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Speaker 1: Welcome to another edition of the Giants Little Podcast, the

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Speaker 1: first Baldy's Breakdown edition of the twenty twenty five season.

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Speaker 1: the Giants. I'm in the Hackensack' Britney Health podcast that

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Speaker 1: you'll keep getting better. Joined by friend of the program.

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Speaker 1: It's been a wild Baldy, Brian Baldinger. How are you,

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Speaker 1: my friend?

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Speaker 2: I'm good, John, I mean, I'm like everybody else. I'm

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Speaker 2: just trying to digest Week two and obviously that you know,

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Speaker 2: they're just a heartbreaking loss that the Giants had in

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Speaker 2: Dallas with so many different champces to win that game.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, so let's talk about it. We are going to

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Speaker 1: do a very detailed breakdown of the offense and all

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Speaker 1: the good stuff that happened. But Giant fans, obviously you're upset.

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Speaker 1: You start zero two again in the division, Baldi, which

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Speaker 1: is not what you want to see, and the defense

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Speaker 1: just had multiple chances and then they get a couple

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Speaker 1: stops in overtime, to their credit, but in the fourth

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Speaker 1: quarter specifically and in the second half, they won five

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Speaker 1: possessions without keeping the Cowboys off the scoreboard. They just

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Speaker 1: could not stop Dak Prescott, who I thought played great,

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Speaker 1: by the way, and that Cowboys passing attack.

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Speaker 2: Well he also had. I thought they did a good

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Speaker 2: you know, they had a little bit of pressure, but

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Speaker 2: not much. I thought. I thought the offensive line of

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Speaker 2: the Cowboys protected Dak and he gave him, you know,

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Speaker 2: really good looks at some of his receivers, whether it

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Speaker 2: then Pickens, who you know has is starting to emerge

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Speaker 2: as their exit receiver right now.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I want to talk about the Pas rush. Actually

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Speaker 1: think that's a good place to start, you know, particulally

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Speaker 1: the numbers. You know, Burns impacted the game. Dexter Lawrence

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Speaker 1: still doesn't look like peak Dexter, but he was better

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Speaker 1: this week than he was last week. He impacted the game.

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Speaker 1: Abdul Carter, he hit Dak that forced that Drew Phillips interception.

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Speaker 1: Keevon Thibodau one one on one against Terren Steel A bunch.

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Speaker 1: But when you're in and I said this on Big

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Speaker 1: Will Kick Live to our mutual friend Paul Datino earlier

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Speaker 1: today when we recorded. You know, when you're in a

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Speaker 1: situation where you force the other team into spots where

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Speaker 1: they're going to pass the ball, that's when you want

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Speaker 1: your fourth quarter pass rush to take over the game.

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Speaker 1: And while they again impacted the game, you never got

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Speaker 1: the feeling that the Giants pass rush took over the game.

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Speaker 2: I agree, And there is a mentality that you've got

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Speaker 2: to have as a pass rusher to be a closer.

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Speaker 2: That's what you want to do. I played with Reggie

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Speaker 2: They were closers when the game was in the balance

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Speaker 2: and you needed to stop, you needed a quarterback hit,

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Speaker 2: you need a sack to finish the game and close

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Speaker 2: the game out. Those guys rose up and well, there's

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Speaker 2: a lot of good players in New York. That mentality

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Speaker 2: I don't know, and I don't know if they have

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Speaker 2: We can't let him complete this pass to get off,

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Speaker 1: Yeah, And I will give the Cowboys some credit with that.

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Speaker 1: But boy, they definitely made sure Baldy. They chipped with

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Speaker 2: But it's a sign of respect. First of all, they

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Speaker 1: Yeah, hundred percent. Right, all right, let's talk about the

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Speaker 1: I thought Dak made a couple unbelievable throws that crossing

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Speaker 2: Hey, Jed, I thought Paulson the deeple had a rough day.

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Speaker 2: I mean he's here in playing press man coverage. That's

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Speaker 2: what he did in New Orleans. That's why he was

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Speaker 1: All right, so let's get to the play, the one

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Speaker 1: pre imposted with Tiki Barber in the studio. First thing

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Speaker 1: range doubt. And they forced an incompletion Cavon Thibodeau, great

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Speaker 1: to Ferguson what did you see? What are the Giants

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Speaker 2: Well, I mean it's it's kind of a dime defense

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Speaker 2: Dame Belton and o'kao Key's really kind of fretty, you know,

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Speaker 2: actually lined up really wide. I thought it was a

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Speaker 2: pretty pretty good indicator to Dak of what coverage it

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Speaker 1: I understand you don't want to bowl go over your head.

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Speaker 1: But if you just run that same coverage, Baldy, but

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Speaker 1: you move everyone up ten yards, you know, tighten it up.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, old Sam Johnson old saying that you back up,

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Speaker 2: it up. Like there's just an old saying. The defensive

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Speaker 2: coordinators have been running that for a long time. But

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Speaker 2: and including you and Tiki, like this, Aubrey is a weapon.

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Speaker 2: And you know we've seen him his leg Like the ball,

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Speaker 2: actually the ball looked like it was fading to start with,

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Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, And you know it's something that you get

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Speaker 1: offense Baldy, Yes, Russell Wilson four hundred and fifty yards

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Speaker 1: thirty of forty one three touchdowns. The picking overtime obviously

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Speaker 1: twenty three quarterback rating in the game. After a rough

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Speaker 1: week one, Russell Wilson was bombing away and just challenging

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Speaker 2: Over the top. I know all off season all I

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Speaker 2: heard was the emphasis on this Giants offense was to

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Speaker 2: whether it was Slayton, Wandale, you know, neighbors, they all

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I want to talk about a couple aspects that

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Speaker 2: And the thirty two yard touchdown pass was just a scene. Yeah,

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Speaker 2: And uh, you know he's so he's so strong, and

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Speaker 2: And you know, to see him just run right by

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Speaker 2: he's he's an actor deep ball thrower. That's always been

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Speaker 1: Yeah, and look, you brought me right where I wanted

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Speaker 1: to go, Baldy, and that was the difference, right, And

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Speaker 2: Well, I can't talk good enough about what the rookie

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Speaker 2: enough about because I know when you see Marcus you

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Speaker 2: the very very good feet. They can dance with anybody.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I thought there were a couple plays where he

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Speaker 1: he's a rookie. You know you're gonna expect that that

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Speaker 1: You live with those, but to have not one free

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Speaker 2: No, but I mean it's been a real weakness at

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Speaker 1: Yeah, and frankly I think they should. And the other

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Speaker 1: You know, the Cowboys were not just sitting pre snap

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Speaker 2: Yeah, no, I mean that's the experience, you know, because

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Speaker 2: And he did block out the noise and he did

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Speaker 2: but I don't think anybody could have ever imagined that

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Speaker 1: If you want to know how to manage two minutes

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Speaker 1: of crunch time football, I'm your man. But if you're

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Speaker 1: to citizens. Hey, I can also talk long care. I'd

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Speaker 1: like to learn about a bowing your team. Yes, I

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Speaker 1: I'm with you one hundred percent. How about the run

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Speaker 2: We all know he's very strong, but you're starting, I

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Speaker 1: you just talked about Baldy. Then there is that foam

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Speaker 2: stretch this thing here. This thing could break backside like

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Speaker 2: there's and some back, you know, And so that's what

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Speaker 2: I think they're gonna share a lot of carries this year.

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Speaker 2: They have a lot of similarities, but you'd like to

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Speaker 2: you'd like to get to the point where you can

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Speaker 2: get thirty carries any game and you can split them

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Speaker 1: I think, yeah, I'm with you, all right, Paul, the

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Speaker 1: real quick before we say goodbye anything else, on this

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Speaker 1: game first and foremost you want to touch on. Otherwise

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Speaker 1: look ahead to that Chiefs game next Sunday night. You

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Speaker 1: don't want to go to Owen three. Both teams are

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Speaker 1: zero and two. That's gonna be a tough one on

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Speaker 2: Well, look, I just saw Kansas City yesterday and they

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Speaker 2: are struggling, yep to get explosive plays. They don't have

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Speaker 2: it's t Tayewon Thornton, and he got one yesterday for

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Speaker 2: a touchdown, but they missed him a few times. They

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Speaker 2: do not have an explosive element to their offense. And

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Speaker 2: I don't think the running game is strong right now. John,

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Speaker 2: like I expect the Giants to give him everything they

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Speaker 2: can handle up front. Uh Mahomes has been the leading

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Speaker 2: rush two weeks in a row, and you have to

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Speaker 2: account for him. He will he will hurt you on

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Speaker 2: third downs. You got and I don't know if it's

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Speaker 2: a spy or whatever, but you got to have a

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Speaker 2: plan for him because he is a very talented runner.

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Speaker 2: And uh, you know, look, if Travis Kelcey doesn't bobble

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Speaker 2: the ball at the goal line, they're going into score

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Speaker 2: right there. So zero and two is own two. But

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Speaker 2: still they had a chance to take the lead seventeen

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Speaker 2: to thirteen in the fourth quarter of that game, and

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Speaker 2: the rookie mccouba took it out forty yards and it

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Speaker 1: And we know the Chiefs defense with Steve Spagnolo is

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Speaker 1: always going to be tough.

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Speaker 2: Well, you're gonna have to handle pressures like they came

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Speaker 2: after yesterday. Jalen hurts a bunch and a lot of

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Speaker 2: different ways, And I mean they went back to back

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Speaker 2: blitz zero's at one point yesterday. John like, it's not

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Speaker 2: just red zone and it's not just third down, Like

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Speaker 2: he might just call something because he's got he's got

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Speaker 2: a feel for it, and so it could be with

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Speaker 2: three linebackers out there that is designed to stop the run,

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Speaker 2: he might come. And they emptied the bucket quite a

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Speaker 2: bit yesterday the Eagles handled it, Okay, they didn't they

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Speaker 2: they were content just to punt for the most part

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Speaker 2: and play very conservatively. It doesn't look like that's how

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Speaker 2: Russell wants to play right now.

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Speaker 1: No, I don't think that's the way the Giants wanted

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Speaker 1: to play either, to be honest with you. He's he's

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Speaker 1: gonna see single coverage deep in those cover zero looks.

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Speaker 1: I think the ball's going up the neighbors. He's gonna

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Speaker 1: trust this guy to make the play, so we'll see.

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Speaker 2: I would expect them to probably put Trent McDuffie. He's

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Speaker 2: our best corner on neighbors. He's a very good he's

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Speaker 2: a very talented corner. Jalen Watson. They could, but they

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Speaker 2: could do it the other way. They could put Watson

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Speaker 2: on him in double neighbors and then put Trent McDuffie on,

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Speaker 2: you know, on windale. I mean they've got some combinations

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Speaker 2: that you might see in this game.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, And and McDuffie can play slot and outside too,

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Speaker 1: so you can move him around a little bit if

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Speaker 1: you want. Baull, he always a pleasure, my friend. Great

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Speaker 1: talking to you has been a fun first couple weeks

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Speaker 1: of the year. Wish it was a little bit more

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Speaker 1: fun for Giant fans, but keep enjoying the football and

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