WEBVTT - How Lavonte David & Devin White Stop Christian McCaffrey  | Bucs Insider Live

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome in to Buccaneers and Sadur Live presented by Miller

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<v Speaker 1>area all of the questions. We're already getting a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of people that are in here in the chat. So again,

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<v Speaker 1>we love hearing where everybody's watching from as well, which

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<v Speaker 1>is always great, so as we give people a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to actually start asking some of the questions. Um, we

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<v Speaker 1>know that that was the not the way the team

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to start the season for sure. Um, what were

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<v Speaker 1>some of the big takeaways that you got that that

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<v Speaker 1>especially we could see where they could have it already,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, potentially even turned around before Thursday. Is it

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<v Speaker 1>is this stuff that's easily fixable? Is it a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit longer term? Just kind of your initial thoughts on

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<v Speaker 1>on what that game is. I don't. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>anything's easy in the NFL. The good things to build

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<v Speaker 1>on was that the offensive line played pretty well. I

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<v Speaker 1>know there were moments where James was under durest, but

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of those were with the ball held for

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<v Speaker 1>a decent amount of time. And I think the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>problem for the Bucks offense in that game, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>it created a bunch of ancillary problems, was the past

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<v Speaker 1>catch is really weren't getting a lot of separation. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't exactly know how you fix that other than

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<v Speaker 1>to play better, run routes better or whatever. But considering

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<v Speaker 1>what we think of our past catching corps, our receivers

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<v Speaker 1>and our tight ends and even our running backs, I

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't expect that to be a persistent problem. Can you

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<v Speaker 1>would you expect us to have trouble getting separation with

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Evans and Chris Godwin and O. J. Howard and

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<v Speaker 1>all that. So it didn't seem like there are hardly

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<v Speaker 1>any times, even with play action, when Jamis was throwing

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<v Speaker 1>to just wide open guys, which you tend to get

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<v Speaker 1>from time to time during the game. I watched other

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<v Speaker 1>games last night, and you see that from time and time,

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<v Speaker 1>and I didn't see a lot of that. So there

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<v Speaker 1>were a lot of Jamis holding the ball, Jami's having

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<v Speaker 1>to throw into tight windows, and sometimes that worked out

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<v Speaker 1>and sometimes it didn't. UM. Obviously, the biggest problem in

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<v Speaker 1>the game, as everybody knows, was the turnovers. Uh, And

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<v Speaker 1>you want to your menia reaction, it's fair is to

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<v Speaker 1>say this is what we were trying to get out

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<v Speaker 1>of Jamis Winston's game. This is the big thing. You

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<v Speaker 1>look at it. You don't want to make excuse is.

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<v Speaker 1>But one of the interceptions went right through a person's hands,

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<v Speaker 1>and another one, according to coach Arians, and he would

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<v Speaker 1>know better than I would, was a perfectly thrown ball

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<v Speaker 1>right to where it was supposed to be. That was

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<v Speaker 1>the one that Richard Sherman took the house because Peyton

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<v Speaker 1>Barber apparently ran his route about two yards too deep.

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<v Speaker 1>And you see that he turns around late and too far,

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<v Speaker 1>and the ball is in front of him, and Richard Sherman,

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<v Speaker 1>because he has his eyes on the quarterback, sees where

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<v Speaker 1>the pass is going in the pass catcher doesn't and

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<v Speaker 1>ends up being an easy pick six. And you think

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<v Speaker 1>James just threw one right to the other guy. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>the last one was his fault according to Bruce Arians,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was just a bad decision. He thinks he

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<v Speaker 1>was trying to throw it away when screen pass just

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<v Speaker 1>didn't work and he needed to find a better way

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<v Speaker 1>to get rid of that ball, so live to find

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<v Speaker 1>another day. So that's the one. And is that easily fixable? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think anything like that is easy. Playing quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>isn't easy, but it's certainly something you can stress. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a really great point. And then the defense, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>that was something we were really excited to see coming

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<v Speaker 1>into the game, just because again, they we know they

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<v Speaker 1>hold a lot back in preseason, you know, they don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to show their whole hand, and we had this

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<v Speaker 1>whole new scheme with Todd Bowls coming in and and

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<v Speaker 1>then they really I mean, if you looked at just

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<v Speaker 1>the score and didn't watch the game, you'd say the

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<v Speaker 1>defense played terrible. But I feel like it's really important

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<v Speaker 1>to stress, you know, how well they played and how

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<v Speaker 1>some of those things weren't there. Well, I mean it's

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<v Speaker 1>right there in the numbers. The defense played great. They

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<v Speaker 1>gave up one touchdown that was after a third and

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<v Speaker 1>ten past interference call on a deep ball deep down

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<v Speaker 1>the middle of the field where the ball was well overthrown. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>here's another thing. The penalties were a problem, and they

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<v Speaker 1>were a problem for the defense, and they kept him

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<v Speaker 1>from getting out the field. Several times, and you do

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<v Speaker 1>want to harp on them, don't do certain things. But

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<v Speaker 1>penalties are a little bit hard to control because sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>you get calls that you don't necessarily agree with. So

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<v Speaker 1>did you did you do something wrong? We had two

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<v Speaker 1>touchdowns to Cambray called back on penalties to Damar Dotson. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>the officials are right there on the field. They know

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<v Speaker 1>better than I do. But to the naked eye, it

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<v Speaker 1>certainly looked like that was just a really good play

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<v Speaker 1>by DeMar. He's supposed to kick out on that play

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<v Speaker 1>and that guy and it looks like he just drives

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<v Speaker 1>him and that's it, and it worked. Cambridge scores. He

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<v Speaker 1>gets by that guy in the first second and and

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, DeMar keeps pushing his guy. I didn't see

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<v Speaker 1>a hold there. But again, the officials are there, so

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<v Speaker 1>maybe they know better than me. But that's what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 1>You want to say, man, they really hurt themselves with

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<v Speaker 1>penalties offense and defense. And it's true, but how much

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<v Speaker 1>of that could you really help? If dMar actually did

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<v Speaker 1>what he was supposed to do there, how could you

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<v Speaker 1>really help that? Um? But the defense, as you asked,

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<v Speaker 1>I think two sixty four yards allowed. Here's one big thing,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is a problem. Last year oh for three

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<v Speaker 1>in the red zone. We were the worst red zone

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<v Speaker 1>defense in in the league last year, and it seemed

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<v Speaker 1>like anytime a team got there, they scored um a touchdown.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean to say, oh for three is fantastic. I

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<v Speaker 1>went back three years. It took me back to the

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<v Speaker 1>first game of two thousand sixteen or the second game

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<v Speaker 1>to find another game where we held an imponent to

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<v Speaker 1>no touchdowns and at least three red zone trips. It's

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<v Speaker 1>it's a big thing. Uh. The pass rush only generated

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<v Speaker 1>one sack and one other quarterback hit, but Todd Boll

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<v Speaker 1>said he was happy with the pass rush considering how

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<v Speaker 1>the game went. There was a lot of quick throws

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<v Speaker 1>and a lot of running place. So um, really, there's

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<v Speaker 1>not a lot bad to say about the defense. They

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<v Speaker 1>look good, Yeah, which is great. Um. Francois asked do

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<v Speaker 1>you think Rojo would be starting moving forward? I knew

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<v Speaker 1>that question is come and I would have bet anything,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're gonna get that. You know, it could just

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<v Speaker 1>be a matter of time if he continues to play

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<v Speaker 1>like that. I don't think they make that decision one

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<v Speaker 1>week that That's an interesting question though, because coach Arian

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<v Speaker 1>said several times during the offseason in training camp, when

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<v Speaker 1>Royal Jones was looking really good, he said, if somebody

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<v Speaker 1>has the hot hand, we will stick with him, and

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<v Speaker 1>that clearly happened. Uh. Peyton Barber started the game. At

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<v Speaker 1>one point in the third quarter, he had maybe eight carries,

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<v Speaker 1>nine carries to four for Rojo, and then the rest

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<v Speaker 1>of the game, Rojo got all the carries and he

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<v Speaker 1>got hot. You know, he's ripping off eleven and sixteen

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<v Speaker 1>yard runs. They were all up the middle practically, because

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<v Speaker 1>he's a bigger guy now, he's got more muscular, he's

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<v Speaker 1>he was breaking tackles. So he's stuck with a hot

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<v Speaker 1>hand in that game. Does that strategy also apply across

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<v Speaker 1>from one game to the next. You say Ronald Jones

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<v Speaker 1>is the hot hands, the start him in week two,

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<v Speaker 1>it's probably a little bit too soon. That's probably a

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<v Speaker 1>quicker reaction than I would expect. But if he keeps

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<v Speaker 1>playing like that, it's just a matter of time. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a great point. Jay had said, I'm happy the

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<v Speaker 1>defense is playing better. How do we improve our red

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<v Speaker 1>zone scoring? Though? So we talked about how we held

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<v Speaker 1>the other team in the red zone. But then we

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<v Speaker 1>struggle a little bit, which is it's hard to say

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<v Speaker 1>because yes, because the penalties, but technically it's like Cambraid

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<v Speaker 1>gout to red zone touchdowns back to back. So we

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<v Speaker 1>clearly have the plays that will work in the red zone.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that's sort of the optimism there, But then the penalties. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Donovan Smith was asked this exact question yesterday and

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<v Speaker 1>he just said two words and then went on the

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<v Speaker 1>next question. He said, execution, execution. So they, like you said,

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<v Speaker 1>they think they have the right strategy, they have the

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<v Speaker 1>right plays, they had the right place called on several occasions,

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<v Speaker 1>they just didn't execute again twice on penalties on plays

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<v Speaker 1>that did work. Um, the fourth down play, remember that

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Godwin, it was almost intercepted. Apparently according to Bruce Arians,

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<v Speaker 1>that was a player where Chris Godwin is supposed to

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<v Speaker 1>stop a little sooner, and if he had, then Jamis

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't have been dragged into throwing the ball into danger

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<v Speaker 1>like he did. Now that's as to say it was

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<v Speaker 1>a good decision to throw that ball because the safety

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<v Speaker 1>jumped it and could have gone about one yards. But um,

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<v Speaker 1>so little things like that. Now, Chris Godwin had a

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<v Speaker 1>good game and he made a nice touchdown catch and all,

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<v Speaker 1>but apparently he was supposed to stop a little sooner.

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<v Speaker 1>That That's the thing you see in practice. You'll see, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>the receivers running routes and the coaches will say zone

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<v Speaker 1>or man, and they're supposed to They're supposed to react

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<v Speaker 1>based on if they see that the defense is zone

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<v Speaker 1>or man. And if it's zone, oftentimes you stop and

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<v Speaker 1>sit down in a in an open area, and if

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<v Speaker 1>it's man, you keep going because you're trying to beat

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<v Speaker 1>your man. Right. Yeah, that's a great point. Um. Another

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<v Speaker 1>area that I wanted to talk about with special teams,

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<v Speaker 1>very much a mixed bag there in some ways. But um,

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<v Speaker 1>first of all, let's talk about Matt Gay. That I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like that's that's got to be something that fans

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<v Speaker 1>are excited about. So what you've seen from him and

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<v Speaker 1>then some of the struggles on the special team side

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<v Speaker 1>of a blocked punt and you know, the return game

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<v Speaker 1>never really got going to overall that that whole unit,

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<v Speaker 1>How would you kind of grade the game and where

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<v Speaker 1>you feel like they could go movie, Yeah, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>Matt Gay didn't have any really high different high level

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<v Speaker 1>of difficulty kicks, but he made all what three he

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<v Speaker 1>made two extra points and I think a thirty one

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<v Speaker 1>yard or so. They're all about the same range of kicks,

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<v Speaker 1>but he made him. I mean, you know, that's his

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<v Speaker 1>first game as rookie. He didn't seem like a guy

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<v Speaker 1>in the preseason that was bothered by jitters. But you

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<v Speaker 1>never know. First game that actually counts, first kicks that

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<v Speaker 1>are really really important. Although I suppose the preseason kicks

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<v Speaker 1>were important to him because he was fighting for a job. Right, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>so that was fine, there's nothing, nothing bad to see.

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<v Speaker 1>We still haven't had a chance to see him kick

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<v Speaker 1>a long one, but I'm sure that he will. Um

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<v Speaker 1>the punt obviously, getting the punt blocked deflected, I guess

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<v Speaker 1>it's technically a deflection because the ball went forward about

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<v Speaker 1>three yards, but we all know it was a punt block.

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<v Speaker 1>That's bad. Um. It looked like one guy got run

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<v Speaker 1>over on the play. Um And yeah, the return game

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<v Speaker 1>was kind of man, but that we're kind of used

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<v Speaker 1>to that at this point. We'd like to see some

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<v Speaker 1>breakout there, right. We had a few different questions about

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<v Speaker 1>Um injury updates. People asked about how Blaine Gabbert's doing.

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<v Speaker 1>Justin Evans I saw a few more so overall, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>what do we know about injury situations? And when will

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<v Speaker 1>we know a little bit more for the Thursday. This

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<v Speaker 1>is the week where you actually get information early. Since

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<v Speaker 1>we're playing on Thursday. We actually had an official injury

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<v Speaker 1>report on Monday, didn't have to wait until Wednesday. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>Justin Evans is done. He's on I R now. I

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<v Speaker 1>suppose with today's roles he could come back at some

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<v Speaker 1>point if he's designated to return. But they put Justin

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<v Speaker 1>on i R yesterday with that Achilles problem. It's just

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<v Speaker 1>been a long rule back for him. Um, Blaine Gabbert

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<v Speaker 1>still is not practicing as of yesterday, so one would

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<v Speaker 1>suspect that for at least one more week. Ryan Griffin

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<v Speaker 1>is still your number two and then when Blaine's healthy,

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<v Speaker 1>they'll have to make a decision. Other than that, though

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<v Speaker 1>the teams in really good shape. There wasn't a single

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<v Speaker 1>other person who was even limited in practice yesterday. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>the guys that were sick are better now, and there

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<v Speaker 1>was some You're not going to come out of a

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<v Speaker 1>game without some bumps and bruises. So you had guys

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<v Speaker 1>like O. J. Howard with an ankle and Ronald Jones

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<v Speaker 1>with a toe injury, but they practice without problems. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and market asked, is Mike Evans percent healthy. Yeah, he

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<v Speaker 1>just had like a twenty four hour bug, right, which

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<v Speaker 1>is a lot better. So for you looking at I

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<v Speaker 1>think he was a little affected by it though. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I have to imagine because especially with it being so

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<v Speaker 1>incredibly hot down on the field, that even if you're

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<v Speaker 1>over it, like you're not having the symptoms anymore. I mean,

0:10:21.200 --> 0:10:23.559
<v Speaker 1>everybody knows when you've been saying, yeah, you don't feel

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<v Speaker 1>hard to say exactly. Yeah, you're probably lesson in jetty.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah you aren't completely hundred percent in just one day. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I know they do a great job with the training

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<v Speaker 1>staff and everything, getting them, you know, ready to go.

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<v Speaker 1>But there's a shame because he loves Richard Sherman. He

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<v Speaker 1>loves going against Sherman, and he actually had a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of really good games against Richie. Yeah, that is when

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<v Speaker 1>Mike tends to be at his best. I mean he

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<v Speaker 1>is one of the most competitive people. Well, this week

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<v Speaker 1>should be good then, because James Bradberry has had some

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<v Speaker 1>good games against him, and now he's got another shot

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<v Speaker 1>at him, right, and that was gonna actually be So

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<v Speaker 1>the next question I was gonna ask, is this matchup

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<v Speaker 1>on Thursday. I think it's an interesting point that Um,

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<v Speaker 1>Dave Moore actually made on the radio show that we

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<v Speaker 1>had last night, how normally you talked about a short

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<v Speaker 1>game week and it's hard to prepare. And I was like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, at least it's a more familiar opponent in Carolina,

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<v Speaker 1>But normally people would just say, well, they're familiar with

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<v Speaker 1>us too, so it's not really advantage. But he pointed out, well,

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<v Speaker 1>we're the ones with new schemes, new coaches and all

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<v Speaker 1>of that, So do you feel like there could be

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<v Speaker 1>some advantage there in terms of preparing for that game?

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<v Speaker 1>Familiarity our end? Right, they have a lot less of

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<v Speaker 1>Todd Bowls as tape to work with, although they can

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<v Speaker 1>go back and look at former Todd Bowls teams and

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<v Speaker 1>bigot an idea of his schemes, and they I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>they will do that. We probably did a short week.

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<v Speaker 1>They knew that preparing, so they probably did some preparation

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<v Speaker 1>ahead of time. Um, yeah, I could see that being

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<v Speaker 1>a slide advantage. Another thing. Last year, Carolina's offense was

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<v Speaker 1>new with Norv Turner. Now it's the second year and

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<v Speaker 1>they had a lot of misdirection stuff. Remember some of

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<v Speaker 1>those plays right and thens and things like that that

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<v Speaker 1>really got ye, they really got us in. Um Vidave

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<v Speaker 1>was asked about that yesterday and he said, well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we're preparing for that. But also we're a different team.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like we've got a totally different scheme. Uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll be approaching this in different way. So one can

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<v Speaker 1>hope that that the defense is better equipped to handle

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<v Speaker 1>those plays now, because that's a problem, and Christian McCaffrey

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<v Speaker 1>is a problem, right, yeah, as always, So for you

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<v Speaker 1>looking at Cam Newton and Christian McCaffrey especially first and foremost,

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<v Speaker 1>who on our defense will most have to step up

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<v Speaker 1>to contain them? And how does this new scheme match

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<v Speaker 1>up against that? Carolina? I think you saw it with

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<v Speaker 1>George Kittle, And I know that George Kittle and Christian

0:12:23.360 --> 0:12:25.880
<v Speaker 1>McCaffrey are played different positions, but both of them are

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<v Speaker 1>are non wide receivers who are the obvious focal point

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<v Speaker 1>of their team's passing attack. And when you have somebody

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<v Speaker 1>in the backfield or a tight end on the line

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<v Speaker 1>becoming you know, going out and running routes and becoming

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<v Speaker 1>a focal point of the past attack. You generally don't

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<v Speaker 1>have just one guy you don't take. You know, you

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<v Speaker 1>could say Richard Sherman's gonna cover Mike Evans the whole game.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't. You can't do that with a tight end

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<v Speaker 1>or especially a running back. Uh, it's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>so Christian McAffrey is going to stress various parts of

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<v Speaker 1>this defense, all of it at some point during the game.

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<v Speaker 1>But I do think that the linebackers Lavonte David and

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<v Speaker 1>Devin White are gonna be the most important players and

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<v Speaker 1>stopping him particularly run. You saw Lavonte David, I assume

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<v Speaker 1>you saw it too. He looked like he was a

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<v Speaker 1>great fit in this defense. I mean, especially in the

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<v Speaker 1>first half. He was free to fly around. He made

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<v Speaker 1>five tackles, I think all of them are most of

0:13:16.960 --> 0:13:19.640
<v Speaker 1>them were in the first half on running plays, and

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<v Speaker 1>those plays gained one yard, zero yards, Negati tive yards,

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<v Speaker 1>one yard and four yards. So he he's free to

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<v Speaker 1>run around clearly, and we all know he diagnoses plays

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<v Speaker 1>quickly and gets there quickly, and so he's the guy

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<v Speaker 1>that in the running game with McCaffrey, him and Devin

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<v Speaker 1>White are gonna probably be the most important players when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to stopping in the passing game. It could

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<v Speaker 1>just it could be just about anybody. Um France while

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<v Speaker 1>had also asked, is there any update on the new

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<v Speaker 1>veteran offensive tackle that was signed. Does he seem like

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<v Speaker 1>he could be a contributor? Well? Yeah, he I think

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<v Speaker 1>the problem he had in Jacksonville is he was injured.

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<v Speaker 1>He had some bad injury luck. He went on the

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<v Speaker 1>i R like four times in three years, which doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>seem possible, but he came back once and then went

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<v Speaker 1>back on i R. So he did when he was

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<v Speaker 1>on the field. He did start nine games the last

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<v Speaker 1>two years for Jacksonville. Um, so that's an experienced guy,

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<v Speaker 1>has been in the league five years already. It's it's

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<v Speaker 1>a guy that has a lot of experience and starting experience.

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<v Speaker 1>And so I think that is a nice edition. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll close on this. We had two questions almost

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<v Speaker 1>backed back about the offensive game plan essentially where Brian

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<v Speaker 1>had asked, with the defense playing better than the offense

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<v Speaker 1>in that first game, does that mean you game plan differently?

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<v Speaker 1>And then Rodney had asked, do you think it was

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<v Speaker 1>a balanced offensive game plan last week? Or should they

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<v Speaker 1>have run the ball more? No, we ran the ball

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six times. I think that's and there weren't a

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<v Speaker 1>ton of plays. I think we had around sixty alan sixties,

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<v Speaker 1>so sixties sixty two something like that, so that that

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<v Speaker 1>was pretty balanced. We ran. I noticed that we ran

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<v Speaker 1>on first and ten quite a bit, especially in the

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<v Speaker 1>early going. Now at the very end you're down one

0:14:47.320 --> 0:14:49.920
<v Speaker 1>touchdown with not much time, and then of course two touchdowns.

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<v Speaker 1>So to throwing the ball. It's before we had to

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<v Speaker 1>throw the ball on virtually every snap the last few drives.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a really balanced attack, so and that's a

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<v Speaker 1>good thing. So it's a good question. But no, I

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<v Speaker 1>think we're already balanced. And no, I don't think you

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<v Speaker 1>changed the game plan because you think we're a defensive

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<v Speaker 1>lead team. Now. You don't expect your offense to struggle again.

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<v Speaker 1>You plan to succeed, and I think that they will

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<v Speaker 1>plan to succeed and hopefully we'll see a better output

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<v Speaker 1>on that part of that side of ball this week.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Well, thanks so much for joining us, and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll be back next week and hope you guys enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>watching the game in Carolina. We'll see you then