WEBVTT - Happy Half Hour Episode 111: Getting Back Up

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<v Speaker 1>Happy New Year, everybody Happy half hour? Is it a

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<v Speaker 1>coincidence those two things start with the same word, I think,

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<v Speaker 1>not welcome to it. It is twenty twenty four, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think a lot of people are ready for a

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<v Speaker 1>fresh start, aren't they. Cassidy retweet it is. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's always a weird time in the NFL calendar because

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you think about seasons ending at certain points,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think if everybody could have punched the clock

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<v Speaker 1>after last week's game at Jacksonville, they might have signed

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<v Speaker 1>up for that. But here we are. There's another game

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<v Speaker 1>to go. I guess we'll talk about that one in

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit, but before we get on, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>we truly do. I think we need to look back

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<v Speaker 1>on last week, Not so much the game itself. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>the game itself was an abject disaster. They lost whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>Twenty six twenty.

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<v Speaker 1>Six or was it one hundred to nothing?

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<v Speaker 2>At that point, the points don't matter.

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<v Speaker 1>I knew it was something to nothing, so whatever the

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<v Speaker 1>other side of that equation was didn't matter as much.

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<v Speaker 1>But I don't, obviously don't want to spend too much

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<v Speaker 1>time on the game itself because it was dreadful. But

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<v Speaker 1>I do think there are things to take away. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>the offense was as bad as we've seen it. It

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<v Speaker 1>was Chicago level bad. It kind of went back against

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<v Speaker 1>some of the stuff that had been working, some of

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<v Speaker 1>the run games, some of the move Bryce around. But

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<v Speaker 1>the reason I wanted to talk about the game, and

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<v Speaker 1>you're uniquely positioned to talk about this cast having covered

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<v Speaker 1>the Jaguars and been around Trevor Lawrence. You wrote last

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<v Speaker 1>week about kind of the parallels between his rookie season

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<v Speaker 1>and Bryce's rookie season, and as you watch that thing

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<v Speaker 1>unfold or sink or whatever verb you want to put

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<v Speaker 1>on it, last Sunday, I was wondering, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>you kind of took back to, you know, your experience

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<v Speaker 1>in Jacksonville, watching Trevor kind of go through some of

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<v Speaker 1>the same kind of stuff as a rookie.

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<v Speaker 2>It was interesting, especially because of the parallels between the two.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, these are both guys that were number one

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<v Speaker 2>overall picks. You know, bray Shawn was a Heisman winner,

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<v Speaker 2>Trevor was a Heisman runner up. Guys that won national

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<v Speaker 2>championships while in college, that kind of and they were

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<v Speaker 2>both brought in not only is number one overall picks,

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<v Speaker 2>because not all number one overall picks are created the same.

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<v Speaker 2>There are some teams that just kind of maybe had

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<v Speaker 2>a bad year and at that point it's like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>let's tank and let's go for it. But these are

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<v Speaker 2>both two guys that were brought in with enormous expectations

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<v Speaker 2>and had an entire franchise put on their shoulders as

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<v Speaker 2>a rookie, and then we're told, okay, save.

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<v Speaker 1>Us, yeah, and that you're that guy.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you're that guy. Don't let us down. And that

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<v Speaker 2>sort of weight can be crippling. And I think what's

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<v Speaker 2>important to recognize though, is that even though it could

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<v Speaker 2>be crippling, there's a difference between guys that can't handle

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<v Speaker 2>it and guys that might stumble under that their first

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<v Speaker 2>year and then figure out how to carry it. And

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's what we saw Trevor do, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>what you're starting to see Bryce do as well.

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<v Speaker 1>And obviously you were there during the COVID times, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>all the interviews. It seems like we're done by zoom

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<v Speaker 1>and that kind of thing. But how did Trevor handle

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<v Speaker 1>that season? I mean, what was he like going from

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<v Speaker 1>eminently successful Clemson quarterback who has tremendous hair to guy

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle of a you know, he was the

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<v Speaker 1>dog sitting at the table with the alice on fire

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<v Speaker 1>saying this is fine.

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<v Speaker 2>He does have tremendous hair. Does it really does like

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<v Speaker 2>sunshine hair. The thing that Trevor did that always stood

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<v Speaker 2>out that I have noticed in Bryce Young as well,

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<v Speaker 2>is Trevor took all of the fault, the criticism, the

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<v Speaker 2>responsibility on himself, and not in necessarily even an unhealthy way,

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<v Speaker 2>but in a barrier way. He put himself as a rookie,

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<v Speaker 2>out in front to protect all of the guys in

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<v Speaker 2>the locker room behind him. When everything would go wrong,

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<v Speaker 2>he would fall on the sword whether it was his

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<v Speaker 2>fault or not, and a lot of times as the rookie,

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<v Speaker 2>it was his fault. If we're being honest, I think

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<v Speaker 2>he broke Peyton Manning's record for a number of interceptions

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<v Speaker 2>in a year coming in as a rookie. I want

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<v Speaker 2>to say he threw thirty or thirty two something around

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<v Speaker 2>there that number. And as the season went on, it

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<v Speaker 2>sort of became like a Okay, well let's just see

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<v Speaker 2>what I can get away with. There's not going to

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<v Speaker 2>be anything to get out of this season other than lessons,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's something that I am a little curious to see.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to go back and maybe watch some tape

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<v Speaker 2>and listen to some old interviews to see how Bryce

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<v Speaker 2>handled that, because about three quarters of the way through

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<v Speaker 2>the season, maybe even a little before that, when it

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<v Speaker 2>became imminently clear that that season was a wash, Trevor

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<v Speaker 2>took on a reckless attitude in a way, but a

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<v Speaker 2>good reckless attitude of Okay, all I'm going to get

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<v Speaker 2>out of this year is figuring out what I can

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<v Speaker 2>and can't get away with in the NFL. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>on the field. There's a lot of off the field

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<v Speaker 2>as well. On the field, it was I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>figure out what I can and can't get away with

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<v Speaker 2>in the NFL. And that's why you saw his interception

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<v Speaker 2>numbers balloon again in those last four games or last

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<v Speaker 2>five games, because he was sort of figuring out his windows,

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<v Speaker 2>figuring out his timing. But that helped imminently the next year.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's the thing that maybe was a little disappointing

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<v Speaker 2>about this game versus the Jaguars for Bryce and this

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<v Speaker 2>offense is because we saw versus Green Bay the offense

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<v Speaker 2>takes such a huge step forward. I kind of wish

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<v Speaker 2>they had kept that aggressive attitude because at this point,

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<v Speaker 2>what else do you have to lose? Kind of let

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<v Speaker 2>Bryce figure it out. Yeah, but off of the field

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<v Speaker 2>was really where I see a lot of these similarities

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<v Speaker 2>where you know, Trevor kind of put himself up as

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<v Speaker 2>the I'm trying to think of vocabulary spelling me the

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<v Speaker 2>name of whatever the statues would be at the beginning

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<v Speaker 2>of a city, at the front of a city, like

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the gatekeepers. And Bryce did that last week

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<v Speaker 2>after the game, and he did that again on Wednesday

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<v Speaker 2>this week of his availability. He fell on the sword

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<v Speaker 2>for a lot of problems that weren't even his funt.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, and we wrote about this yesterday. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>Bryce has been sacked fifty nine times in fifteen games.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank god he didn't play in Seattle, or we'd be

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<v Speaker 1>on the verge of records. Steve Berline. I was here

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<v Speaker 1>for the Steve Berline sixty two sack season in two

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<v Speaker 1>thousand and I think Steve still kind of walks with

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<v Speaker 1>a limp, but he was much older then. So but

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<v Speaker 1>Bryce has done a good job. But even in talking

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<v Speaker 1>about it, Bryce talks about things he should have done

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<v Speaker 1>better or things. I mean, the offensive line at this

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<v Speaker 1>point in the season is bordering on ridiculous. Nothing against

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<v Speaker 1>the guys who were out there giving their best to play.

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<v Speaker 2>Before the season's over. You're gonna play right guard.

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<v Speaker 1>Darian, It's entirely possible. I mean, I might be out

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<v Speaker 1>there if I'll show you the picture of me at

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<v Speaker 1>Cataba Middle School later on. But I was pretty fierce

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<v Speaker 1>and I could probably jump out there. But I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>if JD. Dorenzo or somebody gets in a snap on offense,

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<v Speaker 1>you know they've they will have reached ridiculous stage. Seven

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<v Speaker 1>guys have played left guard this season. Eight different guys

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<v Speaker 1>have played right guard. Have I mentioned They've only played

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen games. They've gotten five games out of their projected

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<v Speaker 1>starting guards this year because of injury. Brady Christian pops

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<v Speaker 1>at biceps in in the first game of the season,

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<v Speaker 1>and Austin Corbett's coming back from last year's new injury

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<v Speaker 1>or knee injury, gets a new win in mid season

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<v Speaker 1>after he's back for a minute, and it's just when

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<v Speaker 1>that blows out the middle of your line. So much

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<v Speaker 1>of the pressure on Bryce has been straight up to shoot.

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<v Speaker 1>So I just think it's reached kind of ridiculous levels.

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<v Speaker 1>But Bryce continues to say, well, I got to communicate better,

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<v Speaker 1>I got to get the ball out quick, blah blah blah.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's just he keeps it about himself, which

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<v Speaker 1>a leader is supposed to do, and that's admirable. But

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<v Speaker 1>the kid is also proving that he can take a hit.

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<v Speaker 1>He keeps getting up. Guys talked about it. I asked

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<v Speaker 1>Andy Dalton yesterday, I said, what's the lesson in this,

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<v Speaker 1>and he said, he keeps getting up. You know, last

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday when he Roy Robinson Harris lands on him, he

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<v Speaker 1>said that was the first time he even stayed on

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<v Speaker 1>the ground for a second. So and then he got

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<v Speaker 1>up and continued to play, went to the tent for

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<v Speaker 1>a bit, but he was all right. I mean, Bryce

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<v Speaker 1>is a tough kid, there's no doubt about that. There's

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<v Speaker 1>no doubt that he's an accountable kid. I just hope

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<v Speaker 1>that he's not a broken kid by the time they

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<v Speaker 1>get things right around him.

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<v Speaker 2>And there's a caveat that goes here too. They were

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<v Speaker 2>playing against one of the leading sack getters in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 2>in Josh Allen, who set a new franchise record versus

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<v Speaker 2>the Panthers on Sunday, broke Kalis Campbell's old franchise record.

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<v Speaker 2>And so this was not for the faint of heart

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<v Speaker 2>for any rookie quarterback to be playing against Josh Allen.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's that's something. And we did see in the

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<v Speaker 2>second half they started rolling Bryce out a lot more,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, kind of getting him out of the pocket,

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<v Speaker 2>letting him roll. I'll say this just for you and Darren.

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<v Speaker 2>They let him roll on a few naked book boots

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<v Speaker 2>there you go, just get him away from Josh Allen.

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<v Speaker 2>And so we did see some adjustments to that and

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<v Speaker 2>there were far fewer sacks in the second half.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, a little bit, a little bit, but you're right,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean this just in Josh Allen good at football,

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<v Speaker 1>both of them. And it's it's tough, I mean, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's it was one of those you just kind of

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<v Speaker 1>got to get through. Uh. Obviously, it's not an ideal situation.

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<v Speaker 1>And and they'll finish it up this week and you

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<v Speaker 1>know they'll be going out there, I'm assuming based on

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<v Speaker 1>just sheer availability at this point. Cad May's broke a

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<v Speaker 1>finger the other day, and wasn't able to finish the game.

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<v Speaker 1>He's out there with the hand kind of clubbed up

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<v Speaker 1>the other day in practice, and so I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if we're going to see Caid. So sure, Nash Jensen

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<v Speaker 1>start a game on the other side, let's do that.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh why not? What could possibly go wrong? But here

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<v Speaker 1>we are. So anyways, it's it is not all doom

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<v Speaker 1>and gloom because it is a new year. Uh. There

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<v Speaker 1>was some moderately good news last night when Pro Bowl

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<v Speaker 1>rosters were announced. The Carolina Panthers did not have any

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<v Speaker 1>Pro Bowl per se, which when you go to and

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<v Speaker 1>fourteen is not necessarily a surprise. But Derek Brown is

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<v Speaker 1>a first alternate, and there is a reasonable chance that

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<v Speaker 1>Derek ends up a Pro bowler because one of the

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<v Speaker 1>people he is behind on that list is one Javon

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<v Speaker 1>Hargrave of the San Francisco forty nine ers. And if

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<v Speaker 1>they do what I anticipate, which is go to the

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<v Speaker 1>Super Bowl, Derek will suddenly find himself a Pro bowler.

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<v Speaker 1>It's interesting to me watching this season unfollowed. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>Derek has been the most consistent, the best player on

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<v Speaker 1>this roster from start to finish. I mean he's he's

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<v Speaker 1>there every day. He's playing a ton of snaps. I

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<v Speaker 1>rode early in the year before you arrived, Cassidy. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>the guy's playing basically eighty percent plus of the snaps

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<v Speaker 1>in every game, which is cool when you're a cornerback

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<v Speaker 1>or somebody like that, or somebody who doesn't have to

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<v Speaker 1>move very far. But when you are Derek Brown and

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<v Speaker 1>you're three hundred and thirty pounds and throwing dudes out

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<v Speaker 1>of the club left and right, to play the number

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<v Speaker 1>of snaps he's playing and to play him at the

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<v Speaker 1>level he's playing is amazing. He's sitting there on ninety

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<v Speaker 1>six tackles, which is three tackles short of the record

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<v Speaker 1>since they started counting these things in nineteen ninety four,

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<v Speaker 1>which is amazing on its face. But Derek had the

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<v Speaker 1>kind of season that you would only hope more people

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<v Speaker 1>would follow along with, because I sat here weekend and

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<v Speaker 1>week out and it's like, oh gosh, he just threw

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<v Speaker 1>Zach Martin the you know, the Cowboys All Pro guard. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he just flung him out of the way. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he grabbed Alvin Kamara and just tossed him down the

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<v Speaker 1>alley like a bowling ball, which we had some fun

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<v Speaker 1>with in a video here a couple of weeks ago.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's just been impressive watching Derek blow up

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<v Speaker 1>offenses from the inside out. Ninety six tackles over the

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<v Speaker 1>course of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>But he is tackling here for the interior alignment.

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<v Speaker 1>Yep, yep, leading all defensive linemen in the league in tackles.

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<v Speaker 1>He is just doing the thing at a very high level.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, I would anticipate, no matter what other,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, changes happen around here this offseason, this is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be the year Derek Brown gets extended. And

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<v Speaker 1>you want to keep that guy here for a long

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<v Speaker 1>long time because not only is he good at football,

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<v Speaker 1>he's he's accountable. He shows up, he works hard, he

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<v Speaker 1>does all the things the right way. So he is

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<v Speaker 1>not a pro bowler by definition, just yet. He could

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<v Speaker 1>end up one. But again, look at the guys he's

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<v Speaker 1>up against. That Aaron Donald guy also good at football,

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<v Speaker 1>Dexter Lawrence. You know, Dexter Lawrence is a different kind

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<v Speaker 1>of of defensive tackle than Aaron Donald. Obviously, he's a big,

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<v Speaker 1>wide body, but he's still got four and a half

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<v Speaker 1>sacks this year nineteen quarterback hits, so he's played at

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<v Speaker 1>a high level himself. And then Hargrave, who's out there

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<v Speaker 1>in San Francisco, likely to go to the Super Bowl.

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<v Speaker 1>So no real shame in being behind those three guys.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you could divide it up and have your

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<v Speaker 1>argument however you want to. But the one thing you

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<v Speaker 1>can't question is has Derek Brown been amazing this year?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, he has, totally agree And when I realized that

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<v Speaker 2>he was the like we said, leading tackler for defensive

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<v Speaker 2>Plumban's that's so hard to do from that spot. Sure,

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<v Speaker 2>some of that too, is because you draw double teams.

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<v Speaker 2>I would imagine Aaron Donald's tackles numbers are pretty low

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<v Speaker 2>because he's consistently getting double and triple team event at times.

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<v Speaker 2>But when you affect the game, that's what you're asked

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<v Speaker 2>to do as a defensive lignement, and that's what Derek

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<v Speaker 2>Brown has done. And so a great point. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's kind of hard to argue slash who could argue

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<v Speaker 2>either way, but he's very likely going to be there

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<v Speaker 2>and well deserved.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I hope, So Derek deserves that. And among the

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<v Speaker 1>other alternates that were announced, Brian Burns after making the

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<v Speaker 1>Pro Bowl. The last two years, Brian's had a down

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<v Speaker 1>year by any account. He would be the first to

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<v Speaker 1>tell you that he is a second alternate, and then

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<v Speaker 1>Johnny Hecker and JJ Janssen are third alternates at punter

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<v Speaker 1>and long snapper for the Bowl, which is now a

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<v Speaker 1>flag football game. I have questions as to what a

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<v Speaker 1>long snapper and punter do during a flag football game,

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<v Speaker 1>but uh, you know, we'll we'll see. Maybe if enough

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<v Speaker 1>long snappers and punters get injured, they can join in

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<v Speaker 1>and tell us about that. But both of those that's

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<v Speaker 1>what they do. Yeah, exactly. They stand around and eat

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<v Speaker 1>snacks and tell jokes, which is kind of what they

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<v Speaker 1>do a lot of days anyway. But you know, Johnny

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<v Speaker 1>was in an unusual position last week. Speaking of unusual,

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<v Speaker 1>We've seen some things here with the Carolina Panthers in

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<v Speaker 1>the last couple of years, and last week I saw

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<v Speaker 1>something that I would say I've never seen before. But

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<v Speaker 1>I have a kicker getting hurt in pregame warm ups

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<v Speaker 1>when Eddie Pinero comes up tight and isn't able to kick.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Johnny Hecker was sitting there as the emergency

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<v Speaker 1>kicker for field goals and I asked Johnny after the game.

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<v Speaker 1>I said, Johnny, what what was your range? Range? Unlimited?

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<v Speaker 2>Now I say that when you don't have to kick.

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<v Speaker 1>Exactly, other others may disagree. Asked Chris Taber the other

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<v Speaker 1>day whether he trusted Johnny throwing a pass or kicking

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<v Speaker 1>a field goal more, and he kind of thought about

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<v Speaker 1>it for half a second. He said, Oh, yeah, throwing

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<v Speaker 1>a pass. So it's not an ideal situation, but it

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<v Speaker 1>feels kind of normal considering the way this season's gone down.

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<v Speaker 1>So in the spirit of in the spirit of finding

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<v Speaker 1>people who can do other things. Since Cassidy is new here,

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<v Speaker 1>this is exactly. This is your fifteenth day as an

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<v Speaker 1>employee of Panthers dot Com, so we're still getting to

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<v Speaker 1>know Castiy Hill. So I want to know, in addition

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<v Speaker 1>to all the things we know you're good at, like

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<v Speaker 1>covering football and those kind of things, what is a

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<v Speaker 1>hidden skill that Cassidy Hill has.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh gosh, I have no idea.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you juggle?

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<v Speaker 2>No, I can't, but I did make somebody do that

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<v Speaker 2>for a story. Once took him some tennis balls in

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<v Speaker 2>the locker room.

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<v Speaker 1>That's better with eggs because it increases an element of

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<v Speaker 1>risk in that because you don't want to break anything all.

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<v Speaker 2>I took just enough piano lessons growing up to think

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<v Speaker 2>that I can play piano, but other people might disagree.

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<v Speaker 2>Grew up on a farm, so I can ride a horse, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>And I spent an ill advised year and a half

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<v Speaker 2>and sometimes still do this for family and friends. As

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<v Speaker 2>a wedding planner, let me tell you that takes a

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<v Speaker 2>special set of skills and delusion to talk yourself into

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<v Speaker 2>doing that. That was.

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<v Speaker 1>Who's worse at a wedding? The bride or the mother

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<v Speaker 1>in law?

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<v Speaker 2>Let me tell you who the Oh I'm glad you

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<v Speaker 2>said mother in law, because the worst person at the

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<v Speaker 2>wedding is hardly ever the bride. It's usually a mother.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's not even the bride's mother. It's the mother

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<v Speaker 2>of the groom when she does not have a daughter, because.

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<v Speaker 1>She goes full Mama bear on the entire process and

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<v Speaker 1>gets to fulfill the unrealized wedding.

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<v Speaker 2>Fantasy and it's like, you know, okay, you get to

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<v Speaker 2>do the cake. Well, that cake is the center of

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<v Speaker 2>the wedding, and yeah, the mother of the groom, which

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<v Speaker 2>she does not have a daughter, is the worst person

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<v Speaker 2>to deal with during wedding planning. So let that be

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<v Speaker 2>a lesson to any of you. If you have a

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<v Speaker 2>son and no daughters and he's getting married, take some

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<v Speaker 2>pity on that poort wedding planner.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, all right, we could just continue this trend, turn

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<v Speaker 1>this into a bit three questions with a newcomer. We

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<v Speaker 1>know you can ride a horse, play a piano a little,

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<v Speaker 1>and you are a wedding planner at points in your life.

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<v Speaker 1>You have been here again, this is fifteen days. You've

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<v Speaker 1>been a Charlotte Tian all of a sudden.

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<v Speaker 2>What is not the word?

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<v Speaker 1>What if you? Yes, we are not Charlatan's, although sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>we can be. We are. We are, in fact Charlotteans.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you call Green Bayons? Green Bay Heights?

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<v Speaker 2>Cold?

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<v Speaker 1>That's funny. Is there a name for that? What do

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<v Speaker 1>you call residents of green Bay?

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<v Speaker 2>Green Bayons?

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<v Speaker 1>Green Bayons? Green Bay?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if I ever really heard that come up?

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe green once or twice, the.

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<v Speaker 1>Green Bay hive, like you say, maybe something like that,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>Good reference.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, there you go. So, yeah, you're a Charlotte Tin.

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<v Speaker 1>You've been driving around our fair city for fifteen days.

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<v Speaker 1>Now what have you learned, what have you seen? Knew

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<v Speaker 1>that you weren't expecting here in Charlotte that.

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<v Speaker 2>I wasn't expecting.

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<v Speaker 1>Hmmm.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh. This may be just because I have lived in

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<v Speaker 2>an area without them for the past like ten years.

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<v Speaker 2>But there are so many interstate connectors here and I

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<v Speaker 2>keep getting them confused. I missed my exit coming into

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<v Speaker 2>work this morning.

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<v Speaker 1>There you go.

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<v Speaker 2>I had to take like a ten minute round about.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's getting used to that the other thing. And

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<v Speaker 2>maybe it's just because, like I happened to notice this

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<v Speaker 2>on a broadcast right before I moved, But I've always

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<v Speaker 2>thought of Charlotte as the Queen City. Like I knew

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<v Speaker 2>that was a nickname for Charlotte, but I didn't realize

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<v Speaker 2>how many other cities also liked to claim that nickname

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<v Speaker 2>until I was watching I think it was a Bengals

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<v Speaker 2>game right before I moved, and somebody called Cincinnati the

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<v Speaker 2>Queen City. Yeah, And I was like, why, that's what

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<v Speaker 2>makes Cincinnati the Queen City. But then you get here

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<v Speaker 2>and you realize this is not just a nickname. It's

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<v Speaker 2>like a whole identity. Because there's crowns on everything.

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<v Speaker 1>There's crowns on everything, our statue is inside the airport.

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<v Speaker 2>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>I realized this the other day flying to Jacksonville. Our

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<v Speaker 1>statue has been moved from out in the pns of

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<v Speaker 1>Queen Charlotte. Oh Charlotte her own self is standing.

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<v Speaker 2>Watch Queen Charlotte on Netflix.

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<v Speaker 1>No, I did not. I'm terrible at Netflix. I'm terrible

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<v Speaker 1>at streaming shows. But anyway, you are a Charlotte tean.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like it should be mandatory to watch the

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<v Speaker 2>Queen Charlotte Show.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe maybe that's on my list for the off season.

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<v Speaker 1>I've got I've got a big to do list and

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<v Speaker 1>a big to read list.

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<v Speaker 2>And I will pay five dollars for you to come

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<v Speaker 2>back on this podcast during the off season and give

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<v Speaker 2>us your review of Queen Charlotte on Netflix.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, this could be a challenge, This could be a bit.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll keep doing that so anyway, So all right, we're

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<v Speaker 1>getting to know you a little bit of a time

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<v Speaker 1>here on the Happy Half Hour. We will continue that

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<v Speaker 1>process over the course of the year. We got one

0:20:00.600 --> 0:20:02.760
<v Speaker 1>more game to talk about next week. It will be

0:20:02.800 --> 0:20:06.359
<v Speaker 1>a Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that needs this one to

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<v Speaker 1>make the playoffs. The Carolina Panthers could screw things up

0:20:10.080 --> 0:20:12.960
<v Speaker 1>for somebody else. Burns has been talking about being the

0:20:13.040 --> 0:20:17.159
<v Speaker 1>grinch all off season, so he might enjoy that. A

0:20:17.160 --> 0:20:19.600
<v Speaker 1>lot of people might. We'll see how that goes. Baker

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<v Speaker 1>Mayfield's all beat.

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<v Speaker 2>Up, Baker Mayfield return game.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Baker Mayfield revenge game. There's a lot of Baker

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<v Speaker 1>Mayfield content to explore. Maybe we'll do that next week,

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<v Speaker 1>but I have a feeling we're gonna be talking about

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of other stuff next week, because as we

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<v Speaker 1>get into an off season, it's gonna be different. Gang.

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<v Speaker 1>There's gonna be a lot of change this offseason, as

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<v Speaker 1>everybody anticipates when you go to and fourteen plus. Whatever

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<v Speaker 1>happens this week, we will take a deep breath. We

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<v Speaker 1>will get into all that next week on the Happy

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<v Speaker 1>Half Hour. See all then

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<v Speaker 2>Then