WEBVTT - K.J. Britt Stepping into Larger Role, Kickoff Changes & Rookies Signing | Bucs Insider

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome into Bucks Insider Casey Phillips here a senior writer

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<v Speaker 1>and editor Scott Smith. We got guys playing in the

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<v Speaker 1>building again. We know it's not full football and not

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<v Speaker 1>full pads, but it's still been great to have these

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<v Speaker 1>OTA's going on these last few weeks, getting a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to see some of the new guys, and even a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to see some of these new guys get signed.

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<v Speaker 1>So we have another player officially signed under contract with

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<v Speaker 1>the Buccaneers.

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<v Speaker 2>Tell us who that is.

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<v Speaker 3>Yesterday after practice, Jalen McMillan, the third round receiver out

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<v Speaker 3>of Washington, went upstairs to the draft room that's where

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<v Speaker 3>they always do this, and they take these pictures and

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<v Speaker 3>signed his first contract. So it's a four year deal.

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<v Speaker 3>Like every player drafted from the second through seventh rounds get.

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<v Speaker 3>That leaves just two to sign our first two picks,

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<v Speaker 3>Graham Barton and Chris braswell, and you can probably count

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<v Speaker 3>of those getting done in the next couple of weeks.

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<v Speaker 3>It's not really all that difficult anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and I'm actually glad you brought up that it's

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<v Speaker 1>in the draft room. I feel like we don't actually

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<v Speaker 1>always talk about that. People just see the photos and

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<v Speaker 1>I bet a lot of people don't know, and I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like, especially for rookies like that, that's got to

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<v Speaker 1>be a cool moment to know this is this is the.

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<v Speaker 3>Room, where's where they got the call from?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, it's true, so I know.

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<v Speaker 1>Also again because guys are out here at OTAs, we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to hear from a few of them, which has

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<v Speaker 1>been nice.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, we've talked about how this team there's.

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<v Speaker 1>Not necessarily going to be a ton of shake up

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<v Speaker 1>at starting roles from last year, which is great.

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<v Speaker 2>It's good. Usually a good sham good exactly so.

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<v Speaker 1>But one of the areas that there will be shaga

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<v Speaker 1>because Devin White left is inside linebacker and I know

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<v Speaker 1>we've got a chance to hear from kJ Britt recently,

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<v Speaker 1>but tell us just your thoughts on that position, room

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<v Speaker 1>and group and what you think that could look like

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<v Speaker 1>with his departure.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, well it's gonna have changed there for the first

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<v Speaker 3>time in a while. You know, Levonte David's been playing

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<v Speaker 3>since twenty twelve and he's still going strong. And then

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<v Speaker 3>Devin White's been his running mate since twenty nineteen and

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<v Speaker 3>now he's with the Eagles left in free agency after

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<v Speaker 3>five years and for those five years, the Bucks have

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<v Speaker 3>been running the same system, so it's always required basically

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<v Speaker 3>two off ball linebackers, and they've been if they're healthy,

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<v Speaker 3>they're on the field those two guys. There's been no

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<v Speaker 3>real opportunity for anybody else if you look at these opportunities.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, Devin missed a little time in twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 3>due to COVID and Levante missed a few games in

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<v Speaker 3>twenty twenty one, which down his total percentage, but she

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<v Speaker 3>could see for the most part, they're on the field

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<v Speaker 3>for almost every snap until the second half of last

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<v Speaker 3>year when Devin White ran into some injury issues, and

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<v Speaker 3>then kJ Britt started to earn a bigger role, and

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<v Speaker 3>you could see there's where the opportunity finally came, and

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<v Speaker 3>most specifically for kJ last year, and he did well

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<v Speaker 3>in that. I think he showed the coaches that he

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<v Speaker 3>definitely has a future there. This is a fifth thrown

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<v Speaker 3>draft pick in twenty twenty one who's finally getting a

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<v Speaker 3>chance to play a little bit. And the question now

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<v Speaker 3>is with Devin White gone and obviously needs somebody there.

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<v Speaker 3>They'll have some packages that might only have one linebacker,

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<v Speaker 3>but they'll probably have two linebackers on the field most

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<v Speaker 3>of the time. kJ Britt seems like the first choice

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<v Speaker 3>right because he's the one that they put in there

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<v Speaker 3>last year when Devin was out and everybody knew he's

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<v Speaker 3>a good downhill thumper. Can he know can he survive

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<v Speaker 3>and play all three downs? Because he can play when

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<v Speaker 3>it's an obvious passing situation.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 3>Coach A Bull said, it's not really that his coverage

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<v Speaker 3>is lacking. It's just he needed to be more disciplined

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<v Speaker 3>with his eyes. So he needs to see better and

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<v Speaker 3>needs to diagnose essentially what's gonna happen.

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<v Speaker 1>And obviously this wasn't a position that they prioritized in

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<v Speaker 1>the draft this year, which meant they felt good about him.

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<v Speaker 1>And then also they had drafted Servassi Adnnis last year.

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<v Speaker 1>Is he a guy that we think we could see

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<v Speaker 1>on the field a.

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<v Speaker 2>Little bit more?

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<v Speaker 3>Savasse was drafted with the I mean at least is

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<v Speaker 3>what they said after they drafted him, and they liked

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<v Speaker 3>a couple of these things like his coverage abilities and

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<v Speaker 3>his blitzing abilities. He was a really good blitzer at

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<v Speaker 3>Pitt really had a number of sacks for an off

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<v Speaker 3>ball linebacker, and there probably are going to be Todd

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<v Speaker 3>bull sids. They gonna They're gonna have a lot of packages,

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of personal packages. So while kJ Britt could

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<v Speaker 3>be in his eyes, a three down player, there's gonna

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<v Speaker 3>be some games in some situations where they want to

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<v Speaker 3>put other packages on the field with either one, two,

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<v Speaker 3>or even three off ball linebackers, and that was where

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<v Speaker 3>Sarvasier could come into play.

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<v Speaker 1>And then again we talked to about the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>we heard from kJ Britt, but he talked about not

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<v Speaker 1>just kind of the inside linebacker role, but another topic

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<v Speaker 1>that's been interesting this offseason is the new kickoff rule

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<v Speaker 1>and how much that's going to change things for everyone

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<v Speaker 1>that's part of the special teams unit. So let's take

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<v Speaker 1>a listen to what he had to say about that.

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<v Speaker 4>It's been weird. It's not a lot of running, so

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<v Speaker 4>you know, it's kind of more of a it's gonna

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<v Speaker 4>have to be a little bit more physical at the

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<v Speaker 4>point of the tech. It's gonna be a lot of

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<v Speaker 4>windows because the field is so wide. You know, it

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<v Speaker 4>is one ball, and he catches with speed, and you

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<v Speaker 4>know it's kind of stale, mate, So it's gonna be weird.

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<v Speaker 4>You know it's gonna be something to Uh, we're gonna

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<v Speaker 4>have to really get used to.

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<v Speaker 1>I just think this is gonna be fascinating to watch.

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<v Speaker 1>I love when there ends up being a new wrinkle

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<v Speaker 1>that just mixes everything up. And so tell me what

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna be watching, especially as mini camps about to happen,

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<v Speaker 1>when training camp happens, to start getting an inkling for

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<v Speaker 1>how this could impact a team, and as you build

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<v Speaker 1>the roster.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean to call it a new wrinkle is

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<v Speaker 3>kind of an understatement. I mean we talked about this before.

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<v Speaker 3>Rule changes in the NFL are usually more like gradual,

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<v Speaker 3>like the way the different types of tackles are being

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<v Speaker 3>taken out of the game or things like that. This

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<v Speaker 3>is completely reimagining a play that's been the same in

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<v Speaker 3>football for a long long time, kickball.

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<v Speaker 1>And that happens a lot every game. Yeah, this isn't

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<v Speaker 1>something that might not happen in a game. It is

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<v Speaker 1>inevitable multiple times every game.

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<v Speaker 3>So we've heard when we found out about the rule,

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<v Speaker 3>and then we talked to I know, we had Jeff

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<v Speaker 3>and I had our new Thomas mcgahey T mac on

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<v Speaker 3>our show, our New Special Teams Coortner to ask them,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, what's this going to look like, what's going

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<v Speaker 3>to happen? What kind of personnel do you need? And

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<v Speaker 3>basically they had ideas but didn't know for sure, and

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<v Speaker 3>we still don't know. But now we're starting to hear

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<v Speaker 3>from the players and I've heard it not from naturally

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<v Speaker 3>from kJ it was a good choice because he's a

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<v Speaker 3>core special teamer the last few years, but from some

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<v Speaker 3>other players around the league, and what is starting to

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<v Speaker 3>look like to them. As you can hear from kJ there,

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<v Speaker 3>it could change the type of personnelit you want on

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<v Speaker 3>the field, and it could you know he's talking about.

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<v Speaker 3>I thought the interesting thing about what he was saying,

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<v Speaker 3>for the most part, was thinking about how wide the

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<v Speaker 3>field is. A normal kickoff, you usually kick it to

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<v Speaker 3>a certain spot. All you know, the blackers kind of

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<v Speaker 3>condensed there, the coveragemen kind of condensed there. Now you're

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<v Speaker 3>starting a play where you need to defend the entire

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<v Speaker 3>width of the field and you can't start running until

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<v Speaker 3>that guy catches the ball and he's got a running

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<v Speaker 3>start before you do. And all he needs to do

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<v Speaker 3>is find one gap that you didn't fill or you

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<v Speaker 3>got blocked out of and he could be gone. So

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<v Speaker 3>I think there's gonna be some big plays there and

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<v Speaker 3>I think the players and I don't think he sounded

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<v Speaker 3>like he was upset about it or frustrated. Was just learning,

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<v Speaker 3>like what's this going to be?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and it.

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<v Speaker 3>Could It's a real mystery what's going to be, but

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<v Speaker 3>it could be really important.

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<v Speaker 2>I like that.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, another player we got a chance to hear from

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<v Speaker 1>was Jammel Dean and hadn't really gotten to talk to

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<v Speaker 1>him a whole lot since, you know, Carlton Davis left

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<v Speaker 1>and now knowing that he's going to be expected to

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<v Speaker 1>maybe step up even more alongside guys like Zion McCollum.

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<v Speaker 1>What were the things you feel like you heard from

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<v Speaker 1>Jammel and just in general are kind of expecting from

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<v Speaker 1>him and looking forward.

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<v Speaker 2>To this year.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, he thinks that they have the opportunity to be

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<v Speaker 3>a really good secondary. I mean, you think you got

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<v Speaker 3>Antoine Winfield obviously maybe the best safety in the game,

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<v Speaker 3>and now I got everybody so excited ut Jordan whitehead back.

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<v Speaker 3>Everybody really is confident in Zion McCollum. And then you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we know what Jamel can do when he's healthy and

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<v Speaker 3>That's what coach was talking about, that he needs to

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<v Speaker 3>figure out how to stay healthy for most of the season.

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<v Speaker 3>But what Jameel was saying he needs to do is

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<v Speaker 3>he needs to catch the football. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 3>this is just an estimate, but he said he thinks

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<v Speaker 3>he dropped five interceptions last year, so you know, he's

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<v Speaker 3>got to catch the ball when he has the opportunity.

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<v Speaker 3>He knows that he wants to do the jugs gun,

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<v Speaker 3>but he also wants to catch. It was funny because

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<v Speaker 3>he was actually kind of sneaky funny and he.

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<v Speaker 2>Was very funny. Yeah, and I think sneaky funny is

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<v Speaker 2>a good way.

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<v Speaker 3>To put it, like Todd Bowles in a way.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, which is why they're a little best right. You

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<v Speaker 2>know they're talking each other. They got that sneaky funny Yep.

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<v Speaker 3>So Jamel he wants to do that, but he's like,

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<v Speaker 3>I really want to catch passes from the quarterbacks. But

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<v Speaker 3>he's like when he when he comes over to where

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<v Speaker 3>the quarterbacks are throwing, and it's like he said something like,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm the guy that shows up to the party and

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<v Speaker 3>then everybody else leaves.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I'm sure mentally they don't love the idea of

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<v Speaker 1>throwing like, let's.

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<v Speaker 2>Not let them practice that.

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<v Speaker 3>But in any case, there's definitely room for for the

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<v Speaker 3>whole entire secondary and if to make more plays on

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<v Speaker 3>the ball. And if you think about it, the Bookers

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<v Speaker 3>had a I think a plus eight interception or turn

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<v Speaker 3>of a ratio last year, which was good. It was

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<v Speaker 3>top ten.

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<v Speaker 2>That's good.

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<v Speaker 3>It could have been so much better if they just

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<v Speaker 3>caught the ball because if you look at this, I

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<v Speaker 3>mean the bucks that you have there the giveaways both

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<v Speaker 3>fumbles and interceptions, and the takeaways both fumbles and interceptions.

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<v Speaker 3>As you could see, the Bucks ring sixth and interceptions

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<v Speaker 3>least fewest interceptions, second in fumbel recoveries, top half in

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<v Speaker 3>number of fumbles lost. But it's the interceptions where they

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<v Speaker 3>were down in the bottom half of the league. And

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<v Speaker 3>if you just change that one number you could really

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<v Speaker 3>make a big difference.

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<v Speaker 2>That's interesting, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>And then also, I know offensive line is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be an interesting one to look through this whole off

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<v Speaker 1>season of as you look at OTA's mini camp into

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<v Speaker 1>training camp, you got some new faces and you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to inevitably have a new starter at least one position.

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<v Speaker 1>And then Cody malc We always talk about the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that year one to year two for any player tends

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<v Speaker 1>to be a pretty big deal in terms of the

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<v Speaker 1>progression you can make, particularly when you have a small

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<v Speaker 1>school guy making that big NFL adjustment. So what is

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<v Speaker 1>it that we feel like we're going to be looking

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<v Speaker 1>at with Cody Mauk and the indications where what this

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<v Speaker 1>year could look like?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean think about it. He came from North

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<v Speaker 3>Dakota State and not only had to go jump from

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<v Speaker 3>there to the NFL, but I had to change positions

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<v Speaker 3>because he was playing left tackle and they put him

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<v Speaker 3>at right guard and he played every single snap, So

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<v Speaker 3>he obviously was doing well enough that they didn't want

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<v Speaker 3>to replace him. He said his head was swimming when

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<v Speaker 3>the season started, but he feels like he progressed every

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<v Speaker 3>game and got better and better, and he says he

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<v Speaker 3>started to click. It started click for him about the

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<v Speaker 3>same time in the second half when the whole team

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<v Speaker 3>started to click. So now you have him his big

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<v Speaker 3>goal and both coach said this and then he said it.

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<v Speaker 3>I guess they discussed it with him and he has

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<v Speaker 3>agreed and has acted on it is to get bigger

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<v Speaker 3>and stronger. So he says he's doing a lot better

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<v Speaker 3>job in the weight room and has added twelve to

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<v Speaker 3>fifteen pounds I'd be twelve to fifteen pounds of muscle. Wow,

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<v Speaker 3>So he thinks, and the coach thinks, Coach Bulls thinks

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<v Speaker 3>that he can make a big leap in his game.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we talk about that second year leap like

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<v Speaker 3>he just did. But sometimes a lot of it's theoretical,

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<v Speaker 3>and in a case like this, there's a specific thing

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<v Speaker 3>that he's done to make him a better and more

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<v Speaker 3>effective player, and he's already accomplished getting bigger and stronger,

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<v Speaker 3>so let's see how that affects this game.

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<v Speaker 1>Interesting And then finally, I know we talked about you know,

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<v Speaker 1>new kickoff rule, but there's also some other proposed changes

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<v Speaker 1>coming down the pike. And it's always interesting talking to

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<v Speaker 1>everybody about the off season program. It's changed so much,

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<v Speaker 1>going back to where you know, you'll hear guys have

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<v Speaker 1>a wall when I play.

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<v Speaker 2>There were three a days in training camp. Yeah, there

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<v Speaker 2>really were.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, there's already been a lot of changes, but there's

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<v Speaker 1>discussion of even more changes potentially. So what are those

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<v Speaker 1>discussions and what do the reaction seem to be so

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<v Speaker 1>far to the.

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<v Speaker 3>Idea, right, So right now today the Bucks are going

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<v Speaker 3>to hold the last OTA of this week. Then there'll

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<v Speaker 3>be one more week of OTAs and then a mini

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<v Speaker 3>campus mandatory. Then after that, as has men in the tradition,

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<v Speaker 3>they have that one last lengthy break like six or

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<v Speaker 3>seven weeks, where coaches and players can get away from

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<v Speaker 3>the game a little bit for that period of time

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<v Speaker 3>before diving back in for training camp. What the NFLPA

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<v Speaker 3>is apparently working on as a proposal, and I don't

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<v Speaker 3>know what steps it would take to go from a

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<v Speaker 3>proposal to actually happening. Usually when you have a change

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<v Speaker 3>of something like this, it's part of a negotiation and

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<v Speaker 3>it's like, Okay, we'll give you this, but you have

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<v Speaker 3>to give us this. So I don't know how this

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<v Speaker 3>is going to work or how soon it could work,

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<v Speaker 3>but apparently they're interested and possibly it being as soon

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<v Speaker 3>as next year. It would do away with OTAs. So

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<v Speaker 3>basically you're putting that break a little earlier and then

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<v Speaker 3>you have a longer ramp up period before training camp.

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<v Speaker 3>So basically be like taking whatever practice work you're allowed

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<v Speaker 3>to do and putting it right before camp, which could

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<v Speaker 3>mean uninterrupted activity from as far as maybe mid June

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<v Speaker 3>or early July. Then you're done. You're in enturing camp

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<v Speaker 3>in the season. So I don't know. My first reaction

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<v Speaker 3>to it isn't particularly positive. You know, I don't love

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<v Speaker 3>the idea of NonStop from mid June even longer.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I feel like that's where players are going to

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<v Speaker 1>start saying, Okay, then we need a second by week

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<v Speaker 1>thrown in somewhere, especially if.

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<v Speaker 2>Again they're still I already feel that way.

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<v Speaker 1>And yeah, they already feel that way. So then you

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<v Speaker 1>add that they're going to be like, man, you've got

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<v Speaker 1>to give us something. And again, especially if there's talks

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<v Speaker 1>of ever adding another game someday, like it just starts

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<v Speaker 1>getting to be with.

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<v Speaker 3>It all feels like negotiation.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so I think that'll be interesting. But yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>think in some ways it makes sense of ramping up

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<v Speaker 1>right there. I get that, but disagree, Yeah, I think,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think I prefer it.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I agree that it would make the season

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<v Speaker 1>feel that much longer.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, you and I are joking a little bit,

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<v Speaker 3>because what matters is how are vacation the players and coaches.

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<v Speaker 3>But I kind of feel like the coaches wouldn't want

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<v Speaker 3>to change the way it is now. I think they

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<v Speaker 3>value that time right before, you know, that month or

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<v Speaker 3>so before camp where they can get out and unplug.

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<v Speaker 1>For a one, Right, that'll be interesting to see. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>Well that's going to do it for us on this

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<v Speaker 1>edition of Bucks Insider. And again you heard that there's

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more OTAs left and then the mandatory

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<v Speaker 1>mini camps is. Stay tuned for all that coverage right

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