WEBVTT - What Players Have Been Key in Bucs Making Super Bowl LV? | Bucs Insider

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<v Speaker 1>Morning, everybody. How's everyone doing. We are officially four days

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<v Speaker 1>away from the Super Bowl. Casey Phillips here a senior

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<v Speaker 1>writer and editor Scott Smith, and this is where we

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<v Speaker 1>take all of your question, thoughts, and comments on Buccaneers.

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<v Speaker 1>Inside are live presented by Miller Lte. We are doing

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<v Speaker 1>the show again, just like we've done the last few

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<v Speaker 1>weeks of the playoffs Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week,

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<v Speaker 1>so there's plenty of time for you guys to get

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<v Speaker 1>all of your thoughts, comments, questions, everything in so as

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<v Speaker 1>we give people a chance to start doing that. There's

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<v Speaker 1>been a lot going on this week, of course, leading

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<v Speaker 1>up to the super Bowl. That's always how it is.

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<v Speaker 1>There's crazy amounts of media and obligations guys have, which

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<v Speaker 1>is great for us because we get to hear all

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<v Speaker 1>sorts of fun little nuggets of information. But I know

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<v Speaker 1>the one that people are probably most going to be

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<v Speaker 1>asking about and most care about at this point is

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<v Speaker 1>the injury situation. So tell us what we know at

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<v Speaker 1>this point and then when we might know more, well,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll know a little bit more later today. UM, But

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<v Speaker 1>I think with the four main guys that were concerned about, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>we probably won't really have a good feel for it

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<v Speaker 1>til the end of the week. Um, they did a

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<v Speaker 1>walkthrough yesterday since it was like a bonus day after

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<v Speaker 1>they'd had a couple of extra days off, and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>all four of the guys were talking about which is

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<v Speaker 1>Lavante David with a hamstring, Antonio Brown with a knee,

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan Whitehead with a shoulder, and Antoine Winfield Junior with

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<v Speaker 1>an ankle. All four of them took part in the walkthrough,

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<v Speaker 1>but coach said they weren't ready to go yet, so

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<v Speaker 1>in other words, had been a full speed practice, they

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<v Speaker 1>would have been out or limited in some way. But

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<v Speaker 1>I still think I always tend to think it's a

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<v Speaker 1>good sign when they're taking part in the walkthrough, because

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<v Speaker 1>the walkthrough is when you actually go through plays on

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<v Speaker 1>both sides of the ball that you plan to use

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<v Speaker 1>in the game. And so if you didn't think this

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<v Speaker 1>guy was gonna play in the game or had a

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<v Speaker 1>good shot at it, then why would you bother having

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<v Speaker 1>You'd have his his replacement in there, wouldn't you. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a really great point that I hadn't even thought about. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, that's a good sign. And and again just

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<v Speaker 1>a reminder anyone who saw the injury reports from last week,

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<v Speaker 1>those were based on the idea that the game would

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<v Speaker 1>have been this last Sunday. So I was just like

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<v Speaker 1>reiterating that in case there's anybody knew that didn't hear

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<v Speaker 1>that disclaimer and has been panicking about some of those designations.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, that that injury report is still displayed on

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<v Speaker 1>the website on our injury report page until it gets

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<v Speaker 1>replaced later this afternoon. The one that goes up today

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<v Speaker 1>will not have game stest designations that won't happen until Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>but it will now be applying to the actual Super Bowl.

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<v Speaker 1>So um, that's good news. I would have liked for

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<v Speaker 1>Lavante to be just a little bit more definitive with

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<v Speaker 1>I'm definitely playing. I wouldn't miss this for the world.

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<v Speaker 1>He I mean, he he did. He said the truth

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<v Speaker 1>and the right thing. But he just said he's taken

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<v Speaker 1>a day today trusting the trainers, and then we'll see

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<v Speaker 1>on Sunday. Well, I know what I want to see

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<v Speaker 1>on Sunday. So you know, he's waited a long time

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<v Speaker 1>for this game, so he'll go if you can. It's

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<v Speaker 1>just that hamstring, I would say, if it was an

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<v Speaker 1>elbow or even a knee or something. I'm like, there's

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<v Speaker 1>no way he like, let's say keep him out of

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<v Speaker 1>this game. But hamstrings are tricky. I mean, hamstrings are

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<v Speaker 1>injuries that sometimes your body just won't let you even

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<v Speaker 1>if you want to fight through the pay Yeah. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean the good news is that sometimes with things like hamstrings,

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<v Speaker 1>you hold somebody out because you're afraid it will make

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<v Speaker 1>lows for future games. Well, you don't have to worry

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<v Speaker 1>about that with this. At least it's just the one

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<v Speaker 1>game and you're not worried about what it would mean

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<v Speaker 1>long term the rest of the season. I also think

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<v Speaker 1>it's a good sign that he injured, that he suffered

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<v Speaker 1>that injury in the third quarter in Green Bay and

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't miss a snap, so at least at that

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<v Speaker 1>point he was able to play through it. That's a

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<v Speaker 1>that's a really good point. Um, So of those guys

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<v Speaker 1>in general, we we've heard a little bit from Bruce

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<v Speaker 1>and all that. What do you feel like in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of who's the closest or further way, do we know

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<v Speaker 1>who's more certain or less certain of those guys? I

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<v Speaker 1>think you just gotta go with um what we said before,

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<v Speaker 1>the evidence that we have at hand, uh, is that

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<v Speaker 1>Antoine Winfield actually went on the trip to Green Bay,

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<v Speaker 1>UM and they actually worked him out in the morning

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<v Speaker 1>before the game with the chance that he might play,

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<v Speaker 1>And that was what at this point a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>weeks ago. So, UM, I gotta feel like he's probably

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<v Speaker 1>your best bet to play. And then Lavante just because

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<v Speaker 1>what coaches said, Um, he seems like the best bet.

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<v Speaker 1>So the two guys that were actually listed as doubtful

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<v Speaker 1>for that Phantom game last Sunday were Whitehead, who got

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<v Speaker 1>hurt in the game. It hasn't practiced since in Antonio

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<v Speaker 1>owner didn't go on the trip. And then Daniel had

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<v Speaker 1>a question. He said, take Tom Brady out of the

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<v Speaker 1>equation for this answer. Outside of him, who do you

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<v Speaker 1>think the defensive player and offensive player most valuable player

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<v Speaker 1>for the game would potentially be? And he said, you

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<v Speaker 1>could give either a dark horse or a most logical answer. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>On offense, I think I would go with Chris Godwin.

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<v Speaker 1>I just I think he's gonna have a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>opportunities in this game to make big plays of a slot,

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<v Speaker 1>especially because they they blitz a lot, and so if

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<v Speaker 1>you've got hot reads. I could see Chris Godwin being

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<v Speaker 1>a hot read on short passes that he could gain

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<v Speaker 1>extra yards on. He's very, very good at that. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I'm hesitant to pick a running back just

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<v Speaker 1>because I don't know how the flow of the game

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna go, and you never know. Leonard Fournett has

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<v Speaker 1>been the you know, the lead back in the playoffs,

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<v Speaker 1>but Ron Jones could have a big day and then

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<v Speaker 1>I would have picked the wrong one. So I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>go with Chris Godwin. Um. And you really could go

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<v Speaker 1>with any of our receivers, but that's one I'll choose there.

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<v Speaker 1>On defense, you know, it's it's gonna have to be

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<v Speaker 1>for defensive player to when he's gonna have to make

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<v Speaker 1>some splash plays. I mean, when we were in the

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<v Speaker 1>Super Bowl last time, Dexter Jackson had two game turning

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<v Speaker 1>interceptions in the first half, and since there was nobody

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<v Speaker 1>that really blew you away on the offensive offensive side

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<v Speaker 1>of the ball, Um, he got it. That's the kind

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<v Speaker 1>of performance you need. So it's gonna have to be

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<v Speaker 1>somebody with you know, a bunch of sacks or you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like Von Miller uh in Super Bowl fifty, he he

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<v Speaker 1>won the m v P because their seven sacks against

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<v Speaker 1>Cam Newton was really what made the game, and he

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<v Speaker 1>had two and a half of them. So with that

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<v Speaker 1>in mind, I would say one possibility would be Shack

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<v Speaker 1>Barrett if he has another performance like he did in

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<v Speaker 1>Green Bay. Okay, Um, Mike had said, who do you

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<v Speaker 1>think are some of the big contributors to this team

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<v Speaker 1>getting to this point that haven't necessarily gotten the name recognition?

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<v Speaker 1>And he throughout Will Golston. Yeah, that's a good one,

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<v Speaker 1>of course. And uh, I feel like Will was getting some,

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<v Speaker 1>um some attention earlier in the season, which was good

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<v Speaker 1>because he was deserving of it. We were kind of

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<v Speaker 1>calling him out saying, hey, did have you guys noticed

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<v Speaker 1>that this guy is leading the team and which he

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<v Speaker 1>did by the way, he led the team in quarterback hits,

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<v Speaker 1>which is pretty pressive for Will considering you know, his

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<v Speaker 1>value to the team coming into the season. Was how

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<v Speaker 1>very very good. He is stopping the run and sealing

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<v Speaker 1>the edge on the strong side against the run, so

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<v Speaker 1>for him to give you that pressure is great. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>But I would say just about anybody on the offensive line,

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<v Speaker 1>I think we hear Ali mar Pet's name a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>which is deservedly, but that that offensive line has been

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<v Speaker 1>phenomenal this season and they're peaking at the right time.

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<v Speaker 1>They're playing great right now. Um, you know, maybe a

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<v Speaker 1>guy like Ryan Jensen would be a good answer there. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that is a good one. Um. Scott had asked, do

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<v Speaker 1>you think Tom is more motivated to get his seventh

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<v Speaker 1>ring or these young guys to get there first? I

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<v Speaker 1>would not. I would hesitate to put anybody above Tom

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<v Speaker 1>Brady when we're listening how motivated a person is. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>so I'd have to go with Tom. You know, the

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<v Speaker 1>these young guys, it's their first time, and I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's motivated. Of course that's obvious, but um, they may

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<v Speaker 1>not have a full grasp of what this means and

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<v Speaker 1>and how often or how well to not often most

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<v Speaker 1>players make it to this stage. You know, Tom's got

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<v Speaker 1>things on on the on the plate there like seven titles,

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<v Speaker 1>which is more than any franchise has, you know, So, um,

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<v Speaker 1>that'd be to be one individual with more Super Bowl

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<v Speaker 1>championships than any NFL franchise would be pretty remarkable, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I think, and you know, it would be one more

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<v Speaker 1>than Michael Jordan's got because at the point where Tom

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<v Speaker 1>Brady is now, people are comparing him to the best

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<v Speaker 1>athletes in every sport, right right, Yeah, he's in a

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<v Speaker 1>class all his own. You can't even it's like you

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<v Speaker 1>don't even have anything to compare him to hardly anymore. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>So I think the seventh three and he'd be the

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<v Speaker 1>first guy to um to get too after the age

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<v Speaker 1>of forty. I think in any major sport he'd be

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<v Speaker 1>the first guy. He'd be the second guy after Peyton

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<v Speaker 1>Manning to win two as a quarterback with two different teams.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's a really a lot of historical things on

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<v Speaker 1>the plate for Tom Brady, which I'm sure he would

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<v Speaker 1>say he's not focused on any of that right now.

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<v Speaker 1>But when it's all of a sudden done, it's gonna matter.

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<v Speaker 1>Um jose had asked, do you think that the Bucks

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<v Speaker 1>should be expecting some unique or different offensive formation plays,

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<v Speaker 1>trick plays? And how do you prepare for that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of thing? And that's the last part of that is

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<v Speaker 1>a great question, And as I wish somebody would ask

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<v Speaker 1>Todd Bowls that, I'm sure you would say, you just

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<v Speaker 1>have to read your keys, you know, train your eyes,

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<v Speaker 1>believe your eyes, all that. But um, I absolutely think

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<v Speaker 1>you'll see something from the Chiefs on offense that you

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<v Speaker 1>haven't seen before, because every time I got a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to watch the Chiefs this year, that happened. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>you'd see a play, Oh, that's really cool, I've never

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<v Speaker 1>seen that before, and then the next week you see

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<v Speaker 1>them that happened actually against US. I had seen them

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<v Speaker 1>play the week before. I saw a crazy play that

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<v Speaker 1>I've never seen before that worked really well. And then

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<v Speaker 1>they were playing US and they started to run the

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<v Speaker 1>what looked like the exact same thing, but then it

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<v Speaker 1>changed into something else, and it would have worked. I

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<v Speaker 1>think one of our I think maybe Lavant or something

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<v Speaker 1>made a really good defensive play to stop it from working.

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<v Speaker 1>But it was a cool play. Uh. I think there's

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<v Speaker 1>no way any reads going into the Super Bowl without

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<v Speaker 1>some new wrinkle that we haven't seen before. Yeah. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's a it's a very fair point. Um. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know the answer to this question. I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 1>if you do, and if we don't, we can try

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<v Speaker 1>to find it. But st I asked, will are injured

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<v Speaker 1>players be on the sidelines for the game to get

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<v Speaker 1>the Super Bowl experience or do they have to watch

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<v Speaker 1>from home because of all the COVID stuff. Um, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you're right, I don't know to answer to that, so

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<v Speaker 1>maybe we can try to find it out. We'll try

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<v Speaker 1>to track that down. I hadn't thought about that. In

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<v Speaker 1>normal times, Um, you know, they've injured, guys tend to

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<v Speaker 1>either sometimes watch from the sideline or maybe be up

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<v Speaker 1>in a suite with like your practice squad players. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how that works with it being a

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<v Speaker 1>Super Bowl and being COVID times. And hopefully we'll not

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<v Speaker 1>have to worry about that because we won't have anybody

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<v Speaker 1>that's outdue to injury. But well, I mean I think

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<v Speaker 1>he said he. I think people that asked us about

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<v Speaker 1>like O. J. Howard, Alex Kappa, people like that. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that'll be interesting. Well yeah, boy, it's hard to imagine

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<v Speaker 1>them being on the sideline, but maybe maybe as a

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<v Speaker 1>luxury suite somewhere a site or something. Yeah. Um, Dustin asked,

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<v Speaker 1>do you think we'll be able to keep most of

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<v Speaker 1>the players for the next season. That's a good question. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd like to believe that most of them will be

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<v Speaker 1>in the same spot they were last year, where they

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<v Speaker 1>believe that where this team is headed. Um, win or lose.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been a pretty magical season for the Buccaneers, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know everybody expects Tom Brady back. Um So, I

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<v Speaker 1>would think that'd be a motivating factor for a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of these guys. Obviously, Shack is playing on the one

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<v Speaker 1>year franchise tag, but has said on multiple occasions that

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<v Speaker 1>he wants to stay. Obviously the Bucks want to keep

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<v Speaker 1>him around. Um. You know the others, I guess or

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Godwin and Don Mckinsue, Levante David. Um it's a

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<v Speaker 1>tough prediction to say all of them will be back,

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<v Speaker 1>but some of those guys you have a hard time

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<v Speaker 1>picture of them going anywhere else, like Lavante David. Um. So,

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<v Speaker 1>I would say the majority will probably be back, but

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<v Speaker 1>it will take a lot of work, just like it

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<v Speaker 1>did last off season. Um do you I love this question?

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<v Speaker 1>Tony asked, do you think Vita Via might be featured

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<v Speaker 1>as a fullback in any of the plays in the

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<v Speaker 1>Super Bowl? Sure? Why not? I mean it worked when

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<v Speaker 1>we've done it. Um, it probably isn't. It is a

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<v Speaker 1>matter of just how close to percent they think he is.

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<v Speaker 1>Because we really need Vi Tovey on defense, and you

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't want to lose any of of his availability because

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<v Speaker 1>you put him on offense. Right, Yeah, maybe if he's

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<v Speaker 1>it's less likely, but I don't think it's impossible. Yeah,

0:11:05.400 --> 0:11:08.280
<v Speaker 1>that's a good point. Um, this is an interesting question.

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<v Speaker 1>We've talked a lot about the shift that happened at

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<v Speaker 1>halftime the last time we played the Chiefs and how

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<v Speaker 1>that was sort of the beginning of the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>the season and how well the Bucks did. Scott asked,

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<v Speaker 1>do you think the Chiefs softened up at halftime or

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<v Speaker 1>do you think our offense just really started to figure

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<v Speaker 1>things out. I don't know if i'd use the term

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<v Speaker 1>softened up, but I remember during that game as we

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<v Speaker 1>were making our comeback, I think the Chiefs were playing

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<v Speaker 1>with the lead, and they, you know, they were playing

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<v Speaker 1>more conservatively on both sides of the ball that they

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<v Speaker 1>normally would. You know, I don't think that um on offense,

0:11:36.559 --> 0:11:39.800
<v Speaker 1>they were attacking quite as much, and so it made

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<v Speaker 1>it possible for us to um build, you know, to

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<v Speaker 1>make that comeback. But just there just wasn't enough time.

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<v Speaker 1>We ran out of time. We got we got to

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<v Speaker 1>within three points and there were four minutes left, and

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<v Speaker 1>Patrick Mahomes engineered three first downs and that was it.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, they were able to run out the clock.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you see that with the Chiefs a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>to be quite honest with you. Last year in the playoffs,

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<v Speaker 1>they got down dub digits in every game and then

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<v Speaker 1>just came storming back. So I think there's a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit of a you know, flip being switched sometimes with them.

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<v Speaker 1>In this case, they just went absolutely bonkers at the

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<v Speaker 1>beginning of the game. And um, some of that also

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<v Speaker 1>was adjustments on our part. For instance, in the first

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<v Speaker 1>quarter of that game, we were in single high safety

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<v Speaker 1>on defense about the time and that didn't work and

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<v Speaker 1>uh Tyreekill caught something like six passes outside the numbers

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<v Speaker 1>against um single high coverage in that quarter. We went

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<v Speaker 1>for two high safeties on snaps the rest of the way,

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<v Speaker 1>which was obviously an adjustment because of the previous strategy

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<v Speaker 1>was not working. Um, so some of it was adjustment

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<v Speaker 1>on our part. But I think it's fair to say

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<v Speaker 1>that the Chiefs may have eased off a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>after they got the big lead and it worked. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>they won the game. I'm not criticizing, right, Yeah, absolutely. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>Matt asked how big of a deal is it? That

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<v Speaker 1>Eric Fisher is out, and how much do you think

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<v Speaker 1>will be able to pressure Mahomes because of the injuries

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<v Speaker 1>they've had to their offensive line. I think it's a

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<v Speaker 1>big deal, and I don't want to say that in

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<v Speaker 1>a way that's disrespect to the people that are stepping

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<v Speaker 1>in there now. Mike Rimmers, probably a left tackle who,

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, started his career here. Um. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think he ever got to play in a regular season game,

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<v Speaker 1>but he was here. Um, Mike Rimmers. And then uh,

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<v Speaker 1>I think their guard Andrew Wiley will kick out to

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<v Speaker 1>right tackle. Um. You know, I would just say, take

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<v Speaker 1>a look at the Green Bay game. Heading into that game, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we knew actually we felt that. I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>know this until after the game and they talked about it,

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<v Speaker 1>but they felt like they had a good matchup against

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<v Speaker 1>those tackles because David Baker had been lost before the season.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a Pro Bowl left tackle, and they had two

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<v Speaker 1>guys that they've sort of been rotating between during the

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<v Speaker 1>season on the right side, Ricky Wagner and Billy Turner,

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<v Speaker 1>and then moved Billy Turner to the left side, and

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<v Speaker 1>Ricky Wagner got the right tackle job. And I just

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<v Speaker 1>feel like our guys thought we had the advantage in

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<v Speaker 1>both those matchups, and certainly the results indicate they were right. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>it looks on paper like the same thing here and

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<v Speaker 1>again no offense to Mike Rimmers, but again, Eric Fisher

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<v Speaker 1>was a Pro Bowl left tackle and that's a hard

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<v Speaker 1>thing to replace at the last minute, you know, And so, um,

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<v Speaker 1>it certainly seems like on paper you would look at

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<v Speaker 1>it and go, that's a place where the Buccaneers have

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<v Speaker 1>an advantage. And I hope that proves to be true,

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<v Speaker 1>because any pressure we can get on Patrick Mahomes will

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<v Speaker 1>make a lot of difference. Right. He definitely is one

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<v Speaker 1>of the harder people to pressure. So even if you're

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<v Speaker 1>you're winning your matchups on the line, he is so

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<v Speaker 1>mobile that just just beating that offensive lineman may not

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<v Speaker 1>mean a whole lot in terms of pressure. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be really interesting to see how well they're able

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<v Speaker 1>to not only win those matchups but contain as well. Um, well,

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<v Speaker 1>that's gonna do it for us. On this edition of

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<v Speaker 1>Buccaneers Inside a Live presented by Miller Lite. Thank you

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<v Speaker 1>so much for being with us, and again we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>back here tomorrow morning and Friday morning for any of

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<v Speaker 1>the questions that I didn't get too, so we'll see

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<v Speaker 1>then