WEBVTT - #605 Packers Unscripted: Last call

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted from

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<v Speaker 1>Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spoffer, joined by my

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<v Speaker 1>partner in crime, West Hodkuwitz. Were coming to you here

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<v Speaker 1>from our studios at lambeau Field West. The preseason finale

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<v Speaker 1>is on deck. It is in Buffalo, a noon Central

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<v Speaker 1>time kick off on Saturday, game being broadcast on NFL

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<v Speaker 1>Network for those who are outside of the Packers television

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<v Speaker 1>network viewing area. And then also we'll have your quarter

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<v Speaker 1>by quarter updates my live game blog on Packers dot Com.

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<v Speaker 1>So all kinds of ways to follow this preseason finale,

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<v Speaker 1>but let's just do a little bit here in each

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<v Speaker 1>of the three phases as far as what to look

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<v Speaker 1>for in this final preseason game on the offensive side

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<v Speaker 1>of the ball. What are you watching well? First and forwards, Mike,

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<v Speaker 1>it feels like just two weeks ago the preseason started well,

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<v Speaker 1>because it did just start two weeks ago. West, it

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<v Speaker 1>still feels that way. But yeah, it's gonna be This

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<v Speaker 1>next week and a half is going to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>be uncharted territory for old veterans like me and you

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<v Speaker 1>that are so used to one's exact sort of format

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<v Speaker 1>for how the end of training camp goes. But you

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<v Speaker 1>know that being said, this is such a huge game,

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<v Speaker 1>and I really look at those guards. I know you

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<v Speaker 1>and I every week it seems like we've stepped on

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<v Speaker 1>this this set and we've discussed this, but I don't

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<v Speaker 1>recall a time in which both guard positions were kind

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<v Speaker 1>of in up in the air, en up for grabs.

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<v Speaker 1>And in this training camp we've seen basically every different

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<v Speaker 1>maschination of of what this art you know, this combination

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<v Speaker 1>is going to look like. And it's Ben Royce Newman,

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<v Speaker 1>the fourth round pick out of Old miss that has

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<v Speaker 1>sort of grabbed that right guard position and really run

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<v Speaker 1>with it. I mean ever since that that the end

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<v Speaker 1>of that preseason game against the Texans where you could

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<v Speaker 1>tell he really impressed the coaching staff with how he

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<v Speaker 1>finished that game. He got an opportunity the following week

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<v Speaker 1>to step in there and he's filled that out. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think over the last week now you never know

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<v Speaker 1>what's going to happen, but it does look like Lucas

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<v Speaker 1>Patrick has sort of settled to that left guard spot.

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<v Speaker 1>John Runyan still rotating there a little bit. Lucas Patrick

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<v Speaker 1>made a bit of a comeback and he really standing camp,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, because he he didn't get off to a

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<v Speaker 1>good start. He was sort of he was always in

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<v Speaker 1>the rotation, but he was kind of relegated to the

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<v Speaker 1>second team offensive line for a while. Now in this

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<v Speaker 1>last week because he did not start the second preseason game.

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<v Speaker 1>But now in this last week, Lucas Patrick is back,

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<v Speaker 1>is back in there as one of the first rotation

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<v Speaker 1>guys with the number one offensive line. Does he I know,

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<v Speaker 1>this was a little bit before he started covering the team,

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe I'm only drawing this comparison because the guy

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<v Speaker 1>actually works for the team now, But does he kind

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<v Speaker 1>of remind you of sort of a modern day Gray

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<v Speaker 1>Rug a little bit, you know, just in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>a guy that he hasn't had like a set spot,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's reliable, he's consistent, and he's been a guy

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<v Speaker 1>here that's now suddenly been in Green Bay for five years.

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<v Speaker 1>It's kind of interesting the way that his story is gone. Yeah. Absolutely,

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<v Speaker 1>and certainly as we know from from his you know,

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<v Speaker 1>humble roots so to speak, and being a tryout guy,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, not only wasn't drafted, but didn't even get

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<v Speaker 1>that initial undrafted free agent contract coming out of the draft.

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<v Speaker 1>He had to earn it by going to uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>coming to the Packers rookie orientation for a tryout. Then

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<v Speaker 1>he landed that contract, and you know, practice squad and

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<v Speaker 1>all that at the beginning, and now here he is.

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<v Speaker 1>And I digress from the original point. But the other

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<v Speaker 1>thing I want to say too is John Runyan still

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<v Speaker 1>very much in this thing. Ben Braden has been working

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<v Speaker 1>at right tackle now a little bit. With Dennis Kelly

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<v Speaker 1>being injured with the knee, Josh Naiman has been a

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<v Speaker 1>guy that has kind of run away with that backup

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<v Speaker 1>left tackle job. How do the Packers consider that when

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<v Speaker 1>they get down to final cuts? A guy that has

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<v Speaker 1>basically been running with those big units since Elton Jenkins

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<v Speaker 1>been sitting down, you know, anybody's basically been at that

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<v Speaker 1>one spot. These are all the things that Brian Goodkins

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<v Speaker 1>and his scouts are gonna have to determine when it

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<v Speaker 1>comes down to next Tuesday. But it's the deepest group

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<v Speaker 1>I've ever seen, Mike. I mean, in my years covering

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<v Speaker 1>the team, there, I think a two thousand twelve is

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<v Speaker 1>one of them. You kind of watched the number two units,

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<v Speaker 1>he said, Okay, Evan Smith and Don Barkley, who else

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<v Speaker 1>is there even left? And this year, you know they

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<v Speaker 1>go into that third team unit with guys that I

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<v Speaker 1>think can legitimately play in the National Football League. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>with a lot of young guys. Obviously, there are with

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<v Speaker 1>Simon Stepanak having retired their five draft picks on the

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line from the last two years that are trying

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<v Speaker 1>to find their way either onto the fifty three or

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<v Speaker 1>onto the practice squad here. That's all part of the

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line competition as well. And the other position, obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>if Jordan's Love is healthy enough, this will be an

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<v Speaker 1>important developmental game for him at quarterback and we can

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<v Speaker 1>certainly talk about how things go with him next week.

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<v Speaker 1>We talked on our last show about the whole decision

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<v Speaker 1>with Kurt Banker and the number three quarterback, whether that

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<v Speaker 1>will be fifty three or practice squad. Will he be

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<v Speaker 1>exposed to waivers? The other position that a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people obviously will have their on as wide receiver. And

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<v Speaker 1>we went into this training camp West pretty much knowing

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<v Speaker 1>that the first five wide receivers on this roster, barring injury,

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<v Speaker 1>were set. You have Davante Adams, Marquis Velda scandling Al

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<v Speaker 1>Lazard a Marii Rodgers, the rookie third round pick, and

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<v Speaker 1>then Randall Cobb, the veteran edition who came in right

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<v Speaker 1>at the start of training camp. Are the Packers going

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<v Speaker 1>to keep six? Are they going to keep seven wide receivers?

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<v Speaker 1>We will have to see. Devin Funcius will not be

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<v Speaker 1>one of those wide receivers on the fifty three. The

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<v Speaker 1>Packers placed him on injured reserve on Wednesday, So kind

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<v Speaker 1>of feels like, you know, Malik Taylor has had two

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<v Speaker 1>really solid preseason games, Equinomius st Brown has been in

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<v Speaker 1>and out of practice with injuries. Hasn't played in a

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<v Speaker 1>preseason game yet, could use a really big game on

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<v Speaker 1>Saturday in Buffalo to state his case. Reggie Begelton, who's

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<v Speaker 1>in his second um training camp here with Green Bay,

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<v Speaker 1>the former CFL star who's who's trying to carve out

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<v Speaker 1>his spot. And I would have said Juwan Winfrey would

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<v Speaker 1>be in this mix, except he got injured early in

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<v Speaker 1>camp after a strong start and we haven't seen him

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<v Speaker 1>since then. So those are, you know, kind of the

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<v Speaker 1>guys to be to be thinking about here as the

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<v Speaker 1>as the Packers make their final decisions at that position.

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<v Speaker 1>The NFL, for the right reasons, does not allow players

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<v Speaker 1>placed on injured reserve before our final cuts to be

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<v Speaker 1>eligible to be designated return. So in that regard, Devin

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<v Speaker 1>Funch is his season with the Green Bay Packers is over. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>you could reach injury settlement with him, he'd be then

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<v Speaker 1>free once that settlement is once he's cleared to go

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<v Speaker 1>and sign elsewhere green Bay. Just to give people the

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<v Speaker 1>full you know, understanding of this, green Bay actually can

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<v Speaker 1>resign a guy that reaches an injury settlement, but it

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<v Speaker 1>has to be six weeks after that player is cleared.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's not looking good in that regard. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Jowan Winfrey is a really interesting one too because he

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<v Speaker 1>came out so hot, Mike, he was probably one of

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<v Speaker 1>the big m vps of the off season program when

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<v Speaker 1>the main receivers weren't here, and now he's not been

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<v Speaker 1>able to practice for a few weeks now. So in

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<v Speaker 1>this interim, a guy like Malik Taylor reminded everybody, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>still here and this is what I have to offer.

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<v Speaker 1>After Devin fun just had a really strong performance against

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<v Speaker 1>the Texans. Malik Taylor, who had a good showing himself

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<v Speaker 1>against Houston came back and led the Packers and receiving

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<v Speaker 1>in that game against the Jets and Equinemia st Brown.

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<v Speaker 1>Just I know there's been the injury issues. So there's

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<v Speaker 1>been the knee issues, but this week in practice was

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<v Speaker 1>running with the one when when st Brown has been

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<v Speaker 1>on the practice field, he has been with the front

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<v Speaker 1>units and and getting those reps and making some plays.

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<v Speaker 1>We just haven't seen him in a preseason game yet

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<v Speaker 1>because of the injury issues. So getting down to your point,

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<v Speaker 1>I think they're for sure keeping six. The question is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be for the first time in six years,

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<v Speaker 1>would they keep seven? And the reason they did that

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<v Speaker 1>back in two thousand fifteen is because you had the

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<v Speaker 1>positional versatility with time Montgomery. You look at some of

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<v Speaker 1>these guys like Tyler Irvin, they allow you to blur

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<v Speaker 1>the lines a little bit with the numbers. So maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you could see it happening with a Mari Rogers being

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<v Speaker 1>on this roster. But no matter which way you slice it, Mike,

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<v Speaker 1>for these receivers, everybody that suits up and puts the

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<v Speaker 1>pads on in Buffalo, this is the game of their

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<v Speaker 1>lifetime to show what they have to offer. Yeah. Absolutely, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta say it, Mike. We didn't talk about the

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<v Speaker 1>last show, but our producer Matt Arvin, wonderfully known as Marvin,

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<v Speaker 1>actually sent us a photo went to a Cousin Subs

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<v Speaker 1>in the studio right now, all right, while on the

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<v Speaker 1>defensive side of the ball west to me, the position

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<v Speaker 1>I'm looking at the most that the packers have to

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<v Speaker 1>sort out here is the safety position um a veteran

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<v Speaker 1>much like we just talked about at wide receiver with

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<v Speaker 1>a veteran like Devin Funcius going on, I R a

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<v Speaker 1>veteran who has been here for several years. Will Redmond

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<v Speaker 1>is on injured reserve. We thought at the start of

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<v Speaker 1>training camp he would probably be the number three safety

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<v Speaker 1>behind Adrian Amos and Darnell Savage. But with Redmond out

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<v Speaker 1>of the picture because of the injury, suddenly you have

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<v Speaker 1>four very young guys Henry Black Vernon Scott who are

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<v Speaker 1>both with the team last year an an undrafted rookie

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<v Speaker 1>year ago in Black, a seventh round pick in Scott,

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<v Speaker 1>and then two undrafted rookies this year Christian up off

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<v Speaker 1>in its gains. Now, special teams will factor into these decisions.

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<v Speaker 1>You know who's the best fit for sort of you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a dime defensive back role, all of that, All of

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<v Speaker 1>that factors into this year. But this is these are

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<v Speaker 1>four young players who, now, with with Will Redmond going on,

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<v Speaker 1>I are suddenly suddenly have a bigger opportunity than maybe

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<v Speaker 1>even they envisioned. They really do, and I do think

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<v Speaker 1>a week from now, all four of those guys are

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<v Speaker 1>going to be wearing a Packers uniform. The only question

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<v Speaker 1>is whether or not it's the fifty three or the

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<v Speaker 1>practice squad. I totally agree with They've all played well,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's funny, Mike, all these years they've had undrafted

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<v Speaker 1>guys that have had success at the safety position. You

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<v Speaker 1>think of Sean Richardson, you think of Chris Banjo, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Raven Green. The last few years, I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>they've ever had as many as they have all at

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<v Speaker 1>one time, right, Yeah, all all all battling at once

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<v Speaker 1>to to sort out this roster site and they all

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<v Speaker 1>offer something different. Christian up Off was a six ft

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<v Speaker 1>three prodigy, you know, from where he came from and

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<v Speaker 1>being able to play at that level and now contribute

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<v Speaker 1>as a as a special teamer. And we've seen what

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<v Speaker 1>he's done as a gunner in his gains Man. We

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<v Speaker 1>heard his story this week. I mean it is. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean it is as much of a picking yourself up

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<v Speaker 1>by your bootstraps and just getting to work story as

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<v Speaker 1>there is a guy that was out of football all

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<v Speaker 1>last year as he was recovering from an a c L.

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<v Speaker 1>He had a chance to work out one football team

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<v Speaker 1>called this football team on his birthday Augustine, but then

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<v Speaker 1>had to go the whole fall and into the winter

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<v Speaker 1>without a contract until the Packers finally sign him to

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<v Speaker 1>a futures deal. Thump, as he's affectionately known, has been

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<v Speaker 1>a thumper throughout training camp. Not without flaw, but you

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<v Speaker 1>can see the motor in that young man and what

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<v Speaker 1>pushes him and Henry Blank is just that's just been

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<v Speaker 1>a model of consistency. When Redman was down, Black was

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<v Speaker 1>the one on the back end and for him to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to be the guy that he's been since

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<v Speaker 1>he's coming the door. Uh, there's just they're so deep.

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<v Speaker 1>Vernon Scott unfortunately has had the hamstring injury, so he's

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<v Speaker 1>been down, but a lightning quick, big bodied safety that

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<v Speaker 1>has played well in the past for Green Bay. Really

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<v Speaker 1>difficult decision lies ahead for the Packers on how they

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<v Speaker 1>handle that position. Yeah, Earlier in training camp, as far

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<v Speaker 1>as you know, some of those sub packages on defense,

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<v Speaker 1>we were seeing Henry Black and Vernon Scott getting some

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<v Speaker 1>opportunities there. Then with Scott being injured and not being

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<v Speaker 1>able to practice for a while, then then Black was

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<v Speaker 1>really getting more of those. But then we've seen Christian

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<v Speaker 1>up often in his gains, you know, not only getting

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<v Speaker 1>some snaps on defense, but then also trying to make

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<v Speaker 1>their mark on special teams. And that's that's obviously a

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<v Speaker 1>phase that's going to factor into into these final decisions.

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<v Speaker 1>As we've talked about the Packers looking to change the culture,

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<v Speaker 1>change the narrative on special teams, and one of those

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<v Speaker 1>young guys who is trying to land a roster spot

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<v Speaker 1>here with with his special team's ability is the rookie

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<v Speaker 1>sixth round pick, the linebacker out of Boston College. I

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<v Speaker 1>had McDuffie. And this preseason finale and Buffalo is a

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<v Speaker 1>really interesting story for him because, as you will have

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<v Speaker 1>a story posted on Friday on our website on Packers

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<v Speaker 1>dot com, he's heading back to the stadium in Buffalo

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<v Speaker 1>where he won a state high school football championship with

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<v Speaker 1>his father as his football coach. Yeah, it's a really

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<v Speaker 1>fascinating story. His dad's Steve, a longtime coach now at

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<v Speaker 1>Bennett High School. The way that the New York system

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<v Speaker 1>works with actually high school athletics, it was took a

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<v Speaker 1>long time for the Buffalo public schools to get integrated

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<v Speaker 1>into what Wisconsin would referred to as like the w

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<v Speaker 1>I A A. And what the way that this played

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<v Speaker 1>out for them is, it's called the section. They were

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<v Speaker 1>in a section sex and six, which is like the

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<v Speaker 1>best of that region. Western New York and for them,

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<v Speaker 1>they went three years in a row and they had

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<v Speaker 1>to play at what I believe at that time would

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<v Speaker 1>be New Era Field, the Buffalo Bill Stadium. That's where

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<v Speaker 1>the game was played. The first year they go his

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<v Speaker 1>sophomore year, Isaiah sophomore year, they lose on a hail

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<v Speaker 1>Mary with one second to go in the game. His

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<v Speaker 1>second year, they go back and they're losing overtime, they

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<v Speaker 1>get the touchdown, but go for two of the opponent

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<v Speaker 1>gets a touchdown, kicks the field goal, wins and both

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<v Speaker 1>times it was incredible listening to Steve tell this story.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of kids are down. There's a lot of emotion,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, there's disappointment after the first time. Isaiah was

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<v Speaker 1>the one, and you can see the way he speaks,

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<v Speaker 1>you can see the way he acts. He is about

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<v Speaker 1>as even keel as it gets in terms of the

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<v Speaker 1>human being, in terms of a person, he was the

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<v Speaker 1>guy saying we got to get back to work. We

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<v Speaker 1>have to come back next year. As our year finished

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<v Speaker 1>that whole last season as senior year in two thousands sixteen,

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<v Speaker 1>they wanted to finish. They came back the following year

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<v Speaker 1>beat Star Point. Finally won that game, a moment that

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<v Speaker 1>still brings tears to Steve's eyes. And this weekend they

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<v Speaker 1>actually played one other time. They played four times because

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<v Speaker 1>then they played the state semifinal there after that. But

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<v Speaker 1>this will be the fifth time Isaiah McDuffie gets to

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<v Speaker 1>play inside that stadium, having about fifty mostly family, a

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<v Speaker 1>few friends, but fifty family members that will be in

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<v Speaker 1>attendance there. He grew up in Buffalo, the city of Buffalo.

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<v Speaker 1>He is Buffalo through and through. Getting a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>talk to him, I know how much this means to

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<v Speaker 1>him and how excited he is to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>wear the Packers uniform at that field. Yeah, and this

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<v Speaker 1>is a young man who overcame a knee injury while

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<v Speaker 1>he was at Boston College to get back on the

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<v Speaker 1>field towards the end of his uh his junior year essentially,

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<v Speaker 1>and then and then played a solid senior season and

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<v Speaker 1>then had to overcome an injury at the start of

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<v Speaker 1>training camp here with the Packers as he's trying to

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<v Speaker 1>to land a roster spot and carve out his NFL future. So, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, both a big opportunity career wise, but also

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure a lot of emotions for him and his

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<v Speaker 1>family walking back into that stadium on Saturday. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of Blake Martinez in this young man and getting

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to talk to his dad about it. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a guy that you know in college, in high school,

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<v Speaker 1>he'd had eight hour workouts, like you almost had to

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<v Speaker 1>like pry him out of the weight room and cry

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<v Speaker 1>him away from you know, his training, and sometimes it's

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<v Speaker 1>even worked to his detriment a little bit so, but

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<v Speaker 1>he's at driven and he loves the sport that much.

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<v Speaker 1>And for him to get this opportunity, He's family members,

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<v Speaker 1>his dad, his uncle's they played at Buffalo, they stayed

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<v Speaker 1>in Stay. They you know, went to some other schools,

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<v Speaker 1>but ultimately finished up at Buffalo. They had some looks

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<v Speaker 1>at the NFL. Isaiah was the first one to get drafted, though,

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<v Speaker 1>and that means a world to him and for them

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<v Speaker 1>to get this opportunity. Steve was even saying it during

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<v Speaker 1>an interview and he's like, I want to thank the

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<v Speaker 1>head coach, I want to thank the GM I want

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<v Speaker 1>to thank everybody, the Green Bay Packers forgive him my

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<v Speaker 1>son a chance to live out his dream. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a week from now, hopefully in his case, trying to

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<v Speaker 1>make this fifty three man roster. Yeah. Well, the preseason

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<v Speaker 1>finale is on Saturday, the roster cuts are due to

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<v Speaker 1>the league on Tuesday, and then we shift into regular

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<v Speaker 1>season mode from there. So with that, we'll call it

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<v Speaker 1>a wrap on this edition of Packers Unscript. Would be

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<v Speaker 1>sure to follow all of our coverage of that last

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<v Speaker 1>preseason game and the conclusion of training camp, roster cuts,

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<v Speaker 1>all of that, we'll have it for you on Packers

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<v Speaker 1>dot com for West, I'm Mike. Thank you for tuning in, everybody,

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