WEBVTT - Ali Marpet Retirement, Coaching Staff Additions | Bucs Insider

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome into Buccaneers Insider Live, presented by Miller. Like Casey

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<v Speaker 1>Phillips here it was senior writer and editor Scott Smith.

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<v Speaker 1>It is great to be doing this in person. We're

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<v Speaker 1>back and we are back in Indie. We are in

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<v Speaker 1>the convention center right now. Actually right behind the cameras

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<v Speaker 1>what's called Radio Row. There a whole bunch of different

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<v Speaker 1>teams and reporters set up there. But as you can tell,

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<v Speaker 1>right behind us, that is the official bench press. Now, no,

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<v Speaker 1>those are not actual Combine participants. These are high schoolers

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<v Speaker 1>that they have allowed to come in and try some

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<v Speaker 1>of the drills. In case you're like me and thinking

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<v Speaker 1>these prospects get younger and younger, we were a little

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<v Speaker 1>worried we were getting very old. So we got which

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<v Speaker 1>is also tu these are not usually exclusive. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we got the bench press right behind us. And then

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<v Speaker 1>on the other side of those curtains over there is

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<v Speaker 1>where we had guys like Bruce arians Jason like doing

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<v Speaker 1>their media appearances yesterday. So first I want to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about that. What do you feel like you learned, because

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<v Speaker 1>man's we haven't heard from them in a little bit,

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<v Speaker 1>and there's there's been some developments since we've gotten to

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<v Speaker 1>talk to them, So what were some of the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>things that they were getting asked about and that you

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<v Speaker 1>felt like you learned? And they talked to us up

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<v Speaker 1>to this I too, with like a little local contingency.

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<v Speaker 1>So we got a good half hour with each guy

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday and I guess maybe learned isn't the right word,

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<v Speaker 1>but reconfirmed that this team does not feel like it's

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<v Speaker 1>in the rebuild mode, even with a couple of Pro

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<v Speaker 1>bowlers retiring on us. Uh, this is a team that

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was Bruce, I mean Jason light who said,

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<v Speaker 1>we think we're in position to make another very strong

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<v Speaker 1>run at the at the division championship, and you know

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<v Speaker 1>that's the first goal. Obviously, the biggest goal is the

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<v Speaker 1>Super Bowl of the year, but the best way to

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<v Speaker 1>get there is to win your division first, like the

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<v Speaker 1>Bucks did last year. So uh, there, they think that

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<v Speaker 1>the roster is talented enough even without Tom Brady, that

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<v Speaker 1>this team, especially with the defense that we have going

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<v Speaker 1>and some things they think they can do on offense,

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<v Speaker 1>will be competitive again next year. So there's no tear

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<v Speaker 1>down going on here. Yeah, and you mentioned the couple

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<v Speaker 1>of Pro bowlers retiring on us. We've all heard about

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Brady, we know that what happened there, But the

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<v Speaker 1>Ali Marpette one has happened since we had our last show,

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<v Speaker 1>and that one I think was very much less expected

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<v Speaker 1>than the Brady one potentially. So what have you seen

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<v Speaker 1>from the reaction from the team and fans and everybody

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<v Speaker 1>about Hey, what he meant to this organization? But be

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<v Speaker 1>what this now means in terms of the priorities in

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<v Speaker 1>the draft, priorities in the free agency, and how you

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<v Speaker 1>try to replace a guy like him who has been

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<v Speaker 1>just such a huge part of this team in this

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line. It was definitely a shock. I mean, it

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<v Speaker 1>was a three pm on Saturday on Sunday, I think,

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<v Speaker 1>and I know I wasn't expecting. And Alan mar Pet's

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<v Speaker 1>been in the league seven years, He's twenty eight years old.

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<v Speaker 1>You could easily say he's in the prime of his

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<v Speaker 1>career or he was first Pro Bowl just made his

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<v Speaker 1>first Pro Bowl. Although when that happened, I think the

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<v Speaker 1>general since was finally right. Probably been three or four

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<v Speaker 1>seasons where he could have been easily been a Pro Bowler.

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<v Speaker 1>But the only thing, the only reaction you can really

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<v Speaker 1>have in this situation is to be happy for Ali

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<v Speaker 1>because obviously he had his reasons for doing so, and

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<v Speaker 1>doing this is what's going to make him happy now

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<v Speaker 1>and going forward. So you just look back and you

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<v Speaker 1>you're you're thankful for what he did for the franchise,

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<v Speaker 1>which was a lot and helped us win that Super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl championship, and uh, it was a great, great career

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<v Speaker 1>for him, even just seven years, you'd have to say

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<v Speaker 1>he's one of the best offensive lineman in team history.

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<v Speaker 1>But what do the Buccaneers do to move forward? I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you got to do something right now. You're looking at

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<v Speaker 1>the situation. The Buccaneers had three Pro Bowl, three offensive

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<v Speaker 1>linemen in the Pro Bowl, and by a lot of metrics,

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<v Speaker 1>had maybe the best Pro Bowl breast offensive line in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL last year. But Ali's retired and center Ryan

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<v Speaker 1>Jensen and left and right guard Alex Kappa are both

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<v Speaker 1>potential unrestricted free agents. So that's a little bit worrisome, right,

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<v Speaker 1>That's a lot to potentially have to replace. But Bruce

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<v Speaker 1>Arian said, Ali's retirement definitely, uh, definitely changes how you

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<v Speaker 1>approach free agency, and in particular those two offensive lineman

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<v Speaker 1>there's more money to spend now the Bucaneers might go

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit harder to try to keep Jensen and

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<v Speaker 1>or Kappa right. And so, now, what are some of

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<v Speaker 1>the other priorities that this could affect in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>the cap space and looking at what else we need

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<v Speaker 1>of are there going to be things now that you

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<v Speaker 1>didn't think you needed an alignment where that's got to

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<v Speaker 1>take precedent. And then also if regardless, what is this

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<v Speaker 1>free up for some of those other areas that you're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to look for. Well, I mean again, I think

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<v Speaker 1>it probably just stays in that same category. Whatever you've

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<v Speaker 1>freed up here with Ali in terms of the cap,

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<v Speaker 1>you have more than you can allocate either to Jensen

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<v Speaker 1>and or Kappa or somebody from the outside. But also

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<v Speaker 1>I think it does sort of change your focus in

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<v Speaker 1>this draft just a little bit. Uh Or Jason Light

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<v Speaker 1>said yesterday that this is a draft where we we

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<v Speaker 1>I think actually I think it's Bruce arians where we'll

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<v Speaker 1>be going for best player available. It's not positional need.

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<v Speaker 1>That's something that every team believes and says, but when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes down to a generally, the positional need does

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<v Speaker 1>factor in when it comes time when you're on the

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<v Speaker 1>clock in the second round or something. Um, you may

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<v Speaker 1>be picking best player available, or you maybe picking best

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<v Speaker 1>player available at one of these couple of positions that

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<v Speaker 1>we really need. UM, so I think you should. You

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<v Speaker 1>could see the the solution for that three man interior

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<v Speaker 1>line be a combination of more aggressively going after Jensen

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<v Speaker 1>and Kappa something in the draft, and then these young

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<v Speaker 1>guys that they like, like Robert Hanzi and Nick Leverette

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<v Speaker 1>and Sidarius Hutcherson, a lot of guys that Bruce talked

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<v Speaker 1>about yesterday, young guys he thinks are ready to potentially

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<v Speaker 1>step up into bigger roles. And then there's been some

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<v Speaker 1>other news that has come out this week. This has

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<v Speaker 1>just been a crazy week all the way around. And

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<v Speaker 1>the first bit I feel like people are going to

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<v Speaker 1>hear about because I think you and I this might

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<v Speaker 1>be the most common question we've been asked, at least

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<v Speaker 1>in my seven years of being here, when are the

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<v Speaker 1>throwback uniforms coming back? And you and I have never

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<v Speaker 1>had an answer for that, and we finally have an

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<v Speaker 1>answer for that. It's funny how much is going on

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<v Speaker 1>because you said you were gonna talk about another topic

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<v Speaker 1>that we haven't talked about yet. And that's not even

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<v Speaker 1>the one I thought. Yeah, yeah, there are so many

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<v Speaker 1>so we still have more, so don't worry. So the

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<v Speaker 1>throwback uniforms are coming back in three It won't be

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<v Speaker 1>this season, but it will be the one after that.

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<v Speaker 1>First time since I think two thousand and thirteen, the

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<v Speaker 1>throwbacks stopped happening because the NFL changed their rules about

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<v Speaker 1>how many sets of helmets that teams could use, and

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<v Speaker 1>the Buccaneers couldn't really would have had to wear the

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<v Speaker 1>Peter helmets, which wouldn't look good with the old Buck

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<v Speaker 1>Bruce throwback. So they're coming back. We know the fans

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<v Speaker 1>love them. We love them. Um, it's as soon as

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<v Speaker 1>we could have possibly gotten them in terms of getting

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<v Speaker 1>the uniforms. We just couldn't for supply side reasons. We

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<v Speaker 1>just couldn't get it done for two But they're back

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<v Speaker 1>in Okay. And then we also found out we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to journey. Yeah, that we are finally found out we

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<v Speaker 1>are definitely playing a game in Germany this year. So

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<v Speaker 1>how exciting is that for for you and for the

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<v Speaker 1>team at large. It's great. So there's four games coming

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<v Speaker 1>in Germany and over the next four years, one each

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<v Speaker 1>year Munich Frankfort, Munich, Frankfort, and the Buccaneers are the

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<v Speaker 1>designated team for the very first one of those games.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the first NFL game ever played in Germany. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how many of the people watching have

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<v Speaker 1>been founding the NFL long enough to remember days of

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<v Speaker 1>like NFL Europe. It's called World League of Football at

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<v Speaker 1>one point. I think it's been called many things. Probably

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<v Speaker 1>the place where NFL football was most popular during that

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<v Speaker 1>time was Germany. Like four of the teams were in Germany,

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<v Speaker 1>and there's millions of NFL fans in Germany already. And

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<v Speaker 1>the Buccaneers recently got an international Home Marketing Agreement area

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<v Speaker 1>UH granted to them for Germany. So the Buccaneers will

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<v Speaker 1>be marketing themselves in Germany, trying to you know, create

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<v Speaker 1>more fans there and create opportunities for fans to get

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<v Speaker 1>merchandise and and other things, and and so getting to

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<v Speaker 1>play a game there on top of that is just

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<v Speaker 1>really really exciting to be the first team to do.

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<v Speaker 1>So we don't we don't know our pony yet, but

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<v Speaker 1>we're the designate team for that game, and yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 1>really exciting. The Buccaneers will played games in London. They

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<v Speaker 1>played a preseason game in Japan, but Germany is a

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<v Speaker 1>new territory. It's gonna be incredible. And then we will

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<v Speaker 1>close with this. Also, the team announced some new coaches

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<v Speaker 1>on staff. Uh so overall some some shake up there.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you see as that impacting the team? And

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<v Speaker 1>some of the people brought in, some of the people leaving.

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<v Speaker 1>But still how secure overall the coaching staff is these

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<v Speaker 1>last few years of that continuity, there hasn't been much

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<v Speaker 1>change in Bruce arians was actually said he was actually,

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<v Speaker 1>I won't use the exact words, but he wasn't very

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<v Speaker 1>happy that. I mean, he's happy that that Byron Leftwich

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<v Speaker 1>and Todd Bowles are still around for selfish reasons, but

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<v Speaker 1>he's not happy that those guys haven't gotten their opportunities yet.

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<v Speaker 1>And so the Buccaneers over the last two years, despite

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<v Speaker 1>all their success, haven't had to make too many changes

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<v Speaker 1>to the coaching staff, which is great because that's a

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<v Speaker 1>strength of the team and continuity is awesome. So each

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<v Speaker 1>year there's just been a few changes. This year, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Caldwell went to become the defensive coordinator for the

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<v Speaker 1>jag Wires, and so the Buccaneers brought in a former

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<v Speaker 1>coach that had worked with Bruce Arians as a linebackers

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<v Speaker 1>coach back with Cardinals, and I have to admit that

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<v Speaker 1>right now and blanking on the name, and now I

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<v Speaker 1>am fair to him because he's a very well tinured

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<v Speaker 1>coach and it's just that we've just had this new yas. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't prepared for that question. My apologies on my

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<v Speaker 1>end for not remembering right now. Um, but he's a

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<v Speaker 1>he's a very well established coach coach that position under

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<v Speaker 1>Bruce Arians. And then there's been a couple of their

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<v Speaker 1>changes sort of at the quality control level. Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 1>then Larry Foote moving over to the inside linebacker instead

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<v Speaker 1>of outside. Also, um, uh Rick Christophel is now the

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<v Speaker 1>assistant uh is An is a senior offensive assistant, which

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<v Speaker 1>opens up the tight ends job for John Dan Dan

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<v Speaker 1>who had been the quality i mean the assistant Titans coach,

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<v Speaker 1>but now he's in charge of the tight ends. But

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<v Speaker 1>it is incredible how much consistency there has been there

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<v Speaker 1>and that is a huge factor for a team. All right, well,

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<v Speaker 1>that is going to do it for us. On this

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<v Speaker 1>w pfe A. Here, he thought,