,080
Speaker 1: a rookie left tackle in his NFL debut against Miles Garrett.

974
00:43:15,120 --> 00:43:17,080
Speaker 1: That is not a recipe for success, and frankly, he

975
00:43:17,160 --> 00:43:20,440
Speaker 1: struggled in the preseason. Miles, it's not gonna get any easier.

976
00:43:20,640 --> 00:43:24,719
Speaker 1: You've got Clowney, You've got our secondary, Denzel, greg m

977
00:43:24,840 --> 00:43:28,600
Speaker 1: j Emerson, the safety's John and Grant and Ronnie. Look

978
00:43:28,640 --> 00:43:31,160
Speaker 1: for the Browns to try to confuse Baker Mayfield, try

979
00:43:31,200 --> 00:43:33,400
Speaker 1: to get their hands on the football and the games

980
00:43:33,440 --> 00:43:36,360
Speaker 1: when Baker Mayfield has lost. As a starting quarterback in

981
00:43:36,400 --> 00:43:39,960
Speaker 1: this league, He's thrown more interceptions than touchdowns, and the

982
00:43:39,960 --> 00:43:41,919
Speaker 1: ones that he has won, it's better than a three

983
00:43:41,960 --> 00:43:44,960
Speaker 1: to one touchdown to interception ratio, so it's key to

984
00:43:45,120 --> 00:43:48,799
Speaker 1: get those turnovers. Time for speculation is over. We'll have

985
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Speaker 1: coverage for He's starting at nine am on the Browns

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Speaker 1: Radio Network. Big thanks to our producer Jason Gibbs, coordinating

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Speaker 1: producer Meredith Kane, and we will be back yet nine am.

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Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to Kevin Stefanski Show on the University

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