WEBVTT - Bonus Episode- Brian Mitchell Breaks it Down

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<v Speaker 1>This is cut to It with Steve Smith Senior at

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<v Speaker 1>production of The Black Effect and I Heart Radio. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>Steve Smith Senior and this is a cut to It

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<v Speaker 1>bonus episode. Good Good. There is so much happening in

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<v Speaker 1>the football world right now, we're going to cut to it.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the experts for a segment we like to

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<v Speaker 1>call break it down. And really what breaking it down

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<v Speaker 1>is whatever that current event is going on, whether it

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<v Speaker 1>is a team is stricken with the coronavirus or like

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<v Speaker 1>I talked to Brian Mitchell. We just talked about some

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<v Speaker 1>of the things going on. No preseason. It's gonna impact

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<v Speaker 1>teams and then so I love to call it no preseason.

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<v Speaker 1>I like to kind of breaking down in segments. Generally

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<v Speaker 1>in football, there's uh the season is broken up into

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<v Speaker 1>four quarters. So the first quarters in September. October is

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<v Speaker 1>the second one. Um just like a financial quarter, right,

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<v Speaker 1>so everything going on, so Septem, I'm calling September sloppy September.

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<v Speaker 1>Then you have October, the second quarter, which would be

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<v Speaker 1>awful October, and then the third quarter November. It will

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<v Speaker 1>be a bounce back November and then December. You really

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<v Speaker 1>understand and understand your team, you understand that possibly the

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<v Speaker 1>injuries that you've sustained, So uh, smooth it out December,

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<v Speaker 1>because listen, if your team is awful in December, they're

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<v Speaker 1>pretty much getting ready to go on vacation and head

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<v Speaker 1>to some warmer places. And now with everything going on,

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<v Speaker 1>driving to some warmer places. So Brian Mitchell gave us

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<v Speaker 1>a great understanding of an old school type of mentality,

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<v Speaker 1>but also the current climate and what he thinks about

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<v Speaker 1>UM really why there's a rash of injuries, what and

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<v Speaker 1>how it will impact teams and then really from an

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<v Speaker 1>an analytical and an analyst perspective, how does that impact

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<v Speaker 1>UM the season? And so he gave us some really

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<v Speaker 1>good information. Uh. I was really shocked to hear. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>just how he breaks things down. And Brian Mitchell, if

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<v Speaker 1>you don't know who Brian Mitchell is, he's a guy

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<v Speaker 1>that stray shoot. So I know I'm a straight shooter,

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<v Speaker 1>but Brian, he just he'll hit you in between eyes,

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<v Speaker 1>almost like the three Stooges, Right, He'll hit you right

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<v Speaker 1>between eyes and you don't even know what's coming. So, um,

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<v Speaker 1>I hope you enjoy it. Really look forward to see

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<v Speaker 1>who else we can get their professional opinion, and also

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<v Speaker 1>um the fans perspective from the couch, because if you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just like a lot of teams, they're only letting maybe

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<v Speaker 1>seven or ten or fifteen percent of the fans in

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<v Speaker 1>the stadium. So a lot of times, if you're lucky

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<v Speaker 1>enough to get a seat in the stands, you're like

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of us. Man, you are on the couch

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<v Speaker 1>or sitting in your favorite chair watching the game, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>with a beverage in your hand, or maybe a chicken wing. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>And for some folks that don't need meet maybe um

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<v Speaker 1>Montareali stick, I don't know, but enjoy, appreciate you, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for tuning in, and uh here you are. Why

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<v Speaker 1>do you believe right now that they are twenty plus

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<v Speaker 1>players injured in the league today? The lack of preparation,

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<v Speaker 1>and the reason I say that is because even beyond preseason.

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<v Speaker 1>I know people who hate preseason, but it has its value.

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<v Speaker 1>But they didn't have off season training, They don't have volts,

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<v Speaker 1>didn't have many camps, they didn't have training camps, so

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<v Speaker 1>you didn't have that build up period to get your

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<v Speaker 1>body ready for it. How do you see this season

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<v Speaker 1>shaping out? It's only week two going into it's going

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<v Speaker 1>on going into week three. Um, I have the same,

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<v Speaker 1>So I have September is sloppy, September, October, it's all

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<v Speaker 1>for October. Bounce back November and smooth it out. The

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<v Speaker 1>said the show mark, which one you got one of them?

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<v Speaker 1>Is like the show me Mark that's Missouri. No not

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I say? How do you how do

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<v Speaker 1>you see? How do you see the season shaping up

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<v Speaker 1>with the lack of preseason, with all the injuries that's

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<v Speaker 1>going on. And you're old school players, so you already

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<v Speaker 1>know the impact of the virus, the impact of the

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<v Speaker 1>inability to have hand to hand combat on the practice field,

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<v Speaker 1>have that muscle memory that we all know has to happen,

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<v Speaker 1>because if it doesn't, you're gonna keep You're gonna continue

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<v Speaker 1>to see guys blowing tires like this. Yeah, and I

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<v Speaker 1>believe that injuries are gonna dictate this season. Okay, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>as it always does, but it's gonna be even more

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<v Speaker 1>prevalent this year because with the fact that normally injuries

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<v Speaker 1>happen in training camp and you have a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>go get some players that can come in and help

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<v Speaker 1>alleviate some of the loss. Now, you're in season and

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<v Speaker 1>most of those people are already signed by some other

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<v Speaker 1>team or whatever. And I think the teams that can

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<v Speaker 1>deal with injuries the best are gonna be there, and

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<v Speaker 1>then the team that has the best leadership because you

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<v Speaker 1>just like, I know that as these seasons goes on,

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<v Speaker 1>these guys start winning and more, these states start opening up,

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<v Speaker 1>and then they started having the clubs to go to.

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<v Speaker 1>Some guys are not gonna be doing and stuff that

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<v Speaker 1>they're doing right now, like staying at home and not

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<v Speaker 1>you know, being around people in testing possions. Yeah, so

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden when they start traveling out again,

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<v Speaker 1>like uh, COVID can be an injury because if a

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<v Speaker 1>guy catches it, he's out for what nine attend days,

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<v Speaker 1>well days, So now you may miss two weeks. Suppose

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<v Speaker 1>you got a game on Sunday, game on Thursday. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>it's two games. Those things are going to affect people.

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<v Speaker 1>So the guys that like have the leadership to where

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<v Speaker 1>those young guys may listen to them more, they have

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<v Speaker 1>a better hold on their team, and the guys that

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<v Speaker 1>don't get as injured as much as much, those teams

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<v Speaker 1>may end up being the best because let's think about it.

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<v Speaker 1>All the people that San Francisco lost in that one week,

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<v Speaker 1>they lose a few more. Some of these teams that

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<v Speaker 1>we don't expect to do a damn thing that don't

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<v Speaker 1>get don't get a lot of injuries here, they may

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<v Speaker 1>end up sneaking into something. It's gonna it's gonna change

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<v Speaker 1>up things this year. How big of an impact is

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<v Speaker 1>a se Kwon Barkley to already boo boo team with

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<v Speaker 1>the New York Giants or a team like the Carolina

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<v Speaker 1>Panthers where they're they're running backs, man, that they're the

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<v Speaker 1>they're the workhorse of their team. It is that whole

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<v Speaker 1>offense goes as they go. Those guys are not there

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<v Speaker 1>now one that's gonna hurt because he's an unbelievable talent.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh and they do so much play action and and

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<v Speaker 1>when you put it into the gut of say Kwan,

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<v Speaker 1>you get a reaction from the defense. You put into

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<v Speaker 1>the gut of somebody else that backs him up, you

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<v Speaker 1>don't get that same reaction Christian McCaffrey when he's not

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<v Speaker 1>on your team in Carolina where they expect him to

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<v Speaker 1>do so much, can all those other running backs to

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<v Speaker 1>everything he can do because I know for sure that

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<v Speaker 1>that that offensive game plan was built because of Christian McCaffrey. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so your other your other money backs don't have to

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<v Speaker 1>if they can't have if they don't have the same ability,

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<v Speaker 1>they won't have the same effect and the effect to

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<v Speaker 1>the Passion game through these two weeks. What's one thing

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<v Speaker 1>you've been surprised about and then one thing that maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you expected to happen. Well, I would been surprised that

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<v Speaker 1>nobody tested positive. I'm gonna be honest with youring that

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<v Speaker 1>I was surprised totally about that. Uh, what I did

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<v Speaker 1>not expect to happen. I did not think that, uh

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<v Speaker 1>the Raiders were gonna do the things like that, because

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't seen that. I haven't seen that consistent car

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<v Speaker 1>to where I can believe in him enough. But it

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<v Speaker 1>seemed like Gruden's constant scrutiny and getting on him has

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<v Speaker 1>kind of eventually when when someone is like scrutinizing you

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<v Speaker 1>and and getting on you, either you just fold or

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<v Speaker 1>you start fighting back. Yeah, and I think he started

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<v Speaker 1>to fight back. He showed me something last night. I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't expect to see that, you know, and and I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, San Francisco. I was looking at them to

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<v Speaker 1>do some stuff. Um, I was like Russell Wilson, Hell,

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<v Speaker 1>he know, he never surprised me. But this dude. Everybody

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<v Speaker 1>keep talking about all these people that were m vps

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<v Speaker 1>a chance of being m v P. Do they forget

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<v Speaker 1>that dude in Seattle what he's doing. I'm baffled how

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<v Speaker 1>he gets better every single year? What are you padding?

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<v Speaker 1>Nine testdowns already? This year three he had four and

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<v Speaker 1>then he had five the last one so well. And

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<v Speaker 1>the way he's doing it, He's not doing it with

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of fanfare. He's just like he's just consistent.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like he and I hate to say it this way,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's like he's playing dominoes. He's not scoring points.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like Nickel tim maybe a fifteen, back to five,

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<v Speaker 1>back to ten, and then you look up y'all going

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<v Speaker 1>to two fifty. That brother got a hundred seventy five points.

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<v Speaker 1>You know you three games? How did that happen? Just

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<v Speaker 1>like he thinks the game, and I think we look

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<v Speaker 1>at a bunch of these like mobile quarterbacks they call him,

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<v Speaker 1>and they think that they have to be running backs.

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<v Speaker 1>Russell don't get hit a lot when he breaks out,

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<v Speaker 1>he runs get that little I think a defensive player guy.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the most upset. He's running around for like fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>minutes and then the slides and you can't hear it.

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<v Speaker 1>He does it over and over again, like we got,

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<v Speaker 1>we got, Damn we just ran first down back on

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<v Speaker 1>the field with three more players. Thank you for listening

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