WEBVTT - Keys to Success vs. the Saints | Bucs Insider

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<v Speaker 1>Um, Good morning everyone. It is time for Buccaneers and

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<v Speaker 1>Saturday Live presented by a Miller like Casey Phillips and

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<v Speaker 1>senior writer and editor Scott Smith here and this is

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<v Speaker 1>where we take all of your questions. So if you

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<v Speaker 1>have one of those for us, make sure you head

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<v Speaker 1>live video that is where you can put your questions

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<v Speaker 1>so as we give people a chance to start so

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<v Speaker 1>many those we figured we would start, of course where

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure most of those questions will start, which is

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<v Speaker 1>with injuries. That has been the storyline for unfortunately a

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<v Speaker 1>while now for this season. So what do we feel

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<v Speaker 1>like we might know this week? And when might we

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<v Speaker 1>know it? What are what are we thinking? Is there

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<v Speaker 1>is there some optimism for for once getting guys back

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<v Speaker 1>instead of losing losing more people. Well, today we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>really telling because it's the first practice of the week

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<v Speaker 1>and it will be interesting to see if a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of guys are back out there on Monday. UM head

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<v Speaker 1>coach Bruce Arian said he was hopeful that we could

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<v Speaker 1>get Rob Gronkowski and Lavante David this week, which would

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<v Speaker 1>be huge, and maybe Richard Sherman. I think he's probably

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<v Speaker 1>the longest shot of those three. Also hopeful that the

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<v Speaker 1>guys that got hurt most notably Dee Delaney and Jamal

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<v Speaker 1>Dean more cornerbacks that got hurt in the Chicago game,

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<v Speaker 1>will be okay. Um, they didn't seem overly concerned about

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<v Speaker 1>those guys, but even an injury that could keep him

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<v Speaker 1>out of week would be trouble for the Bucks right

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<v Speaker 1>now because they're just so thin and we're already down

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<v Speaker 1>so far on the depth chart at quarterback. Uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you just keep pasting over the next injury. And the

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<v Speaker 1>guys are doing a fantastic job, and so is Todd

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<v Speaker 1>Bowles putting those guys in position. And you can't say

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<v Speaker 1>enough about what guys like Dee Delanney have done, but

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<v Speaker 1>at some point you just run out of good options,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. So this will be a good day to

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<v Speaker 1>see if anybody's back on the practice field, in particular

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<v Speaker 1>Lavante and and Gronk. Yeah, and uh, we had some

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<v Speaker 1>questions about Sean Murphy Bunty that you know, he's one

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<v Speaker 1>of those guys we haven't heard much about in a

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<v Speaker 1>long time. That's kind of what happens once you've go

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<v Speaker 1>on that i R list that you don't tend to

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<v Speaker 1>hear a lot for a while. So is there any

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<v Speaker 1>way that we would know a little bit more about

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<v Speaker 1>or when might you know more about his situation? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, the last thing that Bruce has said is

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<v Speaker 1>that both him and Carlton are always away. So I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think we're to the point yet where we're starting

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<v Speaker 1>to think about, Okay, they're returning in a week or two.

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<v Speaker 1>I think we're still a bit away from that. So

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<v Speaker 1>at the moment, we're just gonna have to consider those

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<v Speaker 1>two guys kind of often the future. Hopefully some reinforcements

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<v Speaker 1>later in the season, but not really in the plans

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<v Speaker 1>at the moment. Okay, And we also had people asking

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<v Speaker 1>about Scottie Miller, um and when we think he could

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<v Speaker 1>potentially come back, and um, I also just wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>hear what you thought about overall with him being out

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<v Speaker 1>a b being out this last week, what our wide

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<v Speaker 1>receiver group has has looked like in or is there

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<v Speaker 1>a chance we see more of guys like Tyler Johnson

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<v Speaker 1>because of that? Well? As for Scottie Miller, the thing

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<v Speaker 1>is he has a turf toe injury and that's one

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<v Speaker 1>of the most confounding injuries in the NFL, partly because

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't sound like much, um, you know, but it

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<v Speaker 1>is a bad injury. It's a ligament injury that it

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<v Speaker 1>often takes guys a long time to come back from,

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<v Speaker 1>and even when they do, they're often struggling with it

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<v Speaker 1>because it's very painful. So, um, we don't have a

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<v Speaker 1>timetable on Scotty yet. Now asked for the receivers going

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<v Speaker 1>into that game, before A B was down, you had

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<v Speaker 1>those You had A B and Mike Evans and um,

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Godwin, all with almost identical stats. And you also

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<v Speaker 1>had guys like Leonard four Nette and O. J. Howard,

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<v Speaker 1>especially in weeks six, catching a lot of passes. So uh,

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<v Speaker 1>it's kind of been what is the defense giving you,

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<v Speaker 1>and Tom Brady has been taking what they give and

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<v Speaker 1>go into the open man, and sometimes like in Philly,

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<v Speaker 1>that was really more the tight ends and backs than

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<v Speaker 1>it was the receivers. But with Brown out this last

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<v Speaker 1>game against Chicago, you know, it went back to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of the way it was in the Jamis Winston years

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<v Speaker 1>when almost everything went through Evans and Godwin, and those

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<v Speaker 1>two guys accounted for almost all the teams passing yards

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<v Speaker 1>in this game. Both of them had great games. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Evans had three touch downs and you know, Casey

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<v Speaker 1>are our streak was broken because this was our fourth

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<v Speaker 1>home game and after every home game of the first

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<v Speaker 1>three a Buck. We've been able to talk on Wednesday

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<v Speaker 1>about a Buccaneer being in a Player of the Week,

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<v Speaker 1>and we had a shot with Mike Evans and three

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<v Speaker 1>three touchdowns, but it went to that Alvin Kamara guy

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<v Speaker 1>that we're gonna have to deal with this week. So uh.

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<v Speaker 1>In any case, the point is the Bucks have a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of weapons in the passing game and and there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of different ways that the Bucks offensively can

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<v Speaker 1>approach a game, and in that in this last one,

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<v Speaker 1>it was leaning on those two star receivers. Okay, And

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<v Speaker 1>Matt had asked, he said, I see that the Cardinals

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<v Speaker 1>are number one in the power rankings. Do you think

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<v Speaker 1>that's more to do with the Bucks strength of schedule

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<v Speaker 1>or purely that the Cardinals are seven? And oh, do

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<v Speaker 1>you think head to head healthy we beat them? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it would be a fantastic game. I think

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<v Speaker 1>the Buccaneers can beat any team in this league when

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<v Speaker 1>we're fully healthy. Um it's if I'm making a power pool,

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<v Speaker 1>which are you know they're they're kind of like um

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<v Speaker 1>raids right after a draft. We all know that they

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<v Speaker 1>don't mean anything and they're a little bit silly. But

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, why do you need to power rank teams

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<v Speaker 1>when you have standings that kind of shows you who's winning,

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<v Speaker 1>who's the best teams? But we also all love them,

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<v Speaker 1>right We read them every week and we love when

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<v Speaker 1>our teams near the top. If I'm making a power

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<v Speaker 1>raking right now, and I'm being an objective about this,

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta start with the team that's seven and up,

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<v Speaker 1>and they haven't had an easy schedule. They've beating the Rams,

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<v Speaker 1>they've beaten the Browns, they've had the Cardinals are killing

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<v Speaker 1>it and they deserve all the accolades that are getting.

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<v Speaker 1>Do I think the Buccaneers at full strength are a

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<v Speaker 1>better team when Cardinals? I'm biased, probably, but yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>think so, And we may be finding the stuff come

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<v Speaker 1>to the Plasts. It would be an exciting game, that's

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<v Speaker 1>for sure, with playing against Kyler Murray and with the

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<v Speaker 1>offense that we have, Yes, I agree, that would be

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<v Speaker 1>a very fun game. Um So looking at We had

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of questions about trades um, but might get asked,

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<v Speaker 1>are there any trade options you think the Bucks would

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<v Speaker 1>be looking into before the trade deadline. I gotta believe

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<v Speaker 1>that that Jason light is is taking any calls comes

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<v Speaker 1>his way, and his staff is his pro personal staff.

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<v Speaker 1>Rob McCartney, you and all those guys are scouting everybody

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<v Speaker 1>that looks like they might be available. You look at

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<v Speaker 1>the teams that are probably out of it and should

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<v Speaker 1>be selling in order to gain some draft assets probably,

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<v Speaker 1>and you see who might they be willing to let go?

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<v Speaker 1>And and some of it has to do with with

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<v Speaker 1>what their salaries are. And the Bucks don't have a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of salary cap space right now. They have some

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<v Speaker 1>and generally you can make some more by restructuring contract

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<v Speaker 1>and pushing some cap hit into years to come, which

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<v Speaker 1>we've been doing for the last two years. But um uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know who would it be? I mean, you look

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<v Speaker 1>at those teams, does anybody have a cornerback that maybe

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<v Speaker 1>could shake loose? Obviously that's something the Buccaneers could use,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's all speculation at this point. I think we

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<v Speaker 1>have until next Tuesday. If I'm not Yeah, next Tuesday

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<v Speaker 1>four is the trade deadline. You know, I never would

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<v Speaker 1>put money down while I can't anyway, but I never

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<v Speaker 1>would bet on us making a trade over not making

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<v Speaker 1>a trade. But also the last two years have taught

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<v Speaker 1>me that you can never say never with Jason Lette,

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<v Speaker 1>the way they're constructing this roster to try to win championships,

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<v Speaker 1>I agree. Uh So, now looking to the Saints game

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<v Speaker 1>this next week, you know, whenever it's a division team,

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<v Speaker 1>you feel like there's so much familiarity, but now this is,

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<v Speaker 1>uh there's some uniqueness to it, and some familiarity in

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<v Speaker 1>the sense that all of a sudden, for the first

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<v Speaker 1>time and forever and ever and ever, it is not

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<v Speaker 1>a Drew Brees led Saints team, but there's still some

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<v Speaker 1>familiarity there with Jase, with with Jami's at quarterback. So

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<v Speaker 1>what do you think is going to be the keys

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<v Speaker 1>to this game, both offensively and defensively, and then just

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<v Speaker 1>how it could look similar different to two previous years

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<v Speaker 1>of facing the Saints. Well, this Saints team has two

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<v Speaker 1>really gigantic strengths. One of them is albu Kamara, and

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<v Speaker 1>coach Arean said on Monday's six days away from the game,

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<v Speaker 1>But he's already thinking about how the Buccaneers have to

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<v Speaker 1>stop Kamara better than they did Khalil Herbert, and it

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<v Speaker 1>was it was strange to see a running back get

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<v Speaker 1>a hundred yards against our rush defense, which even after

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<v Speaker 1>that is still ranked number one in the league. But

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<v Speaker 1>Kamara can hurt you in so many ways. He's just

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<v Speaker 1>like they hadn't even hardly been using him as a

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<v Speaker 1>past catcher through the first five games, which was surprising.

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<v Speaker 1>And in this last game against Seattle, he caught like

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<v Speaker 1>eleven passes for a hundred twenty yards or something like that,

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<v Speaker 1>and they were the Seahawks in the second half, We're

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<v Speaker 1>double teaming him and they still couldn't stop him. The

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<v Speaker 1>second strength for the Saints is a really really good defense,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the best ones we're gonna face all season.

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<v Speaker 1>And what's good about him is they're just good at

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<v Speaker 1>every level. Um Tomorrow Davis, their middle linebacker, might be

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<v Speaker 1>one of the most underrated players in the entire league.

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<v Speaker 1>He absolutely does it all, rushes the passer, is a

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<v Speaker 1>great cover linebacker, makes all the tackles, knows which gaps

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<v Speaker 1>to fill when you when you're in the running game.

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<v Speaker 1>He's just fantastic. They got good safeties, good corners. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's gonna be a really tough challenge. Uh So,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if it's gonna be like Week one

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<v Speaker 1>in two thousand and eighteen with that record setting shootout.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's probably a little more low scoring than that.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's gonna be a tough one. But it's one

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<v Speaker 1>that the Buccaneers need because they need to get over

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<v Speaker 1>this divisional hump. The Saints have won the last four.

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<v Speaker 1>The Bucks want it all last year, but they didn't

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<v Speaker 1>win a division. And if you want that easier route

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<v Speaker 1>to this to another super Bowl with the first round

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<v Speaker 1>buy or at least a first round game at home,

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<v Speaker 1>you gotta win the division. Yeah, I agree, especially you

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<v Speaker 1>know the winning the division is always something you want,

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<v Speaker 1>but it seems like this year, with how stacked the

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<v Speaker 1>NFC is, I think it makes it even more important

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<v Speaker 1>for a just to know you for sure have a

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<v Speaker 1>playoff spot. But even just we saw I mean, of

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<v Speaker 1>course it was incredible they were able to make it

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<v Speaker 1>all the way as the wild card team, but it

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<v Speaker 1>would be nice to have have some whole playoff games

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<v Speaker 1>as well. So all right, well that is going to

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<v Speaker 1>do it for us on this edition of Buccaneers and

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<v Speaker 1>Sadur Live presented by Miller Lte. Thanks as always for

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<v Speaker 1>those questions, and we will see you right back here

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<v Speaker 1>next week