WEBVTT - Happy Half Hour Episode 106: Who Knows What's Coming Next

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<v Speaker 1>This week on the Happy half Hour.

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<v Speaker 2>This one carried a little emotional freight or frank because hey,

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<v Speaker 2>it was his first one to b It was because

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<v Speaker 2>it was a week after he had empowered Thomas Frown

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<v Speaker 2>to call his plays. He kind of yielded that part

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<v Speaker 2>of the job and become more the head coach, more

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<v Speaker 2>the CEO of this operation, which I think, honestly, in

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of ways you can look at and say

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<v Speaker 2>that's what he needed to be.

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<v Speaker 1>Tut's I know.

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<v Speaker 2>It's time for the Happy half Hour with your friends

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<v Speaker 2>Kristin Balboni, Augusta Stone and Darren Gannon.

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<v Speaker 1>And welcome to the Happy half Hour.

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<v Speaker 2>It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas or something.

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<v Speaker 1>It's cold outside all of a sudden, when did that happen?

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<v Speaker 3>The day after Halloween, which means it's Christmas time. I

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<v Speaker 3>will go ahead and say I'm not one of those

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<v Speaker 3>people who skips Thanksgiving except when it's going to be

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<v Speaker 3>thirty five degrees. Then I can tell myself mentally, Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>Santa's coming, and then I'm not as upset. But I'm

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<v Speaker 3>wearing my joys to the Carolinas hoodie from last year

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<v Speaker 3>fun event, and I am in the festive spirit. I

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<v Speaker 3>haven't listened to any songs yet, but jingle bells husband

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<v Speaker 3>in my head, so I might be pulling the November

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<v Speaker 3>second Christmas time vibes here.

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<v Speaker 4>I can't lie.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. I am also not one to skip over Thanksgiving.

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<v Speaker 2>It is my favorite holiday and is loyal listeners of

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<v Speaker 2>The Happy Half Hour know well from listening to this podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>I never digress. I always stay right on topic, and

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<v Speaker 2>I want to talk about something that's bothering me for

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<v Speaker 2>the last little bit.

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<v Speaker 4>Let's go.

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<v Speaker 1>I was watching the World Series the other night.

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<v Speaker 2>Congratulations to Bruce Bochie and the Texas Rangers, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>on a job well done. Today is not the day

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to tell my Bruce Bochie story on the podcast,

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<v Speaker 2>but that day may sometime come. The thing I wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about was there was a commercial for a

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<v Speaker 2>Thanksgiving horror movie. No one in the world needed this.

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<v Speaker 2>There was some mass murderer who's killing people in and

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<v Speaker 2>stabbing them with the little corn holders, which would be

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<v Speaker 2>the slowest and most ridiculous way to be killed by

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<v Speaker 2>a mass murderer.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, those little things you poke into the end

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<v Speaker 1>of you're talking about.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, unless you're one of those weirdos who eats

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<v Speaker 2>corn long ways. Everybody has a set of those, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's like, what do we do with those? We bring

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<v Speaker 2>them out at Thanksgiving and they apparently are a tool

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<v Speaker 2>for murder in the hands of this madman. But I

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<v Speaker 2>was asking myself, who was really asking for the Thanksgiving

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<v Speaker 2>horror movie?

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<v Speaker 4>I am not in favor. That is really, really, really odd.

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<v Speaker 3>I guess it's the people I do know, people who

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<v Speaker 3>are Halloween year round types. Maybe I don't know. I

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<v Speaker 3>will say not to bring Christmas back. But I saw

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<v Speaker 3>on Twitter that Grandma got worn over by a reindeer

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<v Speaker 3>was celebrating anniversary. That movie came out on Halloween when

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<v Speaker 3>it came out, I know, which is also kind of like,

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<v Speaker 3>is that a well? The song, there's a everyone's like,

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<v Speaker 3>what's a Thanksgiving song? The Thanksgiving song? It's like that

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<v Speaker 3>Grandma's House over the River and through the woods.

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<v Speaker 2>No, the Thanksgiving song is Alice's Restaurant by our Low God,

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<v Speaker 2>don't make.

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<v Speaker 1>Me do don't make me do this again.

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<v Speaker 2>It's nineteen and a half minutes of American heritage that

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<v Speaker 2>everybody should listen to on Thanksgiving Day when you're driving

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<v Speaker 2>to wherever you're driving. So a lot of times I'll

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<v Speaker 2>put my headphones in and I'll listen to it two

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<v Speaker 2>or three times through while I'm running in the Turkey

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<v Speaker 2>trot or something on Thanksgiving morning. But there will be

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<v Speaker 2>a day when we play Alice's Restaurant as the music

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<v Speaker 2>bad under this entire podcast?

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<v Speaker 1>Can we do that, Matt? Would that be a copyright issue?

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<v Speaker 2>Matt's giving us the thumbs up thereby saving our listeners

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<v Speaker 2>from nineteen and a half minutes of Darren talking about

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<v Speaker 2>what Alice's Restaurant means to him. That's a different podcast

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<v Speaker 2>and exclusive if you will. Anyway, the Thanksgiving Murder movie

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<v Speaker 2>is really bothersome to me. I mean, if you think

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<v Speaker 2>about it, the only real niche of people who should

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<v Speaker 2>fear Thanksgiving are the turkeys of the world. The turkey

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<v Speaker 2>population I can see being a little paranoid this time

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<v Speaker 2>of year, being a little looking over their little turkey shoulders,

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<v Speaker 2>wondering what's coming next and around the corner. But for

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of us, I did not realize Thanksgiving was

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<v Speaker 2>something to be dreaded or terrified of.

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<v Speaker 4>No, I don't think so. That's wild though. I actually

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<v Speaker 4>was not.

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<v Speaker 3>Watching the world series, because once the Braves were out,

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<v Speaker 3>I was no longer interested. Although I will say I

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<v Speaker 3>love that the team that beat the Phillies did not

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<v Speaker 3>win because the Phillies beat the Braves and the Phillies

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<v Speaker 3>were upset. Not I will always pull for whatever's against

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<v Speaker 3>the Phillies. But no, I'll have to check out that trailer.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you remember what the movie was called.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it was just called Thanksgiving, but there was

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<v Speaker 2>like a knife instead of the eyes or something like

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<v Speaker 2>that Thanksgiving.

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<v Speaker 4>That's so odd.

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<v Speaker 2>The budget for this movie must have been about twenty bucks,

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<v Speaker 2>so I don't know, and I got a real problem

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<v Speaker 2>with that. We won't even get into what the Gusta

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<v Speaker 2>Stone Spencer Strider Thanksgiving meal would be another day perhaps,

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<v Speaker 2>But anyway, it is feeling a lot like Christmas. There's

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<v Speaker 2>a little nip in the air. There's a little breeze

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<v Speaker 2>blowing that's brought some frigid temperatures here to our beloved Carolinas.

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<v Speaker 1>And there's also a win.

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<v Speaker 2>So people were happy again after last week's game, and

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<v Speaker 2>we could talk. I feel like we could talk for

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<v Speaker 2>three hours about the multitudes that last Sunday contained. But

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<v Speaker 2>I think probably if we were going to be organized

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<v Speaker 2>of thought and mind. You probably got to bring this

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<v Speaker 2>back to about five things, five people or five groups

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<v Speaker 2>of people.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, five things, five groups.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm ready.

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<v Speaker 2>First of all, Hall of Honor weekend, Absolutely Musim Mohammad

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<v Speaker 2>and Julius Pepper's come back to be adored by fans

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<v Speaker 2>who loved them.

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<v Speaker 1>It was an amazing weekend. The Hall of Honor dinner.

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<v Speaker 2>I got to experience that from right behind the table

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<v Speaker 2>where Steven Jake and Jordan and Wesley Wallace were sitting

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<v Speaker 2>and watching watching the guys come back, watching the reverence.

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<v Speaker 2>You know everybody has for Pep Jordan in some of

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<v Speaker 2>our pre production stuff we did in advanced some of

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<v Speaker 2>our Hall of Honor videos, I asked him what adding

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<v Speaker 2>these two guys into the Hall of Honor means, and

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<v Speaker 2>specifically as it pertains to Julius, who he's had so

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<v Speaker 2>many battles with over the years, He's like, well, honestly,

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<v Speaker 2>it puts a lot more shine on the Hall of Honor.

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<v Speaker 2>It makes a Hall of Honor a little more legitimate

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<v Speaker 2>because it's got Julius.

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<v Speaker 1>Peppers in it.

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<v Speaker 2>So it was just such a neat event, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think one of the things the organization has been very

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<v Speaker 2>mindful of the last couple of years, is to bring

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<v Speaker 2>those veterans back home, to bring the legends back into

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<v Speaker 2>the building, re engage with the former players, because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I know things have not been outstanding on and off

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<v Speaker 2>the field for the Carolina Panthers always. But when you

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<v Speaker 2>start thinking about Jake and Jordan and Steve and Wesley

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<v Speaker 2>and Sam Mills and now Moose and Pep and one

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<v Speaker 2>of these days Luke and TD and Greg and Ryan

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<v Speaker 2>Khalil and who knows else in maybe one day camp,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of stuff here to celebrate. Gang this

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<v Speaker 2>franchise really should be mindful of how fortunate it has

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<v Speaker 2>been to have such a cavalcade of stars, if you will,

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<v Speaker 2>to kind of bring people back, bring the nostalgia back,

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<v Speaker 2>get people feeling good about this franchise no matter what's

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<v Speaker 2>happening on the field in the current moment.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, it was exciting moments. I think the whole celebration.

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<v Speaker 3>I got to see the halftime bit of it. It

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<v Speaker 3>was absolutely awesome hearing those guys talk, and we had

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<v Speaker 3>talked about it so much.

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<v Speaker 4>But I think it's a really exciting thing.

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<v Speaker 3>And I also agree the Legends Affairs department that we

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<v Speaker 3>have here just deserves all of the parties in the world.

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<v Speaker 4>For all the things that they do. I mean, there's

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<v Speaker 4>guys walking around all the time. You see him. I know,

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<v Speaker 4>we had a bunch on hand.

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<v Speaker 3>I saw the roster. I mean it was long of

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<v Speaker 3>just people here to help celebrate the weekend and have

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<v Speaker 3>the Legends Weekend. It was really exciting and it's awesome

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<v Speaker 3>hundred dudes. They're so engaged and I think it's really

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<v Speaker 3>great to see and I think it's awesome for the

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<v Speaker 3>current players to just kind of see, you know, the history.

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<v Speaker 3>We talk about the Nostalgic franchise and the Young franchise

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<v Speaker 3>and it's really really really cool to see kind of

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<v Speaker 3>the living history aspects of it. And I know it's

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<v Speaker 3>awesome for the guys in the locker room too.

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<v Speaker 1>Yep, no doubt about that. And you could just tell.

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<v Speaker 2>We were talking to Frankie Luvu last week and he

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<v Speaker 2>was like, I hope I get to meet Julius Pepper.

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<v Speaker 4>That video was awesome on social.

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<v Speaker 1>And just seeing, you know, the way guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Julius Moose is almost an abstract concept for most of

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<v Speaker 2>these guys because as we wrote about last week. There

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<v Speaker 2>are cats on this roster who were born into two thousands,

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<v Speaker 2>so they don't really have a concept of what nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>ninety six moves in Mohammed was about on the field.

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<v Speaker 1>So Julius is a little more present.

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<v Speaker 2>He was just on the field last, you know, a

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<v Speaker 2>few years ago, so he's a little more accessible to

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of these guys. But because he's this larger

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<v Speaker 2>than life figure literally and figuratively, he just kind of

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<v Speaker 2>creates an awe in people in other large people in

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<v Speaker 2>other people who play at a high level and are

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<v Speaker 2>adored by thousands every week. So it was very cool

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<v Speaker 2>to see all those guys come home and to just

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<v Speaker 2>be able to honor those guys. I mean seeing the

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<v Speaker 2>names around the rim of that stadium. You do a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of times. I'll come into the press box and

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<v Speaker 2>work during the week and you kind of look out

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<v Speaker 2>over the top of that stadium and you do realize

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<v Speaker 2>this team has been incredibly fortunate to have that level

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<v Speaker 2>of star power at every iteration of this team.

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<v Speaker 4>Very cool, very cool.

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<v Speaker 3>It was a beautiful weekend and a great way to

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<v Speaker 3>start off what happened in the game, which was.

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<v Speaker 4>Very exciting because they got to win in front of

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<v Speaker 4>all those legends.

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<v Speaker 2>I know, right, Frank Number two is Frank Reich. Frank

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<v Speaker 2>Reich gets his first win. A guy who knows a

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<v Speaker 2>little something about comeback says, finally the seen a team

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<v Speaker 2>come back to win a game in the fourth quarter

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<v Speaker 2>for the first time in this franchise's.

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<v Speaker 1>History since twenty eighteen. Don't tell anybody I said that,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's been a minute since they've had one like that.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think you know, this one carried a little

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<v Speaker 2>emotional freight for Frank because A it was his first one,

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<v Speaker 2>but b it was because it was a week after

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<v Speaker 2>he had empowered Thomas Brown to call his plays. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>he kind of yielded that part of the job and

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<v Speaker 2>become more of the head coach, more of the CEO

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<v Speaker 2>of this operation, which I think, honestly, in a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of ways you can look at and say that's what

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<v Speaker 2>he needed to be. After giving the play calling to Thomas,

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<v Speaker 2>the offdense didn't look markedly different, but there were moments

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<v Speaker 2>where it's like, Okay, you can see Frank working on

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<v Speaker 2>other stuff. There were some of the things, I think

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<v Speaker 2>some of the game operation stuff cleaned up. I think

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Frank talked about after the game fewer pre

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<v Speaker 2>snap penalties. I think there were only three penalties on

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<v Speaker 2>the entire day, which was tied for a season low.

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<v Speaker 2>That kind of stuff is all helpful and good, but

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<v Speaker 2>you could kind of see it in his eyes, and

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<v Speaker 2>especially in that locker room after the game, just the

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<v Speaker 2>there was a mix of relief and joy because if

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<v Speaker 2>they lose that game in arrow and seven, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>then all of a sudden, the Avalanche is right back

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<v Speaker 2>going again. After a bye week, you come back, hit reset,

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<v Speaker 2>you win that game.

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<v Speaker 1>Now it's like, okay, what's next.

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<v Speaker 2>If the bad thing had happened, Lord only knows what

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<v Speaker 2>it would have been like around here this week.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's why there was that mix.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, for every bit of just unbridled joy, it

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<v Speaker 2>was also a who we're in?

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<v Speaker 3>Not a one seven exactly, And there were some amazing

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<v Speaker 3>snapshots and videos taken. I mean you can just see

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<v Speaker 3>him all over the website, all over the Twitter and Instagram.

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<v Speaker 3>One of my favorite ones was the video where you

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<v Speaker 3>can see Frank Craig putting his arms up when he

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<v Speaker 3>realized that the kick sailed through and that.

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<v Speaker 4>It was finally true.

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<v Speaker 3>Even though it had been true before because he got

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<v Speaker 3>to kick it three times, so you know, whenever, Like,

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<v Speaker 3>I love what you said about the relief because I

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<v Speaker 3>think you could see that wash over him. And then

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<v Speaker 3>my favorite locker room moment was when he get the

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<v Speaker 3>game ball to Thomas Brown and I don't know the

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<v Speaker 3>whole time he's like, was he gonna get choked up?

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<v Speaker 3>And then the way they're like a little handoff, it

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<v Speaker 3>was just so cool, so so awesome to see kind

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<v Speaker 3>of I guess the first of the labor finally come together.

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<v Speaker 3>And I mean we saw a lot of good things

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<v Speaker 3>from Bryce, which I'm sure we'll be mentioned at some

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<v Speaker 3>point of this. You know, it's like we've been talking, okay,

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<v Speaker 3>the developments there, they're putting it together. That last drive

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<v Speaker 3>was exactly what they wanted to happen for a million reasons,

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<v Speaker 3>and it's big. I think it's really big for momentum.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's really big for Frank, and it's exciting

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<v Speaker 3>to see kind of what will be ahead because the

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<v Speaker 3>energy is really good right.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, right And you mentioned that if you look at

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<v Speaker 2>that locker room video, Frank gives that game ball to

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<v Speaker 2>Thomas Brown, he's literally handing off if Frank Capra was

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<v Speaker 2>making this movie, we'd have all said, yeah, it's a

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<v Speaker 2>little on the nose, Frank, I don't know, maybe a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit over the top, but it was a genuine moment.

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<v Speaker 2>And you talked about that game winning drive, and that

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<v Speaker 2>leads us directly to number three three, Bryce Young. We

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<v Speaker 2>have talked since Bryce Young got here about his poise,

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<v Speaker 2>his calm, his composure, his being in big situations and

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<v Speaker 2>never letting it rattle him. Sunday kind of became that

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<v Speaker 2>first real evidence that Bryce was that guy.

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<v Speaker 1>We've kind of joked here.

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<v Speaker 2>Internally at Panthers dot Com and in our digital department

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<v Speaker 2>about when you see all these cute Bryce moments, like

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<v Speaker 2>the fist bumping training camp and stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he just looked so young and so cute.

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<v Speaker 2>And we kind of joke one of my coworkers had said,

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<v Speaker 2>one of these days, we're gonna have to start stop

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<v Speaker 2>treating him like a puppy, and it kind of is,

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<v Speaker 2>because we're watching him grow up before our very eyes.

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<v Speaker 2>But on Sunday, Sunday was like the first disobedience class,

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<v Speaker 2>that puppy started turning into a dog right before our eyes. Instead,

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<v Speaker 2>and you saw that cold eyed killer that Bryce Young,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, in the fourth quarter leading the drive. Again,

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<v Speaker 2>it's been since twenty eighteen in the Philadelphia game since

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<v Speaker 2>his team's come from behind in the fourth quarter to

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<v Speaker 2>win a game.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think it carried a lot of emotional.

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<v Speaker 2>Freight for him, for them, for everybody to see him

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<v Speaker 2>do it.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why they drafted this kid.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the one they kept talking about all March, in

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<v Speaker 2>April and May after they take him first.

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<v Speaker 3>Overall, I was exciting too, because it felt like for

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<v Speaker 3>one of the first times he was kind of stepping

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<v Speaker 3>out of his Adam Felen Shell.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, we saw other guys get involved in the

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<v Speaker 4>passing game.

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<v Speaker 3>Jonathan Mingo caught Bryce's longest completion in that game. And

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<v Speaker 3>then I also wanted to give a shout out on

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<v Speaker 3>that last drive to Chuba Hubbard, who absolutely just I

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<v Speaker 3>mean did everything he needed to do and just completely

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<v Speaker 3>whittled away at the Texans timeouts, kept the clock going

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<v Speaker 3>exactly how the Panthers wanted to do, just kept that

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<v Speaker 3>so methodical, and that's what he does. That's the type

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<v Speaker 3>of runner he is, and they're kind of using that

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<v Speaker 3>in this Thomas Brown led offense, and he was.

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<v Speaker 4>Doing exactly what he needed to do. It's really cool.

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<v Speaker 3>The story that I got Tray yesterday about his relationship

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<v Speaker 3>with Tommy Trimble, who also caught the games loan at

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<v Speaker 3>touchdown or the Panthers loan touchdown of the game. But

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<v Speaker 3>how Tommy said that whenever Cuba converted, I think it

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<v Speaker 3>was a third and two that kind of helps set

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<v Speaker 3>them up for that field goal, keep the clock going down.

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<v Speaker 4>He said he felt because they're so close Tommy and Chuba.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, they've been working out together since they were rookies,

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<v Speaker 3>Like they talk about each other like they're brothers, like

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<v Speaker 3>literally brothers. And he said, you know, I felt his

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<v Speaker 3>joy like it was my joy, Like it was equal

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<v Speaker 3>as like when I succeed he succeeds. It was so

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<v Speaker 3>sweet and they both were like, I'm so thankful for him.

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<v Speaker 4>It was awesome.

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<v Speaker 3>And so I mean just the genuine bond, but also

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<v Speaker 3>just on that drive. I mean, this team one hundred

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<v Speaker 3>percent place for each other. They play for their coach,

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<v Speaker 3>and you could see all that. Not to be too corny,

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<v Speaker 3>but that togetherness and that sweetness and hearing them talk

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<v Speaker 3>about it was really real. So for that drive specifically,

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<v Speaker 3>Tuba deserves his flowers and you know, and not like

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<v Speaker 3>he lit up the score sheet or anything, but or

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<v Speaker 3>the stat sheet rather, but but he absolutely.

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<v Speaker 4>Did what he needed to do.

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<v Speaker 3>And yeah, if you look back, we have some great

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<v Speaker 3>photos of their kind of I asked Tommy.

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<v Speaker 4>I was like, we have some photos we all celebrate.

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<v Speaker 4>Was that at your touchdown? He was like, I think

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<v Speaker 4>it was after that third down? So just just big deals.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean it was.

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<v Speaker 3>It's really sweet and you know, catching the joy where

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<v Speaker 3>they can. They've talked about all the things that they've

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<v Speaker 3>been through since they've been here, and it's really cool

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<v Speaker 3>to kind of see that.

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<v Speaker 4>So shout out to boll Awes someone.

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<v Speaker 2>And as loyal Risks, as loyal listeners of the Happy

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<v Speaker 2>Half Hour, note, we never digress here. So you been, Tommy,

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<v Speaker 2>are like number five and a half. Yes, you know

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<v Speaker 2>these two guys and we talked about this, Agusta. Those

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<v Speaker 2>two cats are the buddy cop movie we didn't think

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<v Speaker 2>we needed, but we do. I mean they are attached

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<v Speaker 2>at the hip. I mean from day one they've been

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<v Speaker 2>and I thought you did a good job of capturing that.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, they've been out there on the jugs machine.

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<v Speaker 2>Every day after practice, they do extra stuff together, and

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<v Speaker 2>they have since coming in in the same draft class,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, and it's hard to imagine Tommy and Chuba

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<v Speaker 2>being three year guys. I mean, it's just it feels

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<v Speaker 2>like yesterday when they walked in the door. But those

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<v Speaker 2>two are connected at the hit Man.

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<v Speaker 4>It's so cool.

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<v Speaker 3>It's so cool, and it's even funnier because, I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>you kind of know their dynamics were around the team

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<v Speaker 3>a lot, but they kind of admitted that Tommy's more

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<v Speaker 3>of the goofball tuobas like the serious guys. If you

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<v Speaker 3>think about like the buddy cop aspect of it, like

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<v Speaker 3>who would be you know. I think Tuba himself said

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<v Speaker 3>it's like good cop, bad cop, and he called himself

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<v Speaker 3>the bad cop and Tommy the good cop. So I

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<v Speaker 3>feel like, if you want to like create a movie

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<v Speaker 3>poster in your head, think about that Tommy is like

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<v Speaker 3>the kind of happy, go lucky type. Tuba He's like

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<v Speaker 3>he can be more goofy, but I can totally see it.

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<v Speaker 3>He's more of the straight lace serious one.

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<v Speaker 4>It's funny. So it's a cool little dynamic though, something

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<v Speaker 4>to something to look out for, for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>No doubt about that.

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<v Speaker 2>And as we work down our list in this well structured,

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<v Speaker 2>well organized, happy half hour, we get to the fourth

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<v Speaker 2>guy I wanted to talk about, and this is your guy,

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<v Speaker 2>Eddie Pinero. Eddie Eddie is he is a guy who

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<v Speaker 2>has been kind of this emotional touchdown for a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people because you know, there was the Atlanta game

0:17:59.520 --> 0:18:01.680
<v Speaker 2>last year and then he forgets how to miss kick

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<v Speaker 2>for the second half of last year, and then you

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<v Speaker 2>know he's had his ups and downs over the course

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<v Speaker 2>of the year.

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<v Speaker 1>For that last.

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<v Speaker 2>Sequence to come down to Eddie and to see Eddie

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<v Speaker 2>be that steely eyed missileman. Also, it's just it's so

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<v Speaker 2>cool to see, I mean, because that created that moment

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<v Speaker 2>of unbridled joy where Eddie's riding Johnny Hecker downfield piggyback,

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<v Speaker 2>which is something they planned out in advance apparently, but

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<v Speaker 2>it was such a cool moment for Eddie and he

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<v Speaker 2>really has Chris Taber tells us this every week. He

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<v Speaker 2>you know, everybody remembers the misses, but he remembers all

0:18:38.840 --> 0:18:41.800
<v Speaker 2>them aches and he's like, Eddie's that guy. So and

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<v Speaker 2>you've probably gotten to know Eddie as well as anybody

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<v Speaker 2>on this roster over the last couple of years.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely know and Eddie got here. We just we have

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<v Speaker 3>like very similar spirits. I think I love talking to

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<v Speaker 3>him about pretty much anything.

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<v Speaker 4>He's always a joy to be around.

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<v Speaker 3>One of the first big stories I wrote last regular

0:18:57.560 --> 0:18:59.760
<v Speaker 3>season was about him and his dad, and we just

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<v Speaker 3>had a really good talk then and ever since then

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<v Speaker 3>it's been really good. So, you know, I will say

0:19:04.840 --> 0:19:06.800
<v Speaker 3>one thing we talked about kind of casually during the

0:19:06.880 --> 0:19:10.920
<v Speaker 3>bye was his miskick at Miami and how like that

0:19:11.080 --> 0:19:13.200
<v Speaker 3>kind of like stuck with them a little bit. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>not saying that that, you know, it was. It was

0:19:15.200 --> 0:19:16.440
<v Speaker 3>just something he was talking about because it was in

0:19:16.440 --> 0:19:19.359
<v Speaker 3>front of his families from Miami. And he also missed

0:19:19.359 --> 0:19:21.200
<v Speaker 3>that extra point at the beginning of the Texans game,

0:19:21.280 --> 0:19:23.520
<v Speaker 3>so he had to kind of overcome a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>maybe something going on in the head or you know,

0:19:25.920 --> 0:19:28.120
<v Speaker 3>oh goodness, But he's not that type. I gotta get

0:19:28.119 --> 0:19:29.479
<v Speaker 3>down by that kind of stuff. I mean, we saw

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<v Speaker 3>it after Atlanta and the comeback that he had. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>after those kicks in Atlanta, like you mentioned, he literally

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<v Speaker 3>forgot how to miss kicks for like the whole last

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<v Speaker 3>chunk of last season and a decent chunk into this season.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, no, it was so exciting to kind of

0:19:42.560 --> 0:19:45.520
<v Speaker 3>see that for him. And I love his relationship with

0:19:45.600 --> 0:19:48.720
<v Speaker 3>Johnny and then their relationship, you know, the three specialists, JJ,

0:19:48.840 --> 0:19:52.359
<v Speaker 3>Johnny and Eddie. They are truly the odd trio. I

0:19:52.400 --> 0:19:54.159
<v Speaker 3>guess you could call not an odd couple, but an

0:19:54.160 --> 0:19:56.040
<v Speaker 3>odd trio. They're so fun to kind of see together.

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<v Speaker 3>They're always messing around with each other, making these plans,

0:19:58.800 --> 0:20:01.239
<v Speaker 3>and yeah it was. Johnny campletely mentioned that they had

0:20:01.359 --> 0:20:03.360
<v Speaker 3>written together from the team hotel that they stayed out

0:20:03.359 --> 0:20:05.880
<v Speaker 3>before this game, and they were like, okay, so game

0:20:05.960 --> 0:20:07.840
<v Speaker 3>winning kick, jump on my back.

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<v Speaker 4>So it wasn't the kind of it looked like a

0:20:11.080 --> 0:20:11.640
<v Speaker 4>plan moment.

0:20:11.720 --> 0:20:15.240
<v Speaker 3>It's because it was, but I mean execute perfection, I

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<v Speaker 3>must say, And yeah it was.

0:20:17.840 --> 0:20:19.119
<v Speaker 4>They were joking with Johnny and.

0:20:19.080 --> 0:20:21.760
<v Speaker 3>In the locker room afterward, they were asking him how

0:20:21.800 --> 0:20:24.399
<v Speaker 3>many piggyback rides has he given recently or is that

0:20:24.440 --> 0:20:25.920
<v Speaker 3>the first one, while he said he had tons of

0:20:25.960 --> 0:20:28.280
<v Speaker 3>practice with his young children, which was very sweet.

0:20:28.440 --> 0:20:30.560
<v Speaker 4>So just a good group of people you want to

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<v Speaker 4>root for.

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<v Speaker 3>And it was an awesome moment for Eddie and like

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<v Speaker 3>I mentioned before, he had to do it a bunch

0:20:35.359 --> 0:20:38.720
<v Speaker 3>because of all those penalties and all those jumping off

0:20:38.840 --> 0:20:41.639
<v Speaker 3>sides and unabated to the kicker and all that stuff.

0:20:41.680 --> 0:20:43.720
<v Speaker 3>I mean, it was it was one of those games

0:20:43.760 --> 0:20:45.920
<v Speaker 3>where we saw a bunch of calls we were like, oh, yeah,

0:20:46.040 --> 0:20:48.640
<v Speaker 3>that's a rule, you know what I mean. But yeah,

0:20:48.680 --> 0:20:51.080
<v Speaker 3>he had to make it twice and he did, and

0:20:51.720 --> 0:20:53.320
<v Speaker 3>heck there was a penalty on the last one too,

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<v Speaker 3>but it wasn't the cop that's going to make him

0:20:55.440 --> 0:20:57.920
<v Speaker 3>kick it for a fourth thumb. But just awesome for

0:20:58.080 --> 0:21:00.280
<v Speaker 3>Eddie in a great moment for the locker room. And

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<v Speaker 3>I know, I mean, I think I think he deserves

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<v Speaker 3>it because you know, kicking is one of those things

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<v Speaker 3>I think where you, like you mentioned, you'll remember the misses,

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<v Speaker 3>and there's gonna be misses, but to see him get

0:21:10.840 --> 0:21:14.040
<v Speaker 3>that moment. And he also kind of mentioned that the

0:21:14.480 --> 0:21:17.640
<v Speaker 3>game winner last season, which granted, in that Saints game,

0:21:17.720 --> 0:21:20.360
<v Speaker 3>it was kind of you know, last game wasn't any

0:21:20.440 --> 0:21:22.760
<v Speaker 3>playoff hopes on the line or anything, but he did

0:21:22.880 --> 0:21:25.080
<v Speaker 3>sell the game winner in that and so for him,

0:21:25.280 --> 0:21:26.520
<v Speaker 3>he was like, you know, it was our first game

0:21:26.560 --> 0:21:28.159
<v Speaker 3>winner since then he got to kick that one too.

0:21:28.200 --> 0:21:30.880
<v Speaker 3>So he has last two Panthers wins were game winning

0:21:30.920 --> 0:21:33.320
<v Speaker 3>kicks from Eddie Pinero, and he remembered that, so I

0:21:33.400 --> 0:21:34.600
<v Speaker 3>wanted to give that some shine.

0:21:34.680 --> 0:21:37.359
<v Speaker 4>He has won the game the last two Panthers wins, no.

0:21:37.480 --> 0:21:40.520
<v Speaker 1>Doubt about that. And here's the other thing that was

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<v Speaker 1>neat about Sunday.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't mind using a corny, innocent kind of

0:21:45.320 --> 0:21:50.119
<v Speaker 2>word like neat about this guy. But Austin Corbett is back, everybody.

0:21:50.240 --> 0:21:52.440
<v Speaker 2>I mean, we had him miked up and it turned

0:21:52.480 --> 0:21:56.280
<v Speaker 2>into some video gold. I encourage everybody to check out

0:21:56.560 --> 0:21:59.400
<v Speaker 2>the video on Panthers dot com and the written component

0:21:59.480 --> 0:22:02.480
<v Speaker 2>to that store if you choose. But I've written a

0:22:02.520 --> 0:22:04.840
<v Speaker 2>lot about this cat over the last ten months from

0:22:04.920 --> 0:22:06.400
<v Speaker 2>coming back from his ACL.

0:22:06.800 --> 0:22:09.480
<v Speaker 1>Austin was generous enough with his time through the off

0:22:09.560 --> 0:22:10.000
<v Speaker 1>season to.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of walk us through that process and to show

0:22:14.080 --> 0:22:17.760
<v Speaker 2>fans and readers what it's like to, you know, have

0:22:18.560 --> 0:22:21.600
<v Speaker 2>doubt cast on your professional career. And you know, even

0:22:21.640 --> 0:22:23.359
<v Speaker 2>though Austin's still a young guy at the top of

0:22:23.440 --> 0:22:26.639
<v Speaker 2>his game, he's now in peak physical condition. But he

0:22:26.720 --> 0:22:30.240
<v Speaker 2>had to rebuild that knee from the ground up basically

0:22:30.520 --> 0:22:34.200
<v Speaker 2>and start over and to see him and to see

0:22:34.240 --> 0:22:37.000
<v Speaker 2>the emotion in his face. I mean, when that kick

0:22:37.119 --> 0:22:40.320
<v Speaker 2>is going through once, twice, third time, Austin's down on

0:22:40.359 --> 0:22:42.920
<v Speaker 2>one knee on the sidelines, not knowing how this thing's

0:22:42.920 --> 0:22:45.199
<v Speaker 2>gonna go, and everybody was sort of giving him some space.

0:22:45.960 --> 0:22:48.480
<v Speaker 2>And when it went through the third time and everybody

0:22:48.560 --> 0:22:51.480
<v Speaker 2>kind of realized it done, he wasn't jumping up and down.

0:22:51.600 --> 0:22:54.640
<v Speaker 2>He was like head down, because he admitted after the game,

0:22:55.280 --> 0:22:57.880
<v Speaker 2>it all started pouring out of him. I mean, it's

0:22:58.320 --> 0:23:03.040
<v Speaker 2>it's rare to see. It's rare to see a football

0:23:03.080 --> 0:23:05.359
<v Speaker 2>player get that carried away with that kind of emotion

0:23:05.640 --> 0:23:09.280
<v Speaker 2>on the field in that moment, especially in a regular

0:23:09.400 --> 0:23:11.800
<v Speaker 2>season game that got you to one and six. If

0:23:11.800 --> 0:23:15.040
<v Speaker 2>it's after the super Bowl or something like that, understandable,

0:23:15.119 --> 0:23:18.520
<v Speaker 2>but I think it kind of encapsulated. That became the

0:23:18.640 --> 0:23:21.600
<v Speaker 2>moment of everything he's been pushing toward for the last

0:23:21.720 --> 0:23:24.480
<v Speaker 2>nine plus months, not only to get back on the field,

0:23:24.520 --> 0:23:26.119
<v Speaker 2>but to get back and be such a part of

0:23:26.200 --> 0:23:29.520
<v Speaker 2>this thing. Because Austin has become, in his own way,

0:23:29.600 --> 0:23:32.359
<v Speaker 2>one of the real leaders around here because of the

0:23:32.440 --> 0:23:35.200
<v Speaker 2>way he does his business and telling the story. Over

0:23:35.240 --> 0:23:37.960
<v Speaker 2>the course of the offseason, you talk to the athletic

0:23:38.040 --> 0:23:41.160
<v Speaker 2>training staff and they're like, Austin's always on time. He's

0:23:41.200 --> 0:23:44.000
<v Speaker 2>always doing everything the right way. He's very meticulous in

0:23:44.080 --> 0:23:46.920
<v Speaker 2>his rehab. He's always asking if there's anything more that

0:23:47.040 --> 0:23:49.120
<v Speaker 2>can be done, is he doing it the right way?

0:23:49.359 --> 0:23:53.080
<v Speaker 2>Just very careful about every step he takes in that process.

0:23:53.160 --> 0:23:55.040
<v Speaker 2>You go to the weight room, they say the same thing.

0:23:55.359 --> 0:23:57.879
<v Speaker 2>He lives weights the right way. You go to nutrition,

0:23:58.119 --> 0:24:01.119
<v Speaker 2>he eats the right way. I mean they talked about,

0:24:01.600 --> 0:24:03.840
<v Speaker 2>you know, over the course of this rehab that Austin

0:24:03.880 --> 0:24:07.960
<v Speaker 2>Corbett sleeps the way you're supposed to sleep. So to

0:24:08.160 --> 0:24:11.240
<v Speaker 2>see someone who is that meticulous and when he's well

0:24:11.760 --> 0:24:13.640
<v Speaker 2>and you see him on the field, he's the guy

0:24:13.720 --> 0:24:17.480
<v Speaker 2>in OTAs who's out there sprinting and leading the offensive

0:24:17.560 --> 0:24:20.280
<v Speaker 2>line from group to group, from drill to drill kind

0:24:20.320 --> 0:24:20.560
<v Speaker 2>of thing.

0:24:20.680 --> 0:24:21.960
<v Speaker 1>He's always out in front.

0:24:22.119 --> 0:24:25.240
<v Speaker 2>So to see that moment and to see Bradley Boseman

0:24:25.320 --> 0:24:27.720
<v Speaker 2>come up and hug him, and then you know, bless

0:24:27.760 --> 0:24:31.080
<v Speaker 2>her heart, Katie Rogers, the assistant athletic trainer who's kind

0:24:31.080 --> 0:24:34.280
<v Speaker 2>of been his guardian angel. That picture was one of

0:24:34.359 --> 0:24:37.119
<v Speaker 2>my favorite things we've had on this website in a

0:24:37.280 --> 0:24:40.240
<v Speaker 2>long time because you know, Austin's down on one knee

0:24:40.240 --> 0:24:43.119
<v Speaker 2>and Katie is the one with the red ponytail right

0:24:43.200 --> 0:24:46.600
<v Speaker 2>over his shoulder, and that's literally where she's been since

0:24:46.680 --> 0:24:49.840
<v Speaker 2>the day flew to LA for his surgery in January,

0:24:50.280 --> 0:24:53.520
<v Speaker 2>you know, and she's been shepherding him through this entire moment.

0:24:53.880 --> 0:24:57.119
<v Speaker 2>So to see that hit, that field goal hit, to

0:24:57.359 --> 0:25:00.359
<v Speaker 2>see Austin kind of overcome with emotion and he stands

0:25:00.440 --> 0:25:02.640
<v Speaker 2>up and he just kind of hugs Katie and all

0:25:02.720 --> 0:25:04.920
<v Speaker 2>he can get out is thank you.

0:25:05.640 --> 0:25:08.240
<v Speaker 1>It's like, are you kidding me? Again?

0:25:08.400 --> 0:25:10.919
<v Speaker 2>With the Frank Capra, this is a little I mean,

0:25:11.119 --> 0:25:13.960
<v Speaker 2>if this was a script, you would not have believed it.

0:25:14.240 --> 0:25:15.920
<v Speaker 3>I know, I know, And I feel like you've you've

0:25:16.000 --> 0:25:18.240
<v Speaker 3>just done such a good job encapsulating kind of his

0:25:18.480 --> 0:25:21.920
<v Speaker 3>journey from you know, one of my favorite introgies since

0:25:21.920 --> 0:25:23.240
<v Speaker 3>we can kind of do a look back on the

0:25:23.240 --> 0:25:25.800
<v Speaker 3>Austin Corbett series now that he's he's better and he's

0:25:25.840 --> 0:25:30.120
<v Speaker 3>out there, I mean, encapsulating everything from you know, first

0:25:30.200 --> 0:25:32.720
<v Speaker 3>surgery and you know, learning to stand again, walk again,

0:25:32.760 --> 0:25:34.720
<v Speaker 3>work out again, but even the boredom phases, and I

0:25:34.760 --> 0:25:37.199
<v Speaker 3>think about the picture that we needed to use at

0:25:37.240 --> 0:25:39.440
<v Speaker 3>the top there where he was chewing gum and blowing

0:25:39.480 --> 0:25:42.240
<v Speaker 3>a bubble and it was genius, and like everyone was

0:25:42.280 --> 0:25:44.080
<v Speaker 3>working out and he couldn't do nothing at that point.

0:25:44.119 --> 0:25:47.160
<v Speaker 3>It was like June or July, Darren OTAs or mini

0:25:47.200 --> 0:25:48.720
<v Speaker 3>camp or something, and he was just sitting there and

0:25:48.760 --> 0:25:50.359
<v Speaker 3>he was just blowing a bubble because I mean there

0:25:50.440 --> 0:25:52.880
<v Speaker 3>was boredom involved, you know, and there was him making

0:25:52.960 --> 0:25:55.760
<v Speaker 3>these little milestones and almost like, you know, entertaining himself.

0:25:55.800 --> 0:25:58.399
<v Speaker 3>One of the things that I found so entertaining throughout

0:25:58.440 --> 0:26:01.000
<v Speaker 3>his entire rehab process where his question on social media,

0:26:01.480 --> 0:26:02.800
<v Speaker 3>what's your favorite sauce?

0:26:02.960 --> 0:26:05.920
<v Speaker 4>You know, what's your favorite thing to do in a hotel?

0:26:06.040 --> 0:26:06.600
<v Speaker 4>Like things like that.

0:26:06.680 --> 0:26:08.600
<v Speaker 3>I mean, it was just so fun and he really

0:26:08.640 --> 0:26:10.760
<v Speaker 3>found a way to keep himself entertained. But Darren, you

0:26:10.800 --> 0:26:13.119
<v Speaker 3>did a great job entertaining the Panthers fan base with.

0:26:13.160 --> 0:26:14.440
<v Speaker 4>His story and appreciate it.

0:26:14.600 --> 0:26:15.120
<v Speaker 1>It's all there.

0:26:16.240 --> 0:26:18.200
<v Speaker 2>It's a rare kind of thing, and I tell people

0:26:18.240 --> 0:26:20.560
<v Speaker 2>all the time about what we can do here at

0:26:20.600 --> 0:26:23.200
<v Speaker 2>Panthers dot com. We can take fans where nobody else

0:26:23.240 --> 0:26:25.920
<v Speaker 2>can take them, and I hope fans appreciate those little

0:26:25.960 --> 0:26:29.080
<v Speaker 2>peaks behind the scenes, and that's what you try to do,

0:26:29.280 --> 0:26:32.560
<v Speaker 2>and I really did. It's you know, I try not

0:26:32.640 --> 0:26:34.600
<v Speaker 2>to get too corny and choked up at moments like

0:26:34.680 --> 0:26:39.440
<v Speaker 2>this because Sunday reminded me so much of the Arizona

0:26:39.520 --> 0:26:42.280
<v Speaker 2>game two years ago. Cam Newton comes back, he does

0:26:42.320 --> 0:26:45.960
<v Speaker 2>see I'm back. Think everybody's feeling good again about life

0:26:46.080 --> 0:26:49.000
<v Speaker 2>because Cam was back and smiling and it reminded him

0:26:49.000 --> 0:26:49.720
<v Speaker 2>of the old times.

0:26:50.080 --> 0:26:52.960
<v Speaker 1>And that lasted exactly eight days until.

0:26:52.720 --> 0:26:54.920
<v Speaker 2>The following week when Ron Rivera comes in here with

0:26:55.160 --> 0:26:58.320
<v Speaker 2>Washington beats him and it kind of dashed some water on.

0:26:58.359 --> 0:26:59.399
<v Speaker 1>A little bit of that party.

0:26:59.440 --> 0:27:01.760
<v Speaker 2>But man, those eight days were a cool eight days

0:27:01.800 --> 0:27:06.399
<v Speaker 2>of making content that made people happy. And Sunday with Frank,

0:27:06.520 --> 0:27:09.680
<v Speaker 2>with Bryce, with Eddie, with the Hall of Honor, guys

0:27:09.800 --> 0:27:11.639
<v Speaker 2>with Austin, the whole nine yards.

0:27:12.040 --> 0:27:13.679
<v Speaker 1>I mean, the people who play music in.

0:27:13.760 --> 0:27:15.800
<v Speaker 2>This stadium were like, man, it's been a while since

0:27:15.840 --> 0:27:19.200
<v Speaker 2>we played Sweet Caroline after one of these, so it

0:27:19.359 --> 0:27:20.080
<v Speaker 2>was just a moment.

0:27:20.160 --> 0:27:21.879
<v Speaker 1>I think that was cool for a lot of people

0:27:22.000 --> 0:27:23.159
<v Speaker 1>to bring that all together.

0:27:23.520 --> 0:27:28.240
<v Speaker 2>So now the only challenge is yo it again because

0:27:28.320 --> 0:27:30.840
<v Speaker 2>the Colts are coming to town, and you know, Frank

0:27:31.000 --> 0:27:33.119
<v Speaker 2>being Frank he ain't getting all wrapped up in the

0:27:33.200 --> 0:27:36.720
<v Speaker 2>Colts revenge game storylines that kind of stuff, because he's

0:27:36.760 --> 0:27:38.639
<v Speaker 2>so dead level and moving on.

0:27:38.880 --> 0:27:39.400
<v Speaker 1>But this is an.

0:27:39.359 --> 0:27:42.240
<v Speaker 2>Important stretch, as we talked about prior to the first win.

0:27:42.840 --> 0:27:45.359
<v Speaker 2>You know, the Colts coming in without their number one

0:27:45.440 --> 0:27:48.800
<v Speaker 2>pick quarterback, you know, Anthony Richardson unfortunately lost for the

0:27:48.880 --> 0:27:51.760
<v Speaker 2>year to a shoulder injury, and Gardner Minshew is bringing

0:27:51.840 --> 0:27:54.640
<v Speaker 2>kind of a runs hot and cold offense in here,

0:27:55.200 --> 0:27:58.280
<v Speaker 2>followed up by the Bears in Chicago the following week,

0:27:58.359 --> 0:28:00.640
<v Speaker 2>and then it's almost like a reset. I mean, those

0:28:00.720 --> 0:28:03.160
<v Speaker 2>three games, I think in a lot of people's mind

0:28:03.200 --> 0:28:04.640
<v Speaker 2>sort of operated as a unit.

0:28:04.800 --> 0:28:07.920
<v Speaker 1>So we'll see how it goes. But it's going to

0:28:08.040 --> 0:28:09.960
<v Speaker 1>certainly be an interesting stretch of games.

0:28:10.160 --> 0:28:12.080
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, but it's a stretch I think that they've kind

0:28:12.080 --> 0:28:14.080
<v Speaker 3>of been waiting for. We've talked about it, but you know,

0:28:14.160 --> 0:28:16.359
<v Speaker 3>you get through the Detroit game, the Miami game, and

0:28:16.400 --> 0:28:17.920
<v Speaker 3>then on the other side of it, you do have

0:28:18.240 --> 0:28:22.280
<v Speaker 3>you know, the Texans and the Colts and the Anthony

0:28:22.320 --> 0:28:25.280
<v Speaker 3>richards Unless Colts nonetheless, and then going up to the

0:28:25.280 --> 0:28:27.280
<v Speaker 3>Bears on Thursday night, which I think you know, Thursday

0:28:27.359 --> 0:28:29.720
<v Speaker 3>night football. We're not till too far ahead, but always

0:28:29.800 --> 0:28:31.960
<v Speaker 3>kind of always kind of wild in and of itself,

0:28:32.000 --> 0:28:34.240
<v Speaker 3>and then up in Chicago and all things going on there.

0:28:34.320 --> 0:28:36.440
<v Speaker 3>I mean, it's a decent stretch I think for this

0:28:36.600 --> 0:28:39.640
<v Speaker 3>team to feel not more confident, but you know what

0:28:39.720 --> 0:28:42.200
<v Speaker 3>I mean, feel like, you know, Okay, we're not going

0:28:42.320 --> 0:28:44.520
<v Speaker 3>against the top five offense. We talked about it before

0:28:44.560 --> 0:28:46.560
<v Speaker 3>the Texans game, but I think it's a I think

0:28:46.600 --> 0:28:48.880
<v Speaker 3>it's a good time to kind of start these good feelings.

0:28:48.920 --> 0:28:50.640
<v Speaker 3>And who knows what will happen, but I mean, this

0:28:50.840 --> 0:28:53.400
<v Speaker 3>is a matchup I think that they like, so we'll see.

0:28:53.600 --> 0:28:53.800
<v Speaker 1>Yep.

0:28:54.160 --> 0:28:56.960
<v Speaker 2>But that game and this stuff that's coming up, it's

0:28:57.120 --> 0:28:59.560
<v Speaker 2>just like the holidays. You appreciate it while you got

0:28:59.600 --> 0:29:01.760
<v Speaker 2>it because you never know how long it's gonna last.

0:29:02.320 --> 0:29:05.400
<v Speaker 2>On that On that note, we will see you again

0:29:05.560 --> 0:29:08.200
<v Speaker 2>soon on the happy half hour. And who knows what's

0:29:08.240 --> 0:29:08.760
<v Speaker 2>coming next.

0:29:11.200 --> 0:29:12.160
<v Speaker 3>Mmmmmmm