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Speaker 1: with Jeffrey Gorman and Matt Taylor. Hello again, everyone, and

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Speaker 1: out by the voice of the Colts that is Matt Taylor. Mate,

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Speaker 1: I mean the Masters this weekend, we got some good

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Speaker 1: In free agency, the Colts have also lost some players.

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Speaker 1: did you feel like you were really on the come

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Speaker 1: and what you were able to do from your defensive

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Speaker 1: end position in terms of your flexibility and the impact

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Speaker 1: you were having on this defense? Yeah, I mean that day.

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Speaker 1: I remember that day like clear as ever. Yeah, it

426
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Speaker 1: was Halloween. I woke up that morning. I said, I'm

427
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Speaker 1: going to have three sacks a day, Like you're on

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Speaker 1: your way. Yeah. I was like, do you think you're

429
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Speaker 1: gonna have a pick? I didn't think about I just

430
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Speaker 1: knew I was gonna have a strap. I was like,

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Speaker 1: I'm gonna get a turnover me. I think me and

432
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Speaker 1: Fluce had just talked about it. He was like, this

433
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Speaker 1: is gonna be your day, and I was like, you're right.

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Speaker 1: I woke up feeling so good that the way I

435
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Speaker 1: felt that morning was too good to be true. Like

436
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Speaker 1: I was just feeling that good. I was in his

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Speaker 1: own But I had like two qv hits a sack

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Speaker 1: then pick. I was like, oh my god, Like dude,

439
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Speaker 1: this day here is like insane. Throughout the whole season,

440
00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:35,879
Speaker 1: it was like just chipping away like each week and

441
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Speaker 1: then it was just like getting quarterback his you're doing,

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Speaker 1: you're getting pressure. It's just like one day it's just

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Speaker 1: all going to click. And then you know, I was hoping,

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Speaker 1: like after I got the first sack, I was like,

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Speaker 1: all right, let's just keep going. And then like the

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Speaker 1: injury happened. But I'm like, all right, I could still

447
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Speaker 1: hunt quarterbacks this season. So it's cool. You're amazing. I mean, seriously, no,

448
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Speaker 1: I'm trying to give you a major compliment that that

449
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Speaker 1: attitude for you. Most guys would kind of just you know,

450
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Speaker 1: going to a bad place. But well, yeah, oh no, man,

451
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Speaker 1: I don't do that. But but where does your great attitude,

452
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Speaker 1: you're your positive outlook on things, Where does that come from?

453
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Speaker 1: I really, uh wish I could tell you. I say

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Speaker 1: it is I say my grandparents. Yeah, like no matter.

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Speaker 1: I think it was just no matter the situation, Like

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Speaker 1: our great grandmother, she was always just another day, another blessing,

457
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Speaker 1: you know, Like that's the way you look at Look,

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Speaker 1: I don't go to sleep upset, Like, don't wake up

459
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Speaker 1: the next day thinking about what happened yesterday, because all

460
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Speaker 1: I happen is right now. I don't know. I just

461
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Speaker 1: can't think about those things. So I'm just trying to

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Speaker 1: keep a good mindset, always positive, just trying to like

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Speaker 1: progress through whatever it is. You know, it gets dark sometimes,

464
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Speaker 1: but no, I don't you know, don't you don't want

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Speaker 1: to go to those dark places. Man. You just gotta

466
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Speaker 1: believe in yourself for one though, Like you always gotta

467
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Speaker 1: be thankful. I always gotta believe in yourself, like no,

468
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Speaker 1: because all you need is opportunity. You know, it doesn't

469
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Speaker 1: matter how big it is, how small it is. You know,

470
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Speaker 1: once you get a little bit of opportunity, you know,

471
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Speaker 1: open the door so much more. Looking ahead to these

472
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Speaker 1: next few weeks, the upcoming Ota Minicamp period, this is

473
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Speaker 1: a highly motivated defense. You guys are bringing back a

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Speaker 1: lot of guys, a lot of big playmakers. You mentioned

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Speaker 1: Matt Eberflus. Now in Chicago, you have Gus Bradley, You're

476
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Speaker 1: gonna have Nate Ollie's the defensive line coach. What conversations

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Speaker 1: have you been able to have with the new guys

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Speaker 1: who are leading this defense. What excites you about the

479
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Speaker 1: potential there is for growth among this defense, especially along

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Speaker 1: the defensive line. You know, the conversations we had thus

481
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Speaker 1: far as it's going to be an attacking defense where

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Speaker 1: you know, we're getting nine techniques, you know, get to

483
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Speaker 1: roll off the ball a little more. I mean who

484
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Speaker 1: doesn't like that as a defensive end? I mean that

485
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Speaker 1: had equations more sacks in my opinion, you don't have

486
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Speaker 1: to play six technique get started again, you know, but

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Speaker 1: nine tech you're rolling off the ball. But also, like

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Speaker 1: all the guys around, like I mean, it's still pretty

489
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Speaker 1: much all the same guys, and we're all like, you know,

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Speaker 1: we all gael together, Like you know, I'm I'm I'm

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Speaker 1: excited to be back into the fold, like with those

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Speaker 1: same guys, Like you know, I love each and every

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Speaker 1: one of those guys. I take die here yesterday. Like, man,

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Speaker 1: if there's a way, you know, you get everybody together

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Speaker 1: for the next three to four years, Man, we could really,

496
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Speaker 1: you know, we could take this thing by storm, you know, Like,

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Speaker 1: and I'm just excited to be around those same guys.

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Speaker 1: As Lara mentioned, you bring back a lot of those

499
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Speaker 1: same guys, A couple of guys entering year two, you know,

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Speaker 1: expecting for big jumps and guys like Quitty and then

501
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Speaker 1: also you know, we don't we don't really get a

502
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Speaker 1: full year of Dio. What are you expecting to see

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Speaker 1: out of those two youngsters in year two. Oh man,

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Speaker 1: you know those two guys, I know for a fact

505
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Speaker 1: they're gonna come ready and be ready to play even more.

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Speaker 1: Like you know, you get that first taste. So like

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Speaker 1: year one, you see how the league work. It's the

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Speaker 1: longest year of your life, like everybody knows this. Like,

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Speaker 1: and when you come back year two, like refreshed, probably

510
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Speaker 1: more motivated because now you're like, oh I got some time,

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Speaker 1: Like I'm I'm getting into the swing of this this

512
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Speaker 1: pro thing, Like let me actually go out here and play.

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Speaker 1: And I know those two are going to come back

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Speaker 1: like refresh, refocus, ready to work with this new scheme.

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Speaker 1: You know, last year you had the backdrop of of

516
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Speaker 1: COVID and you know in twenty twenty everything got wiped out.

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Speaker 1: But um with a new scheme on defense and OTAs

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Speaker 1: and a new defensive coordinator and Gus Bradley. How important

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Speaker 1: will the month of you know, April May and then

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Speaker 1: the mini camp in June. I mean that's a huge

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Speaker 1: springboard opportunity going into training camp, right, I mean, I

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Speaker 1: mean time is everything. Yeah, Time on the turf, you know, right, learn,

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Speaker 1: learning new people is the main thing, you know, because

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Speaker 1: everybody interacts differently, Like that's that's the thing. You could

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Speaker 1: bring all the schemes you want, but like you have

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Speaker 1: to like it's the players that have to play, you know,

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Speaker 1: and the coaches coach, but we all have to find

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Speaker 1: a way to come together. I think that's the main thing,

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Speaker 1: our interactions amongst each other in order to make this work.

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Speaker 1: As I as I've met with all the coaches, like

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Speaker 1: you know, I've seen like nothing but great things, like

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Speaker 1: great attitudes. I mean it's all new, so even like

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Speaker 1: if it's new, it's still good to like get off

534
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Speaker 1: to a great start those attitudes like all right, like

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Speaker 1: we're here together, like let's do this. I love the

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Speaker 1: young man. I'm telling you, I love Taikwon Lewis, but

537
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Speaker 1: he owes me a lunch because we had a huge

538
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Speaker 1: wager last year on how Ohio State University would do

539
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Speaker 1: in the football season, and my man came up empty handed.

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Speaker 1: That would involve the Michigan victory and of course what

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Speaker 1: they did. Anyway, I'll talk to Taekwon Lewis that I

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Speaker 1: think I remember. I think I was in the studio

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Speaker 1: when you guys, right, Dad, you had a nice little

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Speaker 1: friendly handshake, a nice little friendly wager, and I'll be

545
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Speaker 1: honest with you, I didn't see that game coming either.

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Speaker 1: They feed the dog, Taikwon Lewis the dogs hungry, feed

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Speaker 1: the dog. Now I'm still waiting on this stuff. All right, listen,

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Speaker 1: with Jeffrey Gorman and Matt Taylor. Hello friends, I can't

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Speaker 1: do a good jim nance, but Maddie, do you get

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Speaker 1: fired up for the Master, especially if Tiger's making some waves? Absolutely? Absolutely,

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Speaker 1: I'm not the biggest golf guy. I think I've said

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Speaker 1: that enough times over the years for people to understand that.

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Speaker 1: But definitely appreciate golf, admire the Taylor not a golf guy.

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Speaker 1: Not a golf guy like watching golf on TV, and

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Speaker 1: I think wise because I'm a I'm a backyard guy.

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Speaker 1: I like to Weirdly enough, I'd like to do yard work,

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Speaker 1: so I appreciate the clean landscaping lines and things like that.

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Speaker 1: Maybe I'm weird like that watching for all the wrong reasons,

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Speaker 1: but it gets me fired up for spring, and soon

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Speaker 1: summer will be here. We'll be doing stuff. Slow. Let's

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Speaker 1: back back up system minute, Matt Taylor, voice of the culture.

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Speaker 1: We're getting over this thing. What does your lawn look

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Speaker 1: like after a fresh mowing? Are you exact with your lines?

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Speaker 1: Are you on a diagonal? Do you multi cut it?

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Speaker 1: Do you cut it twice so you have that zigzag,

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Speaker 1: that checkerboard? Luck? What do you do? You never cut

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Speaker 1: your grass the same way in consecutive mowings because it

580
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Speaker 1: promotes healthy growing if you cut it different each time.

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Speaker 1: Who are you, dude? I have no idea who you are?

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Speaker 1: What are you? Green thumb? What do you own a

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Speaker 1: landscape business now telling you I know I've learned a

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Speaker 1: couple of tricks over the over the years. I mean,

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Speaker 1: I cut my grass high again. Promotes a good root growth,

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Speaker 1: root root sturdiness, if you will, and uh, and I

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Speaker 1: get my lawn, you know, fertilize. I got the applications

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Speaker 1: for five times a year and in the height of spring,

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Speaker 1: like midal night. May, Okay, my backyard looks like a fairway.

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Speaker 1: Why don't you give us the address of your house

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Speaker 1: where you and your family live, and we'll go eat

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Speaker 1: up tomorrow morning at ten am. I'll bring the coffee

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Speaker 1: Matt Taylor the Browns traded for quarterback to Shaun Watson

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Speaker 1: by agreeing to send three first round picks, one in

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Speaker 1: fifth round pick. When was the last time an NFL

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Speaker 1: team surrendered three first round picks to acquire one player?

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Speaker 1: Great question today, I'm gonna give you a hint. It

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Speaker 1: happened in the eighties. I was first thinking of was

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Speaker 1: it Reggie Now? Wasn't Reggie Bush? Who do the Saints

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Speaker 1: give up? They're basically our entire draft class? Four Williams?

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Speaker 1: That was okay, Ricky Williams. That's you got those two guys.

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Speaker 1: Chris Crossed, I have no idea, Jeffrey, I have no

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Speaker 1: at Meyer Meyer, the official supercenter of the Indianapolis Colts,

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Speaker 1: proud sponsor of hundreds of local sports teams across the Midwest.

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Speaker 1: Mate the win total projections from Vegas are in okay, yep.

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Speaker 1: The folks at Points Bet have listed the over underwind

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Speaker 1: totals for thirty one NFL teams. Now they are the

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Speaker 1: Colts and the Titans at nine and a half wins

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Speaker 1: at twenty twenty two. The Jaguars are at six and

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Speaker 1: five six point five rather wins, and the Texans are

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Speaker 1: four and a half win So what do you think

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Speaker 1: Colts and Titans at top of the AFC south nine

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Speaker 1: and a half wins. What do you like? I mean,

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Speaker 1: I like it again. I think that speaks to the

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Speaker 1: fact that, you know, the Colts are an improved team

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Speaker 1: right with Matt Ryan and Unique and Gockway. I looked

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Speaker 1: at all of the projections around the NFL and just

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Speaker 1: kind of took some notes. The Bills lead the AFC.

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Speaker 1: They have a projected wind total of eleven and a half.

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Speaker 1: Nine AFC teams next season are projected Jeffrey twin at

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Speaker 1: least nine game. So you talk about the parody in

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Speaker 1: the conference, Vegas would agree. Eleven AFC teams are projected

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Speaker 1: to win at least eight games last season. In reality,

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Speaker 1: ten AFC teams won nine games. It made for the

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Speaker 1: most competitive playoff field maybe ever. Next year is ride

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Speaker 1: in line with that. So you know, who knows. If

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Speaker 1: the Colts can get some help at you know, tight end,

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Speaker 1: wide receiver tackle depth in the draft, maybe Vegas gives

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Speaker 1: the Colts maybe another winner two heading into the regular season.

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Speaker 1: In terms of what their outlook is for the team.

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Speaker 1: Seven of those opponents on the Colts schedule next year

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Speaker 1: made the playoffs, and that could be more. It's just

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Speaker 1: the way it is man that teams get better in

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Speaker 1: the off season by leaps and bounds. Hopefully it is

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Speaker 1: this year for our Colts. So I love Matt Ryan,

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Speaker 1: I love Mattie Ice coming in. I think it's over.

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Speaker 1: I think they're a double digit team that's gonna win

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Speaker 1: double digit games. You know, no problem. If I if

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Speaker 1: I did have the luxury of wagering Mattie Och, I

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Speaker 1: would definitely take the over. Okay, I mean, look at

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Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Bengals last year. I mean nobody saw this

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Speaker 1: coming and they went from work to first in their division,

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Speaker 1: and they went to the super Bowl and we're a

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Speaker 1: couple of plays away from winning the whole thing. So

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Speaker 1: it happens every year. And you know the fact that

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Speaker 1: the Colts are going from you know, quarterback to quarterback

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Speaker 1: and they're still projected to win nine and a half

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Speaker 1: game speaks to their roster. It's not crazy at all

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Speaker 1: to think the Colts can win the AFC South next

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Speaker 1: year after being swept by Tennessee in twenty twenty one.

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Speaker 1: All right, matt you got to dig into the back

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Speaker 1: memory list and que me in. I was down in

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Speaker 1: Nashville and this cat was running the football for the Colts,

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Speaker 1: but Frank Gore has decided to retire. Later this offseason,

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Speaker 1: he's going to sign a one day contract with the

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Speaker 1: forty nine Ers, formally announcing he is gun and hopefully

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Speaker 1: he'll work for the forty nine ers in a front

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Speaker 1: office position somewhere or somehow. The forty nine Ers selected

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Speaker 1: Gore out of Miami in the third round. I didn't

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Speaker 1: know that in the third round of the two thousand

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Speaker 1: and five NFL Draft. He played ten years in Frisco.

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Speaker 1: He then played three years for the Colts, in one

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Speaker 1: year each for Dolphin, Bills and Jets. He finished his

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Speaker 1: career with exactly sixteen thousand rushing yards, third most in

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Speaker 1: the NFL in the history rather of the NFL First

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Speaker 1: Ballot Hall of Famer yea or nay? Oh you kidding me.

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Speaker 1: I mean he's gonna go in. I mean, it's like,

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Speaker 1: it's like what Mike Chappell had to do a couple

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Speaker 1: of years ago with Peyton Manning. Just get up and say,

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Speaker 1: Peyton Manning. That argument speaks for itself. I mean, Frank

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Speaker 1: Gore for me was that that was a true experience,

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Speaker 1: covering him, talking to him inside the locker room, The

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Speaker 1: highest compliment that I can give anybody is that they

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Speaker 1: are a pros pro class act. And that's exactly what

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Speaker 1: Frank Gore was. I mean, everybody that played with Frank

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Speaker 1: would list him as one of their favorite teammates. And

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Speaker 1: when he signed with the Colts in free agency, he

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Speaker 1: brought a level of accountability, professionalism inside that locker room.

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Speaker 1: And you know those seasons when he was in Indianapolis

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Speaker 1: with the Colts. I know they did not achieve what

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Speaker 1: he set out for, but I mean he played his

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Speaker 1: guts out for the Colts. He did the dirty work,

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Speaker 1: loved his offensive line, and again, he was just a

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Speaker 1: class act the entire time. So's he's one of my

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Speaker 1: favorite boys. Slutely. I mean, here's his job. I mean,

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Speaker 1: there's eleven guys that are waiting to tee off on him.

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Speaker 1: For sixteen thousand rushing yards throughout his career. It's incredible

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Speaker 1: to do it at the age that he did it

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Speaker 1: at and longevity. Hat's off to you, Frank Gore. You

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Speaker 1: are a Hall of Famer. Matt Taylor, Voice of the Colts,

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Speaker 1: I am Gore, Man, Maddie. I enjoyed it. I enjoyed it.

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Speaker 1: Have fun this weekend. We got some good weather coming on,

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Speaker 1: and don't forget you can enjoy the Masters, my friend,

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Speaker 1: you got it. We'll do. I'll do all that stuff

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Speaker 1: and hope to see you soon. Pal, I miss you.

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Speaker 1: We will. We'll meet on your lawn one day to

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Speaker 1: look at those horizontal lines. You can help me plant flowers.

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Speaker 1: Thanks Matt Taylor ninety three five one or seven five.

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