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Speaker 1: The man's fancy to the game play with her coach

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Speaker 1: Dan Quinn, Logan, Paulson, I mean host Brian Cowan Jr.

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Speaker 1: And we're in the Big Bear AI Command Center studio.

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Speaker 2: Coach looking good. Man got a little got a little

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Speaker 2: battle wound there. The first two part questions how you feeling.

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Speaker 3: I appreciate you asking man. I'm doing great, Yes, sir, yes, sir.

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Speaker 1: It was just so cool to see you pop up

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Speaker 1: like that, right lous will show you love. But then

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Speaker 1: in the locker room to give you the game ball man,

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Speaker 1: how special was that moment knowing that one.

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Speaker 2: Of the doggiest dogs in the locker.

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Speaker 4: Room respected Joe, then it was it was awesome to

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Speaker 4: show that much love and support.

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Speaker 3: It was totally surprised by it.

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Speaker 4: So uh, I'm feeling good and was like certainly grateful

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Speaker 4: for that from those guys and everybody else check it in.

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Speaker 3: So yeah, thankful for that, coach.

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Speaker 5: Did you have any like flashbacks to the playing days

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Speaker 5: when that was coming down the pipe? Mariotas coming down

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Speaker 5: not about to see gust.

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Speaker 3: Back in the day they read it.

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Speaker 4: And yellow the base was bad, you know, like I.

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Speaker 3: Was looking rough right there, so ready for it was

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Speaker 3: not so bad, and that's even worse.

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Speaker 4: But yeah, I had no need bend and uh, next thing,

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Speaker 4: I know, like uh on the ground.

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Speaker 5: Back up and then like okay, was that like when

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Speaker 5: you were on your back and someone just looking down

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Speaker 5: like did you get the Uh?

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Speaker 3: No, I think I just tried to pop up back. Sure,

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Speaker 3: like no one saw it, but clearly everyone saw.

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Speaker 1: Coach, everyone is watching, But of course that's because of

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Speaker 1: the player on the field. The Commanders were playing and

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Speaker 1: Marcus Mariota was our quarterback stepped in for Jading Daniels.

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Speaker 1: How excited were you to see and still have that

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Speaker 1: explosive ability and make all those sposive plays.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I was probably the least surprised person in the stadium.

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Speaker 4: I see it on a regular basis, you know, for

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Speaker 4: the last year and a half, to see the way

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Speaker 4: he conducts himself, the way he can perform, the way

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Speaker 4: he runs the offense.

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Speaker 3: I was certain that he would play.

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Speaker 1: Well.

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Speaker 5: You talk about again, we talk about like, you know,

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Speaker 5: Marcus helping Jayden. Has it gone the other way at

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Speaker 5: all where they've kind of had like a symbiotic relationship

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Speaker 5: and helped each other out.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I think that's what's the pump part of being like,

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Speaker 4: you know, with a close group, this quarterback room that

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Speaker 4: you've heard us talk about with Josh Johnson and you

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Speaker 4: know Marcus and Jayden and Tavida and David Blou and

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Speaker 4: Cliff Brian Johnson, Like there's just a level of support

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Speaker 4: that you know in my you know, twenty plus years

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Speaker 4: seems unmatched about guys looking out for another, pushing each

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Speaker 4: other and like the best way to keep taking it further.

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Speaker 4: Like these are a lot of smart guys and like

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Speaker 4: they ask each other questions to even take it further.

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Speaker 3: And so yeah, there's no doubt that they lean.

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Speaker 1: Into another lot and coach a group that seems to

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Speaker 1: group right over two hundred yards against the Las Vegas Raders.

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Speaker 1: It seems to be a running back of committee of sorts.

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Speaker 1: How great is it to know as a coach that

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Speaker 1: no matter whose number is called back there, that.

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Speaker 2: You can count on them to get it done.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, it was not surprising for those of us who've

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Speaker 4: known Jeremy to have a long one to that go. Uh,

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Speaker 4: Debo gets carries, Marcus gets carries. They're running backs get carries.

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Speaker 4: And so when you have to defend all eleven, that

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Speaker 4: can make it even more challenging. Knowing run game play

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Speaker 3: All of those count up into the run game and

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Speaker 3: it takes a lot of work.

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Speaker 4: We're not where we're going to be, you know, finally

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Speaker 5: And how do you keep that momentum going? Obviously the Atlanta

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Speaker 5: Falcons defense is like a young, kind of hyper athletic group,

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Speaker 5: and it seems like the run game is so important

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Speaker 4: I was certainly impressed by you know, the Falcons, the speed,

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Speaker 4: just I'm not surprised that they're playing this aggressive, this tough.

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Speaker 4: So but to find our spaces and you know, like

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Speaker 3: You know, you just have to stay attacking.

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Speaker 2: We look at it, why receiving wrong?

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Speaker 1: We know we get in terry, we know we get

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Speaker 1: both were able to make some explosive plays. When you're

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Speaker 4: It's awesome for those guys getting you know, the touchdowns

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Speaker 4: also you know, speaks to like you know, we're going

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Speaker 4: entire field all three phases, whether it's Jalen on punt

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Speaker 3: And I think it shows.

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Speaker 4: We've got a deep crew and they're all putting in

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Speaker 5: If you talk about those like with young players, it's

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Speaker 5: so hard for them to develop their process like how

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Speaker 5: happen up Ton. I'm sure what has their process been

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Speaker 4: I think the question I'd like to ask the younger player,

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Speaker 3: You know, like what happened in the game, to say

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Speaker 4: Because then they can continue, you know, we keep a

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Speaker 3: Right? What did I do? How do I get that better?

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Speaker 4: And so if you can keep refining that process even

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Speaker 3: So what did you learn? How did you apply that

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Speaker 1: The coach for our defense, they're playing a guy in

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Speaker 1: but John Robinson leads a team of rushing and receiving yards.

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Speaker 2: What's the key containing a player like that?

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Speaker 3: It's difficult, for sure.

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Speaker 4: He's got such unique skill set. He can catch it,

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Speaker 4: you know, his ability to change direction, he can finish runs.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, he is such an impressive player.

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Speaker 4: So all the plays run game, pass game, he can block.

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Speaker 5: I think the thing with running backs it's so difficult

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Speaker 4: Yeah, and Dijon and Christian, both of them have unique

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Speaker 4: So you have to find your matchups. You have to

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Speaker 4: find the looks that are right for you. But it'll

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Speaker 4: take everybody, no doubt, and tackling for us in every game,

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Speaker 4: but certainly facing him, man, it is at a premium.

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Speaker 2: And coach is always fun to see the young guys

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Speaker 1: I don't think there's nothing cooler seeing the old g's

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Speaker 2: Boggy Wagner and vaud Miller both getting some sacks. How

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Speaker 1: Of that momentum for guys like that that are really

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Speaker 2: How do you build up that momentum against Atlanta?

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Speaker 4: Yeah, much like you talked about the process, what went right?

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Speaker 4: How'd you like the pre operation to get going? And

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Speaker 3: Refine that teak better and better.

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Speaker 4: And like those players, and we want all the guys

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Speaker 3: So here's another chance to go do that and we'll

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Speaker 5: Man, is there anything too like a pass rusher getting

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Speaker 5: I've always wondered about that, Like is it like, Oh,

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Speaker 5: I've got the one. My confidence is good now I

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Speaker 5: can keep it rolling. I'm sure it's the person dependent,

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Speaker 4: More person dependent, But it's more that when you're feeling

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Speaker 4: but you're hitting the right marks, you're getting the pressures,

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Speaker 1: And coach Will Harris a guy that's being that we'll

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Speaker 1: be missing him. How do you replace his presence and

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Speaker 3: Yeah, it's such a big deal.

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Speaker 4: Like so many times you've heard in the NFL, next

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Speaker 4: man up, and it's way bigger than that. That's the

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Speaker 4: outside narrative. Internally, Will has brought a lot to us.

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Speaker 4: He's one and elite competit just the battles him and

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Speaker 4: Zach have had it practice to push each other to

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Speaker 3: So it won't be one person right away.

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Speaker 4: It'll be a little bit by the package and how

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Speaker 4: we'll feature the guys, but we do have a deep

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Speaker 4: career with safety and I'm certain they'll get the job done.

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Speaker 5: And again, like there's you said, it's going to be

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Speaker 5: a lot of people to replace him. I'm sure because

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Speaker 5: he's been outstanding, so fun to watch in terms of

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Speaker 5: man coverage all the things he does. But like you know,

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Speaker 5: Revol's got to step up. What Tyler Owens got to

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Speaker 5: step up. What have you seen from those guys backing

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Speaker 5: up that you say, man, we're really confident that if

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Speaker 4: I think if you would ask me, like of some

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Speaker 2: Hey coach, we appreciate you as always.

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Speaker 1: Good luck today Atlanta's start of back to back road trips.

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Speaker 1: We're excited to be on the role, which you guys

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Speaker 3: The favorite bought us out no doubt.

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Speaker 1: Okay, Command is family. Before we hear more from our

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Speaker 1: so you could check out the film room between Logan

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Speaker 2: Now for more from head coach Dan Quinn. Thanks before

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Speaker 1: You're a former head coach there. What does being back

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Speaker 4: Well played them, you know, I'm here last year and

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Speaker 4: But past that, man, it's for the guys and let

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Speaker 4: And I said, like an incredible amount, honestly, because before

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Speaker 1: Sitting here with two former Falcons, but we're glad that

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Speaker 1: y'all a part of the Burgundy and as are.

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Speaker 2: Now command this family.

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Speaker 1: This is the game plan with head coach Dan Quinn, Logan, Paulson,

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Speaker 1: I'm your host, Brian Colbert Jr's Lucky Today's The Game

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Speaker 1: Plan with Dan Quinn, presented by Salisbury University, was filmed

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