WEBVTT - Roster Moves & Injury Updates | Bucs Insider

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, books fans. It's Wednesday morning, which means it

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<v Speaker 1>is time for Buccaneers and Satura Live presented by Miller

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<v Speaker 1>like Casey Phillips here with senior writer and editor Scott Smith.

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<v Speaker 1>As always, this is when we take all of your questions,

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<v Speaker 1>So if you have one of those for us, head

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<v Speaker 1>get to your questions as we give people a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to do that. I wanted to first start out with

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<v Speaker 1>some of the news of the week. There were definitely

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<v Speaker 1>some roster moves that happened, so tell us what those

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<v Speaker 1>are and what those implications might mean. I think the

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<v Speaker 1>key move is the promotion of Rashard Robinson from the

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<v Speaker 1>practice squad to the active roster. He's already played in

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<v Speaker 1>three games, even though he's only been on the practice

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<v Speaker 1>squad because of these elevations, but you only get two

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<v Speaker 1>standard elevations for any player. He played a third one

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<v Speaker 1>as a COVID replacement. So barring what we don't want

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<v Speaker 1>guys being placed on the COVID list, there was no

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<v Speaker 1>option to bring him up anymore. If you wanted him

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<v Speaker 1>to play on game days, you had to sign him

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<v Speaker 1>to the active roster, and obviously the Buccaneers him. He's

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<v Speaker 1>both as a special teamer where he's done well, but

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<v Speaker 1>also has another option at cornerback. He hasn't gotten in

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<v Speaker 1>on defense yet, but he but he's looked good on

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<v Speaker 1>the practice fiel according to Bruce Arians. So it's just

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<v Speaker 1>another option at a position where Bucks have been shuffling

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<v Speaker 1>through a lot of options. And to make room for him,

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<v Speaker 1>the Buccaneers released Jaden Mickens, who has been their primary

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<v Speaker 1>kick and punt return Um. And yeah, the punt and

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<v Speaker 1>kick return thing is going to be so interesting to see.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know that that was what everybody was excited

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<v Speaker 1>to see about Jalen Darden, right that this was why

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<v Speaker 1>we knew there were just such an emphasis in the

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<v Speaker 1>draft about special teams overall, whether it was coverage guys

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<v Speaker 1>or bringing him in. Um, we knew that wide receiver

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<v Speaker 1>was probably not going to be where we saw his

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<v Speaker 1>impact early on based on how deep that room was. So, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>what do you think this says about maybe the progress

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<v Speaker 1>he's made and their hopes for him moving forward. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they've always liked what he can do because he's got

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<v Speaker 1>such good lateral movement and shorter a quickness and it

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<v Speaker 1>just makes for what should be a good punt returner.

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<v Speaker 1>He's secure catching the ball. I think just at the

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<v Speaker 1>beginning of the season they were a little concerned that

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<v Speaker 1>they didn't want the moment to be too big for him.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, there were some really big, high profile games

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<v Speaker 1>like the Dallas kickoff game to start the season, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think they just felt a little more comfortable with

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<v Speaker 1>the steady veteran back there. But now coach says that

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<v Speaker 1>he said that he's totally comfortable with Jim Darden as

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<v Speaker 1>the kick returner going forward. So I think that's what

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna see, Um, And I'm excited about that because

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<v Speaker 1>I think there's some big play possibility there. And and

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<v Speaker 1>to your point about putting a lot of work in

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<v Speaker 1>this offseason on special teams, Jeff and I had Kevin

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<v Speaker 1>Minter on our Saltidogs podcast, which just went up this morning,

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<v Speaker 1>so check it out please, um, and he was talking

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<v Speaker 1>about how the special teams are are much improved this year,

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<v Speaker 1>and he gives most of that credit to the young

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<v Speaker 1>guys the guys have just stepped right in and played

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<v Speaker 1>awesome from the beginning, like kJ Britt and Grant Stewart

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<v Speaker 1>and Joe Tryon's so apparently what the Buccaneers tried to

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<v Speaker 1>do in the offseason with those additions is working out

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<v Speaker 1>so far. Yeah, and uh, you know they're they've already

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<v Speaker 1>had to be a lot of different moves made because

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<v Speaker 1>of injury. And you mentioned the practice squad elevation or

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<v Speaker 1>or so, um, give us kind of a large scale

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<v Speaker 1>injury update which could take me. I feel like with

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<v Speaker 1>how many people are on it, so what do we know?

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<v Speaker 1>What do we not know? When might we know more? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>it might take weeks to break it all down if

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<v Speaker 1>we knew more. But Coach, the first time he spoke

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<v Speaker 1>was yesterday because the Bucks had a bonus day after

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<v Speaker 1>their long weekend. It was really just about an hour

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<v Speaker 1>long walk through. Uh, and he really didn't we didn't

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<v Speaker 1>have to put it out an injury report, And he

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<v Speaker 1>basically was like, well, we're kind of waiting see on

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<v Speaker 1>about three guys. I've got my fingers crossed, but it

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<v Speaker 1>might come down to the wire. I think at least

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<v Speaker 1>two of the ones he's referring to their Rob Gronkowski

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<v Speaker 1>and Um and Antoine Winfield Jior and Winfield still as

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<v Speaker 1>of yesterday hadn't been cleared from the concussion protocol. And

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<v Speaker 1>I know that sounds concerning a few weeks in and

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<v Speaker 1>it is a concern, of course, every concussion is, but

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<v Speaker 1>some but part of that concussion protocol is actually going

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<v Speaker 1>through practice and then being okay the next day. There's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of steps that you have to go through.

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<v Speaker 1>So the fact that he wasn't off of it as

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<v Speaker 1>of Tuesday doesn't necessarily mean that he's still suffering badly.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't really know, to be honest with you. He

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<v Speaker 1>was out on the field at the beginning of practice yesterday,

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<v Speaker 1>So um, we'll see on those guys. Uh, but I

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<v Speaker 1>think we're gonna have to wait until later in the

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<v Speaker 1>week to get much clarity. Okay, and then he has specifically,

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<v Speaker 1>we had a lot of people asking about Lavonte, David

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<v Speaker 1>and Gronk, and uh, for them, you know, we can

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<v Speaker 1>talk about both when when they might return, but also

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<v Speaker 1>what their absence has looked like and guys who have

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<v Speaker 1>stepped up. What you thought about how the team has

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<v Speaker 1>handled both of them being out. Yeah, I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>Lavante is supposed to be back this week, um, which

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<v Speaker 1>is a shame because you know, obviously the Bucks are

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<v Speaker 1>much better with him in there. But Kevin Minter, who

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<v Speaker 1>I was just talking about once again, is doing a

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<v Speaker 1>good job of filling in, just like he has a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of times in the last couple of years. And

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<v Speaker 1>really the tight ends with Rob Gronkowski out have done

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<v Speaker 1>a pretty good job. O J. Howard had his best

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<v Speaker 1>game in a while, certainly of this season in the

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<v Speaker 1>win over Philadelphia. Cam Braid is a reliable guy, especially

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<v Speaker 1>in the red zone, and I think one of the

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<v Speaker 1>things that people might not be noticing about o J's

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<v Speaker 1>play is with Robot, He's had to play that role

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<v Speaker 1>of the in line tight end. That means he lines

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<v Speaker 1>up most of the time right at the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the offensive line rather than like split out wider in

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<v Speaker 1>the slot. Earlier in his career, because he's such a

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<v Speaker 1>netflix and fast guy, OJ spent about half of his

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<v Speaker 1>snaps detached from the line, just like another big receiver,

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<v Speaker 1>But now he's playing more of a traditional two way

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<v Speaker 1>tight end role where his blocking is important. We all

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<v Speaker 1>know Rob Gronkowski is one of the best blocking tight

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<v Speaker 1>ends in the league and was awesome at that last

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<v Speaker 1>year in the beginning of this year, So those are

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<v Speaker 1>big shoes to fill, but he's doing a good job.

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<v Speaker 1>So o. J and Cam have really shown how the

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<v Speaker 1>depth of deposition has helped us get through and win

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<v Speaker 1>three straight games without one of the bucks better offensive weapons. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>on our next one, Samuel had asked, do you think

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<v Speaker 1>that Bowls will be coming up with more package plays

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<v Speaker 1>for getting try On into this upcoming Sunday games? Overall

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<v Speaker 1>this time out the way that we've seen him be

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<v Speaker 1>used when Shack and JPP are both healthy and available

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<v Speaker 1>for a game, what that has meant so Um, when

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<v Speaker 1>JPP missed two games, Joe got to start those two

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<v Speaker 1>and played, you know, about the same amount of snaps

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<v Speaker 1>that JPP would have liked them or whatever, and he

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<v Speaker 1>made some nice plays as a pass rusher. But I

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<v Speaker 1>think there was something interesting that Bruce said the other

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<v Speaker 1>day when somebody was questioned about should he try to

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<v Speaker 1>even out the snaps more between JPP and Joe now

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<v Speaker 1>that JPP is back, and Bruce pointed out there's more

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<v Speaker 1>to it. There's more to play in that position than

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<v Speaker 1>just rushing the pass her and I think maybe JPP

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<v Speaker 1>overall is more obviously the more developed player in his

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<v Speaker 1>overall game and against the run and setting the edge

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<v Speaker 1>and so on. So we see these splash players from

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<v Speaker 1>Joe and they're very encouraging and good, but I think

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<v Speaker 1>JPP is well rounded. Game probably still takes a little

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<v Speaker 1>precedent right now as Joe continues to develop. So you've

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<v Speaker 1>seen in the last couple of games when with JPP back,

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<v Speaker 1>Joe's uh snaps on back down to about twenty a

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<v Speaker 1>game where he's just basically doing situational pass rushing. I

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<v Speaker 1>do think those will go up gradually. And yes, as

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<v Speaker 1>the question I asked, I do think, as we saw

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<v Speaker 1>in the very first game, that Todd Bowles is going

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<v Speaker 1>to come up with some more creative packages, maybe to

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<v Speaker 1>get all three on the field at the same time.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that will come along gradually though. Okay, uh

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<v Speaker 1>Daniel asked, do you think this will be a passing

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<v Speaker 1>game or running game first? Based on the Bears defense.

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<v Speaker 1>It kind of depends on what the Bears dictate, because

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<v Speaker 1>if we've seen it as we've seen in the last

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<v Speaker 1>two games, are the last couple of games, maybe even

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<v Speaker 1>three going back to New England. Uh, the opposing defenses

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<v Speaker 1>are daring us to run the ball. They're playing a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of soft zones, and they're doing us to throw

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of quick, short passes and get yards after

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<v Speaker 1>the catch. And so the Bucks are just doing that.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what we're doing because that's what they're giving us,

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<v Speaker 1>because they're they're taking away trying to take away the

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<v Speaker 1>big plays. We haven't had a lot of downfield plays

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<v Speaker 1>in recent games, but the Buccaneers now lead the league

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<v Speaker 1>in overall. Yeah, that's yards after the catch. We have

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<v Speaker 1>more of that than any other team in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 1>which is not something that's been a hallmark of our

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<v Speaker 1>offense in recent years. But that's what they're giving us.

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<v Speaker 1>The Bears right now have a very good pass defense.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of that is because their pass rush is

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<v Speaker 1>so good, although they may be missing a player and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>and the run defense is probably the slightly weakest part.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, they're going to up about a hundred twenty

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<v Speaker 1>nine yards of game, so I think they're going to

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<v Speaker 1>probably dares to run, and I think we're gonna run again.

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<v Speaker 1>To be honest with you, I mean, we're still gonna

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<v Speaker 1>throw the ball forty somethingtimes because that's who we are.

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<v Speaker 1>But it'll be more like the last couple of games,

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<v Speaker 1>where there's all still pretty good one pass mix. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and you brought up the one player might be missing that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah that. There was news this morning that Robert Quinn

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<v Speaker 1>was put on the COVID nineteen list. Definitely one of

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<v Speaker 1>their big pass rushers. Um. But you know, depending on

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<v Speaker 1>whether or not he's vaccinated, there changes the rules of

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<v Speaker 1>how quickly he could come back. Theoretically at this point

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<v Speaker 1>he could if he's vaccinated, to be able to do

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<v Speaker 1>those two negative tests twenty four hours apart and be available,

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<v Speaker 1>but who knows. I mean it is already Wednesday. You

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<v Speaker 1>know that that that gets a little bit harder the

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<v Speaker 1>later into the week you're put on that list, So

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<v Speaker 1>we'll have to stay tuned to that to see if

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to be available. But that definitely would affect

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<v Speaker 1>things on their pass fresh Yeah. I think he technically

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<v Speaker 1>went on yesterday, so that's five days before the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Like you said, if he can return to negative tests

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four hours apart, and he's accidented and asymptomatic, he

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<v Speaker 1>can come back. But as we've seen both with our

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<v Speaker 1>own team and against some opponents this season. Most of

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<v Speaker 1>the times when they've had a player, we've had a

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<v Speaker 1>player going COVID that week, they have not made it

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<v Speaker 1>back for the next game. And that would be a

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<v Speaker 1>pretty big luss for Chicago because by far their biggest

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<v Speaker 1>strengths of our is the pressures are getting off. The

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<v Speaker 1>edges from Quinn and Khalil Mack have combined for eleven

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<v Speaker 1>point five sacks already, and the Bears lead the league

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<v Speaker 1>in both overall sacks and tax per pass play. So

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<v Speaker 1>any bit that you can weaken that is obviously a

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<v Speaker 1>big advantage for the Buccaneers. Okay, and related to that,

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<v Speaker 1>Richard did ask what concerns you most about the Bears? So,

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<v Speaker 1>um that that would probably have been your answer. So

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<v Speaker 1>now when a we don't know what that's gonna look like,

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<v Speaker 1>but be just outside of that, maybe what would you

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<v Speaker 1>say is your biggest concern about the Bears? Well, they

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<v Speaker 1>still with or without Quinn, are still gonna have a

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<v Speaker 1>good pass rush. Um, and that's probably the biggest concern. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>The Buccaneers have handled that well. I mean Philadelphia the

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<v Speaker 1>key to their defense and why they were playing pretty well.

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<v Speaker 1>They have been be able to get pressure with just

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<v Speaker 1>their front four and having blitz very much, which allows

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<v Speaker 1>them to play a lot of the types of soft

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<v Speaker 1>zones and coverage that they've been playing. But the Buccaneers

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<v Speaker 1>held them without a sack, and uh, that was big.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a big part of that game. Uh. The

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line played very well. They're they've got a big

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<v Speaker 1>challenge this week though. There's a lot of good front

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<v Speaker 1>seven players on team. In Roquan Smith. If you want

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<v Speaker 1>me to pick out a guy in particular, that's one

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<v Speaker 1>of the best linebackers we're gonna face all year, and

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<v Speaker 1>he can do everything well. He's a very good blitzer,

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<v Speaker 1>He's very very good in coverage. He's a sure tackler.

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<v Speaker 1>He's already got sixty two titles, probably after Mac. He's

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<v Speaker 1>the defender that the Bucks have to really focus on

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<v Speaker 1>where he is the most. Okay, and Daniel last, who

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<v Speaker 1>do you think is the biggest threat to us in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFC overall and in our division? Wow? That you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's such a crowded field for the NFC right now.

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<v Speaker 1>The Cardinals are six and oh and then there's four

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<v Speaker 1>teams Rams, Bucks, Packers, and forgetting one, I think there's

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<v Speaker 1>four other teams are five and one, and there you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta get said of them all. Maybe it's just three

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<v Speaker 1>others in the Bucks and the fourth. Maybe you've got

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<v Speaker 1>to consider all these teams to be prime contenders. I

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<v Speaker 1>thought at the beginning of the year it was the

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<v Speaker 1>Rams and and they're on our schedule and we already

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<v Speaker 1>lost to them, and I don't think they've done anything

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<v Speaker 1>to make me believe that any less. You just have

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<v Speaker 1>to take the Cardinals a lot more seriously than you

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<v Speaker 1>did before. You know, at first it seemed like maybe

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<v Speaker 1>they were playing a little over their heads, but they've

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<v Speaker 1>got some quality wins over the Rams and the Browns

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<v Speaker 1>in the last couple of weeks. They're not on our schedule, though,

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<v Speaker 1>so they're not a specific threat to us until we

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<v Speaker 1>get to the playoffs. I guess if I have to

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<v Speaker 1>pick one, I'm still gonna stick with the Rams, just

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<v Speaker 1>because I think there's such a complete team. Stafford completes

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<v Speaker 1>that offense and the defense is fantastic. So it's still

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<v Speaker 1>the Rams for me until further notice. All right, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>that's gonna do it for us. On this edition of

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<v Speaker 1>Buccaneers and satur Live, presented by Miller Light. Thanks as

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<v Speaker 1>always for those amazing questions, and we'll be back here

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<v Speaker 1>next week to talk about that Bears game. We'll see

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<v Speaker 1>you then,