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Speaker 1: What's up, everybody?

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Speaker 2: Tory mclaney here with the Falcons Final Whistle podcast presented

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Speaker 2: by Zaxby's.

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Speaker 1: I am so excited for two reasons.

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Speaker 2: The first reason is that the Falcons were back in

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Speaker 2: primetime football, and oh my gosh, it was truly one

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Speaker 2: of those games that I think that I will remember

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Speaker 2: for a very long time. Where you were when Kirk

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Speaker 2: Cousins took the ball with a minute and thirty nine

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Speaker 2: seconds left and drove this team to a victory. But

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Speaker 2: the other reason why I am super excited about today's

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Speaker 2: podcast is because Omnusapon and I are welcoming a special

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Speaker 2: guest to the pod, filling in for her first podcast experience,

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Speaker 2: Taylor Vismore, our studio host.

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Speaker 1: Taylor, Welcome to the podcast.

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Speaker 3: Thanks, Hey, guys, excited to be here.

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Speaker 4: You are, okay, Like, what a game to kind of

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Speaker 4: kick it off. I don't know that you can really

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Speaker 4: top this one. Yeah, excited to be here. Talk about

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Speaker 4: this game, the insane two minute drive. What a game

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Speaker 4: from start to finish on both sides of the ball

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Speaker 4: for both teams.

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Speaker 1: Was a really great game.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, So let's get right into it. I first kind

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Speaker 2: of want to I'll set the scene a little bit.

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Speaker 2: You're an enemy territory, you're on national television, and the

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Speaker 2: Falcons for the most part, Taylor, you bring up a

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Speaker 2: good point about on both sides of the ball. They

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Speaker 2: were kind of kicking the whole entire game, and I

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Speaker 2: felt in the locker room after the game, Grady Jarrett

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Speaker 2: made the best point where he was like, it literally

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Speaker 2: took us all.

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Speaker 1: Day to earn this win.

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Speaker 2: The Falcons end up defeating the Philadelphia Eagles twenty two

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Speaker 2: to twenty one in stunning fashion in prime time. So,

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Speaker 2: in ten words or less, ladies, what is your biggest

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Speaker 2: takeaway from this game in Taylor? Since you are new here, I.

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Speaker 3: Will let you go first.

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Speaker 1: Thank you.

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Speaker 4: I told you before we started it's going to be

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Speaker 4: more than ten words, because it's I think it's twelve.

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Speaker 4: So the defense showed their ability to play at a

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Speaker 4: high level all four quarters. That's my biggest takeaway in

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Speaker 4: this game. I think I won't allude to. That was

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Speaker 4: way more than ten words. The defense showed their ability

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Speaker 4: to play at a high level all four quarters.

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Speaker 1: All right, I know what you got.

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Speaker 3: That's all right that you went over because I have

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Speaker 3: three words.

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Speaker 1: You like that.

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Speaker 3: I practice that on the drive over. Okay, indeed no,

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Speaker 3: but Kirk Cousins like, yeah, he came in and he

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Speaker 3: got it done and silenced everybody because there was a

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Speaker 3: lot of chatter ahead of this game.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it was interesting because I think in the tunnel

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Speaker 2: of all you heard. You heard screams, and you heard

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Speaker 2: after the game, you heard guys being excited and everything.

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Speaker 1: But there were so many you like that coming from

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Speaker 3: It was so funny.

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Speaker 2: I'm I want to get into our first topic, which

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Speaker 2: is this final drive and everybody, if you are watching

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Speaker 2: this and you see that, I am literally have a

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Speaker 2: coffee IVY hooked.

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Speaker 1: Up to me right now.

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Speaker 2: It's because I am currently running off of two and

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Speaker 1: I'm really tired.

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Speaker 2: So I'm going to try and make sure to get

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Speaker 2: all of the information. But I may struggle through it,

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Speaker 2: but we're gonna try.

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Speaker 5: So.

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Speaker 2: Fountains took over with a minute thirty nine left on

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Speaker 2: one to fifteen. According to next Gen Stats, they had

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Speaker 2: a zero point seven percent chance of winning the game.

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Speaker 3: So you're saying there's a chance.

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Speaker 1: So you're saying there's a chance. It was a comeback win.

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Speaker 2: That was the seventh most improbable win in next Gen

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Speaker 2: Very I mean improbable is the only word that you

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Speaker 2: can kind of use in it. Six plays to Kirk Cousins,

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Speaker 2: five or six through the air in that drive. To me,

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Speaker 2: it was a masterclass of a two minute drive, a

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Speaker 2: as you were watching it all unfold, what did you

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Speaker 3: He just looked so comfortable, like looking at it from

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Speaker 3: the broadcast, honestly, like it could have been a two

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Speaker 3: minute drive heading into halftime Like that's how I wouldn't

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Speaker 3: say nonchalant, but just how like even keeled. It was

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Speaker 3: it was like his face, it was like, no emotional,

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Speaker 3: said that in the locker room as much. Jake Matthews said,

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Speaker 3: and like, yeah, this is why you went out and

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Speaker 3: you got Kirk Cousin. No, that's why you have that experience,

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Speaker 3: that's why you have a guy that can lead you

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Speaker 3: felt like you had a chance with Kirk. You felt

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Speaker 3: like there's at least like let's see what they can do.

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Speaker 3: It wasn't there. There wasn't this anxiety that I had

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Speaker 3: where it's like this is like I mean, i'mprobable, yes.

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Speaker 2: But well no, you make a good point because even

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Speaker 2: beyond Robinson in the postgame locker room, he was like,

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Speaker 2: you know, when you have a veteran quarterback like Kirk,

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Speaker 2: you don't really have to worry, which is I think

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Speaker 2: very indicative to your point of this is the whole

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Speaker 2: reason why you go out and you get some like

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Speaker 2: Kirk Cousins, Taylor, does this almost validate that reason. When

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Speaker 2: you're looking at that minute and thirty nine seconds left

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Speaker 2: you're just you're just moving the ball as much as

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Speaker 1: Time that you have.

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Speaker 2: And I'll say this, I was kind of shocked how

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Speaker 1: I remember looking up and being like, oh.

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Speaker 2: They're They're in there an open and groove, They're moving

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Speaker 2: and group and so is this right here why you

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Speaker 2: pay Kirk Cousins the money that you do to come

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Speaker 1: Yeah.

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Speaker 3: First of all, let me just say you said there

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Speaker 1: Speak for yourself.

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Speaker 4: I was like, okay, we have like a minute and

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Speaker 4: with it. And I think what you asked about, you know,

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Speaker 4: does this validate why you pay him so much money?

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Speaker 4: For me personally, I never questioned was Kirk Cousins orth

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Speaker 4: one hundred and eighty million dollars? Because when you look

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Speaker 4: of the market that is set during free agency and

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Speaker 4: But I do think what you saw last night and

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Speaker 4: what was validating was Kirk is the same Coirk that

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Speaker 4: He knows how to play a two minute drill. And

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Speaker 2: I reposted that because I was watching it, and I

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Speaker 2: that two minute drill is actually probably when you're the

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Speaker 4: Right, And that's what I saw from Kirk, and I

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Speaker 3: They were all in agreeance of these are your early.

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Speaker 4: And I think more than anything, not to validate how

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Speaker 4: that's that exactly. That two minute drill is why you

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Speaker 2: It's interesting you bring up this experience too, because what's

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Speaker 2: so interesting about Kirk Cousins and Ama, you actually wrote

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Speaker 2: about Kirk Cousins in Monday Night Football, and now he

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Speaker 2: has won four of his last five Monday Night appearances, which.

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Speaker 1: Is pretty good for I'll say it, a quarterback of

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Speaker 2: But I think it honestly makes you think about the

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Speaker 2: like what he thought of that final final drive from Kirk,

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Speaker 2: and his direct quote was, it's pretty damn good. I'll

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Speaker 2: be honest, it's pretty damn good. Might have been the

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Speaker 2: give credit to the Falcons offense for look like when

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Speaker 2: they had to score, they scored. And as we kind

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Speaker 2: be the offensive operation not just in that minute thirty nine,

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Speaker 2: Week one that, let's be honest, and everybody in the

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Speaker 4: I want to hop on what you're saying fast about

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Speaker 2: Another word that kept coming up in the postgame locker

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Speaker 2: And that was actually something Grady Jarrett talked about. It's

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Speaker 2: We need to talk about the defense. We talked all

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Speaker 1: Now was it perfect?

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Speaker 2: No, Jalen Hurts leaked out of the pocket one too

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Speaker 1: But what do you take I'm gonna start with you.

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Speaker 2: What do you take away from this defensive performance overall,

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Speaker 3: They can be game changers. And we saw about with

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Speaker 2: I do think you have to look at what Jesse

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Speaker 4: And I think, you know, I was a little nervous

442
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Speaker 4: coming into this about the inside linebacker group because of

443
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Speaker 4: Nate Lamban being placed on IR and you know, was

444
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Speaker 4: j D Bertrand going to play? And if not, how

445
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Speaker 4: would Troy Anderson and Kaden Ellis handle being in for

446
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Speaker 4: every snap of the game. And I think both of

447
00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,920
Speaker 4: them handled it with grace, with composure, and they did

448
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Speaker 4: an amazing job. I think if you don't hear those

449
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Speaker 4: two names, they're doing a pretty good job.

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Speaker 2: What's so, I'm glad that you brought up Kayden Ellis

451
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Speaker 2: because I loved the way that Jimmy like used Cayden

452
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Speaker 2: Ellis in this game.

453
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Speaker 1: Specifically.

454
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Speaker 2: I have been talking about this, I feel like since

455
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Speaker 2: training camp about Cayden Ellis's bread and butter as a

456
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Speaker 2: player is actually as an edge rusher. He's he actually

457
00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:49,080
Speaker 2: is like this this really talented pass rusher. That's what

458
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Speaker 2: he did at Iowa. It's how the Saints used him

459
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Speaker 2: with Ryan Nielsen in that year where he really came

460
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Speaker 2: alive and really put his name on the map a

461
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Speaker 2: little bit before coming to the Falcons on the that

462
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Speaker 2: he's currently on now. And I remember sitting there in

463
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Speaker 2: Week one being like, I feel like it's very basic,

464
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Speaker 2: very vanilla, very foundational defense that Jimmy Lake was calling.

465
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Speaker 1: And it worked, they didn't give up a touchdown, But.

466
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Speaker 2: There was a sick part of me that was like,

467
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Speaker 2: where are the elaborate blitzes, where are the looks?

468
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Speaker 1: Like where are these different looks?

469
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Speaker 2: And they finally came in Week two, and I think

470
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Speaker 2: the final play of the game was the best depiction

471
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Speaker 2: of this and how they just sent everybody. But also

472
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Speaker 2: the fact that Kayden Ellis was I believe he was

473
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Speaker 2: over like the right guard and the right tackle, and

474
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Speaker 2: then he swings around on a stunt and he hits

475
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Speaker 2: Jalen Hurts like he's right in his face, hits him

476
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Speaker 2: and that's essentially what caused.

477
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Speaker 1: The throw to be offline in the way that it was.

478
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Speaker 1: And I love that kind of stuff.

479
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Speaker 2: I'm kind of a nerd when it comes to defensive

480
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Speaker 2: packages and everything like that.

481
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Speaker 1: And to not have Nate Lambman Taylor.

482
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Speaker 2: To your point, you knew going into this game that

483
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Speaker 2: the Eagles offense was gonna get theirs. You know, like,

484
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Speaker 2: you don't have these explosive players and these players that

485
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Speaker 2: you pay the money that you pay.

486
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Speaker 1: Saquon Barkley and Jalen Hurts to be the.

487
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Speaker 2: Leaders on your team without expecting them to go out

488
00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:25,040
Speaker 2: and perform at a very high level and get their yards,

489
00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:29,960
Speaker 2: get their touches, get their touchdowns. It was always gonna

490
00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:34,359
Speaker 2: be about can you limit that? And at times it

491
00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:36,639
Speaker 2: was really tough sledding. Jalen Hurts at one point and

492
00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:40,800
Speaker 2: one drive had almost fifty rushing yards, and almost all

493
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Speaker 2: of those fifty rushing yards came on moments where the

494
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Speaker 2: Falcons needed to get off the field.

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Speaker 1: It was fourth down, it was third and long.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, if you had six point nine yards per carry,

497
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Speaker 3: which is more than jan had.

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Speaker 2: So so I think that when you look at when

499
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Speaker 2: you look at that, it's like, yes, that's an area

500
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Speaker 2: that you know that the Falcons need to get better.

501
00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:03,640
Speaker 2: And that was something that Jimmy Lake talks about after

502
00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:06,760
Speaker 2: they faced Justin Fields in week one, is like we

503
00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:10,080
Speaker 2: had too many leaky pockets or too many times where

504
00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:10,960
Speaker 2: he leaked out of the pocket.

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Speaker 1: Seeing very similar with Jalen Hurts.

506
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Speaker 2: But a point that I made at breakfast this morning,

507
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Speaker 2: as I was kind of like in my weird like

508
00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:20,280
Speaker 2: mental state of I don't know what day it is

509
00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:22,040
Speaker 2: and I don't know what time it is, was I

510
00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:25,440
Speaker 2: was sitting there as like every single quarterback the Falcons

511
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Speaker 2: face in weeks one through three are almost like a

512
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Speaker 2: level off.

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Speaker 1: Of each other.

514
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Speaker 2: I was just about to say, right, like in a

515
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Speaker 2: weird like way, Justin Fields is kind of here, Jalen

516
00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:41,920
Speaker 2: Hurts is up here, and then you have Patrick Mahomes

517
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Speaker 2: coming in, who in terms of just style of play,

518
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Speaker 2: and the guys in the league who you know can

519
00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:51,280
Speaker 2: destroy you if you when they get out of the pocket,

520
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Speaker 2: when they extend plays.

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Speaker 3: Those are the.

522
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Speaker 1: Three guys that over the last few years come to mind.

523
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Speaker 2: And so the Falcons have this opportunity to kind of

524
00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:05,240
Speaker 2: be like, all right, we saw the archetype and we've

525
00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:08,880
Speaker 2: leveled up from Justin Fields to Jalen Hurts. What can

526
00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:10,800
Speaker 2: you take it that you've learned in the first two

527
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Speaker 2: weeks and apply it to Taylor what you were saying earlier,

528
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Speaker 2: like to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs coming in.

529
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Speaker 2: So there's a lot that I think this team overall,

530
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Speaker 2: like Amna said, lots still learn about them. There's a

531
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Speaker 2: lot to still clean up. But to be able to

532
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Speaker 2: sit here after a Falcons win and talk about this stuff,

533
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Speaker 2: you don't have like a bitter taste in your mouth,

534
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Speaker 2: which is where you were in week one. So let's

535
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Speaker 2: move on final topic, ladies.

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Speaker 1: Game ball.

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Speaker 2: The Falcons gave Raheem Morris the game ball and he

538
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Speaker 2: was holding that thing very proudly in the postgame press

539
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Speaker 2: conference and I asked him.

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Speaker 1: I was like, all right, like why are you holding it?

541
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Speaker 1: Why do you have it? And he said, he was like,

542
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Speaker 1: this is the game ball. The team gave it to me.

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Speaker 2: And he was like, you know, I've received a lot

544
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Speaker 2: of game balls over the years. But because of how

545
00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:09,359
Speaker 2: special he feels like this team is, and also the

546
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Speaker 2: fact that this is his first win as not an

547
00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:15,680
Speaker 2: interim head coach, but the head coach of the Atlanta

548
00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:20,119
Speaker 2: Falcons on Monday Night Football in primetime, he was like

549
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Speaker 2: that that means something that's special.

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Speaker 1: So who gets your game ball?

551
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Speaker 4: I have?

552
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Speaker 2: I feel like I know who I'm giving my game

553
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Speaker 2: ball to. It's the same person who I feel like.

554
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Speaker 2: I in my Sunday six pack, which is like six

555
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Speaker 2: things to watch, I said, I predicted that the player of.

556
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Speaker 1: The game would be Kirk Cousins.

557
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Speaker 2: He's getting my game ball because even though the operation

558
00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:50,760
Speaker 2: wasn't perfect, even though the Falcons were two of nine

559
00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:54,480
Speaker 2: on third downs, they found a way to win. And ultimately,

560
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Speaker 2: when you have a veteran quarterback like Kirk Cousins in

561
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Speaker 2: the pocket, it gives you a chance. And that's something

562
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Speaker 2: you always felt when Matt Ryan was here. How many

563
00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:08,920
Speaker 2: comeback wins did Matt Ryan have over the course of

564
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Speaker 2: his very long, illustrious career.

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Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins has had.

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Speaker 2: Like he's had these moments over the course of his

567
00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:22,879
Speaker 2: career where you look at him and you're like, he

568
00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:27,240
Speaker 2: can perform in the clutch. He can and that's why again,

569
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Speaker 2: it's why you go out and you get him to

570
00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:33,200
Speaker 2: go to be the stalwart and to be the guy

571
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Speaker 2: in those moments.

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Speaker 1: So he gets my game ball. Imna, I'll let you go.

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Speaker 1: Who gets your game ball? Jesse Bates, all right.

574
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Speaker 3: Yeah, when you take away a score in the end

575
00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:48,800
Speaker 3: zone and then don't allow them to get into field

576
00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:51,879
Speaker 3: goal range for the opportunity to win at home in

577
00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,639
Speaker 3: this big moment, it's all yours.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, all right, Taylor, all right mine, it's not a player.

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Speaker 4: I think this game ball goes to Zach Robinson. I

580
00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:04,560
Speaker 4: think the change and the shift that we saw from

581
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Speaker 4: week one to week two and the play call and

582
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Speaker 4: and you know, the composure. I think a lot of

583
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Speaker 4: that composure of that Kirk has also comes from what's.

584
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Speaker 3: In his ear.

585
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Speaker 4: And I don't I mean, I don't know what he

586
00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:17,399
Speaker 4: looks like in the in the press box calm plays,

587
00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:21,800
Speaker 4: but I think operationally it just was so much more sound,

588
00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:24,520
Speaker 4: so much more cohesive, And I think that's a lot

589
00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:27,320
Speaker 4: to build off of going into Week three taken on

590
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Speaker 4: Kansas City. So my game ball goes to Zach Robinson.

591
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Speaker 1: I love that.

592
00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:33,600
Speaker 2: I think that we all know Zach Robinson took a

593
00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:36,280
Speaker 2: lot of heat in week one for the lack of

594
00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:40,800
Speaker 2: play action, the whole question of pistol versus shotgun vice.

595
00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:43,600
Speaker 4: Like he answered every question at the game and what's

596
00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:47,560
Speaker 4: so funny and it literally I think I tweeted this.

597
00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:50,560
Speaker 2: It was like the first two plays from scrimmage for

598
00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:52,920
Speaker 2: the Falcons offense, head Kirt going under center.

599
00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:55,160
Speaker 1: The third play was a play action pack.

600
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Speaker 3: Like he was like, literally here here, you get here, Gosh,

601
00:28:57,560 --> 00:28:58,320
Speaker 3: this is what we're doing.

602
00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:01,880
Speaker 2: But no, I love that pick, and I think overall

603
00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:05,520
Speaker 2: we're on agreement that this was the building block for

604
00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:09,320
Speaker 2: what you hope and what you think the Falcons could

605
00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:13,920
Speaker 2: look like as they get more of these pieces coming together.

606
00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:16,960
Speaker 4: Yeah, and before we wrap up, sorry, I think going

607
00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:20,240
Speaker 4: into week three, one and one and not zero and

608
00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:24,200
Speaker 4: two gives against really the win against the Eagles, right,

609
00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:26,760
Speaker 4: instead of you being the Steelers and then losing to

610
00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:29,000
Speaker 4: the Eagles. Other way around the way that it happened.

611
00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:32,840
Speaker 4: Going into week three, it up c Ante a little bit.

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Speaker 3: The Kansas City Chiefs.

613
00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:35,840
Speaker 4: They only won by one point two this week, so

614
00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:38,479
Speaker 4: there's a lot going into this game. There's a lot

615
00:29:38,520 --> 00:29:40,760
Speaker 4: of pressure, and I think all eyes obviously will be

616
00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:44,080
Speaker 4: on the Falcons from the national media standpoint, But I

617
00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:47,960
Speaker 4: think coming into this game Monday night Football, prime time,

618
00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:51,560
Speaker 4: playing well, playing to your keys, playing by your roles,

619
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Speaker 4: whatever you want to call it, only helps you going

620
00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:55,880
Speaker 4: forward against Kansas city.

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Speaker 3: Well when you're not staring down the barrel of going

622
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Speaker 3: oh to three. Yeah, and you just were under the

623
00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:04,880
Speaker 3: primetime lights on the road and now you get to

624
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Speaker 3: do it at home.

625
00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:07,600
Speaker 1: Yeah that that matters.

626
00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:07,880
Speaker 3: Yeah.

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Speaker 4: Yeah. If Mercedes Ben's was rocking week one, I'm excited

628
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Speaker 4: for week three.

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Speaker 2: It's gonna be really interesting. And you also have to

630
00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:18,080
Speaker 2: think about the context of the n NFC South overall too.

631
00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:20,920
Speaker 2: The Saints and the Bucks are rolling right now, so

632
00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:23,200
Speaker 2: you need I mean it's early, but you kind of

633
00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:26,320
Speaker 2: need the division over here, right, Yeah, you needed you

634
00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:28,560
Speaker 2: needed that win because you needed to stay in step.

635
00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:31,720
Speaker 2: You really did, especially considering that the Saints are coming

636
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Speaker 2: to town in week four and then you got the

637
00:30:34,360 --> 00:30:35,800
Speaker 2: Bucks on tap for week five.

638
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Speaker 1: It's this is a crazy start to.

639
00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:41,720
Speaker 2: See first five weeks insanity, but you know, we're here

640
00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:42,760
Speaker 2: for it and we love it.

641
00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:46,800
Speaker 1: And that's just like NFL football is back, and that's

642
00:30:46,840 --> 00:30:48,560
Speaker 1: all you really need to say about it. We are

643
00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:52,560
Speaker 1: so back. Okay, Well, we're gonna wrap up here for Taylor.

644
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Speaker 1: Thank you. First off, welcome.

645
00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:56,560
Speaker 3: I hope it went well.

646
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Speaker 1: No, I think no, great, I loved it. I'm so

647
00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:01,640
Speaker 1: thought you got to come and hang out with us

648
00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:02,280
Speaker 1: since Will.

649
00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:05,560
Speaker 3: Is in Italy and let's slipping cappuccino.

650
00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:07,960
Speaker 2: Right and Tarn has a delayed flight, so we are

651
00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:11,040
Speaker 2: we're doing well. We are doing well, but for Taylor

652
00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:13,280
Speaker 2: and Amna, I'm Tory. Thank you guys so much for

653
00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:15,280
Speaker 2: joining us, and we will be back later in the

654
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Speaker 2: week as we preview the Kansas City Chiefs coming to town.

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Speaker 1: Don't want to miss that