WEBVTT - Anish Shroff on Saints Podcast | April 16, 2025

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome in to the New Orleans Saints Podcast, present a

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<v Speaker 1>buy Seacake. You'll hear from players, coaches, broadcasters and writers

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<v Speaker 1>that cover the NFL on a daily basis. The New

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<v Speaker 1>Orleans Saints Podcast starts right now. Here's your host, Aaron Summers.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to the New Orleans Saints Podcast. Aaron Summers here

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<v Speaker 2>back again with some more NFC South Draft previews. Also

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<v Speaker 2>getting caught up on what they did during the offseason

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<v Speaker 2>leading up to the draft, because of course that may

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<v Speaker 2>affect some of their needs and players that they're looking for.

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<v Speaker 2>We've previewed the Atlanta Falcons on Monday, We're looking at

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<v Speaker 2>the Carolina Panthers today, and then on Friday, we are

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<v Speaker 2>going to get into things with the Tampa Bay Bucks.

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<v Speaker 2>For the Panthers today, they do pick in that eighth

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<v Speaker 2>spot first round, right before the Saints do at number nine,

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<v Speaker 2>could have an effect on who's available for the Saints,

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<v Speaker 2>and what's happening with the Saints could have an effect

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<v Speaker 2>on what the Panthers do with their pick. So a

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<v Speaker 2>lot to get into here, and for that reason, I

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<v Speaker 2>am bringing in the Panthers radio play by play voice

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<v Speaker 2>of the Carolina Panthers Aniche Shiraff to help break things

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<v Speaker 2>down with me. Anish, Thank you so much for joining

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<v Speaker 2>me on the New Orleans Saints podcast. It's always good

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<v Speaker 2>to see you and catch up. Off season is here,

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<v Speaker 2>but it doesn't seem like much of an off season.

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<v Speaker 2>We've both been really busy as we're gearing up for

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<v Speaker 2>the draft here. But how are things going for you?

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<v Speaker 3>It's just been topsy turvy. It's spinning, but I mean

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<v Speaker 3>that in the best possible way. With baseball and college

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<v Speaker 3>basketball being done, a little bit of lacrosse, college baseball,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, obviously the NFL Draft right around the corner.

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<v Speaker 3>Exciting time, especially given how the Panthers finished last season,

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<v Speaker 3>what they were able to do in free agency, and

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<v Speaker 3>now you're kind of looking for that final layer of

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<v Speaker 3>the roster before you get into camp and certainly before

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<v Speaker 3>you get into the summer.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, looking at what they did last season, saw a

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<v Speaker 2>new level of Bryce Young at quarterback. So same things

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<v Speaker 2>seem pretty solid there. Offense looks good. Defense might be

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<v Speaker 2>the side of the ball that we're looking to continue

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<v Speaker 2>to bolster here through the draft.

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<v Speaker 3>What are you.

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<v Speaker 2>Thinking as far as what the needs are coming out

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<v Speaker 2>of free agency and last season.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, what they were able to do last year. If

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<v Speaker 3>you go back, they needed to shore up the offensive

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<v Speaker 3>line a year ago, and they went out and they

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<v Speaker 3>signed Robert Hunt, who you guys know, having played his

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<v Speaker 3>college ball in Louisiana. They went out and got another

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<v Speaker 3>Louisiana guy, former LSU product in Damian Lewis, and all

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<v Speaker 3>of a sudden, it made a huge difference. The Panthers

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<v Speaker 3>went from an offensive line that didn't have a ton

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<v Speaker 3>of depth the year before that was ravaged by injuries

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<v Speaker 3>to this past season. It was a top ten unit.

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<v Speaker 3>They were able to run the ball. Touba Hubbard had

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<v Speaker 3>his best season and the bryce that we saw the

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<v Speaker 3>second half and guys probably remember and it's painful. He

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<v Speaker 3>started with that win against the Saints and that was

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<v Speaker 3>really the turn, that was the pivot point in his

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<v Speaker 3>brief two year career. He then beats the Giants, they

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<v Speaker 3>go into a bye week, everybody is still in a

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<v Speaker 3>half measure mode. Is this for real? Is it a mirage?

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<v Speaker 3>And then he goes to Tote with Patrick Mahomes almost

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<v Speaker 3>beats Philly and the way he ended the season with

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<v Speaker 3>the five touchdown game against Atlanta, people feel really good

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<v Speaker 3>about Bryce Young going into twenty twenty five, could they

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<v Speaker 3>use another skill player. I think you can make a

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<v Speaker 3>case that there's maybe a need for another wide receiver

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<v Speaker 3>or a pass catching tight end. But what they did

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<v Speaker 3>last year was kind of go all in on offense,

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<v Speaker 3>and they knew that they were gonna be a little

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<v Speaker 3>thin on defense. And when you're thin going into the year,

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<v Speaker 3>then you have injuries the way the Panthers did first

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<v Speaker 3>game of the year against the Saints. You lose Derek Brown.

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<v Speaker 3>He's the best player on the team. That was crippling.

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<v Speaker 3>They were never really the same upfront. So this offseason

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<v Speaker 3>they treated it much like they treated the old line

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<v Speaker 3>last offseason. They went out and they tried to get

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<v Speaker 3>Milton Armstrong, couldn't get him. But thereon Williams right, the

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<v Speaker 3>guy from Philly. But they did go out and they

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<v Speaker 3>got Bobby Brown, a guy who's young and still has

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<v Speaker 3>some pretty good upside. You get Derek Brown healthy coming back.

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<v Speaker 3>Ashawn Robinson is back. Now. They wanted to address the

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<v Speaker 3>pass rush, so you bring back Clowney and wantam Now

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<v Speaker 3>add Turk Wharton from the Chiefs. You go and add

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<v Speaker 3>Pat Jones coming over from the Vikings. So you've added

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<v Speaker 3>some pieces. You go get morg the safety from the Raiders.

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<v Speaker 3>So they put themselves in a position where, yes, defense

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<v Speaker 3>clearly is still going to be the need, but they

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<v Speaker 3>can go get the best available player or even maneuver

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<v Speaker 3>and possibly trade that eighth overall pick. They've given them

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<v Speaker 3>selves options by getting deeper through free agency defense.

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<v Speaker 2>You mentioned kind of building that defensive line through free agency.

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<v Speaker 2>The first pick, though I've seen in a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>these mock drafts for the Panthers, is still on the

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<v Speaker 2>line as an edge that seems like a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>teams are after them, and there's a lot of good

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<v Speaker 2>ones in this draft. It's a very deep position, which

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<v Speaker 2>is good. The Panthers pick at eighth, right before the Saints.

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<v Speaker 2>So in the draft mock drafts that you've seen names

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<v Speaker 2>that have been popping up, do you think they're going

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<v Speaker 2>to go with an edge or are they going to

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<v Speaker 2>kind of look in more into the secondary to start

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<v Speaker 2>things off?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah? I think so much of it will depend on

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<v Speaker 3>what happens one through seven. Right. If a Mason Graham

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<v Speaker 3>is available, boy, doesn't that look tempting. You can get

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<v Speaker 3>a d lineman like that, you pair him with Derek

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<v Speaker 3>Brown and Ayshawn Robinson and Bobby Brown All of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 3>that's a pretty formidable defensive front in a coach of

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<v Speaker 3>Arrow's three to four defense. Would an abdull Carter get

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<v Speaker 3>to eight? I would highly doubt it. But if he's there,

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<v Speaker 3>that's got to be tantalizing. And then you know, you

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<v Speaker 3>look at the Georgia guys, namely Jalen Walker, whose name

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<v Speaker 3>has been associated with that eighth pick quite a bit.

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<v Speaker 3>Just the pedigree of the Georgia defensive players going into

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<v Speaker 3>the draft and being successful in the NFL these last

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<v Speaker 3>few years. Look no further than you're defending Super Bowl

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<v Speaker 3>champions of the Eagles. I mean, how many Georgia guys

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<v Speaker 3>were on their defense. And Walker's unique because not only

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<v Speaker 3>can he rush the passer and he could play the

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<v Speaker 3>edge for you, he's a pretty good off ball linebacker

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<v Speaker 3>and he's pretty strong in run support, and a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of scouts see that as his strength right now and

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<v Speaker 3>almost see the edge rusher potential is something that is developing,

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<v Speaker 3>still a little raw and on polished, but certainly it's there.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, some of the comps that I've heard,

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<v Speaker 3>one is Frankie Louvu, who you guys saw when he

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<v Speaker 3>played for the Panthers. That guy was a human tempest.

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<v Speaker 3>And Walker is a movable chess piece in that defense. Again,

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<v Speaker 3>if he's there, i'd imagine he's going to be an

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<v Speaker 3>option for Dan Morgan.

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<v Speaker 2>After that. I've seen a lot of safety as a

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<v Speaker 2>position that pops later in the draft. You have nine

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<v Speaker 2>picks number eight and then second round it's fifty seven,

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<v Speaker 2>and he kind of scattered through the rest of the

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<v Speaker 2>draft from there. Safety secondary, How big of a need

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<v Speaker 2>do you feel like that is?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, again, they're not very deep there. So they re

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<v Speaker 3>signed j C. Horn, their cornerback, the son of Joe Horn.

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<v Speaker 3>He got a massive deal to stay with Carolina. They

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<v Speaker 3>re signed Mike Jackson, who had a pretty strong year.

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<v Speaker 3>They got him from Seattle for a seventh round pick.

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<v Speaker 3>Not a ton of depth behind those guys at corner.

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<v Speaker 3>And then the safety room's been totally rebuilt. They went

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<v Speaker 3>and got Mooring from the Raiders, who's really good against

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<v Speaker 3>the run. And then right now after that, you got

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<v Speaker 3>Demani Richardson, who was an undrafted free agent last year,

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<v Speaker 3>had a couple of strong games when he started, but again,

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<v Speaker 3>young guy not a ton of experience. They brought Nick

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<v Speaker 3>Scott back. He was up and down last year. I

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<v Speaker 3>think they view him more, at least now, as a

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<v Speaker 3>special teams piece. And you know, a guy who could

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<v Speaker 3>start at a pinch, but that is in need. And

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<v Speaker 3>what's unique is the NFL has sort of devalued the

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<v Speaker 3>safety position where you can't play that position the way

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<v Speaker 3>a Ronnie Lott or a Jack Tatum or a Steve

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<v Speaker 3>at Water or even a John Lynch played that position.

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<v Speaker 3>Otherwise you're just gonna get fined left and right, maybe

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<v Speaker 3>suspended and penalized a whole lot. So I think what

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<v Speaker 3>the Panthers would like as a ballhawk back there. They

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<v Speaker 3>haven't had that ballhawking safety in a few years. And

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<v Speaker 3>you know there's names out there. You get Malachi Starks,

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<v Speaker 3>another Georgia guy, Xavier Watts, who people saw at Notre Dame.

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<v Speaker 3>I think he had double digit interceptions over the last

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<v Speaker 3>two years. So there are some options there. The question

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<v Speaker 3>is when do you take them. Do you take them

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<v Speaker 3>early second round? Is that too early? Or can you

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<v Speaker 3>wait and take a safety and get a good one later.

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<v Speaker 2>It's second season under head coach Dave Canals, so you

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<v Speaker 2>have an idea of what he likes players, and the

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<v Speaker 2>front office obviously came in at the same time. What's

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<v Speaker 2>that dynamic, like, how much, say, does Canals have in

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<v Speaker 2>who he thinks they should draft or the positions that

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<v Speaker 2>he feel is needed.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, the buzzword a year ago was alignment general manager, head, coach,

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<v Speaker 3>ownership all the way down. And there's a stream of

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<v Speaker 3>information and a flow of information that moves both ways.

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<v Speaker 3>So certainly Dave has a lot of input. He has

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<v Speaker 3>a long relationship with Dan Morgan going back to their

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<v Speaker 3>days in Seattle, so they're very much aligned in terms

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<v Speaker 3>of what fits, what do we need, what can we get,

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<v Speaker 3>what makes sense given the constraints of the salary cap

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<v Speaker 3>in the NFL. I think the biggest benefit of having

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<v Speaker 3>Dave and his staff back mostly intact for year two

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<v Speaker 3>is going to be to the offense in Bryce Young.

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<v Speaker 3>Dave Canalis is also the offensive coordinator. Essentially, he's the

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<v Speaker 3>play caller, so Bryce, for the first time in his

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<v Speaker 3>pro career, will have that continuity from one offseason to

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<v Speaker 3>the next. And if we've learned anything about him, this

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<v Speaker 3>kid is a fast learner. And if we saw the

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<v Speaker 3>strides he made in the second half. I think it's

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<v Speaker 3>exciting to see what he can do now with a

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<v Speaker 3>full offseason in the same offense, not having to learn

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<v Speaker 3>a new language all over again.

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<v Speaker 2>We might not bury the lead here, But how much

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<v Speaker 2>is the Panthers draft dependent on what we've been hearing

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<v Speaker 2>about the Saints and what they're doing.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think there's a lot of truth to that,

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<v Speaker 3>because even though the Panthers are not in the market

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<v Speaker 3>for a quarterback, if the Saints are, and with New

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<v Speaker 3>Orleans holding the ninth pick overall, and even if there's

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<v Speaker 3>a team that picks after the Saints that might be

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<v Speaker 3>interested in a quarterback, well, now probably have to move

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<v Speaker 3>up at least to nine, probably into the top eight

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<v Speaker 3>to go get a quarterback. I think there's still this

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<v Speaker 3>prevailing sentiment that cam Ward is going to go in

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<v Speaker 3>the top seven picks. You know, Shador Sanders. We're kind

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<v Speaker 3>of saying projections all over the place. I still think

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<v Speaker 3>at the end of the day, with Tennessee, with the Giants,

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<v Speaker 3>some of the teams picking in the top seven, I

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<v Speaker 3>still think Shadoor Sanders finds himself on one of those teams. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>if he's off the board before the Saints pick. Are

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<v Speaker 3>they going to trade up to go get a Jackson Dart.

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<v Speaker 3>Is somebody else going to leapfrog the Saints and try

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<v Speaker 3>to move up to go get a Jackson Dart, maybe

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<v Speaker 3>even Shador Sanders, And all of a sudden, that eighth

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<v Speaker 3>pick now for the Panthers becomes prime real estate. Where

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<v Speaker 3>let's say you do decide to move down, and you

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<v Speaker 3>do decide to trade the pick. Teams that generally are

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<v Speaker 3>trading up with the intention of drafting a quarterback will

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<v Speaker 3>give you more draft capital for that pick.

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<v Speaker 2>It's going to be really interesting to see how things

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<v Speaker 2>shake out because I remember being at the combine and

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<v Speaker 2>if dul Carter stood up there and said, I am

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<v Speaker 2>the best player in this draft and I should go

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<v Speaker 2>number one, and I just don't know if that's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be what happens. He is definitely talented, but there

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<v Speaker 2>are a lot of teams out here who do need quarterbacks.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Tyler Schuck from Louisville has been climbing up

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<v Speaker 2>the board as well over the past couple of days.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's going to be a lot of movement, I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like, and a lot of surprises.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and Shuck to me is a real interesting case

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<v Speaker 3>because he was in college forever. I think he's twenty five,

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<v Speaker 3>twenty six years old. He's got a pretty lengthy injury history.

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<v Speaker 3>So is that a guy that you're going to mortgage

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<v Speaker 3>your first round pick on to go get If you're

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<v Speaker 3>the Saints and you're looking at Tyler Shuck, does that

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<v Speaker 3>make sense given that you know, Derek Carr hasn't exactly

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<v Speaker 3>been a poster child of health in who's his two

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<v Speaker 3>years with New Orleans and now, well, you know, might

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<v Speaker 3>be dealing with something. I feel like we don't quite

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<v Speaker 3>know the whole story there, but to me, there's you know,

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<v Speaker 3>a couple of the guys too, Jalen Milroe at Alabama.

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<v Speaker 3>I heard some rumblings at the combine where, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>a couple of people were saying, don't be surprised if

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<v Speaker 3>somebody gets enamored by his workout, because physically he can

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<v Speaker 3>do a lot of the things that Lamar Jackson does

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<v Speaker 3>and it's a copycat league. Now, does that mean he's

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<v Speaker 3>going to be the next Lamar Jackson? The odds are

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<v Speaker 3>probably slim, but it takes one team to believe that, Hey,

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<v Speaker 3>is there a spot where we can go get a

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<v Speaker 3>Jalen Milroe and maybe develop him for a year. He

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<v Speaker 3>sits for a year. And now if you have even

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<v Speaker 3>Lamar Light, he got a top ten quarterback in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 3>So you know, those things are interesting. And the other

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<v Speaker 3>thing is, you know, is there is a little bit

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<v Speaker 3>of a misinformation war that goes on and it ram

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<v Speaker 3>especially now you know, you start to listen to the

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<v Speaker 3>signal and the noise and decipher what's what. They're teams

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<v Speaker 3>and agents putting things out with a purpose and they're

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<v Speaker 3>hoping for people like us to pick up on it

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<v Speaker 3>and tweet it and post it and go on TV

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<v Speaker 3>and talk about it and say, hey, this guy Tyler Schuck,

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<v Speaker 3>this guy his draft stock is going up and down.

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<v Speaker 3>And a lot of these are smoke screens. A lot

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<v Speaker 3>of these are to throw other teams off the set,

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<v Speaker 3>and you got to really decipher what's real and what's not.

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<v Speaker 2>Right now, I think it's always so funny because there's

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<v Speaker 2>fifty players that are getting drafted in the top ten,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, and these agents are sure of it and

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<v Speaker 2>you better go out and get them. And it's like, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>let's think about this. I don't think the math adds

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<v Speaker 2>up here. Looking at the NFC South, I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of years ago, everybody was trying to solidify

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<v Speaker 2>their quarterback position and really looking at their offense. This

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<v Speaker 2>year seems like every team is really trying to make

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<v Speaker 2>their defense better across the board. The Falcons, the Bucks

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<v Speaker 2>like that is the area they need to get better,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Saints honestly as well. So it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be an interesting year in the division. How do you

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<v Speaker 2>think things are going to shake out?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's wild because for a while, you had

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<v Speaker 3>Drew Brees in New Orleans. You had those years where

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<v Speaker 3>Tom Brady was in Tampa and Matt Ryan Cam Newton.

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<v Speaker 3>You really had some established quarterbacks in the ANFC South.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, age catches up to everybody. Cam is

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<v Speaker 3>out of the league, Matt Ryan retires, Breeze retires, Brady

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<v Speaker 3>retired for good, I hope, and now everyone's kind of

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<v Speaker 3>searching for that next guy. We saw what the Falcons

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<v Speaker 3>did last year taking Pennix. The Panthers traded up to

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<v Speaker 3>number one to go get Bryce Young. The Bucks were

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<v Speaker 3>able to resurrect Baker Mayfield's career. The Saints were hoping

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<v Speaker 3>that Derek Carr would be maybe an answer that seems murky,

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<v Speaker 3>But this division is still very open. The Saints are

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<v Speaker 3>a team you mentioned changes on defense, they were getting

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<v Speaker 3>older on defense. I think they're at a bit of

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<v Speaker 3>a crossroads. Tampa is a team they're getting older as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Atlanta's got a really great young corps of offensive players. Defensively,

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<v Speaker 3>we've been talking about the Falcons potentially taking a pass

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<v Speaker 3>rusher in the first round for I don't know how

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<v Speaker 3>many years they never do, and then you know the Panthers,

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<v Speaker 3>since they drafted Bryce Young, you have kind of been

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<v Speaker 3>in rebuild, retool mode. And this kind of seems like

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<v Speaker 3>a year for Carolina with what they've been able to

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<v Speaker 3>do in free agency and now with another draft where

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<v Speaker 3>they might have a chance to compete for a division title.

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<v Speaker 3>So I think everybody's sort of in that same boat

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<v Speaker 3>where all four teams probably look at the season and go, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>we can win this division.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of seems like that's how it's been for the

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<v Speaker 2>past couple of years here, where everyone's like, yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 2>there for the taking, but nobody goes out and takes it.

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<v Speaker 2>So maybe this year somebody will come on, start strong

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<v Speaker 2>and take over the division. We'll see what happens, But

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<v Speaker 2>thank you so much for giving me the insight on

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<v Speaker 2>the Panthers. Got to know everything about our opponents, make

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<v Speaker 2>sure that we're making the better moves when it gets

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<v Speaker 2>to the draft. So I appreciate it and we'll see

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<v Speaker 2>you here down the line pretty soon.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and if you want to trade up for Tyler Shuck,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm all for it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course, thanks Adiche You got it a lot to

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<v Speaker 2>keep track of as the NFL Draft approaches, first round

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<v Speaker 2>April twenty fourth, second and third April twenty fifth, and

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<v Speaker 2>then Day three, rounds four through seven on April twenty six.

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<v Speaker 2>It all goes down just next week, so make sure

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<v Speaker 2>you're getting a look at all those mock drafts, familiarizing

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<v Speaker 2>yourself with the names, and of course listening to our

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<v Speaker 2>wherever you get your pods. Friday, it is the Bucks,

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<v Speaker 2>need to know about the last NFC South team.

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