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Speaker 1: The season with Peter Schrager is a production of the

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Speaker 1: NFL in partnership with iHeartRadio. I think this was a

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Speaker 1: really cool ride and a really special team. But I

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Speaker 1: going into next year because for good reason, they have

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Speaker 1: lot of attractive free agents at wide receiver and tight end.

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Speaker 1: You also mentioned that Jaden Daniels he played well yesterday.

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Speaker 1: They turned the ball over a bunch. Jaden Daniels was

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Speaker 1: great yesterday. You're a Commander's fan. Life is good. One

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Speaker 1: more note, Cliff Kingsbury and Daniels had this incredible connection.

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Speaker 1: Cliff did not interview for any of these jobs. He

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Speaker 1: well their season went into basically February and those jobs.

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Speaker 2: Are filled, so he's coming back.

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Speaker 1: There's a lot to like about this Commander's team.

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Speaker 2: The one note I will make not that.

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Speaker 1: It was lightning in a bottle, but it was really

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Speaker 2: Even some guys.

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Speaker 1: Who aren't in the same class as that as far

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Speaker 1: This is a really good team that's made of young

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Speaker 2: They will be better on paper next year.

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Speaker 1: Now, can they catch that lightning in a bottle and

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Speaker 2: I don't know. It's really hard to be great two.

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Speaker 1: Years in a row and you're one of these upstart teams.

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Speaker 2: Well, when that.

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Speaker 1: Ground game is working for Philly, it is very scary

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Speaker 2: They scored seven rushing.

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Speaker 1: Touchdowns yesterday, and not only in just a football game,

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Speaker 2: Seven rushing touchdowns.

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Speaker 2: It might be just a Philly thing.

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Speaker 1: It might be because of the offensive line coach Jeff Stoutlin.

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Speaker 2: The NFL to knock off this Chiefs.

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Speaker 1: You only want to have the best from these teams

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Speaker 1: Steve Spagnolo says, it's not happening today. Steve Spagnolo, who

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Speaker 1: Defense still matters, and when it mattered most, it was

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Speaker 1: Spags preaches it, life is all about risk. The question

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Speaker 2: And I know Josh Allen is hurting this morning, and I.

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Speaker 1: Know Bills fans are aching this morning. Don't take this

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Speaker 1: My takeaway in Spags we Trust and the Chiefs are

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Speaker 1: I think Patrick Mahomes saw the MVP finalists for NFL

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Speaker 1: So that the Chiefs move on. That is not what

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Speaker 2: That is something really cool for the league, and that

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Speaker 1: I understand if you've had a lot of Mahomes and Mahomes'

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Speaker 2: Two very different deals.

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Speaker 1: getting involved in this Pro Bowl thing.

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Speaker 2: Hey, Elion Peyton, come on, guys.

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