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Speaker 1: The Around the NFL podcast, hass trouble with Clark Management

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Speaker 1: from the Chris Wesing podcast studio. It's Around the NFL.

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Speaker 1: I'm Dan Hansis I have some heroes with me, Greg Rosenthal,

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Speaker 1: Colleen wolf Mark Sessler has come down with the case

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Speaker 1: of geno itis, so he won't be making it in

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Speaker 1: this afternoon. But Greg, I want to tell you something

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Speaker 1: class act right here. I am, I'm magnanimous. I'm the Zeuser.

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Speaker 1: You know that's a tugboat. Does um you're into your

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Speaker 1: fourth person? I am, I can't. I have another name

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Speaker 1: on the Power Rankings podcast. Colleen Knows taking it from

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Speaker 1: The York Post what they used to call ALC. Baldwin

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Speaker 1: the Bloviator. The Bloviator is going to say, good job, Greggy.

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Speaker 1: You deserve the moment that you got on Monday with

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Speaker 1: Geno Smith. And I know you talked about it at

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Speaker 1: length on the Monday night recap. I was told by

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Speaker 1: a Sparrow it is thirty seven minutes long. But you

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Speaker 1: know what I mean, Just be like, look at your phone. Yea,

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Speaker 1: the sparrow has genoitis. And in football, we're not just

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Speaker 1: gonna do recaps. We're gonna add a little extra. I

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Speaker 1: love it mostly, Gina, I love it. You deserve that.

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Speaker 1: You should have went six hours, because God knows, that's

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Speaker 1: probably the last time you're gonna have a moment like that,

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Speaker 1: so enjoy it. That doesn't feel magnanimous, Well, you know,

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Speaker 1: I'm just also being real um that that was a

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Speaker 1: nice time for Gino. Maybe when he went four eight

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Speaker 1: for forty seven yards with no points in the second half,

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Speaker 1: maybe that wasn't worth the celebration, but obviously played very

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Speaker 1: well overall, and and that was a big payoff for

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Speaker 1: you on the Geno coaster. Look at what you're trying

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Speaker 1: to do here. They only had seven drives. They had

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Speaker 1: multiple first downs on literally all of them until that

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Speaker 1: last three and out where they got a case of

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Speaker 1: Pete carrolitis. Got a little too conservative at the end.

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Speaker 1: The quote that also again the Bloviators being magnantimums here.

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Speaker 1: Great quote quote by Gino at the end of the

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Speaker 1: game when he was speaking to ESPN. They wrote me off,

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Speaker 1: right back, though, that's the problem, alright, right back, let's go.

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Speaker 1: It's good line. It's a good line, And he said

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Speaker 1: after in the press conference they asked about it, and

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Speaker 1: he said that's that's off the dome right there, that's

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Speaker 1: straight bars right there. And did you see the NFL

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Speaker 1: he was feeling. Usually you don't you know that when

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Speaker 1: you throw for forty seven yards and produce zero points

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Speaker 1: in the second half of a game that you won

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Speaker 1: by a miracle because of the meltdown by the coaching

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Speaker 1: staff and red zone offensive the opposing team usually don't

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Speaker 1: speak like Buster Douglas after knocking out Mike Tyson in Tokyo.

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Speaker 1: But I also to say that's part of the Geno experience.

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Speaker 1: And again, this is not about me. It's about you,

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Speaker 1: and it's not about me. It's nice to see him

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Speaker 1: finally get an opportunity after eight years in the wilderness

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Speaker 1: where no one gave him a shot. It's about me. Uh,

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Speaker 1: he was That quote was peaque, Gino, though when you

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Speaker 1: look at the whole of the game, you have to

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Speaker 1: admit you could not get a point talking about like

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Speaker 1: you should somehow be somehow less excited. He's he's the

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Speaker 1: banner on NFL's Twitter handle. Yes, and and it says

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Speaker 1: left on red by Gino Smith. I mean, because it

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Speaker 1: wasn't just him them winning the game. He played fantastic

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Speaker 1: well he so it wrote me off, say us he played, Uh, fantastic.

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Speaker 1: He was dealing, he was dealing, he was making good.

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Speaker 1: But the fact that the crowd is chanting his name,

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Speaker 1: I mean that was some rudy. There are a couple

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Speaker 1: they were chanted at m v P. Yeah, there's there's

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Speaker 1: something cooking here. Okay, there's multiple things. And again this

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Speaker 1: is again not to denigratee um one. The Seahawks fans

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Speaker 1: obviously in their feelings about Russell leaving and playing in

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Speaker 1: The other part is what Gregg he's been doing this summer,

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Speaker 1: and I respect it. It's been fun. You've been kind

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Speaker 1: of into the let's enjoy the Geno Smith experience as

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Speaker 1: I'm okay with it. It's fine, it's cool. Did you

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Speaker 1: get chills at any point watching and hearing the Geno chance?

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Speaker 1: like some sort of bit early Yes, just who you guys?

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Speaker 1: Who I grew up for? Now I'm not a professional?

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Speaker 1: Actually stop it? I root for All thirty one teams

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Speaker 1: are equal, and then there's Geno Smith that's like my one.

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Speaker 1: I almost got up and walked off this set. I

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Speaker 1: don't wait a second. Way. Yeah, the second part of

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Speaker 1: of that again? Wait? What was it? Who you guys?

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Speaker 1: Who I grew up? Now I'm not a professional? Actually

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Speaker 1: stop it? I root for? Did you? Did he call

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Speaker 1: is that about? Don't be that guy that sousa in

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Speaker 1: the morning right there figuring that out. Understand that this

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Speaker 1: in Caleb Burton. But you got to enjoy these moments,

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Speaker 1: and that's why I think, like it was nice to

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Speaker 1: enjoying the moment. After the game, Pete Carroll said something

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Speaker 1: Certainly it's a little bit of the reason why he

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Speaker 1: likes but it's also the reason why I think Gino

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Speaker 1: I think Gino Smith right now is like a very

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Speaker 1: I could also say I've watched a lot of Gino

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Speaker 1: Last week, when I said, uh, my sandwich prop was

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Speaker 1: was told by you, Greg that it wasn't hanging onions

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Speaker 1: saying that you're in. I am in. I picked I

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Speaker 1: you're you're with the commoners. Greg, you should have your moment.

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Speaker 1: I think you should bask in it. Let him be careful,

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Speaker 1: I mean Mark. We might not see Mark on Tuesdays because, yeah,

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Speaker 1: when do they play? When do they play? What day?

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Speaker 1: Next week? Sunday game? It's a Sunday game. That's Can

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Speaker 1: Seahawks win again? Potentially? I must check my schedule. It

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Speaker 1: that's not what happened. The guy was shook, he was

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Speaker 1: because they didn't feel good about the position. Uh. And

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Speaker 1: so that's definitely something you think of when you think

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Speaker 1: of the Steelers, and they're not going to have in

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Speaker 1: the next few weeks let's go through the remaining kind

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Speaker 1: of big injuries hanging out there before we get to

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Speaker 1: our final thoughts. On Week one. Elijah Mitchell, the running

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Speaker 1: back for the Niners. A lot of people thought a

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Speaker 1: big year could be coming from him, but now a

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Speaker 1: big roadblock. He'll miss up to eight weeks. According UH

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Speaker 1: two sources. UH he has a sprained mcl mac jones.

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Speaker 1: Better news, he had the X rays on the back

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Speaker 1: after the loss of the Dolphins. It's believed to be

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Speaker 1: back spasms, and there's a thought that he could play

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Speaker 1: against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week two without t J. Watt,

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Speaker 1: so that at least gives him a chance, he would think.

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Speaker 1: And finally, not so good news on Jamal Adams, who's

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Speaker 1: dealt with injuries the last couple of years, really since

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Speaker 1: coming over from the Jets to Seattle in that blockbuster trade.

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Speaker 1: Early in Monday Night's game, he suffered a tendon injury

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Speaker 1: connected to his knee. It's believed, according to Mike garifolo

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Speaker 1: U of NFL Network, to be a serious issue that

447
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Speaker 1: will require surgery and likely end his year. It's a bummer.

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Speaker 1: I know Jets fans have star cross or have feelings

449
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Speaker 1: and mixed feelings about Jamal Adams, but nobody wanted to

450
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Speaker 1: see his career gets sidetracked by injuries, so this sucks. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: it's a one. He was out with the shoulder surgery,

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Speaker 1: uh Latin. He missed time with the groin injury. I mean,

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Speaker 1: it's just like finger issue, and he's so good when

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Speaker 1: he's healthy, but now it's been kind of an issue

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Speaker 1: just keeping them on the field. He was active in

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Speaker 1: that game too. It's kind of a classic Jamal Adams

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Speaker 1: game where a ball went off his helmet, which I

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Speaker 1: feel like has happened to many times a decent amount.

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Speaker 1: And Russell wasn't good at a couple of picks in

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Speaker 1: that game. That was one of them. And their defense,

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Speaker 1: to me, was totally built around him and quandary Digs

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Speaker 1: because you have all these second your cornerbacks and rookie

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Speaker 1: cornerbacks around them that look a little shaky, but you're

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Speaker 1: using your two safeties in such a mature, sort of

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Speaker 1: versatile way, and now you don't have it. That's a problem,

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Speaker 1: and I think Elijah Mitchell is a pretty big problem too.

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Speaker 1: They're gonna ask Debo. Debo was their leading rusher, get

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Speaker 1: like debo and trailing is gonna get all that contract.

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Speaker 1: Say they have these different stipulations, these clauses. Also, Trey

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Speaker 1: Lance is going to do a lot of running grab

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Speaker 1: Jeff Wilson and your fantasy leagues. But I'm sorry, what

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Speaker 1: do we have a problem. Oh, justin our producer did

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Speaker 1: did you say something? Oh? I was just saying you

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Speaker 1: might want to grab Jeff Wilson in fantasy leagues. Yes,

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Speaker 1: go ahead and do that. Uh, let's take a break

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Speaker 1: and then we will talk about what has us color? Oh,

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Speaker 1: you are intrigued. We're colored? Were colored? You're all right,

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Speaker 1: We're back. Let's get into it. By the way, I

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Speaker 1: mentioned it off the top of the show Around the

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Speaker 1: NFL from London. Colleen is gonna be there next year,

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Speaker 1: but this year you're gonna have me and Greg and

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Speaker 1: probably Mark and it's going to be a great show.

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Speaker 1: Go to Ticketmaster Around the NFL podcast Join Us from London.

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Speaker 1: It's gonna be a lot. Greg's already coming up with ideas.

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Speaker 1: I'm sending it cut out of myself. You guys can

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Speaker 1: just put it in a chair. Maybe people could sign it,

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Speaker 1: leave me some notes so I can feel like I'm

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Speaker 1: part of it. I want not the five ft one

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Speaker 1: Connie cut out that. I want a seven foot three

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Speaker 1: colleagues on the stage, and I want it placed directly

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Speaker 1: behind you, so it's just looking over your Sean Payton

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Speaker 1: got suspended and he had the giant do your Job

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Speaker 1: sign at Saints Headquarters. How about a Connie do your

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Speaker 1: job sign on the stage. I love that. Actually, let's

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Speaker 1: make that happen. Justin Graver, let's talk about that. Okay, Okay,

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Speaker 1: that will get me through this. Color me in little

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Speaker 1: thing that's great. Yeah, here we are, color me intrigued.

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Speaker 1: Week one is in the books. Who are the player?

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Speaker 1: I mean it could be anything. I went with three players.

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Speaker 1: You take it wherever you want. What has you intrigued?

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Speaker 1: Greggy get his going? I mean, I'm I'm coloring outside

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Speaker 1: the lines here. Then bad boy media, I'm you know,

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Speaker 1: I'm Bob rossing it up here. I'm pretty pictures. Bob

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Speaker 1: ross was not a bad boy? Was he? He was not? He?

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Speaker 1: I'm I'm coloring in a little Chargers defense that I

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Speaker 1: witnessed on really Monday when when I rewatched this, and

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Speaker 1: I think the Chargers defense has been something that's been

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Speaker 1: more in my mind than in reality since Brandon Staley

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Speaker 1: got there. But when you think about the plays that

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Speaker 1: some of the linebackers were making, Drew Tranquila, who are

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Speaker 1: a good friend, Matt money Smith really pushed hard for

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Speaker 1: me to go as the making the leap guy getting

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Speaker 1: deep in his coverage and making that interception Assante Samuel Jr.

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Speaker 1: With one of the best interceptions that will be made

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Speaker 1: in the NFL all year on a guy he wasn't

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Speaker 1: even covered, like he saw his buddy was, you know,

517
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Speaker 1: in trouble covering Davante Adams down the seasons. I'm just

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Speaker 1: gonna go help my buddy. That's a play that his

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Speaker 1: father would have made. And then the way that they

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Speaker 1: were using Derwin without J. C. Jackson in the lineup,

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Speaker 1: I think, uh, they felt comfortable using Derwin James in

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Speaker 1: such a creative way all over the field. I know

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Speaker 1: they've done that before, but man, he was really great

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Speaker 1: as a pass rusher in that game. And then finally

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Speaker 1: Kleo Mac like that was the best Cleo Mac game.

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Speaker 1: He seems to have it whenever he plays Derek car

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Speaker 1: his old friend for whatever. So true, I hope it lasts,

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Speaker 1: you know, going into this week, but I really was

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Speaker 1: amazed by, like all the defensive pieces. If they're that good,

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Speaker 1: they are right there with the Super Bowl contending great performance,

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Speaker 1: really clamped down in the big spots in in the

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Speaker 1: second half. I do want to see it against the

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Speaker 1: non Derek car team. And that's not dumping on Derek Carr,

534
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Speaker 1: but Joey Bosa has been on the record in the past,

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Speaker 1: uh saying that we know how to get to the

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Speaker 1: Raiders offense, and that's by shaking up the quarterback in

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Speaker 1: the six sacks. Absolutely did that. How does it happen

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Speaker 1: when not not Derek Carr, but Patrick Mahomes or another

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Speaker 1: great quarterback or better quarterbacks in the mix. I guess

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Speaker 1: I'm the Chargers and I like the Charges a lot too,

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Speaker 1: but it's I need to see him put it together

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Speaker 1: some real players though. And you know what where they

543
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Speaker 1: strung so much throughout last year was their run defense,

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Speaker 1: and know was the Raiders but they yeah, that's another thing,

545
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Speaker 1: but but how many games last season was there a

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Speaker 1: first half where teams ran like seven times for fourteen yards?

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Speaker 1: And it was around that in this first half of

548
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Speaker 1: this game. And it was the players that they signed,

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Speaker 1: Austin Johnson and Sebastian Joseph Day, who were doing the playmaking,

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Speaker 1: especially Johnson had a nice game. I want to believe

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Speaker 1: that the Raiders are good, though. I want to believe

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Speaker 1: the whole narrative, that that entire division is just as

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Speaker 1: good as maybe we thought. We've only seen one game

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Speaker 1: from it. But I would love to to think that

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Speaker 1: Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa are going to combine for

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Speaker 1: a massive season together. It's healthy they will, and it's

557
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Speaker 1: like the rest of everything. I think they have a

558
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Speaker 1: little more elsewhere than people realize. You know, I agree

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Speaker 1: with Tranquil and nacre at Early and all these other

560
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Speaker 1: secondary players. Color me intrigued? Did you mention J. C.

561
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Speaker 1: Jackson hasn't played yet? That's that's a big thief without him. Yeah. Um,

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Speaker 1: and if he returns, maybe as soon as Thursday, that

563
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Speaker 1: would be incredible to see him. I'm with you. Color

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Speaker 1: me intrigued, not color me convinced, But I like it intrigue.

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Speaker 1: This is about yeah, like about you. Okay, hold on,

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Speaker 1: give me the crayons, markers. What are we working with here?

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Speaker 1: What do it sounds like a colored pencil? Yeah? You know, yeah,

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Speaker 1: I wassed. I was supposed to be an art teacher

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Speaker 1: and then this happened very like total left turn. Um

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Speaker 1: I am, that's exactly right. I would have been. I

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Speaker 1: don't I'm terrible with children. This would have been an

572
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Speaker 1: awful car. I feel like you would have been really

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Speaker 1: one of those art teachers that gets increasingly weird as

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Speaker 1: their teaching career goes on, Like I'm doing that without

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Speaker 1: the art teacher. But when they're like a twenty four

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Speaker 1: year old new teacher, they're very quiet and sweet, and

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Speaker 1: then by the time there seven and tenure there crazy. Yeah.

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Speaker 1: I have like a zillion cardigans with like all sorts

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Speaker 1: of like stickers and like pins all over them, and

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Speaker 1: wild glasses, vacant smile at all times. It's just like

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Speaker 1: what is going on behind wild eyes? Anyway, I'm coloring

582
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Speaker 1: some sunshine, some smiling faces. This is great. There's some rainbows.

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Speaker 1: I love a good first impression, and that is exactly

584
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Speaker 1: what A. J. Brown gave Eagles fans in his first game,

585
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Speaker 1: already setting franchise records, had the most receiving yards in

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Speaker 1: a player's first game with Philadelphia ten for one. He

587
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Speaker 1: even said it's kind of overwhelming at this point to

588
00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:30,840
Speaker 1: already said a club record. It's pretty crazy. They haven't

589
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Speaker 1: had a dominant number one wide receiver like this of

590
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Speaker 1: that output in so long. The Eagles offense put up

591
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Speaker 1: thirty plus points, one of four teams to do it

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Speaker 1: week one. Now, I'm also intrigued with this offense in

593
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Speaker 1: general because Davante Smith was so quiet. He was only

594
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Speaker 1: targeted four times. He was held without a catch for

595
00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:55,880
Speaker 1: the first time in his career, So you got to

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Speaker 1: get him the ball. Even Nick Sirianni talked about that

597
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Speaker 1: after the fact, because otherwise they're too one dimensional. But

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Speaker 1: A J. Brown, is it too soon to retire his number? Well, yes,

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00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:08,520
Speaker 1: but also you're right there has not been I was

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Speaker 1: just thinking about, Oh yeah, it's too soon. It's too

601
00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:15,000
Speaker 1: soon for Justin Um. You have to go back to

602
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Speaker 1: Terrell Owens. That's the last time they had, like I know,

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00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:21,240
Speaker 1: just Pique to Sean Jackson was special, but he wasn't

604
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Speaker 1: the same guy. I thought when I was watching the game, Yestertray,

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00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:27,600
Speaker 1: it was incredible watching him dig out a ball a

606
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Speaker 1: low throw from Jalen Hurts, and you know his ability

607
00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:33,520
Speaker 1: to gain separation and make contested catches. He's gonna make

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00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:35,520
Speaker 1: Jalen hurts so much better. Right, It's the same thing

609
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Speaker 1: he did with Ryan Tannehill. Ryan Tannehill is great, but

610
00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:40,960
Speaker 1: Ryan Tannell without a J. Brown is not as great,

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Speaker 1: just because a lot of those catches that he makes,

612
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Speaker 1: like Westbrook A Kina is not going to make the

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Speaker 1: way that the light is shining down on Graver's face

614
00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:54,640
Speaker 1: right now in the control room of just So such well,

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Speaker 1: the good news for Justin is that new number one

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Speaker 1: Rode receiver in Tennessee's Robert Woods and that you know

617
00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:03,320
Speaker 1: that one catchy didn't make in week one was pretty encouraging.

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Speaker 1: I'm not worried about Davante Smith at all, by the

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Speaker 1: way either he had He actually had a kind of

620
00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:09,680
Speaker 1: a bad game. Couple of those target you know, he

621
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Speaker 1: did have a drop in the other one was a

622
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Speaker 1: little sloppy. But like he's such a good player. It's

623
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Speaker 1: like this happens in a seventeen never been that before, Right,

624
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Speaker 1: I'm just saying that I think it happens, and they'll

625
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Speaker 1: make sure and I think they'll be very conscious of

626
00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:24,640
Speaker 1: it to let it happen again. Let me throw out

627
00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:30,720
Speaker 1: another veteran receiver that has a track record of excellence.

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Speaker 1: Julio Jones. Yes, I will take No, I will take

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Speaker 1: the there's a really messy Ones. You would get an

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Speaker 1: art class. It was like almost like acrylic. No, it

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Speaker 1: was m M. I'll get back to you, okay. Um.

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Speaker 1: But I heard and read and we talked about it

633
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Speaker 1: occasionally on the show. I think Greg you were talking

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00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:58,120
Speaker 1: about it as well. Julio Jones looks good, he looks fast.

635
00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:01,040
Speaker 1: He's running a you know, three seven forty. He's gonna

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Speaker 1: be the Julio Jones that you remember in two thousand,

637
00:33:05,560 --> 00:33:07,560
Speaker 1: like all that stuff. And I was like, all right,

638
00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:10,000
Speaker 1: that's all cool, um, but I don't care about any

639
00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:11,400
Speaker 1: of that. I want to see what it looks like

640
00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:14,800
Speaker 1: in live game action with first team defenses against him

641
00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:17,400
Speaker 1: and the lights on, and he looked like Julio Jones

642
00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:21,080
Speaker 1: against the Cowboys. Now Here is the disclaimer that the

643
00:33:21,080 --> 00:33:23,920
Speaker 1: problem with Julio Jones. I don't think even in his

644
00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:30,400
Speaker 1: doomed one year, where was he last year? This week?

645
00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:35,000
Speaker 1: I'm sorry, just it's not like they updrafts like he

646
00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:38,760
Speaker 1: was never right physically, And that is a will continue

647
00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:40,960
Speaker 1: to be a concern because there's going to be a

648
00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:43,960
Speaker 1: idea now that you saw him great on Sunday Night

649
00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:45,600
Speaker 1: Football in week when he be like, that's who he is.

650
00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:47,440
Speaker 1: Now he's back, and that's what he's gonna You're gonna

651
00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:49,560
Speaker 1: get for four months and he's gonna have fourteen hundred

652
00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:52,600
Speaker 1: yards receiving. I'm not going that far, but I'm intrigued

653
00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:55,520
Speaker 1: that he really did look like Julio Jones that deep

654
00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:58,400
Speaker 1: ball where he gained separation, that he has incredible hands,

655
00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:02,360
Speaker 1: always has, and in general, you look at whose quarterback is,

656
00:34:02,680 --> 00:34:06,760
Speaker 1: you look at um, Chris Godwin's injury, um, and how

657
00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:08,520
Speaker 1: that's going to clear up more targets for him to

658
00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:11,120
Speaker 1: find a role in this offense. Immediately he only had

659
00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:13,440
Speaker 1: three catches for six in yards in the game, but

660
00:34:13,560 --> 00:34:15,920
Speaker 1: he really did flash to me in Week one as

661
00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:18,680
Speaker 1: a guy that will be an impact player if his

662
00:34:18,760 --> 00:34:21,160
Speaker 1: lower body holds up. He looked like his younger self,

663
00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:24,680
Speaker 1: Like I I caught myself wondering how old he was,

664
00:34:24,760 --> 00:34:26,719
Speaker 1: and I do this every single year. I'm like, but

665
00:34:26,880 --> 00:34:29,120
Speaker 1: he's only thirty three, and I know that that's old

666
00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:33,440
Speaker 1: in football years, but it seems like it seems like

667
00:34:33,480 --> 00:34:36,160
Speaker 1: he has been in the league for the injury report

668
00:34:36,239 --> 00:34:39,520
Speaker 1: for four years. But he looked in that moment on

669
00:34:39,520 --> 00:34:42,839
Speaker 1: this team with Tom Brady, he looked different. And I'm

670
00:34:42,880 --> 00:34:45,440
Speaker 1: just wondering how long that will last, how long we'll

671
00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:47,799
Speaker 1: see that. Sometimes, I think usage tells you a lot.

672
00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:52,839
Speaker 1: The fact that they ran him twice tells me a lot. No, no, no,

673
00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:56,239
Speaker 1: that they gave him two carries. I mean, how many

674
00:34:56,280 --> 00:34:58,279
Speaker 1: times in the last few years has the coach thought

675
00:34:58,320 --> 00:35:01,080
Speaker 1: he's explosive enough to run him? And he got seventeen

676
00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:03,600
Speaker 1: yards on those two carries, Like, I think you can

677
00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:06,560
Speaker 1: just tell I test And I was talking about that

678
00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:09,440
Speaker 1: from the practice footage they were showing just he is

679
00:35:09,520 --> 00:35:11,759
Speaker 1: moving with a little more explosion than he has in

680
00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:15,400
Speaker 1: the past. And I think he's someone that reputation wise,

681
00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:19,080
Speaker 1: has gotten by UM without a lot of practice time

682
00:35:19,239 --> 00:35:21,960
Speaker 1: that he didn't necessarily need it, without necessarily being the

683
00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,040
Speaker 1: guy that put He's talked about it, that put in

684
00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:26,840
Speaker 1: a ton of work in the off season and everything

685
00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:29,560
Speaker 1: to like keep his body right, all that stuff. Maybe

686
00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:31,480
Speaker 1: he came into the season with like a little bit

687
00:35:31,560 --> 00:35:33,640
Speaker 1: different attitude. And I think one of the reasons he's

688
00:35:33,640 --> 00:35:36,720
Speaker 1: been so good is that he understands the game better

689
00:35:37,280 --> 00:35:40,359
Speaker 1: UM than of the receivers out there and to play

690
00:35:40,400 --> 00:35:42,040
Speaker 1: with a guy like Tom Brady, like when he was

691
00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:45,200
Speaker 1: playing with Matt Ryan, who's also on like another level.

692
00:35:45,239 --> 00:35:46,720
Speaker 1: I think that's just going to help him a lot,

693
00:35:46,760 --> 00:35:49,560
Speaker 1: and you know kind of the bid that angers some

694
00:35:49,640 --> 00:35:55,560
Speaker 1: people in the analytics community that listen, Oh he's really fast.

695
00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:57,719
Speaker 1: How fast he moved? What did it say? What we

696
00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:00,200
Speaker 1: what did it say? The next gen steps one hour?

697
00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:04,040
Speaker 1: That's that's what all fast guys run. Guess what on

698
00:36:04,040 --> 00:36:09,960
Speaker 1: that forty eight yard brought in twenty point six? Two? Up?

699
00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:12,799
Speaker 1: He really is. We won't round this one up. We'll

700
00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:16,000
Speaker 1: keep that one there because that shows, Yeah, it's not

701
00:36:16,120 --> 00:36:19,240
Speaker 1: just talk. It's not just beat reporters that are seeing

702
00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:21,520
Speaker 1: this elite athlete and wanting it to be something else.

703
00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:24,720
Speaker 1: He really does have the legs right now of twenty

704
00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:28,200
Speaker 1: seven year old Julio Jones. Well, it's stay that way.

705
00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:31,800
Speaker 1: Next gen stats Julio Jones records two of his top

706
00:36:31,880 --> 00:36:37,120
Speaker 1: three speeds since ago, so he's obviously feeling good. Let's

707
00:36:37,120 --> 00:36:40,440
Speaker 1: hope it stays that way. Okay, one more round and

708
00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:44,560
Speaker 1: then we'll do like a quickie. Okay, uh, let's go

709
00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:49,440
Speaker 1: to uh Atlanta where um you know I gave Mark

710
00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:51,600
Speaker 1: too much grief about being so high on the Falcons

711
00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:53,319
Speaker 1: when they lost that game. Anyways, there was a lot

712
00:36:53,360 --> 00:36:55,840
Speaker 1: to be excited about, I think primarily their rookie receiver

713
00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:59,839
Speaker 1: Drake London, who is out of action for most of

714
00:37:00,040 --> 00:37:04,719
Speaker 1: the preseason and training camp, and I just thought you

715
00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:08,479
Speaker 1: can kind of tell right away that him on those

716
00:37:08,520 --> 00:37:13,000
Speaker 1: in breaking routes was great. Um for such a big

717
00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:15,680
Speaker 1: guy to move like he does, I think there was

718
00:37:15,719 --> 00:37:17,680
Speaker 1: concerned that he wouldn't be able to get open at

719
00:37:17,719 --> 00:37:21,799
Speaker 1: the NFL level, and he just looks really smooth, and

720
00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:25,600
Speaker 1: I think when when you combine that sort of suddenness

721
00:37:25,680 --> 00:37:28,360
Speaker 1: that that he has more than I really expected in

722
00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:31,040
Speaker 1: terms of getting open. You see him doing it against

723
00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:34,120
Speaker 1: good cornerbacks in Atlanta and really making himself available for

724
00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:39,040
Speaker 1: Marcus Mariotta. You suddenly combine that with Mariota and Cordurel Patterson,

725
00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:42,000
Speaker 1: who to me are even though Mariota is not a

726
00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:43,920
Speaker 1: perfect quarterback, can do a lot of different things, and

727
00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:46,000
Speaker 1: they were leaning into him as an option quarterback and

728
00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:48,680
Speaker 1: a running quarterback, which they didn't do enough of in Tennessee.

729
00:37:48,840 --> 00:37:51,160
Speaker 1: And then Kyle Pitts. It's a lot for Arthur Smith

730
00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:59,560
Speaker 1: to play with I think, uh, the Falcon's offense, Um,

731
00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:03,000
Speaker 1: where did uh Arthur Smith? Where did he come? You

732
00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:04,960
Speaker 1: know what, though, I think the NFL is caught up

733
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Speaker 1: to Marcus Mariota's skill set that I don't think the

734
00:38:07,920 --> 00:38:11,080
Speaker 1: NFL was really running offenses in a way that could

735
00:38:11,120 --> 00:38:14,759
Speaker 1: take advantage enough of what he could do well. Also

736
00:38:14,760 --> 00:38:16,520
Speaker 1: think he looks bigger and strong. It does look a

737
00:38:16,520 --> 00:38:19,200
Speaker 1: little bigger or the Titans, because when Mike Malarkey was

738
00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:21,440
Speaker 1: a head coach in Tennessee, Marcus ran a lot and

739
00:38:21,480 --> 00:38:23,760
Speaker 1: then he got hurt a lot, and then Mike Rabel

740
00:38:23,800 --> 00:38:26,040
Speaker 1: took over and said, we need a starting quarterback to

741
00:38:26,040 --> 00:38:28,959
Speaker 1: stay healthy. I am really worried. Mariota is not even

742
00:38:29,040 --> 00:38:31,120
Speaker 1: like sliding or getting out of bounce. He's like no

743
00:38:31,480 --> 00:38:34,160
Speaker 1: running into contact. He seemed to be running better than

744
00:38:34,280 --> 00:38:36,799
Speaker 1: than he's ever run. I think he just looks really

745
00:38:36,840 --> 00:38:39,360
Speaker 1: strong and athletic. But either way, it's a lot to

746
00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:41,919
Speaker 1: play with. And I think London is weirdly the key

747
00:38:41,960 --> 00:38:44,359
Speaker 1: piece I think here because I think if you have

748
00:38:44,440 --> 00:38:48,000
Speaker 1: a real one to build everything else off of, that

749
00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:50,440
Speaker 1: really makes the rest of it more easy. Every time

750
00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:56,600
Speaker 1: you say London, I am triggered. There Uh yeah, Mark

751
00:38:56,680 --> 00:38:58,799
Speaker 1: Mariota does look like a beef you thick boy right now.

752
00:38:59,080 --> 00:39:03,200
Speaker 1: I think he hope he could absorb the punishment. Um

753
00:39:03,239 --> 00:39:06,680
Speaker 1: I think a lot of people he does. But he

754
00:39:06,680 --> 00:39:10,759
Speaker 1: looks fast. It looks faster takeaways, and I thought this

755
00:39:10,840 --> 00:39:13,120
Speaker 1: could be possible. And we talked about like what why

756
00:39:13,120 --> 00:39:15,040
Speaker 1: should told us entering the season that maybe he was

757
00:39:15,080 --> 00:39:17,759
Speaker 1: in position to do surprise some people because he was

758
00:39:17,800 --> 00:39:20,880
Speaker 1: just kind of in the shadows here, um Corduil Patterson.

759
00:39:20,920 --> 00:39:22,560
Speaker 1: The fact that he looks exactly like the guy that

760
00:39:22,800 --> 00:39:25,759
Speaker 1: you know really did things that offense last year. What

761
00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:28,200
Speaker 1: you said with London Kyle Pitts was quiet weak one,

762
00:39:28,280 --> 00:39:31,440
Speaker 1: But there are things here now. Just I'm intrigued as well,

763
00:39:31,480 --> 00:39:34,759
Speaker 1: Greg a little cold water. Mariot also blew that game

764
00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:37,560
Speaker 1: and with the fumble inside the ten when they were

765
00:39:37,600 --> 00:39:39,600
Speaker 1: about to go up thirty to ten, I believe in

766
00:39:39,600 --> 00:39:42,759
Speaker 1: the fourth quarter, and then on third and short at

767
00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:45,600
Speaker 1: midfield do you just need a first down? And he

768
00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:48,000
Speaker 1: fumbles the snap again and blows up that play. This

769
00:39:48,080 --> 00:39:50,920
Speaker 1: is about London, It's about Drake London, and it's about

770
00:39:51,040 --> 00:39:54,640
Speaker 1: my enjoyment. And this was something I'm looking at this

771
00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:57,239
Speaker 1: lower third bar and it's just the Falcon's offense might

772
00:39:57,239 --> 00:40:01,760
Speaker 1: be watchable. I am just saying they're gonna be watching.

773
00:40:02,080 --> 00:40:04,200
Speaker 1: This was something we went back and forth. Actually last

774
00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:06,080
Speaker 1: year I kept saying, you know what, and the right

775
00:40:06,120 --> 00:40:09,839
Speaker 1: week the Falcon's offense is And but here's why though,

776
00:40:09,840 --> 00:40:12,120
Speaker 1: because Arthur Smith, I think, was in his bag and

777
00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:14,120
Speaker 1: kind of making it happen. And now he's in it

778
00:40:14,120 --> 00:40:15,600
Speaker 1: and he's got a few more pieces. That makes you

779
00:40:16,040 --> 00:40:18,600
Speaker 1: you can't retroactively get that take and say that was

780
00:40:18,680 --> 00:40:20,560
Speaker 1: right last year too. That was where I was coming

781
00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:22,400
Speaker 1: from though, that it was the beginning of something. It

782
00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:25,080
Speaker 1: was Patterson, it was Pitts, and it was Arthur Smith.

783
00:40:25,120 --> 00:40:26,640
Speaker 1: And now you had a coin we can write. There

784
00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:32,680
Speaker 1: are obituary at this point, we can write them off again.

785
00:40:32,760 --> 00:40:35,400
Speaker 1: We'll get back to work. He is fired up, and

786
00:40:35,680 --> 00:40:37,920
Speaker 1: I love it all I can. If they could go

787
00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:40,480
Speaker 1: three and fourteen, if they're fun to watch, that's all

788
00:40:40,480 --> 00:40:42,640
Speaker 1: I care about. For me. This is way better than

789
00:40:42,680 --> 00:40:45,640
Speaker 1: the Geno quote to me, you buried us in may

790
00:40:46,320 --> 00:40:50,000
Speaker 1: Bury us again. We don't care. We'll get back to work.

791
00:40:50,920 --> 00:40:54,040
Speaker 1: Arthur Smith, you don't. Artie Smith is not a guy

792
00:40:54,080 --> 00:40:55,840
Speaker 1: that strikes you as a guy that's gonna drop a

793
00:40:55,880 --> 00:40:58,200
Speaker 1: hammer quote like that, don't give him a little pop

794
00:40:58,239 --> 00:41:02,520
Speaker 1: for that. Yeah, that's why it was impressive. Loved it alright,

795
00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:08,439
Speaker 1: another one, come all right, here we go, Um, give

796
00:41:08,520 --> 00:41:13,040
Speaker 1: me my crayons and give me the purple one specifically

797
00:41:13,640 --> 00:41:23,560
Speaker 1: old Sharp this for a second. Okay, we Dan. We

798
00:41:23,640 --> 00:41:26,800
Speaker 1: talked about this a little bit on the Power Rankings podcast,

799
00:41:26,840 --> 00:41:29,080
Speaker 1: which level be in the A T N Feed this

800
00:41:29,120 --> 00:41:31,760
Speaker 1: week and this week alone if you want to listen

801
00:41:31,840 --> 00:41:33,360
Speaker 1: or just check it out see if you like it

802
00:41:33,440 --> 00:41:35,520
Speaker 1: or not, and then if you do like it, it

803
00:41:35,560 --> 00:41:38,200
Speaker 1: will be living on its own on the NFL Power

804
00:41:38,280 --> 00:41:40,719
Speaker 1: Rankings Feed wherever you get your podcast, and you can

805
00:41:40,760 --> 00:41:44,440
Speaker 1: watch it as well. Absolutely all sorts of things you

806
00:41:44,440 --> 00:41:52,799
Speaker 1: can interact with you've got We're there like so much. So.

807
00:41:52,840 --> 00:41:54,840
Speaker 1: We talked a little bit about this earlier on the

808
00:41:54,840 --> 00:41:59,040
Speaker 1: Power Ranking spot. But color be intrigued the Vikings. I

809
00:41:59,080 --> 00:42:04,600
Speaker 1: am oh intrigued by the Vikings now. I talked, I

810
00:42:04,600 --> 00:42:06,520
Speaker 1: think on this pod last week about my love for

811
00:42:06,560 --> 00:42:09,560
Speaker 1: the Colts, and this is sort of my NFC version

812
00:42:09,680 --> 00:42:12,719
Speaker 1: of that that I have such hard eyes for the

813
00:42:12,840 --> 00:42:17,680
Speaker 1: Vikings and all of hard eyes, like the hard eye emoji. Yeah,

814
00:42:17,800 --> 00:42:31,239
Speaker 1: I said hardy part heart heart eyes. Um, alright, so

815
00:42:31,320 --> 00:42:35,600
Speaker 1: my heart eyes saw Kevin O'Connell, who in his head

816
00:42:35,640 --> 00:42:39,280
Speaker 1: coaching debut called a great game. It was so balanced

817
00:42:39,320 --> 00:42:41,320
Speaker 1: and that was one of the knocks on this team

818
00:42:42,480 --> 00:42:45,759
Speaker 1: runs thirty two passes UM plus that sack. But still

819
00:42:45,800 --> 00:42:48,280
Speaker 1: it was a clean game, no turnovers for the offense.

820
00:42:48,320 --> 00:42:51,120
Speaker 1: Even when you look at Kirk Cousins eight point two

821
00:42:51,400 --> 00:42:55,279
Speaker 1: yards per attempt next to Aaron Rodgers is five point three.

822
00:42:55,600 --> 00:42:59,399
Speaker 1: I just think that this team, the fact that they

823
00:42:59,400 --> 00:43:02,680
Speaker 1: have just Jefferson and the way that he is playing

824
00:43:02,800 --> 00:43:05,480
Speaker 1: right now, they can I'm I'm buying all of it.

825
00:43:05,600 --> 00:43:08,880
Speaker 1: I'm buying everything that they're selling. I absolutely love it.

826
00:43:08,880 --> 00:43:12,240
Speaker 1: I love Zadarius Smith with Daniel Hunter on this team.

827
00:43:12,320 --> 00:43:14,680
Speaker 1: I think that za Darius had that he could not

828
00:43:14,840 --> 00:43:17,880
Speaker 1: wait for this week one to play the Packers and

829
00:43:17,920 --> 00:43:20,080
Speaker 1: the two of them together, that nobody make an eye

830
00:43:20,080 --> 00:43:21,640
Speaker 1: contact with him because he had a back injury in

831
00:43:21,680 --> 00:43:26,520
Speaker 1: the hallway. Take this, look at me in the eyes, Rogers,

832
00:43:26,520 --> 00:43:29,759
Speaker 1: look at look at my marble countertop eyes. He had

833
00:43:29,840 --> 00:43:34,960
Speaker 1: hard eyes hard anyway. That defense was absolutely invisible last

834
00:43:35,000 --> 00:43:37,680
Speaker 1: year and it looks good now. This is the craziest

835
00:43:37,680 --> 00:43:40,880
Speaker 1: stat of week. One I stumbled into on Twitter this

836
00:43:40,960 --> 00:43:45,359
Speaker 1: morning was Mac Jones, who just finished his rookie year

837
00:43:45,440 --> 00:43:48,840
Speaker 1: one game into his second season, has had four games

838
00:43:48,840 --> 00:43:51,440
Speaker 1: in his career where his defense gave up seven or

839
00:43:51,520 --> 00:43:55,160
Speaker 1: less points. Kirk Cousins has been in the league since

840
00:43:55,160 --> 00:43:58,840
Speaker 1: two thousand twelve, and Sunday was the second game that

841
00:43:58,960 --> 00:44:01,800
Speaker 1: ever happened to him. Crazy, So you don't really realize

842
00:44:01,800 --> 00:44:03,880
Speaker 1: it because there's so much criticism. He's such a lightning

843
00:44:03,960 --> 00:44:07,200
Speaker 1: rod that whenever things go wrong for Kirk cousins team,

844
00:44:07,200 --> 00:44:09,759
Speaker 1: it's like, Oh, it's Kirk Cousins the offense, or it's

845
00:44:09,800 --> 00:44:12,239
Speaker 1: the coach, or it's their relationship. But maybe he's never

846
00:44:12,239 --> 00:44:14,680
Speaker 1: really been with a good defense. Now, is it too

847
00:44:14,680 --> 00:44:16,680
Speaker 1: soon to say that I can have a good defense? Yes,

848
00:44:16,760 --> 00:44:18,480
Speaker 1: it is. But at the same time, that was a

849
00:44:18,560 --> 00:44:21,600
Speaker 1: great way uh to start their season. They are definitely

850
00:44:21,600 --> 00:44:25,320
Speaker 1: frisky at the very least. O'Connell I think used Justin

851
00:44:25,400 --> 00:44:27,799
Speaker 1: Jefferson in a way that reminded me of how Matt

852
00:44:27,880 --> 00:44:32,239
Speaker 1: Lafleur used Davante Adams last year. And you can still

853
00:44:32,320 --> 00:44:36,040
Speaker 1: have the same player. And even though Jefferson was active

854
00:44:36,120 --> 00:44:41,120
Speaker 1: last year, he wasn't maximized as much Lafleur's genius, if

855
00:44:41,160 --> 00:44:43,040
Speaker 1: you want to call it that, Like more than anything was.

856
00:44:43,040 --> 00:44:45,279
Speaker 1: He spent like all weeks just trying to scheme up

857
00:44:45,360 --> 00:44:47,800
Speaker 1: new ways to get the right matchups for Davante Adams,

858
00:44:47,840 --> 00:44:50,640
Speaker 1: Like that was his focus every week because he knew

859
00:44:50,920 --> 00:44:53,760
Speaker 1: that's his best player, that's where the defense is gonna focus.

860
00:44:53,920 --> 00:44:56,600
Speaker 1: And it seems to me that that's what O'Connell is doing,

861
00:44:56,680 --> 00:44:59,120
Speaker 1: put in him in ways that they couldn't match up

862
00:44:59,160 --> 00:45:01,239
Speaker 1: Gyra Alexander, Putt even in ways that you're gonna get

863
00:45:01,320 --> 00:45:04,200
Speaker 1: him open, and that the whole offense is about O'Connell

864
00:45:04,360 --> 00:45:07,680
Speaker 1: thinking like how can I just get Jefferson off because

865
00:45:07,719 --> 00:45:09,680
Speaker 1: there's kind of no answer for him when he's in

866
00:45:09,719 --> 00:45:13,240
Speaker 1: the right matchup. Yeah, Jefferson, after one of his many

867
00:45:13,239 --> 00:45:15,799
Speaker 1: big plays in that game, told the media afterwards like

868
00:45:16,640 --> 00:45:18,200
Speaker 1: once he was running and caught the ball, he looked

869
00:45:18,280 --> 00:45:21,239
Speaker 1: on there was nobody around me, and so there was

870
00:45:21,280 --> 00:45:24,600
Speaker 1: a masterful scheme of brilliant player. And by the way,

871
00:45:24,600 --> 00:45:27,080
Speaker 1: game that's fun. That's a fun game. An Eagles team

872
00:45:27,080 --> 00:45:29,080
Speaker 1: that gave up thirty five against the Detroit Lions and

873
00:45:29,080 --> 00:45:32,279
Speaker 1: didn't draft Justin Jefferson, So well, you gotta now you've

874
00:45:32,280 --> 00:45:38,160
Speaker 1: got a j Brown right right, returns to Philadelphia as

875
00:45:38,160 --> 00:45:42,360
Speaker 1: a Viking. Right Listen. I could have had Patrick Mahomes,

876
00:45:42,360 --> 00:45:44,600
Speaker 1: but I got Christian Hackenburg. Like we could all go

877
00:45:44,719 --> 00:45:46,960
Speaker 1: back and talk about what we have and don't have.

878
00:45:47,920 --> 00:45:54,360
Speaker 1: All right, one more for Zeuser. Color me intrigued, old

879
00:45:54,360 --> 00:45:57,560
Speaker 1: wacky miss Wolf down in classroom six, I was terrible

880
00:45:57,640 --> 00:46:00,440
Speaker 1: at art. This is for me. I was like, you know,

881
00:46:00,480 --> 00:46:02,360
Speaker 1: the worst kid in the class and just wanted to

882
00:46:02,400 --> 00:46:06,040
Speaker 1: like move on when it was required. Cut papers another

883
00:46:06,080 --> 00:46:10,799
Speaker 1: good medium. Um, come with me. I want to take

884
00:46:10,840 --> 00:46:20,200
Speaker 1: you behind the velvet ropes. Come here. Look at that? Yeah,

885
00:46:20,200 --> 00:46:25,759
Speaker 1: a little baby seven ounces. I thought this was the

886
00:46:25,840 --> 00:46:31,680
Speaker 1: Kicker Club eight pounds, seven ounces, and it sent filled

887
00:46:31,719 --> 00:46:35,080
Speaker 1: with life and joy. Just a little baby, a tiny

888
00:46:35,120 --> 00:46:44,880
Speaker 1: little baby, a rookie in life. Look how sweetie is well?

889
00:46:45,080 --> 00:46:49,200
Speaker 1: Look hmm it looks like a strong leg. He's got

890
00:46:52,360 --> 00:46:55,799
Speaker 1: I wonder if he couldn't. I wonder if he could

891
00:46:55,840 --> 00:47:03,319
Speaker 1: do something? What are cade York? The little baby boy

892
00:47:03,360 --> 00:47:10,400
Speaker 1: at l S U can do something in our league? Welcome,

893
00:47:10,480 --> 00:47:12,640
Speaker 1: come on down, kid, I don't know if you're old

894
00:47:12,719 --> 00:47:14,800
Speaker 1: enough to drink. But you're coming to the Kickers Club.

895
00:47:15,840 --> 00:47:20,480
Speaker 1: Out of the nursery, to the back, behind the velvet ropes,

896
00:47:20,680 --> 00:47:24,880
Speaker 1: into that special room. Bottle service, bottle service for the baby,

897
00:47:25,120 --> 00:47:31,120
Speaker 1: love it nail, Thank you, Miss wolf six b how

898
00:47:31,440 --> 00:47:36,280
Speaker 1: and I know whatever? The Browns YouTube are fast listeners

899
00:47:36,320 --> 00:47:39,560
Speaker 1: that you gotta check us out on video blowing up

900
00:47:39,560 --> 00:47:43,400
Speaker 1: in the club, the lights flash is going off. The

901
00:47:43,480 --> 00:47:46,960
Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns identified they needed to find a kicker they

902
00:47:46,960 --> 00:47:49,800
Speaker 1: could trust, so there is the fourth round pick on

903
00:47:50,000 --> 00:47:54,000
Speaker 1: Cade York. And again I don't know why more teams

904
00:47:54,520 --> 00:47:58,040
Speaker 1: don't do this. Evan McPherson was drafted by the Cincinnati

905
00:47:58,120 --> 00:48:01,040
Speaker 1: Bengals and they don't get to the Super Bowl without him.

906
00:48:01,080 --> 00:48:03,719
Speaker 1: The Browns now used a premium draft pick, a mid

907
00:48:03,800 --> 00:48:06,799
Speaker 1: round draft pick on a kicker who all he did

908
00:48:06,800 --> 00:48:11,720
Speaker 1: in his first game ever was go four for four

909
00:48:12,680 --> 00:48:15,680
Speaker 1: two two of two on extra points and a fifty

910
00:48:15,719 --> 00:48:18,480
Speaker 1: eight yard or at the gun to beat Baker Mayfield.

911
00:48:20,080 --> 00:48:24,200
Speaker 1: That's unbelievable. Color me intrigued on not just kde York

912
00:48:24,480 --> 00:48:28,400
Speaker 1: having a cannon for a right leg, but also on

913
00:48:28,480 --> 00:48:31,840
Speaker 1: the league finally catching on that don't be just because

914
00:48:31,960 --> 00:48:37,680
Speaker 1: Roberto Aguayo ten years ago or whatever, like this is

915
00:48:37,719 --> 00:48:41,520
Speaker 1: a major aspect of a team. And if you love

916
00:48:41,560 --> 00:48:44,200
Speaker 1: a guy in the pre draft process, don't wait for

917
00:48:44,280 --> 00:48:47,479
Speaker 1: him to fall through the cracks, Go get him because

918
00:48:47,520 --> 00:48:50,879
Speaker 1: he might just turn an average team into a playoff team,

919
00:48:50,960 --> 00:48:53,959
Speaker 1: which I think if the Browns up going down that road,

920
00:48:54,360 --> 00:48:57,520
Speaker 1: this kid could play a huge role in It's his

921
00:48:57,640 --> 00:49:01,320
Speaker 1: first NFL game, and that kick from fifty eight yards

922
00:49:01,320 --> 00:49:03,880
Speaker 1: would have been good from seventy yards. I honestly think that.

923
00:49:03,960 --> 00:49:05,840
Speaker 1: I think that was a kick the way at the

924
00:49:06,040 --> 00:49:10,480
Speaker 1: I wish it had the NBC. It hit more than

925
00:49:10,520 --> 00:49:13,400
Speaker 1: halfway up the net. It was smoked, and every one

926
00:49:13,440 --> 00:49:19,080
Speaker 1: of his kicks was just nails, so hard eyes marble

927
00:49:19,160 --> 00:49:22,560
Speaker 1: eyes for Kade York with you like the whole, the

928
00:49:22,600 --> 00:49:25,160
Speaker 1: whole rookie cooker thing. Like one of the best draft

929
00:49:25,200 --> 00:49:28,440
Speaker 1: picks Bill Belichick's ever made was Stephen Gaskowski as a

930
00:49:28,440 --> 00:49:32,000
Speaker 1: fourth round picked or a place fair, It's worth it's

931
00:49:32,000 --> 00:49:35,080
Speaker 1: worth the gamble because people are especially people are so

932
00:49:35,200 --> 00:49:38,560
Speaker 1: precious in our league with mid round picks, like fourth

933
00:49:38,600 --> 00:49:41,040
Speaker 1: round picks, fifth round picks. They're afraid to give one up.

934
00:49:41,040 --> 00:49:42,719
Speaker 1: It's like I need the I'll trade this guy if

935
00:49:42,760 --> 00:49:45,399
Speaker 1: I can get one more fourth rounder, and then half

936
00:49:45,400 --> 00:49:47,440
Speaker 1: of these guys are cut by their second training camp.

937
00:49:48,239 --> 00:49:51,000
Speaker 1: When you have a k I don't know anything about

938
00:49:51,080 --> 00:49:54,120
Speaker 1: Cade York in his college careers. You star, he was

939
00:49:54,160 --> 00:49:59,560
Speaker 1: gonna be a baller in the imagine if the Titans

940
00:49:59,600 --> 00:50:01,480
Speaker 1: had kide are consider Randy Bullock if you want to

941
00:50:01,520 --> 00:50:05,160
Speaker 1: know that. There you go again in the mustache that

942
00:50:05,280 --> 00:50:08,719
Speaker 1: Kadi ark is sporting shows a lot of confidence. Yes,

943
00:50:08,880 --> 00:50:11,399
Speaker 1: just because he's a kick. If he's a star, he's

944
00:50:11,440 --> 00:50:13,719
Speaker 1: a star, and he's a star, and the Browns might

945
00:50:13,760 --> 00:50:16,840
Speaker 1: have a star at place kicker after years in the

946
00:50:16,880 --> 00:50:20,239
Speaker 1: wilderness in that department. All right, let's do a real

947
00:50:20,320 --> 00:50:24,480
Speaker 1: quick one and then we'll all right, quick quick, color

948
00:50:24,560 --> 00:50:29,120
Speaker 1: me intrigued. The Bears holder was called for unsportsmanlike for

949
00:50:29,200 --> 00:50:34,879
Speaker 1: blotting the field with a towel. Intrigued. Don't understand it,

950
00:50:35,160 --> 00:50:38,400
Speaker 1: and I think it's dumb. The penalty took the Bears

951
00:50:38,400 --> 00:50:41,720
Speaker 1: out of field goal range instead of potentially putting three

952
00:50:41,840 --> 00:50:46,440
Speaker 1: points in to cut the lead there. I don't know.

953
00:50:48,360 --> 00:50:52,240
Speaker 1: You just can't listen if you couldn't guess done something

954
00:50:52,280 --> 00:50:54,120
Speaker 1: with his hand. I mean, think about it. When there's

955
00:50:54,160 --> 00:50:56,239
Speaker 1: snow on the ground. You're brushing the snow out of

956
00:50:56,280 --> 00:50:59,000
Speaker 1: the way, but you can't block the field with a towel.

957
00:50:59,040 --> 00:51:01,879
Speaker 1: The Patriots famous they brought out that snow. I think

958
00:51:03,160 --> 00:51:06,320
Speaker 1: unfair advantage, I guess um. And by the way, Bears

959
00:51:06,320 --> 00:51:08,399
Speaker 1: fans don't get too upset about that because the rain

960
00:51:08,480 --> 00:51:10,279
Speaker 1: is the same reason you won in week one. How

961
00:51:10,320 --> 00:51:12,759
Speaker 1: about you, Gregor, that's got to be sensitive. Where did

962
00:51:12,800 --> 00:51:14,640
Speaker 1: you put them up to the power rank and moving

963
00:51:14,680 --> 00:51:18,120
Speaker 1: him up from thirty because then you cave to the

964
00:51:18,239 --> 00:51:20,640
Speaker 1: to the sheeple. You know, that's a nice that's a

965
00:51:20,719 --> 00:51:23,360
Speaker 1: nice win. I'm just saying, if ever there was a

966
00:51:23,400 --> 00:51:26,120
Speaker 1: win that was you can just throw that entire game out.

967
00:51:26,200 --> 00:51:28,160
Speaker 1: That was it. Well, that was just like a weather

968
00:51:28,239 --> 00:51:29,840
Speaker 1: I threw him a little bit of a bone, okay,

969
00:51:30,080 --> 00:51:33,960
Speaker 1: but that's I thought you might bury. I'm keeping shout out.

970
00:51:33,960 --> 00:51:36,879
Speaker 1: Thank you, Paul rud He understands he had to leave

971
00:51:36,920 --> 00:51:38,719
Speaker 1: some room for like the Jets and stuff on the

972
00:51:38,719 --> 00:51:41,760
Speaker 1: back end. Color me Intreague just quickly by by juice

973
00:51:41,880 --> 00:51:44,520
Speaker 1: by Jarvis Landry as one of the best free agent

974
00:51:44,600 --> 00:51:49,040
Speaker 1: signings in another veteran. That to me is just moving

975
00:51:49,080 --> 00:51:51,200
Speaker 1: in a different way than he has in a few

976
00:51:51,280 --> 00:51:53,520
Speaker 1: years where he's always been on the injury report with

977
00:51:53,600 --> 00:51:57,840
Speaker 1: back injuries or knee injuries and all my god, um

978
00:51:58,680 --> 00:52:02,400
Speaker 1: the sidelines throw that Jamis Winston made to him was

979
00:52:02,480 --> 00:52:04,719
Speaker 1: one of the best throws of the week. Jamis had

980
00:52:04,760 --> 00:52:08,480
Speaker 1: some absolute gems in that game. But the way Landry

981
00:52:08,520 --> 00:52:10,080
Speaker 1: is getting in out of his breaks and you know

982
00:52:10,160 --> 00:52:12,359
Speaker 1: exactly where he's gonna be and even making plays after

983
00:52:12,400 --> 00:52:15,920
Speaker 1: the catch like he used to, that receiver group is

984
00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:18,839
Speaker 1: so much better, so fast, and he, to me, could

985
00:52:18,840 --> 00:52:21,399
Speaker 1: be such a huge part of it. Yeah, same thing

986
00:52:21,440 --> 00:52:24,600
Speaker 1: with Julio Jones. As long as they could keep him healthy,

987
00:52:24,640 --> 00:52:26,440
Speaker 1: he's going to be a difference maker. They signed him

988
00:52:26,440 --> 00:52:28,560
Speaker 1: for three million dollars that that's gonna be one of

989
00:52:28,600 --> 00:52:30,719
Speaker 1: the best free agent moves moved by the Saints. And

990
00:52:30,760 --> 00:52:33,960
Speaker 1: I will throw out over in the NFC West safety

991
00:52:34,080 --> 00:52:37,239
Speaker 1: talaoah who fanga? Who did you guys happen to see?

992
00:52:37,280 --> 00:52:40,800
Speaker 1: Who fanga action? I want to give the forty Niners

993
00:52:40,840 --> 00:52:43,160
Speaker 1: credit because I don't think they get enough. They are

994
00:52:43,239 --> 00:52:46,600
Speaker 1: kind of a factory and pumping out defensive playmakers and

995
00:52:46,640 --> 00:52:50,200
Speaker 1: guys that are ballers and they I know it's a

996
00:52:50,200 --> 00:52:53,640
Speaker 1: little early to say it was with Hufana, but he's

997
00:52:53,680 --> 00:52:56,839
Speaker 1: a safety. Against the Bears, he was everywhere. And I'm

998
00:52:56,880 --> 00:52:59,520
Speaker 1: not usually the type of football fan that clocks like

999
00:52:59,560 --> 00:53:02,960
Speaker 1: a safe you doing things, but he was everywhere. He

1000
00:53:03,040 --> 00:53:05,319
Speaker 1: was all around the ball. He had eleven tackles, nine

1001
00:53:05,320 --> 00:53:08,799
Speaker 1: were solo, two tackles for a loss, an interception, he

1002
00:53:08,880 --> 00:53:11,800
Speaker 1: had the highest He was the highest graded defender against

1003
00:53:11,800 --> 00:53:13,879
Speaker 1: the Bears. And that forty Niners team has some really

1004
00:53:13,880 --> 00:53:16,520
Speaker 1: good defenders that we're making plays in that game as well.

1005
00:53:16,600 --> 00:53:19,160
Speaker 1: So you know, he's a second year player, I believe,

1006
00:53:19,600 --> 00:53:23,280
Speaker 1: and if you add their ability to continue to create talent,

1007
00:53:23,360 --> 00:53:26,200
Speaker 1: that defense, which is an underrated defense. Also, by the way,

1008
00:53:26,320 --> 00:53:29,279
Speaker 1: they're gonna be fine. They That was a stupid game

1009
00:53:29,880 --> 00:53:32,160
Speaker 1: from the perspective of forty Niners fan because the way

1010
00:53:32,200 --> 00:53:34,680
Speaker 1: the weather worked out, But that defense at the very

1011
00:53:34,760 --> 00:53:36,200
Speaker 1: least will be fine. Maybe the offense will be a

1012
00:53:36,239 --> 00:53:42,160
Speaker 1: work in progress. But who funga tal Noah, who funga

1013
00:53:43,160 --> 00:53:46,120
Speaker 1: scouting NYE second year player? That's what I'm saying for him,

1014
00:53:46,480 --> 00:53:48,760
Speaker 1: for the old zooster to be like, whoa the safety

1015
00:53:48,840 --> 00:53:52,400
Speaker 1: is making plays? That safety was making pay You're absolutely right,

1016
00:53:52,440 --> 00:53:55,400
Speaker 1: Damiko Ryan's is one of the best coordinators. But Shanahan

1017
00:53:55,440 --> 00:53:58,880
Speaker 1: should get some credit to like he's like Sean McVeigh.

1018
00:53:58,880 --> 00:54:01,120
Speaker 1: And then I think he's good at irene coaches like

1019
00:54:01,520 --> 00:54:05,640
Speaker 1: the entire defensive group there. Since he's been there, has

1020
00:54:05,680 --> 00:54:08,919
Speaker 1: been amazing at coaching up those players. Right, Um, all right,

1021
00:54:09,000 --> 00:54:13,200
Speaker 1: let's take a break and when we come back, we

1022
00:54:13,320 --> 00:54:16,160
Speaker 1: preview one of the best Thursday Night games of the year.

1023
00:54:17,800 --> 00:54:20,600
Speaker 1: Al Right, and this TNF preview is presented by Prime Video,

1024
00:54:20,719 --> 00:54:24,799
Speaker 1: the new exclusive home for Thursday Night Football. And yes,

1025
00:54:24,840 --> 00:54:28,400
Speaker 1: Matt Money Smith will be in Kansas City on Thursday

1026
00:54:28,480 --> 00:54:34,280
Speaker 1: night for the eight eastern five pm Pacific kickoff between

1027
00:54:34,320 --> 00:54:38,080
Speaker 1: the Chiefs and the Chargers. Money, of course, the official

1028
00:54:38,160 --> 00:54:40,759
Speaker 1: voice of the Charger. He's got some breaking news related

1029
00:54:40,880 --> 00:54:49,160
Speaker 1: to this game ten seconds ago on Twitter. Here is it?

1030
00:54:49,280 --> 00:54:51,760
Speaker 1: J C. Jackson really is a breaking news or developing?

1031
00:54:51,880 --> 00:54:56,240
Speaker 1: I guess it's more developing news either way. Brandon Staley

1032
00:54:56,280 --> 00:54:59,239
Speaker 1: says that Keenan Allen's hamstring is going to take some

1033
00:54:59,400 --> 00:55:02,400
Speaker 1: time to heal. Be smart about it. I like it.

1034
00:55:02,440 --> 00:55:05,279
Speaker 1: Obviously you weren't playing on a short week after he

1035
00:55:05,360 --> 00:55:10,520
Speaker 1: strained it on Sunday. But the Chargers. Chargers want bigger

1036
00:55:10,560 --> 00:55:12,799
Speaker 1: things than eight nine this year. Get that guy right,

1037
00:55:12,880 --> 00:55:14,960
Speaker 1: he's so important. But I I thought by J. C.

1038
00:55:15,080 --> 00:55:17,200
Speaker 1: Jackson threw a jog through by the way, let's see

1039
00:55:17,239 --> 00:55:19,600
Speaker 1: from there, but that one's up more up in the air,

1040
00:55:19,680 --> 00:55:22,000
Speaker 1: I thought. The big takeaway as we get into this game,

1041
00:55:22,040 --> 00:55:25,080
Speaker 1: which is a big test for the Chargers, I already

1042
00:55:25,239 --> 00:55:27,239
Speaker 1: feel like I know what the Chiefs are now. The

1043
00:55:27,280 --> 00:55:30,120
Speaker 1: Chiefs are still badass. Mahomes is in line for a

1044
00:55:30,120 --> 00:55:32,600
Speaker 1: big year. That offense, as long as they stay healthy,

1045
00:55:32,600 --> 00:55:35,040
Speaker 1: you're gonna put up points, and they are the favorite

1046
00:55:35,080 --> 00:55:37,959
Speaker 1: in this division. The Chargers, to me, have a chance

1047
00:55:38,000 --> 00:55:41,319
Speaker 1: to make a huge statement. And I liked how a

1048
00:55:41,360 --> 00:55:44,600
Speaker 1: lot of the additions that we saw last week over

1049
00:55:44,640 --> 00:55:48,279
Speaker 1: the offseason paid out big dividends, like DeAndre Carter, who's

1050
00:55:48,320 --> 00:55:51,120
Speaker 1: like a who what what? He was making plays for them.

1051
00:55:51,120 --> 00:55:53,600
Speaker 1: When Keenan Allen went out of the game, Gerald Everett,

1052
00:55:53,600 --> 00:55:56,200
Speaker 1: that dude can play if you put him with a

1053
00:55:56,200 --> 00:55:59,160
Speaker 1: big time quarterback. What happened? So I think their offense

1054
00:55:59,200 --> 00:56:01,000
Speaker 1: is going to still move the ball. Greg Mike Williams

1055
00:56:01,000 --> 00:56:03,399
Speaker 1: didn't even do much last week and they still were

1056
00:56:03,400 --> 00:56:06,080
Speaker 1: able to get that win against the Raiders. What do

1057
00:56:06,080 --> 00:56:08,160
Speaker 1: you think big. It does feel like a big game

1058
00:56:08,320 --> 00:56:11,480
Speaker 1: very early on for the Chargers. I I feel like

1059
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Speaker 1: it's too early for this game. Uh. It worries me.

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00:56:14,760 --> 00:56:16,359
Speaker 1: I think they're gonna be need to be a little

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Speaker 1: more aggressive offensively. You know, their their offense kind of

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00:56:20,000 --> 00:56:22,000
Speaker 1: went into a shell in the second half against the Raiders.

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00:56:22,080 --> 00:56:25,239
Speaker 1: Raiders did a pretty good job defensively ultimately in that game. Uh,

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Speaker 1: you need to have Herbert attacked these young cornerbacks. I

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00:56:29,280 --> 00:56:33,520
Speaker 1: know that the Chiefs secret sauce defensively is Steve Spagnolo.

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Speaker 1: Just like find any old late round pick. He's like,

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Speaker 1: if you're a first round pick, Trent McDuffie, I'm not

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Speaker 1: even sure I like you enough. Give me my seventh

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Speaker 1: round pick. In my fifth round pick, I'm gonna play

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Speaker 1: them thirty snaps each at cornerback. In Week one, they

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Speaker 1: played three different rookie cornerbacks over fifteen snaps, two of

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Speaker 1: them over thirty. News Greg more developing news This out

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Speaker 1: of Kansas City rap sheet reports the Chiefs place first

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Speaker 1: round pick cornerback Trent McDuffie on injured reserve of the

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Speaker 1: hamstring injury knocking him out this Thursday and three more

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00:57:07,560 --> 00:57:11,600
Speaker 1: games to that also informs why mcduffee was not playing.

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00:57:12,200 --> 00:57:15,280
Speaker 1: He came out early and they ended up using um

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Speaker 1: Jalen Watson I believe is his name, and then Joshua Williams,

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Speaker 1: who was in the mid preseason. Josh Jalen Watson was

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Speaker 1: the seventh round pick and the other one at mid

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Speaker 1: round pick. So you gotta be able to take advantage

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Speaker 1: of those matchups, especially with Mike Williams. I know they're

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00:57:28,880 --> 00:57:31,200
Speaker 1: not as deep at the Chargers as they would like

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00:57:31,360 --> 00:57:33,560
Speaker 1: at receiver without Keenan Allen, but let's see some Josh

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Speaker 1: Palmer here. This game last year Chiefs Chargers the I

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00:57:37,800 --> 00:57:39,640
Speaker 1: think it was the final. It was the last TNF

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Speaker 1: game that I did, and it was at SOFI Stadium,

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00:57:43,080 --> 00:57:45,840
Speaker 1: went into overtime, and it was one of the best

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Speaker 1: games of the entire season. At that point, I was like,

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Speaker 1: how's anything going to top this game? And then obviously

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00:57:50,520 --> 00:57:52,960
Speaker 1: the playoffs happened and then got even crazy. Yes, that

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00:57:53,040 --> 00:57:55,600
Speaker 1: was here, so that's different than being an arrowhead, but

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00:57:55,640 --> 00:57:58,880
Speaker 1: the Chargers should have won that game. The Chargers got

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00:57:58,920 --> 00:58:02,280
Speaker 1: turned away, went for multiple times on fourth down deep

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00:58:02,320 --> 00:58:05,640
Speaker 1: in their deep in Chief's territory, and came up empty

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00:58:05,720 --> 00:58:07,440
Speaker 1: and you came out of the game after the overtime.

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00:58:07,560 --> 00:58:14,760
Speaker 1: I was like, damn, like that that was their chances. Yeah,

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00:58:14,880 --> 00:58:17,080
Speaker 1: and and now you know they don't have Honey Badger

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Speaker 1: there with Kansas City. Now I feel confident that the

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Speaker 1: Charger is going to move the ball and score points.

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00:58:21,760 --> 00:58:24,840
Speaker 1: It's just can they get enough stops here, especially with

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Speaker 1: what we saw Connie out of Patrick Mahomes and the

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00:58:28,200 --> 00:58:32,240
Speaker 1: Chiefs who were completely unconscious and doing whatever they wanted

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00:58:32,400 --> 00:58:36,440
Speaker 1: against the Cardinals. Well, Mahomes five touchdowns and the fact

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00:58:36,480 --> 00:58:40,480
Speaker 1: that Patrick Mahomes and Justin Herbert both spread the ball

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00:58:40,520 --> 00:58:44,080
Speaker 1: around with their offenses. They both targeted nine different players.

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00:58:44,160 --> 00:58:46,880
Speaker 1: They're not just keying in on one guy. Both of

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00:58:46,920 --> 00:58:50,080
Speaker 1: these offenses can move. Both of these quarterbacks are locked

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Speaker 1: in already at the start of the season like this

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Speaker 1: game is going to be insane. I'm so excited for it.

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00:58:57,000 --> 00:58:59,160
Speaker 1: I am too, And you just know it's not going

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Speaker 1: to be as easy for Patrick Mahomes. You know, I'm

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00:59:02,000 --> 00:59:04,000
Speaker 1: thinking back to that Thursday night game where at the

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00:59:04,120 --> 00:59:06,880
Speaker 1: end he caught on fire. But for a while, what

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00:59:06,960 --> 00:59:09,680
Speaker 1: Brandon Staley was trying to do was working, and you know,

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00:59:09,800 --> 00:59:13,280
Speaker 1: he he's the you know, progenitor. I would even say

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00:59:13,320 --> 00:59:20,160
Speaker 1: of like the type of defenses. The type of defense

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00:59:20,280 --> 00:59:23,000
Speaker 1: is that you know, everyone is running against Patrick Mahomes.

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00:59:23,200 --> 00:59:26,160
Speaker 1: The Cardinals did the exact opposite, decided to go like

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Speaker 1: single high safety blitz in a ton. It obviously didn't work.

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00:59:29,240 --> 00:59:31,200
Speaker 1: They'll have to work the ball down the field a

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00:59:31,240 --> 00:59:34,880
Speaker 1: lot more slowly against this Chargers defense, which which as

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Speaker 1: I said before, I'm I'm excited about, but I think

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00:59:37,200 --> 00:59:39,680
Speaker 1: it's gonna be harder because I really think this Chief's

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Speaker 1: offense is going to be able to run the ball efficiently.

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Speaker 1: That's what really caught my eye in that first game

1127
00:59:44,680 --> 00:59:48,200
Speaker 1: was they're using their tight ends so well to block.

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00:59:48,320 --> 00:59:51,240
Speaker 1: They're playing in a lot of really heavy formations throwing

1129
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Speaker 1: out of that, but also running really effectively out of that.

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00:59:53,920 --> 00:59:56,360
Speaker 1: So I talked about the Chargers run defense. Let's see

1131
00:59:56,400 --> 00:59:58,960
Speaker 1: if that holds up for another week, because I think

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00:59:58,960 --> 01:00:01,200
Speaker 1: the Chiefs run in attack is going to be legit.

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01:00:01,440 --> 01:00:03,800
Speaker 1: We've got the over under here and the deserts that

1134
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Speaker 1: at fifty four and a half. That's a high number, correct, right,

1135
01:00:06,560 --> 01:00:10,680
Speaker 1: it's pretty high? Uh, And you have the Chiefs lay

1136
01:00:10,720 --> 01:00:13,360
Speaker 1: in the wood four points here four. Yeah, so that

1137
01:00:13,520 --> 01:00:16,320
Speaker 1: is uh, you know. I I even think with you know,

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01:00:16,320 --> 01:00:19,320
Speaker 1: our lack competition, like I usually don't mess with Thursday

1139
01:00:19,400 --> 01:00:24,400
Speaker 1: night football is weird. But I really like them. And

1140
01:00:24,440 --> 01:00:26,480
Speaker 1: then and Justin and Herbert's playing for one of these

1141
01:00:26,480 --> 01:00:28,920
Speaker 1: two teams that actually up again. Come on, tell the

1142
01:00:29,000 --> 01:00:31,280
Speaker 1: Chiefs got six and oh written all over them to

1143
01:00:31,280 --> 01:00:32,960
Speaker 1: start the season right now. I know you don't want

1144
01:00:33,000 --> 01:00:35,080
Speaker 1: to put too much into Week one. I'm not gonna

1145
01:00:35,120 --> 01:00:36,840
Speaker 1: do it, but that's where I'm leaning. I think the

1146
01:00:36,880 --> 01:00:39,080
Speaker 1: Chiefs keep rolling on offense, and there the talk of

1147
01:00:39,120 --> 01:00:42,400
Speaker 1: the league after now. I think this one's gonna get crazy.

1148
01:00:42,160 --> 01:00:44,720
Speaker 1: I think that the Chargers could surprise us. I will

1149
01:00:44,760 --> 01:00:47,600
Speaker 1: be picking the Chiefs in this game on NFL dot

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01:00:47,600 --> 01:00:50,360
Speaker 1: Com Game Picks for sure, So I'm not I'm not

1151
01:00:50,400 --> 01:00:54,480
Speaker 1: pushing back too hard, but man, Justin Herbert has five

1152
01:00:54,560 --> 01:00:56,919
Speaker 1: throws every game that are just like, what the heck?

1153
01:00:57,000 --> 01:00:58,960
Speaker 1: Can you make it a little easier for him? I

1154
01:00:59,040 --> 01:01:01,440
Speaker 1: just I do think sometimes it's like, why does it

1155
01:01:01,480 --> 01:01:05,240
Speaker 1: take so many insanely good throws to put up twenty

1156
01:01:05,280 --> 01:01:07,680
Speaker 1: four points? I think that's the difference. Is I kind

1157
01:01:07,680 --> 01:01:11,960
Speaker 1: of trust the offensive coaching to me, matches. Mahomes is

1158
01:01:12,000 --> 01:01:14,240
Speaker 1: brilliance where I don't know if we're there with the

1159
01:01:14,320 --> 01:01:17,360
Speaker 1: charges quite yet. Chris Jones, by the way, was just

1160
01:01:17,640 --> 01:01:19,760
Speaker 1: playing out of his mind in week one and and

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01:01:19,800 --> 01:01:22,080
Speaker 1: so that's something to watch two for the Chiefs. That is,

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01:01:22,240 --> 01:01:24,440
Speaker 1: that's a good point. I never thought of it, but

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01:01:24,480 --> 01:01:27,560
Speaker 1: that's true. Like you don't see Justin Herbert like slinging

1164
01:01:27,560 --> 01:01:29,680
Speaker 1: it to wide open guys over the middle too often.

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01:01:29,720 --> 01:01:32,760
Speaker 1: It's usually turkey hole shots or you know, from the

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01:01:32,760 --> 01:01:35,400
Speaker 1: opposite side of the field, ninety yard yard bombs. It's

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01:01:35,400 --> 01:01:37,520
Speaker 1: just like he had five throws. They were crazy, and

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Speaker 1: then it's like, oh, you had twenty four points, and

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01:01:39,400 --> 01:01:41,440
Speaker 1: it's like looking like the Monday Night game yesterday, and

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Speaker 1: that was a game that the Broncos scored sixteen points.

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01:01:44,880 --> 01:01:47,760
Speaker 1: But so many times Courtland Sutton or Jerry Judy, they

1172
01:01:47,800 --> 01:01:50,480
Speaker 1: were finding pockets in the zone of Gino. With one

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01:01:50,520 --> 01:01:52,680
Speaker 1: of his touchdowns, the guy was all by himself. Really

1174
01:01:52,720 --> 01:01:58,160
Speaker 1: both um that second throws, beautiful read over the right,

1175
01:01:58,520 --> 01:02:02,680
Speaker 1: just a little credit. I'm talking about the first half,

1176
01:02:02,720 --> 01:02:05,360
Speaker 1: not the second half. Word. He had four completions night

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01:02:05,440 --> 01:02:07,800
Speaker 1: seven yards and they didn't score a point. And basically

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01:02:07,880 --> 01:02:12,000
Speaker 1: lets oposing team win the game. But deposing team literally

1179
01:02:12,200 --> 01:02:14,480
Speaker 1: like dropped a dump in its pants and blew it.

1180
01:02:14,680 --> 01:02:18,840
Speaker 1: Let him have his moment. I tried. I couldn't know.

1181
01:02:19,160 --> 01:02:21,480
Speaker 1: I could. You came in here with like a debate

1182
01:02:21,640 --> 01:02:24,800
Speaker 1: stump speech, this little forty four yards think. He's like,

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01:02:25,040 --> 01:02:27,439
Speaker 1: I don't care, Like, no matter what they talk about,

1184
01:02:27,480 --> 01:02:30,160
Speaker 1: I'm gonna pivot to this topic and no matter what.

1185
01:02:30,400 --> 01:02:32,800
Speaker 1: In fairness, it was not forty four yards. It was

1186
01:02:32,880 --> 01:02:35,560
Speaker 1: forty seven yards three four in the second half. But

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01:02:35,680 --> 01:02:38,600
Speaker 1: you know what, they wrote him off? Wow, and he

1188
01:02:38,640 --> 01:02:42,080
Speaker 1: didn't right back the same distance Randy Bullocks missfield goal?

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Speaker 1: Uh you know who? Um justin? You know we created

1190
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Speaker 1: higher than Patrick Mahomes and Justin Herbert by PF and

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01:02:48,320 --> 01:02:51,000
Speaker 1: week one. By the way, who's that Gino smith h

1192
01:02:52,400 --> 01:02:55,600
Speaker 1: in the league except for Josh Allen number two. I

1193
01:02:55,640 --> 01:03:00,320
Speaker 1: had a you know, speaking of stupid stats twist for

1194
01:03:00,360 --> 01:03:03,120
Speaker 1: your own liking. I had a it's not twisted, that's

1195
01:03:03,160 --> 01:03:08,360
Speaker 1: just a Washington commander's fan tweet me getting mad at

1196
01:03:08,360 --> 01:03:10,960
Speaker 1: me and saying, oh, you're you're a total piece of garbage.

1197
01:03:11,280 --> 01:03:15,040
Speaker 1: Carson Wentz he was the number five quarterback in football.

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01:03:15,080 --> 01:03:17,080
Speaker 1: How are they not a top ten team after they

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Speaker 1: beat the Jaguars in Week one? Like, what bro what

1200
01:03:22,680 --> 01:03:28,760
Speaker 1: maybe it was by yardage or something? My favorite? Um,

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01:03:28,960 --> 01:03:33,840
Speaker 1: congratulations Greg. That was t n F preview presented by

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Speaker 1: Prime Video. The new era of Thursday Night Football is

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Speaker 1: officially here, and it's only on Prime Video. You got

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Speaker 1: and I was going to sell the bar is raised

1205
01:03:44,440 --> 01:03:47,080
Speaker 1: here that I am not concerned that this is going

1206
01:03:47,120 --> 01:03:50,400
Speaker 1: to be a season long problem. But until the next

1207
01:03:50,440 --> 01:03:52,720
Speaker 1: game happens, we have no choice but to believe it

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01:03:52,760 --> 01:03:55,400
Speaker 1: as a possibility. As your moment and I would I

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Speaker 1: just I'm asking you please, Greg, Um, it's ends at

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Speaker 1: a prayer. If when Mark returns to our show, Um,

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Speaker 1: let's just make sure we get some of this conversation

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Speaker 1: into our next show two, because I want him to

1213
01:04:08,160 --> 01:04:10,280
Speaker 1: have some of it. I know he missed a lot

1214
01:04:10,320 --> 01:04:13,160
Speaker 1: of it today. Okay, you want him to share this,

1215
01:04:13,640 --> 01:04:16,360
Speaker 1: write it down in your little black book. Here. I

1216
01:04:16,360 --> 01:04:18,800
Speaker 1: don't think that I the old Zooster, should be the

1217
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Speaker 1: only one that had to deal with the Geno episode today.

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01:04:22,320 --> 01:04:25,440
Speaker 1: Well it's over now, so the Geno season, I mean

1219
01:04:25,520 --> 01:04:28,880
Speaker 1: it could go incredibly south and you guys will enjoy that.

1220
01:04:29,280 --> 01:04:32,560
Speaker 1: But that will that will not take away the joy

1221
01:04:32,840 --> 01:04:36,000
Speaker 1: of all that happening. That this will go making the

1222
01:04:36,080 --> 01:04:39,440
Speaker 1: leap back in. It was just it was just on

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01:04:39,640 --> 01:04:47,480
Speaker 1: paused for the next d you it will go south.

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Speaker 1: But I will say this, there's nothing that I or

1225
01:04:50,120 --> 01:04:52,800
Speaker 1: anyone else that's not rooting for Geno Smith can do

1226
01:04:52,960 --> 01:04:56,520
Speaker 1: about what happened. Yeah, well that happened, and the rest

1227
01:04:56,560 --> 01:04:58,440
Speaker 1: of us just have to wear it and move on.

1228
01:04:58,840 --> 01:05:01,960
Speaker 1: I mean, because look, he played two seasons in the

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01:05:01,960 --> 01:05:04,480
Speaker 1: first two seasons of his career for the freaking just

1230
01:05:05,120 --> 01:05:12,360
Speaker 1: a look, if you struggle with the Jets for two years,

1231
01:05:12,400 --> 01:05:14,600
Speaker 1: there's no way you could ever get better after that.

1232
01:05:14,840 --> 01:05:18,000
Speaker 1: Just like the Seahawks had to move on drive after

1233
01:05:18,080 --> 01:05:23,600
Speaker 1: driving the second half on Monday Night succession of inaccuracy,

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Speaker 1: we must out, we must move on all right again.

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Speaker 1: Nick and Rosenthal Vanity Project if if you want me

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