WEBVTT - We’re Getting the Bucs Back Together | 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. And we are

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<v Speaker 1>just so grateful to Jason Klight, Mike Greenberg, Jackie Davidson

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<v Speaker 1>for making our shows endlessly entertaining.

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<v Speaker 2>What day is it this time of year? None of

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<v Speaker 2>us know.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't keep track, but you know what day it is.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the we Bring Everybody Back Day. That's what I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like we should have made. I don't know, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>March thirteenth is now officially run it Back Day. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Happy new league gear man, new league gear free agency frenzy.

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<v Speaker 1>This week, so much going on, and I just feel

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<v Speaker 1>like the Bucks crushed it. Not like we're biased or anything,

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<v Speaker 1>but even still, I feel like I saw tweets from

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<v Speaker 1>people all over the league and everywhere talking about just

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<v Speaker 1>how amazing it is what our front office has been

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<v Speaker 1>able to achieve. And Jason Light himself had said, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>if we're able to bring a lot of these guys back,

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<v Speaker 1>we deserve another boat parade, and I think he is

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<v Speaker 1>just about there.

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<v Speaker 3>And then yesterday he said look at the and it

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<v Speaker 3>was his quote was taken a little bit out of

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<v Speaker 3>context by some of the national media. He didn't say

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<v Speaker 3>like the greatest free agency class of all time across

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<v Speaker 3>the league. If you if you actually read his quote,

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<v Speaker 3>he said it was a great class, one of the

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<v Speaker 3>best for the Buccaneers ever, and it includes some Hall

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<v Speaker 3>of famers, which is true. I mean, Mike Emans is

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<v Speaker 3>a lock and maybe Levante David, you know, so you

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<v Speaker 3>can understand his enthusiasm. We kind of figured this was

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<v Speaker 3>the list a few weeks ago or right after the

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<v Speaker 3>Super Bowl, when you looked at the list of free agents, like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>we can see the obvious priorities there.

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<v Speaker 2>But can the Bucks possibly keep them all? Mm hmm.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure how they did it, but they did it.

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<v Speaker 1>It is funny. It feels so similar to what we

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<v Speaker 1>said after those Super Bowl years of like when they

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<v Speaker 1>were trying to bring everybody back and we were like,

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<v Speaker 1>how can they There's no way.

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<v Speaker 2>They did it.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, and they did it again, so a lot.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, And to tie that all together the way

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<v Speaker 3>they did that in the years after the Super Bowl

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<v Speaker 3>was doing a lot of the contracts that they hadn't

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<v Speaker 3>done before, which put a lot of stress.

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<v Speaker 2>On the cap in future years.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's what created this situation this year where there's

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<v Speaker 3>not a lot in last year too, where there's not

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of wiggle room, so it makes it really

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<v Speaker 3>hard to now do it again.

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<v Speaker 2>But they found a way, so it's really impressive.

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<v Speaker 1>So of course the news that were basically especially yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>because the press conference, Baker Mayfield officially officially back, which

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<v Speaker 1>is so awesome, and I just love the attitude it

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<v Speaker 1>is press conference, the reception from the team, all of

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<v Speaker 1>it that you can just tell everybody with this organization

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<v Speaker 1>is so excited he's back, and Baker is incredibly excited

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<v Speaker 1>to be back, which is cool. He talked about this

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<v Speaker 1>at his press conference of how much Tampa has become

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<v Speaker 1>home to him.

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<v Speaker 4>We call Tampa home now. It's a special place. Just

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<v Speaker 4>seeing the passionate fans, the ones that talk about going

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<v Speaker 4>to the old Sombrero, the ones that have been fans

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<v Speaker 4>for a long time, that have stuck through the thick

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<v Speaker 4>and thin. That's what makes it special. The people that

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<v Speaker 4>are traditional fans. Obviously we always welcome new ones, but

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<v Speaker 4>the ones that have been here for the long haul

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<v Speaker 4>make it really special. And so for Emily and I

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<v Speaker 4>we started our foundation last year and just being able to,

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<v Speaker 4>like I said earlier, boots on the ground mentality and

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<v Speaker 4>making a difference in the community. For us, this is

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<v Speaker 4>a great opportunity to do that. And I knew nothing

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<v Speaker 4>about it, but it's a laid back city, but people

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<v Speaker 4>are really really passionate about their sports, and it gives

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<v Speaker 4>us the opportunity to truly make a difference in the

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<v Speaker 4>long run.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that, love how committed he and his wife

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<v Speaker 1>have been. You know, they started their foundation and they've

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<v Speaker 1>really given back a lot. I'm sure that's only going

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<v Speaker 1>to happen even more now that they know that Tampa

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<v Speaker 1>really is their their long term.

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<v Speaker 3>They really embraced the community and done a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>good things already. Like I said, I'm sure they do

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<v Speaker 3>more in.

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<v Speaker 2>Addition to that.

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<v Speaker 3>On the flip side of it, is it cool that

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<v Speaker 3>it's a compliment to be called ten and ten on

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<v Speaker 3>the Prick scale?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>I thought that was an interesting little addition there, And

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<v Speaker 1>I loved how I saw Jason light be like should

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<v Speaker 1>I Yeah, I'm gonna do it, and he apologized to

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<v Speaker 1>our head of pr right after. That was very funny,

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<v Speaker 1>but I thought that was a great way to describe

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<v Speaker 1>It's true, he's got the moxie. That's all I would

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<v Speaker 1>have maybe described boxy.

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<v Speaker 2>They just put up.

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<v Speaker 3>They just put up a tweet I sent out yesterday,

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<v Speaker 3>and this is part of it. I mean, everybody loves Baker.

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<v Speaker 3>They'd run through a brick wall for Baker. But that

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<v Speaker 3>kind of ties it. I don't know if this is

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<v Speaker 3>unusual or not. It just it just struck me late

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<v Speaker 3>yesterday afternoon. I'm like, these guys that were resigning, not

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<v Speaker 3>only are you know, the key to continuing to be

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<v Speaker 3>successful in the football.

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<v Speaker 2>Field, but everybody loves these guys. True think of this

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<v Speaker 2>locker room.

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<v Speaker 1>It's amazing personally, of course, like I care a lot

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<v Speaker 1>about who the guys are in the locker room that

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<v Speaker 1>my my job is to help fans know who they

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<v Speaker 1>are and to showcase the off field personalities and all

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<v Speaker 1>of that. And every single one of these signings made

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<v Speaker 1>me personally really excited from just the who were around

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<v Speaker 1>on a daily basis what it means for the interviews

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<v Speaker 1>because they're all genuinely great, fun, awesome guys.

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't even think I included on that tweet. Chase McLaughlin, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>same wonderful guy as.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, also includes that, So yeah, so we talked a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit about Baker, and of course you saw in

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<v Speaker 1>the tweet we kind of previewed all the people were

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<v Speaker 1>talking about here that they've been able to do. Levante

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<v Speaker 1>is also coming back. I feel like, between especially Mike

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<v Speaker 1>and Lavante, of just the tenure here, what they've meant

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<v Speaker 1>to the franchise and the city for what they've done,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't imagine a better week than for Bucks fans

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<v Speaker 1>knowing that you get both Mike and Levante back, and

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<v Speaker 1>just for Levonte to have another year here is incredible.

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<v Speaker 3>It's hard to think of a time in Bucks' history,

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<v Speaker 3>which is almost fifty years worth, where they've had one

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<v Speaker 3>guy on offense and one guy on defense that are

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<v Speaker 3>like all timers in franchise history and just such beloved

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<v Speaker 3>characters at the same maybe Derek Brooks and Mike Alstadt

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<v Speaker 3>and Ronnie Bimber and Mike Aulstats something like Paul Gruber

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<v Speaker 3>and I don't know, but just to have those two

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<v Speaker 3>icons at the same time and you could have lost

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<v Speaker 3>them and you got them both backed.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is what Lante's fourth contract technically right, and

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<v Speaker 1>Mike's third. That's a lot to be able to have

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<v Speaker 1>that many deals on guys that you homegrown talent. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a very cool.

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<v Speaker 3>In reality, it's probably about Mike's fifteenth contract restructure structured.

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<v Speaker 1>That's very true. And so how about some of these

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<v Speaker 1>other re signings. And of course we know that Mike,

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<v Speaker 1>Baker and Lavonte got a lot of the attention, but

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<v Speaker 1>there were other additions as well that were import well.

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<v Speaker 3>Yea a couple of the guys last year. It was

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<v Speaker 3>obviously a very limited run in free agency, but it

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<v Speaker 3>worked out. It was only a few guys Baker Mayfield, obviously,

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<v Speaker 3>Greg Gaines, Chase Edmonds, Chase McLaughlin. All those were guys

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<v Speaker 3>that we signed last year that fit into some nice roles. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 3>Chase McLachlin had an amazing season, but even Chase Edmonds

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<v Speaker 3>and Greg Gaines, who were obviously preserves, filled a nice

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<v Speaker 3>little role and the Bucks like what they did and

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<v Speaker 3>then brought him back. So Greg Gaines played forty two

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<v Speaker 3>snaps on defense in that rotation up front, probably helped

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<v Speaker 3>quite a bit with the good run defense. Chase Edmunds,

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<v Speaker 3>Nobody but Chase Edmonds took a snap as a running

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<v Speaker 3>back other than Rashad White over the last ten games.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he was the guy.

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<v Speaker 3>To spell Rashad White Chase McLaughlin set records for Buccaneer Kickers.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it was pretty amazing. Then of course we

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<v Speaker 2>brought back a guy, which is so fun.

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<v Speaker 1>So Jordan Whitehead is coming back, and I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>there's been so few times in my career that you

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<v Speaker 1>bring back someone that's left a team, and I can't

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<v Speaker 1>think of very many people I would be more excited

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<v Speaker 1>about coming back than Jordan Whitehead. A great guy, and man,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like what he can bring to this defense

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<v Speaker 1>is so important.

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<v Speaker 3>So I heard a story yesterday that I think it

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<v Speaker 3>was John Spytech went to tell Nick Rappone, the safeties coach,

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<v Speaker 3>that they had re signed Jordan Whitehead, and like almost

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<v Speaker 3>brought him to tears.

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<v Speaker 2>He was so happy, he was so happy. That's incredible.

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<v Speaker 3>So if that tells anything Jordan's I know, we're probably

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<v Speaker 3>going too hard on this vibes thing, and all these

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<v Speaker 3>guys are wonderful, but they really are. And Jordan's such

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<v Speaker 3>a I mean again is he never smiling.

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<v Speaker 1>Always smiling, which I love because he just looks terrifying

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<v Speaker 1>because he's so he's just chizzled. And yet he's just

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<v Speaker 1>always like hi, guys, and I love the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>he can absolutely destroy someone on the field and then

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<v Speaker 1>walk off the field and just be the smiliest, happiest person.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, that's just the dream, right is the person

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<v Speaker 1>that you love to be around off the field and

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<v Speaker 1>then can murder the other team on the field.

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<v Speaker 3>And who can forget his force fumble and Aaron Jones

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<v Speaker 3>in the NFC Championship Game in twenty twenty is one

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<v Speaker 3>of the biggest plays of the entire game. And I

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<v Speaker 3>think he actually got hurt on the play, but that's

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<v Speaker 3>he's selling.

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<v Speaker 1>Out, selling out, selling out for it. Well, I know,

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<v Speaker 1>as much as we've loved being able to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>everyone that we have kept or brought back, we did

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<v Speaker 1>lose one very key addition to this team, which I

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<v Speaker 1>will also be very sad about as well. Carlton Davis

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<v Speaker 1>has been traded, So tell us the details of that.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, Carlton Davis traded to Detroit along with a sixth

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<v Speaker 3>round pick this year which is number two one, and

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<v Speaker 3>a sixth round pick next year, and in return, the

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<v Speaker 3>Buccaneers get a third runner which is number ninety two.

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<v Speaker 3>And Carlton Davis had a nice six years here, there's

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<v Speaker 3>no doubt. So I think obviously the salary cap had

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<v Speaker 3>something to do with this. You have to make some

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<v Speaker 3>sacrifices somewhere if you're bringing all these guys back. And

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<v Speaker 3>we obviously wish Carlton well unless he's playing against the

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<v Speaker 3>Buccaneers that one game. You know, he had some really

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<v Speaker 3>nice stretches sometimes when he was a lockdown guy on

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<v Speaker 3>the other team's number one and I think from nineteen

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<v Speaker 3>to twenty he had the most passes defense in the league.

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<v Speaker 3>So Carlton did a lot of really nice things for

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<v Speaker 3>the Buccaneers. We wish him well. He's going to a

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<v Speaker 3>really good team. That said, a third round draft pick

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<v Speaker 3>is a really good asset. It's a really good asset.

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<v Speaker 3>And I can prove that by putting up the list

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<v Speaker 3>of the Buccaneers since twenty seventeen. So that's what the

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<v Speaker 3>last seven years. Look at this list that the Buccaners

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<v Speaker 3>are taken in the third round. I mean, other than

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<v Speaker 3>Keishan Vaughn, which obviously didn't work out out, every other

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<v Speaker 3>guy on that list became a starter.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean Kendle Beck with he just got injured.

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<v Speaker 2>He got hurt in a car act.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, he was playing great.

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<v Speaker 3>Chris Godwin awesome. Kindle beckw With was a starter until

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<v Speaker 3>he had got in a car accident. Alex Kapp a starter,

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<v Speaker 3>got a big deal with Bengals. Jamel Dean still here, starter,

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<v Speaker 3>Mike Edwards just won another Super Bowl ring for Kansas City.

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<v Speaker 3>He was a starter. Robert Haines's the starter. Rashad White's starter. Yeah, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>Dabbie only needed half a season to become a starter.

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<v Speaker 3>That's an incredible list that a third round draft pick

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<v Speaker 3>is a really nice asset, and given that Carlton is

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<v Speaker 3>going into the last year of his deal, it's a

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<v Speaker 3>pretty big cap hit. It's just to me, I think

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<v Speaker 3>that if the hard decision was made that Carlton need

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<v Speaker 3>to be traded. I think Jason Light did a phenomenal

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<v Speaker 3>job to get a third round pick in this in

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<v Speaker 3>this deal yep.

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<v Speaker 1>And another person that the team loss that we will

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<v Speaker 1>all be very sad to see go is Shaq Barrett.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that this news sort of has been out

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<v Speaker 1>there for a while, but in terms of just the

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<v Speaker 1>officialness of how it works, when they needed to release him,

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<v Speaker 1>all of that that it finally became official yesterday, I believe,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'd already heard the news, of course that he's

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<v Speaker 1>signed with Miami, and so we're very happy for him

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<v Speaker 1>that he found a new home and Miami has gotten

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<v Speaker 1>a great one. And just he and his family such

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<v Speaker 1>wonderful people, and we will very much miss him, and

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<v Speaker 1>of course just would I don't know that we won

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<v Speaker 1>a Super Bowl without him. So yeah, thanks to Shack

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<v Speaker 1>for everything he did here.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, he was amazing in the NFC Championship Game and

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<v Speaker 3>the Super Bowl. Four sacks and eight quarterback hits over

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<v Speaker 3>those two games, which is amazing. So he obviously could

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<v Speaker 3>turn it on when it mattered the most. And I

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<v Speaker 3>think when you look at what he did forty five sacks,

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<v Speaker 3>he's fifth in team history, broke the team sack record

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<v Speaker 3>in his first year here, really took the advantage of

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<v Speaker 3>a chance to be a starter and ran with it.

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<v Speaker 3>If you look at all the free agent signings the

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<v Speaker 3>Bucks have made in their history, he's right up there,

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<v Speaker 3>like probably top five.

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<v Speaker 1>So now we've talked about a lot of the guys

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<v Speaker 1>that they have brought back, a couple of guys they've lost.

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<v Speaker 1>Where do we stand on guys that it's still sort

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<v Speaker 1>of pending as you might call it.

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<v Speaker 2>With free agents.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, we can put up the list of the guys

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<v Speaker 3>that became free agents yesterday at four o'clock.

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<v Speaker 2>There it is.

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<v Speaker 3>It's about what fourteen guys. There's some there's some good

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<v Speaker 3>players there. There's some guys that did good things for

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<v Speaker 3>us last year. But I think if you look at

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<v Speaker 3>that list, you can tell that the Buccaneers already hit

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<v Speaker 3>their major priorities. Still you could see some action here.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, and by the way, should point out Ussell

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<v Speaker 3>Gages on that list because the Buccaneers did not pick

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<v Speaker 3>up his option year for this year, so he spent

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<v Speaker 3>last year and I are obviously wish him well. But

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<v Speaker 3>there's you know, John Wolford knows the system. He could

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<v Speaker 3>be a candidate to come back as a third quarterback.

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<v Speaker 3>Does Zach Trinner come back? You have another guy that

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<v Speaker 3>they signed after the season, Nick Leverett. I think actually

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<v Speaker 3>he might have signed.

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<v Speaker 1>Somewhere Aaron and most last year Di Delaney was a

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<v Speaker 1>massive part of that defense at different times being asked

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<v Speaker 1>to do every daying thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Very good point that secondary Will Golston. We love him.

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<v Speaker 3>He's started more, He's played more games than any other

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<v Speaker 3>defensive lineman team history. He's just been steady throughout his career.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's the word everyone uses about him, including coach

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<v Speaker 1>Bowls that ask him about him. That's what he always says.

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<v Speaker 1>He's just steady, Eddie, is what he always says. And

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<v Speaker 1>he knows exactly what he's supposed.

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<v Speaker 3>To do when he doesn't even if Will doesn't come

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<v Speaker 3>back this year. He played eleven seasons and he was

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<v Speaker 3>a fourth throned draft pick and played the most games

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<v Speaker 3>by defensive lineman.

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<v Speaker 2>That that was a hit of a heck of a.

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<v Speaker 1>Draft pick for sure. All Right, So let's get into

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of the NFC South this week of

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<v Speaker 1>what are some of the key moves and trades and

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<v Speaker 1>signings that will affect the Buccaneers defense.

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<v Speaker 3>A lot of stuff happened all across the league so fast.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, that legal tampering period began at noon on

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<v Speaker 3>Monday and we were getting reports by like twelve to fifteen.

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<v Speaker 2>So amazing how that happened.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know, in any case, however it goes down.

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<v Speaker 3>I think the biggest moves obviously, Kirk Cousins joins the

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<v Speaker 3>Falcons on a giant contract, got paid again. Another one

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<v Speaker 3>hundred million dollars guaranteed. I mean, that guy what a

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<v Speaker 3>career in any case, he's he was really good last

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<v Speaker 3>year before he tore his achilles. He's thirty six. The

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<v Speaker 3>torn achilles does put a little bit of a question

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<v Speaker 3>mark on it, but obviously the Falcons aren't particularly concerned

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<v Speaker 3>about that because they made a huge commitment. When you

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<v Speaker 3>look at the offensive weapons that the Falcons have that

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<v Speaker 3>they've added in the last three or four years, and

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<v Speaker 3>you think about a guy who really should be able

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<v Speaker 3>to come in and distribute the ball to them on time,

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<v Speaker 3>that's a big deal.

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<v Speaker 2>Now.

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<v Speaker 3>And you go to the Carolina Panthers, they actually lost

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<v Speaker 3>I mean voluntarily, but they lost a big guy. When

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<v Speaker 3>they they had they had put the franchise tag on

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<v Speaker 3>Brian Burns, who's their best pass rusher, and but apparently

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<v Speaker 3>they were motivated, probably for cap reasons, to trade them

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<v Speaker 3>away and they give him to the Giants for second

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<v Speaker 3>and fifth round picks, which I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>For the Buccaneers it's good news.

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<v Speaker 3>It is to have him out of the division, So

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<v Speaker 3>that that was probably the biggest thing that they did.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't, off the top of my head think of

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of moves that the Saints did. They again,

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<v Speaker 3>like they do every year, after worry.

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<v Speaker 1>About the Cats signed Tyrone Matthew.

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<v Speaker 3>James Winston left left, so yeah, there's some big moves

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<v Speaker 3>and some more sure to come. The Panthers also gave

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<v Speaker 3>a hundred million dollars to guard Robert Hunt from the Dolphins,

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<v Speaker 3>so they're they're making some moves to show up their

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<v Speaker 3>offensive line and you know the Dave Canalis over there

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<v Speaker 3>trying to make that offense work. So I think they

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<v Speaker 3>also traded for Deontae Johnson, the receiver from the Steelers.

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<v Speaker 3>So there's a lot of moving parts for the Buccaneers

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<v Speaker 3>that's mostly been keeping their own guys, but there's still

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<v Speaker 3>a long way to go in free agency.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Well, that's going to do it for us

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<v Speaker 1>on this free agency edition of Bucks Insider. We'll see

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<v Speaker 1>you next time.

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