WEBVTT - Rooney Rule & Rookie Roles | Bucs Insider

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<v Speaker 1>Hello there, everybody, welcome into Buccaneers Inside or Live presented

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<v Speaker 1>by Miller like Casey Phillips here with Scott Smith, and

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<v Speaker 1>we are here as always to take your questions. So

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<v Speaker 1>chance to start submitting some of those. Uh, Scott, I

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<v Speaker 1>just I know that you know, there's not a whole

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<v Speaker 1>lot of um news this time of year because of

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that we're not getting to have the O

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<v Speaker 1>T S and minicamp. You know, what, what are some

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<v Speaker 1>of the things that would normally be happening right about now?

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<v Speaker 1>And then what are something anything I know that we

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<v Speaker 1>at least had at least the Rooney Rule update. That's

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<v Speaker 1>that's about the only newsworthy thing that has has been

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<v Speaker 1>able to happen reacently in terms of the league meetings.

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<v Speaker 1>So tell us a little bit about the Rooney Rule

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<v Speaker 1>and then just overall what this time of year would

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<v Speaker 1>would normally be Like, yeah, I'll start with the second part.

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<v Speaker 1>There we would be in the midst of o t

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<v Speaker 1>a s right now organized team activity days. We'll be

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<v Speaker 1>in phase three of the off season. The first phase

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<v Speaker 1>is basically just some basically just workouts a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>on the field, but only with strength coaches. And second

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<v Speaker 1>phase you can you can do stuff with individual units,

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<v Speaker 1>but you can't do receivers against defensive backs that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of thing. And in the third phase is very much

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<v Speaker 1>like real practices, just with no pads or contact and uh.

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<v Speaker 1>And there's just a certain amount of time that the

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<v Speaker 1>players can be in the building during the day, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a certain number of hours, and you usually get fourteen

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<v Speaker 1>of those O t a s to spread out as

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<v Speaker 1>you prefer. Usually you do three a week, three week,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe one or two weeks with four a week, and

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<v Speaker 1>it all culminates in a three day mandatory mini camp,

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<v Speaker 1>which the Buccaneers usually do in mid June, just to

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<v Speaker 1>cap the whole thing. And the other thing that would

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<v Speaker 1>have already happened is we would have had a rookie

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<v Speaker 1>mini camp too, and that's always an exciting time to

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<v Speaker 1>see all those draft picks for the first time. And

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<v Speaker 1>as I think we mentioned the other day, one thing

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<v Speaker 1>that's missing out this year specifically that I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>how it's going to be replaced. Is that rookie mini

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<v Speaker 1>camp where you have thirty undrafted guys that are that

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<v Speaker 1>don't have contracts but are there on trial contracts. Every

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<v Speaker 1>single year without fail, that produces two or three or

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<v Speaker 1>four or five guys that get signed, like Adam Humphreys

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<v Speaker 1>as the example. We often use Clifton Smith from a

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<v Speaker 1>little further back, guys that for some reason or another

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<v Speaker 1>didn't even get signed right after the draft, but you're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to fill out your mini camps. You bring him

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<v Speaker 1>in and hez, hey, this guy is actually pretty good.

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<v Speaker 1>He's we like him a little more than this guy

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<v Speaker 1>we signed right after the draft. And so you make

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<v Speaker 1>some moves. So obviously none of that is going to happen.

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<v Speaker 1>It seems like and and we're all just crossing your

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<v Speaker 1>fingers that will be in training camp. Um. As for

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<v Speaker 1>the Rooney Rule, I think so far, the main thing

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<v Speaker 1>that they've done is to remove the restriction that allow

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<v Speaker 1>a team to block a candidate from uh interviewing for

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<v Speaker 1>a coordinator job. So if you have a guy who's

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<v Speaker 1>your special teams coach or your running backs coach and

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<v Speaker 1>some other team wants him, to UH interview for a

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<v Speaker 1>coordinator job. You can say no, or at least you

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<v Speaker 1>could have, and now you can't. So that's just another opportunity.

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<v Speaker 1>That's another avenue to try to give guys opportunities that

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<v Speaker 1>they might not have been able to get yet. Some

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<v Speaker 1>other aspects that they've been talking about, including some UH

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<v Speaker 1>draft pick conversation rules that's been tabled for now. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how it's all gonna shake out. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I've even seen Tony Dunge obviously this is a topic

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<v Speaker 1>that's important to him. I've seen him talking about it,

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<v Speaker 1>and he doesn't love every aspect of what he's seen proposed.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think he says and I would agree the

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<v Speaker 1>the idea here, the concept of what they're trying to

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<v Speaker 1>accomplish is good. They are they do not believe that

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<v Speaker 1>what WOULD the League has done so far has done

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<v Speaker 1>enough to give minority candidates opportunities. And that's all we're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about here, is trying to give every body who's

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<v Speaker 1>deserving an opportunity, And to me, that's a good goal

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<v Speaker 1>to have. Yeah percent, All right, we can dive into

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<v Speaker 1>some of these questions now, Uh, you know, I know

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<v Speaker 1>that basically The Bucks offense is what's gotten so much

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<v Speaker 1>attention this offseason, for very good reasons and understandable reasons.

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<v Speaker 1>But Daniel ask, can we talk about how good the

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<v Speaker 1>defense will be this year? Well, we certainly hope. So

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<v Speaker 1>they were very good down the stretch in the second half. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>the run defense was good the entire year, ended up

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<v Speaker 1>being the best in the league and statistically the best

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<v Speaker 1>run defense the Buccaneers have ever had, and you have

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<v Speaker 1>virtually everybody back that was important to that. The only

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<v Speaker 1>free agent that got away from the front was Karl Massi,

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<v Speaker 1>and um, you know, I'm glad he's getting an opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>in in Las Vegas. But otherwise that front is intact

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<v Speaker 1>with domin Kan Sue, a guy that I think is

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<v Speaker 1>going to get a lot of attention now with more

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<v Speaker 1>people looking at the Bucks. Vidavea. Will Goldston is a

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<v Speaker 1>very good run stopper. Um, I don't see any reason.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's it's a little aggressive to bet that

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<v Speaker 1>the Bucks would once again have the best run de offensively,

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<v Speaker 1>but it should be good. The past defense was not

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<v Speaker 1>good at all early on, and it's not in retrospect

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<v Speaker 1>all that surprise, and given how many young guys that

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<v Speaker 1>were being mixed in there, and uh, they jelled. We

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<v Speaker 1>got to talk to Sean Murphy Bunting last week. He

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<v Speaker 1>was a guy that really came on at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the year, as well as Jamal Deane and Carlton Davis,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, they really jelled down the stretch. And then

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<v Speaker 1>you add Antoine Winfield Junior to that mix, and he's

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<v Speaker 1>the kind of all over the field piece that I

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<v Speaker 1>think Todd Bowles will enjoy employing in a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>different ways. A playmaker, a guy who finds the football. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it certainly looks on paper like all the

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<v Speaker 1>pieces are there for that defense to take that momentum

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<v Speaker 1>they had at the last at the end of last

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<v Speaker 1>year and and really move forward. And and honestly, that

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<v Speaker 1>and the and resigning all those guys is I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>that shows you that this team believes that that defense

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<v Speaker 1>is good. That's why they went out and made the

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<v Speaker 1>aggressive move with Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski because they

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<v Speaker 1>feel like they have all the pieces in place to

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<v Speaker 1>be a playoff contending team here and the defense is

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<v Speaker 1>a big part of that. Yeah, that's the great point.

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<v Speaker 1>It was Actually the next question was gonna be from

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<v Speaker 1>Darrell and he asked what role will Winfield Junior play? Um? So,

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<v Speaker 1>and then I saw that we'd also had a question

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<v Speaker 1>about Justin Evans and if we know his situation, so

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<v Speaker 1>why don't we just kind of talk about maybe the

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<v Speaker 1>safety's overall? Um, I know you talked a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>about Winfield junior there, but that safety position and um,

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<v Speaker 1>if you know, looking at who might be potential starters

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<v Speaker 1>back up, just what that position could look like? Is

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<v Speaker 1>it a position of strength? Now? You know, how how

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<v Speaker 1>confident do you think that this team is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be and who they have back there? Well, starting with

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<v Speaker 1>Justin Evans. This that's another thing that this unusual offseason

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<v Speaker 1>is making a more difficult topic to really answer very well.

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<v Speaker 1>It's around this time when we'd be starting to get

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<v Speaker 1>some answers on Justin and and how ready he is

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<v Speaker 1>if he's already on the field at this point or

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<v Speaker 1>if we're talking about training camp at this point, and

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<v Speaker 1>then you feel a little less confident. Obviously, for the

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<v Speaker 1>last two seasons, the foot injuries have been an issue.

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<v Speaker 1>We saw before that though that they're they're glimmers, they're

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<v Speaker 1>a playmaker. He's a very talented and athletic guy. I

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't want to write him off yet. Even though the

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<v Speaker 1>Buccaneers in the two seasons that Bruce arians has been

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<v Speaker 1>here in the two drafts, have drafted a safety in

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<v Speaker 1>the second and third rounds, obviously they felt that there

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<v Speaker 1>was a need for more there and and I just

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<v Speaker 1>think you can't know if Justin Evans is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be a part of this picture or not. If he's

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<v Speaker 1>completely healthy, I would expect him to come in and

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<v Speaker 1>compete very hard to get his spot back, because he looked,

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<v Speaker 1>at least in the first season and a half like

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<v Speaker 1>he would become a long term fixture at safety for

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<v Speaker 1>the Bucks and a playmaking type of guy. But we

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<v Speaker 1>have to see on that one. But having added uh Winfield,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know we did also resign Andrew Adams earlier

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<v Speaker 1>in the offseason, and he started eleven games last year.

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<v Speaker 1>So you have Jordan Whitehead who started four teen games.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you have basically the two incumbents back. But

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think you draft Antoine Winfield in the middle

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<v Speaker 1>of the second round if you don't think there's a

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<v Speaker 1>very good chance that he's probably you want him to start.

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<v Speaker 1>If not at least he's playing a significant role. We

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<v Speaker 1>tend to think of okay, to safety spots, there's only

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<v Speaker 1>two guys that will get on the field. But that's

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<v Speaker 1>not necessarily the case in today's NFL. A lot of

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<v Speaker 1>teams employ three safeties in different ways, especially if they

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<v Speaker 1>have a versatile guy, you know, like a Tyranne Matthew

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<v Speaker 1>or somebody like that. If they have a versatile guy

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<v Speaker 1>that they feel comfortable, maybe in the nickel or as

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<v Speaker 1>a as a nickel linebacker, even just a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>different roles that a versatile guy can fill, you can

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<v Speaker 1>end up at times with three safeties on the field

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<v Speaker 1>in various sub packages. So you know, I would be

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<v Speaker 1>lying if I told you I knew how that was

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<v Speaker 1>all gonna shake out. I just do think that they have,

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<v Speaker 1>especially if Justin Evans is healthy, there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>possibilities there, I don't you know. I mean, there's there's

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<v Speaker 1>enough pieces there to make for a pretty exciting safety position. Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's that's very true. I think that's gonna be really

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<v Speaker 1>an interesting battle to kind of see play out. And

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<v Speaker 1>um Michael asked, how much do you think Devin white

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<v Speaker 1>Um improves as a leader this year, and then I'd

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<v Speaker 1>just like to add on overall, how much you think

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<v Speaker 1>that he can improve in general or e know, just

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<v Speaker 1>what his role will be now that he's not the rookie. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if you improve as a leader in

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<v Speaker 1>his case. I think basically the point is this is

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<v Speaker 1>a very outgoing, outspoken guy, very emotional, you know, very up,

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<v Speaker 1>very energetic on the field, and he came in with

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<v Speaker 1>the reputation and the history of being a really good leader.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he was a team captain as a sophomore

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<v Speaker 1>at l s U uh and so. But the point is,

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<v Speaker 1>as a rookie, you don't just step right in and say, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>Lavante moved aside in Dominicans through Hey I got this.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't just be the leader right away. But if

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<v Speaker 1>you have those qualities and you're always on the field

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<v Speaker 1>and you're a middle linebacker so you're calling plays, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>You're you're gonna be a leader. It's just going to develop.

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<v Speaker 1>And I would suspect that that emerges this year. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>at this point, nobody's gonna be looking at Devon going hey, hey, Rickie,

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<v Speaker 1>you know zip it. You know, at this point he

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<v Speaker 1>probably feels like a leader already, and so he'll just

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<v Speaker 1>naturally fit into that role. If there was a second

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<v Speaker 1>part to that question, I don't I don't remember it. Yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I just wanted to hear how you feel like his

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<v Speaker 1>what his role could be, even just outside of a

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<v Speaker 1>leadership role, of just his his role on the field.

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<v Speaker 1>What we can expect from him just play wise this year. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, barring injury, which you would say about any player,

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to be on the field. Virtually snaps him

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<v Speaker 1>and Lavante David. There's just no reason to take either

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<v Speaker 1>one of them off the field. The thing that I

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<v Speaker 1>think you could see developing his game a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more is maybe some more going after the quarterback. That's

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<v Speaker 1>a We saw that he has the cover abilities that

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<v Speaker 1>he can. You know, he's a tackler, can make plays

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<v Speaker 1>all over the field. The rangy guy finds the football

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<v Speaker 1>as you saw it with his fumble recoveries. But maybe

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<v Speaker 1>a little more usage of him in uh in blitzing capacities. Okay, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>several people asked this, which I thought was interesting. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>Ronnie asked, and he's in Scotland watching, which is great

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<v Speaker 1>your you know, your native land. Of course, Scotland. YEA,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you. I'll be here all week. Uh, he said,

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<v Speaker 1>what is the likelihood of getting Clay Matthews signed for

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<v Speaker 1>a year following the recent rumors? So just it's funny.

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<v Speaker 1>We had three or four people I saw that asked

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<v Speaker 1>about Clay Matthews. That's interesting And actually I I like

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<v Speaker 1>the question because I was looking at him just the

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<v Speaker 1>other day because this is the point where you start looking.

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<v Speaker 1>And I also get mailed back questions about are there

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<v Speaker 1>any other free agents out there that the Buccaneers mic

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<v Speaker 1>go after now in this last period before training camp.

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<v Speaker 1>And I understand connecting those dots completely, because, um, if

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<v Speaker 1>you look at a position that could use some help

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of experienced guys, outside linebacker is one of them. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you got your You're absolutely thrilled with your

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<v Speaker 1>duo JPP and Shack, But after that, you don't really

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<v Speaker 1>have anybody with Karl Masson no longer here that has

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<v Speaker 1>much experience at all. There's some there's some interesting guys there,

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<v Speaker 1>Coasin Daniels and guys like that, and Anthony Nelson, who

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<v Speaker 1>I'm betting they anticipate having a bigger role in his

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<v Speaker 1>second season. Um, you know, he's kind of held back

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<v Speaker 1>by injuries last year, but there's nobody really proven there,

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<v Speaker 1>so it's an easy it's an easy, you know, connecting

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<v Speaker 1>the dots kind of thing. And Claim Matthews. He was

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<v Speaker 1>released by the rams um and so you know they

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<v Speaker 1>let him go. But he actually was pretty productive last

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<v Speaker 1>year in from the number of snaps that he had.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't remember exactly, but I think he had about

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<v Speaker 1>eight sacks. I can understand that. I think it all

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<v Speaker 1>comes down to if you're gonna ad a guy, whether

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<v Speaker 1>it be Claim Matthews or anybody else that's still out there,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it comes down to, you know, how much

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<v Speaker 1>does it cost. There's not a lot of cap space.

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<v Speaker 1>As I've said before, I trust our guys to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to create cap space if they need to, but

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<v Speaker 1>you also have to sign all your draft picks. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I just don't think there's another big contract, really big

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<v Speaker 1>contract out there that that the Bucks are gonna add.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you can get a guy at a good

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<v Speaker 1>rate who can really help you in a in a

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<v Speaker 1>sub role, yeah, it makes a lot of sense to me. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>this is I think it's Alexander or Alexandre. I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>entirely sure. Uh, they're watching from Brazil and wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>know when you guys are gonna have a new Salty

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<v Speaker 1>Dogs episode. Oh. I actually know who this is. I

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<v Speaker 1>think I don't know if his last name on there,

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<v Speaker 1>but I think it's not something into something like that.

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<v Speaker 1>Um this I know who this fan is because he

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<v Speaker 1>sent us Salty Dog questions in the past and he's

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<v Speaker 1>from Brazil. UM, so appreciate that. I want to obviously

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<v Speaker 1>a really big Bucks fan. Um. Yeah, we've talked about it.

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<v Speaker 1>I think we're gonna do it soon. We have a

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<v Speaker 1>guest that's agreed to do it. We just haven't hit

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<v Speaker 1>upon a time yet. But yeah, we want to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean might as well. You know what else are

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<v Speaker 1>we gonna do? You only so many times a day

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<v Speaker 1>I can want my dog. Your dog's exhausted this point,

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<v Speaker 1>like please leave me alone. Literally has lost like fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>to twenty pounds. That's amazing. Um j R. Asked how

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<v Speaker 1>much do you believe the improvements on offense will improve

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<v Speaker 1>our defense? Well? Yeah, I mean anytime that your offense

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<v Speaker 1>is is better at two things that the Bucks would

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<v Speaker 1>like to get better at, not turning the ball over.

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<v Speaker 1>You know your defense. Our defense got put a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of really bad situations last year with the league high

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<v Speaker 1>forty one giveaways. That obviously would make thinks much better

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<v Speaker 1>for our defense if you cut that number saying half

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<v Speaker 1>um and then if the if the if the offense

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<v Speaker 1>is a methodical and stays on the field a lot um,

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<v Speaker 1>that helps the defense. But that wasn't really a problem

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<v Speaker 1>aside from the turnovers. We were able to move the

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<v Speaker 1>ball last year. So I think basically just it's a

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<v Speaker 1>matter of fewer giveaways. Okay, Dennis asked you we move

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<v Speaker 1>Tristan to left tackle at some point, Well, that's something

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<v Speaker 1>that that he has that adds to his value of

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<v Speaker 1>that adds to the value of that draft pick that

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<v Speaker 1>he has that capability depending on what happens down the road.

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<v Speaker 1>I personally think the Buccaneers are locked in with Donovan Smith,

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<v Speaker 1>or at least this year and next year. That's what

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<v Speaker 1>his contract covers. Uh. I wouldn't be surprised if it

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<v Speaker 1>goes on beyond that. I sound like a broken record

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<v Speaker 1>when this topic comes up, but Bruce arians said it again.

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<v Speaker 1>I think right after the draft, he likes our offensive

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<v Speaker 1>lineman and he likes Donovan Smith. He thinks Donovan had

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<v Speaker 1>his best year last year and that adding Tom Brady

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<v Speaker 1>to the mix is just gonna light even more of

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<v Speaker 1>a fire under everybody but him included too, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to take his game to even another level. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think the Bucks really like the idea of Donovan

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<v Speaker 1>Smith and Tristan Worse as their bookends and and nowadays,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I know we're conditioned to believe that the

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<v Speaker 1>left tackle position is way more important than the right

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<v Speaker 1>tackle position, but you know it, if you look at

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<v Speaker 1>the contracts that guys like Jack Conklin and Brian blag

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<v Speaker 1>are getting, I think, in terms of what the league

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<v Speaker 1>and league decision makers think, there's been a narrowing of

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<v Speaker 1>gap in the importance of those two positions. So, um,

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<v Speaker 1>we don't need to move Tristan Worse to the left

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<v Speaker 1>side to make the thirteenth overall pick worthwhile picking him,

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<v Speaker 1>But the fact that he could conceivably do that in

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<v Speaker 1>the future, depending on what you do with Dinomon Smith

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<v Speaker 1>or anybody else, definitely adds value for him. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think he could handle it for sure. And close

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<v Speaker 1>Bernard asked, who do you see as our second back,

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<v Speaker 1>Vaughan or Dry oh, I would assume it's Vaughan. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Darry. Darry was your third down back last year,

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<v Speaker 1>and a lot of that is because you know, Darry

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<v Speaker 1>is a guy that coaches love. He does think the

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<v Speaker 1>little things right. He was good at past protection. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>there were times when Ronald Jones struggled a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>in that and that's why he wasn't all the time

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<v Speaker 1>a three down back. But when we drafted Keishan, um,

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<v Speaker 1>I think Jason led I think it was Jason might

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<v Speaker 1>have been Bruce said, yeah, we we want to see

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<v Speaker 1>if he can be a three down guy and and

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<v Speaker 1>maybe compete with Darry for that third down role. I

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<v Speaker 1>already think that Keshan would be the guy that you

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<v Speaker 1>would spell Ronald Jones with. You know the way ron

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<v Speaker 1>Jones and Peyton Barber split carries last year and now

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<v Speaker 1>I think would be Ronald and Keishan before it be

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<v Speaker 1>Ronald and Dry. Dry really only got to let and

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<v Speaker 1>carries last year, and a lot of those were around

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<v Speaker 1>the goal line when you were in like a hurry

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<v Speaker 1>up package, you know what I'm saying. So, uh, he

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't really feat heard in the running game in any

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<v Speaker 1>other way other than that, he caught thirty five passes,

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<v Speaker 1>but um, he wasn't really much featured in the running game.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think they definitely expect Keshan to get a

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<v Speaker 1>good check of a carry, So Keisha would be your

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<v Speaker 1>second back, I'm sure, okay, And then I can just

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<v Speaker 1>answer this. Nicholas asked, Casey, when can you get the

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<v Speaker 1>O line and tight ends together for a group chat?

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<v Speaker 1>I already did, so there's a love one. I can

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<v Speaker 1>answer it that way. So up on the Bucks website

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<v Speaker 1>already now and on the app if you want to

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<v Speaker 1>go look at that. SEEO. We've done Specialists and tight

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<v Speaker 1>Ends and O line and um Trember which ones have

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<v Speaker 1>already aired. We've already got a couple more that we've

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<v Speaker 1>shot that just haven't aired yet. So uh, stay tuned

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<v Speaker 1>for some more of those group chats for sure. So

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<v Speaker 1>thanks to all of you guys for being with us today,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks for all of those amazing questions, and Scott, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you as always, and we will see you next time

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