WEBVTT - How Did the Rookies Perform in Game One? | Bucs Insider

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<v Speaker 1>Um, good morning everybody. At his time, four Buccaneers Insider Live,

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<v Speaker 1>and we have a game to talk about. We have

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<v Speaker 1>we give people a chance to do that. Scott, I

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<v Speaker 1>just wanted to hear some of your initial takeaways, things

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<v Speaker 1>that stood out to you from that Week one game. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>the defense looked like it was it was picking up

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<v Speaker 1>where it left off last year to hold Drew Brees

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<v Speaker 1>and the Saints to tune and seventy total yards I

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<v Speaker 1>think maybe five thirteen on third downs. Michael Thomas had

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<v Speaker 1>three catches for seventeen yards. And I think we should

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<v Speaker 1>talk about Carlton Davis at some point in an outstanding

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<v Speaker 1>game he played against him. Uh. They the Saints average

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<v Speaker 1>two point forward yards per carry. Uh, you know the

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<v Speaker 1>difference obviously was the mistakes and the turnovers, which has

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<v Speaker 1>been the case and was obviously the narrative that we

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to change this year, and I still think it

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<v Speaker 1>will change. It just didn't change in the first game.

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<v Speaker 1>The offense, I think, I think it's been said by

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was actually said by Tom Brady before

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<v Speaker 1>the game that this is gonna be a bit of

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<v Speaker 1>a work in progress, figuring out what works best, getting

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<v Speaker 1>everybody on the same page. Everybody's sort of jelling together,

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't think they're there yet. And if you

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<v Speaker 1>look at the teams, there were five teams that uh

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<v Speaker 1>this first week that had a quarterback starting that wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>on the team last year, and only one of those

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<v Speaker 1>teams won. That was the Patriots of Cam Newton. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think you're seeing what a lot of people thought

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<v Speaker 1>would happen. We've talked about it. There's great continuity on

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<v Speaker 1>our defense, but some even with the greatest quarterback of

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<v Speaker 1>all time, you still starting something new, and without any preseason,

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<v Speaker 1>without any offseason, without any scrimmages, without or teams or anything.

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<v Speaker 1>It stands the reason that it might take a little

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<v Speaker 1>while to Jael and I don't think that's what they wanted.

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<v Speaker 1>I And you know, you saw the first drive straight

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<v Speaker 1>down the field, you thought, this is gonna work, this

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<v Speaker 1>is perfect. It wasn't perfect, and there's some things to

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<v Speaker 1>work out, and you know, hopefully in the long run,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna see what we expected to see, right and

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<v Speaker 1>we actually it was funny you brought up Carlton the

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<v Speaker 1>very first one of the questions that we had as East.

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<v Speaker 1>I was asking, so, how good did Carlton Davis do? So, um,

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<v Speaker 1>let's let's let's just talk about what what kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a performance you saw from him? The growth and and

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<v Speaker 1>just how now the confidence moving forward knowing this is

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<v Speaker 1>the guy who does tend to cover the number one

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<v Speaker 1>ride receiver on the other team. It's right there in

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<v Speaker 1>the It's right there in the stat sheet. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>Michael Thomas had three catches for seventeen yards. That's his

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<v Speaker 1>second lowest output ever. It ties the lowest receptions he's

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<v Speaker 1>ever had in the game. I mean, this is the

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<v Speaker 1>guy that catches ten balls game every game. He had

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<v Speaker 1>a hundred forty nine catches last year. Uh, seventeen yards,

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<v Speaker 1>that's his second lowest ever. Um Carlton was following him.

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<v Speaker 1>He was I was watching, he was, you don't know

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<v Speaker 1>what to do this with Carlton Davis. But coach Arian

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<v Speaker 1>said during the during training camp when asked about do

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<v Speaker 1>the Bucks have a guy? Do they want to develop

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<v Speaker 1>a guy that can be a shutdown corner that you

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<v Speaker 1>can if you choose to in any particular game put

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<v Speaker 1>him on the other team's top receiver and follow him around.

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<v Speaker 1>He can really contain him. And he said, we already

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<v Speaker 1>had that guy. He's Carlton Davis. He also said at

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<v Speaker 1>one point, Carlton Davis is a top ten quarterback in

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<v Speaker 1>the league, and what what Davis did really was proved

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<v Speaker 1>that that wasn't hyperbole. It sounded a bit like hyperbole

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<v Speaker 1>at the time, even though he said very matter of factly,

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<v Speaker 1>You're like, wait a minute, He's already won the ten

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<v Speaker 1>best quarterbacks in the league. In Bruce Arian's mind, clearly,

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<v Speaker 1>that's not his reputation coming into the season because he

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't a Pro Bowler last year and there were more

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<v Speaker 1>than ten quarterbacks that made it to the Pro Bowl.

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<v Speaker 1>I think his reputation is gonna have to catch up

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<v Speaker 1>with how good he is at this point, because he

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<v Speaker 1>showed it. I mean, if if there was one thing

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<v Speaker 1>that stood out to me in that game, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>that Carlton Davis is really good. Yeah, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>that he is one of the people that will benefit

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<v Speaker 1>from the added national attention more of the prime time

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<v Speaker 1>games that you know, we all talked about that for

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<v Speaker 1>like guys like Lavonte, where we have known for years

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<v Speaker 1>and years and years what they're doing on the field

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<v Speaker 1>and outside of Tampa Bay, we just didn't think people

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<v Speaker 1>were giving them the credit. I think Carlton could be

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<v Speaker 1>one of those people that benefits as well that when

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<v Speaker 1>you're playing, you know, in the game of the week

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<v Speaker 1>against someone like Michael Thomas, where people are gonna know

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<v Speaker 1>what it means for you to limit him, Like that's

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<v Speaker 1>a very evident example that will help people understand exactly

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<v Speaker 1>how well he's been playing. Dustin asked, what is Shady's

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<v Speaker 1>fantasy projection considering what we saw week one? So I

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<v Speaker 1>was love when we get the fantasy questions, but this

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<v Speaker 1>actually is perfect case. I wanted to talk about the

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<v Speaker 1>running back group overall and how you saw them be deployed,

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<v Speaker 1>the different split of the workload, and overall how you

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<v Speaker 1>see that potentially changing as especially guys like Leonard Fournette

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<v Speaker 1>get a chance to be in this offense more, get

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<v Speaker 1>more adjusted and ready to play, maybe some more snaps. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think i'd be starting Lashawn McCoy in fantasy

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<v Speaker 1>football right now. Not to say he couldn't have a

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<v Speaker 1>big game, but you would need things to break, right,

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<v Speaker 1>I think, and I did. Um, I did have a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of a of a thought after the game

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<v Speaker 1>of well, I don't remember seeing Leshan McCoy very much,

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<v Speaker 1>and I thought he was going to be basically the

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<v Speaker 1>second guy. Um. But then I looked at the play

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<v Speaker 1>by play and he was in for thirty six plays

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<v Speaker 1>or thirties, something like thirty six percent of the plays,

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<v Speaker 1>which is a pretty big amount when you're not the

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<v Speaker 1>starting running back. Uh, much more than Leonard Fournette had.

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<v Speaker 1>Leonard Fournette was only on the field for nine plays.

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<v Speaker 1>The thing was, on those nine plays, he had five

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<v Speaker 1>carries and a catch. So when we put him on

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<v Speaker 1>the field, we clearly intended to use him. I assume

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<v Speaker 1>and I know to some extent that which what Leshan

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<v Speaker 1>McCoy was doing was what we thought he was going

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<v Speaker 1>to be the third the primary third down back. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>With with Ronald Jones being for your first and second

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<v Speaker 1>Hawn guy, with the exception of fact that we kept

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<v Speaker 1>getting in third ones and they kept using um Ronald

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<v Speaker 1>Jones and third ones and it worked. But I think

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<v Speaker 1>in longer thirtain ones we were using Leshawn. It's just

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<v Speaker 1>that he only had one pass thrown to him. He

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<v Speaker 1>didn't have any handoff, so it didn't seem like he

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<v Speaker 1>played very much. And if you're from a Fanny fantasy standpoint,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're trying to rely on a third down back

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<v Speaker 1>in a three person backfield, you're you're you're probably rolling

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<v Speaker 1>the dice a little bit to expect much out of that.

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<v Speaker 1>Um Leonard four Nett. Clearly they wanted to use him.

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<v Speaker 1>He's the guy that's getting the carries when Ronald Jones

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<v Speaker 1>isn't on the field, and I think you're gonna see

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<v Speaker 1>more of that. Uh, you know, the numbers don't jump

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<v Speaker 1>off at you. He was five carries for five yards,

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<v Speaker 1>but he did have a nice six yard ron He

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<v Speaker 1>had a nice fourteen yard catch, and I think several

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<v Speaker 1>times he lost yards on plays where Tom Brady audible

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<v Speaker 1>and it's possibly just didn't really know the audibles very

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<v Speaker 1>well yet, and there was some blocking issues up front.

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<v Speaker 1>To be honest with you, so I thought he looked

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<v Speaker 1>like he ran well, but the numbers aren't very good.

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<v Speaker 1>And Delvin asked, will the old line be able to

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<v Speaker 1>give Tom the protection he needs, especially considering he's not

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<v Speaker 1>a more mobile quarterback. Yeah, I mean it was. It

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<v Speaker 1>was a little bit on and off in that game.

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<v Speaker 1>There were some bad moments. I thought there were plenty

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<v Speaker 1>of plays though, where he had enough time to throw. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I think coach didn't shy away from the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that he didn't think it was Donovan Smith's best

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<v Speaker 1>game him. Um, And I know our guys, I think

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<v Speaker 1>divid Smith is very good and it is capable of

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<v Speaker 1>having dominant games. So they don't think that one bad

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<v Speaker 1>game means he's a problem on the line. It was

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<v Speaker 1>just a bad game. I expect I'm and Smith to

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<v Speaker 1>play a lot better beginning this week. And yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>think we've got the guys up front they can protect

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Brady for sure. And Tristan Worse was pretty good.

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<v Speaker 1>So that was actually the next question. Richard had asked,

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<v Speaker 1>how do you rate Tristan Worth's play in his first game?

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<v Speaker 1>And I mean not only is it a first game

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<v Speaker 1>for a rookie on a weird offseason, but he's having

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<v Speaker 1>to go against Cam Jordan. I mean, it's that's that's

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<v Speaker 1>quite a welcome to the NFL start. Yeah, here comes

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<v Speaker 1>my shameless plug. Jeff Ryan and I had Tristan on

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<v Speaker 1>our SALTI Dogs podcast which just came out. Um, so

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<v Speaker 1>you can listen to him talk about what he thought

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<v Speaker 1>about his game and and you know, Jeff, I asked

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<v Speaker 1>him how he thought he did, and he was I

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<v Speaker 1>thought he did pretty well. And then Jeff like, come on, man,

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<v Speaker 1>did you watch the film? What did the film say?

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<v Speaker 1>And he still felt pretty good about it. So, and

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<v Speaker 1>he seems like a pretty straightforward guy. So if he

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<v Speaker 1>thinks he did fairly well, Bruce Arian said, yesterday or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe Monday, I guess that. Um, he thought Tristan worse

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<v Speaker 1>did pretty darn good, especially for a rookie um with

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<v Speaker 1>who didn't have any preseason games or any sort of

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<v Speaker 1>warm ups. And he's like you said, he's thrown in,

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<v Speaker 1>Hey go block Cam Jordan. You know so, Um, I

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<v Speaker 1>think it was a pretty good debut for him, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's very encouraging and another rookie that we were excited

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<v Speaker 1>to see the debut is Antoine Winfield Junior, and Brody

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<v Speaker 1>had asked, was it just me or was Winfield Junior

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<v Speaker 1>flying around like a young Lynch? I think that's what

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<v Speaker 1>he does. I think he flies around. I think he

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<v Speaker 1>covers a lot of ground out there. Um wow, like

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<v Speaker 1>a young John Lynch. Uh. I don't know if that's

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<v Speaker 1>a direct comparison. I mean, I think John played a

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<v Speaker 1>lot more around the line scrimmage, a lot more than

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<v Speaker 1>we are having Antoine Winfield do. That's more of a

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan Whitehead kind of thing. But yeah, he looked like

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<v Speaker 1>he was flying around for sure. I think. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's what the coaches love about him. I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>why he's starting. I mean, he finds the ball and

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<v Speaker 1>he's really he moves around very well. Yeah he was.

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<v Speaker 1>He was real close to that interception in the end zone.

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<v Speaker 1>That would have been a heck of a way to

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<v Speaker 1>start your career. And A and A have a player

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<v Speaker 1>right there. It's it's great to see him get their

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<v Speaker 1>hands on the ball. But he was just it was like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>just so close to that first interception. Daniel had asked,

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<v Speaker 1>do you guys think will Golston is going to have

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<v Speaker 1>a great year. He seemed to play really well this

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<v Speaker 1>last week. He did play well. I think he had

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<v Speaker 1>like seven tackles, which is really a lot for a

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<v Speaker 1>down lineman in this defense. Lots of times those guys

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<v Speaker 1>were just occupying blockers and and Devin White and Lavante

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<v Speaker 1>David are cleaning up all the tackles. But he had

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<v Speaker 1>a he showed up quite a bit. He had that

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<v Speaker 1>one play where he got the guy in the backfield

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<v Speaker 1>and he just basically was unblocked. Uh So he made

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<v Speaker 1>the most of that opportunity. Um, he is a guy

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<v Speaker 1>that and we talked about this last year. This really

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<v Speaker 1>worked out well for him that Todd Bowls came here

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<v Speaker 1>because he was drafted in the in the one of

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<v Speaker 1>the Shiano years. And the defense that that we were

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<v Speaker 1>running then is very similar. Even though it was called

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<v Speaker 1>the four three and this was called the three four,

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<v Speaker 1>it's very similar to what we're running now in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of what they asked the down linemen to do. And

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<v Speaker 1>he was drafted specifically to fill that role. So basically

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<v Speaker 1>he's feeling a role that that he was made for.

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<v Speaker 1>And he's he was saying on Monday, I think that

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<v Speaker 1>he's or maybe yesterday that he's you know, worked to

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<v Speaker 1>get his body in the right size that they want

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<v Speaker 1>for this role. And I think he's just in a

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<v Speaker 1>really good spot. It's a good defense for him. He

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<v Speaker 1>wants to rush the bat, he wants to get more

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<v Speaker 1>more pressure on the Pastor. He says that every time

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<v Speaker 1>he's involved in one of these zoom calls, and hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>that happens. But simply what he's doing already in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of stopping the run is is fantastic. Charlie brought up

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<v Speaker 1>what great game Scotty Miller had and how he's wondering

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<v Speaker 1>if he could have a potential breakout year this year,

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<v Speaker 1>just overall the role that Scotty could play. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>got invited on a podcast a week or two ago

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<v Speaker 1>and at the end they surprised me with the who's

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<v Speaker 1>your hidden hidden hero question? Pick somebody on the roster

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<v Speaker 1>that people might not be talking about that could have

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<v Speaker 1>a big year, and and he was my choice. And

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<v Speaker 1>and I mean, I'm not saying that's a crazy prediction,

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<v Speaker 1>because he got a lot of very positive press during

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<v Speaker 1>training camp. But we're talking about is he an effective

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<v Speaker 1>third Bruce Eiver Or is a guy. If he gets

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<v Speaker 1>six or seven hundred yards on the defense, that's I'm

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<v Speaker 1>on offense, it's already loaded with all these other weapons.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's a huge breakout. And he started off

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<v Speaker 1>grade he got seveny yards, so, uh, that's easily Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he would easily get to six or seven hundred yards

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<v Speaker 1>if he gets seven yards a game. He's not gonna

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<v Speaker 1>get seven yards a game, but I could see him

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<v Speaker 1>having a lot of games like this. I think he

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<v Speaker 1>looks he's a little bit bigger, and I think he

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's just really confident now, you know. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>he came in as a sixth round draft pick. Three

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<v Speaker 1>or four weeks before the draft. He didn't even think

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<v Speaker 1>he was gonna get drafted. Nobody was talking about him,

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<v Speaker 1>and then all of a sudden, he's drafted. He's thrown

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<v Speaker 1>in a couple of games as the third receiver. He

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<v Speaker 1>came from Bowling Green, not the biggest program, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>And and he didn't say this, Don't get me wrong,

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't say this, But it wouldn't be surprising if

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<v Speaker 1>he was a little big for him the first year.

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<v Speaker 1>And he's not the biggest guy by NFL standards, And uh,

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<v Speaker 1>this year. I just think he looks like a real

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<v Speaker 1>NFL receiver out there. I'm really high. I'm Scotty Muller. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I completely agree. Matt had asked, Devin White looked bigger

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<v Speaker 1>and faster than last year. What's his ceiling this season? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't. I don't remember anybody saying he bolted up

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<v Speaker 1>at all. He's already a pretty big dude and already

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<v Speaker 1>very fast. Um, if he looked faster, maybe it's just

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<v Speaker 1>simply what and this is what he says, that he

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<v Speaker 1>has a better field for the defense, now knows what

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<v Speaker 1>he's supposed to do, and so all the guys say this.

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<v Speaker 1>When you get to know the system better, you can

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<v Speaker 1>play with reactions and instincts rather than having to think

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<v Speaker 1>about it, and that makes you a faster player. I

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<v Speaker 1>think his ceiling this year would be a pro bowler.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he was the rookie of the Month in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL, in the NFL defense, Rookie the Month the

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<v Speaker 1>last two years. Last year, you can really see him

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<v Speaker 1>coming on and uh, this defense gives him the opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to make a whole lot of place. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he he set his goal before the year. Five interceptions

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<v Speaker 1>that's a lofty goal for an inside linebacker. But we'll

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<v Speaker 1>see if he gets some number of sacks and interceptions.

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<v Speaker 1>I could see him getting some Pro Bowl buzz, partly

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<v Speaker 1>because what you were saying earlier. More people are watching

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<v Speaker 1>the Buccaneers now and they're gonna see this. He had

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<v Speaker 1>a good game. Seven million people were watching. Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's true. We had multiple comments and questions in a

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<v Speaker 1>row about the Titans. Daniel had asked if Gronk's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be more involved in the passing game bill and

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<v Speaker 1>said it seemed like o J's Brady's favorite tight end

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<v Speaker 1>and us Look, let's see somebody had asked about if

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<v Speaker 1>where was great. It seems like I only saw him

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<v Speaker 1>in on one play. So let's kind of just combine

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<v Speaker 1>all those together. Tight ends. Go CAMRA's I think Cam.

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<v Speaker 1>I can look at it here real quick, but I

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<v Speaker 1>think Cam's on the field for nine plays. So it did. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>the game plan didn't really go his way, um in

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<v Speaker 1>the first game, but you'll see some cambraid along the way. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>he's just too He's just too good at a player.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm looking at the sheet here. Yeah, he was on

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<v Speaker 1>for nine plays. Um. O J. Howard was on the

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<v Speaker 1>field for thirty seven plays and Gronk was on for

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<v Speaker 1>fifty four plays, which was seventy So he's the guy.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess Gronks your default in in like eleven personnel

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<v Speaker 1>when you only have one tight end and then when

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<v Speaker 1>you go to two, it's it's usually oh J. At

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<v Speaker 1>least it wasn't the first game. I wouldn't argue with

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that O. J. Might be Tom Brady's favorite

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<v Speaker 1>tight in right now. I can see that he They

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<v Speaker 1>hooked up well in training camp, and you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>know he's a talented guy and he's in the prime

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<v Speaker 1>of his career. You know, Rob Gronkowski is you know,

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully still an efficient weapon force this year. But Howard

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<v Speaker 1>is the guy that's in the prime of his career

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<v Speaker 1>right now, so I can see that being the case.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I don't think we can judge this in

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<v Speaker 1>one game. I know Gronkowski only had two catches something

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<v Speaker 1>like eleven yards, but Tom Brady did look for him

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<v Speaker 1>on that one play down the seam that didn't work out.

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<v Speaker 1>So they're still gonna try to hit some big plays

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<v Speaker 1>with him. It's just we need to see three or

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<v Speaker 1>four games before you can really say this is how

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<v Speaker 1>the Titans are gonna be used, this is how the

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<v Speaker 1>running backs are going to be used, this is Tom

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<v Speaker 1>Brady's favorite target, etcetera. You know what I'm saying. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we got some evidence, but one game isn't enough. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>larger sample size will definitely make that more accurate. And

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<v Speaker 1>you never know for one game what the what the

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<v Speaker 1>plan was versus compared to normal. Well, that's gonna do

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<v Speaker 1>it for us on this edition of Buccaneers Inside or Alive,

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<v Speaker 1>presented by Miller Lyte. Thanks to all of you guys

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<v Speaker 1>for joining in. Thanks for all those great questions. We

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<v Speaker 1>will be back here next week to talk about that

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<v Speaker 1>first home game against the Carolina Panthers, So we'll see

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<v Speaker 1>you then, m yeah, yeah, mm hmm