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Speaker 1: like Jerry Doulac wrote before the Carolina game that the

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Speaker 1: the season started. And we recognized that Jerry mentioned it,

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Speaker 1: that they were super close. They're they're very close to

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Speaker 1: very close in the deal. What could be signed us,

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Speaker 1: the Carolina game. Absolutely, and there's in the Carolina in

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Speaker 1: It's not like it's not the olden days, folks. For

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Speaker 1: And I think do you expect the same from what? Yeah?

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Speaker 1: the way, you know Aaron Donald finished that season with

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Speaker 1: everyone thinks that at all. Bell situation. You know, that's

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Speaker 1: you know, he Levan Bell didn't have a contract, correct.

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Speaker 1: on here with what they picked up his fifth year option.

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Speaker 1: They don't look at what the actual deal. It's the

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Speaker 1: He could have held out for much more. Patrick Mahomes

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Speaker 1: You build that so you can sign your future quarterback exactly.

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Speaker 1: just talking about the Ben Roethlisberger situation and whether he

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Speaker 1: But it isn't out of the realm of the possibility

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Speaker 1: that he looks at things even if they win eight

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Speaker 1: Warren Sharp's you know, strength of schedule based on Vegas

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Speaker 1: that doesn't mean bad things won't happen to the Steelers

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Speaker 1: And even if they do, I mean, we'll say all

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Speaker 1: think Buffalo is really dark. They're good. They're going to

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Speaker 1: do that to a lot of people this year. I

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Speaker 1: want to get to that here in the next segment

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Speaker 1: when we do some power rankings. Also want to get

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Speaker 1: our Super Bowl picks. We'll do that one. Right after this,

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Speaker 1: he is Matt Williamson. I'm Dale Lally. You're listening to

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