WEBVTT - Updates on Special Teams | Bucs Insider

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, Good morning Bucks fans. How's everybody doing. It

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<v Speaker 1>is Wednesday, which means it is time for Buccaneers Insider Live,

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<v Speaker 1>presented by Miller like Casey Phillips here with Scott Smith,

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<v Speaker 1>and this of course is where we answer all of

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<v Speaker 1>your buccaneer questions, So put all of those in the

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<v Speaker 1>comment section underneath the Facebook Live video. That's where we'll

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<v Speaker 1>get to those. Of course, what we give people a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to submit those, and of course we also love

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<v Speaker 1>hearing where you're watching from. That's always really fun. Um

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<v Speaker 1>as we give people a chance to do that. Figured

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<v Speaker 1>we'd start with the COVID news and how this is

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<v Speaker 1>going to affect our Special Teams units. So tell us

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<v Speaker 1>at this point what we know and what some of

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<v Speaker 1>the potential options might be for the game. Yeah, that

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<v Speaker 1>was sobering news yesterday. Um. Obviously your first concern is

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<v Speaker 1>for the health of all those guys, although the first

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<v Speaker 1>thing to understand is teams are not allowed to say

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<v Speaker 1>whether guys go on that list because they have tested

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<v Speaker 1>positive or because they have been in proximity with someone

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<v Speaker 1>who has, so we don't at this moment know whether

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<v Speaker 1>Bradley Pinion, Ryan Suck Up or Zach Trner what the

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<v Speaker 1>reasons for all three of those are for going on

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<v Speaker 1>the list, and it could all three of them could

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<v Speaker 1>be a proximity issue, or it could be one of

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<v Speaker 1>them is positive and the other two were in proximity

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<v Speaker 1>to him, similar to what happened with the Broncos quarterbacks

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<v Speaker 1>quarterbacks room a few weeks ago. Um. So we won't

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<v Speaker 1>know for a little while, and I imagine all that

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<v Speaker 1>information will eventually be clarified, but we won't know for

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<v Speaker 1>a little while exactly who's who on that and who

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<v Speaker 1>might be available on Sunday. But what the Buccaneers will

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<v Speaker 1>do and are in the process of doing, is bringing

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<v Speaker 1>in replacements for all three of them. You do have

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<v Speaker 1>a kicker on the practice squad that that they've been

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<v Speaker 1>carrying for this exact reason, named Gregg Joseph, and they've

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<v Speaker 1>using one of their protection options on him every single

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<v Speaker 1>week just because if this would have happened later in

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<v Speaker 1>the week, there will be no chance of that kicker

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<v Speaker 1>being ready on Sunday. So having one in the building

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<v Speaker 1>is the only way you'd have a kicker available on

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<v Speaker 1>game day. So Greg Joseph is there. But the Buccaneers

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<v Speaker 1>will probably sign another kicker just in case something makes

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<v Speaker 1>Greg Joseph unavailable light in the week. So, uh, the

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<v Speaker 1>Buccaneers have not They don't really announce their visits and tryouts,

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<v Speaker 1>so we're not going to name names here, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>out there, of course, and they've already been I you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as soon as they got this news, they obviously started

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<v Speaker 1>looking for potential fill ins. And since it happened on Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 1>there is a window for them to have replacements in

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<v Speaker 1>place in time for Sunday's game. But I know there

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<v Speaker 1>are always guys on the team that are trained to

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<v Speaker 1>be a backup long snapper. So what what do you

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<v Speaker 1>think the odds? And then you know, with with hunting, kicking,

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<v Speaker 1>long snapping, those are sort of unique positions compared to

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<v Speaker 1>everything else on the team. So what are some potential

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<v Speaker 1>ways you try to fill that gap if it's is it?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think all of them is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a direct replacement with someone new? Do you think you

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<v Speaker 1>have guys on the team you try to use. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you always have at least one person who's not a

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<v Speaker 1>long snapper but is at least functional at it, that

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<v Speaker 1>practices it. But the reason for that is if something

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<v Speaker 1>happens to your long snapper in a game, that guy.

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<v Speaker 1>You've seen those guys warm up and practice, haven't you, Casey?

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<v Speaker 1>At practice, they're better than you and me and everybody

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<v Speaker 1>else on the team other than the real long snapper,

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<v Speaker 1>but they're usually not very good compared to an actual

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<v Speaker 1>long snapper. So you would, I'm pretty sure you'd bring

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<v Speaker 1>in a guy who has approven long snapper in this

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<v Speaker 1>league rather than use your your emergency replacement, as long

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<v Speaker 1>as you have the time to get him in and

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<v Speaker 1>it it appears as if we do. And also, your

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<v Speaker 1>kicker can usually point in an emergency, and your punter

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<v Speaker 1>can usually kick in an emergency. As a matter of fact,

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<v Speaker 1>when we were preparing for one of our pregame shows

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<v Speaker 1>recently at Stadium, we saw Bradley Opinion trying some field goals. So, um,

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<v Speaker 1>that's always an option in a game, but if you

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<v Speaker 1>have time, you try to find actual replacements who play

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<v Speaker 1>those positions, right, That makes complete sense. Um. We also

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<v Speaker 1>were talking about Um in terms of replacements and who's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be available and not. We don't really know what

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<v Speaker 1>the situation is with Rojoe at this point. We know

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<v Speaker 1>that he Um has had too. He's had a finger

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<v Speaker 1>injury and now we know that unfortunately kind of sounds

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<v Speaker 1>a lot like Chris Godwin's and the need for a

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<v Speaker 1>pin to be put in there. So what do we

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<v Speaker 1>know about the timing of this and what this could mean?

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<v Speaker 1>And again same thing options if if he's not available,

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<v Speaker 1>what that could look like and how that will affect

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<v Speaker 1>the offense. Yeah, and then Godwin I believe, missed one

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<v Speaker 1>game and then he came back and he played with

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<v Speaker 1>a brace on his hand and with the pins in

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<v Speaker 1>there for like three games I think, and played well.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't didn't really hold him back. But of course

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<v Speaker 1>we know how tough Godwin is. This first time we've

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<v Speaker 1>really had this kind of situation with Ronald Jones. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>all these guys are tough, obviously, but we'll see if

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<v Speaker 1>he can play with something on his hand. Uh, And

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<v Speaker 1>it made an issue, I'm not but the obviously your

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<v Speaker 1>your depth chart is still pretty strong at running back.

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<v Speaker 1>We didn't even use Leonard four Nette last week and

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<v Speaker 1>after the game, I mean he was inactive and after

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<v Speaker 1>the game head coach Bruziian said that had nothing to

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<v Speaker 1>do with Leonard four Net Where you still really like him,

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<v Speaker 1>So you got Leonard from that, you've got um Lashawn McCoy,

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<v Speaker 1>who showed that he's got fresh legs and can still

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<v Speaker 1>do some things. And you have the rookie Keyshawn Vaughn,

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<v Speaker 1>who hasn't had much of an opportunity yet but would

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<v Speaker 1>probably be much more in the mix if Ronald Jones

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't available, but let's be clear, it would be it

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<v Speaker 1>would be a significant absence for the Bucks because he's

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<v Speaker 1>playing very very well right now. Actually all season, he's

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<v Speaker 1>played very well, and and you know, just from a

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<v Speaker 1>personal standpoint, I'd like to see him get as much

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<v Speaker 1>playing time as possible because he's at nine hundred yards

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<v Speaker 1>and I know he's he's admitted that the thousand yards

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<v Speaker 1>is a goal for him, so you want him to

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<v Speaker 1>get that well. And that actually is a perfect segue

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<v Speaker 1>to our first question we had, which was about Mike

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<v Speaker 1>Evans and his quest for thousand yard seasons. So maybe

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<v Speaker 1>for people who don't know, explain the significance of what

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<v Speaker 1>a thousand yards season would mean for Mike this year,

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<v Speaker 1>and then what do you think the odds are that

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<v Speaker 1>he could get there? Looking at how many games we

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<v Speaker 1>have left? Yeah, Mike Evans is the only only player

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<v Speaker 1>other than Randy Moss to start his career with six

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<v Speaker 1>straight one thousand yard receiving seasons, which is obviously an

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<v Speaker 1>incredible accomplishment, and since Randy Moss didn't get it in

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<v Speaker 1>his seventh year, uh, Mike had a chance to be

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<v Speaker 1>the first player ever to do it seven years in

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<v Speaker 1>a row. And he still does have that chance, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's getting to be more and more of a long shot.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe he had about fifty six yards in the

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<v Speaker 1>last game, and going into these last four games, he

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<v Speaker 1>needed an average close to a hundred yards of games.

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<v Speaker 1>So now his average has to go up even a

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<v Speaker 1>little more than that. So for it to even be

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<v Speaker 1>a possibility, I think Mike's gonna have one of those

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<v Speaker 1>crazy games where it has two hund yards or something

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<v Speaker 1>like that. And that just doesn't seem to be the

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<v Speaker 1>way our offense operates this year. As as a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of guys were saying this week, you just have to

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<v Speaker 1>understand that the ball is getting spread around and and

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<v Speaker 1>some people are not having the numbers that they normally have.

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<v Speaker 1>But as long as the offense works, everybody's happy with that.

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<v Speaker 1>And let's keep in mind that Mike Evans has eleven

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<v Speaker 1>touchdown catches, so it's been a very good year for him,

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<v Speaker 1>and hopefully he can still break his own record in

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<v Speaker 1>that regard, which is just twelve. So it's been a

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<v Speaker 1>good year. In a perfect world, Mike would get that record.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'd be willing to bet he doesn't care that

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<v Speaker 1>much compared to playing in the playoffs for the first time. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and at least he did get to tie Randy Moss.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I know that's a guy that he really

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<v Speaker 1>looked up to, you know when he That's who he

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<v Speaker 1>was watching as a kid and all of that. So

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<v Speaker 1>that at least for him to just be alone with

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<v Speaker 1>Randy Moss, I think he's probably plenty happy, good, very good.

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<v Speaker 1>Um Edward had asked, do you know if Jamal Dean

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<v Speaker 1>will be back? No, we don't, because we don't. This

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<v Speaker 1>is what we run into with this show. Every week.

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<v Speaker 1>It's on the morning of the day we get our

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<v Speaker 1>first injury reports. So, um, now it's a little tiar

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<v Speaker 1>early to know that. Um he was he wasn't out

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<v Speaker 1>going into the weekend last week. He was doubtful, which

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<v Speaker 1>means they held out some hope that by Sunday, his

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<v Speaker 1>groin injury wouldn't be bad enough and he'd be able

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<v Speaker 1>to play. So to me, that's a pretty good sign

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<v Speaker 1>that he'll start this week with a chance to come back. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>that's good to know. Um. Daniel had asked, do you

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<v Speaker 1>think Tristan Worths and Antoine Winfield will get awards for

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<v Speaker 1>their rookie season play in offense and Defensive Rookies of

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<v Speaker 1>the Year. Uh, Antoine went Field, I don't think he

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<v Speaker 1>has a shot at Defensive Rookie of the Year because

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<v Speaker 1>Chase Young probably went into it as the favorite and

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<v Speaker 1>has had a phenomenal season, and guys that get sacks

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<v Speaker 1>are going to be looked at first for that award,

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<v Speaker 1>Um and then but I mean they always do these

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<v Speaker 1>various publications and organizations do all rookie teams, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think he's got an excellent chance to be a first

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<v Speaker 1>team All Rookie team guy. Uh, Tristan worse You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's probably pretty deserving. Come you know, he probably should

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<v Speaker 1>be in the discussion for Offensive Rookie the Year. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'd have to look at it. I don't think you

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<v Speaker 1>want me to pull out the NFL Record and fact guide,

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<v Speaker 1>right now, but I'd be willing to bet that that

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<v Speaker 1>is a rare occurrence for an offensive lineman to win

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<v Speaker 1>that award. If any running back or any oh, I'll

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<v Speaker 1>justin Jefferson in Minnesota. I mean, he's having an incredible year.

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<v Speaker 1>Any running back or a receiver putting up big numbers,

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<v Speaker 1>or a quarterback, obviously, um is going to is gonna

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<v Speaker 1>run away with that. Wards he got Justin Herbert in

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<v Speaker 1>uh In in Los Angeles for the orders. So again,

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<v Speaker 1>Tristan Worst will almost certainly be on that All Rookie team, which,

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<v Speaker 1>if you think about it, is a pretty big accomplishment

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<v Speaker 1>because there were those four highly thought of blue chip

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<v Speaker 1>offensive tackles available in the draft, and he was the

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<v Speaker 1>fourth one selected, and I'd be willing to bet he'd

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<v Speaker 1>beat on all the other three to be if the

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<v Speaker 1>first guy inline and for that All Rookie team. That's

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<v Speaker 1>so true, and I mean that just means it speaks

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<v Speaker 1>volumes to the value that we were able to get

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<v Speaker 1>from him in that to to be the fourth tackle

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<v Speaker 1>selected and to still feel like he was, He's the

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<v Speaker 1>one you'd want to pick even if you had the

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<v Speaker 1>first shot at all those guys. Yeah, that's pretty incredible. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>And on that line of rookies, Mitchet asked, which rookie

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<v Speaker 1>has surprised you the most, Well, Um, probably Tristan Worse.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, I have to clarify saying it's not

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<v Speaker 1>like I thought Tristan Worth was gonna be bad. I

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<v Speaker 1>think I probably sent her on these shows early in

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<v Speaker 1>the season that as good as Tristan Worst is probably

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be in the NFL, rookie tackles can go through

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<v Speaker 1>some struggles. I mean, you look at see what's happening

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<v Speaker 1>with Andrew Thomas with the Giants, who's definitely had some

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<v Speaker 1>struggles up there, and he was the fourth pick taken overall.

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<v Speaker 1>That doesn't mean Andrew Thomas is a bad player and

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<v Speaker 1>or that he's not gonna be a long time stud

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<v Speaker 1>for the Giants. But it's tough transitioning to the NFL

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<v Speaker 1>and playing offensive tackle because there are so many good

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<v Speaker 1>edge rushers in this league and they're not just all

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<v Speaker 1>rushing around left tackle anymore. The right tackle has to

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<v Speaker 1>face tons of really good pass rushers. And Bruce Arians

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<v Speaker 1>himself said, we're not surprised at how well he has

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<v Speaker 1>run blocked. We knew from his tape at Iowa that

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<v Speaker 1>he was going to be a pretty dominant run blocker,

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<v Speaker 1>but the fact that he's played so well in pass

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<v Speaker 1>protection is of play well, but not this well. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>coach Arians thinks he's playing at a pro Bowl level

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<v Speaker 1>and it's hard to argue with. So it's probably him

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<v Speaker 1>because only really him and and uh and Antoine Winfield

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<v Speaker 1>have played a time among the rookies, So it's really

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<v Speaker 1>gotta be one of those two. Yeah, that's true. Um, East,

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<v Speaker 1>I asked, who's your m v P on offense and

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<v Speaker 1>deep and so far this season? Well, since it's been

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<v Speaker 1>such a sort of a thing by committee among the

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<v Speaker 1>past catchers, it's hard to pick just one out of that.

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<v Speaker 1>And uh, you know, the running back has been good,

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<v Speaker 1>but our running back, our running game hasn't been awesome. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>it's kind of gonna seem like an obvious answer. But

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Brady, you know, thirty touchdown passes if you think

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<v Speaker 1>about it. Bruce Arians said during the off season when

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<v Speaker 1>we were making this dramatic move at quarterback, and even

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<v Speaker 1>before that that turnovers were the real problem that kept

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<v Speaker 1>the Bucks seven and nine instead of in the playoff hunt. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Brady has a very good shot of breaking Jameis

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<v Speaker 1>Winston's touchdown record from last year, which was thirty three.

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<v Speaker 1>He's got thirty with three games to go. But while

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<v Speaker 1>we had thirty interceptions last year, we have eleven this year,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think that's probably more than the Bucks and

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<v Speaker 1>Tom expected for him to throw this year, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>still a heck of a lot better than last year.

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<v Speaker 1>So when you think about it, that's the biggest change

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<v Speaker 1>for this team, and and just his le dership and everything.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it has to be Tom Brady defense. I

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<v Speaker 1>just think Lavonte David has done at all. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I love our edge rushers. Devin Whites had a great year,

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<v Speaker 1>Carlton Davis has been very very good. But if I

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<v Speaker 1>have to pick one, I'm going with Lavonte. Yeah, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't go wrong with Lavonte, which is perfect because

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<v Speaker 1>then that also means we can shout him out that

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<v Speaker 1>he is a finalist for the Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award.

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<v Speaker 1>He's in the top eight um, so that I thought

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<v Speaker 1>was really exciting and something he's very very deserving of

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<v Speaker 1>on off the field, all of those things. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>been cool to get to watch us get to honor

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Evans for his Walter Payton May of the Year

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<v Speaker 1>and Lavonte for the you Know Sports and Ship Award

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<v Speaker 1>of just we talked so much about their on field accomplishments,

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<v Speaker 1>but this locker room is just so full of really

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<v Speaker 1>great guys that do it the right way, which makes

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<v Speaker 1>it even more fun to root for them that you

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<v Speaker 1>know you're you're believing in who they are as people too. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think we've had a finalist before. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I think every team has a nominee every year, but

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<v Speaker 1>I think this is our first finalists. So that's that's great.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe A'll win. Yeah, that is pretty incredible. All right, 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 and Sider Live presented by Miller Lite is always

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<v Speaker 1>for joining us, Thanks for those great questions, and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>see you next week. Mm hmmm, m m m m

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<v Speaker 1>m hmmm.