WEBVTT - GMFB Selects: Kyle Brandt's Best Cuts

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<v Speaker 1>Ten Takes is a production of the NFL in partnership

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<v Speaker 1>with iHeartRadio, Good Mom, Mom.

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<v Speaker 2>One of the hottest memes right now that I keep

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<v Speaker 2>seeing is that man stands up in a small town

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<v Speaker 2>meeting and says something brave. Peter sent it to me recently.

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<v Speaker 2>I won't say what it was about, but Peter sent

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<v Speaker 2>it to me recently with the take. But I saw

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<v Speaker 2>one of these yesterday. It was the guy standing up

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<v Speaker 2>and it was Joe Burrow is the best player in

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<v Speaker 2>the league. Like, that's our bold take, and we're in

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<v Speaker 2>a Josh Allen world and that's fine. But I don't

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<v Speaker 2>really remember a season quite exactly like this where the

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<v Speaker 2>player is so good and certainly the receiver is so good,

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<v Speaker 2>and yet the record is still coming off a win,

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<v Speaker 2>coming off two wins in a row, it's still so bad.

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<v Speaker 2>So we started it to begin the segment. Let's just

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<v Speaker 2>talk about it now. Bengals, they have the chance, they're alive.

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<v Speaker 2>I think we did the Gone Fishing mock up like

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<v Speaker 2>a few weeks ago.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm like, they're done, they're done.

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<v Speaker 2>They're a sub five hundred team, and yet bring up

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<v Speaker 2>the AFC playoff.

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<v Speaker 3>Standings like gay question yeah, look at them. Did the

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<v Speaker 3>boat turn around? All right?

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<v Speaker 2>The Dolphins had a terrible loss yesterday. It's really really bad.

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<v Speaker 2>So did Indianapolis. And then in order to avoid going fishing,

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<v Speaker 2>you have to have a team that.

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<v Speaker 3>Comes back down to earth.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, Peter just basically lambasted the Chargers to say that

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<v Speaker 2>they're fake tough guys will never beat anybody. We don't

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<v Speaker 2>have the exact scenario yet, but all we have right

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<v Speaker 2>this time of year is you want to see.

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<v Speaker 3>The Bengals remaining schedule, just give it to I don't

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<v Speaker 3>love it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's versus Cleveland at home five win, versus Denver.

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<v Speaker 3>At home to new win. And then who do they

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<v Speaker 3>finish with at.

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<v Speaker 2>Pittsburgh who might be resting, and there's divisional games you

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<v Speaker 2>never know, like they just can go anyway, So that

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<v Speaker 2>would be the miracle upon miracles.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't have the percentage in front of me.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure that when they were four and eight it

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<v Speaker 2>was point zero zero three percent repeating.

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<v Speaker 3>But the Bengals somehow won.

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<v Speaker 2>And if they don't, Joe Burrow I think it's like

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's the runner up for MVP behind Alan.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just that weird and that bizarre, but it's really

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<v Speaker 2>fun and now I'm.

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<v Speaker 3>Kind of rooting for it. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>I was wondering if Cincinnati came down hard on you,

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<v Speaker 4>Kyle after that graphic with the gone fish in a

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<v Speaker 4>couple of weeks back, or is that boat just lingering

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<v Speaker 4>out in the sound like waiting for the fall gourd

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<v Speaker 4>side here it is. Apparently we have it graphically. We

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<v Speaker 4>just have it at the ready.

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<v Speaker 3>This is David.

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<v Speaker 4>You guys, we should have put a date on this.

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<v Speaker 4>You did this, Kyle, speak to it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, Peter Jamie.

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<v Speaker 2>It was week thirteen, after they come off the by

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<v Speaker 2>and they lose to Pittsburgh. They give up forty four points,

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<v Speaker 2>they go to four and eight, and I'm like, we.

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<v Speaker 3>Gotta let these guys go.

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<v Speaker 2>At the time, they had the passing leader, the receiving leader,

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<v Speaker 2>the sack leader, and they could never win a game.

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<v Speaker 3>They beat the Cowboys, they beat the Titans. We'll see.

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<v Speaker 2>I gotta say for the Lions fans out there, who

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<v Speaker 2>are probably a little shell shocked and a little nauseous,

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<v Speaker 2>they have a ridiculous amount of injuries on their defense.

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<v Speaker 2>I was going to show you a list of it.

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<v Speaker 2>We can't even fit them all on the screen at

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<v Speaker 2>the same point, it's getting worse. This Aaron Glenn defensive

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<v Speaker 2>that had so much swagger and so much dominance is really, really,

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<v Speaker 2>really hurting. But I would say the biggest compliment and

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<v Speaker 2>the biggest tribute we can give Josh Allen is none

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<v Speaker 2>of the stats and none of the historical perspective. It

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<v Speaker 2>is the fact that Dan Campbell looked from across the

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<v Speaker 2>sideline yesterday and said, on side kick it, yep, on

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<v Speaker 2>side kick, talk about it.

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<v Speaker 3>Down tent with twelve minutes left to go, a really

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<v Speaker 3>ludicrous decision.

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<v Speaker 2>Understand, down ten twelve minutes to go, you go with

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<v Speaker 2>an on site kick. Now this happens with mac collogy

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<v Speaker 2>makes a great play. But Romo was saying this on

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<v Speaker 2>the broadcast. You guys understand, it's a seven percent chance.

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<v Speaker 3>You get it seven and it has to be announced.

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<v Speaker 3>Can't even surprise them, there's no surprise factor. You have

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<v Speaker 3>to let them know you're doing it.

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<v Speaker 2>So Dan Campbell looked up and said, I'll take the

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<v Speaker 2>seven percent chance as a better outcome than trying to

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<v Speaker 2>stop the Josh Allen offense right now, which.

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<v Speaker 3>Is crazy crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>And by the way, it was a beautiful on side

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<v Speaker 2>kick from Jake Pate. You don't get a better third

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<v Speaker 2>bounce than that, and they still need to come close

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<v Speaker 2>to getting it, and then you go a look bit

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<v Speaker 2>later the Lions again had a chance down ten and

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<v Speaker 2>the fourth order and didn't do it. It was so strange,

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<v Speaker 2>and that to me is a quarterback and an offense

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<v Speaker 2>with the Bills.

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<v Speaker 3>That is in the other teams coaches heads.

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<v Speaker 2>They're like, we have to try something that literally doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>make any sense at all and then not try it again.

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<v Speaker 2>We're chasing ourselves. We're trying to stop Jordan. We're trying

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<v Speaker 2>to keep him under thirty. You're not going to keep

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<v Speaker 2>him under thirty. The crazy thing is in Peter brought

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<v Speaker 2>this up. You go back to August the story, the

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<v Speaker 2>number one through number five stories for the Buffalo Bills.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a rebuilding year that's out there. Josh Allen's

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<v Speaker 2>the most overrated player in the NFL that's out there.

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<v Speaker 2>They got nothing in the huddle. Gabe Davis is gone,

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<v Speaker 2>Steph Diggs has gone. Understand this, this is not only

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<v Speaker 2>the best offense in the league right now. It is

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<v Speaker 2>not only the best offense Josh Allen has ever had.

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<v Speaker 2>It is one of the best offenses in NFL history.

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<v Speaker 2>The list of teams to go eight straight games with

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<v Speaker 2>thirty plus the Warner Rams, the Peyton Broncos, the Prime

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<v Speaker 2>Brady Pats, and the Allen Bills. They're in a historically

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<v Speaker 2>good team. They have not allowed a sack in four

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<v Speaker 2>straight games. He just had the most passing yards outside

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<v Speaker 2>the pocket in three years. Josh Allen and the first

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback ever in fantasy football to go back to back.

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<v Speaker 3>Forty point games. It's history.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not only breaking records and running up the win total,

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<v Speaker 2>it's making good coaches on the other side do idiotic,

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<v Speaker 2>inexplicable things that even veteran broadcasters are tongue tied being

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<v Speaker 2>what they're they're on site kicking it. That's the level

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<v Speaker 2>of this team. And the crazy part is, we'll put

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<v Speaker 2>a button on this. Eight plus games with thirty plus points.

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<v Speaker 2>The Kansas City Chiefs all season have zero games with

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<v Speaker 2>over thirty points.

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<v Speaker 3>Can we get to this game in January? Can we

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<v Speaker 3>do it? Can we get Mahomes.

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<v Speaker 2>Healthy, Let's get them rested, and let's do it because

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<v Speaker 2>this Bills team is insane.

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<v Speaker 3>Seattle's in a strange spot right now. But I think.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm ready to say I think Tampa is hosting a

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<v Speaker 2>playoff game.

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<v Speaker 3>Guys, we're here.

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<v Speaker 2>Tampa Bay has not lost a game in six weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>And during this winning streak they get picked a part

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<v Speaker 2>because they beat the Giants and the Panthers and the Raiders. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>they just absolutely destroyed the Chargers. This was a terrible,

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<v Speaker 2>one sided football game. Tampa had one hundred yard receiver,

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred yard rusher Baker through for four touchdowns.

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<v Speaker 3>The game was never close. They crushed them.

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<v Speaker 2>The remaining schedule, I won't even bore you with that.

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<v Speaker 2>There's nobody who scares you whatsoever.

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<v Speaker 3>I think they're going to have a home playoff game.

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<v Speaker 2>And since all of America cares so much about Mike

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<v Speaker 2>evans thousand yard streak, including myself, three games.

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<v Speaker 3>Left and he's eighty.

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<v Speaker 2>Five yards a game to do it in the most

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<v Speaker 2>improbable fashion after a major injury and miss timed.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't listen, Peter. I agree with you.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't want to see the Rams. I don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>see the Bucks either. They're that team that is hot

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<v Speaker 2>at the right time. They have the quarterback who's been there,

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<v Speaker 2>they have the coach's been there, the Bucks, I believe

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<v Speaker 2>are going to win the South unless the Falcons do

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<v Speaker 2>something miraculous. There's nobody else's gonna win that thing. After

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<v Speaker 2>they bottomed out mid season. The Bucks have not lost

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<v Speaker 2>in six weeks, and I think they're going to host

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<v Speaker 2>the playoff game. It's really cool. I think it might

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<v Speaker 2>be on a Saturday. I'm already getting my uber ET's order.

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<v Speaker 2>It's gonna be pad tie this year, and.

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<v Speaker 3>I love it. I had this whole take coming about.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Saquon was out for the second quarter and

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<v Speaker 2>didn't put up many numbers and it's like the Eagles

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<v Speaker 2>can still win and everything.

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<v Speaker 3>But give me the Sirianni footage again. Let's get into this.

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<v Speaker 3>I want to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Sorry Billy Siriani on this all right.

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<v Speaker 3>What we have here is an assistant.

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<v Speaker 2>Coach acting like a bodyguard against the head coach who

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<v Speaker 2>has an actual bodyguard trying to intervene in a white hat.

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<v Speaker 3>You just don't see it much.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's like someone's gonna get hurt here, and the

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<v Speaker 2>coach's name is literally hurt. There's all kinds of fun here.

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<v Speaker 2>I just don't remember ever. So what happened is Jalen

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<v Speaker 2>Carter gets a personal foul.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, don't head it? Play yeah, red DUMPELP. Sirianni

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<v Speaker 3>wanted to get into it.

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<v Speaker 2>A head coach has the right to walk over.

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<v Speaker 3>It's like I got it, bron I got it, and

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<v Speaker 3>my no, no, no, I've already handled it yet. But I'm

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<v Speaker 3>the head coach, but I handle it.

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<v Speaker 2>Get out of my way, coach, I run or do

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<v Speaker 2>you run this thing? Listen, here's my headline on all this,

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<v Speaker 2>and this is what should go over this image.

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<v Speaker 3>They've won ten in a row.

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<v Speaker 2>No Eagles team ever has won more games in a row.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's like last week we kept trying to say,

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<v Speaker 2>with all this aj stuff, they haven't dropped three out

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<v Speaker 2>of five.

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<v Speaker 3>It's nine in a row last week. Now it's ten

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<v Speaker 3>in a row.

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<v Speaker 2>So maybe that's just where we are with this Eagles

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<v Speaker 2>team and this Eagles staff.

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<v Speaker 3>They're just like a marriage that just likes to fight.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, I'm being told by a lot of folks, and

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<v Speaker 2>my Philly friends mentioned that of course you showed up

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<v Speaker 2>and show the hug. Sirianni and Carter hugg dude, like

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<v Speaker 2>you got to show the hug to give full context.

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<v Speaker 3>So they hugged and they look in it.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's kind of the point like that some couples

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<v Speaker 2>just like to fight, like you know what comes after

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<v Speaker 2>the fight, you know what comes after. I mean, let's

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<v Speaker 2>just say you come back together and you make up.

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<v Speaker 2>And they do this by winning by two touchdowns over

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<v Speaker 2>a great Steelers team. So I don't mind the fighting

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<v Speaker 2>as long as like.

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<v Speaker 3>That's it's and that's them they're doing.

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<v Speaker 2>This is what they are. I'm just they're the makeup

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<v Speaker 2>sex teams. Just say it's Eastern. I'm on the least

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<v Speaker 2>network ippogize, but you all know what I'm talking about.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me get it out. That's what this team is.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's like you live and die by it. The

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<v Speaker 2>makeup giveth and it taketh away. But when it giveth, whoo,

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<v Speaker 2>it's gonna give all the.

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<v Speaker 3>Way to New Orleans. And that's right man. Man.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm excited to see Penical and everybody is. And we'll

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<v Speaker 2>talk a lot of Pennics moving forward. I want to

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<v Speaker 2>talk some cousins first because I think it's I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's easy to say, oh, they should have moved, they

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<v Speaker 2>should have pulled them out after two losses.

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<v Speaker 3>Do it during the bye week.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to remember how much equity Cousins has not

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<v Speaker 2>with the Falcons in the league. This is a veteran

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<v Speaker 2>who's put up a lot of statistical production. And never

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<v Speaker 2>mind in the past. I want to take you back

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<v Speaker 2>to Week nine of this season. It's Falcons Cowboys, and

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<v Speaker 2>Cousins was excellent.

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<v Speaker 3>In this game. This is week nine.

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<v Speaker 2>They beat the Cowboys and the real Cowboys, the Dak Cowboys,

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<v Speaker 2>to get to six and three. He was actually through

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<v Speaker 2>three touchdowns, He had no interceptions.

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<v Speaker 3>After the game, every single.

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<v Speaker 2>Falcon is raving about Cousins. Wide receiver Ray Ray McLeod says, knowledge, poise,

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<v Speaker 2>he never lets us get complacent.

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<v Speaker 3>It's such a blessing to have him out there.

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<v Speaker 2>After this game, this is week nine of this year,

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<v Speaker 2>Kirk Cousins says, we just got to do it week

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<v Speaker 2>to week and see where we are in February. In February,

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<v Speaker 2>he was talking about the Super Bowl and nobody was

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<v Speaker 2>thinking it was hilarious. It was all cooking and then

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<v Speaker 2>something completely fell apart.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know what happened.

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<v Speaker 2>I have suspicions about his health, whether it be the Achilles,

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<v Speaker 2>whether it be hits that he took, because after that

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<v Speaker 2>Apex of Week nine, six and three team they're going

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<v Speaker 2>to cruise.

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<v Speaker 3>To the NFC South title. Tampa has nothing going on.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a month of losing, including some of, if

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<v Speaker 2>not the worst football Kirk Cousins has ever played in

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<v Speaker 2>his career. Let's not pretend that we don't know how

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<v Speaker 2>this guy plays, what he's into, what he puts. Sub Statistically,

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<v Speaker 2>we got a decade of Kirk Cousins. Something either really

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<v Speaker 2>really hindered him physically where he couldn't move, or he

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't mobile at all anymore, something psychological happened. This kind

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<v Speaker 2>of quarterback doesn't just completely fall off the table.

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<v Speaker 3>He did. It's the right move. I can't sit here and.

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<v Speaker 2>Say, how do you not bench Kirk Cousins after two

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<v Speaker 2>weeks and bad losses? Because he's Kirk Cousins. You know

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<v Speaker 2>what you're getting is going to pull out of it.

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<v Speaker 2>You pay her ninety million dollars. I can't scream at

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<v Speaker 2>the Falcons to put in a rookie one Cousins.

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<v Speaker 3>This is a guy we.

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<v Speaker 2>Knew, and it is a great mystery, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>we need a little more clarity moving forward of how

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<v Speaker 2>the hell he went from so good to absolutely terrible.

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<v Speaker 3>Overnight. I'm with you, guys.

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<v Speaker 2>I think they should play Carson Wentz. I think they

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<v Speaker 2>will play Carson Wentz. And this is fascinating because this

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<v Speaker 2>is not some run of the mill backup quarterback who

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<v Speaker 2>comes in and you sort of vaguely remember him everybody

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<v Speaker 2>you meet us. We have a deep history with Carson Wentz.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a long, long story to get here. And now

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<v Speaker 2>he's sitting in a position where, in a roundabout way,

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<v Speaker 2>Carson Wentz could determine who plays in the Super Bowl.

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<v Speaker 2>That's this big of a role right now that he's in.

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<v Speaker 2>So why don't we just get up to speed a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's go back on a.

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<v Speaker 2>Quick journey and remember how we got here, Who Carson

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<v Speaker 2>Wentz is, who he isn't you know how this went

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<v Speaker 2>number two overall pick to the Eagles.

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<v Speaker 3>The Rams took Jared Goff. Carson Wentz would end up

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<v Speaker 3>playing for the Rams. I'll get there shortly. It happened,

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<v Speaker 3>but you know the deal.

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<v Speaker 2>MVP front runner incredible, he was probably the biggest story

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<v Speaker 2>in the league. Blows out his knee in the LA Coliseum.

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<v Speaker 2>The team goes on to win the Super Bowl with

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<v Speaker 2>the backup he has a faith based food truck that

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<v Speaker 2>Mike Garrafolo covered extensively, called that Kingdom Crumb, but an

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<v Speaker 2>incredible player who at one point felt like he was

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<v Speaker 2>the future of the NFL. Eventually they draft Jalen Hurts

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<v Speaker 2>and Carson Wentz is gone.

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<v Speaker 3>Twenty twenty one, he.

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<v Speaker 2>Goes to the Indianapolis Colts and he was very good

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<v Speaker 2>twenty seven touchdown, seven picks, but the Colts were nine

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<v Speaker 2>to six and they lost their last two games to

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<v Speaker 2>the Raiders and a two and fourteen Jaguars team to

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<v Speaker 2>miss the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 3>He was traded for a mid round pick swap.

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<v Speaker 2>Side note, the defensive coordinator of that Colts team was

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<v Speaker 2>hired by the Bears to become their head coach. Next,

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<v Speaker 2>he goes to Washington, an old Eagles rival.

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<v Speaker 3>I remember he showed up to the.

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<v Speaker 2>Press conference in a Garris suits that he heard a

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<v Speaker 2>lot about, which is still now his Wikipedia profile pick,

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<v Speaker 2>which I don't think is fair. Played pretty well each

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<v Speaker 2>of his first two starts.

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<v Speaker 3>He had three hundred yards and three touchdowns.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't remember that he broke his ring finger on

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<v Speaker 2>his throwing hand. In week six, went on Ir Taylor.

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<v Speaker 2>Heineke took over and Wentz never got the joback, he

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<v Speaker 2>was released.

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<v Speaker 3>Then we get this iconic photo. You remember this one.

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<v Speaker 3>This is when Wentz is like, what is going on

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<v Speaker 3>with my career?

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<v Speaker 2>We got an Eagles helmets, the Washington Jersey Colt shorts

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<v Speaker 2>and that could be it the triumvirit not even close

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<v Speaker 2>twenty three, in the middle of the season, signs with

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<v Speaker 2>the Rams.

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<v Speaker 3>This is last year he played for the Rams. This

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<v Speaker 3>is the best part. Week eighteen. He plays for the Rams.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the Carson Wentz Rams versus the Sam Darnold Niners.

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<v Speaker 2>How weird is though Wentz again played pretty well, got

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<v Speaker 2>to comeback win in the end with a two point

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<v Speaker 2>conversion to two to two at well, and it's like, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe he'll stay in the Rams.

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<v Speaker 3>Didn't stay on the Rams, was released.

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<v Speaker 2>Finally, back in April, Carson Wentz on stop number five,

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<v Speaker 2>is signed by the world champion Chiefs to.

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<v Speaker 3>Back up Patrick Mahomes.

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<v Speaker 2>It happened not midseason, not in training camp, way back

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<v Speaker 2>in the offseason.

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<v Speaker 3>This is last week.

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<v Speaker 2>Mahomes gets hurts, Wentz comes in, plays pretty well.

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<v Speaker 3>Fine.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we're at the point where I think he's going

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<v Speaker 2>to start a game with the one.

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<v Speaker 3>Seed in the AFC on the line. This is a

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<v Speaker 3>quarterback with.

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<v Speaker 2>Over twenty three thousand yards with over one hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>fifty touchdowns. He is far more pedigreed and successful than

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<v Speaker 2>any backup in the Patrick Mahomes era. He is one

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<v Speaker 2>of the most trusted experience backups in all of the NFL.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if he's gonna put up huge stats

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<v Speaker 2>this week. You know who else doesn't put up huge stats?

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<v Speaker 2>Patrick Mahomes. This is a different Chiefs team. Come in,

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<v Speaker 2>run defense, throw here, throw here.

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<v Speaker 3>Win. I think if he wins this game, he looks good.

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<v Speaker 2>You get a luxury, if you know, maybe we run

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<v Speaker 2>Carson back again on Christmas and let Patrick rest up.

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<v Speaker 3>All of a sudden, out of nowhere. We woke up

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<v Speaker 3>a few days.

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<v Speaker 2>Ago and Carson Wentz is one of the most pivotal

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<v Speaker 2>players in the entire NFL, and we got a deep history.

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<v Speaker 3>I took my young son to the mall.

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<v Speaker 2>We went to the shopping mall, actually an actual shopping mall.

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<v Speaker 3>I got him an Anian's pretzel.

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<v Speaker 2>We hit the food court. And here's my answer, because

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<v Speaker 2>I made a purchase for my wife. You take your

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<v Speaker 2>kid to the mall, you buy something for your wife.

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<v Speaker 2>But they couldn't. They didn't have it there. They had

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<v Speaker 2>to ship it to me. The shipping industry right now

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<v Speaker 2>around gift giving time. God bless you people and your

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<v Speaker 2>real heroes, and you're working your butts off.

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<v Speaker 3>I get it.

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<v Speaker 2>But I sit here and I buy this gift and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm really putting myself out there, and I found it

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<v Speaker 2>and they're like, we can ship it to you.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm like, great, when will it arrive? And they're like,

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<v Speaker 3>it will arrive on December twenty four. Real risk.

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<v Speaker 2>It's really white knuckling it and it's like, can you guarantee?

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<v Speaker 3>Unfortunately we don't guarantee.

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<v Speaker 2>And then sometimes you buy something, you get these windows

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<v Speaker 2>sometime between the twenty third and the twenty fifth. It

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<v Speaker 2>drives me crazy. I've already have too much stress in

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<v Speaker 2>my life. I waited too long to buy the gifts.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know what the worst part was when I said,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what, I'll roll the dice on the twenty fourth,

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<v Speaker 2>Let's screw it, I'll live wild. They say, now it

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<v Speaker 2>is signature required. What am I gonna do about that?

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<v Speaker 2>Then you're gonna show up. He and my wife's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be there's just gonna see what it is, or be

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<v Speaker 2>no one's gonna be there. We're gonna put that stupid

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<v Speaker 2>cocamade me little note on the door that says we

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<v Speaker 2>approved to leave it. But then they're like, no, they're

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<v Speaker 2>not allowed. And then you know what they do if

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<v Speaker 2>they don't, if you're not there when they bring it,

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<v Speaker 2>they bring it to the depot, like the UPS depot.

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<v Speaker 3>Have you ever been to one of those hells on Earth?

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<v Speaker 2>You show up and it makes the DMV look like Disneyland.

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<v Speaker 3>You show up and.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's my little slip, and they're like, no, this isn't right.

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<v Speaker 3>Where's the other?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't have the other slip. I get this somewhere

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<v Speaker 2>back there. My entire Merry Christmas, and really probably my

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<v Speaker 2>marriage is waiting back in some cargo hold and I

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<v Speaker 2>can't get to it. I am so stressed by the

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<v Speaker 2>shipping and there this day is great people. I love

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<v Speaker 2>Amazon and UPS and all of you guys. You just

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<v Speaker 2>made me sit at the door, white knuckling it for weeks,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't know if they're getting the gift on Times.

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