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Speaker 1: Wow, it is the end of the week, which means

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Speaker 1: it is time for another edition of the Stardom cit

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Speaker 1: Them show.

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Speaker 2: Welcome everybody on Marcus Grand alongside Michael F. Floyer who

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Speaker 2: pins the Start Sidcolm you can find that at NFL

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Speaker 2: dot com slash Start Sit and Lakwan Jones, who does

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Speaker 2: not write to Start sidcommon but he has opinions and

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Speaker 2: so we bring him in to offer his opinions on.

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Speaker 3: Some of the things we got here, So looking forward

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Speaker 3: to it.

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Speaker 2: We are six weeks through, we are almost to the

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Speaker 2: halfway points of the fantasy regular season. How are we coming?

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Speaker 2: How are things feeling in the Start Sit Arena Florio?

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Speaker 4: The last couple of weeks have definitely been better. Last

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Speaker 4: week it helped that like half of the players I

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Speaker 4: wrote to SIT ended up just not playing, which I

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Speaker 4: mean that's an easy correct You're right, yeah, but yeah, overall,

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Speaker 4: so far, so good.

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Speaker 3: I would say, sounds good.

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Speaker 2: We will dive in with another set of start since

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Speaker 2: this week, starting at quarterback.

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Speaker 3: Who do you like? Who do you not like?

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Speaker 4: I think you keep starting Jordan Love. I know it's

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Speaker 4: a tough matchup, but I think it could be a

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Speaker 4: potentially high scoring game. With two good quarterbacks in this one.

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Speaker 4: Baker Mayfield is a must start option for me. He's

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Speaker 4: the QB two on the week, and the Ravens have

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Speaker 4: really struggled against the pass this year. Anthony Richardson looks

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Speaker 4: like he is back, and if he's back, I think

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Speaker 4: you play him unless it's in like a really really

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Speaker 4: tough matchup and that is not this against Miami. Kirk

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Speaker 4: Cousins is a fantastic start this week, I think against Seattle,

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Speaker 4: who has been torched in three consecutive weeks by Jared Goff,

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Speaker 4: Daniel Jones, and Brock Purdy, I think kirk Cousins could

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Speaker 4: be the fourth in line for that. And then Sam

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Speaker 4: Darnold in what I think could be a very high

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Speaker 4: scoring game against the Lions, who are elite against stopping

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Speaker 4: the run but really struggle against the pass, and then

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Speaker 4: some six. Look. Patrick Mahomes at this point is just

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Speaker 4: a name. He's averaging fourteen fantasy points per game one

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Speaker 4: QB one finish on this season, and then I think

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Speaker 4: you could sit Brock Purdy potentially depending on your options here,

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Speaker 4: but under fifteen fantasy points in four to six, and

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Speaker 4: the Chiefs outside of Lamar Jackson have kept quarterbacks in

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Speaker 4: check this year, justin Herbert because last week was his

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Speaker 4: best game and he didn't even get fourteen fantasy points.

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Speaker 4: Aaron Rodgers, I know the arrow is trending up, but

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Speaker 4: it's still against the Steelers, so I think you play

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Speaker 4: it safe. And then same thing with Matthew Stafford. The

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Speaker 4: arrow is trending up, but the upside has been too low.

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Speaker 4: Then I need to see more first before I get

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Speaker 4: him back to my lineup.

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Speaker 2: LaQuan, I'm gonna ask you, because you are the rams

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Speaker 3: Sure, I mean that in the nicest way possible.

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Speaker 2: Stafford, I know, dealing with a little bit of an injury,

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Speaker 2: but Cooper Cup possibly coming back. Would Cooper Cup being

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Speaker 2: in the lineup have an impact on starting Stafford for you?

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Speaker 5: I would be hesitant. It's one of those things you

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Speaker 5: have to just kind of just wait and see. It's

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Speaker 5: Cooper Cup back, you know, performing, not just playing, but performing.

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Speaker 5: That's the big thing here. And Matthew Stafford without Cooper

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Speaker 5: Cup and without Pucan Dakota healthy o line, I don't

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Speaker 5: think we could put him in starting lineups until we

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Speaker 2: Florida with the Anthony Richardson going against Miami, the Dolphins

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Speaker 2: With Jonathan Taylor being on the field, have any impact

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Speaker 4: To you, He's not gonna be one hundred percent, so

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Speaker 4: it has a little I think it's possible that Anthony

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Speaker 4: Richardson leads the Colts in rushing yards this week, which

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Speaker 4: So yeah, it's one of those things that I'd have

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Speaker 4: away from Anthony Richardson, just because of the upside he brings.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I feel like if Richardson succeeds, it will be

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Speaker 3: Running back starts and sins. Who you got?

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Speaker 4: We're gonna go with Tony Pollard, who is someone that

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Speaker 4: because the Buffalo Bills have just been torched by running

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Speaker 4: backs and Pollard has played very well. Shout out to

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Speaker 4: you guys on this one, Chewba Hubbard. You guys were

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Speaker 4: definitely way higher on him than I was, and he

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Speaker 4: has really paid off. Fifteen plus fantasy points in every

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Speaker 4: think if Robinson plays, he is a must start and

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Speaker 4: Eckler becomes a really good flex play with a safe

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Speaker 4: sits Ecklers, they must play James Connor. I know last

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Speaker 4: week was rough, but I still think you continue to

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Speaker 4: start him each week. Joe Mixon is playing far too

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Speaker 4: well to get away from and I think Ramandre Stevenson,

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Speaker 4: If he sits, though, I think that puts Antonio Gibson

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Speaker 4: sits Aaron Jones. He's banged up. We're not sure if

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Speaker 4: I think you get away. The Lions are the hardest

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Speaker 4: matchup for running backs. Travis Etn similar situation. Not sure

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Speaker 4: I don't really love the idea of getting him in

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Speaker 4: the tough one of the toughest matchups for a running back.

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Speaker 4: Devin Singletary. The Eagles are good against the run, and

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Speaker 4: I think Tyrone Tracy is here to stay. Nick Chubb,

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Speaker 4: And then Jalen Warren. I was excited to have him

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I definitely with with the Tampa Bay.

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Speaker 2: You mentioned Rashad Why I mean that looks like a

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Speaker 2: and like, why don't you just punch me in the face,

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Speaker 3: It feels straight up sock me. It just said he

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Speaker 2: Like, thanks, man, I appreciate it. Tuba Hubbard going against

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Speaker 2: Washington Lakwan. I mean, Tuba has played really really well

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Speaker 2: a lot of us were excited about him. You drafted him,

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Speaker 2: The practice window is open. But can we trust now

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Speaker 5: Uh, I don't think so. I think we just need

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Speaker 5: I don't think they're having any They really is no

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Speaker 5: I feel as though you don't go out there and

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Speaker 5: I mean, Chuba Hubber has earned these touches, So I

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Speaker 5: I know you want to see what you have for

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Speaker 5: the future, but there's always later in the season that

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Speaker 5: you could just kind of just throw him in there

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Speaker 2: You mentioned Florio Nick Jayleen Warren rather as a sit

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Speaker 2: would you start Najie Harris against the Gets?

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Speaker 4: I think Nausey is one of those players that depends

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Speaker 4: on your options. He's floor and the volume he sees

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Speaker 4: just don't be surprised if he gives you like ten

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Speaker 2: All right, let's move on to the wide receiver position.

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Speaker 2: Who are your starts and sins?

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Speaker 4: Tyreek Hill because he's coming off his best game without Tua,

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Speaker 4: I think he's a must play this week. I think

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Speaker 4: Terry McLaurin is a must play this week against the

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Speaker 4: Carolina Panthers. It's amazing what Terry looks like with an

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Speaker 4: actual legit. NFL quarterback Deontay Johnson is a must start

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Speaker 4: think you take the shot on Addison this week. My

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Speaker 4: this week. Potentially first game with Russ. Could still see fields,

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Speaker 4: see a lot of Sauce Gardner, which worries me. Michael

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Speaker 4: Pittman Junior because Alec Pearce has led the Colts in

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Speaker 4: and Pittman and his first three full games this year

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Speaker 4: Jalen Waddle has not scored double digits since Week one.

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Speaker 4: There's no upside right now with him without TUA, so

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Speaker 4: I think you could get away from him there. And

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Speaker 4: then Calvin Ridley eight targets, no catches last week. I

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Speaker 4: don't see any way you could trust Calvin Ridley this week.

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Speaker 2: Covin Ridley obviously he had that postgame rant included a

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Speaker 2: few naughty words that we can't repeat on this podcast.

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Speaker 2: It's been bleak with him, mostly because the quarterback situation

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Speaker 2: is so bad. What can you do with Calvin Ridley?

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Speaker 2: you know nobody's gonna trade for him. You can't really

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Speaker 5: You're kind of just letting him just sitting the waistland

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Speaker 5: What are we doing here? So he has a two

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Speaker 2: I mean, Florio, could we see a squeaky wheel game?

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Speaker 3: Could you see a squeaky wheel game? And will it matter?

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Speaker 4: That part like, we could see a squeaky wheel game,

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Speaker 4: But it's not like Calvin Ridley had two targets last week,

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Speaker 4: I'm hoping. I am a big Calvin Ridley fan. I

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Speaker 3: Ridley this week.

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Speaker 3: Finally tight ends who is up and who's down?

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Speaker 4: In Week seven, brock Bauers is an absolute must start

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Speaker 4: Auten has been highly involved in this Bucks passing attack.

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Speaker 4: Outen is in play. Isaiah likely averaging less than three

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Speaker 3: I just think you.

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Speaker 4: Plan on being without him. You got by this far

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Speaker 4: and see approach there. It's just not happening for Dalton Schultz.

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Speaker 2: I was really trying to see if Eric All was

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Speaker 2: Be at this point. Player, did I all my Pat

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Speaker 2: is there is there hope that it's going to get better.

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Speaker 4: I think there's hope that maybe with Russell Wilson, this

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Speaker 2: Right, Yeah, I can't imagine it gets any worse. I really, Look,

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Speaker 2: and maybe I should just be patient and stop whining.

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Speaker 3: There you go. H four more of Florio starts and sich.

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Speaker 2: You can go to nfl dot com slash start sit

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Speaker 2: check it out with a little bit more in depth

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Speaker 2: analysis on a lot of these names. But in the meantime,

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Speaker 2: in Them Show. We appreciate you hanging out with us.

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Speaker 2: As always, stay have yourself in safe and healthy, do

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