WEBVTT - Ryan Jensen Designated to Return From IR, Week 17 Matchups vs. the Carolina Panthers| Bucs Insider

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Bucks Insider Live, Casey Phillips. Here, we've senior

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<v Speaker 1>writer and editor Scott Smith ready to get you all

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<v Speaker 1>the knowledge you need going up to this next week,

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<v Speaker 1>because we've got a big week, everybody, It's a big

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<v Speaker 1>one here. Um. First, we thought we'd start out by

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<v Speaker 1>looking back at this Arizona game and some of the developments.

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<v Speaker 1>Now we know there's also some very big news on

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<v Speaker 1>the injury front and a lot of things going on

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<v Speaker 1>with the team, So we'll get to all of that. First,

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<v Speaker 1>Let's look back at this Arizona game and just some

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<v Speaker 1>of the big takeaways for you and what it means

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<v Speaker 1>of knowing what a crucial time of year, this is,

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<v Speaker 1>the way they pulled out that win. What it says

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<v Speaker 1>about this team and the the things that we know going

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<v Speaker 1>into the rest of the year. Well, yeah, they've all year.

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<v Speaker 1>They've shown resiliency that's obvious, and that come back at

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<v Speaker 1>the end was exciting and Tom Brady esque and season

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<v Speaker 1>saving potentially. But I think the big picture is the team.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the same issue that they've had most of the

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<v Speaker 1>season and that they can't quite put together sixty minutes

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<v Speaker 1>of good football. You get a good opening drive, which

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<v Speaker 1>we've had a lot, and it ends in the field goal,

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<v Speaker 1>and then after that they unscore three more points until

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<v Speaker 1>the fourth quarter, just really having trouble converting third downs,

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<v Speaker 1>getting anything downfield. Tom Brady's time to throw in that game,

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<v Speaker 1>his average time from snap to throw was two point

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<v Speaker 1>one six seconds, and he's been getting rid of it

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<v Speaker 1>quick all year and last year as well, but that

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<v Speaker 1>is the single lowest time to throw he's had in

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<v Speaker 1>a game since they've been tracking it in two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and sixteen. So obviously there was pressure, there was difficulty

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<v Speaker 1>having long developing plays, didn't get a ball to Mike's

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<v Speaker 1>one five yeard pass until the fourth quarter. Uh, just

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't put together four quarters of quality football. And and

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<v Speaker 1>they'll they'll say the same thing. Coach Bowles will say

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing. It's just that's been the issue, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's troublesome that it has that still does happening. But

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<v Speaker 1>it also leaves you with a little bit of optimism

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<v Speaker 1>that this team can play a much better game than

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<v Speaker 1>it has and therefore this isn't just some empty gesture

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<v Speaker 1>to get to the playoffs. If they get there and

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<v Speaker 1>they finally start putting it all together, could make some noise. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I completely agree, and I will say that the defense

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<v Speaker 1>just incredible what they've been able to do at certain

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<v Speaker 1>points this year. I mean, they've been a couple of games,

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<v Speaker 1>so they've given up a lot of points, but for

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<v Speaker 1>the most part, they are keeping the team in the

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<v Speaker 1>game even when the offense is struggling to put up points.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's got to be really reassuring for them. So specifically,

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to that, what have you seen from

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<v Speaker 1>the defense and their ability to keep them off the

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<v Speaker 1>scoreboard more. Yeah, that's a good point. I mean, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>it was an incredible comeback, but they wouldn't have been

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<v Speaker 1>able to come back from twenty four to six seven

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<v Speaker 1>to six. It was sixteen to six because for the

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<v Speaker 1>eighth time this year, the Bucks defense held an opponent

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<v Speaker 1>under twenty points. And that's I think tied for fourth

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<v Speaker 1>in the league something like that. Let's see here, it's

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<v Speaker 1>tied for fourth in the league. And when they've done that,

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<v Speaker 1>they've held opponents i mean, they've won seven of eight games.

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<v Speaker 1>Now you say, of course, yeah, you hold them points

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<v Speaker 1>less points, you're gonna win a lot, right, But look

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<v Speaker 1>at look at the Broncos. They've done it ten times

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<v Speaker 1>under four and six in those games, so it's not

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<v Speaker 1>a guaranteed win, but keeping them under twenty, the Buccaneers

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<v Speaker 1>have been able in almost every case to score to win. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess that's the point, right, Yeah, And that's it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's so reassuring when you know that that it's got

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<v Speaker 1>again as your offense. If they are if they're struggling,

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<v Speaker 1>if they miss a few drives, or if they get

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<v Speaker 1>three instead of seven, it's got to still be nice

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<v Speaker 1>to know that, hey, we're going to be in this,

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<v Speaker 1>that you just keep giving us the ball and the

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<v Speaker 1>defense is going to hold us in this. But the offense, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know you talked about, there's still sometimes struggling to

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<v Speaker 1>get a few more of the explosive plays. But I

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<v Speaker 1>will say that we yet again keep talking about Chris

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<v Speaker 1>Godwin and how reliable he is. That maybe you aren't

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<v Speaker 1>getting as many of the explosive plays, but you are

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<v Speaker 1>able to find guys on so many plays that Godwin

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<v Speaker 1>is still making so many catches so consistently. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>think I get questions about, well, let's get to this

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<v Speaker 1>first um with the eight catches in that game, which

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<v Speaker 1>was his twelfth straight game with at least five catches.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, he passed James Wilder to become second

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<v Speaker 1>in team history in receptions, Which is kind of amazing

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<v Speaker 1>that the top two guys on your team at the

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<v Speaker 1>same time. I actually did a little look at that

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of months ago. It's not very common, but

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<v Speaker 1>the two leading receivers in team history are your two

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<v Speaker 1>starting receive rs right now. But Chris Godwin just keeps

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<v Speaker 1>doing it week after weekend. A lot of it has

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<v Speaker 1>to do with the type of passes that we throw

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<v Speaker 1>to Chris, so he gets a lot of tunnel screens

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<v Speaker 1>and and quick hits where he gains a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>yards after the catch, like this one right here, and

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<v Speaker 1>he's obviously extremely good at it. But you know that's

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<v Speaker 1>a play where the ball is out of Tom's hand

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<v Speaker 1>like immediately. And so when I've getting I get questions

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<v Speaker 1>in the emails and so on. You know, Iss got

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<v Speaker 1>one now our number one instead of Mike Evans. Well, Mike,

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<v Speaker 1>there's been no decline in the quality of Mike's play.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the type of passes that we try to throw

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<v Speaker 1>to each of these guys, their average depth of target.

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<v Speaker 1>Mike's balls travel. The targets to him travel in the

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<v Speaker 1>air about twice as far as they do to Chris

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<v Speaker 1>Godwin in twelve yards down the field. So with the

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<v Speaker 1>way our offense is currently constructed and Tom getting rid

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<v Speaker 1>of the ball very quickly, those are harder plays to

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<v Speaker 1>get the quick passes to god when obviously it's not

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<v Speaker 1>hard to get the ball in your hand quickly when

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<v Speaker 1>you're throwing it, you know, right down the line. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>those players aren't guaranteed to work. They have to be

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<v Speaker 1>blocked up well, and they have to go to a

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<v Speaker 1>talented receiver like Chris, but you can understand why in

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<v Speaker 1>some games he's getting the ball a lot more than

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<v Speaker 1>Mike right. And I do think that, as you mentioned,

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<v Speaker 1>there was some pressure in the game, and we've seen

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<v Speaker 1>how quickly Brady is trying to get the ball out

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<v Speaker 1>of his hands, potentially because he's not sure how long

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<v Speaker 1>that pocket is going to be open and available for him.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think a huge factor in that, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>could potentially be resolved by the end of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>Ryan Jensen, maybe it's I was just so excited that

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<v Speaker 1>there was going to be finally news for us to

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<v Speaker 1>share with people about this, because I know, we felt

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<v Speaker 1>we felt so bad that everyone's of course been asking

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<v Speaker 1>and we're just like, we don't know, we got nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>And finally we have something to talk about Ryan Jens

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<v Speaker 1>and so tell us the news on that and what

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<v Speaker 1>are the odds that we actually see him in a

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<v Speaker 1>game at some point the rest of the season. So

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<v Speaker 1>Ryan was designated to return for major reserve, which means

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<v Speaker 1>and that was Wednesday, and that means that it was

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<v Speaker 1>the twenty one day window when he can practice with

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<v Speaker 1>the team, which he did on Wednesday and will again

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<v Speaker 1>today and doesn't count against the roster. And at any

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<v Speaker 1>point during that twenty one days you can then activate

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<v Speaker 1>him to the fifty three man roster, which would involve

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<v Speaker 1>another roster moved open a spot. Um In the first

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<v Speaker 1>four guys that we did that with, like John Wells

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<v Speaker 1>and and Logan Ryan, we act we designated them for

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<v Speaker 1>return early in the week and by the end of

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<v Speaker 1>that week also activated them. That's not gonna happen with Ryan.

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<v Speaker 1>We know for a fact he's not gonna play this week.

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<v Speaker 1>Coach Bowls bluntly said, no, we're gonna ask that question.

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<v Speaker 1>Actually gives just a straight yes. It's not a politician

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<v Speaker 1>thing of like, no, he will not be playing today. However,

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<v Speaker 1>he did not give and I don't think he's planning

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<v Speaker 1>to give a much more detail response about when Ryan

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<v Speaker 1>Jenson could possibly return. And it's interesting that they're couching

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<v Speaker 1>this return to practice in terms of it's part of

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<v Speaker 1>his rehab. Uh. Several people have said that already, which

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<v Speaker 1>is interesting. I've not heard that before. I get it

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<v Speaker 1>because they can't practice until you designate them for return.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you think getting him on the practice field

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<v Speaker 1>is an important next step in getting him back, then

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<v Speaker 1>whether or not you know when he's coming back, might

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<v Speaker 1>as well do it. So because if he wasn't ready

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<v Speaker 1>by the end of the third week, then he just

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<v Speaker 1>reverts to die are which he if you designated for

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<v Speaker 1>return or don't. Either way, these are and you get

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<v Speaker 1>eight of these during the season, and this is only

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<v Speaker 1>the fifth one bucks you, so I didn't have to

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<v Speaker 1>save it for somebody else. So all that means we

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if and when he's gonna be ready to play.

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<v Speaker 1>If I were a betting man, I would not expecting

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<v Speaker 1>him play in these next two regular season games, but

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<v Speaker 1>perhaps he can make an impact in the playoffs. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>And so let's say he plays, do you see them

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<v Speaker 1>moving Robert Hanzy over to left guard. That's a tough

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<v Speaker 1>one because Nick Leverett is actually kind of settled in

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<v Speaker 1>pretty well there and gotten some praise for his play

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<v Speaker 1>and so, and I don't think you'd take check Mason

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<v Speaker 1>out on the other side. So, I honestly was discussing

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<v Speaker 1>with some guys in the office for a while yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's not an obvious answer. If Ryan Jenson goes

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<v Speaker 1>back to starting center, and he's a Pro Bowl center,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the best in the league, so you want

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<v Speaker 1>him in there, obviously, what do you do with Robert Hanzi,

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<v Speaker 1>who has been a fine replacement? Right, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know that it's going to be so interesting,

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<v Speaker 1>all right. So we've talked about how this is a

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<v Speaker 1>huge game this coming Sunday, and it is basically this

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<v Speaker 1>is almost a playoff game, it feels like at this point. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and so tell us the situation here about what this

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<v Speaker 1>game really means in terms of the playoffs and the standings. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>as it stands, all are three of the four teams

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<v Speaker 1>in the division could still win it. And I know

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<v Speaker 1>it's kind of a messy little graphic here, but you

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<v Speaker 1>see them not messy. Sorry to people who did the

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<v Speaker 1>graphic cluttered. Because so you see the two two weeks

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<v Speaker 1>worth of games that involved these three teams that are

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<v Speaker 1>left there at the top. And then we look at

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<v Speaker 1>the scenarios. The easiest one, the simplest one, and the

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<v Speaker 1>one we all want is all the Bucks have to

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<v Speaker 1>do is win this game, and they they've won the

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<v Speaker 1>division even no matter what happens anywhere else in the

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<v Speaker 1>in the next two weeks. Uh. As you see, so

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<v Speaker 1>both scenarios, whether Atlanta, whether we beat Atlanta or not

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<v Speaker 1>next week not gonna matter. If we win this game. Carolina,

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<v Speaker 1>if they win this week against the Buccaneers, they then

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<v Speaker 1>control their own destiny. And as you can see here,

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<v Speaker 1>all they have to do is beat the Saints and

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<v Speaker 1>they will definitely win the division because they will have

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<v Speaker 1>the Bucks on a tiebreaker because they will have won

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<v Speaker 1>head to head. However, there is a scenario that the

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<v Speaker 1>Buccaneers can win, can lose this week against Carolina and

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<v Speaker 1>still win the division, and that would involve the Bucks

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<v Speaker 1>meeting Atlanta and the Saints meeting Carolina. It's funny because

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<v Speaker 1>we may actually be rooting for the Saints. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>like it. I don't like it. It doesn't sit right now.

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<v Speaker 1>The Saints could win if they need the Saint the

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<v Speaker 1>Panthers to beat us, and then they beat the Panthers

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<v Speaker 1>and then the Bucks goes to Atlanta, and in that case,

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<v Speaker 1>the Saints will just be one game ahead of everybody

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<v Speaker 1>else in the division because they can't win the tiebreakers

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<v Speaker 1>because of head to head records. So they need to

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<v Speaker 1>get clear of both Bucks and the Panthers, and to

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<v Speaker 1>do that they need the Panthers to beat us but

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<v Speaker 1>then lose. This is crazy they would conceive. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we'd be playing probably at the same time, but the

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<v Speaker 1>Saints on Sunday of Week eight, team could be sitting

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<v Speaker 1>there controlling their own destiny. If the Bucks are losing

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<v Speaker 1>to the to the Falcons, that's not really controlling your

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<v Speaker 1>own destiny. But they are the ones that they don't

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<v Speaker 1>hope somebody else beats the Panthers they get to play them.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a lot of different scenarios there, but just the

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<v Speaker 1>one to keep in mind right now is just winning

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<v Speaker 1>in for the Buccaneers. Yeah, that's that's the easy one.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's not worry about everything else, you just win and

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<v Speaker 1>you're in UM. Of course, there will also be the

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<v Speaker 1>Ring of Honor induction for Bruce Arians the Sunday. So

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<v Speaker 1>this game has a lot of entreaty, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>fun things about it. Um. We know that it did

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<v Speaker 1>not go well the last time these two teams faced

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<v Speaker 1>each other. So what do you see as the keys

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<v Speaker 1>this week? The things that are different already that need

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<v Speaker 1>to be different from that last matchup. I think the

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<v Speaker 1>most obvious and the most important thing the Buccaneers need

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<v Speaker 1>to stop the run the Panthers. The last time the

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<v Speaker 1>Bucks played the Panthers, they had just traded Christian McCaffrey.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, Dante Foreman is a guy that's bounced

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<v Speaker 1>around a little bit. Chuba Hubbard, you know, never really

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<v Speaker 1>had much of a big role, and so it seemed

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<v Speaker 1>like a good opportunity for the Buccaneers that week. And

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<v Speaker 1>then they ran for a hundred seventy three yards and

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<v Speaker 1>that has become the key to Panthers victories. Sometimes this

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<v Speaker 1>can be a causal. You can get confused in the

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<v Speaker 1>causation where you see, oh, every time they've gotten a

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<v Speaker 1>hundred yards rushing, they've won. Well, that's sometimes that's opposite causation.

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<v Speaker 1>There you're winning the game, and therefore you run the

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<v Speaker 1>ball more and you get more yards. But in Panthers case,

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<v Speaker 1>they are running to win games. And they have succeeded

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<v Speaker 1>a hundred yards and eight of their games and their

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<v Speaker 1>six and two in those games, that's all six of

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<v Speaker 1>their wins. They lost every game when they haven't got

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<v Speaker 1>two a hundred. And when I say they're exceeding a hundred,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't mean they're getting a hunter. They have average

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<v Speaker 1>one rushing yards in their eight games that passed a hundred,

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<v Speaker 1>and they just ran for three twenty last week. That's

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<v Speaker 1>insane team records. So Hubbard Foreman, I guess the offensive

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<v Speaker 1>lines a lot better than it has been in recent years.

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<v Speaker 1>They did invest a number one pick in that and

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<v Speaker 1>some free agents. So stop the run. That is the

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<v Speaker 1>number one key, and that hasn't as dominant as the

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<v Speaker 1>Bucks run defense was the three period previous seasons. It

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<v Speaker 1>has been a little bit up and down there. Miss

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<v Speaker 1>this year and Vita Vella has been injured. Yeah, go

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<v Speaker 1>ahead of He did practice in a limited fashion yesterday,

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<v Speaker 1>so maybe there's a chance he can be back, because

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<v Speaker 1>I think that would Beard he's kind of good at

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<v Speaker 1>that whole run stopping thing. All right. Well, that is

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<v Speaker 1>going to do it for us on Bucks in Saturday Live.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you so much for being with us. And again,

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<v Speaker 1>I know we talked a little bit about the playoffs scenario,

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<v Speaker 1>but we're going to talk about it again in our

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<v Speaker 1>Path to the Playoffs if you want to hear more,

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<v Speaker 1>so make sure you stay tuned for that video. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>see you next week if you ver here. He sat