WEBVTT - Bucs Prepping for the Postseason, Ready for a Run | Bucs Insider

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Bucks Insider, presented by Verizon. Casey Phillips here

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<v Speaker 1>with senior writer and editor Scott Smith, and we have

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<v Speaker 1>a playoff show to talk about. It is a great

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<v Speaker 1>day to be a Bucks fan. Clinched the NFC South

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<v Speaker 1>for the third year in a row, which is the

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<v Speaker 1>first time in franchise history. It has been a great

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<v Speaker 1>few years here to have these back to back to

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<v Speaker 1>back titles and now, of course most importantly, that means

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to the playoffs. So tell me just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of your takeaways from this last game. Even though it

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<v Speaker 1>may not have been the prettiest win, it got done

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<v Speaker 1>what you needed to get done.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you're echoing Baker there in the in the press

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<v Speaker 2>comes after the game saying it was an ugly win.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's an ugly win if you don't like defense.

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<v Speaker 2>But I saw some things that were pretty spectacular on defense.

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<v Speaker 2>Antoine Winfield for the most part, and we'll obviously be

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<v Speaker 2>talking about him, but the defense really stepped up, and

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<v Speaker 2>of course so did the kicker, and we'll also be

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<v Speaker 2>talking about him. But you know, Baker was obviously banged up.

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<v Speaker 2>He had the ribs to start, then he injured an

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<v Speaker 2>ankle pretty early in the game, so he's playing through

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<v Speaker 2>all that. Carolina has a nice defense, a good defensive front,

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<v Speaker 2>and things really weren't clicking a lot on offense, but

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<v Speaker 2>they found a way to win, and that's what's important.

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<v Speaker 2>And the last two weeks on offense haven't been great,

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<v Speaker 2>and Tristan Worf says something about that afterwards in the

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<v Speaker 2>locker room, and his leadership is really starting to show.

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<v Speaker 2>But before that, the Bucks offense had really started to click.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think that this team is confident that despite

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<v Speaker 2>the last two weeks, they can get back to that.

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<v Speaker 2>And they may need to because Philly is a high

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<v Speaker 2>scoring team and so you may have to score a

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<v Speaker 2>bunch to keep up.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's going to be interesting. And so you brought

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<v Speaker 1>up antoinin field junior. It's impossible not to bring him

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<v Speaker 1>up after every game and all the things that happened

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<v Speaker 1>with the Buccaneers, and he just put on a show

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<v Speaker 1>this week. It was splash plays and it was impact plays,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think I can make a case for him

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<v Speaker 1>just two plays individually saving ten points exactly, And I'm like,

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<v Speaker 1>what else do you want in a defensive player than that?

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<v Speaker 1>We're single handedly essentially they are.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's you know, he was named the NFC Special

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<v Speaker 2>Teams Player of the Week. This play is incredible. He

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<v Speaker 2>was twenty three yards away from that player when the

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<v Speaker 2>ball was caught. DJ Shark I did the little next

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<v Speaker 2>gen dig into that, and he he was He ran

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<v Speaker 2>the fastest of any player on the field on that play,

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<v Speaker 2>and he covered the most ground of any player on

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<v Speaker 2>the field. And of course just poking that out and

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<v Speaker 2>you think, well, is that just an instinct? Is that

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<v Speaker 2>just an accident? He described that play and said he

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<v Speaker 2>saw the Chark was starting to hold the ball out

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<v Speaker 2>in front of him. He's like thinking, I think he's

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<v Speaker 2>going to try to extend that over the goal line

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<v Speaker 2>and then I'll try to poke it out. Okay, I

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<v Speaker 2>just set all that. Probably the time it took me

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<v Speaker 2>to say all that probably is longer than the time

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<v Speaker 2>it took for that whole thought to happen to be

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<v Speaker 2>beat his head and then process it and do it.

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<v Speaker 2>I Mean, there's athleticism is important, but there's something to

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<v Speaker 2>be said about a guy who just has unbelievable instincts

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<v Speaker 2>like that.

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<v Speaker 3>That really was incredible.

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<v Speaker 1>And yeah, the look at his numbers, such a great

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<v Speaker 1>job of last week going on the ramp about numbers

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<v Speaker 1>in the Pro Bowl and everything. He even upped all

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<v Speaker 1>of the numbers basically.

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<v Speaker 3>In this game.

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<v Speaker 1>He ended up on another sack and another forced fumble

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<v Speaker 1>and all the things. So, yep, just continuing to be incredible.

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<v Speaker 2>First, first in three categories there among all safeties, second

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<v Speaker 2>and hits. Second in total takeaways because that's interceptions and

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<v Speaker 2>fumble recoveries, passes, defense. I mean, he's he's making plays

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<v Speaker 2>in the backfield, and he's making plays in the back end.

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<v Speaker 2>It's what hasn't the guy done. We've already seen the

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<v Speaker 2>results of the Pro Bowl, and like you said, I've

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<v Speaker 2>already done my rent on that one. Won't do it again.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, all associated press, all Pro still a come.

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<v Speaker 2>Hopefully there's some vindication there.

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<v Speaker 1>And we saw that I think he broke the record

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<v Speaker 1>for tackles by a dB in franchise history, which is

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<v Speaker 1>pretty incredible. And I know also you brought up Baker

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<v Speaker 1>and that this was a game that was very dominated

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<v Speaker 1>by the defense, and it was so good to have that.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's what you want going into the playoffs is

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<v Speaker 1>knowing that if one side the ball is struggling for

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<v Speaker 1>whatever reason, you have people to step up in there.

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<v Speaker 1>But Baker, I have to say that, even though the

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<v Speaker 1>offense maybe didn't produce a ton I just have so

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<v Speaker 1>much respect for him grinning out that game.

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<v Speaker 3>And I know the rest of the team does too.

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<v Speaker 1>He came in already beat up and got even more

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<v Speaker 1>banged up during the game with the ankle, and then

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<v Speaker 1>we see him running for this gutsy third down play.

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<v Speaker 1>I just think that he shows that no matter what,

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to try to make it happen, and even

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<v Speaker 1>if it's in an unconventional way.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, even I can tell you from experience up in

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<v Speaker 2>the press box, everybody around me was the same reaction

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<v Speaker 2>when he ran.

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<v Speaker 3>You're like, oh no, yeah, no, no, no no, because.

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<v Speaker 2>You know he's got the interest and you don't want

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<v Speaker 2>him do it. But then you know he's just going

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<v Speaker 2>to do it. And I think in addition to the

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<v Speaker 2>one I think you're referring to, which was like a

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<v Speaker 2>seven yard scramble on third and six after he'd hurt

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<v Speaker 2>his ankle, he had another play. It was third and one.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a fake handoff to a shot and then

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<v Speaker 2>he was supposed to throw it out to I think

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<v Speaker 2>kaitot and out to the right, just a real quick

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<v Speaker 2>pass in the flat. But he cocked his arm and

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<v Speaker 2>he saw a defender there and realized if he throws this,

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<v Speaker 2>it might be a pick. So what does he do.

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<v Speaker 2>He just immediately tucks it and just barrels right into

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<v Speaker 2>the line, right into Derek Brown, one of the biggest

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<v Speaker 2>and best defensive linemen in the league, and just bash

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<v Speaker 2>it into him to get the first down. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>that was one where I was like, don't do that,

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<v Speaker 2>but he did it, got the first down. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he didn't have the most productive game passing obviously, but

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<v Speaker 2>if you look at a season as a whole, he

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<v Speaker 2>said career highs in the yards. He had more than

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<v Speaker 2>four thousand yards. He had twenty eight touchdowns, both of

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<v Speaker 2>those were career highs for him. He only had ten interceptions,

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<v Speaker 2>and he is one of two quarterbacks in Bucks history

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<v Speaker 2>to finish the season with four thousand yards, at least

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five touchdown passes and ten or fewer interceptions. The

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<v Speaker 2>other one is the Goat. So I mean, it's good company, good.

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<v Speaker 3>Company to be in for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>And like we said, if your offense is going to

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<v Speaker 1>struggle and you have some injuries. You need your defense

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<v Speaker 1>to have your back. It also helps to have a

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<v Speaker 1>kicker that has your back and that this can become

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<v Speaker 1>a pretty potent offensive weapons, particularly when you have a

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<v Speaker 1>guy like Chase McLaughlin.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, and I'm gonna preface all this the same way

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<v Speaker 2>I did on Jeff and I's podcast, The Salty Dogs

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<v Speaker 2>Shameless Plug. I'm talking about Chase McLaughlin, the Bucks kicker

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<v Speaker 2>for the twenty twenty three regular season. I'm talking about

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<v Speaker 2>his regular season. It's over. There is no gossible jinks

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<v Speaker 2>here done in the books.

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<v Speaker 1>That is a very good thing to preface it.

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<v Speaker 2>And nobody can be this is the regular season.

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<v Speaker 1>It's over because we aren't superstitious, but we're a little stitious.

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<v Speaker 3>That's good.

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<v Speaker 2>Chase made his last eighteen field goals in the regular season,

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<v Speaker 2>finished twenty nine to thirty one ninety three point five percent,

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<v Speaker 2>is the best field goal percentage in team history. He

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<v Speaker 2>made seven of eight from beyond fifty yards, including five

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<v Speaker 2>of five from fifty five or longer. You saw one

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<v Speaker 2>of them there in that game. That's not just the

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<v Speaker 2>most in a season, that's the most fifty five plus

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<v Speaker 2>yarders a Bucks kicker has ever made in their career.

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<v Speaker 2>Connor Barth was good. He was here for five years

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<v Speaker 2>and he did three times. Chase did five times in

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<v Speaker 2>one season and didn't miss his only two misses successful

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<v Speaker 2>unsuccessful kicks. This year, we're both blocked. Yeah, so it's

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<v Speaker 2>hard to say whether those were his fault or not.

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<v Speaker 2>But and he made all of his extra point attempts.

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<v Speaker 2>So a Pro Football Focus named him there first team

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<v Speaker 2>All Pro kicker. I think it's because he basically didn't

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<v Speaker 2>miss all years of those two blocks, and he had

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<v Speaker 2>the long distance.

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<v Speaker 3>Well else can you ask for?

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<v Speaker 2>It's incredible and it's a guy at work was pointing out.

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<v Speaker 2>One thing about him is he tends to hit him

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<v Speaker 2>right down the middle.

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<v Speaker 3>It's not sneaking in right. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, hey, you want the kicker to get through

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<v Speaker 2>one way or another. If it goes in one yard

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<v Speaker 2>past this the post, than fine. But wouldn't you want

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<v Speaker 2>a guy who generally hits it down the middle because

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<v Speaker 2>those are more often going to go.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah? I completely agree.

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<v Speaker 1>And then also another bright spot from this last game, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Aad Diab. I just think we can't talk about him

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<v Speaker 1>enough either to see how he's come on and progressed

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<v Speaker 1>and grown as a rookie, and just the excitement I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like he, he and Collijah both you know, are

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<v Speaker 1>causing about the future of this defense with these young guys.

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<v Speaker 1>But yah yah, his combination of strength and speed is incredible,

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<v Speaker 1>and so when you have that much athleticism, the more

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<v Speaker 1>you start understanding the game plan and the game.

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<v Speaker 3>It's only up from here.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a great highlight package we're watching here. I love

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<v Speaker 2>this And it doesn't even take into account the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that the coaches considered and consider him the best run

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<v Speaker 2>stopper of their edge rushers, and that's why they drafted

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<v Speaker 2>him for the most part, and that's why he was

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<v Speaker 2>available in the third round because he wasn't necessarily considered

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<v Speaker 2>the one of the top two or three edge rushers.

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<v Speaker 2>But he had seven point five sacks. I think it's

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<v Speaker 2>third in the league among trickiers, or tied for second,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's tied for the second most ever by a

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<v Speaker 2>Bucks rookie with Adrian Claiborne, who was a first round pick.

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<v Speaker 2>Just to find this in the third round is just

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<v Speaker 2>such an enormous hit by our player personnel department that

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure they're just absolutely thrilled.

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<v Speaker 1>By that one, as they should be, and of course

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<v Speaker 1>someone we know, they Hills, are very thrilled they drafted

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<v Speaker 1>Tristan Wurfs, who not only did we ask him to

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<v Speaker 1>change positions and play one of the most important and

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<v Speaker 1>hardest parts of the offense after doing so well at

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<v Speaker 1>another spot, he has conquered that, but he's also I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if he was asked or just knew he

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<v Speaker 1>needed to do this, has stepped up in a leadership role.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned earlier his speech after the game to the team,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's just been thing after thing like that this

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<v Speaker 1>year where you start to see him take on the

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<v Speaker 1>not just do as I do, but also the vocal

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<v Speaker 1>leadership role for the team.

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<v Speaker 2>Both yeah, and I think that's an exciting development for

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<v Speaker 2>the Buccaneers. And of course he became a team captain

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<v Speaker 2>for the first time this year and it seems like

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<v Speaker 2>he's taking that seriously. And what he was vocalizing to

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<v Speaker 2>the team afterwards, you know, he said, great win, everybody celebrate,

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<v Speaker 2>this is awesome, but also, hey, we the offense, we

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<v Speaker 2>need to step it up. You know, the last two

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<v Speaker 2>games have not been great for us, and going forward,

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<v Speaker 2>we got it you know, we can't leave it all

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<v Speaker 2>on the defense.

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<v Speaker 3>Yep, for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>And so we talked about this is the third straight

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<v Speaker 1>NFC South title, first time in team history. So now

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<v Speaker 1>also four seasons in a row of playoffs. And it

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<v Speaker 1>is so crazy as how many people on this team

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<v Speaker 1>only know the playoffs. Yes, I think we have Tristan

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<v Speaker 1>and Antoine that they came in that you're now we're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about them being these veteran leaders on the team.

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<v Speaker 1>And man that these guys, so many people on this

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<v Speaker 1>roster only know the playoffs, which is pretty incredible.

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<v Speaker 2>Said he tells. He tells his story to the rookies

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<v Speaker 2>to scare them to realize this is what could happen.

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<v Speaker 2>You might wait appreciate that's it, because you do. You

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<v Speaker 2>wonder if, like Antoine or Tristan or anybody drafted in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty, if they start to take it. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think they do, but if he started to take it

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<v Speaker 2>for granted like this is going to happen every year,

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<v Speaker 2>so whatever, this doesn't necessarily come along all the time.

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<v Speaker 2>And Levante certainly won't the one who knows that after

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<v Speaker 2>eight years without the playoffs and didn't know when Bruce

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<v Speaker 2>arians and then Todd Bowles got here that everything was

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<v Speaker 2>going to change and that you know, he could have

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<v Speaker 2>gone his whole career without going to the playoffs, and

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<v Speaker 2>he's well aware of that, so he definitely savors it.

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<v Speaker 2>But speaking of Todd Bowles, he's the first Bucks head

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<v Speaker 2>coach to lead his team to a division title in

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<v Speaker 2>each of his first two years.

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<v Speaker 3>So amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been a nice transition.

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<v Speaker 3>In that regard.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that we still have not appreciated the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that they have so much dead cap money and

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<v Speaker 1>have still been able to have a winning record and

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<v Speaker 1>make it to the playoffs. I think that's an incredible

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<v Speaker 1>thing to keep in mind of how few teams are

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<v Speaker 1>able to make the playoffs at this and I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's what the Bucks had the most dead cap money

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<v Speaker 1>in the league.

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<v Speaker 3>It's something like that and playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like they had one hand tied behind their back

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<v Speaker 2>but lasted through twelve rounds of a boxing match. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they did it. They made it. And they're one of

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<v Speaker 2>only four team three teams in the NFL currently that

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<v Speaker 2>have been in the playoffs each of the last four years,

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<v Speaker 2>along with Kansas City and Buffalo And yeah, to do

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<v Speaker 2>that with the restrictions that they had, and to do

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<v Speaker 2>so you had to hit on things like yah ya

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<v Speaker 2>dab and Christian Izzy and and that's you know, that's

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<v Speaker 2>how you get it done. It's not easy to do.

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<v Speaker 1>And so speaking of not easy to do, advance in

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs, that's you know. I mean it helps you

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<v Speaker 1>have a home game, which is a huge deal and

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<v Speaker 1>why you want to win the division. You have the

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles coming in here rematch, maybe that helps you have

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<v Speaker 1>some knowledge of what didn't work the first time, can

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<v Speaker 1>make those adjustments, have that film when you look at

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<v Speaker 1>these two teams, what are the things that stand out

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<v Speaker 1>about the keys for this matchup? And both teams seem

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<v Speaker 1>pretty different than the first time around.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that was Week three and there's a Monday night

0:11:50.160 --> 0:11:52.520
<v Speaker 2>game and we're not going to sugarcoat it. The Philly

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<v Speaker 2>The Eagles dominated that game mainly. The difference was and

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of players talked about this yesterday, the difference

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<v Speaker 2>in the run games. We allowed two hundred and one

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<v Speaker 2>rushing yards to the Eagles and only got forty one

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<v Speaker 2>rushing yards. I mean that there was the Gulf that

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<v Speaker 2>gave Philadelphia such a big advantage in that game, and

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<v Speaker 2>the Bucks run game isn't one of the best in

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<v Speaker 2>the league now, but it's definitely better. And you saw

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<v Speaker 2>that in what they call a four minute trill the

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<v Speaker 2>last six minutes of the game in Carolina, assaulting that

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<v Speaker 2>game away by running successfully six, seven, eight times on

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<v Speaker 2>the last drive when the defense knew you were going

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<v Speaker 2>to run the ball. To be able to succeed in

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<v Speaker 2>that situation means you have found some answers in the

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<v Speaker 2>running game, and it's been a little bit hit or miss,

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<v Speaker 2>but in the second half of the season it's definitely

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<v Speaker 2>been better. And the Bucks run defense is actually ranked

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<v Speaker 2>fifth in the league, so they know it's a challenge

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<v Speaker 2>because Philadelphia has such a great offensive line again this

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<v Speaker 2>year three Pro bowlers from that line, so it's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be a battle in the trenches on both sides.

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<v Speaker 2>They didn't the pH The Eagles defense didn't. I keep

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<v Speaker 2>saying Phillies. The Eagles defense didn't have as many sacks

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<v Speaker 2>as when they went nuts last year, but they still

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<v Speaker 2>have a very talented defensive front led by Hassan Redick.

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<v Speaker 2>So as Levonte David was saying yesterday, it's really right

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<v Speaker 2>there on both sides of the ball where this game

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<v Speaker 2>is probably gonna be won.

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<v Speaker 3>It's going to be an interesting matchup for it.

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<v Speaker 2>Is interesting also because the Eagles and the Bucks are

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<v Speaker 2>The Eagles are the Bucks' most common playoff opponent in

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<v Speaker 2>their history, and it's not even close. This will be

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<v Speaker 2>the sixth time these two teams have played. Washington is

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<v Speaker 2>next with three, so I don't know why it keeps

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<v Speaker 2>coming up Philadelphia. But if you look at this, you

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<v Speaker 2>know the very first playoff game in team history was

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<v Speaker 2>the top one there in seventy nine. Bucks won that one. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>you can remember that in two thousand and two thousand

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<v Speaker 2>and one, those seasons ended very disappointingly with lopsided losses

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<v Speaker 2>in wildcard games in Philly. And that's why the game

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<v Speaker 2>in two thousand and two, the NFC Championship game, it

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<v Speaker 2>was such a big deal because it was in Philly,

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<v Speaker 2>it was the last game in the Veterans Stadium. It

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<v Speaker 2>was the Rendez Barber play. And then two years ago,

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<v Speaker 2>a more current iteration because Jalen Hurts was he was

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<v Speaker 2>early in his starting career, but he was starting for

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<v Speaker 2>that team, and the Bucks really handled that game in

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<v Speaker 2>the wild her around going up thirty one to nothing

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<v Speaker 2>at one point, so and really handling Jalen Hurts well.

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<v Speaker 2>But Jalen Hurts has definitely advanced since then, so it's

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<v Speaker 2>a big question mark as we show graphically there, what's

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<v Speaker 2>going to happen this time around?

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<v Speaker 1>All right, well, that is going to do it for

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<v Speaker 1>us on this edition of Bucks Insider. We hope everyone

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<v Speaker 1>enjoys that game. We hope to see a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>you out here at Raymond James Stadium or at least

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<v Speaker 1>following along on Buccaneers dot Com, and we'll see you

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<v Speaker 1>next week.