WEBVTT - #720 Packers Unscripted: On location in Cincinnati

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to an on location edition of Packers Unscripted. We

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<v Speaker 2>are here in Cincinnati, a day ahead of the Packers

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<v Speaker 2>pre season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals. I am Mike

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<v Speaker 2>Spaffer from Packers dot Com, joined as always not really

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<v Speaker 2>you by my trusted colleague Weston Hankowitz. We haven't done

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<v Speaker 2>the show next to each other for quite some time,

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<v Speaker 2>but we were here yesterday as well, West for the

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<v Speaker 2>Packers joint practice with the Bengals, which was just outside

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<v Speaker 2>of pay Corp Stadium where the Bengals have their practice

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<v Speaker 2>facility and practice fields.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'll just.

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<v Speaker 2>Throw it to you open ended at the beginning. What

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<v Speaker 2>were your impressions of that workout?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, tough, physical, It was pretty much everything I kind

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<v Speaker 3>of expected it to be with the joint practice, especially

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<v Speaker 3>when you look at the Cincinnati Bengals both offensive and

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<v Speaker 3>defensive lines. They've put a lot of resources into those

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<v Speaker 3>two spots, and I felt like you saw some really

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<v Speaker 3>good competitive work between the two teams. Certainly from Jordan

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<v Speaker 3>Love's perspective, I think that was probably the most beneficial

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<v Speaker 3>of everything he got those reps in with Christian Watson.

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<v Speaker 3>We saw the fifty yard touchdown during one of the

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<v Speaker 3>team periods. Over to Romeo Dobbs, they're looking to build

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<v Speaker 3>up the synergy of this group right now, and every

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<v Speaker 3>rep matters, so we don't know exactly how this is

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<v Speaker 3>gonna work out. On Friday night, there was some overtures

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<v Speaker 3>made that maybe Jordan plays in this game. Maybe we

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<v Speaker 3>do see the starters out there. I think it was

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<v Speaker 3>Pete Doherty if I remember correctly, that asked Matt about

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<v Speaker 3>what does this mean about David BACTERI he was Bill

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<v Speaker 3>or somebody, I forget who it was.

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<v Speaker 1>Doesn't mean David's gonna go. He's like, David won't golden, right,

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<v Speaker 1>He's like, well, why would you say that? Right?

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<v Speaker 3>So, I just feel like with this team right now

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<v Speaker 3>and where they're at, I don't think you can go

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<v Speaker 3>wrong either way with how they deploy their preseason starters

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<v Speaker 3>in this thing. But I really felt like that practice

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<v Speaker 3>against the Bengals. It got heated at times, but I

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<v Speaker 3>felt like it really good work for this football team.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. The thing that really stood out to me Wes

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<v Speaker 2>was watching the guys in the trenches because that Cincinnati

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<v Speaker 2>defensive line, that defensive front that is that is a

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<v Speaker 2>as Larry would like to say assaulty bunch, right, I

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<v Speaker 2>mean those guys, Sam Hubbard, Trey hendrickson DJ Reader like

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<v Speaker 2>that is you can see why this Cincinnati defense has

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<v Speaker 2>been one of the best in the AFC and in

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<v Speaker 2>the entire NFL the last couple of years. These guys

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<v Speaker 2>got to a Super Bowl a couple of years ago,

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<v Speaker 2>back to an AFC championship last year. I thought it

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<v Speaker 2>was really really good work for the Packers offensive line

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<v Speaker 2>and comment I believe John Runyon made a comment to you, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>to you after practice because one of the things that

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<v Speaker 2>was so beneficial about this work that the offensive line

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<v Speaker 2>got is this Cincinnati defensive line is built differently than

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<v Speaker 2>the Packers. So the Packers have a lot of, as

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<v Speaker 2>Runyon said, a lot of quick, quick twitch, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>gap shooting type of guys. This Cincinnati defensive line is

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<v Speaker 2>built on power and they just they play the differently.

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<v Speaker 2>Their bodies are built differently, and it was a great

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<v Speaker 2>change of pace for the Packers' offensive line to get

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<v Speaker 2>them ready for a different opponent, even if those may

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<v Speaker 2>not be the guys who were out there on Friday

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<v Speaker 2>night in the Price Season Open, but this is about

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<v Speaker 2>getting ready for the regular season.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, one of the points John made too after practice,

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't even think about it this way. It's not

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<v Speaker 3>like they were going to go down and break down

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<v Speaker 3>all this film on the defensive front of Cincinnati. Obviously

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<v Speaker 3>you have an idea what Trey Hendrickson can do and

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<v Speaker 3>DJ Reader these guys, but it was mostly about adjusting

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<v Speaker 3>and relying on your technique and your fundamentals. And you're

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<v Speaker 3>gonna need to do that through the course of a season.

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<v Speaker 3>You're not gonna have every single aspect of an opponent scouted.

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<v Speaker 3>You're gonna have to make some in game adjustments. And

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<v Speaker 3>that's where John felt like it was very beneficial for

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<v Speaker 3>him in this group. For me personally, I also thought

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<v Speaker 3>seeing how the Packers stepped up to that, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we'll just talk about it quickly now. The Elton Jenkins

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<v Speaker 3>little scuffle that he had sure starting with Pratt and

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<v Speaker 3>then going over with Reader later in practice. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>as John said, he's like one of the things, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>Mattleflore's talking about. We're all out here trying to build

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<v Speaker 3>some chemistry, right, trying to build some team camaraderie. Seeing

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<v Speaker 3>the way guys stepped up in those instances, certainly you

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<v Speaker 3>don't want it to get physical. There was the agreement

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<v Speaker 3>beforehand there won't be physicality. There's gonna be no fighting.

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<v Speaker 3>But it is pro football. It's not badminton. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>these guys think about it. You and your family members, brothers, siblings,

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<v Speaker 3>what have you. You're out playing football in the backyard,

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<v Speaker 3>You're you're rough housing and wrestling in the house. If

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<v Speaker 3>you compete, it's going to bring the fire out, and

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<v Speaker 3>sometimes that fire ignite. So I wasn't really put off

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<v Speaker 3>by that at all. I mean, obviously it made for

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<v Speaker 3>some good headlines and the media and some good interview

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<v Speaker 3>questions and the postgame post practice locker rooms. But Elton Jenkins,

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<v Speaker 3>I'll tell you what, man, he's a guy since the

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<v Speaker 3>day he got here.

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<v Speaker 1>You want to be in the foxhole with these kind

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<v Speaker 1>of kids.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, they are the guys that are going to

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<v Speaker 3>step up and they're going to own their situation and

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<v Speaker 3>they're not going to back down. And you know, with

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<v Speaker 3>John mentioning that, I thought all of that was very

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<v Speaker 3>important because you're seeing, both on the field and off

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<v Speaker 3>the field, the way the team has to carry itself.

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<v Speaker 3>And maybe the most important comment that run you and

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<v Speaker 3>made in that little media scrum we had afterwards, was

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<v Speaker 3>you know, we know how good the Cincinnati Bengals are.

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<v Speaker 3>They're going to be again one of the top teams

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<v Speaker 3>in the AFC, especially once Joe Burrow gets back. Sure,

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<v Speaker 3>Packers still feel like they're a pretty darn good football

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<v Speaker 3>team too, even though there might be so many people

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<v Speaker 3>questioning them. You have to rise to those challenges. I

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<v Speaker 3>felt like Green Bay did that during that joint practice.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and everybody's asking, of course, you know, how did

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<v Speaker 2>Jordan Love and the number one offense look against a

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<v Speaker 2>defense like Cincinnati. Well, I think predictably, there were a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of ups and downs in the practice. You mentioned

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<v Speaker 2>the long touchdown pastor Romeo Dobbs absolutely perfect on the

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<v Speaker 2>money deep ball from Jordan Love there, but earlier he

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<v Speaker 2>had had an overthrown deep ball. He had another underthrown

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<v Speaker 2>deep ball. He hit a Christian Watson on a great,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, deep crossing route on one play, hit Jayden

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<v Speaker 2>Reid on a really nice underneath crosser where they got

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<v Speaker 2>to the rookie from Michigan State the ball in space.

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<v Speaker 2>But there are also times where he was under pressure,

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<v Speaker 2>had to move in the pocket, had to take the checkdowns.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything was thrown at at Jordan Love. In this practice,

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<v Speaker 2>the Cincinnati Bengals were blitzing like they sent a slot

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<v Speaker 2>corner here and there. Aj Dillon had to pick up

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<v Speaker 2>a blitz or or the running back had to help,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, provide the chip, help on the edge rusher

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<v Speaker 2>Trey Hendrickson for example, coming off the edge, and then

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<v Speaker 2>allow Jordan Love to get the ball downfield. Everything was there,

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<v Speaker 2>and a practice like this, there's so much more that

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<v Speaker 2>number one offense is going to see compared to anything

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to get in the preseason games, as important

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<v Speaker 2>as those reps will be. With the Packers having such

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<v Speaker 2>a young offense and trying to figure things out this practice,

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<v Speaker 2>with the Bengals having all of their ones out there,

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<v Speaker 2>that was really good work.

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<v Speaker 3>And that door swings both ways, right because when you

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<v Speaker 3>were watching some of the offensive stuff, I went over

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<v Speaker 3>to the other field watching the defense. Green Bay was

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<v Speaker 3>throwing the same type of looks at Trevor Simmon and

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<v Speaker 3>Jake Browning. Over on Cincinnati's side of things. We saw

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<v Speaker 3>corner blitz as we saw guys coming on stunts. This

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<v Speaker 3>is the type of stuff you're not going to say,

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<v Speaker 3>see in a preseason game, right, Sean Clifford after it saying,

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<v Speaker 3>you know there's gonna be a lot of vanilla ice

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<v Speaker 3>stream out there. I love that line because in these settings,

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<v Speaker 3>that's where you got to let it all loose. And

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<v Speaker 3>when you go back to the original first practice we

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<v Speaker 3>saw against the Houston Texans now four years ago, when

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<v Speaker 3>Aaron Rodgers and people talked about not really liking these things,

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<v Speaker 3>it was because it was almost like an extension of

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<v Speaker 3>the preseason, except you're also getting guys like Jake uh

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<v Speaker 3>whatever his name was, the uh Jake Sternberg, Sternberger, Stenberger Stormberger,

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<v Speaker 3>the other tight end we have.

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<v Speaker 1>But but situations like that where guys are getting hurt, right, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't want that.

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<v Speaker 3>As Runyan said after practice, nobody got hurt. Everything was professional,

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<v Speaker 3>And I think that is the key right now in

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<v Speaker 3>these type of practices is getting in that type of

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<v Speaker 3>stuff and making sure that you get back to the

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<v Speaker 3>huddle afterwards fine and okay and moving forward. This was

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<v Speaker 3>the type of practice, as David Baktiari said afterwards, when

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<v Speaker 3>you were a part of that scrum, it kind of

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<v Speaker 3>if you had some questions about joint practices and the

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<v Speaker 3>value of them. At first, I think these are the

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<v Speaker 3>type of situations I kind of show you the true

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<v Speaker 3>benefit of it.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, And as far as the Packers defense is concerned,

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to ask because you mentioned it on our

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<v Speaker 2>three Things segment that we did with Larry after practice.

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<v Speaker 2>Jay R Alexander was not participating in the eleven on eleven.

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<v Speaker 2>He was just doing individual drills yesterday. So the rookie

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<v Speaker 2>seventh round pick, Carrington Valentine out of Kentucky, he was

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<v Speaker 2>the one running with the ones, you know, for the

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<v Speaker 2>Packers against Cincinnati's number one offense, granted without Joe Burrow,

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<v Speaker 2>but Carrington Valentine continues to show that A he belongs

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<v Speaker 2>in the NFL, and B He's going to have a

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<v Speaker 2>role somewhere somehow on this defense.

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<v Speaker 3>I really think so in Mike, what's funny to me

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<v Speaker 3>is that, you know, I'm no type of soothsayer at all,

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<v Speaker 3>but I remember just in the OTA's telling you, like

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<v Speaker 3>when he was going up against when JayR wasn't there

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<v Speaker 3>and Rasulle Douglass wasn't there, and these young corners had

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<v Speaker 3>to go in with the one defense against Jordan Love

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<v Speaker 3>and that offensive group and the weapons and the speed

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<v Speaker 3>and everything that the Green Bay possesses.

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<v Speaker 1>Valentine was out there.

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<v Speaker 3>They gave him a chance to go out there and

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<v Speaker 3>go up against Romeo Dobbs, and that kid did not

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<v Speaker 3>back down. This guy, I believe is the youngest player

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<v Speaker 3>on this football team. Talking to him, I feel like

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<v Speaker 3>I'm one hundred and fifty years old. I mean, he

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<v Speaker 3>legitimately looks like, you know, a kid, but he also

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<v Speaker 3>plays with such an enthusiasm, in a humbleness and a

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<v Speaker 3>confidence that I think is critical at that position. I've

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<v Speaker 3>said it so many times, Mike, and at some point

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<v Speaker 3>I'll stop doing it. But that mel kiper assessment it

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<v Speaker 3>stood in my head ever since Draft night. How how

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<v Speaker 3>is this kid still there in the seventh round. I

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<v Speaker 3>get it he had one pick or whatever at Kentucky.

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<v Speaker 3>But the fact of the matter is there's certain guys

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<v Speaker 3>that go out there and are not scared of the spotlight.

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<v Speaker 1>Valentine is one of them.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes it's not Joe Burrow, but that's still Jamar Chase,

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<v Speaker 3>that's still t Higgins. These are one of the best

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<v Speaker 3>receiving contingents in the National Football League, and they're trying

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<v Speaker 3>to make you look bad.

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<v Speaker 1>They're trying to win their routes.

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<v Speaker 3>Valentine didn't let it happen, especially when they did some

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<v Speaker 3>stuff down in the red zone. The Green Bay Packers,

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<v Speaker 3>I think one of the things is you look at

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<v Speaker 3>how good they are at the top of their cornerback room,

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<v Speaker 3>right especially once Eric Stokes comes back. But how quickly

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<v Speaker 3>that that can get really and be able to get

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<v Speaker 3>the injuries and stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>You need six seven guys to navigate a season.

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<v Speaker 3>Carrenton Valentine, I don't know if it's week one, I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know when it'll be, maybe not even the season,

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<v Speaker 3>but I think he showed enough that the Greenmit Packers

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<v Speaker 3>have to feel really good about that pick.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and he's gonna he's a local kid, right, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>went to high school here in the Cincinnati area, went

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<v Speaker 2>to went to college just across the border in Kentucky.

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<v Speaker 2>And he'll be making his NFL preseason debut against the

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<v Speaker 2>Cincinnati Bengals. And the same goes for the Packers number

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<v Speaker 2>two quarterback Sean Clifford. Big star here at quarterback in

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<v Speaker 2>the Cincinnati area, and now he'll be making his his

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<v Speaker 2>NFL preseason debut in the stadium where he I believe

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<v Speaker 2>he had told you he had season six his senior

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<v Speaker 2>year of high school. Parents has season tickets for the

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<v Speaker 2>for the Bengals. He and his brother, his younger brother

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<v Speaker 2>who's also now at Penn State where Sean Clifford was

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<v Speaker 2>a star quarterback. So this is uh uh, it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>a really neat opportunity for both for both of those

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<v Speaker 2>young men to be back here, you know, spending even

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of extra days with the joint practice and

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<v Speaker 2>Well, before this rain picks up too much, we'll do

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<v Speaker 2>one other thing here on the show today. I have

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<v Speaker 2>a story to write for Friday that I do for

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<v Speaker 2>the preseason game. It's called what to Watch For? So

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna ask you to help me write the story.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, So what is there to watch for in

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<v Speaker 2>this preseason opener at pay Course Stadium?

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<v Speaker 3>As I alluded to earlier, it sounds like Jordan Love

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<v Speaker 3>is going to play in this game.

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<v Speaker 1>Now. I'll believe it when everything's out there and we

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<v Speaker 1>see it.

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<v Speaker 3>I never like to draw false conclusions, but the fact

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<v Speaker 3>of the matter is matt Lefluor talked about before practice,

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<v Speaker 3>and Jordan also kind of alluded to it after practice.

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<v Speaker 3>The Greenmit Packers are taking a little bit of a

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<v Speaker 3>different prochare and I honestly don't. As I said, I

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<v Speaker 3>don't think you can go wrong either way. You have

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<v Speaker 3>a thirty nine year old quarterback like Aaron Rodgers who's

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<v Speaker 3>seen and done everything.

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<v Speaker 1>No problem.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's get the you know, let's get the young guys

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<v Speaker 3>in there. Let him take a break, get to week one.

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<v Speaker 3>Jordan Love needs every rep he can get, Mike. I

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<v Speaker 3>think it was something like, what was it, a one

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<v Speaker 3>hundred and eighty snaps he's played to this point in

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<v Speaker 3>the regular season during his NFL career, Right, you want to.

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<v Speaker 1>Be able to actually get him work. It's a great

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<v Speaker 1>way to do it. Now.

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<v Speaker 3>Gotta keep the pocket clean, gotta keep these guys healthy.

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<v Speaker 3>But I feel like that's probably the thing to look

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<v Speaker 3>for is just seeing what that first team offense looks like.

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<v Speaker 3>Who gets deployed, how long are they out there, and

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<v Speaker 3>then when they're not out there, who's coming in there next.

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<v Speaker 1>With the receivers.

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<v Speaker 3>Bo Melton I think has had a phenomenal camp. A

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<v Speaker 3>guy that doesn't get talked about nearly enough, right, I

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<v Speaker 3>think you look at guys like Malik Heath who was

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<v Speaker 3>sort of this undrafted guy that did some good things

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<v Speaker 3>down in Mississippi, but for whatever reason, doesn't get picked

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<v Speaker 3>and as he told us last week after family and Night,

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<v Speaker 3>he has a list of everybody that was picked before.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean he knows all of them in, knowing exactly

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<v Speaker 3>what all their situations were, in him believing that he

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<v Speaker 3>should have been picked too. There are three really good

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<v Speaker 3>receivers at the top of this step chart right now,

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<v Speaker 3>right three guys I think are probably gonna be your

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<v Speaker 3>Week one starters in Christian Watson, Romeo Dobbs, and Jayden Reid.

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<v Speaker 3>But Samori two Rays stepped up, Melton Heath. These young receivers,

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<v Speaker 3>the quarterback that they're in there with, they've put some

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<v Speaker 3>good film on tape for these Packers coaches. Now it's

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<v Speaker 3>going to be about putting that forward against the Cincinnati Bengals.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Absolutely.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think the other things to watch too is

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<v Speaker 2>we've been seeing the safety competition take shape for a

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<v Speaker 2>while through training camp. Rudy Ford was running with the

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<v Speaker 2>ones alongside Darnell Savage. Now it seems to have shifted

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<v Speaker 2>to Jonathan Owens. But you know how this goes. Somebody

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<v Speaker 2>makes a big play, has a really good preseason game,

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<v Speaker 2>then we go to the practice field next week. In

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<v Speaker 2>the depth chart is shifted around a little bit, so

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<v Speaker 2>you never know what can happen there. And then also

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<v Speaker 2>with regard to special teams, there's a lot going on

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<v Speaker 2>on special teams with this group. You've got a rookie kicker,

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<v Speaker 2>You've got a punting competition, you have a long snapper competition.

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<v Speaker 2>You got all kinds of young guys trying to state

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<v Speaker 2>their case to Rich Basaci that they should be on

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<v Speaker 2>the field on kickoffs and punts and whatnot. So there's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot to watch here. And this is just the

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<v Speaker 2>first of three preseason games. But since your classes are

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<v Speaker 2>starting to get covered in rain.

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<v Speaker 3>Drops, can I say one thing before we leave? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I feel terrible about that Jake Sternberger thing. I mean

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<v Speaker 3>that kidd I honestly, goodness forgot his name.

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<v Speaker 1>That's gonna bother me.

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<v Speaker 3>If they were back home, we would tell them to

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<v Speaker 3>cut it or we're not going to be able to

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<v Speaker 3>do that. But again, it just that's me one of

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<v Speaker 3>the things that's gonna hat a little bit. When I

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<v Speaker 3>look at the tape and look at the mas from

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<v Speaker 3>this appearance of Unscripted, that's gonna be high on that list.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, all right, Well, well, when we do another episode

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<v Speaker 2>like this, we'll get it cleaned up.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm gonna go take a shower and then maybe just

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<v Speaker 3>throw a towel on.

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<v Speaker 1>This ended up raining a lot more than I thought

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<v Speaker 1>it was going to.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, you were the one who said let's just

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<v Speaker 2>stay out here instead of going the hotel.

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<v Speaker 3>Fine, all right, Well, dude, back in the day when

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<v Speaker 3>I have to use to shoot some of my stuff

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<v Speaker 3>for Packers News and the Green Bay Press casette, we

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<v Speaker 3>did this thing in like four degree weather, in freezing

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<v Speaker 3>rain off the shore of Lake Michigan and Chicago. Pete

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<v Speaker 3>Doherty and Mike Vandermoss both got sick. They actually had

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<v Speaker 3>to miss work the next day after that game, and

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<v Speaker 3>I was the only one that was left standing.

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<v Speaker 1>These bones are tough, all right.

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<v Speaker 3>This has been the best episode to date, by the way,

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<v Speaker 3>take us home with another agreed that.

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<v Speaker 4>No, actually, I don't know, maybe another ambulance will go

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<v Speaker 4>by while I'm trying to sign off, because we are

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<v Speaker 4>gonna call it a wrap on this edition of Packers

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<v Speaker 4>Unscripted's from Cincinnati.

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<v Speaker 2>Be sure to follow all of our coverage of the

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<v Speaker 2>preseason opener from pay Course Stadium. We've got it all

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<v Speaker 2>for you on Packers dot Com. For Wes I am Mike,

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for tuning in everybody, and we will in

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<v Speaker 2>drier settings.

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<v Speaker 1>See you next time.