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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Buccaneers Inside a live presented by Miller like

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<v Speaker 1>Casey Phillips here with senior writer and editor Scott Smith,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is where we answer all of your questions,

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<v Speaker 1>which the off season is actually some of the most

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<v Speaker 1>fun times I feel like to do the show because

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<v Speaker 1>we get to just talk about anything and everything in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of all the different players and options and draft

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<v Speaker 1>and all the things that are changing going on. The

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<v Speaker 1>draft is nine of it for sure, So as we

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<v Speaker 1>get people chance to start submitting their questions in the

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<v Speaker 1>comments section, I want to start with the All Rookie

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<v Speaker 1>team that got announced. Got some Buccaneers in there, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>two of them. In fact, it was our first two picks.

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<v Speaker 1>So obviously the Buccaneers went into that draft last April

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<v Speaker 1>with the intention of restocking the defense. Right, almost every

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<v Speaker 1>pick was defense except for Matt Gay the kicker and

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<v Speaker 1>Scotty Miller the late receiver that they took. And the

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<v Speaker 1>first two picks were Devin White and and Sean Murphy

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<v Speaker 1>bunting and the fact that they both made the Al

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<v Speaker 1>Rookie Team is definitely a good sign that these guys

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<v Speaker 1>are going to be the cornerstones that you're hoping to

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<v Speaker 1>get for a long time, and I honestly think Jamal

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<v Speaker 1>Dean would have a really good shot at it too

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<v Speaker 1>if he got to be in the line up a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit sooner. I mean, his his run stretch run

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<v Speaker 1>down the end was he was probably playing at least

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<v Speaker 1>as well as Sean was. It's just his body of

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<v Speaker 1>work was a lot smaller. Yeah. Yeah, that's a great point. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>And we also hadn't really talked about some of the

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<v Speaker 1>news that could affect our division a lot. Is the

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<v Speaker 1>Carolina Panthers now have several new changes season of change

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<v Speaker 1>for them. Yes that I we we just didn't get

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<v Speaker 1>to it last week about the new coaching higher but

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<v Speaker 1>then of course now new news about Luke Keiklely retiring.

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<v Speaker 1>So overall just wanted to hear your thoughts about all

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<v Speaker 1>the things that could look different with the Panthers and

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<v Speaker 1>how that might affect the box. Well. I mean, obviously

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<v Speaker 1>a new head coach is gonna put a whole new

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<v Speaker 1>stamp on it. Uh Ron Rivera came in with the

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<v Speaker 1>defensive background. He had a lot of success being a

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<v Speaker 1>defensive coach before he got his head coaching gig and

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<v Speaker 1>Carolina's defense has been pretty good for most of his

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<v Speaker 1>tenure there. I mean they were pretty you know, they

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<v Speaker 1>went a little up and down and went several different

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<v Speaker 1>directions on offense through the years, but the defense was

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<v Speaker 1>always pretty good. But that was Ron Rivere there, and

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<v Speaker 1>that was with Luke Keikley in the middle. Um, just

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<v Speaker 1>one of the best players in the league since two

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<v Speaker 1>thousand and twelve of and uh, yeah, that was kind

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<v Speaker 1>of a surprise. I mean, you and I can't really

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<v Speaker 1>speculate as the reason why he didn't say so. If

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<v Speaker 1>he chooses at some point to to be more specific,

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<v Speaker 1>that's up to him. But obviously you have to look

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<v Speaker 1>back in his injury is his history of concussions, and

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<v Speaker 1>wonder if that had something to do And if so,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a shame. Um. You know, we're not gonna sit

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<v Speaker 1>here and be happy about a player having to retire,

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<v Speaker 1>although I guess we can be happy that he made

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<v Speaker 1>the decision that he wants for himself. But yes, for

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<v Speaker 1>the Buccaneers, that means a very different looking Panthers team

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna face twice a year. All right. Well, I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to talk about the idea of now that we're

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the season, Um, how much progress

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<v Speaker 1>essentially was made in some different areas. So for we

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<v Speaker 1>kind of go through some of the different positions and

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<v Speaker 1>see looking at from the beginning of the year to

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the year where the you know, a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of progress had been made. And since we just

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<v Speaker 1>talked about that all rookie team, I guess we can start,

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<v Speaker 1>especially on the defensive side of things. So, um, how

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<v Speaker 1>don't we start with either, you know, the how about

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<v Speaker 1>the DBS, because we talked a little bit about Sean

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<v Speaker 1>making that team and overall, how the DBS as a

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<v Speaker 1>whole safety and core or seemed to progress over the course.

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<v Speaker 1>That was the progression that was made. Because pretty if

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<v Speaker 1>you look at it, the front seven was pretty much

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<v Speaker 1>good the entire season, particularly the defensive line. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you had the injury with Devin White early on that

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<v Speaker 1>cost him about a month. Actually Kevin Miner did did

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<v Speaker 1>a pretty good job of filling in, but still you

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<v Speaker 1>wanted Devon in there. He's such a playmaker. But that

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<v Speaker 1>front seven, the way they handled the run, the pressure

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<v Speaker 1>on the quarterback was pretty good early on, and it

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<v Speaker 1>was pretty good throughout the year. Forty seven sacks when

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<v Speaker 1>it was all said and done, which is the second

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<v Speaker 1>most we've ever had. So that's a success. However, the

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<v Speaker 1>secondary in the early going, you know, you looked at

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<v Speaker 1>that and said, man, this feels just like the last

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<v Speaker 1>couple of years, I just can't really stop anybody. And

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<v Speaker 1>we've put all these resources draft resources, primarily into the

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<v Speaker 1>cornerback and safety positions in the last few years and

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<v Speaker 1>we're not getting the results. But and we've we've harked

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<v Speaker 1>back to this several times. The thing that Bruce Arian

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<v Speaker 1>said probably about August twenty somewhere, kind of late August

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<v Speaker 1>when he said it was about when camp was wrapping

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<v Speaker 1>up when he said that he thought the secondary was fixed,

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<v Speaker 1>and we came to understand that what he probably specifically

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<v Speaker 1>meant was the talent issue was fixed there. He thought

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<v Speaker 1>they had gotten that position to a level where they

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<v Speaker 1>had enough talent to be able to succeed. And so

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<v Speaker 1>when you saw it actually start to come together, you're like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>now I get it. I mean it wasn't. I think

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<v Speaker 1>they thought it was gonna come together a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>quicker with Todd Bowles running a new defense, and and

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<v Speaker 1>that ended up being really really good as it turned out. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>but it didn't come together as quickly as you thought,

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<v Speaker 1>but it did come together, and so by maybe week

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<v Speaker 1>nine on, you saw a secondary that I was doing

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<v Speaker 1>things that we haven't seen here a lot. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's been these years recently where it could be frustrating

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<v Speaker 1>watching our secondary because it seemed like it was very passive,

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<v Speaker 1>that guys really gave a lot of cushion. Would be

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<v Speaker 1>third and seven and they're playing ten yards off and

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<v Speaker 1>like this defense and or Todd Bowls is not at

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<v Speaker 1>all passive. They do a lot of different things in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of blitzing. They do a lot more man coverage

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<v Speaker 1>than we saw before, although not exclusively man coverage, and

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<v Speaker 1>we just our guys just got their hands on the

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<v Speaker 1>football a ton more than we've seen in a long

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<v Speaker 1>time in the second half of the season. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>probably not it's probably not right to say that it's

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<v Speaker 1>completely over the hump. They still have some learning to do.

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<v Speaker 1>This is still young guys. You know, when Carlton it

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<v Speaker 1>almost feels like Carlton Davis is a veteran, but there's

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<v Speaker 1>only a second year player last year, so there's there's

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<v Speaker 1>still a lot of growing for those guys to do.

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<v Speaker 1>But they do a period of jailed, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they got a whole another off season. Now, I think

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<v Speaker 1>they're gonna hit the ground running in two thousand and twenty.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a great point. All right, we're gonna combine, We'll

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<v Speaker 1>switch over the offensive side, and I want to hear

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<v Speaker 1>your thoughts on the offensive line as a whole. But

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<v Speaker 1>here with we got this question here with from John

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<v Speaker 1>who said, is there a left tackle in the first

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<v Speaker 1>round that you think could be good enough to take

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<v Speaker 1>at our spot in the draft, and do you think

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<v Speaker 1>the Bucks would be willing to move Donovan Smith to

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<v Speaker 1>right tackle. I'm not so sure about that. I think

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<v Speaker 1>the more obvious approach would be to take a guy

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<v Speaker 1>that you think is a plug and play guy are

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<v Speaker 1>right away at right tackle. And you know, DeMar Dotson

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<v Speaker 1>has been a very good tackle for us for pretty

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<v Speaker 1>much a decade whenever he's been healthy. But he is

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<v Speaker 1>a free agent, and he is like the most senior

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<v Speaker 1>guy on the team, So it's reasonable to expect you

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<v Speaker 1>could possibly have a new starter there next year. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>As much as we love Tomorrow, you know, Bruce called

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<v Speaker 1>him a warrior. Bruce said lots of really nice things

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<v Speaker 1>about him, but you have to face some facts. It's

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<v Speaker 1>possible you'll be getting new starter at right tackle. It

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<v Speaker 1>seems to me to make more sense to get a

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<v Speaker 1>guy that you think could potentially be a left tackle

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<v Speaker 1>in the future, but definitely could start at right tackle

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<v Speaker 1>right now, because you do have Donovan Smith under contract

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<v Speaker 1>for this year and next year. I know the team,

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<v Speaker 1>uh likes Donovan Smith. They've said that all along, so

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<v Speaker 1>I think they feel pretty good about Donovan at left tackle.

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<v Speaker 1>But there's nothing wrong with bringing a guy that could

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<v Speaker 1>be the future there, right so you you bring him

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<v Speaker 1>in at right tackle, you know, maybe like a I

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<v Speaker 1>was Tristan Wars or something like that. And I do

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<v Speaker 1>think that this draft, with us picking fourteen and the

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<v Speaker 1>depth of offensive tackle in this particular draft, that it

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<v Speaker 1>really works out well that there's a good chance somebody

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<v Speaker 1>like him will be available. And I think that's a

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<v Speaker 1>really good idea Austin had brought up. Carson Palmer was

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<v Speaker 1>interviewed about, you know, his first year under Bruce arians

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<v Speaker 1>and he talked about how it was tougher than most

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<v Speaker 1>you know that the first year there, that he had

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<v Speaker 1>a career high number of interceptions. So Austin said if

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<v Speaker 1>Winston cuts down to fifteen to eighteen interceptions, do you

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<v Speaker 1>agree that we could be attend to eleven win team

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<v Speaker 1>with playoffs? Absolutely for sure. I mean we're talking if

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<v Speaker 1>it's fifteen, that's cutting him in half, and that's a

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<v Speaker 1>huge game. Uh. Yes, I think I've said the same thing.

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<v Speaker 1>If you take what he did and then cut the

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<v Speaker 1>interceptions in a half, yeah, I think that's that's probably

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<v Speaker 1>enough for a couple of wins right there. For sure.

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<v Speaker 1>You know it's a big if. I do think I

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<v Speaker 1>think people are right to listen to Carson Palmer and

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<v Speaker 1>have some optimism about that because he has been in

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<v Speaker 1>the exact same situation. But we also have to remember

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<v Speaker 1>that just because it happened at one time doesn't necessarily

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<v Speaker 1>guarantee that's going to happen again. So it's it's encouraging,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's just one definite predict Yeah. Right. Um, Mike

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<v Speaker 1>had asked you for see any change in the coaching staff. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>the only reason I would say it's possible is that

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<v Speaker 1>what do we have, like thirty coaches something like just

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<v Speaker 1>gigantic coaching staff, So you never know if somebody could

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<v Speaker 1>get another job somewhere. But I don't think that Bruce

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<v Speaker 1>Arians went in the offseason intending to make changes on

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<v Speaker 1>the coaching staff. Okay uh. Deantre asked what is our

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<v Speaker 1>biggest need going into draft evaluations like position? Well, some

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<v Speaker 1>of that's gonna depend on what happens in free agency,

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<v Speaker 1>because again we have nineteen pending unrestricted free agents, and

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<v Speaker 1>surely not all those guys are going to be back.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Bruce Arians made it clear that it's his

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<v Speaker 1>priority to get to keep that defensive front seven intact.

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<v Speaker 1>And and that's also while not really discussing what are

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<v Speaker 1>you gonna do at quarterback, right because that's probably the

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<v Speaker 1>number one priority, call it one A and one B.

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<v Speaker 1>So uh. Depending on what happens with all those free agents,

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<v Speaker 1>you could see outside linebacker, interior defensive line becoming more

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<v Speaker 1>important in the draft if you don't get as many

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<v Speaker 1>of them back as you want to. Otherwise I'll go

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<v Speaker 1>back to what we're talking about before. I think offensive tackle.

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<v Speaker 1>The Bucks haven't drafted an offensive tackle or an offensive

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<v Speaker 1>lineman in the first round since two thousand six, and

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<v Speaker 1>that was a guard um Davin Joseph, and they haven't

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<v Speaker 1>drafted offensive tackled him for fiance in two thousand one.

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<v Speaker 1>It feels it just kind of feels like it's time. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I know, Yeah, that's a great point. Um. We I

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<v Speaker 1>had Johnny asked something about the idea of the multiple

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<v Speaker 1>tight ends and if they're still the guys that fit

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<v Speaker 1>this system and just overall what we think the tight

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<v Speaker 1>ends could be moving forward. You do wonder you really

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<v Speaker 1>do now? On one hand, O J. Howard played his

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<v Speaker 1>highest percentage of offensive snaps in his career, So it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't that Bruce arians didn't want him on the field,

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<v Speaker 1>and we used plenty of two tight and stuff. You

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<v Speaker 1>saw Cam get a good cam break, get a good

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<v Speaker 1>amount of action, and before he got hurt, Antonio Claire

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<v Speaker 1>was playing a pretty good amount because they really think,

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<v Speaker 1>just like the previous administration, they really think he's a

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<v Speaker 1>very good blocker. You know, hasn't proven to be much

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<v Speaker 1>of a threat in the passing game as if yet. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>But the numbers just really weren't there, and the offense

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<v Speaker 1>put up gigantic numbers. And you know I've said this before,

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<v Speaker 1>the whole rising tide lifts all boats. You think, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we're getting off so much out of receivers, but the

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<v Speaker 1>offense is so prolific that there this should create more

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<v Speaker 1>opportunities for the tight ends, and it just it really

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<v Speaker 1>just kind of didn't happen, right. And then looking back

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<v Speaker 1>at Bruce arians Is team's numbers during his time as

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<v Speaker 1>the Cardinals head coach, there really isn't a lot jumping

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<v Speaker 1>off the page from the tight ends. And as he

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<v Speaker 1>came here, the the line of thinking was, well, he

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<v Speaker 1>never really had a pair of tight ends like O. J.

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<v Speaker 1>Harden Cambray, And I think that's true. But now after

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<v Speaker 1>a season you have to look and go maybe some

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<v Speaker 1>of it it does have to do with scheme. Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's an interesting point. Um. We had Travis asked, who

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<v Speaker 1>do you think our first free agent signing will be? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>if I have to pick, I'd guess Shack Barrett. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>It does feel like the Jamis Winston thing is so

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<v Speaker 1>complicated that I feel like that one's going to take

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<v Speaker 1>some time, and it could even take a tag, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>which can draw things out. Even if you're trying to

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<v Speaker 1>sign a guy to a to a longer term contracts.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes you use the tag just to give you more

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<v Speaker 1>time and you know, keep your leverage or keep your

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<v Speaker 1>exclusive negotiating rights. Shack It just I go back to

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<v Speaker 1>how many times over the last month either he or

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<v Speaker 1>Bruce arians was asked about shack Bar and every time

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<v Speaker 1>both those guys made it very clear they absolutely wanted

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<v Speaker 1>him to still be here beyond and and Shaq doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>want to move. He wants to be here. He shouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm sure he does want to get paid and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll get paid. But I think that's the one that

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<v Speaker 1>it just felt like more, more progress is being made,

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<v Speaker 1>So that would be my guess. Rob said, if one

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<v Speaker 1>of the top quarterbacks are left when our draft pick

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<v Speaker 1>comes up, will we take them? Well again and asked

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<v Speaker 1>me again after by find out what we did with Jamis. No,

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<v Speaker 1>if we franchised or signed Jamis, then no, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think so. Um, but if not, then possibly. Yeah. We

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<v Speaker 1>talked a little bit about the Titans. David had asked,

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<v Speaker 1>do you see o J or Cam being traded? Which

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<v Speaker 1>one is basically more likely to be traded. I doubt

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<v Speaker 1>that cam Brad would be traded just because he does

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<v Speaker 1>have a fairly sizeable contract and so that makes it

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<v Speaker 1>harder for him to be traded. Um, oh j, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's possible. That those rumors have been around for so

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<v Speaker 1>long that sometimes you think where there's smoke, maybe there's

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<v Speaker 1>a little fire. Uh. If I'm a betting man, though,

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<v Speaker 1>I would guess no on both of them. And just

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<v Speaker 1>for one thing, trades are not all that common. And

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<v Speaker 1>I say this all the time, So if you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>if you're gonna bet, you're usually safer to bet on. No, no,

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<v Speaker 1>no trade happening. We had back to back questions about

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<v Speaker 1>Scotty Miller. Mike asked, with the expected progression of Scotty Miller,

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<v Speaker 1>is Pairman expendable? And and then Scotty not Scotty Miller.

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<v Speaker 1>Scotty is a different Scotty asked, do you think that

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<v Speaker 1>Pairman will be signed to a big deal? So we

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<v Speaker 1>had sort of the Scotty Miller bshot Pairman who's yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll start with the second one. That's gonna be tough.

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<v Speaker 1>It really is, because Okay, you do have somewhere in

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<v Speaker 1>the dollar cap space available as you start, as you

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<v Speaker 1>head into the offseason now, but then you have to

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<v Speaker 1>sign potentially Jamis Shack and Dominan, Sue Jpp. You got

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<v Speaker 1>you also want to get Chris Godwin to an extension.

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<v Speaker 1>This is when we can start working on an extension

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<v Speaker 1>for Chris Godwin. Uh And and it has been Bruce

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<v Speaker 1>has said that, yes, that is a priority. So you

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<v Speaker 1>already have a big contract on Mike Evans, You're probably

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have a big contract on Chris Godwin, who by

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<v Speaker 1>some measures was the best receiver in football this year.

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<v Speaker 1>And so to say you're gonna do in a third

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<v Speaker 1>big contract on a receiver, he deserves it. He and

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<v Speaker 1>I'd love to have him back. But it would surprise

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<v Speaker 1>me if Brishod Perryman got a huge contract here, um,

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<v Speaker 1>just because that'd be three receivers that and Scotty Miller

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<v Speaker 1>was coming along quite nicely. I don't know if they're

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<v Speaker 1>the exact type of player though, you know what I'm saying,

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<v Speaker 1>Like when jamis I'm sorry when Mike Evans and Chris

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<v Speaker 1>Godwin both got hurt. Brashad Perryman, nobody knew if he

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<v Speaker 1>could flourish as a number one receiver, but now we

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<v Speaker 1>do know. And he's a big guy like Mike. He's

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<v Speaker 1>he can make all those contested catches on the sidelines

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<v Speaker 1>and stuff like that. And I don't think Scotty Miller

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<v Speaker 1>is that same type of as here. Yeah, so I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think they're apple. I think they're apples and oranges. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll close with this one. John asked, who do you

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<v Speaker 1>think could be a cap casualty. I don't really like

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<v Speaker 1>this question, you know. Um I threw out a name earlier,

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<v Speaker 1>Cam Braid, because he does have a high contract number. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>but we love cam Brad. I don't want to see

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<v Speaker 1>any of our guys we cap casualties. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lot of that right now. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>we're in a position where we're gonna have to do

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of that. Okay, al right, well that's gonna

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