WEBVTT - Free Agency Looms, Coaching Staff Additions | Bucs Insider

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Bucks Insider, presented by Verizon. Casey Phillips here

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<v Speaker 1>with senior writer and editor Scott Smith. But he feels

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<v Speaker 1>like maybe we're just going to have a pattern of

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<v Speaker 1>we got some new coaches to talk about. Well, feels

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<v Speaker 1>like this has been a thing now that it's just

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<v Speaker 1>keep rolling through as guys, you know, that's what happens

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<v Speaker 1>this time yere, there's turnover all across the league. People

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<v Speaker 1>get promoted, which you're excited about because it means they

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<v Speaker 1>did a great job for you.

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<v Speaker 2>And then that means you got to fill these spots

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<v Speaker 2>and or somebody retires or someone.

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<v Speaker 1>Retires, which also is part of it today as well.

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<v Speaker 1>So we figured we would start with this. So speaking

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<v Speaker 1>of that one with the retirement, let's talk about our

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<v Speaker 1>special teams.

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<v Speaker 3>So we had a special team's coordinator opening because Keith

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<v Speaker 3>Armstrong retired after thirty years of coaching in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 3>Lots of success for him, last five here in Tampa.

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<v Speaker 3>So the Buccaneers interviewed quite a few people and at

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<v Speaker 3>the end they hit on Thomas mcgahey, who was in

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<v Speaker 3>the same position for the Giants the last six years.

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<v Speaker 3>Their units did some nice things over that time period,

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<v Speaker 3>particularly in terms of kickoff and punt coverage, which is

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<v Speaker 3>good to see one thing that whoever was going to

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<v Speaker 3>inherit at this job or win this job, especially team's cornerator,

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<v Speaker 3>was going to inherit two really strong legs. Yeah, Chase

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<v Speaker 3>McLaughlin as a placekicker and Jake Kmart as a punter.

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<v Speaker 3>Those two, like Jake Camart hit five field goals of

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<v Speaker 3>fifty yards or more or no, maybe it was seven.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it was seven.

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<v Speaker 3>The five of them were fifty five or a yarder.

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<v Speaker 3>And then Jake Camarta led the NFL with eighteen punts

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<v Speaker 3>of sixty or more. He seemed to get one of

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<v Speaker 3>those like every game.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it just became like routine, which is crazy.

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<v Speaker 3>So the Bucks were one of only two teams in

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<v Speaker 3>the league that had a kicker and a punter ranked

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<v Speaker 3>in the top five of those two categories. So talk

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<v Speaker 3>about having a pair of strong legs on your team.

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<v Speaker 3>Your very few teams can boast what the Buccaneers have.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's a great thing for Thomas mcgahey coming in.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sure he's gonna work on things like getting more

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<v Speaker 3>out of the return game and stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's got to be exciting as a special teams

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<v Speaker 1>coordinator to feel like you have true weapons. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's got to be a great feeling of knowing what

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<v Speaker 1>all that can mean that you can do. And then

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, heck, Jake, I think could be a weapon,

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<v Speaker 1>even in terms of some fakes, some other things.

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<v Speaker 2>Waiting for that.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, he talks all he can throw, he can throw,

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<v Speaker 1>he can incredibly fast, So I'm hopeful that he sees

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<v Speaker 1>him as a weapon in.

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<v Speaker 2>Some other ways too.

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<v Speaker 3>Before I get ahead of myself, I should point out

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<v Speaker 3>that Chase McLaughlin is a pending unrestricted free agent, so

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<v Speaker 3>he would have to be resigned for him to you know,

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<v Speaker 3>for this coach to have both of them. I think

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<v Speaker 3>the Buccaneers are going to put quite a premium on

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<v Speaker 3>resigning him because we know the history year after year

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<v Speaker 3>after year, draft picks, free agents, whatever, trying to get

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<v Speaker 3>that kicker. And you know, of course Ryan Suckup had

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<v Speaker 3>a nice three years, but to have a shot at

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<v Speaker 3>locking down that position with a guy who has very

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<v Speaker 3>accurate and has a big leg, you don't want to

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<v Speaker 3>let that get away.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, And then there was another coach announced as well.

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<v Speaker 1>We know that our offensive line coach Joe Gilbert had

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<v Speaker 1>left to go be with the Panthers, and so tell

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<v Speaker 1>us about who will be joining us.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, it's Kevin Carberry, who was the assistant oil coach

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<v Speaker 3>for the Saints, and that's a good place to be

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<v Speaker 3>if you want to work with an offensive line. The

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<v Speaker 3>Saints have consistently poured a lot of assets, draft assets

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<v Speaker 3>and so on into their offensive line. It's always been very,

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<v Speaker 3>very important for them, especially in the Drew Brees era,

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<v Speaker 3>and they've generally had really good offensive line. So he's

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<v Speaker 3>worked with guys recently like Andrews Pete and Ryan Ramchick,

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<v Speaker 3>and so he's been around a very good unit for

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<v Speaker 3>some time now.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I know, also this is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a really exciting part to talk about in our show.

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<v Speaker 2>So we've got those new coaches.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, it seems like kind of a dead time year

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<v Speaker 1>around the Buccaneers right other than basically you have head coach,

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<v Speaker 1>you've got coaches, you're hiring, you're kind of talking.

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<v Speaker 2>About free agency.

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<v Speaker 1>But the Buccaneers have something going on right now that

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<v Speaker 1>I know both of us have talked about. We think

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<v Speaker 1>is just one of the coolest things out there. So

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<v Speaker 1>we have the sixth annual Girls Flag Football Classic. This

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<v Speaker 1>tournament is absolutely incredible.

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<v Speaker 2>One plus teams, over.

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<v Speaker 1>One hundred teams, I think it's one hundred and nine

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<v Speaker 1>teams and over two thousand athletes.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, this is happening right now.

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<v Speaker 1>The Buccaneers are putting it on and games started last night,

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<v Speaker 1>but there was the actual kickoff event Tuesday night and

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<v Speaker 1>I got a chance to m see it. It was pretty incredible.

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<v Speaker 1>But also I know that our co owner Darcy Glazer Cassowitz,

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<v Speaker 1>this is definitely a passion project of hers, and she

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<v Speaker 1>spoke on Good Morning Football about the tournament.

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<v Speaker 4>One hundred and nineteen. That's incredible.

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<v Speaker 2>I love this.

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<v Speaker 4>Think back to six years ago because this is not

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<v Speaker 4>just that overnight that you guys have been devoted to this.

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<v Speaker 4>Six years ago was when this all started. How has

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<v Speaker 4>this grown? And how proud are you to see where

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<v Speaker 4>it's blossom today?

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<v Speaker 5>There's year over year growth in participation. It's really this

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<v Speaker 5>is a sport that's just booming right now. And last

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<v Speaker 5>night we announced at our opening night that we're going

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<v Speaker 5>to host the Girls Flag State Championships. So now the

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<v Speaker 5>season will begin and with the support of the Buccaneers

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<v Speaker 5>and We're just so happy to be there support all

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<v Speaker 5>the girls.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just amazing to watch this.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know also, you know here this is basically

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<v Speaker 1>the kickoff to the flag football season for all of

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<v Speaker 1>these athletes. But now also the Bucks are going to

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<v Speaker 1>be hosting the state championships, which is going to be awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>So their season is basically beginning and ending here with

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<v Speaker 1>the Buccaneers showing their support of how much we believe

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<v Speaker 1>in girls sports, girls being involved in sports, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>just it's pretty incredible. And so, like I said, I

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<v Speaker 1>got to MC the opening night kickof off. We had

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<v Speaker 1>a panel discussion, we had a bunch of speakers, and

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<v Speaker 1>it was amazing. I got up to the podium and

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<v Speaker 1>I looked out. It was literally just a sea of girls'

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<v Speaker 1>faces in their football jerseys. It was truly an incredible thing.

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<v Speaker 1>And I just found myself thinking I would have killed

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<v Speaker 1>for this.

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<v Speaker 2>In high school. We didn't have flag football. I'm from Texas.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyway that we could have been involved in football would

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<v Speaker 1>have been an amazing thing. And it's truly incredible.

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<v Speaker 2>The way that the Bucks have.

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<v Speaker 1>Prioritized this so much and given so many opportunities for

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<v Speaker 1>these girls and One of the big themes of the

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<v Speaker 1>event was the fact that flag football is now going

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<v Speaker 1>to be an Olympic sport, and to think of how

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<v Speaker 1>Florida is so far ahead so many ways in girls

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<v Speaker 1>flag football. To note there are potentially girls in that

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<v Speaker 1>audience Tuesday night, Wow, they could be on the Olympic team.

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<v Speaker 1>And I was like, that's just such a cool thing

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<v Speaker 1>to see the way that this sport is growing.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, well said, I couldn't agree more. I think this

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<v Speaker 3>is one of the best things the Bucks got going

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<v Speaker 3>in the community in recent years. I love flag football.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's the fact that you've shown how much

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<v Speaker 3>it's grown, and that sea of faces just shows that

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<v Speaker 3>this was a void that needed to be filled. This

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<v Speaker 3>was an opportunity that girls need to have in high

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<v Speaker 3>school and it's so great that it's growing.

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<v Speaker 2>I just love it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yep, I completely agree. So yeah, So the games are

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<v Speaker 1>still going on these next couple nights. It's a four

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<v Speaker 1>day event, so good luck to all of the athletes participating. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>in this last week, we had the NFL Honors. It

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<v Speaker 1>was right after our show we filmed last week, and

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<v Speaker 1>so tell us a little bit about how the Bucks

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<v Speaker 1>were honored.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think that we were expecting any award except

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<v Speaker 3>potentially Baker Mayfield getting Comeback Player of the Year. That

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<v Speaker 3>actually went to Joe Flacco of the Ravens who played

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<v Speaker 3>five games.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, oh wait, of the Browns. I know it's fine,

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<v Speaker 1>I totally but you know what, that's the whole thing.

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<v Speaker 1>He was a comeback because all of sudden, it wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>the raining.

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<v Speaker 3>Back off the couch.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Anyway, we did have players that that got recognized and

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<v Speaker 3>coaches they got you know, the voting system go each

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<v Speaker 3>voter's forty nine voter voters in each vote first, second, third,

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<v Speaker 3>and you get five points for first, three points per second,

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<v Speaker 3>and one point for third. So Baker, for instance, got

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<v Speaker 3>ten first place vot votes, but he also got like

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<v Speaker 3>ten second place votes and thirteen third place votes something

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<v Speaker 3>like that. So he ended up with ninety three points

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<v Speaker 3>was third in the list. But you can see here

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<v Speaker 3>Antoine Winfield got some love for Defensive Player of the Year.

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<v Speaker 3>I think he was sixth in the balloting. Both Yah

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<v Speaker 3>Yah and Callijah got a couple of votes throwing their

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<v Speaker 3>way for Defensive Rookie of the Year. Todd Bowles got

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<v Speaker 3>a vote for Coach of the Year and Dave Canal

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<v Speaker 3>it's no longer with us, of course, but he got

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<v Speaker 3>two votes for Assistant Coach of the Year for what

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<v Speaker 3>he did with the Buccaneers, So there was some recognition

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<v Speaker 3>of what the Buccaneers did. There were no actual awards,

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<v Speaker 3>but you know, it cool.

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<v Speaker 1>Great to see, great to see them there, and of course,

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<v Speaker 1>again not like we're biased, but we might have thrown

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<v Speaker 1>a few more votes towards all those people.

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<v Speaker 2>But it was good to see there was getting some

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<v Speaker 2>recognition there. And you know you brought up Chase McLaughlin earlier.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the time of year where the whole free

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<v Speaker 1>agent discussion is huge, especially again as we talked about

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<v Speaker 1>them hiring coaches of those coaches are intrigued to.

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<v Speaker 2>Know who the players are that they'll be coaching.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so tell us where we sit at this point

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of how many, especially unrestricted free agents the

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<v Speaker 1>Bucks have.

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<v Speaker 2>To know what this might look like.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, the Bucks are facing a list of eighteen potential

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<v Speaker 3>unrestricted free agents. I say potentially because right now you

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<v Speaker 3>have the exclusive rights to negotiate, so you could sign

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<v Speaker 3>any of these guys to a contract between now and

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<v Speaker 3>the start of the legal tampering period on March eleventh,

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<v Speaker 3>and nobody else can talk to these guys till then.

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<v Speaker 3>But if nothing happens, these eighteen guys would hit the

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<v Speaker 3>open market. This is presented alphabetically, so you know there's

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<v Speaker 3>some big names at the bottom of both.

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<v Speaker 1>You didn't want to irritate anybody make it seem like

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<v Speaker 1>you prioritize someone over.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going alphabetic.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean you look at the bottom there. You got

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<v Speaker 3>Baker Mayfield and Antoine Winfield Junior. Youve got Levante David

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<v Speaker 3>up there, Mike Evans, Chase McLaughlin, you mentioned Devin White.

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<v Speaker 3>There's a lot of players that and you know, like

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<v Speaker 3>Aaron Stinny started for a majority of the season. There's

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of players up there that you would probably

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<v Speaker 3>like to get back. I think they have already made

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<v Speaker 3>their priority list and that they're going to try to

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<v Speaker 3>get everybody on that list back. It's just you know,

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<v Speaker 3>how do.

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<v Speaker 2>You do it? But can you afford it?

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<v Speaker 3>And I'll tell you what, I have faith in Jason

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<v Speaker 3>light and Mike Greenberg and John Spytech and all those

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<v Speaker 3>people in that department, because we've seen them navigate several

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<v Speaker 3>different types of off seasons. We saw after the Super Bowl

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<v Speaker 3>when they did the whole keep the whole band together

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<v Speaker 3>thing and somehow resigned everybody, and then did it again

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<v Speaker 3>for a good extent in twenty twenty one or twenty

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<v Speaker 3>twenty two, and then last year when a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>the bills came due from those type of contracts to

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<v Speaker 3>keep everybody together type of contracts which were backloaded. The

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<v Speaker 3>Buccaneers faced the most dead cap space in the league

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<v Speaker 3>and really had to figure out how to build and

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<v Speaker 3>keep a competitive team under that restriction and did so.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, one of the key signings obviously was Baker Mayfield,

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<v Speaker 3>but they found a way to get done. So this

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<v Speaker 3>is just basically like a third different type of challenge.

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<v Speaker 3>And I've seen enough from the last couple of years

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<v Speaker 3>to think if they set their minds to it, as

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<v Speaker 3>long as those players are amenable to returning, which I

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<v Speaker 3>kind of feel like they are, we'll see. That's up

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<v Speaker 3>to them, but I think they'll find a way to

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<v Speaker 3>get done. Everybody on their priority list.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree. All right.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, something we're doing right now leading up to the

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<v Speaker 1>draft on Insiders. Each week, we're picking a different position

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<v Speaker 1>and talking about how likely it is that the Bucks

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<v Speaker 1>address it, especially early in the draft, so first round,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe second. So let's talk about in interior offensive line

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<v Speaker 1>this morning. Where does that rank in your mind in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of potential for being addressed very early on.

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<v Speaker 3>It could be something that the Bucks do in the

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<v Speaker 3>first two days, and they've done that a lot recently,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, with Luke Geticky and Cody Mauk, they've been

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<v Speaker 3>able to find good value like in the second round.

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<v Speaker 3>It just kind of depends a little bit on this

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<v Speaker 3>free agency thing. You know, Aaron Steney was the starter

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<v Speaker 3>there and before him Matt Feiler, and they're both on

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<v Speaker 3>that free agent list we just looked at. You've got

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<v Speaker 3>Robert Hainsey, who's your center, but he has a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of flexibility on the interior. So if you could find

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<v Speaker 3>a guy that could play either center or guard or

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<v Speaker 3>maybe be flexible to play both, you'd have a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of more options there. And if you could find a

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<v Speaker 3>guy that you thought was plug and play from day one,

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<v Speaker 3>like Cody Maulk was last year, you could really build

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<v Speaker 3>on what they already think is a pretty good offensive line,

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<v Speaker 3>especially with the way the tackles played last year. If

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<v Speaker 3>you could get even stronger in the middle. That could

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<v Speaker 3>make a big difference. And there's there's some good candidates out.

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<v Speaker 2>There, all right, Well, that's going to be interesting to

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<v Speaker 2>keep an eye on.

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<v Speaker 1>And of course, once we get a little bit closer,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll be doing our Road to the Draft show where

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<v Speaker 1>we break down even more about some of these different

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<v Speaker 1>position groups and potential guys that will be targeting. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>we will be starting that very very soon. And our

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<v Speaker 1>last little bit of news here we just thought people

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<v Speaker 1>might be interested in seeing this. So the Buccaneers are

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<v Speaker 1>replacing their practice fields outside of the Advent Health Training Center.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, those fields go through a lot, see big

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<v Speaker 1>men running on them a whole lot, especially a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of those drills. I watched some of the offensive line

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<v Speaker 1>special teams drills. They tear that sucker up and shout

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<v Speaker 1>out to Rob Julian, our guy who takes care of

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<v Speaker 1>all the fields and does an incredible job. And I

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<v Speaker 1>know for all of us who try to keep along

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<v Speaker 1>looking nice, we would love to know how he does this.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, they were restarting it right now.

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<v Speaker 3>Well I asked him why because the bucks of the

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<v Speaker 3>fields always looked really good and they maintain them obviously,

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<v Speaker 3>very well, And I asked Rob and was given a

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<v Speaker 3>very detailed answer that made a lot of sense. Now

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<v Speaker 3>this is going to be skim surface compared to what

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<v Speaker 3>he told me.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, but sure got very technical about it, he did.

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<v Speaker 3>So this is this facility was open in two thousand

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<v Speaker 3>and six and these are the original fields from them.

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<v Speaker 3>They have not been replaced. Now, why do you need

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<v Speaker 3>to replace them when they look pretty good already? Well,

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<v Speaker 3>year after year they they bowed those lunes like every

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<v Speaker 3>day during the season. And when you mow, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you get some detritus, you get the clippings, and they

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<v Speaker 3>try to get those clippings up, but they don't always

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<v Speaker 3>get them all and so over the course of years

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<v Speaker 3>they build up. And he said, if you had looked

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<v Speaker 3>before we started tearing these fields up and you saw

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<v Speaker 3>the drainage at the tops of the drainage pipes which

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<v Speaker 3>used to be flush with the grass, they're now six

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<v Speaker 3>inches below the surface. That's how much is built up

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<v Speaker 3>over the what two thousand and six, like seventeen years.

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<v Speaker 3>So what happens is there's a lot of things that

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<v Speaker 3>that issues that causes, one of them being the roots.

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<v Speaker 3>It catches moisture in there in this level above this ground,

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<v Speaker 3>and you want your roots to grow down into the ground. Well,

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<v Speaker 3>the roots don't have to grow in the ground because

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<v Speaker 3>they can find the moisture here, so you're not getting

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<v Speaker 3>that firmly entrenched. Also, the field is a little bit

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<v Speaker 3>softer than they really want it to be, not to

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<v Speaker 3>the point where players are minded. It's been fine, but

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<v Speaker 3>ideally you would like it to be a little bit

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<v Speaker 3>more firm than it is now because of all that

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<v Speaker 3>built up is a little soft. So you got all

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<v Speaker 3>kinds of issues, like you know, insects and whatever diseases

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<v Speaker 3>that can be fostered in that kind of that big

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<v Speaker 3>glop on top. So they just want to get back

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<v Speaker 3>to square one where it's flush with where it's supposed

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<v Speaker 3>to be.

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<v Speaker 2>That's going to be so interesting. I love that you

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<v Speaker 2>got science on the Insider show.

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<v Speaker 1>Very well, we'll give you all of it. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>some lawn care. What can't you get coming here to Insider.

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<v Speaker 1>So yes, we'll keep you guys updated on that and

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<v Speaker 1>show you some of the progress as that goes along

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<v Speaker 1>as well. That's going to do it for us on

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<v Speaker 1>this edition of Bucks Insider. We'll see you next time.

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<v Speaker 2>M hm.