WEBVTT - Happy Half Hour Episode 109: Off Menu (Feat. Karen Ocwieja)

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<v Speaker 1>And welcome to the Happy half hour again, my friends.

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<v Speaker 1>I am Darren Gant. We are going to talk many

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<v Speaker 1>things Carolina Panthers, less about the football, more about the

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<v Speaker 1>news of the week, which, obviously, if you're following Panthers

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<v Speaker 1>dot Com in this theme, you are well aware by

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<v Speaker 1>this point that training camp is going to be in

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<v Speaker 1>Charlotte next year. So long to our friends in Spartanburg.

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<v Speaker 1>They have been delightful. I am reminded of a time

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<v Speaker 1>when Eric Davis, former Panthers cornerback, once looked at me

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<v Speaker 1>and said, no offense to the Spartanburgians and the Wafferdites,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's time to go home, and it's been lovely.

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<v Speaker 1>I have always been a proponent of the idea of

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<v Speaker 1>training camp and the idea of getting away, getting to

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<v Speaker 1>know your staff, having a bonding experience, sequestering yourself away

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<v Speaker 1>from the world and doing the football or doing the

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<v Speaker 1>content as we do. But at the same time, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to move all the stuff, so I think

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<v Speaker 1>when you think about the Panthers heading to spartan Berg,

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<v Speaker 1>that was a monumental effort. The equipment staff, the it,

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<v Speaker 1>the training room, all the stuff that has to go

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<v Speaker 1>with a football team to a place for two and

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<v Speaker 1>a half weeks in the summer is a mammoth undertaking,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think just in terms of streamlining the football operation,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, some of this is going to be helpful.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Chris Taber was asked about it. I laughed.

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<v Speaker 1>When Tabes, as an interim head coach, gets asked about

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<v Speaker 1>long term franchise decisions like moving training camp, Tabes are like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, I kind of like Spartanburg. But at

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<v Speaker 1>the same time, I understand there's advantage just doing it here.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's kind of all an interim coach can say

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<v Speaker 1>on that point. But the thing I can tell you

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<v Speaker 1>is that as a you know, from an organizational standpoint,

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<v Speaker 1>this puts the Panthers in line with most of the league.

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<v Speaker 1>They were one of only six teams last year to

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<v Speaker 1>go away from their facility to train for a training camp,

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<v Speaker 1>and training camp lasted about two and a half weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>You're talking about twelve practices, including the back to football

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<v Speaker 1>practice and the fan fest which was back here. And

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<v Speaker 1>if you read our report on Panthers dot com about

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<v Speaker 1>the transition, you will know that FanFest is now going

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<v Speaker 1>to live somewhere in the state of South Carolina. Details

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<v Speaker 1>to be announced at a later date, but I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's a thing that people you know down there will

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<v Speaker 1>still have a lot of access to this team, and

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<v Speaker 1>there's going to be an opportunity for a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>South Carolinians to participate in this thing. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>reality is the business of the NFL is such that

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<v Speaker 1>camps go back to team facilities, and that is how

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<v Speaker 1>you know the business is getting done this time of year.

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<v Speaker 1>So at any rate camp is no longer in Spartanburg.

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<v Speaker 1>I will miss taking pictures of the giant peach I

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<v Speaker 1>know Podcast Matt is a big fan of the Peachoid

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<v Speaker 1>in Gafney, South Carolina, And you know, let's be honest,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm probably still going to drive down there the night

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<v Speaker 1>before training camp, take a picture of it posted on

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<v Speaker 1>the social medias, and then go to training camp anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>just as I've always done. So you know, I know

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<v Speaker 1>the people have gotten used to that kind of stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>and I know you know I do it for the people,

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<v Speaker 1>so I will make sure to continue to post the

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<v Speaker 1>content that people want when it's time for training camp.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of things people have gotten used to, the last

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<v Speaker 1>couple of weeks here on the Happy half Hour, we

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<v Speaker 1>have gone off menu a little bit. Instead of just

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<v Speaker 1>me yelling at the sky for thirty minutes because nobody

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<v Speaker 1>needs that, I have taken my portable recorder. I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like Al Franklin in the Saturday Night Live Days had

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<v Speaker 1>the two point three meters parabolic dish that he would

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<v Speaker 1>do live satellite interviews. I have a portable recorder that

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<v Speaker 1>I've been entrusted with by the fine broadcast staff here,

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<v Speaker 1>and I am walking around the building talking to people

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<v Speaker 1>support staffers who make this train keep rolling. And this

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<v Speaker 1>week I visited with someone who has been among the

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<v Speaker 1>busiest of the staffers with the Carolina Panthers this year.

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<v Speaker 1>I stopped and talked to assistant athletic trainer Karen Oshwea,

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<v Speaker 1>and Karen has an interesting backstory of her own, and

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<v Speaker 1>given all the injuries the Carolina Panthers have dealt with

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<v Speaker 1>this season, has been among the busiest people in the building.

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<v Speaker 1>So I was very grateful that she took a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of minutes and allowed us to catch up. Here's our

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<v Speaker 1>conversation with Karen. All Right, as promised, I am here

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<v Speaker 1>with Carolina Panthers assistant athletic trainer Karen ASHUEA. Karen, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for joining us, Thanks for having me. Absolutely. I've

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<v Speaker 1>told people through the three weeks we've been doing this

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<v Speaker 1>as kind of a feature inside the Happy Half Hour

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<v Speaker 1>that I wanted to kind of go around the build

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<v Speaker 1>and take people behind the scenes that some of the

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<v Speaker 1>people who not only have important functions here for the

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<v Speaker 1>football team, but also breathe a little life into the

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<v Speaker 1>building and keep things up when things are tough as

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<v Speaker 1>they are this year. So I wanted to come talk

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<v Speaker 1>to you in particular because I think the training room

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<v Speaker 1>with everything that's going on, and it's just first and foremost,

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<v Speaker 1>let me say, this is all bad luck. And you

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<v Speaker 1>know a lot of these injuries I know people worry about,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's like some of these things you can't control.

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<v Speaker 1>And you, guys, in your role of taking care of

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<v Speaker 1>these football players, are dealing with bad luck and all

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<v Speaker 1>these circumstances. But you manage to keep these guys afloat too,

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<v Speaker 1>in addition to keeping them well, How do you do

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<v Speaker 1>that one.

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<v Speaker 2>Day at a time. I think that's maybe a cop out.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, we establish relationships with these players and

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<v Speaker 3>even before they're injured. You know, we're talking to them,

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<v Speaker 3>we're getting to know them and work on routines and

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<v Speaker 3>establishing you know, maintenance care so that they can stay

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<v Speaker 3>on the field.

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<v Speaker 2>And obviously that doesn't always happen. It's football.

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<v Speaker 3>There's a reason there's so many of us. There's a

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<v Speaker 3>reason that athletic training is kind of known for football

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<v Speaker 3>because injuries are going to happen. There's not an injury

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<v Speaker 3>list team out injury list team out there, right and

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<v Speaker 3>so but when that injury happens, it's also helpful to

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<v Speaker 3>know the guy. And it's hard when a guy comes

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<v Speaker 3>in and gets injured right away, but quite often maybe

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<v Speaker 3>they we've known them, they've been around, so we have

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<v Speaker 3>that you know that bond already want to help them

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<v Speaker 3>get better, and you know then again see them consistently

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<v Speaker 3>to get them back on the field.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, if you had in your capacity in this job,

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<v Speaker 1>if you had to divide it, oh, what percentage of

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<v Speaker 1>your job is medical professional and what part of it

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<v Speaker 1>is counsel or confess or you know, someone who's talking

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<v Speaker 1>these guys through this as much as treating them for

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<v Speaker 1>these injuries.

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<v Speaker 2>Probably seventy five twenty five. I mean, it's definitely more.

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<v Speaker 3>The nuance of you know, what exercises do we need

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<v Speaker 3>to do, what treatments do we need to do?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, what do we do.

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<v Speaker 3>Want to do in the pool and things like that,

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<v Speaker 3>and then we have resources here that we lean on

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<v Speaker 3>if it goes beyond our you know, expertise, if you

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<v Speaker 3>will you know, I'm not a clinical psychologist.

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<v Speaker 2>We have one.

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<v Speaker 3>We have one in the building and she's great, and

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<v Speaker 3>so we lean on her when it goes beyond that

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<v Speaker 3>you know, normal conversation, right, But it absolutely is you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the time of injury is hard, dealing with needing to

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<v Speaker 3>go on to injury reserve or even missing a game

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<v Speaker 3>or missing a practice. Every situation is different and every

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<v Speaker 3>you know guy you respond to differently too.

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin King, our head athletic trainer here, has told me

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<v Speaker 1>that even though the high profile guys and the stars

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<v Speaker 1>of the team tend to get the most attention outside

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<v Speaker 1>of the building, a lot of times for you guys,

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<v Speaker 1>it's more rewarding to see some of the practice squad

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<v Speaker 1>guys or are guys who aren't household names kind of

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<v Speaker 1>make those recoveries and get well because a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>times for them being well is the difference between being

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<v Speaker 1>employed and unemployed, isn't it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, availability is important and being able to do their job,

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<v Speaker 3>and their job is being on the field, and so

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<v Speaker 3>helping those guys if they are injured, getting back onto

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<v Speaker 3>the field and taking that next step for them in.

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<v Speaker 2>Their career, if it's here or elsewhere, it's really important.

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<v Speaker 1>All Right, We're gonna talk a little bit about you

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<v Speaker 1>and how long you've been here. You've been with the

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<v Speaker 1>Carolina Panthers since twenty one. And since you've been here,

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<v Speaker 1>probably what's the most unusual thing you've learned about this

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<v Speaker 1>situation or this city, or this team, or or what's

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<v Speaker 1>the thing that's kind of jumped out at you about

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<v Speaker 1>this operation.

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<v Speaker 2>Hmm, that's a tough question.

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<v Speaker 3>I think I worked football in grad school and then

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<v Speaker 3>I left football and did a new some other sports

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<v Speaker 3>for a while, and so getting back into football and

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<v Speaker 3>just remind remembering how big of.

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<v Speaker 2>A team sport it is, and it takes all.

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<v Speaker 3>Different guys from all different walks of life and all

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<v Speaker 3>different body types even right to be effective and to

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<v Speaker 3>do the job. And just that room, you know, seeing

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<v Speaker 3>that again being back in it and how they work

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<v Speaker 3>together and how you know, it's the common goal to

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<v Speaker 3>put the best product right, to push the best plays

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<v Speaker 3>on the field and perform and how they all kind

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<v Speaker 3>of all the puzzle pieces have to go together.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now. You mentioned different body sizes. It's a completely

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<v Speaker 1>different science for a three hundred and twenty five pound

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<v Speaker 1>offensive lineman then for one hundred and eighty five pound receiver,

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<v Speaker 1>isn't it?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes? Absolutely?

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<v Speaker 3>And it requires you know, different exercises, different techniques, different

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<v Speaker 3>field work, all of it, from from when the injury

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<v Speaker 3>happens to when they get back onto the field again.

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<v Speaker 1>To which one's easier.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just different.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean physically, it's easier for me to lift a

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<v Speaker 3>running back's leg than a lineman's leg. But you just like,

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<v Speaker 3>luckily we have these tables that go up and down.

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<v Speaker 3>So figure it out, all.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, who's the most difficult guy you have to work

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<v Speaker 1>with on a daily basis? And it's okay for you

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<v Speaker 1>to say that the correct answer is Shaq Thompson.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't work with Shack that much. It's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>a bummer.

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<v Speaker 1>See, Shack gives everybody a hard time. So I walk

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<v Speaker 1>past this room and he's like, what are you doing there?

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<v Speaker 1>You know? So I'm used to. I feel like Shaq

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<v Speaker 1>gives that to everybody, so I was I was giving

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<v Speaker 1>you the opportunity to just make him the scapegoat for

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<v Speaker 1>that right now. But in all serious though, are there

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<v Speaker 1>guys who you've worked with closely who you're really gratified

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<v Speaker 1>by seeing them well or who make your job easier?

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely?

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<v Speaker 3>I think that when a guy shows up with a

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<v Speaker 3>positive attitude, it makes our job a little bit easier.

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<v Speaker 3>But we can't expect them to always show up happy

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<v Speaker 3>to be here, especially if they're injured. And that's where

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<v Speaker 3>you know you alluded to it, right, but we have to,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, kind of be that bright spot encouragement. And

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I think about, you know, what can I do.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't make your injury go away. I don't have

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<v Speaker 3>a magic bullet or magic farragun or anything like that,

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<v Speaker 3>right like to make it instantly better. But if through

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<v Speaker 3>our interaction, you know your mood gets a little bit better,

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<v Speaker 3>then you know, maybe your stress level goes down, and

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<v Speaker 3>so we take those steps towards towards healing and getting

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<v Speaker 3>back onto the field. Yes, I think that there are

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<v Speaker 3>players that struggle being injured more than others. For whatever reason,

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<v Speaker 3>and they're all coming from different you know, experiences, either

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<v Speaker 3>being injured before or not injured before, and that that

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<v Speaker 3>shades how they respond to a new.

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<v Speaker 1>Injury, right, because if a guy comes to see you,

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<v Speaker 1>it's because something's gone wrong. Very few people just stop

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<v Speaker 1>by the athletic training room because it's a cool place

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<v Speaker 1>to hang out, although it is a very cool place

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<v Speaker 1>to hang out.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, we tell them they can come visit us even

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<v Speaker 3>when they're not injured, and some do.

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<v Speaker 2>Some take us up on it.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we do recovery treatments and again that maintenance

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<v Speaker 3>care to help keep guys on the field.

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<v Speaker 2>But yes, typically they're injured.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, which color is the entire process I mean, And

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<v Speaker 1>that's why I think I'm fascinated by the way you

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<v Speaker 1>guys have to talk these guys through stuff while rehabbing them.

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<v Speaker 1>Also because you know they are walking in the door

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<v Speaker 1>with something pretty heavy on their mind. Their bodies are

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<v Speaker 1>their livelihood, so if they're in here, it's usually because

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<v Speaker 1>something's gone wrong and they're working on it. So I

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<v Speaker 1>respect completely the way you guys have to work on

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<v Speaker 1>both sides of these guys every day. So you mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>working in another sport, prior to football, you were working in.

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<v Speaker 3>Most recently US speed skating, So short track speed skating,

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<v Speaker 3>all right, So what's a short short track speed skating injury?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I feel like that's a big chafing sport.

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<v Speaker 1>What what are we dealing with here? In short track speed.

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<v Speaker 3>Skating a lot more overuse, So if you're familiar with

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<v Speaker 3>the sport, it's kind of in this hunched over position

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<v Speaker 3>and they're going as fast as they can on the ice, right,

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<v Speaker 3>so knees, low backs, wear and tear. And then it's

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<v Speaker 3>also a little bit of a collision sport when they crash,

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<v Speaker 3>so you get concussions, you get fractures, you get lacerations,

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<v Speaker 3>just not as common.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm sitting here making chafing jokes. There's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of serious stuff. I mean, I see this during the

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<v Speaker 1>Olympics every four years. That is the extent of my

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<v Speaker 1>knowledge of short track speed skating. I think Apollo on

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<v Speaker 1>I was on a commercial or two, and I'm aware

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<v Speaker 1>of him. But beyond that, it's something we see every

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<v Speaker 1>four years. But that's serious stuff, it.

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<v Speaker 3>Is, and it can be they go thirty plus miles

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<v Speaker 3>per hour and right next to each other and sometimes

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<v Speaker 3>they make contact and go into the boards together and

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<v Speaker 3>it can be dangerous.

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<v Speaker 1>All right. I'm not trying to violate anybody's hippo writes

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<v Speaker 1>or anything, but do people ever get cut with those blades?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, the blades have to be super sharp. Laceration

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<v Speaker 1>has to be a pretty big risk here too, right.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, So, I've seen a few when I was working

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<v Speaker 3>the sport. Probably the most significant was when a blade

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<v Speaker 3>broke and got kicked up into another skater's face and

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<v Speaker 3>cut her chin.

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<v Speaker 2>So ah, that was not awesome.

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<v Speaker 3>They wear cut resistant suits, so that helps with the

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<v Speaker 3>lacerations and things like that, but they're not cut.

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<v Speaker 1>Proof, cut resistant suits, so that they're wearing kevlar out there. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I did not know that. How would would a how

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<v Speaker 1>would one know that? But you know, the suits they

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<v Speaker 1>are also basically the materials are designed to make the

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<v Speaker 1>i don't know, friction less for lack of a better word.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, so aerodynamic.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, they don't want a lot of drag from

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<v Speaker 3>the suit, so it's it's you know, close to the skin,

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<v Speaker 3>not a lot of extra material and so dialing that

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<v Speaker 3>in takes some engineering and not something I.

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<v Speaker 2>Had to deal with at all.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, I'm still kind of cringing at the thought

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<v Speaker 1>of blade breaking and flying into someone's face. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a.

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<v Speaker 2>Luckily that only happened the one time that I saw.

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<v Speaker 2>But they're very very sharp.

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<v Speaker 1>Now in general, are speed skaters tougher than football players

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<v Speaker 1>or less tougher? Don't worry, I want to shack Thompson

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<v Speaker 1>the answer to this.

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<v Speaker 2>They're just different sports.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know, they hurt, I think differently, but they

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<v Speaker 3>both hurt, right, Like, in speed skating you have your

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<v Speaker 3>lactic acid, the thigh burn, the puke and rallies because

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<v Speaker 3>you're putting out those efforts, right, and then in.

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<v Speaker 2>Football you have the necessity of football.

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<v Speaker 3>You're wearing pads, you're wearing, you know, a helmet all

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<v Speaker 3>the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Your you know, your hands are hurting, your body's hurting.

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<v Speaker 3>Your collision. It's a collision sport. So I can't I

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<v Speaker 3>can't compare it. Find someone that did both, and maybe

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<v Speaker 3>they'd have a better option to tell you.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know about you, podcast, Matt, but the idea

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<v Speaker 1>of a broken skate blade stuck in somebody's face a

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<v Speaker 1>little unnerving to me. Not gonna lie, Yeah, that doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>sound great at all. Yeah, I mean, of all the

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<v Speaker 1>painful football injuries we've seen, at least no one's been

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<v Speaker 1>impaled on anything this year. So we've got that going

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<v Speaker 1>for us, which is nice. But anyway, it's cool to

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<v Speaker 1>catch up with Karen because those guys in the athletic

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<v Speaker 1>training are often overlooked or underappreciated. I know a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people are like, oh, what's happening with all these injuries.

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<v Speaker 1>I promise you it's nothing they're they're doing wrong. It's

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<v Speaker 1>nothing sinister going on. Some years, it is not your year.

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<v Speaker 1>And with the injury luck the Carolina Panthers have had

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<v Speaker 1>this season, it's amazing that they're able to keep their

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<v Speaker 1>heads above water down there. But they've they've done a

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<v Speaker 1>great job. And the guys you talk to, guys like

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<v Speaker 1>Austin Corbett who have been in that room, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and they know that they go in there not just

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<v Speaker 1>for the physical care, but they know the people there

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<v Speaker 1>care about them because it's you develop relationships, as she said,

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<v Speaker 1>when you're in there dealing with these guys on a

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<v Speaker 1>day to day basis, and when you're working with a

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<v Speaker 1>guy when he is not at his peak. So I

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<v Speaker 1>am grateful to Karen and Kevin King and Katy Rodgers

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<v Speaker 1>and the whole staff down there for letting us tell

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<v Speaker 1>those stories a little bit this year. Speaking of stories,

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<v Speaker 1>your Carolina Panthers head to New New Orleans this weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>What are they gonna see there? God only knows. Derek Carr.

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<v Speaker 1>I almost called him David Carr, Panthers legend, David Carr,

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<v Speaker 1>who once suffered a compression fracture of his back in

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<v Speaker 1>the New Orleans super Dome against the Saints, and that

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<v Speaker 1>was one of the most memorable postgame press conferences I've

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<v Speaker 1>ever seen, because David basically admitted he was full of

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<v Speaker 1>paying killers and didn't know what he was saying to

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<v Speaker 1>us at the moment. But his brother, Derek is the

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<v Speaker 1>Saints quarterback now and is in the concussion protocol. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>see what the injury report says about his status. But

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Taber was talking yesterday and he basically said they

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<v Speaker 1>have to prepare for everybody because he doesn't know if

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<v Speaker 1>Carr is gonna play, doesn't know if Jameis Winston's gonna play,

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't know if he's gonna see an even heavier dose

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<v Speaker 1>of Taysom Hills. So a lot of stuff up in

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<v Speaker 1>the air for the Carolina Panthers as they head down

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<v Speaker 1>the stretch this season. Obviously things have not gone well

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<v Speaker 1>for the team. We will do our best to keep

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<v Speaker 1>you updated on the latest with the team as they

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<v Speaker 1>bring this thing home and head into a pretty pivotal

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<v Speaker 1>stretch of the offseason again with yet another coaching search

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<v Speaker 1>and all the changes that are going to come with that.

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<v Speaker 1>So until we gather up next week to discuss the

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<v Speaker 1>New Orleans game, to discuss whatever else might happen between

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<v Speaker 1>now and then, and you never know, I may just

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<v Speaker 1>spend next week's podcast interviewing podcast Matt. You know it,

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<v Speaker 1>Crazier things have happened. We could talk Godzilla movies, we

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<v Speaker 1>could talk any number of things next week. Tune in

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<v Speaker 1>then to see what we've got in store for you

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<v Speaker 1>on the Happy Half Hour