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Speaker 2: thirty four. The Lions roar back in the second half

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Speaker 2: thanks to two brock Purty interceptions, And you know, I

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Speaker 2: just it really cracks me up. If you're listening to this,

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Speaker 2: watching John Lynch on TV tonight, how did he react

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Speaker 2: with those brock Purty picks? Baker Mayfield's making thirty three

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Speaker 2: So defensive players in the NFL get hurt more than

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Speaker 2: So this was a moment to.

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Speaker 1: Really seize an opportunity to beat Detroit. I thought Detroit

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Speaker 1: I think with Purty, you just have to be totally honest.

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Speaker 1: But I'm and this is not hate. Second half numbers abysmal.

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Speaker 1: Shack and Barkley and Kenny are the one critical place

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Speaker 1: There's too many three point shots. The domestic players, the

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Speaker 1: negative criticism. That's that's forthright, up front and completely honest

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Speaker 1: They'll shut you out. I've had friends. I wrote a

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Speaker 1: you're a virus, like it, they will just stay away

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Speaker 1: lot of times even on your own team, the stars

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Speaker 1: have their separate agents and separate camps, and there's more

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Speaker 1: Home announcing teams aren't critical. The big your Shams woes

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Speaker 1: when he worked in it. You know, they're not beating

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Speaker 1: it's not all critical. I mean, I watch inside the

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Speaker 1: that more than the game. I'll literally tune in it's

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Speaker 1: I don't think it's all negative. It's probably fifty to

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Speaker 1: the positive stuff. But leagues are covered differently, you know,

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Speaker 1: international soccer. Those guys are rock stars. There's really strong

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Speaker 1: The NFL college football, very strong opinions on coaches. Maybe

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Speaker 1: that's just a football culture in America. We're more critical.

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Speaker 1: But usually basketball, you know, it's a long season. Not

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Speaker 1: a lot of reporters have fangs and much of a bite.

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Speaker 1: That's not a criticism, it's just the reality of my

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Speaker 1: guys that occasionally bring out the anvil. But I mean,

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Speaker 1: just do you watch, listen to listen to NFL reporters

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Speaker 1: somebody on my show, and I don't think they're negative people,

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Speaker 1: they'll be critical regularly, be critical of players and coaches.

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Speaker 1: It comes with a territory. It's so infrequent in the NBA.

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