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Speaker 2: a huge congrats to the new WBO welterweight world champion,

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Speaker 2: my friend, Mikayla Mayer. She moved up a weight class

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Speaker 2: defeated Sandy Ryan. She said she's coming for everyone else's championships.

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Speaker 2: She wants to go undisputed, and I'm just so proud

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Speaker 4: With that team, no.

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Speaker 3: One spends more time around these guys than Lindsay does.

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Speaker 4: Perfet, Brian Finley at the news desk.

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Speaker 2: We're going to keep you updated on all the college

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Speaker 2: football action as it goes down today. But okay, before

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Speaker 2: we jump into our topic, I was telling you off

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Speaker 2: the top of the show, do you remember last week

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Speaker 2: when we did the whole like.

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Speaker 4: Are you dark mode or light mode?

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Speaker 5: Yeah?

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Speaker 4: I took a poll. It's pretty it's pretty equal?

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Speaker 3: Is it?

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Speaker 2: It ended up like pretty equal? Boxley on Instagram and Twitter.

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Speaker 3: You know what's funny is I think that so many

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Speaker 3: of my friends are in this industry where we're staring

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Speaker 3: at screens, we're addicted to Twitter, we have to be

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Speaker 3: I feel like those people are all in dark mode

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Speaker 3: because it's easier on your on your eyes when you're

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Speaker 2: Which is hilarious because I'm like, give it to me

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Speaker 2: blasted as bright.

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Speaker 3: As the can go. I think that the general population

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Speaker 3: probably has a much healthier relationship with their.

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Speaker 5: Phone than I do.

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Speaker 2: So and most of my friends, all my friends are

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Speaker 2: terminally online. So my my husband's a dark mode. So

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Speaker 3: Our house is dark mode all the way we live

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Speaker 4: Yes, Bain, Okay, now.

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Speaker 3: I know you were doing the show with Bain today.

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Speaker 4: Have you seen Bain cat? By the way, has anyone ere.

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Speaker 5: Seen I think I may have seen a little bit

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Speaker 4: I'll find it and i'll send it.

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Speaker 3: You guys at that stressed up as Baine, You know,

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Speaker 3: I think I have seen this.

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Speaker 4: Alex.

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Speaker 2: Okay, enough off topic, we're gonna get started. We spent

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Speaker 2: an entire off season predicting different scenarios in the NFL.

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Speaker 4: Right, so now that we're entering we're in week four.

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Speaker 2: It's time to call out what we got right and

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Speaker 2: what we got wrong.

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Speaker 4: So we're each going to share a take that we

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Speaker 4: got right and we got wrong.

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Speaker 3: I'm going to add a disclaimer to this though.

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Speaker 4: Okay, like right now, some of them, we're.

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Speaker 3: Only we're only three weeks into the season. Like, I

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Speaker 3: don't think it's too early to start worrying, like we

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Speaker 3: there are ways that were like this is a TBD.

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Speaker 5: Still a lot of this is still.

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Speaker 2: This is just in the first like the first three

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Speaker 2: full weeks that we've seen. Okay, I'm gonna start with

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Speaker 2: a right, because we're gonna start a happy note here.

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Speaker 4: In my right is Justin Fields Deniers.

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Speaker 2: They they were my team to watch all off season

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Speaker 2: because of the quarterback situation right now, something I was

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Speaker 2: very adamant about was that Justin Fields would be starting

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Speaker 2: this season, even though we knew Russ was probably going

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Speaker 2: to be the number one choice.

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Speaker 4: Now, I personally.

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Speaker 2: Wasn't like betting that it was going to be Week one,

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Speaker 2: but I knew it was going to be sometime before Thanksgiving,

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Speaker 2: was what I was saying. And this man, this man,

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Speaker 2: Justin Fields, got his second shot. When Russ was ruled

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Speaker 2: but he's been doing what they need him to do.

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Speaker 2: He's doing enough to help them win and doing enough.

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Speaker 2: It's not your fault if they lose, and they haven't.

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Speaker 2: The defense is obviously amazing and the star of this team.

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Speaker 2: don't think Russ would have been any better. At this point,

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Speaker 2: his future is in his own hands right now. If

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Speaker 2: think you can take him out. This is his job

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Speaker 2: give it everything.

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Speaker 3: Let me ask you something then, because all right, yeah,

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Speaker 3: I mean I agree with you that I don't know

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Speaker 3: we're it wasn't a situation where Justin Fields was started

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Speaker 5: He would start over us because Russ.

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Speaker 3: Because Russ was hurt. I think that Russ would have

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Speaker 3: gotten you know, but this is my question. Do you

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Speaker 2: He keeps this up, if they keep winningly that he

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Speaker 4: It is not just for this season right now.

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Speaker 3: I'm talking future, like the like the the Pittsburgh Steelers

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Speaker 3: and then Justin Field is then their starter for the future.

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Speaker 2: That is gonna have to be in a month ask

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Speaker 2: me that. Okay, Like I need a bigger sample size

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Speaker 2: this also because I have a very personal connection to

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Speaker 2: got my starting job in college. I walked on at SDSU.

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Speaker 2: I was told I wasn't going to start Game one.

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Speaker 2: The senior that was playing center back got sick. I

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Speaker 2: We ended up going on to Windows. Yeah, so it's.

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Speaker 4: Just like no matter how you get that opportunity.

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Speaker 2: Once you get that shot, you have to do everything

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Speaker 2: in your power to not let it go. And this

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Speaker 2: is his second chance right now, This is his opportunity

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Speaker 2: to go out there do whatever it takes to keep

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Speaker 3: Yeah. I haven't seen that from him though. All I've

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Speaker 4: Yeah, the Steelers defense team. The start of the show,

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Speaker 3: Defense is allowing less than ten points a game. Yeah,

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Speaker 3: that's outrageous. That's that's the thing is, that's not sustainable.

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Speaker 3: So now I need to see, Okay, when the defense

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Speaker 3: ten points, yeah, which is going to happen? Can you

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Speaker 4: No. So the Steelers are a defensive yes.

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Speaker 3: And they have been for years. And that's why I

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Speaker 3: still am not sold on. I think we talked about

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Speaker 3: that the Steelers quarterback of the future was on this

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Speaker 3: I didn't think that Justin Fields was the answer, and

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Speaker 3: I haven't seen an to think that that's true.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, case you also, you also have a very deep

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Speaker 2: spent so many years covering his career. So there's also

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Speaker 2: like you need to see a lot more and have

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Speaker 2: proven a lot more I think for your personal experience,

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Speaker 3: I mean, I think that that's just true in general

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Speaker 3: because in order to be a like bona fide franchise

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Speaker 3: your team games, and that's not something that I've ever

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Speaker 3: seen up into the like I still haven't seen it.

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Speaker 5: So that's why it does.

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Speaker 3: It leaves me a little wary because I'm like, all right,

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Speaker 3: I talked about it on Speak. I remember in the

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Speaker 3: off season talking about like not necessarily fools gold, but

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Speaker 3: just you need to like make sure that you're expecting

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Speaker 3: the standard for a franchise quarterback out of Justin Fields

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Speaker 3: before you can say, all right, this is it. And

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Speaker 3: I do think that Arthur Smith has done a wonderful

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Speaker 3: job setting him up for success. Oh yeah, that absolutely matters.

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Speaker 3: This offensive line has been doing well in Pittsburgh for

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Speaker 3: him as well. But you're not asking, though, justin fields

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Speaker 3: to like bomb like the does the ball down.

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Speaker 4: The field doesn't have to.

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Speaker 2: Eventually you're going to have a Steelers are three and

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Speaker 2: oh Joe Burrow and the Bengals are oh and three.

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Speaker 2: I don't think anybody called that noon, But that's what matters.

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Speaker 2: So how do how do you build off this and

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Speaker 2: how do you grow?

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Speaker 3: Well, I think there's another there's something to be said

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Speaker 3: about also her or on the court impact here, which

446
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Speaker 3: is she took the worst team in the league.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, two two years in a row, two years.

448
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Speaker 3: You had the number one pig two years in a row,

449
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Speaker 3: took them into the sixth seed. Yeah, and that then

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Speaker 3: increase is the parody in the w NBA itself, like

451
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Speaker 3: it was the last Vegas Aces, the New York Liberty

452
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Speaker 3: like that was it. Big names and now between Caitlin Clark,

453
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Speaker 3: Angel rees like these are now you're you're starting to

454
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Speaker 3: see teams because basketball is just as a sport, so

455
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Speaker 3: you can it can be influenced so much by one player.

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Speaker 3: Oh yeah, one player can make a difference on the team,

457
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Speaker 3: which is very unique. It's very unique that one player

458
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Speaker 3: can make that much of a difference for a team.

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Speaker 3: But now I think that there's something to be said

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Speaker 3: and something that's not being talked about enough is that

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Speaker 3: Caitlyn Clark had and again an Angel rees. A few

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Speaker 3: of these rookies now have increased the parody that we

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Speaker 3: are seeing in the w NBA, which then makes it

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Speaker 3: overall a more interesting and compelling product, which is incredible

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Speaker 3: to see one player be able to do that. I mean,

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Speaker 3: just in the regular season her average eighteen point eight

467
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Speaker 3: points a game, or field goal percentage forty one.

468
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Speaker 4: Point seven, so many records, it's three.

469
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Speaker 3: Point percentage thirty four point four percent. Just and these

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Speaker 3: were averages across the entire season. So now she has arrived,

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Speaker 3: she will now be considered in all of these All

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Speaker 3: Star awards.

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Speaker 5: This that the other.

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Speaker 3: It's no longer like, oh, we need to see it

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Speaker 3: in the pros from Briton Clark. She she blew.

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Speaker 5: It out of the water.

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Speaker 2: She blew like she needs to be a part of

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Speaker 2: every big thing the W does commercials. Make her be

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Speaker 2: one of the big faces of the league. Make sure

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Speaker 2: she's in the three point contest at the All Star

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Speaker 2: Game next year.

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Speaker 4: Give her whatever she needs to be there.

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Speaker 2: Like utilize, learn from like what you had this year,

484
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Speaker 2: and just take it to the next level because it's

485
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Speaker 2: right there. It already was like an insane jump this year.

486
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Speaker 2: You can like double triple, quadruple that again next year

487
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Speaker 2: if you do it right. And bring in the right

488
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Speaker 2: marketing people. But it's gonna be exciting. It's just it's

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Speaker 2: already so exciting to see the growth of the w

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Speaker 2: this year.

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Speaker 4: We love it. Everybody watches women's sports.

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Speaker 8: Whoo.

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Speaker 4: Now let's check in with Brian Ventl and see what's trending.

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Speaker 7: No question about it. And speaking of what people are

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Speaker 7: probably watching in Los Angeles, that USC football game, I know,

496
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Speaker 7: that's one of the many that are happening right now

497
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Speaker 7: and in the form of college football games. Number thirteen

498
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Speaker 7: USC he has the football tied to bit seven against

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Speaker 7: Wisconsin and they're about to start the second quarter. Number

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Speaker 7: sixteen Notre Dame battling it out with Number fifteen in Louisville,

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Speaker 7: and the Fighting Irish, after giving up a touchdown about

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Speaker 7: a minute or so into the first quarter, have scored

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Speaker 7: three straight touchdowns and are in front twenty one to

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Speaker 7: fourteen early stages of the second quarter. There for Auburn

505
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Speaker 7: and number twenty one Oklahoma. KeAndre Lambert Smith just hauled

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Speaker 7: in a thirty one yard receiving touchdown to get the

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Speaker 7: Tigers on the board. What do you guys think about

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Speaker 7: this one between the Tigers and Oklahoma? Do you have

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Speaker 7: a specific team you're looking for.

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Speaker 3: I'm trying to think if I had to pick this

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Speaker 3: game that I'm in because I don't like that. That's

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Speaker 3: basically my main concern now is like, did I have

513
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Speaker 3: to pick this?

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Speaker 5: Do like?

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Speaker 3: And then that causes me to.

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Speaker 2: See mine is like who and my family went there?

517
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Speaker 2: And I have like a bunch of life.

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Speaker 3: I didn't have to pass this game, so I don't

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Speaker 3: have a dog in this always.

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Speaker 7: Yeah, well, to your point, I do have a dog

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Speaker 7: in the fight of and I don't think many people

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Speaker 7: saw this coming. Number six Old Miss in Kentucky. My

523
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Speaker 7: sister and dad went to Old Miss and yeah, let's

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Speaker 7: just say my sister is not taking this loss all

525
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Speaker 7: too well. The Kentucky going into Oxford and winning twenty

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Speaker 7: to seventeen. There was a forty eight yard attempt at

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Speaker 7: a field goal in a minute to go for the ReBs,

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Speaker 7: but they were put in a very tough position and

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Speaker 7: it looked as if they underestimated.

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Speaker 3: We are an anti Old Mes household because the duo

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Speaker 3: LSU household and if LSU has like it's their main

532
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Speaker 3: rivals are like Alabama and Old Mess.

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Speaker 2: Carmen's marrying into the rivalry, and she's already going in.

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Speaker 3: I'm hard, I'm all right, I'm only I'm full end

535
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Speaker 3: my other teams, although as you is doing better this year.

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Speaker 3: But my other sense of ASCO in Northwestern just don't

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Speaker 3: we love a marion.

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Speaker 4: We love a marion and then just jump.

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Speaker 3: And ride awayire part of your life. The well being

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Speaker 3: of my household depends on it.

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Speaker 4: Oh, I get that.

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Speaker 7: I will say that good radio isn't involving people that

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Speaker 7: agree with things. So it's nice to have a spirited

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Speaker 7: discussion of back and forth and some rivalry between all

545
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Speaker 7: of us here on the show. So yeah, that's a

546
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Speaker 7: big upset. Number six Old miss number twelve Michigan holding

547
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Speaker 7: on twenty seven to twenty four against Minnesota, who win

548
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Speaker 7: for number twenty three Kansas State also number twenty two

549
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Speaker 7: BYU and Baylor, And quickly, just two notes from the

550
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Speaker 7: NFL regarding all the games that are coming up tomorrow.

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Speaker 7: The Bengals placing offensive tackle Trent Brown on injured reserve,

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Speaker 7: and according to NFL Network, Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is

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Speaker 7: expected to go this week against the Chiefs. He's gonna

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Speaker 7: tough it out or at least attempt to do so

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Speaker 7: barring any pre gun.

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Speaker 5: You've got no shock though.

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Speaker 7: Well that's why for sure. And as they throw it

558
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Speaker 7: back to you, the pregame setback, if it happens, would

559
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Speaker 7: be looking at that high ankle sprain and seeing how

560
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Speaker 7: it is performing, how it's holding up in the warm ups.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, high ankle sprain is no job.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, that's but the starts don't have a shot, yes,

563
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Speaker 3: Rustin Herbert though.

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Speaker 4: All right, thank you, Brian.

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Speaker 2: If you're listening to Fox Football Saturday, I am Alex

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Speaker 2: Curry here with Carmen Vitally. We are broadcasting live from

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Speaker 2: the Tyrek dot Com studios in Los Angeles, and it

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Speaker 2: is time to bring in our first guest staff writer,

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Speaker 2: an editor for the Minnesota Vikings, Lindsey Young.

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Speaker 4: Thank you for joining the show.

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Speaker 3: Helens.

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Speaker 6: Hey, guys, so happy to be on.

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Speaker 3: So happy to be able to talk to you.

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Speaker 4: This is amazing.

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Speaker 2: Also, your Vikings, they haven't started three and oh since

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Speaker 2: twenty sixteen. Also, just a new era without Kirk Cousins.

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Speaker 2: Take us into that locker room. What made this group

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Speaker 2: have such a hot start?

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Speaker 8: Yeah, like you said, it has been a long.

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Speaker 6: Time since the Vikings have started three and oh and

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Speaker 6: it's been a really like high energy start to the season.

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Speaker 6: And I feel like, you know, it's definitely fair to

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Speaker 6: say that the Vikings were not they didn't have super

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Speaker 6: high expectations from kind of outside of voices analysts going

585
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Speaker 6: into this season, but like even during training camps, even

586
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Speaker 6: maybe back as far as OTAs, like the players in

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Speaker 6: the locker room and the coaches just really have this

588
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Speaker 6: confidence about them. And I think the most unique thing

589
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Speaker 6: is the number of free agents that the Vikings signed

590
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Speaker 6: the spring, whether it's a lot on defense, definitely a

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Speaker 6: lot on defense with Andrew ban Ginkel Johns and Grenard

592
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Speaker 6: Camu gruge Hill, but then also bringing in Aaron Jones of course,

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Speaker 6: which I'm sure we'll chat about, but like the number

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Speaker 6: of new faces that came into this team and just

595
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Speaker 6: immediately gelled in the locker room is crazy, Like it's

596
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Speaker 6: so special, and you can see that that's what the

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Speaker 6: players are feeling. You talk to them, and of them

598
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Speaker 6: have used the word special and just sort of describing

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Speaker 6: this team. I was at the game this past weekend

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Speaker 6: and it was like from the very first snap, Usbank

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Speaker 6: Stadium was so loud, Like I'm not sure it's been

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Speaker 6: that loud. It's been going back to like the Minneapolis

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Speaker 6: Miracle games. It's just been really fun. The players are

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Speaker 6: having fun, and I think you see that, like there's

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Speaker 6: a confidence just having fun with each other, connecting with

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Speaker 6: each other.

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Speaker 5: I love that.

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Speaker 3: And honestly, US Bank has one of the best game

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Speaker 3: day atmospheres of any place that I've gone to.

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Speaker 5: It's just the fake snow in the.

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Speaker 3: Beginning, just the skull chant, the press box is open

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Speaker 3: air because it's dome. It's just it's such a cool stadium.

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Speaker 3: I think it's my favorite in the NFL. WHOA but yeah,

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Speaker 3: Oh I love and Plus I get to see Lindsay.

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Speaker 5: I get to see you every time, Linds.

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Speaker 3: Yes, I want to talk about though, I think so

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Speaker 3: much of this, at least from the outside, seems as

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Speaker 3: though it's because of the two coaches, in particular, Kevin

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Speaker 3: O'Connell and Brian Flores, that these guys have to rally behind.

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Speaker 3: Because I don't know another team in the NFL that

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Speaker 3: has a better situation when it comes to their play,

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Speaker 3: their offensive and defensive play callers. Brian Flores has been

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Speaker 3: a head coach in this league for years. He now

624
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Speaker 3: is taking over this defense that is just so much

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Speaker 3: fun to watch because it's so damn confusing. I don't

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Speaker 3: know a better situation is that what have you seen

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Speaker 3: from these two coaches?

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Speaker 5: Because I want to give them their shine.

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Speaker 3: I don't think that they're getting enough credit for the

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Speaker 3: belief that they've instilled in this team, but also because

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Speaker 3: everything that they've done is so sound.

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Speaker 6: No, it's incredible, right, And I mean talking about new

633
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Speaker 6: new players, new names, obviously, the biggest one is Sam Darnold,

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Speaker 6: and I feel like there's not a better situation that

635
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Speaker 6: he could have come into than here in Minnesota with

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Speaker 6: Kevin O'Connell. Just the way that those two has, you know,

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Speaker 6: seen mainly worked together. I think Kevin O'Connell obviously being

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Speaker 6: a former excuse me, quarterback himself, has a passion for

639
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Speaker 6: you know, developing that that position, for finding the best

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Speaker 6: team and best fit for the quarterback. And so you've

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Speaker 6: seen that as well. And I think the comfort level

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Speaker 6: for Sam with coach O'Connell is huge, and so of

643
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Speaker 6: course like that has been really awesome seeing coach O'Connell

644
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Speaker 6: in his third season and then Brian Flora's in his

645
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Speaker 6: second season. I mean, the defense just loves to play

646
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Speaker 6: for this coach like they you know, they will run

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Speaker 6: through a brick wall for him. He was an adage

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Speaker 6: every Sunday. And I think the fun part is too,

649
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Speaker 6: is like you see that Brian Flores just it's like

650
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Speaker 6: he knew which types of players would fit in this

651
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Speaker 6: scheme and worked well for him, and he went out.

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Speaker 8: And got them.

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Speaker 6: We saw what Joshua Tellis did last season underflow, and

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Speaker 6: I think this season too, bringing in especially someone like

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Speaker 6: interviewing Gakles, who he can move around a lot, and

656
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Speaker 6: it reminds me a lot of like a Joshua Mantelius,

657
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Speaker 6: just as far as sort of mindset and approach and

658
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Speaker 6: just really smart, smart players. And so you know, you

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Speaker 6: hear these players talk about coach Slow and how fun

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Speaker 6: it is to play in their defense. I mean, Harrison

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Speaker 6: Smith came back for a thirteenth season the defense, Like,

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Speaker 6: I mean, thirteen seasons is a long time.

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Speaker 3: You're asking him to do a lot. I mean, this

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Speaker 3: man is like starting on the line of scrimmage and

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Speaker 3: dropping in to cover the deep hat.

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Speaker 5: I'm like, oh my.

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00:31:44,600 --> 00:31:47,520
Speaker 3: God, I can't. I cracked when I got out of

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Speaker 3: bed in the morning.

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Speaker 8: Why does this man do no and he wants to

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Speaker 8: do it all.

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Speaker 6: Like earlier this season, coach Flow was joking that, like,

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Speaker 6: you know, with someone like Harry who's in a thirteenth season,

673
00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:02,600
Speaker 6: there's gonna be occasionally maybe like some snapcounts, you know,

674
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Speaker 6: trying to take him out here and there make sure

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00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:06,480
Speaker 6: that he's fresh. And coach Blow was like, I want

676
00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:09,600
Speaker 6: him out there one hundred snaps a game, Like how

677
00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:15,280
Speaker 6: this goes. But it's been been so fun to see, Like,

678
00:32:15,560 --> 00:32:18,200
Speaker 6: you know, it's early in the season, but these first

679
00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:19,720
Speaker 6: three games have been really, really fun.

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Speaker 4: They've been fun to watch.

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Speaker 2: Now, the season started with some heartbreaking news for your

682
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Speaker 2: first round pick JJ McCarthy's NFL career. How is his

683
00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:31,320
Speaker 2: recovery going and how involved has he been like in

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Speaker 2: and around practice, walk throughs, games, Like.

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Speaker 4: Is he still very much a part of this team?

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Speaker 6: Yeah, so he's definitely around the building a ton.

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Speaker 1: Actually.

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Speaker 6: Coach O'Connell was just asked yesterday if JJ is getting

689
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Speaker 6: close to the point of like being able to be

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00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:52,120
Speaker 6: on the sideline at home games and stuff like that,

691
00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:55,040
Speaker 6: because that's more of a medical safety issue that he

692
00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:57,360
Speaker 6: has to be able to protect himself. Of course, if

693
00:32:57,360 --> 00:32:59,600
Speaker 6: he had to get out of the way, but he

694
00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:03,640
Speaker 6: has been around the team, around the building. He's got

695
00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:10,040
Speaker 6: his electric scooter and he's shooting around always, like, has

696
00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:16,320
Speaker 6: the most positive attitude, just a really like so much maturity.

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00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:19,720
Speaker 6: He's so excited for Sam too. It's fun to watch

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00:33:19,840 --> 00:33:21,920
Speaker 6: JJ's instagram.

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Speaker 4: Okay, so good luck, go watch it.

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Speaker 6: Yeah you mean the Sam Darnold means like Sam on

701
00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:37,840
Speaker 6: a Viking ship and really yeah, yeah to watch and definitely,

702
00:33:37,880 --> 00:33:40,360
Speaker 6: I mean it was such a bummer, but you know,

703
00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:42,520
Speaker 6: he's he has the best mindset.

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Speaker 5: Real quick, because we're gonna have to let you go soon.

705
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Speaker 3: But I want to talk about Aaron Jones in particular,

706
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Speaker 3: what does this mean for him? I know he penned

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Speaker 3: that letter in the Player's Tribune about playing his former

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00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:53,040
Speaker 3: team this week.

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Speaker 5: How fired up is he?

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Speaker 3: Oh?

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Speaker 6: So fired up? He is so excited for this weekend.

712
00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:02,720
Speaker 6: And you can tell that. You know, Green Bay means

713
00:34:02,760 --> 00:34:05,720
Speaker 6: a lot to him, the fans there, everything that they

714
00:34:05,720 --> 00:34:08,319
Speaker 6: gave him there, the opportunity that that team gave him,

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Speaker 6: It means a lot to him. But it's it's also

716
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Speaker 6: been really fun to see how quickly he embraced Minnesota

717
00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:19,880
Speaker 6: Viking fans, the school chant being at US Bank Stadium.

718
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Speaker 6: But it was fun talking to him this week and

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Speaker 6: just you know, seeing sort of his thoughts on being

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Speaker 6: back and you know a lot of positivity about the

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Speaker 6: part of his career that that team played for him,

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Speaker 6: and just being back in that stadium. Obviously there's a

723
00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:40,960
Speaker 6: lot of you know, special emotions there at Lambeau. He

724
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Speaker 6: did say that if he scores, he's going to do

725
00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:45,319
Speaker 6: the Lambeau Leap and looks for some Viking fans.

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Speaker 4: Soe.

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Speaker 5: Vikings fans need to make that happen for Aaron Jones.

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Speaker 3: I have no I have no question that Kevin O'Connell

729
00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:55,799
Speaker 3: is going to give Aaron Jones the rock because he

730
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Speaker 3: knows that he's got to get there.

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Speaker 4: That's so cool.

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Speaker 2: Lindy, thank you so much for joining us. Have so

733
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Speaker 2: much fun at the game tomorrow.

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Speaker 8: Of course, Thank you guys.

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Speaker 6: Have a good day.

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Speaker 3: Thanks Lynz.

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Speaker 2: All right, guys, when we come back, it's the Dues

738
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Speaker 2: and the don'ts in sports. You're listening to Fox Sports Radio.

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Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in

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Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at foxsports radio

741
00:35:16,719 --> 00:35:20,799
Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to

742
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Speaker 1: listen live.

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Speaker 2: Welcome back to Fox Football Saturday. I'm Alex Curry here

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00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:27,879
Speaker 2: with Carmen Vitali. We are broadcasting live from the Tarak

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Speaker 2: dot Com studios in Los Angeles. Thank you for spending

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Speaker 2: your Saturday afternoon with CARMEI and me. It is time

747
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Speaker 2: for the dues and the don'ts in sports.

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Speaker 1: Highlighting the dues I love that, and putting a spotlight.

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Speaker 2: On the don't the subject brings me no joy.

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Speaker 3: Don't that's insane.

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Speaker 1: It's time for the dues and the don'ts in sports.

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00:35:50,719 --> 00:35:54,439
Speaker 2: All right, I'm gonna start with a d do keep

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00:35:54,560 --> 00:35:58,120
Speaker 2: that ball the show? Hey you, Tani? Fifty to fifty

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00:35:58,160 --> 00:36:01,560
Speaker 2: ball has hit options now, if you remember, I think

755
00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:03,880
Speaker 2: we talked about it last week. The Dodgers originally offered

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00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:08,719
Speaker 2: the guy who caught it three hundred thousand dollars, but

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00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:11,680
Speaker 2: it's going to auction and can be purchased for four

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00:36:11,719 --> 00:36:13,920
Speaker 2: point five million dollars.

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00:36:14,080 --> 00:36:16,080
Speaker 5: Is that like the opening The opening.

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00:36:15,680 --> 00:36:18,840
Speaker 2: Bid is set at five hundred thousand dollars. Perspective buyers

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00:36:18,880 --> 00:36:21,719
Speaker 2: will have a chance to purchase the baseball outright for

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00:36:21,840 --> 00:36:24,800
Speaker 2: four point five million, exclusively between September twenty seventh and

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Speaker 2: October ninth. If the bidding reaches three million prior to

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Speaker 2: October nine, the option to purchase privately will no longer

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00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:32,800
Speaker 2: be available.

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Speaker 4: But this man, oh yeah, that was his life changing money.

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00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:39,560
Speaker 3: Yeah, like it would have been hard to turn down

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00:36:39,560 --> 00:36:42,480
Speaker 3: three hundred k. But also like you knew for sure

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00:36:42,719 --> 00:36:45,080
Speaker 3: this is going to go yeah for more than that.

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Speaker 4: Anything that's not said that's suing him.

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Speaker 3: They tried to get it to not go to auction

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00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:52,680
Speaker 3: because he had a hand on it.

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00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:54,960
Speaker 4: That's so silly anyways, I mean it's millions of dollars.

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00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:56,640
Speaker 4: People are going to try to do whatever they can.

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00:36:56,840 --> 00:36:59,400
Speaker 3: Yeah, Like when when this guy like scooped it up

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00:36:59,400 --> 00:37:00,799
Speaker 3: off the ground, he get two hands on it, this

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00:37:00,880 --> 00:37:03,319
Speaker 3: other kid like second hand and had a hand on it. Yeah,

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00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:05,399
Speaker 3: and then try to like block it from going to auction.

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00:37:05,760 --> 00:37:06,200
Speaker 3: Doesn't work.

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Speaker 4: Nope, nope, nope. What you got I also have to

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00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:11,440
Speaker 4: do do strive.

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00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:12,480
Speaker 5: To be the best of everything.

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Speaker 3: You do, Yeah, even.

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Speaker 5: If it's sucking.

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00:37:16,760 --> 00:37:20,080
Speaker 3: Chicago White Sox, my friends, are the.

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00:37:20,120 --> 00:37:23,680
Speaker 2: Worst team ever baseball history.

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Speaker 3: In Major League Baseball history, they currently have thirty nine wins,

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00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:31,680
Speaker 3: losses one and twenty one.

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Speaker 5: Losses it is.

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00:37:33,840 --> 00:37:37,040
Speaker 3: It is phenomenal if you ask me, because you know what,

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00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:40,799
Speaker 3: if you're gonna do something, give your all. They're gonna

792
00:37:40,880 --> 00:37:43,880
Speaker 3: stock worse be the best at it, and the White

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00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:46,799
Speaker 3: Sox are the best. I don't know if you've seen

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00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:51,800
Speaker 3: Southlaws as their mascot their Twitter. Yeah, no, uh, it's

795
00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:55,040
Speaker 3: absolutely hilarious. I literally just retweeted a couple of things

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00:37:55,120 --> 00:37:58,440
Speaker 3: from Southpaw Southpaw. Also, I worked at the White Sox

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00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:05,080
Speaker 3: for a year. I love South Fak. They just posted

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Speaker 3: a picture my birthday with their like Instagram or their

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Speaker 3: text message in box.

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Speaker 4: Yeah to two text messages Yeah.

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00:38:11,680 --> 00:38:15,600
Speaker 3: September twenty seventh, twenty twenty four. They you know, yeah,

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00:38:15,800 --> 00:38:20,080
Speaker 3: solidified the thirty nine wins, h forty seven texts leaning

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00:38:20,120 --> 00:38:22,399
Speaker 3: so far into this, it's great. Please go check out

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00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:26,640
Speaker 3: south Buzz Instagram, so I'm gonna or the White Sox Instagram,

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00:38:26,719 --> 00:38:27,360
Speaker 3: slash Twitter.

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00:38:27,400 --> 00:38:27,759
Speaker 4: I'm gonna.

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Speaker 2: I'm gonna stay on a baseball topic here, and I

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00:38:29,520 --> 00:38:32,520
Speaker 2: also have I have a don't okay, don't be a

809
00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:38,480
Speaker 2: bad owner. The A's played their very last game in

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00:38:38,520 --> 00:38:42,640
Speaker 2: Oakland on Thursday. It was heartbreaking for Oakland fans. I

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00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:46,640
Speaker 2: have so many friends and family who just grew up

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00:38:46,880 --> 00:38:51,680
Speaker 2: with the A's and cried at the last Homestand I mean,

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00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:54,399
Speaker 2: John Fisher is just the worst owner in the league.

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00:38:54,440 --> 00:38:56,759
Speaker 2: Hasn't put any money into this game or it's fan

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Speaker 2: base or its future. He's literally moved them out of

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00:39:02,560 --> 00:39:03,879
Speaker 2: the Oakland Coliseum.

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00:39:04,360 --> 00:39:07,000
Speaker 4: They're moving to Vegas, but not for three seasons. So

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00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:09,319
Speaker 4: the as we're not going to be playing in Sacramento

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Speaker 4: in a minor league stadium, it doesn't make any sense.

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00:39:12,360 --> 00:39:13,480
Speaker 4: It makes zero sense.

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00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:16,040
Speaker 2: Like there were, ugh there were fans that tried to

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00:39:16,120 --> 00:39:18,120
Speaker 2: steal seats out of the stadium.

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00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:18,840
Speaker 4: There were signs.

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00:39:18,880 --> 00:39:21,600
Speaker 2: I was here for the first pitch in nineteen sixty eight,

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00:39:21,640 --> 00:39:23,919
Speaker 2: in the last in twenty twenty four.

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Speaker 4: It's just it's heartbreaking.

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Speaker 2: There's so much history and they were great at one point, yes,

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Speaker 2: in the franchise.

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Speaker 3: It's like there was a lot of it. There's a

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00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:35,240
Speaker 3: lot of sports that have happened in that building because

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00:39:35,280 --> 00:39:36,640
Speaker 3: like the Raiders played there too.

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Speaker 5: Like it's just.

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Speaker 4: It's rip sports in Oakland, like.

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Speaker 3: RP Sports and Oakland, which like it's horrible and I

835
00:39:42,680 --> 00:39:44,600
Speaker 3: don't know why, because fans and Oakland in the Bay

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00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:45,680
Speaker 3: Area are so.

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00:39:45,520 --> 00:39:47,919
Speaker 4: Good, right or died like they're crazy.

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00:39:47,960 --> 00:39:49,239
Speaker 3: It doesn't make a lot of sense, but all right,

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Speaker 3: I've got another due. Okay, do find creative ways to

840
00:39:51,760 --> 00:39:53,200
Speaker 3: express your emotions.

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Speaker 4: All right?

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00:39:53,480 --> 00:39:56,760
Speaker 3: Have you seen moodang? Yeah it's a little baby hippo.

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00:39:56,880 --> 00:39:57,600
Speaker 4: Yes, we love it.

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00:39:58,120 --> 00:39:59,520
Speaker 3: Every sports team has got.

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Speaker 5: Viral of moodang.

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00:40:01,239 --> 00:40:03,400
Speaker 3: I love it so much. The NFL, I guess me

847
00:40:03,520 --> 00:40:06,840
Speaker 3: on NFL assigned like a little like quad box of

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00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:09,879
Speaker 3: like which moodang is your team and then assign each

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00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:12,320
Speaker 3: team to a various moodang expression.

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Speaker 5: You guys have not seen this baby pygmy hippos.

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Speaker 3: She's adorable.

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00:40:16,719 --> 00:40:18,080
Speaker 4: Yeah, we love it all right.

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00:40:18,080 --> 00:40:19,799
Speaker 2: When we come back, you guys, a couple teams have

854
00:40:19,840 --> 00:40:23,239
Speaker 2: had some tough breaks and they turn it around. You're

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00:40:23,280 --> 00:40:27,600
Speaker 2: listening to Box Sports Radio. Welcome to hour two of

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Speaker 2: Fox Football Saturday. I'm Alex Curry here with Carmen Vitali.

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Speaker 2: Thank you for spending your Saturday afternoon with carme and me. Now,

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00:40:35,719 --> 00:40:38,160
Speaker 2: I got to start out by giving a huge shout

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Speaker 2: out to Homage. Right as I was running out the door,

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00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:43,760
Speaker 2: a huge package arrived at my house.

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00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:45,120
Speaker 3: We love a package from Homage.

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00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:47,480
Speaker 2: We love it, and so I threw on this you're

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00:40:47,560 --> 00:40:51,880
Speaker 2: killing me Small's shirt, which I'm obsessed with from Homage.

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00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:56,520
Speaker 2: I'm doing a really awesome giveaway next week with Homage,

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Speaker 2: so stay tuned for all of that to see how

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00:40:58,080 --> 00:41:01,280
Speaker 2: you can win some gear to your favorite MLB teams

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Speaker 2: to celebrate the MLB postseason kicking off next week.

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Speaker 4: So thank you.

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00:41:06,560 --> 00:41:09,319
Speaker 2: Excited to do that with all of you. Thank you

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00:41:09,320 --> 00:41:11,440
Speaker 2: Homage for dressing both KRMEI and me a lot.

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00:41:11,800 --> 00:41:14,600
Speaker 3: So it's I alternate between like home Field and Homage.

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00:41:14,640 --> 00:41:17,120
Speaker 2: I know you do, so it's it's actually you're the reason.

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00:41:17,239 --> 00:41:19,800
Speaker 2: Like I got this package and connect, so thank you.

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00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:22,640
Speaker 2: You wore it last week and I tagged them and

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00:41:22,680 --> 00:41:24,640
Speaker 2: then I got the call, So thank you.

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Speaker 4: They're great.

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00:41:25,400 --> 00:41:26,280
Speaker 3: Yeah, they're phenomenal.

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00:41:26,280 --> 00:41:29,480
Speaker 4: It's awesome. We love it, you guys, we love it.

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00:41:29,520 --> 00:41:31,920
Speaker 2: And oh my gosh, yes, as you just heard in

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00:41:31,960 --> 00:41:36,040
Speaker 2: the news updates, so many exciting college football games going

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00:41:36,080 --> 00:41:37,359
Speaker 2: on right now. I don't know if you would call

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00:41:37,400 --> 00:41:42,239
Speaker 2: them like little upsets. Auburn ahead, USC down against Wisconsin.

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00:41:42,320 --> 00:41:42,520
Speaker 3: There.

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00:41:43,200 --> 00:41:44,120
Speaker 5: I picked Wisconsin.

885
00:41:44,160 --> 00:41:46,200
Speaker 3: That was a huge spread, and I actually I had

886
00:41:46,239 --> 00:41:48,279
Speaker 3: to pick against the spread, and I picked Wisconsin not

887
00:41:48,320 --> 00:41:51,600
Speaker 3: to necessarily win, but to not for USC to not

888
00:41:51,640 --> 00:41:53,080
Speaker 3: win by sixteen points spread with.

889
00:41:53,080 --> 00:41:55,600
Speaker 4: Sixteen that's too big, way too big. That's way too big.

890
00:41:55,760 --> 00:41:58,960
Speaker 4: I mean there's still time. Yeah, there's still plenty of time.

891
00:41:59,040 --> 00:42:00,880
Speaker 3: Well yeah, but like I still don't I don't know.

892
00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:03,360
Speaker 3: I mean, I guess I've been wrong before. But sixteen

893
00:42:03,480 --> 00:42:04,200
Speaker 3: is a lot.

894
00:42:04,040 --> 00:42:05,840
Speaker 4: It's a big that is a big spread.

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Speaker 2: NFL Networks Bridget Condon is joining us in thirty minutes

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00:42:48,480 --> 00:42:51,239
Speaker 2: to break down a couple of big games we got

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Speaker 2: going on tomorrow.

913
00:42:52,800 --> 00:42:54,960
Speaker 4: So we're gonna.

914
00:42:54,719 --> 00:42:59,759
Speaker 2: Talk some NFL tough breaks and share if we think

915
00:42:59,800 --> 00:43:00,800
Speaker 2: they can can turn it around.

916
00:43:02,560 --> 00:43:04,520
Speaker 4: So let's start with the forty nine ers and all

917
00:43:04,560 --> 00:43:05,360
Speaker 4: of their injuries.

918
00:43:05,800 --> 00:43:08,680
Speaker 2: This was the team that was favored in every single

919
00:43:08,760 --> 00:43:12,680
Speaker 2: game this season before the season started, and they have

920
00:43:12,800 --> 00:43:15,640
Speaker 2: been struck by the injury bug. And injuries suck. There's

921
00:43:15,680 --> 00:43:19,320
Speaker 2: nothing you can really do about it. Christian McCaffrey was

922
00:43:19,360 --> 00:43:22,200
Speaker 2: the first big one. He's on the ir early as

923
00:43:22,200 --> 00:43:24,279
Speaker 2: he can come back is week six, but he just

924
00:43:24,320 --> 00:43:27,520
Speaker 2: went to Germany for some treatments, so it feels like

925
00:43:27,680 --> 00:43:28,160
Speaker 2: week six.

926
00:43:28,400 --> 00:43:31,160
Speaker 5: That's Longau the way.

927
00:43:31,080 --> 00:43:35,719
Speaker 2: Himself, right, You're going over there to Yes, I'm like,

928
00:43:36,000 --> 00:43:37,480
Speaker 2: am I allowed to say that? I don't know, but

929
00:43:37,480 --> 00:43:38,240
Speaker 2: that's like, that's.

930
00:43:38,040 --> 00:43:40,640
Speaker 4: What you do when you go over to Europe to

931
00:43:40,640 --> 00:43:41,480
Speaker 4: get these treatments.

932
00:43:41,480 --> 00:43:44,279
Speaker 2: And then you have Debo Samuel's calf injury questionable for

933
00:43:44,320 --> 00:43:44,680
Speaker 2: the game.

934
00:43:45,120 --> 00:43:48,160
Speaker 4: He did return to practice, but calfs are tricky. They linger,

935
00:43:48,239 --> 00:43:52,680
Speaker 4: they can turn into bigger injuries. Trent Williams toe injury

936
00:43:52,880 --> 00:43:56,280
Speaker 4: questionable for this week. This is the biggest loss for perty.

937
00:43:56,840 --> 00:43:57,279
Speaker 3: I just.

938
00:43:58,880 --> 00:44:00,920
Speaker 2: Heart Grave on defense out for the season with the

939
00:44:00,960 --> 00:44:02,359
Speaker 2: torn tricep like they did.

940
00:44:02,520 --> 00:44:04,759
Speaker 4: Just get Kittle back.

941
00:44:04,960 --> 00:44:07,520
Speaker 2: Party was listed as day to day with backsworts this week,

942
00:44:07,560 --> 00:44:11,120
Speaker 2: but he was back Friday at practice, so he should

943
00:44:11,160 --> 00:44:11,640
Speaker 2: be fine.

944
00:44:11,680 --> 00:44:12,560
Speaker 5: He's got no designation.

945
00:44:12,680 --> 00:44:13,879
Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, but.

946
00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:18,640
Speaker 2: It's just is this just a tough break or can

947
00:44:18,719 --> 00:44:22,720
Speaker 2: the forty nine ers push through and turn this around?

948
00:44:23,280 --> 00:44:23,880
Speaker 4: Is the question.

949
00:44:24,800 --> 00:44:28,560
Speaker 3: I mean, defense is suffering without Javon Hargrave in there.

950
00:44:28,719 --> 00:44:32,520
Speaker 3: Talent of Hufanga is also questionable for this game. It's

951
00:44:32,520 --> 00:44:35,200
Speaker 3: someone that came back, you know for this season. Everybody's

952
00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:37,480
Speaker 3: really excited to add him back into the defense. Yeah,

953
00:44:37,520 --> 00:44:38,880
Speaker 3: he's now battling injury already.

954
00:44:38,920 --> 00:44:40,880
Speaker 4: Those are two big losses on you.

955
00:44:40,920 --> 00:44:43,680
Speaker 3: Also, then kind of opened this season on offense thinking

956
00:44:43,719 --> 00:44:44,840
Speaker 3: that you were going to have CMC.

957
00:44:44,960 --> 00:44:46,280
Speaker 5: Think you were going to have Deebo Samuel.

958
00:44:46,800 --> 00:44:51,400
Speaker 4: This is a used nothing. He hasn't taken off yet.

959
00:44:51,440 --> 00:44:54,560
Speaker 3: Well he hasn't because A he had to ramp up. B.

960
00:44:54,840 --> 00:44:57,680
Speaker 3: When you have debo as questionable and you don't have

961
00:44:57,760 --> 00:44:59,960
Speaker 3: CMC as a part of this offense, defenses can then

962
00:45:00,160 --> 00:45:01,560
Speaker 3: key in on Brandon Ayuk.

963
00:45:01,560 --> 00:45:02,359
Speaker 5: It's just what they're doing.

964
00:45:02,520 --> 00:45:05,160
Speaker 3: Yeah, and so you don't have as much flexibility as

965
00:45:05,200 --> 00:45:10,800
Speaker 3: Shanahan would perhaps like. It takes some adjustment. Now, Devot

966
00:45:10,840 --> 00:45:12,799
Speaker 3: being back at practice is a really good thing. The

967
00:45:12,840 --> 00:45:15,640
Speaker 3: fact that he's probably going to play just at all

968
00:45:15,920 --> 00:45:19,399
Speaker 3: is enough that a team needs a game plan for that, right. Yeah,

969
00:45:19,440 --> 00:45:21,839
Speaker 3: that's gonna help. CMC is a huge loss. I don't

970
00:45:21,880 --> 00:45:23,799
Speaker 3: expect him to be back anytime soon, like you said,

971
00:45:23,800 --> 00:45:25,600
Speaker 3: because you don't go to Germany if things are okay,

972
00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:26,600
Speaker 3: you just don't.

973
00:45:27,960 --> 00:45:31,799
Speaker 4: It helps. They're playing the Patriots tomorrow. You would think.

974
00:45:32,360 --> 00:45:33,320
Speaker 5: They have a tough defense.

975
00:45:33,360 --> 00:45:36,080
Speaker 3: Though they're a good they're very well coached under Gerrod

976
00:45:36,120 --> 00:45:37,920
Speaker 3: Mayo on the defensive side of the ball. It's not

977
00:45:38,000 --> 00:45:42,160
Speaker 3: going to be the rollover in whatever I do.

978
00:45:42,160 --> 00:45:42,960
Speaker 5: Think that we're putting.

979
00:45:43,080 --> 00:45:45,239
Speaker 3: We shouldn't put any stock really in the Niners losing

980
00:45:45,239 --> 00:45:48,000
Speaker 3: in Minnesota, because there's something about Minneapolis that just makes

981
00:45:48,040 --> 00:45:51,160
Speaker 3: them lose there. They haven't won there in thirty two years.

982
00:45:51,719 --> 00:45:53,640
Speaker 3: That was the eighth straight game that they've lost at

983
00:45:53,680 --> 00:45:56,600
Speaker 3: either US Bank or the Metrodome. There's like there's something

984
00:45:56,640 --> 00:46:02,440
Speaker 3: about Minnesota that just completely confunds confounds, I should say

985
00:46:02,760 --> 00:46:05,200
Speaker 3: Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco forty nine ers, So

986
00:46:05,200 --> 00:46:06,640
Speaker 3: I don't I'm not putting a lot of talk in that.

987
00:46:06,760 --> 00:46:08,080
Speaker 3: I do think that they're still going to be one

988
00:46:08,120 --> 00:46:11,839
Speaker 3: of the better teams in the NFC. But I mean

989
00:46:12,200 --> 00:46:14,720
Speaker 3: you're going to have to make some changes on offense

990
00:46:14,760 --> 00:46:16,799
Speaker 3: to account for the absences that you have, especially if

991
00:46:16,840 --> 00:46:17,560
Speaker 3: CMC is out.

992
00:46:17,640 --> 00:46:18,520
Speaker 5: It's free extended time.

993
00:46:18,640 --> 00:46:20,719
Speaker 2: I'm going to say, though, there's a silver lining here, right,

994
00:46:20,760 --> 00:46:23,239
Speaker 2: and that's that Brock Purty looked great even without all

995
00:46:23,280 --> 00:46:25,080
Speaker 2: of his weapons, And I think the game in LA,

996
00:46:25,280 --> 00:46:27,600
Speaker 2: even though they lost, was approve it to the rest

997
00:46:27,640 --> 00:46:30,239
Speaker 2: of the football world that Brock Party is the real deal.

998
00:46:30,280 --> 00:46:33,080
Speaker 2: The argument by so many is like, what would Purdy

999
00:46:33,160 --> 00:46:34,520
Speaker 2: be without all of his weapons?

1000
00:46:34,520 --> 00:46:35,320
Speaker 4: Well, we got the answer.

1001
00:46:35,360 --> 00:46:37,960
Speaker 2: He had one of the better games of his career,

1002
00:46:38,040 --> 00:46:41,400
Speaker 2: made the most of what he had with the weapons

1003
00:46:41,680 --> 00:46:43,839
Speaker 2: he had, and the Fortnitors did not lose that game

1004
00:46:43,920 --> 00:46:47,080
Speaker 2: because of Purty. He did everything he could to keep

1005
00:46:47,120 --> 00:46:51,160
Speaker 2: them in it. So I think with all the unfortunate

1006
00:46:51,520 --> 00:46:53,120
Speaker 2: injuries and they got a lot like.

1007
00:46:55,640 --> 00:46:57,440
Speaker 4: It's just more on.

1008
00:46:57,440 --> 00:47:00,000
Speaker 3: Kyle Shanahan to figure this out than it does anybody else.

1009
00:47:00,120 --> 00:47:02,279
Speaker 3: And yes, I think you're right. Brock Party is a

1010
00:47:02,320 --> 00:47:03,400
Speaker 3: good he's quarterback.

1011
00:47:03,480 --> 00:47:03,920
Speaker 4: Quarterback.

1012
00:47:03,960 --> 00:47:05,120
Speaker 5: He's a really good quarterback.

1013
00:47:05,640 --> 00:47:07,520
Speaker 3: And we've seen that in all of the advanced kind

1014
00:47:07,520 --> 00:47:10,000
Speaker 3: of efficiency metrics that you know, you can kind of

1015
00:47:10,000 --> 00:47:13,239
Speaker 3: look up and see where brock Party has. He led

1016
00:47:13,239 --> 00:47:15,920
Speaker 3: the league last year in so many of them. As

1017
00:47:15,920 --> 00:47:19,600
Speaker 3: far as like the paper play, like all that other stuff,

1018
00:47:19,760 --> 00:47:23,560
Speaker 3: it's more than that, like it he himself was adding.

1019
00:47:24,160 --> 00:47:27,000
Speaker 3: I love using EPA per play because it's expected points

1020
00:47:27,000 --> 00:47:29,799
Speaker 3: added and it's a way of quantifying how one individual

1021
00:47:30,280 --> 00:47:33,960
Speaker 3: added or subtracted from a team and their overall success.

1022
00:47:34,320 --> 00:47:36,360
Speaker 5: Brock Party led the league.

1023
00:47:36,600 --> 00:47:41,279
Speaker 3: Yeah, so that's that's something that like that tries like

1024
00:47:41,320 --> 00:47:45,000
Speaker 3: that's trying to isolate exactly brock Party's impact, and we

1025
00:47:45,040 --> 00:47:47,160
Speaker 3: have now seen the fact, like with the eye test,

1026
00:47:47,600 --> 00:47:49,520
Speaker 3: but when he doesn't have his weapons, he's still able

1027
00:47:49,560 --> 00:47:50,399
Speaker 3: to get stuff done.

1028
00:47:50,520 --> 00:47:53,200
Speaker 4: Yeah. Okay, So do we think they're going to overcome

1029
00:47:53,360 --> 00:47:53,799
Speaker 4: tough pray?

1030
00:47:53,880 --> 00:47:54,080
Speaker 5: Yeah?

1031
00:47:54,160 --> 00:47:55,680
Speaker 3: No, I think that they're going to end up being

1032
00:47:55,719 --> 00:47:57,440
Speaker 3: still one of the best teams in the NFC. I

1033
00:47:57,520 --> 00:47:59,839
Speaker 3: just it's not going to be easy and there's going

1034
00:47:59,880 --> 00:48:01,960
Speaker 3: to again the onus balls on Kyle Shanahan to make

1035
00:48:02,000 --> 00:48:04,200
Speaker 3: some adjustments, especially if they do not have CMC for the.

1036
00:48:04,280 --> 00:48:06,719
Speaker 2: Sea catcher, which could be yeah, a lot longer than

1037
00:48:06,760 --> 00:48:10,240
Speaker 2: most expect. Okay, let's move on to our next tough break.

1038
00:48:10,320 --> 00:48:14,800
Speaker 2: Can they overcome this? The Bengals starting oh and three again.

1039
00:48:14,880 --> 00:48:17,880
Speaker 2: I don't think anybody had justin Field starting three and

1040
00:48:17,920 --> 00:48:19,759
Speaker 2: oh and Joe Burrow starting oh and three in the

1041
00:48:19,800 --> 00:48:22,319
Speaker 2: AFC North here. Honestly, it's just been weird week. When

1042
00:48:22,400 --> 00:48:25,680
Speaker 2: loss to the Patriots, weird Chiefs. They were close, lost

1043
00:48:25,680 --> 00:48:28,280
Speaker 2: by the field goal. Loss of the Commanders was Jayden Daniels,

1044
00:48:28,320 --> 00:48:31,400
Speaker 2: Welcome to the NFL game. Burrow didn't play bad, but

1045
00:48:31,480 --> 00:48:33,320
Speaker 2: Jane Daniels was just better.

1046
00:48:34,120 --> 00:48:35,160
Speaker 4: He was just better.

1047
00:48:35,239 --> 00:48:39,920
Speaker 2: And after starting oh and three, Joe Burrow had some

1048
00:48:40,040 --> 00:48:43,719
Speaker 2: things to say about his leadership on the team.

1049
00:48:43,680 --> 00:48:44,680
Speaker 5: Maybe a little more vocal.

1050
00:48:45,000 --> 00:48:46,840
Speaker 2: I'm usually lead by example kind of guy, but I

1051
00:48:46,840 --> 00:48:49,560
Speaker 2: think I could pick my spots say say some more things.

1052
00:48:49,840 --> 00:48:51,359
Speaker 8: So find those spots this week.

1053
00:48:51,480 --> 00:48:53,400
Speaker 6: Why do you think that that could be beneficial?

1054
00:48:54,640 --> 00:48:56,560
Speaker 3: We got a lot of young guys that were coming on.

1055
00:48:56,640 --> 00:48:58,759
Speaker 6: I haven't really been here before, so have them hear

1056
00:48:58,800 --> 00:49:01,000
Speaker 6: my voice A little bit might be beneficial for them.

1057
00:49:01,040 --> 00:49:05,040
Speaker 4: No, no, so is this just a tough break?

1058
00:49:05,239 --> 00:49:05,520
Speaker 3: Yeah?

1059
00:49:05,640 --> 00:49:08,080
Speaker 4: Or can Burrow in the Bengals turn this run?

1060
00:49:08,160 --> 00:49:10,080
Speaker 3: This is why this is why wins are not a

1061
00:49:10,160 --> 00:49:13,160
Speaker 3: quarterback stat. Yeah, because Joe Burrow wasn't just good in

1062
00:49:13,200 --> 00:49:13,720
Speaker 3: that game.

1063
00:49:13,560 --> 00:49:14,120
Speaker 5: He was great.

1064
00:49:14,320 --> 00:49:18,440
Speaker 3: Yeah, He's been great all season. And the Bengals are

1065
00:49:18,480 --> 00:49:22,560
Speaker 3: losing anyway because it's a team game. Yep. I do

1066
00:49:22,680 --> 00:49:25,520
Speaker 3: think that they are going to be able to overcome this.

1067
00:49:25,680 --> 00:49:28,239
Speaker 3: I don't know how, Like you just have to get

1068
00:49:28,280 --> 00:49:30,359
Speaker 3: one of those wildcard spots. Unfortunately, in the AFC it's

1069
00:49:30,360 --> 00:49:31,880
Speaker 3: going to be that much harder because the field is

1070
00:49:31,920 --> 00:49:34,920
Speaker 3: just more crowded. But their next few games, the Bengals

1071
00:49:35,040 --> 00:49:37,680
Speaker 3: play the Panthers upcoming. That's got to be a win.

1072
00:49:38,120 --> 00:49:40,000
Speaker 4: Andy Dalton took the Raiders last week.

1073
00:49:40,880 --> 00:49:42,120
Speaker 3: I don't want to hear it. I don't want to

1074
00:49:42,160 --> 00:49:44,480
Speaker 3: hear I have to hear it though. No, No, it's

1075
00:49:44,480 --> 00:49:47,680
Speaker 3: the backup bump. The Panthers have way more holes than

1076
00:49:47,680 --> 00:49:50,799
Speaker 3: just the quarterback. They are still in one of the

1077
00:49:50,840 --> 00:49:53,840
Speaker 3: worst divisions in football. This is not I'm like, the

1078
00:49:53,920 --> 00:49:55,560
Speaker 3: Raiders have been up and down and we don't know

1079
00:49:55,600 --> 00:49:58,319
Speaker 3: who they are yet I am not going to hear that.

1080
00:49:58,400 --> 00:49:59,440
Speaker 3: The Panthers kind.

1081
00:49:59,280 --> 00:50:02,120
Speaker 4: Of way about the like this one works.

1082
00:50:02,000 --> 00:50:02,520
Speaker 5: So much better.

1083
00:50:02,640 --> 00:50:04,879
Speaker 3: The results there's so much better.

1084
00:50:05,680 --> 00:50:07,120
Speaker 4: Before you can really believe in this.

1085
00:50:07,080 --> 00:50:10,040
Speaker 3: Team, there's they're like they were going to figure things out.

1086
00:50:10,080 --> 00:50:12,440
Speaker 3: I have faith in Louianna rum Or. The defensive coordinator

1087
00:50:12,719 --> 00:50:15,200
Speaker 3: Trey Hendrickson needs some more help along that defensive front,

1088
00:50:15,200 --> 00:50:17,200
Speaker 3: but I think he's going to get it. They're reeling

1089
00:50:17,200 --> 00:50:18,880
Speaker 3: from a loss of a d DJ reader, which I

1090
00:50:18,880 --> 00:50:21,880
Speaker 3: think people were underestimating coming into this season. But the

1091
00:50:21,920 --> 00:50:24,960
Speaker 3: Bengals now have the Panthers, the Ravens, the Giants, the Browns.

1092
00:50:25,440 --> 00:50:28,279
Speaker 3: Those are all winnable games at this point for the

1093
00:50:28,320 --> 00:50:29,799
Speaker 3: Cincinnati Bengals, they have to be.

1094
00:50:29,800 --> 00:50:32,320
Speaker 2: I mean the home opener should have been a winnable game, yes,

1095
00:50:32,520 --> 00:50:33,319
Speaker 2: But I'm saying know.

1096
00:50:33,360 --> 00:50:36,520
Speaker 3: They have like they they have historically started slow. Joe

1097
00:50:36,560 --> 00:50:41,160
Speaker 3: Burrow has always lost his season opener. Like as member

1098
00:50:41,160 --> 00:50:43,640
Speaker 3: of the Bengals in the pros, Joe Burrow has never

1099
00:50:43,680 --> 00:50:44,319
Speaker 3: won Week one.

1100
00:50:44,680 --> 00:50:46,959
Speaker 5: So like that in and.

1101
00:50:46,880 --> 00:50:49,120
Speaker 3: Of itself, all right, they take a while to get going,

1102
00:50:49,200 --> 00:50:50,040
Speaker 3: they should get going.

1103
00:50:50,080 --> 00:50:51,879
Speaker 5: This is exactly the top the time that they should

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Speaker 5: get going. They have to.

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00:50:53,040 --> 00:50:55,719
Speaker 3: You can't go down zero four. You got the Panthers.

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00:50:55,800 --> 00:50:58,520
Speaker 3: That's very like, there's no way that the Bengals are

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00:50:58,520 --> 00:50:59,120
Speaker 3: losing this game.

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00:51:03,120 --> 00:51:05,399
Speaker 4: The Panthers have one more win of the Bengals, Like.

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00:51:05,400 --> 00:51:10,320
Speaker 3: It doesn't matter, it matter. They lost their best defensive player.

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00:51:10,480 --> 00:51:14,480
Speaker 3: What happens on top of the quarterbre what happened. I'm

1111
00:51:14,480 --> 00:51:16,680
Speaker 3: not even going there because you don't think, No, it's

1112
00:51:16,719 --> 00:51:17,800
Speaker 3: not it's not going to happen.

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00:51:18,280 --> 00:51:19,200
Speaker 5: It's not going to happen.

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00:51:19,320 --> 00:51:22,280
Speaker 3: Well, then then the Bengals are screwed, and they're really screwed.

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00:51:22,320 --> 00:51:24,640
Speaker 3: I really don't think, though, that this is gonna could

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00:51:24,920 --> 00:51:27,399
Speaker 3: be a continuing trend. I think that once they get

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00:51:27,400 --> 00:51:29,200
Speaker 3: that first one under their belt, they'll be well equipped

1118
00:51:29,239 --> 00:51:31,719
Speaker 3: to take on the Ravens, the Giants, the Browns. Those

1119
00:51:31,760 --> 00:51:34,839
Speaker 3: are all games that they can be successful. And I

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00:51:34,840 --> 00:51:37,120
Speaker 3: still believe in Joe Burrow. I still believe in this

1121
00:51:37,200 --> 00:51:40,600
Speaker 3: offense in particular, and I have faith again, and I

1122
00:51:40,640 --> 00:51:42,959
Speaker 3: know the defense. We talked about how bad they are

1123
00:51:43,120 --> 00:51:45,520
Speaker 3: allowing twenty six point seven points a game on average.

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00:51:45,719 --> 00:51:47,239
Speaker 3: I can't think that's going to continue. With a guy

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00:51:47,239 --> 00:51:47,959
Speaker 3: like lou Ana Remo.

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00:51:48,719 --> 00:51:51,200
Speaker 4: We love big lou He's one of me.

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00:51:51,360 --> 00:51:53,160
Speaker 5: He's a really great defensive.

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Speaker 2: Is up for like head coaching gigs the last five years, right,

1129
00:51:56,560 --> 00:51:57,240
Speaker 2: And I think.

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00:51:57,040 --> 00:51:59,160
Speaker 3: That that will just they're going to have to account

1131
00:51:59,200 --> 00:52:01,680
Speaker 3: for some loss is that they suffered in free agency

1132
00:52:01,680 --> 00:52:03,600
Speaker 3: this past offseason. I think that again that was just

1133
00:52:03,640 --> 00:52:07,560
Speaker 3: being a little bit underestimated. But I am not going

1134
00:52:07,600 --> 00:52:10,759
Speaker 3: to take the Panther seriously right now. I'm not going

1135
00:52:10,800 --> 00:52:12,680
Speaker 3: to the Bengals are a better team.

1136
00:52:14,040 --> 00:52:16,200
Speaker 4: They also shouldn't be oh and three.

1137
00:52:16,160 --> 00:52:19,000
Speaker 5: They shouldn't exactly not they should not be going three.

1138
00:52:19,120 --> 00:52:22,000
Speaker 2: Yeah, Okay, let's move to a final one here. The

1139
00:52:22,040 --> 00:52:26,520
Speaker 2: Dolphins quarterback situation. This one is just heartbreaking. Tua is

1140
00:52:26,560 --> 00:52:31,280
Speaker 2: out until at least Week eight, So you would think

1141
00:52:31,320 --> 00:52:34,640
Speaker 2: Miami would go out and get another quarterback, right, a

1142
00:52:34,680 --> 00:52:36,040
Speaker 2: big name quarterback.

1143
00:52:36,080 --> 00:52:37,200
Speaker 4: Wrong, they did not.

1144
00:52:37,360 --> 00:52:40,160
Speaker 2: Rumors or that it doesn't seem likely that they'll make

1145
00:52:40,200 --> 00:52:44,120
Speaker 2: a possible quarterback trade. Gonna wait to see what happens

1146
00:52:44,239 --> 00:52:47,399
Speaker 2: with Tua, even though he's out for at least three

1147
00:52:47,440 --> 00:52:49,640
Speaker 2: more games. I just like, why would you not have

1148
00:52:49,680 --> 00:52:53,480
Speaker 2: a legit backup plan? This is the most important position

1149
00:52:53,560 --> 00:52:56,640
Speaker 2: on the field. You've lost the two games that he's

1150
00:52:56,640 --> 00:53:00,359
Speaker 2: been out, haven't scored a touchdown since Tua got hurt,

1151
00:53:00,560 --> 00:53:03,520
Speaker 2: haven't looked good on offense. Now, they did sign Tyler Huntley,

1152
00:53:03,680 --> 00:53:07,239
Speaker 2: but that's not like snoop. Yeah, I mean rumors that

1153
00:53:07,280 --> 00:53:10,359
Speaker 2: they like, we're trying for Ryan Tannehill, but he doesn't

1154
00:53:10,400 --> 00:53:11,319
Speaker 2: want to be a filling guy.

1155
00:53:11,360 --> 00:53:13,400
Speaker 4: He wants to be the guy.

1156
00:53:13,600 --> 00:53:17,160
Speaker 2: So if the Dolphins don't make a legit push for

1157
00:53:17,200 --> 00:53:20,440
Speaker 2: a quarterback to be like part of this team, Like,

1158
00:53:20,480 --> 00:53:23,840
Speaker 2: there's also a world where Tua doesn't get cleared to

1159
00:53:23,920 --> 00:53:27,359
Speaker 2: play football, probably should again, definitely should not be Like

1160
00:53:27,440 --> 00:53:32,880
Speaker 2: you need a legit backup plan. Tua is concussion prone.

1161
00:53:33,520 --> 00:53:36,680
Speaker 2: This is a guy that you need legit.

1162
00:53:36,800 --> 00:53:39,960
Speaker 4: A legit insurance plan on. Even if he doesn't come back.

1163
00:53:40,200 --> 00:53:43,680
Speaker 2: Even if he does come back and play every single play,

1164
00:53:43,760 --> 00:53:45,760
Speaker 2: you're going to be holding your breath hoping he doesn't

1165
00:53:45,800 --> 00:53:49,520
Speaker 2: get hurt again. This one is just a really this

1166
00:53:49,560 --> 00:53:52,080
Speaker 2: is a tough break for me. I don't think Miami

1167
00:53:52,160 --> 00:53:56,600
Speaker 2: prepared themselves properly for this exact situation that everybody knew

1168
00:53:56,719 --> 00:53:59,239
Speaker 2: was a possibility and was the elephant in the room

1169
00:53:59,239 --> 00:54:01,319
Speaker 2: when they were in contract negotiations.

1170
00:54:01,760 --> 00:54:04,800
Speaker 3: This Miami team is not put together properly, and I knew.

1171
00:54:04,960 --> 00:54:08,080
Speaker 3: We knew that before the season even started, Like, okay,

1172
00:54:08,320 --> 00:54:10,839
Speaker 3: you gave two of this contract. What did you do

1173
00:54:10,880 --> 00:54:14,080
Speaker 3: on the offensive line to then ensure the investment you

1174
00:54:14,280 --> 00:54:18,239
Speaker 3: just made in Tua? They did not do anything. And

1175
00:54:18,280 --> 00:54:20,840
Speaker 3: now your left tackle, Toron toront Armsteat is out this

1176
00:54:20,920 --> 00:54:24,279
Speaker 3: game with a concussion. You have no depth behind him.

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00:54:24,840 --> 00:54:27,120
Speaker 3: That offensive line was one of the worst in the

1178
00:54:27,200 --> 00:54:29,879
Speaker 3: league last year. You did not do much to make

1179
00:54:29,920 --> 00:54:30,200
Speaker 3: it better.

1180
00:54:30,520 --> 00:54:31,440
Speaker 4: Have been the most important thing.

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00:54:31,520 --> 00:54:34,520
Speaker 3: I never understood the fact that the Dolphins did not

1182
00:54:34,600 --> 00:54:36,680
Speaker 3: go out and make more moves along the offensive line,

1183
00:54:36,760 --> 00:54:38,840
Speaker 3: draft more guys, bring in more free agents.

1184
00:54:39,239 --> 00:54:41,880
Speaker 5: That to me was reckless.

1185
00:54:41,920 --> 00:54:44,440
Speaker 3: And I get it that this too is last concussion

1186
00:54:44,520 --> 00:54:46,799
Speaker 3: was his own decision making. It had nothing to do

1187
00:54:46,840 --> 00:54:50,600
Speaker 3: with the offensive line necessarily. But this is also kind

1188
00:54:50,600 --> 00:54:52,400
Speaker 3: of coming to a head in the run game. Yeah,

1189
00:54:52,400 --> 00:54:55,359
Speaker 3: the Dolphins are twenty sixth in rushing yards per play.

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00:54:56,200 --> 00:54:58,920
Speaker 3: They I'm like, at this point, just run the wildcat

1191
00:54:58,960 --> 00:55:01,640
Speaker 3: offense because you're not using your backs otherwise. And the

1192
00:55:01,680 --> 00:55:04,040
Speaker 3: crazy part is actually that the offensive line is not

1193
00:55:04,160 --> 00:55:07,719
Speaker 3: doing so. They're not doing poorly in run blocking. They

1194
00:55:07,719 --> 00:55:10,360
Speaker 3: are terrible in pass protection. They rank twenty six in

1195
00:55:10,440 --> 00:55:13,560
Speaker 3: EPA per play in pass protection, but they are pretty

1196
00:55:13,680 --> 00:55:16,240
Speaker 3: average when it comes through the run game. The backs

1197
00:55:16,280 --> 00:55:17,839
Speaker 3: just haven't been able to get going. And I don't

1198
00:55:18,040 --> 00:55:20,320
Speaker 3: that hasn't been the case up until this season. I

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Speaker 3: don't really know where the disconnect is. And at this point,

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00:55:22,640 --> 00:55:24,880
Speaker 3: I'm just like, fine, you know what, run the wildcat.

1201
00:55:24,960 --> 00:55:27,160
Speaker 3: Put out a running back in there and just run

1202
00:55:27,239 --> 00:55:29,000
Speaker 3: him out of the run him as the quarterback.

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00:55:29,200 --> 00:55:29,680
Speaker 5: That's fine.

1204
00:55:29,760 --> 00:55:31,040
Speaker 4: I don't see them turning this around.

1205
00:55:31,239 --> 00:55:31,719
Speaker 3: I don't either.

1206
00:55:31,719 --> 00:55:34,919
Speaker 4: I don't either, but I think it's breaking tough break.

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00:55:35,000 --> 00:55:37,640
Speaker 3: It stems from even before the two injury as to

1208
00:55:37,680 --> 00:55:41,160
Speaker 3: how this team was constructed and how recklessly it was constructed.

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00:55:41,360 --> 00:55:44,040
Speaker 4: No backup plan, no depth, no backup plan.

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00:55:44,120 --> 00:55:45,520
Speaker 2: All right, we're gonna take a quick break here, but

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Speaker 2: when we come back, we're talking MLB playoffs because they're

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Speaker 2: Eng always it's always going to be such a wonderful

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Speaker 2: though I never lived in New York me neither. But

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Speaker 2: it's just that I feel that every time I go

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Speaker 2: to I know, I'm like, I know.

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Speaker 4: Sweet all right.

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00:57:01,920 --> 00:57:06,680
Speaker 2: MLB postseason starts on Tuesday came. All of our teams

1241
00:57:06,960 --> 00:57:12,920
Speaker 2: ended with some records this season Dodgers twelve straight playoff appearances,

1242
00:57:13,040 --> 00:57:17,640
Speaker 2: longest active MLB streak, Angels ten straight seasons of a

1243
00:57:17,680 --> 00:57:22,880
Speaker 2: playoff drought, longest active MLB streak, and then the White Sox.

1244
00:57:22,960 --> 00:57:25,960
Speaker 2: White Sox a very different record baseball history, with one

1245
00:57:26,040 --> 00:57:29,360
Speaker 2: hundred and twenty one losses, a very different record.

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00:57:29,560 --> 00:57:36,960
Speaker 3: Gosh, I said, if you're gonna suck, do it the

1247
00:57:37,000 --> 00:57:38,080
Speaker 3: best of anybody.

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00:57:38,520 --> 00:57:41,439
Speaker 4: And that's what sucks worst of all time.

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00:57:43,000 --> 00:57:45,560
Speaker 5: Thet they're they're they're the votes there.

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00:57:46,760 --> 00:57:48,600
Speaker 4: I mean, it is I had to type that out

1251
00:57:48,640 --> 00:57:49,880
Speaker 4: in order to see it in here.

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00:57:49,920 --> 00:57:52,040
Speaker 3: It's funny. I just I mean, I feel bad for

1253
00:57:52,080 --> 00:57:54,920
Speaker 3: the White Sox because it is such a dejected feeling.

1254
00:57:55,120 --> 00:57:58,320
Speaker 3: I worked for them for a season and they didn't

1255
00:57:58,320 --> 00:58:00,560
Speaker 3: do particularly well that year, and it was like it

1256
00:58:00,600 --> 00:58:02,920
Speaker 3: was very up and down, and when you go through

1257
00:58:02,920 --> 00:58:05,439
Speaker 3: those long stretches of losing games where you haven't seen

1258
00:58:05,520 --> 00:58:07,360
Speaker 3: the mountaintop of a victory.

1259
00:58:07,720 --> 00:58:09,520
Speaker 4: Oh. I was the Angels for ten years.

1260
00:58:10,160 --> 00:58:11,880
Speaker 2: I was with the team the last time that they

1261
00:58:11,880 --> 00:58:15,520
Speaker 2: were in the postseason in twenty fourteen, and it was a.

1262
00:58:15,560 --> 00:58:18,880
Speaker 4: Three game sweep. I'm really it was not great.

1263
00:58:19,040 --> 00:58:21,680
Speaker 3: That is not great. It affects not only the players

1264
00:58:21,680 --> 00:58:23,760
Speaker 3: in the locker room. It affects the whole organization, all

1265
00:58:23,800 --> 00:58:25,160
Speaker 3: the people working behind the scenes.

1266
00:58:25,320 --> 00:58:27,560
Speaker 2: Like you said, like it affects like your well being

1267
00:58:27,560 --> 00:58:30,240
Speaker 2: at home, like when your partner's team doesn't lose, Like

1268
00:58:30,280 --> 00:58:31,080
Speaker 2: this is literally.

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00:58:30,960 --> 00:58:32,000
Speaker 3: When you work for a team.

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00:58:32,040 --> 00:58:33,760
Speaker 2: My husband was like, I need the Angels to win

1271
00:58:33,880 --> 00:58:36,040
Speaker 2: so I have a happy wife, happy life at home.

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00:58:36,200 --> 00:58:38,440
Speaker 3: Yes, because everything is so much easier when you're winning,

1273
00:58:38,800 --> 00:58:41,480
Speaker 3: and especially from the staff perspective, and especially when you.

1274
00:58:41,520 --> 00:58:42,440
Speaker 5: Have one hundred and sixties.

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00:58:42,600 --> 00:58:43,240
Speaker 4: Oh, it's insane.

1276
00:58:43,240 --> 00:58:45,800
Speaker 3: Season. Working in baseball was like I worked in it

1277
00:58:45,800 --> 00:58:48,720
Speaker 3: for two years and I was like, if I can

1278
00:58:48,760 --> 00:58:51,360
Speaker 3: do this, I god to do any Oh.

1279
00:58:51,560 --> 00:58:53,640
Speaker 2: I remember before I did the World Cup, they were like,

1280
00:58:53,680 --> 00:58:56,280
Speaker 2: it's going to be a lot. It's like five weeks

1281
00:58:56,280 --> 00:58:58,640
Speaker 2: in a row. I was like, you do realize I've

1282
00:58:58,640 --> 00:59:00,400
Speaker 2: done baseball my entire career.

1283
00:59:01,120 --> 00:59:03,920
Speaker 3: And also every day I did baseball in Chicago, where

1284
00:59:03,960 --> 00:59:06,600
Speaker 3: like seven eight months, there's so much emphasis placed on

1285
00:59:06,640 --> 00:59:10,840
Speaker 3: summer in Chicago. So instead of just not having a summer,

1286
00:59:11,160 --> 00:59:13,440
Speaker 3: I decided I was going to do both. I don't

1287
00:59:13,440 --> 00:59:15,800
Speaker 3: think I've ever been more exhausted in my entire life.

1288
00:59:15,880 --> 00:59:17,440
Speaker 4: Oh yeah, young you can do it.

1289
00:59:17,760 --> 00:59:20,920
Speaker 2: But let's talk about the Mets Brave doubleheader, you guys

1290
00:59:21,600 --> 00:59:24,960
Speaker 2: on Monday, because this has.

1291
00:59:24,800 --> 00:59:25,760
Speaker 4: So much weight.

1292
00:59:27,400 --> 00:59:31,400
Speaker 2: The Enna Wildcard race is coming down to the wire,

1293
00:59:31,520 --> 00:59:35,240
Speaker 2: and most likely those two games on Monday. The Braves

1294
00:59:35,240 --> 00:59:37,880
Speaker 2: and Mets games were postponed this week due to Hurricane Helene,

1295
00:59:38,080 --> 00:59:40,400
Speaker 2: so they will be playing a double header on Monday,

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00:59:40,400 --> 00:59:43,200
Speaker 2: which was supposed to be an off day for the

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00:59:43,320 --> 00:59:47,160
Speaker 2: entire league before the postseason started on Tuesday. Now, right now,

1298
00:59:47,200 --> 00:59:50,960
Speaker 2: the Mets Braves are tied in the wildcard race along

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00:59:51,000 --> 00:59:52,840
Speaker 2: with the d Backs. The d Backs are on the

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00:59:52,840 --> 00:59:57,240
Speaker 2: outside looking in. They all play today Tomorrow, and then

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00:59:57,360 --> 01:00:02,720
Speaker 2: Monday is the doubleheader, so that will most likely decide

1302
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Speaker 2: the wild card situation, which is crazy because they will

1303
01:00:06,120 --> 01:00:08,720
Speaker 2: finish that second game on Monday and the winner will

1304
01:00:08,720 --> 01:00:10,480
Speaker 2: most likely have to hop on a plane, maybe both

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01:00:10,520 --> 01:00:10,800
Speaker 2: of them.

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Speaker 4: If the d Backs lose these next two games, they.

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Speaker 3: Lose the tie treker too. So literally, if they all

1308
01:00:16,000 --> 01:00:19,640
Speaker 3: finish tied, yeah, the d Bacs lose the tiebreaker between

1309
01:00:19,640 --> 01:00:22,280
Speaker 3: those three teams and then it's the Mets and the Braves.

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Speaker 2: I just have to say, at the start of the season,

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Speaker 2: I did not have the Mets playing the Braves to

1312
01:00:26,840 --> 01:00:29,479
Speaker 2: get into the postseason fighting for this spot. The Mets

1313
01:00:29,480 --> 01:00:34,000
Speaker 2: had such a surprisingly great turnaround for the season.

1314
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Speaker 4: Especially with what happened last year.

1315
01:00:36,480 --> 01:00:38,920
Speaker 2: How they made all of these big moves then sold

1316
01:00:39,360 --> 01:00:42,040
Speaker 2: everybody off of the trade deadline and said that they

1317
01:00:42,040 --> 01:00:46,240
Speaker 2: were in a rebuild, and here we are. They are

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01:00:46,920 --> 01:00:49,240
Speaker 2: like inches away from looking at the posts.

1319
01:00:49,360 --> 01:00:51,560
Speaker 3: I also talk though about how this is the most

1320
01:00:51,880 --> 01:00:54,720
Speaker 3: Mets way to get into the postseason, especially if you

1321
01:00:54,760 --> 01:00:56,919
Speaker 3: do get into the postseason. If these teams get into

1322
01:00:56,920 --> 01:00:59,120
Speaker 3: the postseason, between the Braves and the Mets, yeah, that

1323
01:00:59,160 --> 01:01:02,880
Speaker 3: will mean that fleeting up to it and then going

1324
01:01:02,920 --> 01:01:06,360
Speaker 3: into the postseason, they will play eight games in seven days. Yep,

1325
01:01:06,800 --> 01:01:08,120
Speaker 3: that is the most Mets thing.

1326
01:01:08,880 --> 01:01:11,560
Speaker 2: A Horn fans are like, I don't think expectations are

1327
01:01:11,600 --> 01:01:14,480
Speaker 2: high because the Mets always met. So it's like I

1328
01:01:14,480 --> 01:01:17,160
Speaker 2: think New York Mets fans are just like crossing their fingers.

1329
01:01:16,880 --> 01:01:20,680
Speaker 3: Like, please, there's been more that Major League Baseball could

1330
01:01:20,680 --> 01:01:23,240
Speaker 3: have done, though, like there are so many other options.

1331
01:01:23,280 --> 01:01:24,360
Speaker 4: This is a nightmare.

1332
01:01:24,880 --> 01:01:27,720
Speaker 3: Like I guess that the hurricane obviously isn't their fault,

1333
01:01:27,720 --> 01:01:30,600
Speaker 3: but like, couldn't you like in anticipation. It's not like

1334
01:01:30,600 --> 01:01:32,360
Speaker 3: you didn't know the hurricane was coming. Could you've moved

1335
01:01:32,600 --> 01:01:33,560
Speaker 3: the games up.

1336
01:01:33,480 --> 01:01:37,480
Speaker 4: No idea. Could you have a would have had it

1337
01:01:37,520 --> 01:01:39,760
Speaker 4: been double headers? I don't know, or we moved it

1338
01:01:39,800 --> 01:01:41,280
Speaker 4: to a neutral site? Yeah?

1339
01:01:41,320 --> 01:01:43,360
Speaker 3: Like, But but the thing is, if you played last

1340
01:01:43,400 --> 01:01:46,480
Speaker 3: Monday a doubleheader, that's better than playing this Monday as

1341
01:01:46,520 --> 01:01:48,600
Speaker 3: a double header and then again playing eight games in

1342
01:01:48,640 --> 01:01:52,880
Speaker 3: seven days. That's it's so reckless. It's just I feel

1343
01:01:52,880 --> 01:01:56,120
Speaker 3: like there were other solutions to this problem, and Major

1344
01:01:56,200 --> 01:01:58,880
Speaker 3: League Baseball just kind of it was just a huge kerfuffle.

1345
01:01:59,000 --> 01:02:01,320
Speaker 4: Oh yeah, no use that word today. So we're going

1346
01:02:01,320 --> 01:02:02,200
Speaker 4: to say it again. What does it mean?

1347
01:02:04,120 --> 01:02:05,960
Speaker 3: Affle, It's exactly what it sounds like.

1348
01:02:06,000 --> 01:02:09,440
Speaker 5: It's just it's it's not a it's what do you do?

1349
01:02:09,640 --> 01:02:11,040
Speaker 3: It's a conundrums.

1350
01:02:11,760 --> 01:02:12,600
Speaker 4: Words are hard for me.

1351
01:02:12,680 --> 01:02:15,680
Speaker 2: Carmen, you are the dictionary and I just talked for

1352
01:02:15,680 --> 01:02:18,840
Speaker 2: a living. But first, also, like congrats to show he

1353
01:02:19,040 --> 01:02:22,840
Speaker 2: Tani his first division win, NS chance, his first playoff

1354
01:02:22,880 --> 01:02:25,400
Speaker 2: experience is going to be happening. He had his dog

1355
01:02:25,520 --> 01:02:30,640
Speaker 2: decoy on the field with him celebrating a babby please like.

1356
01:02:31,040 --> 01:02:33,800
Speaker 4: For for dogs, like more is more, We love it.

1357
01:02:33,760 --> 01:02:36,280
Speaker 3: All he had that dog in him and has that

1358
01:02:36,320 --> 01:02:38,680
Speaker 3: dog with him.

1359
01:02:38,800 --> 01:02:42,080
Speaker 5: You're welcome. You are welcome for that.

1360
01:02:43,520 --> 01:02:43,840
Speaker 3: Thank you.

1361
01:02:46,360 --> 01:02:50,120
Speaker 7: Speaking of dogs, we need to see more corky races

1362
01:02:50,720 --> 01:02:59,760
Speaker 7: like the Buffalo Bills.

1363
01:02:55,400 --> 01:02:57,560
Speaker 3: Out like Corky will be my next dog and.

1364
01:02:57,960 --> 01:03:00,400
Speaker 4: I call the low Riders dog don't kocaid?

1365
01:03:00,600 --> 01:03:00,800
Speaker 5: Yes?

1366
01:03:01,480 --> 01:03:04,600
Speaker 2: Yeah, so any dog that's like a mix of a corgy.

1367
01:03:04,680 --> 01:03:06,520
Speaker 4: I'm just like, this just looks like a Corky in

1368
01:03:06,560 --> 01:03:10,880
Speaker 4: disguise as this dog, Like they are like the happiest.

1369
01:03:11,040 --> 01:03:11,920
Speaker 4: I know you have a Corky.

1370
01:03:12,040 --> 01:03:14,000
Speaker 7: I do have a corgy and looking to get her

1371
01:03:14,040 --> 01:03:16,200
Speaker 7: in some sort of race. So if you have any

1372
01:03:16,240 --> 01:03:17,800
Speaker 7: idea for a corgin.

1373
01:03:17,640 --> 01:03:20,240
Speaker 3: Like the local teams that are doing corky, yes, so can.

1374
01:03:20,120 --> 01:03:22,760
Speaker 7: You guys keep me in the Yeah, as far as.

1375
01:03:22,840 --> 01:03:25,520
Speaker 3: It's royalty too, by the way, oh yeah, I know

1376
01:03:25,600 --> 01:03:29,040
Speaker 3: they are. Yeah, Like that's like the British royal family

1377
01:03:29,080 --> 01:03:30,160
Speaker 3: has always had corky.

1378
01:03:30,520 --> 01:03:31,440
Speaker 4: Gosh, they're so cute.

1379
01:03:31,520 --> 01:03:35,280
Speaker 7: Yeah, and like I'm living in her house essentially it

1380
01:03:35,480 --> 01:03:35,920
Speaker 7: is a queen.

1381
01:03:36,080 --> 01:03:37,640
Speaker 4: Yeah, queen.

1382
01:03:38,040 --> 01:03:40,360
Speaker 7: Yeah, I love that. By the way, if you're looking

1383
01:03:40,360 --> 01:03:43,640
Speaker 7: at a football game, Wisconsint seemingly the Kings in this

1384
01:03:43,760 --> 01:03:45,520
Speaker 7: matchup against number thirteen USC.

1385
01:03:46,120 --> 01:03:48,080
Speaker 5: Smart, Who is I am?

1386
01:03:48,720 --> 01:03:49,080
Speaker 3: I picked?

1387
01:03:49,680 --> 01:03:50,640
Speaker 7: You picked Wisconsin?

1388
01:03:51,560 --> 01:03:53,280
Speaker 3: I guess the spread. I didn't pick them that wins

1389
01:03:53,320 --> 01:03:55,040
Speaker 3: straight up, but like the spread was like sixteen.

1390
01:03:55,080 --> 01:03:58,160
Speaker 7: I don't think Alex picked Wisconsin this one. Absolutely no,

1391
01:03:58,360 --> 01:04:00,800
Speaker 7: not at all smart. Yeah, twenty one to ten is

1392
01:04:00,840 --> 01:04:03,280
Speaker 7: where that score is early in the third quarter. Wisconstant

1393
01:04:03,360 --> 01:04:07,000
Speaker 7: leading Number thirteen USC just started the third quarter Number

1394
01:04:07,000 --> 01:04:09,840
Speaker 7: sixteen Notre Dame trying to fight off number fifteen level.

1395
01:04:09,880 --> 01:04:13,280
Speaker 7: It is twenty four to fourteen. There also early stages

1396
01:04:13,320 --> 01:04:16,200
Speaker 7: of the third quarter in the planes and it's Auburn

1397
01:04:16,320 --> 01:04:20,680
Speaker 7: fourteen to seven in front of number twenty one Oklahoma.

1398
01:04:21,040 --> 01:04:26,240
Speaker 7: We're also witnessing some upsets, especially one early where Kentucky

1399
01:04:26,280 --> 01:04:29,920
Speaker 7: went in Oxford at vont Hemingway Stadium and rocked number

1400
01:04:29,960 --> 01:04:33,800
Speaker 7: six almost twenty to seventeen. Who saw it? Yeah, dare you?

1401
01:04:33,840 --> 01:04:36,160
Speaker 7: Now you're rubbing it in. Now you're rubbing it in.

1402
01:04:36,240 --> 01:04:38,080
Speaker 7: My sister graduated there in twenty fourteen.

1403
01:04:38,280 --> 01:04:39,600
Speaker 5: I'm sorry for your sister, I know.

1404
01:04:40,480 --> 01:04:44,520
Speaker 7: Emotionally, emotionally it feels like she's on the team. Yeah,

1405
01:04:44,520 --> 01:04:46,280
Speaker 7: because which that's the chief fan.

1406
01:04:46,280 --> 01:04:48,840
Speaker 3: I mean, the SEC slogan is literally, it means more.

1407
01:04:49,000 --> 01:04:51,240
Speaker 3: And I'm here to tell you my fiance always says

1408
01:04:51,280 --> 01:04:54,080
Speaker 3: it when I'm like really really and he's just like,

1409
01:04:54,080 --> 01:04:54,800
Speaker 3: it just means more.

1410
01:04:54,840 --> 01:04:56,920
Speaker 7: Has your fiancee been to an SEC football game? He

1411
01:04:56,960 --> 01:04:59,240
Speaker 7: went to LSU. Oh well that's of course you mentioned. Yes,

1412
01:05:00,320 --> 01:05:00,840
Speaker 7: boards of it.

1413
01:05:01,120 --> 01:05:03,120
Speaker 3: He is in it, and so therefore the.

1414
01:05:04,720 --> 01:05:05,040
Speaker 1: Is it.

1415
01:05:05,080 --> 01:05:06,000
Speaker 3: I'm in it?

1416
01:05:07,120 --> 01:05:09,960
Speaker 7: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know we're up against it in time.

1417
01:05:10,000 --> 01:05:12,400
Speaker 7: I just want to get two quick three quick notes

1418
01:05:12,440 --> 01:05:15,439
Speaker 7: from the NFL. No, no, I love the cross talk,

1419
01:05:15,520 --> 01:05:18,960
Speaker 7: but I know you've got a very like hurry it up, yeah,

1420
01:05:19,040 --> 01:05:22,920
Speaker 7: distinguish guests coming up. Hey, So, the Chargers have downgraded

1421
01:05:23,040 --> 01:05:27,120
Speaker 7: offensive tackle jew All to doubtful for Sunday's game charges quarterback.

1422
01:05:27,160 --> 01:05:30,800
Speaker 7: This according to NFL Network, justin Herbert going to give

1423
01:05:30,840 --> 01:05:34,360
Speaker 7: it a shot. They're saying yes against the Chiefs despite

1424
01:05:34,400 --> 01:05:36,200
Speaker 7: the the high ankle sprain. They're gonna look at how

1425
01:05:36,200 --> 01:05:38,000
Speaker 7: he does in the warm up to see how the

1426
01:05:38,000 --> 01:05:40,520
Speaker 7: ankle is doing. But it looks as if he's gonna go.

1427
01:05:40,720 --> 01:05:43,760
Speaker 7: And then, lastly, after not playing the last two games,

1428
01:05:43,760 --> 01:05:48,120
Speaker 7: he was an active Jordan Love taking center stage. He

1429
01:05:48,280 --> 01:05:51,400
Speaker 7: is back Sunday against the Vikings. So that's exciting for

1430
01:05:51,520 --> 01:05:52,320
Speaker 7: Packers fans.

1431
01:05:52,440 --> 01:05:52,920
Speaker 1: Yeah.

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01:05:53,040 --> 01:05:54,439
Speaker 7: Back to Carmen, back to alp.

1433
01:05:54,760 --> 01:05:55,280
Speaker 4: Thank you, Brian.

1434
01:05:55,320 --> 01:05:57,600
Speaker 2: You're listening to Fox Football Saturday. I'm Alex Curry here

1435
01:05:57,600 --> 01:05:59,960
Speaker 2: with Carmen Vitally. We are broadcasting live from the Tower

1436
01:06:00,200 --> 01:06:02,720
Speaker 2: Com Studios in Los Angeles, and it is time for

1437
01:06:02,760 --> 01:06:06,080
Speaker 2: our next guest. I am so happy we finally got.

1438
01:06:05,920 --> 01:06:06,600
Speaker 4: Her on the show.

1439
01:06:06,720 --> 01:06:09,480
Speaker 2: NFL Networks, Bridget Condent, thanks for joining us, Rich.

1440
01:06:10,200 --> 01:06:12,360
Speaker 8: I am so excited to be hearing you guys. I

1441
01:06:12,480 --> 01:06:15,480
Speaker 8: swear Saturdays are the worst because I'm always traveling, And

1442
01:06:15,520 --> 01:06:17,520
Speaker 8: as soon as you texted me, I was like, I'm

1443
01:06:17,600 --> 01:06:20,320
Speaker 8: dropping everything, I am making time. I've been sitting in

1444
01:06:20,360 --> 01:06:22,280
Speaker 8: for on my phone for the past hour, just waiting

1445
01:06:22,320 --> 01:06:25,040
Speaker 8: for this ball. Oh thank you for having me. I

1446
01:06:25,120 --> 01:06:27,360
Speaker 8: love you both, and I'm so happy to talk some ball.

1447
01:06:27,640 --> 01:06:28,919
Speaker 4: I love this so much.

1448
01:06:29,000 --> 01:06:32,600
Speaker 2: Let's start with Bengals at Panthers because Joe Burrow has

1449
01:06:32,640 --> 01:06:34,720
Speaker 2: started oh to three for the first time in his

1450
01:06:35,040 --> 01:06:38,520
Speaker 2: NFL career. How badly does Cincinnati need to get a

1451
01:06:38,520 --> 01:06:41,680
Speaker 2: win over the Panthers to start their season turnaround.

1452
01:06:42,560 --> 01:06:44,920
Speaker 8: They needed a win Monday night against the Commanders. Yeah,

1453
01:06:45,040 --> 01:06:48,760
Speaker 8: did not get that They need this win not only

1454
01:06:48,880 --> 01:06:52,080
Speaker 8: for their season. Look, they have never made the playoffs.

1455
01:06:52,120 --> 01:06:55,560
Speaker 8: As the Cincinnati Bengals team starting zero to three, anything

1456
01:06:55,600 --> 01:06:58,439
Speaker 8: can happen, obviously, Joe Burrow and this team is way

1457
01:06:58,480 --> 01:07:00,840
Speaker 8: different than the Bengals team we know of the past,

1458
01:07:01,160 --> 01:07:03,600
Speaker 8: So I don't think playoffs are completely out of the question.

1459
01:07:03,880 --> 01:07:06,520
Speaker 8: But you have to win, especially against the Panthers team

1460
01:07:06,560 --> 01:07:09,320
Speaker 8: that has struggled. Yes, I understand they're coming up, will win,

1461
01:07:09,640 --> 01:07:12,960
Speaker 8: Andy Dalton facing his former team, all of those storylines,

1462
01:07:13,280 --> 01:07:16,320
Speaker 8: but this is so important. We talk about Josh Allen,

1463
01:07:16,440 --> 01:07:19,800
Speaker 8: Joe Burrow, Patrick Mahomes as some of the younger new

1464
01:07:20,000 --> 01:07:22,200
Speaker 8: good quarterbacks. Well, Joe Burrow, you need to go into

1465
01:07:22,280 --> 01:07:26,600
Speaker 8: Carolina and dominate this game. We saw some improvement last

1466
01:07:26,640 --> 01:07:29,200
Speaker 8: week with T Higgins back on the field. I do

1467
01:07:29,320 --> 01:07:32,520
Speaker 8: think it allows more opportunity for Jamar Chase when both

1468
01:07:32,560 --> 01:07:34,000
Speaker 8: T Higgins and Jamar.

1469
01:07:33,760 --> 01:07:34,440
Speaker 3: Are on the field.

1470
01:07:34,800 --> 01:07:37,400
Speaker 8: We saw the offense, you know, improve in that Monday

1471
01:07:37,440 --> 01:07:40,840
Speaker 8: Night game. The defense is what really caused them the

1472
01:07:40,920 --> 01:07:44,320
Speaker 8: loss against Jayden Daniels and mcmanderds. So you know, I

1473
01:07:44,400 --> 01:07:46,840
Speaker 8: know that lou Ana Roumo is doing everything he can

1474
01:07:46,920 --> 01:07:49,240
Speaker 8: to get that defense up to speed so that they

1475
01:07:49,280 --> 01:07:52,040
Speaker 8: can come back on that plane as you know, a

1476
01:07:52,080 --> 01:07:54,160
Speaker 8: one and three team, not an zero to four team.

1477
01:07:54,240 --> 01:07:56,600
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's so interesting because when I was looking prepping

1478
01:07:56,680 --> 01:07:59,080
Speaker 3: for some things this week, I'm looking at this Bengals

1479
01:07:59,120 --> 01:08:04,680
Speaker 3: defense and Trey Hendrickson doing Trey Hendrickson things. He has

1480
01:08:04,760 --> 01:08:06,720
Speaker 3: the highest you know, pass rush win weight on the

1481
01:08:06,720 --> 01:08:10,200
Speaker 3: team at like twenty two percent, and then after that,

1482
01:08:10,440 --> 01:08:13,959
Speaker 3: after him, it goes down so drastically, Like the next

1483
01:08:13,960 --> 01:08:16,439
Speaker 3: best guy is Lawrence Guy and he is at twelve

1484
01:08:16,520 --> 01:08:18,920
Speaker 3: and a half percent. I mean, it seems like Trey

1485
01:08:18,960 --> 01:08:22,240
Speaker 3: Hendrickson is being left on an island here to kind

1486
01:08:22,240 --> 01:08:24,360
Speaker 3: of do everything and get all of the pressure for

1487
01:08:24,400 --> 01:08:26,719
Speaker 3: this Bengals pass rush, which isn't fair.

1488
01:08:27,600 --> 01:08:30,880
Speaker 8: One hundred percent. Trey Hendrickson literally is their defense with

1489
01:08:31,000 --> 01:08:33,519
Speaker 8: three sucks. You know, von Bell came back and they

1490
01:08:33,560 --> 01:08:36,559
Speaker 8: have you know, some guys that have been there for

1491
01:08:36,600 --> 01:08:39,320
Speaker 8: a couple of years now. Last season we talked about

1492
01:08:39,320 --> 01:08:42,160
Speaker 8: this defense as being really young, right, and like give

1493
01:08:42,200 --> 01:08:45,240
Speaker 8: them a break, Well, they're they've started the season worse

1494
01:08:45,320 --> 01:08:48,160
Speaker 8: than last season. They've now allowed twenty six in the

1495
01:08:48,240 --> 01:08:51,960
Speaker 8: league in terms of points per game, which you know,

1496
01:08:52,439 --> 01:08:55,120
Speaker 8: it's really not good, especially when you have Joe Burrow

1497
01:08:55,120 --> 01:08:57,320
Speaker 8: and your offense on the field for you know, a

1498
01:08:57,439 --> 01:09:02,040
Speaker 8: portion of the game. So Gary Henderson, he's a great guy.

1499
01:09:02,160 --> 01:09:04,760
Speaker 8: Hopefully he grabbed everybody together in the locker room and

1500
01:09:04,840 --> 01:09:07,320
Speaker 8: was like, this is not us because you know, I

1501
01:09:07,439 --> 01:09:11,560
Speaker 8: will always speak positively about defensive coordinator lou Anarroumo. I

1502
01:09:11,560 --> 01:09:14,400
Speaker 8: think we have a great thot. We love Blue, We

1503
01:09:14,479 --> 01:09:17,360
Speaker 8: loved him, and I think that he will, you know,

1504
01:09:17,439 --> 01:09:19,559
Speaker 8: get these guys together, but it is going to speak

1505
01:09:19,760 --> 01:09:23,479
Speaker 8: volumes as to where they are mentally when they come

1506
01:09:23,479 --> 01:09:25,280
Speaker 8: out for a snap Sunday in Carolina.

1507
01:09:25,479 --> 01:09:28,439
Speaker 2: Okay, So then thinking and looking at the mental side.

1508
01:09:28,479 --> 01:09:30,639
Speaker 2: You've spent time around this Bengals team this season. There's

1509
01:09:30,640 --> 01:09:32,880
Speaker 2: a lot of new young guys. As we heard Joe

1510
01:09:32,960 --> 01:09:35,880
Speaker 2: Burrow talk about this week, he needs to be leading

1511
01:09:35,920 --> 01:09:39,960
Speaker 2: more vocally, not just by example. What's the vibe been

1512
01:09:40,040 --> 01:09:41,960
Speaker 2: like in that locker room this year?

1513
01:09:43,160 --> 01:09:46,439
Speaker 8: You know what's crazy, Alex is that this was the

1514
01:09:46,479 --> 01:09:49,920
Speaker 8: first preseason that Joe Burrow was healthy. Yes, he was

1515
01:09:49,960 --> 01:09:53,360
Speaker 8: working back from risk injury, but like everybody, I was

1516
01:09:53,360 --> 01:09:55,640
Speaker 8: there a lot in the summer and you know I

1517
01:09:55,680 --> 01:09:57,760
Speaker 8: was there for the first game against the Panthers or

1518
01:09:57,760 --> 01:09:58,320
Speaker 8: the Patriots.

1519
01:09:58,320 --> 01:09:58,760
Speaker 6: Excuse me.

1520
01:10:00,080 --> 01:10:02,400
Speaker 8: Many people were excited, like this is our year, this

1521
01:10:02,439 --> 01:10:04,120
Speaker 8: is our window. We're going to the super Bowl. So

1522
01:10:04,160 --> 01:10:06,640
Speaker 8: it's crazy to me to see the success. If you

1523
01:10:06,720 --> 01:10:08,880
Speaker 8: walked into that locker room this summer, you would have

1524
01:10:09,000 --> 01:10:10,519
Speaker 8: came out of there and been like, this is a

1525
01:10:10,560 --> 01:10:12,800
Speaker 8: super Bowl team. This is a team that's going to

1526
01:10:12,840 --> 01:10:16,320
Speaker 8: make it far because they all believe. And sometimes you

1527
01:10:16,360 --> 01:10:19,400
Speaker 8: get that vibe where you know, players are saying certain things.

1528
01:10:19,400 --> 01:10:21,080
Speaker 8: You walk in the locker room and you're like, Okay,

1529
01:10:21,120 --> 01:10:23,719
Speaker 8: what they're saying, actually isn't true, right, Like they're saying,

1530
01:10:23,760 --> 01:10:25,800
Speaker 8: we believe, you know, we're good and you walk in

1531
01:10:25,800 --> 01:10:28,280
Speaker 8: there and you're like, em, they're not there yet. That

1532
01:10:28,360 --> 01:10:31,200
Speaker 8: wasn't the case with the Bengals. They all were on

1533
01:10:31,240 --> 01:10:34,559
Speaker 8: the same page and like really thought this was their year.

1534
01:10:35,000 --> 01:10:38,720
Speaker 2: So that's why it's so crazy heartbreaking. We just we

1535
01:10:38,760 --> 01:10:40,720
Speaker 2: did it right and wrong, and that was Carmen's wrong.

1536
01:10:40,800 --> 01:10:44,479
Speaker 2: Like I thought it was the Bengals and Burrow I know, So.

1537
01:10:44,400 --> 01:10:48,200
Speaker 8: I don't know, Like you know, obviously, after the first

1538
01:10:48,200 --> 01:10:51,800
Speaker 8: two games, Mr Chase was, for lack of a better word, pissed. Yeah,

1539
01:10:51,840 --> 01:10:55,000
Speaker 8: you know, because he wasn't being targeted much. And I

1540
01:10:55,000 --> 01:10:56,920
Speaker 8: think that has a lot to do with Tea, right, Like,

1541
01:10:56,960 --> 01:10:58,880
Speaker 8: if he's not on the field, they're going to double

1542
01:10:58,920 --> 01:11:00,439
Speaker 8: teams tomorrow, he's not going to be able to get

1543
01:11:00,680 --> 01:11:03,800
Speaker 8: as much. Yeah, so you saw the connection start to

1544
01:11:03,840 --> 01:11:06,400
Speaker 8: build their Monday night. But then again when they get down,

1545
01:11:07,200 --> 01:11:09,040
Speaker 8: they can't do what they want to do. The playbook

1546
01:11:09,120 --> 01:11:12,240
Speaker 8: shrinks and they're trying to come back from behind and

1547
01:11:12,280 --> 01:11:15,320
Speaker 8: that's because of the defense. So hopefully they get back

1548
01:11:15,360 --> 01:11:17,600
Speaker 8: on the same page again. It's week four. I know

1549
01:11:17,680 --> 01:11:19,559
Speaker 8: that I said they have never made the playoffs ozer

1550
01:11:19,560 --> 01:11:21,400
Speaker 8: and three, but this is a different team. You have

1551
01:11:21,680 --> 01:11:24,400
Speaker 8: stars in this locker room, whereas you look at the Panthers,

1552
01:11:24,600 --> 01:11:27,240
Speaker 8: who are their stars? Not trying to be rude, but really.

1553
01:11:27,479 --> 01:11:29,880
Speaker 3: And they lost their best player on defense and Derek Brown.

1554
01:11:29,880 --> 01:11:31,719
Speaker 3: I mean, there's so many more holes on this Panther

1555
01:11:31,880 --> 01:11:32,760
Speaker 3: seane than just.

1556
01:11:32,680 --> 01:11:33,400
Speaker 4: The puny ar.

1557
01:11:33,880 --> 01:11:39,880
Speaker 3: Yeah. The Bengals, I'm I'm still worried about them, but

1558
01:11:40,000 --> 01:11:42,160
Speaker 3: I have to think that they're going to turn this around,

1559
01:11:42,200 --> 01:11:44,280
Speaker 3: because they just don't. They shouldn't be an OH to

1560
01:11:44,320 --> 01:11:47,040
Speaker 3: three team. But I do want to get to another

1561
01:11:47,120 --> 01:11:53,200
Speaker 3: game and that is here Chiefs Chargers. I am concerned

1562
01:11:53,360 --> 01:11:56,320
Speaker 3: given that weird we're hearing that Justin Herbert is going

1563
01:11:56,360 --> 01:11:58,920
Speaker 3: to test that ankle on game day. He's expected to play,

1564
01:11:59,160 --> 01:12:01,680
Speaker 3: but he's also going to likely be playing without his

1565
01:12:02,200 --> 01:12:05,080
Speaker 3: right tackle in Joe all Ray, Shawn Slater is playing

1566
01:12:05,080 --> 01:12:08,759
Speaker 3: their injury to his left tackle. That is concerning against

1567
01:12:08,760 --> 01:12:10,720
Speaker 3: a defensive front that includes Christians. Am I right?

1568
01:12:11,000 --> 01:12:11,240
Speaker 1: Yeah?

1569
01:12:11,600 --> 01:12:15,200
Speaker 8: One hundred when you okay, another team that this summer

1570
01:12:15,240 --> 01:12:16,920
Speaker 8: we were all buying in, Like, I don't know if

1571
01:12:16,960 --> 01:12:18,920
Speaker 8: it's me, but I always buy into these teams. You

1572
01:12:18,920 --> 01:12:21,320
Speaker 8: get around training camp and you're like, this is the team,

1573
01:12:21,640 --> 01:12:24,840
Speaker 8: and like then the Chargers are injured again and we're

1574
01:12:24,840 --> 01:12:27,160
Speaker 8: in Week four, and I feel like it's a broken record,

1575
01:12:27,280 --> 01:12:30,040
Speaker 8: right because I've covered this team now for four seasons,

1576
01:12:30,160 --> 01:12:34,800
Speaker 8: and this team that you know, we're talking about Super Bowl,

1577
01:12:34,840 --> 01:12:37,400
Speaker 8: we're talking about playoffs, Jim Harma, all that now is

1578
01:12:37,439 --> 01:12:39,640
Speaker 8: dealing with injuries, and that one hundred percent is what

1579
01:12:39,680 --> 01:12:42,400
Speaker 8: worries me. The one thing that I will say is

1580
01:12:42,640 --> 01:12:44,679
Speaker 8: the Chargers have lacked a run game for the past

1581
01:12:44,680 --> 01:12:46,880
Speaker 8: couple of seasons. Yes, Austin Exter has been good, but

1582
01:12:46,920 --> 01:12:49,120
Speaker 8: they never have been able to get their run game going,

1583
01:12:49,439 --> 01:12:52,120
Speaker 8: and I think this season with JK. Dobbins, we've seen

1584
01:12:52,160 --> 01:12:54,960
Speaker 8: a difference. I mean, he's the third leading rusher in

1585
01:12:55,000 --> 01:12:58,360
Speaker 8: the NFL, behind Saquon and Jordan Mason. So if they

1586
01:12:58,400 --> 01:13:00,840
Speaker 8: can lean on their run game, which again with the

1587
01:13:01,240 --> 01:13:04,120
Speaker 8: a line that's feed up, how is that going to look?

1588
01:13:04,479 --> 01:13:06,960
Speaker 8: I don't know, But if they can lean on that

1589
01:13:07,200 --> 01:13:11,879
Speaker 8: and not force Justin to do a ton on that ankle,

1590
01:13:12,479 --> 01:13:14,360
Speaker 8: I think they could have a chance. The thing is

1591
01:13:14,360 --> 01:13:16,920
Speaker 8: they always play well with the chief. It's one of

1592
01:13:16,960 --> 01:13:19,400
Speaker 8: those things like you know, I know, you're you know

1593
01:13:19,439 --> 01:13:21,600
Speaker 8: in the NFC, Norris Carmen, Like there are games like

1594
01:13:21,640 --> 01:13:24,920
Speaker 8: that too, right, Like Packers Vikings have a you know,

1595
01:13:25,160 --> 01:13:28,080
Speaker 8: uh uh what do I saying? Rivalry matches this weekend too.

1596
01:13:28,080 --> 01:13:30,800
Speaker 8: It's like always, no matter what these teams are doing,

1597
01:13:30,800 --> 01:13:34,479
Speaker 8: there's always seems to be a good game. And Jim

1598
01:13:34,520 --> 01:13:36,880
Speaker 8: Harbaugh too, and oh against and Andy Reid. I don't know,

1599
01:13:36,960 --> 01:13:38,880
Speaker 8: does that mean I do?

1600
01:13:39,000 --> 01:13:41,400
Speaker 3: I do appreciate too that Jim Harbaugh is not afraid

1601
01:13:41,439 --> 01:13:43,600
Speaker 3: to help out his offensive line with extra protection, Like

1602
01:13:43,640 --> 01:13:46,320
Speaker 3: you can see these really condensed formations where he adds

1603
01:13:46,320 --> 01:13:48,320
Speaker 3: the tight ends to the formation. He'll bring in an

1604
01:13:48,320 --> 01:13:51,920
Speaker 3: extra blocker. He's not afraid to kind of take away

1605
01:13:52,000 --> 01:13:55,080
Speaker 3: from if these skill players to add to the line,

1606
01:13:55,120 --> 01:13:56,519
Speaker 3: which helps that run game get going.

1607
01:13:56,560 --> 01:13:57,240
Speaker 5: So I appreciate that.

1608
01:13:57,360 --> 01:13:59,200
Speaker 2: Let's talk about the chance real quick before we let

1609
01:13:59,240 --> 01:14:01,559
Speaker 2: you go. Because you have been winning, but it hasn't

1610
01:14:01,600 --> 01:14:06,280
Speaker 2: been in a dominant fashion. It's hard to doubt the

1611
01:14:06,360 --> 01:14:11,360
Speaker 2: dynasty while it's happening. But is there any concern in

1612
01:14:11,479 --> 01:14:13,479
Speaker 2: Kansas City for the season at all?

1613
01:14:14,880 --> 01:14:19,240
Speaker 8: I think not because of remember we have these conversations

1614
01:14:19,320 --> 01:14:22,360
Speaker 8: last season too. Yes, the same team and then they

1615
01:14:22,360 --> 01:14:24,200
Speaker 8: get to the super cool Like last season it was

1616
01:14:24,240 --> 01:14:27,519
Speaker 8: like they're down here, it's going to be this season.

1617
01:14:27,880 --> 01:14:30,000
Speaker 8: So I think when you have won it and you

1618
01:14:30,160 --> 01:14:33,040
Speaker 8: know the formula no matter what, and like we see

1619
01:14:33,040 --> 01:14:36,200
Speaker 8: Patrick Mahomes after the game last week talk about you know,

1620
01:14:36,280 --> 01:14:38,320
Speaker 8: he's pissed they won the game, but he's like, I

1621
01:14:38,320 --> 01:14:42,400
Speaker 8: didn't play well. And when you have a competitor like that, yeah,

1622
01:14:42,439 --> 01:14:44,840
Speaker 8: maybe Patrick Mahomes feels a certain way of like we're

1623
01:14:44,840 --> 01:14:46,639
Speaker 8: not exactly where I want to be. But nobody else

1624
01:14:46,680 --> 01:14:48,479
Speaker 8: in that locker room does. They look over and they

1625
01:14:48,479 --> 01:14:51,240
Speaker 8: see Patrick Mahomes, They're like we're gonna We're gonna be fine.

1626
01:14:51,280 --> 01:14:53,320
Speaker 8: And I think when you have that confidence, which is

1627
01:14:53,320 --> 01:14:57,320
Speaker 8: something that you know, the Chargers haven't had the pastor

1628
01:14:58,200 --> 01:15:03,240
Speaker 8: they always have, like oh uh, it's like we're doing

1629
01:15:03,240 --> 01:15:06,120
Speaker 8: this again. Yeah, I think the only thing like if

1630
01:15:06,160 --> 01:15:08,639
Speaker 8: Taylor Split's not at the game, maybe camp.

1631
01:15:08,720 --> 01:15:11,400
Speaker 3: I don't know, to be a little bit of good

1632
01:15:11,439 --> 01:15:13,640
Speaker 3: luck time. But also yeah, like I'm not going to

1633
01:15:13,680 --> 01:15:16,400
Speaker 3: pretend like last year didn't happen, like we're this Yeks

1634
01:15:16,400 --> 01:15:18,800
Speaker 3: were fine and we were we were concerned like it.

1635
01:15:18,920 --> 01:15:21,360
Speaker 4: Was the year. Yeah, Bridget, thank you so much. We

1636
01:15:21,400 --> 01:15:23,640
Speaker 4: love you. Thank you so much for coming on. Have

1637
01:15:23,720 --> 01:15:24,759
Speaker 4: a great rest of your weekend.

1638
01:15:24,840 --> 01:15:27,160
Speaker 8: Thanks Bridge, Thanks for having me. Guys, let's talk so.

1639
01:15:27,439 --> 01:15:31,040
Speaker 2: Yes please bye math all right, guys, we're gonna take

1640
01:15:31,040 --> 01:15:33,040
Speaker 2: one more break favorite when we come back, we're making

1641
01:15:33,400 --> 01:15:34,880
Speaker 2: our NFL game picks.

1642
01:15:34,880 --> 01:15:36,240
Speaker 4: You're listening to Fox Sports Radio.

1643
01:15:36,920 --> 01:15:39,720
Speaker 2: Welcome back to Fox Football Saturday. I'm Alex Curry here

1644
01:15:39,720 --> 01:15:42,599
Speaker 2: with Carmen Vitali. We are broadcasting live from the Tower

1645
01:15:42,680 --> 01:15:45,439
Speaker 2: dot Com Studios in Los Angeles, and it is time

1646
01:15:45,520 --> 01:15:49,120
Speaker 2: for our Week four NFL pick. So Producer Patrick first,

1647
01:15:49,320 --> 01:15:49,920
Speaker 2: set us up.

1648
01:15:49,920 --> 01:15:53,240
Speaker 4: How how are we sitting so far. Yeah, it's not

1649
01:15:53,280 --> 01:15:54,719
Speaker 4: been great. It's not been great.

1650
01:15:54,760 --> 01:15:57,840
Speaker 9: You know what based off of there was a little

1651
01:15:57,840 --> 01:16:00,960
Speaker 9: bit of Carmen, you want a certain game, but Alex

1652
01:16:01,000 --> 01:16:04,519
Speaker 9: you also won a certain game. But honestly, scores from

1653
01:16:04,640 --> 01:16:08,519
Speaker 9: last week you both went three and two. We're sitting

1654
01:16:08,600 --> 01:16:09,960
Speaker 9: at pretty much. It didn't move.

1655
01:16:11,280 --> 01:16:13,799
Speaker 3: Just so what about one game back from Alex?

1656
01:16:14,040 --> 01:16:17,000
Speaker 9: You were two games back of Alex, but you still

1657
01:16:17,439 --> 01:16:20,320
Speaker 9: shouldn't gain. You didn't lose, all right, Alex, you're ten

1658
01:16:20,360 --> 01:16:22,040
Speaker 9: and nine. Carmen, you're eight and eleven.

1659
01:16:22,200 --> 01:16:24,000
Speaker 3: So we have rooms.

1660
01:16:24,120 --> 01:16:25,000
Speaker 5: We still have room.

1661
01:16:25,080 --> 01:16:28,879
Speaker 9: I overthink everything about Well, you didn't overthink the Vikings

1662
01:16:28,880 --> 01:16:30,479
Speaker 9: on that one there, Carmen from last week.

1663
01:16:30,520 --> 01:16:34,040
Speaker 3: So I got there. You're welcome, Pat you you're welcome.

1664
01:16:34,320 --> 01:16:36,880
Speaker 9: And you know what, speaking of the Vikings, yep, that

1665
01:16:36,960 --> 01:16:40,080
Speaker 9: kind of brings us to our first pick of this week,

1666
01:16:40,120 --> 01:16:43,959
Speaker 9: and uh, leader in the club house are fearless leader, Alex.

1667
01:16:44,680 --> 01:16:48,679
Speaker 9: The Vikings are taking on the Green Bay Packers. Packers

1668
01:16:48,680 --> 01:16:50,920
Speaker 9: are three point favorites, Alex, take us away.

1669
01:16:50,920 --> 01:16:51,599
Speaker 3: What are we feeling?

1670
01:16:53,200 --> 01:16:58,320
Speaker 2: I am taken the Green Bay Packers a big divisional matchup.

1671
01:16:58,520 --> 01:17:01,880
Speaker 4: Jordan Love is back and I feel like.

1672
01:17:01,880 --> 01:17:05,160
Speaker 2: This is gonna be a comeback, go off game, so

1673
01:17:05,200 --> 01:17:06,320
Speaker 2: I'm taking the Packers here.

1674
01:17:06,560 --> 01:17:08,000
Speaker 3: I actually don't know that it's going to be a

1675
01:17:08,000 --> 01:17:09,519
Speaker 3: go off game for Jordan Love because I still think

1676
01:17:09,520 --> 01:17:10,840
Speaker 3: that green Bay is going to lean on the run

1677
01:17:10,880 --> 01:17:14,599
Speaker 3: game a lot more. I am I fully recognizing Aaron

1678
01:17:14,680 --> 01:17:17,240
Speaker 3: Jones is coming back to green Bay all of that

1679
01:17:17,240 --> 01:17:19,080
Speaker 3: that's going to have him juiced up. I just think

1680
01:17:19,120 --> 01:17:22,360
Speaker 3: that the green Bay defense is going to know exactly

1681
01:17:22,360 --> 01:17:24,080
Speaker 3: what to expect from Aaron Jones because he was in

1682
01:17:24,120 --> 01:17:25,800
Speaker 3: green Bay for so long. So I am also going

1683
01:17:25,800 --> 01:17:28,599
Speaker 3: the green Bay Packers at home with Jordan Love back,

1684
01:17:29,040 --> 01:17:31,439
Speaker 3: but it's still going to feature Josh Jacobs very heavily.

1685
01:17:33,000 --> 01:17:34,160
Speaker 3: It hurts me to say that.

1686
01:17:34,200 --> 01:17:36,480
Speaker 5: It hurts to hear this, Sorrick.

1687
01:17:37,840 --> 01:17:40,719
Speaker 3: It's going to be super close. I go either way,

1688
01:17:40,920 --> 01:17:43,280
Speaker 3: I know, and I'm pie on the Bikings this whole time.

1689
01:17:43,280 --> 01:17:44,760
Speaker 3: You know true, I will move on.

1690
01:17:45,000 --> 01:17:49,120
Speaker 9: Okay, with heart hurting, but I'll move the number two.

1691
01:17:49,280 --> 01:17:54,120
Speaker 9: The Eagles of Philly are going to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,

1692
01:17:54,600 --> 01:17:57,040
Speaker 9: and with that set the away team, the Eagles are

1693
01:17:57,120 --> 01:17:58,600
Speaker 9: one half point favorites.

1694
01:17:58,680 --> 01:18:01,760
Speaker 3: Carmen, how we fill in, They've met a lot of

1695
01:18:01,760 --> 01:18:04,400
Speaker 3: injuries on offense, They're gonna have to ride Saquon really hard.

1696
01:18:05,120 --> 01:18:07,360
Speaker 5: That sounded bad, Sorry, guys, the.

1697
01:18:07,280 --> 01:18:12,200
Speaker 3: Box historically, the box historically, I'm just gonna move right on.

1698
01:18:12,479 --> 01:18:14,599
Speaker 3: We're gonna go, guys, come on, be a professional here.

1699
01:18:14,720 --> 01:18:18,479
Speaker 3: What's wrong with all of you? The Bucks historically about

1700
01:18:18,479 --> 01:18:22,600
Speaker 3: a really good run defense. So that's I'm gonna go

1701
01:18:22,640 --> 01:18:24,360
Speaker 3: with the Bucks. They're getting Vita Ba back, or they

1702
01:18:24,360 --> 01:18:28,599
Speaker 3: should get vi to Beya back, and the Eagles have

1703
01:18:28,720 --> 01:18:30,920
Speaker 3: a lot of offensive injuries. I'm going with the Bucks

1704
01:18:30,960 --> 01:18:32,679
Speaker 3: at home, all right?

1705
01:18:33,160 --> 01:18:38,160
Speaker 2: I say the Eagles here. I just feel Saquon Barkley's

1706
01:18:38,200 --> 01:18:40,120
Speaker 2: gonna keep it rolling. As you mentioned, they're gonna have

1707
01:18:40,200 --> 01:18:42,640
Speaker 2: to rely heavy on him. He had one hundred and

1708
01:18:42,680 --> 01:18:44,800
Speaker 2: forty seven yards in two touchdowns last weekend, and I

1709
01:18:44,840 --> 01:18:47,000
Speaker 2: feel like he is just gonna keep it going.

1710
01:18:47,120 --> 01:18:48,360
Speaker 4: So Eagles for me.

1711
01:18:48,720 --> 01:18:49,000
Speaker 3: All right?

1712
01:18:49,040 --> 01:18:53,679
Speaker 9: Well, speaking of keeping things rolling, Alex, the Rams are

1713
01:18:53,720 --> 01:18:57,240
Speaker 9: taking on the Bears. Bears are home and three point favorites.

1714
01:18:57,600 --> 01:19:00,519
Speaker 9: But do the Rams roll on to win number two?

1715
01:19:00,760 --> 01:19:03,479
Speaker 4: Yeah? Take us away? Yes, they do. Rams all the way.

1716
01:19:03,560 --> 01:19:03,920
Speaker 1: Baby.

1717
01:19:04,560 --> 01:19:06,639
Speaker 2: Matthew Stafford showed us he can get it done even

1718
01:19:06,680 --> 01:19:10,960
Speaker 2: without his top weapons. Haven't really seen Caleb and the

1719
01:19:11,000 --> 01:19:14,160
Speaker 2: Bears fully put it together yet. I don't think it's

1720
01:19:14,160 --> 01:19:17,000
Speaker 2: gonna happen tomorrow against the Rams. I'm taking the Rams.

1721
01:19:17,040 --> 01:19:19,160
Speaker 3: I do think injuries are gonna catch up with the Rams,

1722
01:19:19,200 --> 01:19:23,040
Speaker 3: and they're going into Chicago. The Bears have tweaked around

1723
01:19:23,080 --> 01:19:26,120
Speaker 3: some things. They're relatively healthy. They're getting Keenan Allen back,

1724
01:19:26,200 --> 01:19:28,280
Speaker 3: or they should anyway. I want to see what the

1725
01:19:28,280 --> 01:19:30,000
Speaker 3: full this whole offense looks like. I think it's gonna

1726
01:19:30,000 --> 01:19:30,800
Speaker 3: look better. I'm going Bears.

1727
01:19:30,800 --> 01:19:32,559
Speaker 4: Okay, it's go quickly, all right, We're going quick.

1728
01:19:32,640 --> 01:19:36,400
Speaker 9: It's the Nolin Saints at the Atlanta Falcons. Falcons three

1729
01:19:36,400 --> 01:19:38,400
Speaker 9: point favorites. Starman, What do you think I'm going Saints.

1730
01:19:38,680 --> 01:19:39,639
Speaker 9: I think they bounced back.

1731
01:19:40,200 --> 01:19:42,280
Speaker 4: Okay, I'm going Falcons. This was a toss up for me.

1732
01:19:42,400 --> 01:19:45,040
Speaker 2: Really can go either way, but I'm just yeah, I'm

1733
01:19:45,040 --> 01:19:47,240
Speaker 2: gonna take I'm gonna take Cousins over car all right.

1734
01:19:47,479 --> 01:19:48,200
Speaker 5: Last one we got.

1735
01:19:48,200 --> 01:19:50,639
Speaker 9: We got the Buffalo Bills Game of the week at

1736
01:19:50,640 --> 01:19:52,479
Speaker 9: the Baltimore Ravens, who are two and a half point

1737
01:19:52,520 --> 01:19:53,240
Speaker 9: favorites at home.

1738
01:19:53,400 --> 01:19:54,360
Speaker 3: Alex take it away.

1739
01:19:54,479 --> 01:19:56,800
Speaker 2: I apologize to Josh Allen and the Bills today saying

1740
01:19:56,800 --> 01:19:58,920
Speaker 2: I wasn't gonna bet against them, so now I'm taking

1741
01:19:59,000 --> 01:20:03,000
Speaker 2: Josh Allen and Bills. Ravens haven't fully proven it all

1742
01:20:03,040 --> 01:20:04,240
Speaker 2: to me yet, so I'm taking the Bills here.

1743
01:20:04,320 --> 01:20:06,840
Speaker 3: No, Ravens have been very inconsistent. The Bills have been

1744
01:20:06,920 --> 01:20:09,600
Speaker 3: the picture of consistency. Josh Allen the picture of consistency,

1745
01:20:09,960 --> 01:20:11,679
Speaker 3: elite quarterback, MVP leader.

1746
01:20:12,479 --> 01:20:14,839
Speaker 2: Hello, so thank you so much for spending your Saturday

1747
01:20:14,880 --> 01:20:17,040
Speaker 2: afternoon with us. We'll see you next week's same time,

1748
01:20:17,120 --> 01:20:22,679
Speaker 2: same place. Have a great one.