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<v Speaker 1>Hi, get everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Dan Hoard and thanks for downloading The Bengals Booth Podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>The Hey California Waiting addition, as the Bengals head to

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<v Speaker 2>San Francisco, or more accurately Santa Clara to take on

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<v Speaker 2>the five and two forty nine ers. Coming up, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>visit with the legendary Jim Nantz, who will be in

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<v Speaker 2>the booth for CBS on Sunday. Bengals Safety's coach Rob

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<v Speaker 2>Livingston discusses the challenge of trying to defend a Kyle

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<v Speaker 2>Shanahan offense, and this week's Know the Faux segment, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>get the latest on the Niners from their radio voice,

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<v Speaker 2>Now here's a quick reminder that you can have the

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to hear my conversation with one of the

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<v Speaker 2>most famous sports broadcasters of all time, Jim Natz. Every

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<v Speaker 2>time I talk to Jim, My admiration for him grows.

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<v Speaker 2>For a celebrity of his magnitude, he is one of

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<v Speaker 2>the nicest, most genuine people you could ever meet. I've

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<v Speaker 2>been around another megastar who is similar, Dick Vitel, who

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<v Speaker 2>always takes time for fans regardless of the circumstances. Many

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<v Speaker 2>years ago, when I was a college student at Syracuse

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<v Speaker 2>and people still had home answering machines, I asked Dick

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<v Speaker 2>Vitel if he would record my outgoing message. Here was

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<v Speaker 2>the result.

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<v Speaker 4>Hi, everybody else is dig Vital of ESPN and EBC.

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<v Speaker 4>My buddy Dan's not home right now. Right now, he's

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<v Speaker 4>out at the Dome. He's working with the cubes. He's

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<v Speaker 4>trying to help my man, Jimmy Beheim. Remember call my

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<v Speaker 4>PTP buddy, my guy a prime time performer, Big Dan.

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<v Speaker 2>That was a big hit at the time. But there

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<v Speaker 2>was one problem. I came home to a ton of

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<v Speaker 2>messages every day, only to listen to a bunch of

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<v Speaker 2>people hanging up after hearing Dick Vital. In any case,

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<v Speaker 2>I consider Jim Nance and Dick Vital to be awesome

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<v Speaker 2>baby with a capital A. Now time for my conversation

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<v Speaker 2>with the guy who will be behind the mic for

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<v Speaker 2>the Super Bowl this year. It is a Nance and

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<v Speaker 2>Romo game this Sunday, and it is a thrill for

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<v Speaker 2>me to visit with one of my broadcasting heroes, the

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<v Speaker 2>great Jim Nance. Tim The Bengals started zero to two.

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<v Speaker 2>Now they're three and three. Joe Burrow appears to be

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<v Speaker 2>close to one hundred percent. Are the Bengals back or

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<v Speaker 2>do you still have some questions?

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<v Speaker 5>Now?

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<v Speaker 6>I have no questions. First off, Dan, great to be

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<v Speaker 6>back with. You've got a nice little thing going here

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<v Speaker 6>on a year to year basis. So I'm going to

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<v Speaker 6>call this for what it is now, a tradition unlike

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<v Speaker 6>any other. Okay, So I don't know. It seems like

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<v Speaker 6>I may have said that somewhere, but it really it

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<v Speaker 6>really fits right here right now. They're back. They're back,

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<v Speaker 6>and they're on the same path that they had last year. Bumpy,

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<v Speaker 6>start figure it out. Start winning games a big threat

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<v Speaker 6>at the end. That's what I expect.

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<v Speaker 2>Anyway, you and Tony have called many of their biggest

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<v Speaker 2>games over the last couple of years. What do you

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<v Speaker 2>enjoy about watching and broadcasting a Cincinnati Bengals game with

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<v Speaker 2>this particular team.

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<v Speaker 6>Well, I, believe it or not, For me, it starts

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<v Speaker 6>behind the scenes. I enjoy dealing, if that's the right word,

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<v Speaker 6>with that organization. They got a very sharp, by the way,

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<v Speaker 6>pr team. I don't get to extol this very often,

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<v Speaker 6>but for someone who wants to read everything and seeks information, UH,

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<v Speaker 6>PJ and his crew, they're on top of it. They're

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<v Speaker 6>already like loading me up with material times ten. It's

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<v Speaker 6>most in the league. So it starts there, believe it

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<v Speaker 6>or not, at the ground level, so that I get prepared.

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<v Speaker 6>And then when I meet with the Bengals, Uh, they're

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<v Speaker 6>just terrific. UH this week for example, UH, talking to

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<v Speaker 6>the head coach, the decordinator of the offensive coordinator. They're

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<v Speaker 6>all great. They're great guys, and they give us tremendous

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<v Speaker 6>insight into the game. They're all very well spoken and insightful,

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<v Speaker 6>so they're helpful. What I like is they're exciting and

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<v Speaker 6>that's what the fans like. You know, the fans like

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<v Speaker 6>with Cincinnati, anythink can happen on both sides of the ball.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, their defense is starting to roll now. Like

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<v Speaker 6>I said, Joe's starting to look healthy and once he

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<v Speaker 6>is back at full throttle, which after a bye week,

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<v Speaker 6>maybe this week he will be, and you get back

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<v Speaker 6>to have that combo on both sides. Of course, Boyd

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<v Speaker 6>can come in and do what he did in the

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<v Speaker 6>last game. This is an exciting team. This is an

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<v Speaker 6>exciting team. There's opportunity here for them. The season did

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<v Speaker 6>not get away from them, even with that poor start

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<v Speaker 6>the right back of the mix. But this is a

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<v Speaker 6>tough assignment, as you know, coming off a bye and

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<v Speaker 6>going into a Hornets nets where he's gonna get a

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<v Speaker 6>very angry forty nine er team waiting for them after

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<v Speaker 6>they've just lost two away from home. It's going to

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<v Speaker 6>be a good matchup.

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<v Speaker 2>There's more network crossover than there used to be, but

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<v Speaker 2>CBS is still the primary home for AFC games, and

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<v Speaker 2>that means an unbelievable gauntlet of quarterbacks this year. It's

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<v Speaker 2>probably unprecedented. Where does Burrow fit in your opinion?

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<v Speaker 6>I hate to make this list up Dan, because I

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<v Speaker 6>always feel like I'm going to leave one of them out.

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<v Speaker 6>But look, he's been to the AFC Championship Game multiple times,

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<v Speaker 6>he's played in the Super Bowl. His record, I mean,

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<v Speaker 6>what he's done in just fourth year, it's it's insane.

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<v Speaker 6>You got the guy over in Buffalo, you got the

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<v Speaker 6>guy in Kansas City, you got the guy down in Miami,

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<v Speaker 6>you got the guy in Baltimore, you got the guy

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<v Speaker 6>at the Chargers. By the way, you got the guy

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<v Speaker 6>at Houston. That's going to be a force. Stroud's going

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<v Speaker 6>to be a force.

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<v Speaker 1>Man. It is.

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<v Speaker 6>It is just his player after player. I've never seen

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<v Speaker 6>one conference so rich with quarterbacks. And you look at

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<v Speaker 6>it and they're all franchised guys. You start to think

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<v Speaker 6>the next crop coming out. Sure, there are still teams

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<v Speaker 6>that are looking for quarterbacks, but there's like a lot

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<v Speaker 6>of teams on the AFC side, they're locked in. They've

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<v Speaker 6>got their guy for the next decade, including a Cincinnati.

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<v Speaker 6>So uh, it's a It gives us You're right, we

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<v Speaker 6>are still the primary flagship network of the AFC, and

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<v Speaker 6>it gives us a lot of great matchups to choose.

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<v Speaker 1>Trump.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's talk about the other quarterback, Brock Purty. Have we

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<v Speaker 2>seen enough at this point it's about a full season

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<v Speaker 2>if you include the playoffs last year. Have we seen

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<v Speaker 2>enough to consider him to be in the upper echelon.

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<v Speaker 6>I don't want to take anything away from what he's accomplished.

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<v Speaker 6>He's coming off two losses with injured players around him,

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<v Speaker 6>and I had McCaffrey back this last week. He's not

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<v Speaker 6>one hundred percent. No debout Deebo Samuel, but it has

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<v Speaker 6>been Hey, it has been an amazing journey for him

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<v Speaker 6>as the last pick in the draft a year ago.

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<v Speaker 6>It is not putting him down in any capacity, but

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<v Speaker 6>you got to see multiple years in the postseason. I

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<v Speaker 6>think he has that hit factor that goes with not

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<v Speaker 6>only the ability to lead a team down the field,

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<v Speaker 6>to make the right decisions in microseconds, to figure out

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<v Speaker 6>where to go with the football. I mean's the real

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<v Speaker 6>speed is. It's just crazy how you figure out where

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<v Speaker 6>you need to go in the windows you need to hit.

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<v Speaker 6>He's done all of that. He's done at a remarkably

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<v Speaker 6>high level and with speed from a rookie to now

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<v Speaker 6>just in his second year. It's amazing. But you know

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<v Speaker 6>you're talking about elite. You've got guys like number nine Cincinnati.

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<v Speaker 6>You can't compare what Brock has done because just hasn't

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<v Speaker 6>enough time yet to what Joe has done or what

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<v Speaker 6>Patrick has done. Or even though Josh Allen hasn't taken

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<v Speaker 6>Buffalo to a super Bowl, they've been in an AFC

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<v Speaker 6>Championship game. They've been in the playoffs multiple years, so

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<v Speaker 6>you got to see more work. But the kid is good.

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<v Speaker 6>The kid is better than good. And there's more than

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<v Speaker 6>just the way he makes these decisions. Something about the

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<v Speaker 6>way he carries himself way beyond his years. There's an

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<v Speaker 6>ease and a comfort, a confidence, not an overconfidence. I

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<v Speaker 6>was on a station this week in San Francisco and

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<v Speaker 6>they were making comparisons. They tried to make it combarrasson

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<v Speaker 6>to Rock Perty and my partner Tony Romo, and I said, no,

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<v Speaker 6>I don't see it. Maybe you got the long shot

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<v Speaker 6>story where Tony was undrafted Perdy was the last pick

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<v Speaker 6>in the draft. There, you can draw a comparison in

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<v Speaker 6>terms of style. They don't throw it the same way,

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<v Speaker 6>they don't run around in the pocket the same way.

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<v Speaker 6>He reminds me more of a Joe Montana again, talking

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<v Speaker 6>about one of the legends of the game with the

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<v Speaker 6>test of time. To look at that record versus a

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<v Speaker 6>body of work here that's got one year behind it.

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<v Speaker 6>So comparisons are dangerous, especially when you're talking early on.

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<v Speaker 6>But the kids got something special happening. I know that,

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<v Speaker 6>and players play for him.

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<v Speaker 3>We're visiting with Jim Nantz.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's talk for a moment about Jamar Chase, who is

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<v Speaker 2>among the NFL leaders in receptions. He's on a pace

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<v Speaker 2>for one hundred and forty two. The Bengals team record

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<v Speaker 2>is one twelve. When you watch that Burrow to Chase combination,

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<v Speaker 2>what stands out It looks unstoppable.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 6>The first memory I have of it, of course you'll

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<v Speaker 6>you'll know it well your audience will too. Was that

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<v Speaker 6>regular season game at Cincinnati against Kansas City. What he

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<v Speaker 6>lit up the Chiefs for three touchdowns and I believe

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<v Speaker 6>it was two hundred and twenty six yards. That was

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<v Speaker 6>awesome to watch. And of course they went on to

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<v Speaker 6>meet in the AFC Championship and he did some things

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<v Speaker 6>that you just don't see anywhere. So that was an

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<v Speaker 6>incredible day by the way at Cincinnati, and that game

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<v Speaker 6>was back and forth, just a while affair. You remember

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<v Speaker 6>at the end of the game, the coaches played it

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<v Speaker 6>just right and Joe got knocked out late in that game,

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<v Speaker 6>Brendan Allen, who's going to be the third quarterback this

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<v Speaker 6>week for the forty nine ers, came in and took

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<v Speaker 6>those last few snaps before the game winning field goal.

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<v Speaker 6>But that was an amazing day in the jungle. And

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<v Speaker 6>that's the biggest memory I have with Jamar Chase. I

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<v Speaker 6>had a front row seat to one of the great

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<v Speaker 6>performances ever seen by a wide receiver in my nearly

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<v Speaker 6>forty years.

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<v Speaker 2>You also had one of the all time great calls

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<v Speaker 2>on one of his big plays in that game, Chase

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<v Speaker 2>there is no Chase as he as he pulled away

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<v Speaker 2>from the posse.

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<v Speaker 6>I wasn't sure what I said, So when you were

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<v Speaker 6>starting down there that path a moment ago, I was thinking, Oh,

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<v Speaker 6>I hope it was good.

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<v Speaker 3>It's really good.

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<v Speaker 6>I don't know, well, thank you. Yeah. I was running

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<v Speaker 6>out of superlatives that day. My reservoir of superlatives had expired.

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<v Speaker 6>But he's fun to watch. We've had some good production

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<v Speaker 6>meetings with him too, So I'm looking forward to this game,

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<v Speaker 6>believe it or not. And You guys know it all

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<v Speaker 6>too well. When you go to the Super Bowl, San

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<v Speaker 6>Francisco is always there waiting for you. But it's our year.

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<v Speaker 6>We go every three years. It's our year to be

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<v Speaker 6>back with the big game February eleventh, and I'm thinking.

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<v Speaker 6>I know, people say, wait a minute, what's he talking about.

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<v Speaker 6>We're three and three. You know, forty nine ers are

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<v Speaker 6>stumbling now at five and two. It's a early It's

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<v Speaker 6>a long season. This could be our matchup, this could

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<v Speaker 6>be our we could be getting a little preview of

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<v Speaker 6>what we're going to see in February. I really believe it.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm not predicting, and I'm just saying I think there's

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<v Speaker 6>a chance and a good chance it could happen.

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<v Speaker 2>I have one final thing for you. It is not

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<v Speaker 2>related to the Cincinnati Bengals. It's related to something that

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<v Speaker 2>made the rounds on social media about a week ago.

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<v Speaker 3>You have a home near Pebble Beach. You are apparently

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<v Speaker 3>going for a walk.

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<v Speaker 2>Recently, you came upon a group that was playing the

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<v Speaker 2>famed seventh hole, and you took one of the golfer's

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<v Speaker 2>cell phones and did a little play by play, giving

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<v Speaker 2>him a memory for a lifetime. I love random acts

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<v Speaker 2>of kindness, which was great. Is that something you get

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<v Speaker 2>a kick out of I do get a.

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<v Speaker 3>Kick out of it.

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<v Speaker 6>I didn't ever expect something like that to get posted

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<v Speaker 6>or go viral. Last I heard, I think it was

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<v Speaker 6>over seven million hits. The truth is, Nan, I've done it,

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<v Speaker 6>not hundreds of times, thousands of times. I've lived at

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<v Speaker 6>Pebble Beach full time for eleven years and I still

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<v Speaker 6>live there part time. I'm going to be spending these

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<v Speaker 6>days leading up to the game in my house and

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<v Speaker 6>I'll be out on Pebble Beach golf links again, no

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<v Speaker 6>doubt doing this for any number of groups. Not because

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<v Speaker 6>I'm looking for something to do, but I get waved

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<v Speaker 6>over to come stay over to a group, and I

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<v Speaker 6>love people. I'm not going to blow anybody off and

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<v Speaker 6>speed past them in my golf cart that Ken Ventury

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<v Speaker 6>gave to me years ago. I'll pull over and go

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<v Speaker 6>shake hands. If they asked me to call one of

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<v Speaker 6>their shots, I will happily oblige. So that that video

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<v Speaker 6>that went viral, that's something I've done so much many

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<v Speaker 6>times I can't even begin to count. And that was

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<v Speaker 6>not recent, by the way, when I saw it. I

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<v Speaker 6>was shot because I had not been back in my

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<v Speaker 6>home since this summer, so I'm figuring it happened in

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<v Speaker 6>either June, July, or August of this summer. But this

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<v Speaker 6>summer alone, I probably did it several hundred times to

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<v Speaker 6>I can't say unsuspecting golfers, because they're the ones that

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<v Speaker 6>ask for it. I'll walk up and say, hey, guys,

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<v Speaker 6>can I come over and call some shots? They asked

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<v Speaker 6>for it, And again I'm happy to try to make

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<v Speaker 6>a memory for people. And I try to get creative too.

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<v Speaker 6>I know on that video that went viral I opened

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<v Speaker 6>up with tonight on CBS begins with sixty minutes. So

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<v Speaker 6>we're back here at the seventh hole. My new favorite

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<v Speaker 6>has become. Sounds terrible, It sounds a little smart of me,

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<v Speaker 6>but I take their phone. I normally record it because

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<v Speaker 6>I know how I want to. I can shoot the

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<v Speaker 6>shot probably better than someone hasn't done it before and

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<v Speaker 6>filed the ball. But I also have the microphone right

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<v Speaker 6>at the base of the phone, so my voice is

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<v Speaker 6>it's gonna come through a little clearer. But now I

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<v Speaker 6>start with the phone tilted to the sky and I'll

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<v Speaker 6>pick it up at mid sentence, and I'll be in

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<v Speaker 6>the middle of an old bits, a faux oh bit.

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<v Speaker 6>He was one of the great guys of all time,

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<v Speaker 6>and he will be missed. Pause, pause, pause, and I'll

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<v Speaker 6>bring the camera down and give that respectful space and pause,

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<v Speaker 6>and then I'll say, we're back here at the seventh hole,

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<v Speaker 6>and I'll go into my call, and I always include

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<v Speaker 6>Dottie Pepper, my colleague, Dottie. Where did that go? Oh, Dottie,

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<v Speaker 6>that was going right. I'm just being silly. I had

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<v Speaker 6>no idea it was become this viral video. But hey,

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<v Speaker 6>it's all good. It's all fun, and I love being

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<v Speaker 6>a bebble beach and I love being a part of

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<v Speaker 6>the experience with people. If they ask for it, I'm

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<v Speaker 6>not looking looking for it, but I'm happy to try

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<v Speaker 6>to make someone else happy.

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<v Speaker 2>And it comes as no surprise that you add production

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<v Speaker 2>value as one of the greatest broadcasters of all time, Jim,

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<v Speaker 2>this has been a treat It is a tradition unlike

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<v Speaker 2>any other. So I look forward to doing it again

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<v Speaker 2>in the future. Appreciate your time and look forward to

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<v Speaker 2>seeing you on Sunday.

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<v Speaker 6>Thank you, my friend. Look forward to the next time too.

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<v Speaker 6>All the very best.

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<v Speaker 2>If you haven't seen the video I referred to, just

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<v Speaker 2>search for Jim nance Pebble Beach and it will pop

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<v Speaker 2>right up. As I said at the beginning of this podcast,

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<v Speaker 2>you won't find a nicer, more friendly celebrity. I recorded

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<v Speaker 2>that conversation with Jim before the news broke on Wednesday

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<v Speaker 2>that Niners quarterback Brock Party is in concussion protocol. ESPN's

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<v Speaker 2>Adam Schefter says that Perty is unlikely to play, although

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<v Speaker 2>it is technically possible for him to clear concussion protocol

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<v Speaker 2>in time for Sunday's game. If he can't play, Sam

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<v Speaker 2>Darnold would start in his place. The former Jets and

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<v Speaker 2>Panthers quarterback was the third pick in the draft in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty eighteen and has started fifty five games in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 2>He has sixty one touchdown passes and fifty five interceptions,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's never played for an offensive mastermind like San

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<v Speaker 2>Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan. The Niners are second in the

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<v Speaker 2>NFL in scoring at roughly twenty nine points a game,

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<v Speaker 2>and I discussed the challenge of facing that offense with

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<v Speaker 2>Bengals safety's coach Rob Livingston. Rober would seem to me

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<v Speaker 2>that the forty nine ers offense with the constant motion

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<v Speaker 2>and the heavy play action emphasis would be especially tough

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<v Speaker 2>on your position group, the safeties.

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<v Speaker 3>Is that true?

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, it is. It's a unique offense. Obviously. It starts

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<v Speaker 7>with the personnel, the people. You know, a top top

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<v Speaker 7>three tight end and he's not number three, so he's

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<v Speaker 7>one or two. How you view him, and then the

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<v Speaker 7>shifts and the motions and you know, the personnel in

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<v Speaker 7>terms of twenty one personnal. We don't see that a

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<v Speaker 7>lot here obviously, so it's different. You know, you gotta

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<v Speaker 7>have great eyes, gotta have a great plan, you know,

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<v Speaker 7>lose come up with a great play. We feel good

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<v Speaker 7>about it and just excited to get the week started.

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<v Speaker 7>And again there are some moving pieces that you got

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<v Speaker 7>to work through and make sure everybody kind of sees

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<v Speaker 7>it the same way. And that's why it's good. We

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<v Speaker 7>have a long week and the guys are excited.

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<v Speaker 3>About twenty one personnel fullback right.

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<v Speaker 7>The fullback. Some places that's gone the way of the

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<v Speaker 7>Dodo bird, but in San Francisco and Miami obviously has not.

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<v Speaker 7>And they do a great job with it. They can

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<v Speaker 7>make it look like you know, any personnel grouping like

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<v Speaker 7>three wide out, they can look like two tight ends.

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<v Speaker 7>And they're both special players. So forty four and eighty

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<v Speaker 7>five obviously are dynamic and everything they do and it

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<v Speaker 7>kind of all starts there for.

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<v Speaker 2>Us, excluding your own offensive coaching staff. Do you consider

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Shanahan to be the best play designer in the NFL?

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<v Speaker 7>Oh, yeah, he's up there for sure. Again, I think

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<v Speaker 7>each week has its own challenges, so I'm a little

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<v Speaker 7>bit short sighted that way. But in the off season,

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<v Speaker 7>I think for sure, if you went and looked at

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<v Speaker 7>what they did and the compliments, you know, this play

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<v Speaker 7>looks the same, but it's the opposite. And I think

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<v Speaker 7>he does a great job putting his dynamic players position

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<v Speaker 7>to impact the game. And that's really what it's about.

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<v Speaker 7>I mean, with him, it's it's people, it's not plays,

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<v Speaker 7>and they really do a great job. Obviously, the back

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<v Speaker 7>is as unique as anybody in the NFL, and he's dynamic.

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<v Speaker 7>So what he's done, you know, with the run game

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<v Speaker 7>and then the play actions off of that, you know,

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<v Speaker 7>I think if you look at it, embarrassingly, I listen

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<v Speaker 7>to play callers. The thing on the athletic every morning

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<v Speaker 7>working out this summer in Montana and just his his mind,

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<v Speaker 7>his his weekly preparation, the way he goes and kind

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<v Speaker 7>of sees the game. It's it's unique. Obviously, it's in

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<v Speaker 7>his blood. So it's all he's ever done, and he

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<v Speaker 7>is a phenomenal challenge for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>We're visiting the safety's coach, Rob Livingston. Nick Scott came

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<v Speaker 2>from the Rams. He faced this team nine times over

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<v Speaker 2>the last four years. Now, in some of those games

0:19:44.720 --> 0:19:47.520
<v Speaker 2>he was just playing special teams. But still that's a

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<v Speaker 2>bunch of exposure to the forty nine ers.

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<v Speaker 3>Is that a big deal or not? Really?

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<v Speaker 4>Oh?

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I think it always helps. You know, he's been

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<v Speaker 7>in that environment. It's been a long time since we've

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<v Speaker 7>been in San Francisco. So as simple as it is,

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<v Speaker 7>you know, a let's talk about the grass, Nick, what's

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<v Speaker 7>it like?

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<v Speaker 8>The is it wed?

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<v Speaker 7>Is it the old candlestick where it was kind of

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<v Speaker 7>always wet? You know, what's the stadium like, what's the

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<v Speaker 7>environment like? You know what should we think that way

0:20:07.840 --> 0:20:09.719
<v Speaker 7>in terms of what it's gonna feel like. And then

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<v Speaker 7>the offense, for sure, I mean we can try to

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<v Speaker 7>replicate how fast it's gonna be in the shifts and

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<v Speaker 7>the motions and all that kind of stuff. But he's

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<v Speaker 7>lived it for sure, so have those conversations early in

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<v Speaker 7>the week, and if he speaks to the group about it,

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<v Speaker 7>he's got you know, open dialogue and he's got the

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<v Speaker 7>floor so he'll kind of paint the picture for what

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<v Speaker 7>it's gonna be like. And yeah, it's a phenomenal asset

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<v Speaker 7>for sure. Again, it's not the the everything, but it helps.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's talk about the secondary. I think it's easy to

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<v Speaker 2>forget how young this group is. Of the guys that

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<v Speaker 2>are playing. Where does that youth show up.

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<v Speaker 7>Early in the week. You know, it's it's a new

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<v Speaker 7>week obviously every week. So you know with those guys

0:20:49.000 --> 0:20:51.080
<v Speaker 7>that they do a great job. You know Mondays and Tuesdays.

0:20:51.119 --> 0:20:52.880
<v Speaker 7>You know, the leaders of this group, the Mike Hilton's,

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<v Speaker 7>the Cheetos, the guys like that really kind of set

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<v Speaker 7>the stage. They watch film together on Tuesdays and so

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<v Speaker 7>some of the tough questions of at least come up

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<v Speaker 7>by the time you come in the building on Wednesday.

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<v Speaker 7>But you know, the great thing about young players is

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<v Speaker 7>there eager. There's no scars, there's nothing that they can

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<v Speaker 7>think back to of you know, Okay, I faced this

0:21:09.760 --> 0:21:12.200
<v Speaker 7>guy before. It's their first time matching up or some

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<v Speaker 7>so it's it's a phenomenal blessing. And you know, it

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<v Speaker 7>really is unique, especially in my time here, to have

0:21:18.119 --> 0:21:21.600
<v Speaker 7>this many young guys, and it gives you a different

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<v Speaker 7>teaching environment. I guess, you know, you hate to say

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<v Speaker 7>every young guy is different than how it used to be.

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<v Speaker 7>You sound like that old guy yelling from your front porch,

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<v Speaker 7>but you do find yourself, you know, how do you

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<v Speaker 7>reach these guys. You got to learn the learner. That's

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<v Speaker 7>our job as coaches, as teachers. So maybe it's not

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<v Speaker 7>as much you know, just playbook stuff. Hey, let's go

0:21:37.160 --> 0:21:39.240
<v Speaker 7>walk it out. Let's let's do this like half speed.

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<v Speaker 7>Let's let's go in the turf air. Let's see some things.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, here's some other teams doing the same technique.

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<v Speaker 7>I think the more they can see other people doing

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<v Speaker 7>what we're talking about the better. With teams like San Francisco,

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<v Speaker 7>sometimes that can be a challenge because we haven't played

0:21:52.000 --> 0:21:53.800
<v Speaker 7>them in a while, so you kind of spend your

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<v Speaker 7>early part of the week making cut ups, trying to

0:21:55.840 --> 0:21:59.000
<v Speaker 7>so they can see it, and then then it's just practice.

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<v Speaker 7>You know again, that's why we do it. If we

0:22:00.359 --> 0:22:02.080
<v Speaker 7>didn't need it, we would just show up on Sunday

0:22:02.080 --> 0:22:04.280
<v Speaker 7>and everybody's life would be a lot easier. So try

0:22:04.320 --> 0:22:06.879
<v Speaker 7>to put them in tough spots Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, so

0:22:07.200 --> 0:22:09.000
<v Speaker 7>the again, the snakes are all on earth and you

0:22:09.000 --> 0:22:10.439
<v Speaker 7>can see what you got and go from there.

0:22:11.240 --> 0:22:13.520
<v Speaker 2>And Daxa's first year as a starter, he's got two

0:22:13.600 --> 0:22:16.040
<v Speaker 2>interceptions and two sacks through six games.

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<v Speaker 3>Evaluate his play.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, it's been like most young players has been up

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<v Speaker 7>and down. I've told Daxis so I'll say it to anybody.

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<v Speaker 7>He could be, you know, as as great as anybody.

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<v Speaker 7>He's God gave him a phenomenal athletic ability and he's

0:22:27.600 --> 0:22:30.000
<v Speaker 7>he's a unique athlete that way. You know, playing the

0:22:30.080 --> 0:22:32.760
<v Speaker 7>position full time for the first time this year, you know,

0:22:32.880 --> 0:22:35.280
<v Speaker 7>training camp was was great for him to just get

0:22:35.320 --> 0:22:38.200
<v Speaker 7>his feet set and go play again. Nick Scott said,

0:22:38.200 --> 0:22:40.200
<v Speaker 7>you know, you can't really learn to play safety. You

0:22:40.240 --> 0:22:41.919
<v Speaker 7>have to play safety. It's like if somebody says, hey,

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<v Speaker 7>I'm gonna teach you how to play basketball in a classroom, Well, no,

0:22:44.840 --> 0:22:47.280
<v Speaker 7>you're not. You have to go play basketball. So the

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<v Speaker 7>more reps these guys get the you know, the better

0:22:49.280 --> 0:22:51.320
<v Speaker 7>they are. It's just how it is and in any profession,

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<v Speaker 7>so it's exciting, you know. I think the whole group

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<v Speaker 7>has really kind of taken strides and and we're just

0:22:56.119 --> 0:22:58.200
<v Speaker 7>working on being consistent. I think with any young player,

0:22:58.280 --> 0:23:00.760
<v Speaker 7>with any team that has guys that are playing together

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<v Speaker 7>for the first time, consistencies what you're looking for. So

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<v Speaker 7>that's our goal here for the next half of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>We're chatting in safeties coach Rob Livingston. Your position group

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<v Speaker 2>also includes a thirty three year old twelve year vet

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<v Speaker 2>who's on the practice squad in Michael Thomas.

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<v Speaker 3>What's it mean to have Mike still be on this team?

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<v Speaker 7>Oh, it means the world.

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<v Speaker 5>You know.

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<v Speaker 7>Mike is as special as anybody I've ever been around.

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<v Speaker 7>Mike could could do anything in the world. He could

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<v Speaker 7>work at Procter and Gamble. He could be in the government,

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<v Speaker 7>he could be in secret Service. He could do anything.

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<v Speaker 7>And he's here with us, and he's away from his family,

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<v Speaker 7>and he's he's putting himself through you know what a

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<v Speaker 7>lot of other thirty three year olds won't do for

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<v Speaker 7>the for the good of the team. You know, we

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<v Speaker 7>talk all the time about a team mentality and what

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<v Speaker 7>does that look like? That looks like Mike Thomas. So

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<v Speaker 7>he's a special, special guy. I think the world of him.

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<v Speaker 7>I do anything in the world for him. You know,

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<v Speaker 7>He's made me a better person, a better coach, and

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<v Speaker 7>just really grateful to have him.

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<v Speaker 3>It's your fifth year working with lou Ana Roumo.

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<v Speaker 2>He's been called the mad Scientist, He's been called Loudini

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<v Speaker 2>for his ability to confuse opposing quarterbacks. After working side

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<v Speaker 2>by side with him for that period of time, what

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<v Speaker 2>do you admire and respect?

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<v Speaker 7>What's a blessing to be with him? Number one? You

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<v Speaker 7>know each week is different. You know he sees the

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<v Speaker 7>game from a back end perspective, which helps, and there's

0:24:16.280 --> 0:24:18.359
<v Speaker 7>always a why to what we're doing. So you know,

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<v Speaker 7>he's got the ability to kind of tear up the

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<v Speaker 7>old game plan and do something completely different. And his

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<v Speaker 7>feel on game day, I think is incredibly unique and dynamic.

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<v Speaker 7>I think that's probably his his secret sauce. You know,

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<v Speaker 7>that's what separates him is he can kind of see

0:24:32.520 --> 0:24:35.000
<v Speaker 7>what's hurting us and go away from it if it

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<v Speaker 7>is hurting us, and get to something that can help us.

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<v Speaker 7>And and just his ability to trust in the guys.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, there's been plenty of times where you know, hey,

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<v Speaker 7>what are you thinking here? What are you thinking there?

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<v Speaker 7>As a position coach, as a player, he gives you,

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<v Speaker 7>you know, carte blanche as long as you're gonna do

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<v Speaker 7>it the right way. And again, it's a phenomenal blessing

0:24:50.400 --> 0:24:52.360
<v Speaker 7>to work for him and work for Zach and this organization.

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<v Speaker 7>And I'll take a lot from Lou you know, whether

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<v Speaker 7>it's how we game plan, to how you call the game,

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<v Speaker 7>how you set up something maybe in the fourth quarter

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<v Speaker 7>by doing something second quarter and just staying ahead of

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<v Speaker 7>your calls that way, so each week, you know, after

0:25:04.440 --> 0:25:06.440
<v Speaker 7>the game, you kind of make your notes about you know, hey,

0:25:06.520 --> 0:25:09.240
<v Speaker 7>this is what we did, and kind of store those

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<v Speaker 7>in you know, binder if that day ever comes up.

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<v Speaker 3>Really appreciate your time. Best of luck this week.

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<v Speaker 7>Oh thanks a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>for this week's Know the Faux segment. When I got

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<v Speaker 2>to Syracuse University in hopes of becoming a sports broadcaster,

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<v Speaker 2>there was a student one year ahead of me who

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<v Speaker 2>sounded like a network broadcaster as a college sophomore.

0:25:49.720 --> 0:25:51.480
<v Speaker 3>His name was Greg Poppa.

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<v Speaker 2>His first job out of college was broadcasting Indiana Pacers games,

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<v Speaker 2>and he eventually moved to San Francisco.

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<v Speaker 3>We're over the year.

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<v Speaker 2>He's been the announcer at some point for nearly every

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<v Speaker 2>team in the Bay Area, including the forty nine Ers,

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<v Speaker 2>Oakland Raiders, Golden State Warriors, San Francisco Giants, and Oakland A's.

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<v Speaker 2>He's one of the all time greats and he joined

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<v Speaker 2>lap in Me this week on the Bengals Game Plan Show.

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<v Speaker 2>The first topic the status of San Francisco quarterback brock

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<v Speaker 2>perty So.

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<v Speaker 9>There were a couple of situations in the game on

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<v Speaker 9>Monday night where he may have been concussed. There was

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<v Speaker 9>a couple of quarterback sneaks, as we call him, the

0:26:32.760 --> 0:26:36.360
<v Speaker 9>Purty plunge, and he got whacked on swimming on top

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<v Speaker 9>of a pile by the Vikings middle linebacker Jordan Hicks.

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<v Speaker 1>He also.

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<v Speaker 9>One played Daniel Hunter, a great edge rusher, beat our

0:26:47.800 --> 0:26:51.200
<v Speaker 9>right tackle Colton mckiddit so quick to the inside that

0:26:52.000 --> 0:26:54.120
<v Speaker 9>Brock had a spin out to his left right away

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<v Speaker 9>and he didn't get thrown down on that play. But

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<v Speaker 9>when you talk to had trauma experts to and it's

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<v Speaker 9>sometimes it's just a violent nature of moving your head

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<v Speaker 9>fast and sometimes just decellrat it. It doesn't have to

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<v Speaker 9>be a whack to the head or even a whiplash

0:27:10.720 --> 0:27:13.159
<v Speaker 9>to the ground, so it could be any one of

0:27:13.200 --> 0:27:13.720
<v Speaker 9>those plays.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think it's safe to say.

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<v Speaker 9>He played a portion of the game with it, but

0:27:18.400 --> 0:27:22.600
<v Speaker 9>he didn't feel it until we'd landed on Monday morning

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<v Speaker 9>turning to Tuesday night, so we landed like we had

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<v Speaker 9>to go to SFO.

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<v Speaker 5>San Francisco Airport at two thirty in the morning.

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<v Speaker 9>We landed, didn't get back to Santa Clara until pre fifteen,

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<v Speaker 9>and so a long night.

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<v Speaker 1>So we'll see.

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<v Speaker 9>He was out there today when they were doing walkthrough

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<v Speaker 9>portions of practice, and then when it was more than

0:27:44.240 --> 0:27:46.280
<v Speaker 9>that he had to leave, and then we'll see where

0:27:46.320 --> 0:27:48.840
<v Speaker 9>he is tomorrow. But that's why they brought in Sam

0:27:48.920 --> 0:27:53.000
<v Speaker 9>Donald the first hour of the legal tampering period back

0:27:53.080 --> 0:27:56.720
<v Speaker 9>in March. They signed Sam Donald with a contract and

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<v Speaker 9>that was right after Brock had the u Stel search

0:28:00.359 --> 0:28:03.800
<v Speaker 9>on March tenth, which was that Friday, and they didn't

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<v Speaker 9>know if he was going to be full blown Tommy

0:28:06.320 --> 0:28:09.800
<v Speaker 9>John the league of a replacement or just the internal brace.

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<v Speaker 5>They did do it the internal.

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<v Speaker 9>Brace, but it was very early in his reap, and

0:28:14.680 --> 0:28:18.760
<v Speaker 9>Trey Lance was still the Niner then and he he.

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<v Speaker 1>Was not clear yet.

0:28:19.840 --> 0:28:25.480
<v Speaker 9>So they got Sam in the air and incentivize this contract.

0:28:25.560 --> 0:28:28.639
<v Speaker 5>And then your guy Brandon Allen is the.

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<v Speaker 1>Third quarterback, that he would be the number two and

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<v Speaker 1>he may get.

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<v Speaker 5>Some scout team reps tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 6>So I thought we'd be.

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<v Speaker 5>Talking about Joe Burrow.

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<v Speaker 9>And his calf going into this talk tonight, and daw

0:28:40.680 --> 0:28:43.200
<v Speaker 9>has turned into brock Party's head and whether or not

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<v Speaker 9>he's going to be cleared to be able to play

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<v Speaker 9>on Sunday.

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<v Speaker 8>What about other guys? Deebo Samuel has got that fracture

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<v Speaker 8>of the shoulder right the hairline fracture, So he's already

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<v Speaker 8>been ruled out, at least he was. They said he

0:28:54.320 --> 0:28:55.680
<v Speaker 8>was going to be out for a couple of weeks

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<v Speaker 8>when in the Monday Night game Trent Williams with the hand.

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<v Speaker 8>Is this guy, in my mind a beast? I mean,

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<v Speaker 8>I think he's the best line in football.

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<v Speaker 3>I really do.

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<v Speaker 8>I think this guy is incredibly gifted with his size

0:29:10.080 --> 0:29:12.200
<v Speaker 8>and his movement and his athletic ability. I mean, he's

0:29:12.200 --> 0:29:14.840
<v Speaker 8>a freakazoid. How about him? Is he going to be

0:29:14.880 --> 0:29:15.960
<v Speaker 8>able to make the dance.

0:29:17.080 --> 0:29:20.200
<v Speaker 9>Trench trying to work through it? He did the best

0:29:20.280 --> 0:29:22.400
<v Speaker 9>left tackle of football. I mean, the forty Niners at

0:29:22.440 --> 0:29:25.800
<v Speaker 9>Joe Staley here for a number of years, and then

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<v Speaker 9>they'm in a trade with Washington to get Trent and

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<v Speaker 9>as you're going from one Hall of Famer to another,

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<v Speaker 9>and Joe was a terrific player.

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<v Speaker 5>But we're talking Anthony Munios.

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<v Speaker 1>You know your guy.

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<v Speaker 9>This guy, he's just all that. He's a maller, great

0:29:39.400 --> 0:29:42.360
<v Speaker 9>and pass pro. Go back and watching our Dallas game

0:29:42.400 --> 0:29:44.880
<v Speaker 9>on Sunday Night Football and what he did to Michael

0:29:44.920 --> 0:29:47.560
<v Speaker 9>Parsons in that game. And I don't think Michael was right.

0:29:47.640 --> 0:29:50.600
<v Speaker 9>He had a knee injury going into that game from

0:29:50.640 --> 0:29:53.840
<v Speaker 9>the week before against New England, but Trenches had just

0:29:54.040 --> 0:29:58.040
<v Speaker 9>owned him. He got rolled up on in Cleveland Shelby Harris,

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<v Speaker 9>the veteran defensive line.

0:30:00.000 --> 0:30:02.000
<v Speaker 5>I've been rolled up on him in a pile. He

0:30:02.160 --> 0:30:03.800
<v Speaker 5>was out for exactly two snaps.

0:30:04.680 --> 0:30:06.760
<v Speaker 9>Did not play well in that game. It was his

0:30:06.840 --> 0:30:10.200
<v Speaker 9>worst game by far. He has a history of ankle injuries.

0:30:10.280 --> 0:30:13.560
<v Speaker 9>It's not a high ankle, it's a low but I'll

0:30:13.600 --> 0:30:16.640
<v Speaker 9>try to work through it. An Obviously this game, Trey

0:30:16.720 --> 0:30:20.800
<v Speaker 9>Hendrickson's terrific and he lines up mainly over the left tackle,

0:30:20.920 --> 0:30:23.840
<v Speaker 9>so that would be trend if Trent can't go. Jalen

0:30:23.920 --> 0:30:26.880
<v Speaker 9>Moore played the game against Minnesota and did all right

0:30:26.960 --> 0:30:29.200
<v Speaker 9>in the game, but we didn't run the ball well

0:30:29.240 --> 0:30:31.960
<v Speaker 9>in that game, and that's the essence of the forty

0:30:32.040 --> 0:30:35.680
<v Speaker 9>nine er offense is being able to run the football consistently.

0:30:35.800 --> 0:30:38.280
<v Speaker 5>And McCaffrey only had three yards of carry.

0:30:38.760 --> 0:30:41.240
<v Speaker 9>The whole team was three yards of carry against Minnesota

0:30:41.840 --> 0:30:44.320
<v Speaker 9>and the best night was a scramble.

0:30:44.000 --> 0:30:44.760
<v Speaker 5>By Brock Perdy.

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<v Speaker 9>So it's a major, major drop off if Brock can't play.

0:30:50.240 --> 0:30:54.360
<v Speaker 9>Sam Donald's a really good player. If Trent can't play,

0:30:54.960 --> 0:30:57.600
<v Speaker 9>Jalen Moore is learning his way in the NFL, and

0:30:57.680 --> 0:31:00.560
<v Speaker 9>you guys will take advantage of that, So that is

0:31:00.600 --> 0:31:04.479
<v Speaker 9>the major major X factor going into the game. Obviously

0:31:04.520 --> 0:31:07.840
<v Speaker 9>brought Pretty's availability, but the grand Schwrett Williams and right

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<v Speaker 9>now it's his tour in the week.

0:31:09.520 --> 0:31:10.560
<v Speaker 5>We don't know about either guy.

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<v Speaker 2>The voice of the forty nine Ers, Great Pop is

0:31:12.960 --> 0:31:15.640
<v Speaker 2>our guest. I caught the end of the broadcast on

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<v Speaker 2>Monday night.

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<v Speaker 3>I was in my car.

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<v Speaker 2>You described how Kirk Cousins was surgical for the Vikings

0:31:21.920 --> 0:31:24.000
<v Speaker 2>late in that game. He was thirty five for forty

0:31:24.080 --> 0:31:27.120
<v Speaker 2>five overall three hundred and seventy eight yards. Did he

0:31:27.400 --> 0:31:30.800
<v Speaker 2>expose the forty nine ers secondary in any way?

0:31:31.000 --> 0:31:32.880
<v Speaker 3>Is that a group that's not great.

0:31:33.760 --> 0:31:37.360
<v Speaker 9>Outside of a Patrick Mahomes performance. And you guys have

0:31:37.440 --> 0:31:39.880
<v Speaker 9>seen him a lot in big games. In the last

0:31:39.920 --> 0:31:43.240
<v Speaker 9>seven minutes of the Super Bowl, Super Bowl fifty four,

0:31:43.800 --> 0:31:46.320
<v Speaker 9>and then he came in last year October twenty third

0:31:46.920 --> 0:31:49.320
<v Speaker 9>and just devoured the Niners. They almost put up fifty.

0:31:49.960 --> 0:31:52.960
<v Speaker 9>And then at Josh Allen game in the pandemic year,

0:31:53.920 --> 0:31:57.840
<v Speaker 9>I can't remember anybody else played quarterback like Kirk Cousins

0:31:57.880 --> 0:32:00.480
<v Speaker 9>did against the Niner defense with Nick Moosa on the field.

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<v Speaker 9>It's just they didn't sack him. Dan They did, and

0:32:03.640 --> 0:32:07.160
<v Speaker 9>they pressured him, but he just he manipulated the whole thing.

0:32:07.680 --> 0:32:10.480
<v Speaker 9>And I think a lot of it is their head coach,

0:32:10.560 --> 0:32:13.800
<v Speaker 9>Kevin O'Connell and his knowledge of the forty nine or

0:32:13.880 --> 0:32:17.600
<v Speaker 9>defense going back to his rings, and then Kirk, you know,

0:32:17.760 --> 0:32:20.600
<v Speaker 9>knowing Kyle and it was all checked with me at

0:32:20.640 --> 0:32:21.080
<v Speaker 9>the line.

0:32:21.120 --> 0:32:24.040
<v Speaker 1>He looked like Peyton Manning and then he just was

0:32:24.120 --> 0:32:25.440
<v Speaker 1>a mat of what the Niners did.

0:32:25.840 --> 0:32:29.840
<v Speaker 9>Whether they pressured seven or dropped into a cover two zone,

0:32:30.320 --> 0:32:34.480
<v Speaker 9>whether you played man or zone. He just outside of

0:32:34.520 --> 0:32:38.160
<v Speaker 9>the interception he threw early in the game to Tarvarius

0:32:38.240 --> 0:32:42.320
<v Speaker 9>Ward when Ward was inside of Jordan Addison, he didn't

0:32:42.360 --> 0:32:44.640
<v Speaker 9>make a mistake. He missed one touchdown throw in the

0:32:44.680 --> 0:32:47.360
<v Speaker 9>back of the end zone when Addison made a double move,

0:32:47.760 --> 0:32:51.200
<v Speaker 9>he threw it two flat. Outside of that, he was surgical,

0:32:51.480 --> 0:32:54.600
<v Speaker 9>which leads to this game. You know, Kirk's a really

0:32:54.640 --> 0:32:58.120
<v Speaker 9>good player, but your guys better and now that he's

0:32:58.120 --> 0:33:00.400
<v Speaker 9>looked like he's moving around better, and then you're coach

0:33:00.480 --> 0:33:04.560
<v Speaker 9>Jack Taylor would have the same intel that Kevin O'Connell

0:33:04.560 --> 0:33:07.000
<v Speaker 9>would have from the RAM days. So I think it's

0:33:07.040 --> 0:33:10.080
<v Speaker 9>the same kind of challenge in this game is and

0:33:10.200 --> 0:33:13.000
<v Speaker 9>you got more wide receiver weapons obviously of their trio.

0:33:13.160 --> 0:33:15.840
<v Speaker 9>And you know they didn't have justin Jefferson on Monday.

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<v Speaker 1>You got chamorrow. It's gonna be.

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<v Speaker 9>The first thing is they got to get more pressure

0:33:20.880 --> 0:33:23.720
<v Speaker 9>on the quarterback, and I mean hit them, sack them,

0:33:23.800 --> 0:33:24.440
<v Speaker 9>knock them down.

0:33:25.080 --> 0:33:27.360
<v Speaker 1>The Niners did not sack Kirk Cousins at all in

0:33:27.440 --> 0:33:27.760
<v Speaker 1>the game.

0:33:28.120 --> 0:33:31.120
<v Speaker 9>They pressured him, but he he manipulated it and stepped

0:33:31.160 --> 0:33:33.480
<v Speaker 9>around it and and then he you know, he found

0:33:33.560 --> 0:33:34.160
<v Speaker 9>open guys.

0:33:34.280 --> 0:33:35.560
<v Speaker 1>So TJ.

0:33:35.720 --> 0:33:38.680
<v Speaker 9>Hockinson was a problem. Jordan Andison was a problem the

0:33:38.720 --> 0:33:41.320
<v Speaker 9>whole game. But your trio is better, So I think

0:33:41.360 --> 0:33:42.480
<v Speaker 9>this is a real challenge.

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't as worried about the Viking game going in

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<v Speaker 1>as I was the Bengal game, because, as I say it,

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<v Speaker 1>we have a short week.

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<v Speaker 9>We didn't get back to the wee hours on Tuesday morning,

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<v Speaker 9>and you guys are coming off your bye week, and

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<v Speaker 9>look at what the Browns were able to do to

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<v Speaker 9>the Niners off there by a week be random ball

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<v Speaker 9>on the perimeters. So a huge advantage I think for

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<v Speaker 9>the Bengals in this game day and is the Niners

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<v Speaker 9>playing a Monday night game.

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<v Speaker 5>Traveling home late, short week.

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<v Speaker 1>Of practice, and you guys haven't you know, an extra

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<v Speaker 1>week to get ready for the game.

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<v Speaker 8>What did you think of Christian McCaffrey. I mean two

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<v Speaker 8>touchdowns obviously, I mean he's the scoring machine. But do

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<v Speaker 8>you think that that o'bleaque was bothering him? To me,

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<v Speaker 8>it looked like it was a little bit of an issue.

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<v Speaker 8>It didn't look like the Christian McCaffrey free flow, free flowing,

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<v Speaker 8>you know, violent cut kind of guy. Or was I

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<v Speaker 8>just seeing things now?

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<v Speaker 9>I thought he looked the same I just watched, and

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<v Speaker 9>that guy is a tireless worker. He works harder to

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<v Speaker 9>get ready to practice than he does even and guys

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<v Speaker 9>doing games. He's like Bosa on offense. He's just a Niacle.

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<v Speaker 1>Second generation player. We saw him at Stanford, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>during his college career. Dave and I thought he was

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<v Speaker 1>going to be a great splat wide receiver in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 9>The next in Stoke, clear West wid elker Julian Edelman.

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<v Speaker 9>He could do all that, but he is a terrific

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<v Speaker 9>running back.

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<v Speaker 1>He has great field. He said to learn his own

0:35:07.600 --> 0:35:09.480
<v Speaker 1>scheme because he didn't grow up at it.

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<v Speaker 9>At Stanford with David Shaw, they power, but he's learned

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<v Speaker 9>it and he kind of does it differently than the

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<v Speaker 9>other backs, where it's three four steps at your landmark,

0:35:18.560 --> 0:35:19.320
<v Speaker 9>get downhill.

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<v Speaker 1>Christian's like he's surfing and.

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<v Speaker 5>He kind of feels it.

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<v Speaker 9>The problem he's having right now is fumbling. He fumbled

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<v Speaker 9>in the Cowboy game on the goal line.

0:35:28.239 --> 0:35:30.759
<v Speaker 1>He fumbled in this game. Now Harrison Smith punched it

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<v Speaker 1>out at the right moment. But whatever it was, Dave

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<v Speaker 1>and I think it's his teams getting a feel for

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<v Speaker 1>the Niner running game. He hasn't been as productive.

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<v Speaker 9>He wasn't as productive in Cleveland, he wasn't as productive

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<v Speaker 9>in Minnesota.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm sure Anna Rumo is going to look.

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<v Speaker 5>In on our run game.

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<v Speaker 1>You take the run game away, that's the start you forgot.

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<v Speaker 1>If I'm going to the game against the Niners, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>starting on Kyle's run game. Now.

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<v Speaker 9>It's hard to do how many teams can do it.

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<v Speaker 9>But if you do that and make us play, you know,

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<v Speaker 9>without the Breton Buter the foundation of the house.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think Christian was fine in the game.

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<v Speaker 9>I just think Brock missed some throws in Cleveland with

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<v Speaker 9>the wind and the rain just couldn't grip it and

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<v Speaker 9>rip it. Brock was really good in this game going

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<v Speaker 9>into the fourth quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>And then go back and.

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<v Speaker 9>Watch the two picks that he threw at the end

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<v Speaker 9>of the game, both to cam bineh the Viking stafety

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<v Speaker 9>and you'll wonder, you know, did he not have all

0:36:28.560 --> 0:36:29.799
<v Speaker 9>of his mental faculties?

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<v Speaker 1>When did the concussion symptoms start to creep in.

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<v Speaker 9>He didn't feel it until he landed at SFO on

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<v Speaker 9>Monday night turning the Tuesday morning.

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<v Speaker 1>But maybe he was slightly off a little bit at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of that game.

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<v Speaker 8>Let's hit defense real quick. Nick Bosa reigning Defensive Player

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<v Speaker 8>of the Year. I mean, he had seventy three quarterback

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<v Speaker 8>pressures last year, more than anybody in the NFL. He's

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<v Speaker 8>a freak azoid. We know that Fred Warner might be

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<v Speaker 8>the best linebacker in football. I mean, but Bosa is

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<v Speaker 8>an All Pro. Fred Warner is an all Pro Lufanga

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<v Speaker 8>in the back end. It's safety is an all Pro.

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<v Speaker 8>Talk about those other guys, so Bosa. Everybody knows about Bosa.

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<v Speaker 8>Talk about your linebacker and your safety, you know, like

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<v Speaker 8>the shortstop in the center fielder in a good defensive

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<v Speaker 8>baseball team, well, I mean that you guys.

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<v Speaker 9>Knowing from Ohio State, he's dominant, he's a game record,

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<v Speaker 9>but teams have been chipping him and it's bothering him,

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<v Speaker 9>frustrated him.

0:37:31.280 --> 0:37:35.080
<v Speaker 1>At times early in his career. I know Cleveland did

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<v Speaker 1>it and they bothered him.

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<v Speaker 9>He just sometimes he quits on rushes because he gets

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<v Speaker 9>chipped and he gets frustrated. I think he's playing as

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<v Speaker 9>well as he ever has, but they're not covering behind him,

0:37:47.000 --> 0:37:49.560
<v Speaker 9>so the sacks aren't there. He's got two and a

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<v Speaker 9>half on the year. Of course, he held out, he

0:37:51.880 --> 0:37:55.640
<v Speaker 9>missed all the training camp. He signed the Wednesday or

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<v Speaker 9>Thursday before the first game at Pittsburgh, so he's not

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<v Speaker 9>been ass productive. I think a lot of it has

0:38:01.640 --> 0:38:05.040
<v Speaker 9>been the coverage that they're just not They've sinking up

0:38:05.080 --> 0:38:08.640
<v Speaker 9>the coverage behind the pass rush with the with the

0:38:08.840 --> 0:38:11.040
<v Speaker 9>with the pass rush. So a lot of it is

0:38:11.080 --> 0:38:14.120
<v Speaker 9>they get there so fast that and they got Jamon

0:38:14.239 --> 0:38:17.440
<v Speaker 9>Hargrave now from Philadelphia and Eric Armstead they just traded

0:38:17.480 --> 0:38:18.320
<v Speaker 9>for Randy Gregory.

0:38:19.239 --> 0:38:20.720
<v Speaker 1>But the ball's not fast.

0:38:21.239 --> 0:38:24.839
<v Speaker 9>Watch our ram game and how quickly Matthew Stafford quick

0:38:24.920 --> 0:38:27.440
<v Speaker 9>passed this in the first half and it was lightning

0:38:28.080 --> 0:38:28.799
<v Speaker 9>and he's back.

0:38:29.000 --> 0:38:31.640
<v Speaker 1>You guys saw him on Monday Night football. What a

0:38:31.680 --> 0:38:34.000
<v Speaker 1>great thrower of the ball he is. And they didn't

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<v Speaker 1>have Cooper Cup in that game.

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<v Speaker 9>They did have Pooka Nakua and to Chadwell and they

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<v Speaker 9>they got it out fast before Nick and the guys

0:38:40.560 --> 0:38:43.560
<v Speaker 9>could get there. The gold rush and then the back

0:38:43.719 --> 0:38:47.040
<v Speaker 9>end they're not covering as well. Tarvarius Ward to a

0:38:47.080 --> 0:38:49.160
<v Speaker 9>tough game at mooney Man and you know him from

0:38:49.200 --> 0:38:52.160
<v Speaker 9>Kansas City, just didn't cover as well.

0:38:52.200 --> 0:38:55.120
<v Speaker 1>And they're they're picking on the nickel guy, Isaiah Oliver.

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<v Speaker 1>So uh Wufum is not making the amount of splash

0:38:58.840 --> 0:39:01.600
<v Speaker 1>plays he did last year when he was All Pro.

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<v Speaker 9>And then the other linebacker, Fred's playing great. The other linebacker,

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<v Speaker 9>Dray Greenlaw next to Fred, has been in and out

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<v Speaker 9>of the lineup because he's got.

0:39:10.800 --> 0:39:11.920
<v Speaker 1>A hamstring injury.

0:39:12.400 --> 0:39:14.960
<v Speaker 9>He missed the game in Cleveland, and he missed some

0:39:15.200 --> 0:39:19.120
<v Speaker 9>snaps in Minnesota and he didn't cover. They asked him

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<v Speaker 9>to man up on Hockinson a lot and that was

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<v Speaker 9>not a good matchup for him and man He also

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<v Speaker 9>got peed in his zone in a third and two

0:39:27.160 --> 0:39:30.839
<v Speaker 9>where they lined up Jordan Addison is the number three

0:39:30.920 --> 0:39:33.719
<v Speaker 9>inside receiver and when he runs an over route at

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<v Speaker 9>number three, a week side linebacker's got to pick him

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<v Speaker 9>up and they went right at him.

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<v Speaker 1>So to me, it's a lot of the same issues.

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<v Speaker 9>Because Kevin O'Connell is from Sean McVay plays the Niners

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<v Speaker 9>multiple times. Oh the one year they ought you know

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<v Speaker 9>when the Rams won the Super Bowl. We saw him

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<v Speaker 9>three times that year because we saw him in the

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<v Speaker 9>championship game before they beat you guys in the in.

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<v Speaker 1>The Super Bowl at SOFI.

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<v Speaker 9>So the defense, Dave was lights out down the first

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<v Speaker 9>five games. The last two games has not been as strong.

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<v Speaker 9>And I know you look at our We scored seventeen

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<v Speaker 9>points the last two games offensively after.

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<v Speaker 1>Scoring thirty thirty thirty, thirty five forty two. So the

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<v Speaker 1>offense is down, but the defense, they're not getting off

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<v Speaker 1>the field on third down. They're not playing as well

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<v Speaker 1>as they played the first five games of the year.

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