WEBVTT - HR2: Live from Training Camp 2026 Day 13

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<v Speaker 2>Our number two of the drive here on campus where

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<v Speaker 2>the tarp is finally all rolled out over the field. Now, Matt,

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<v Speaker 2>they put some weights on this thing. I always love

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<v Speaker 2>like all the different stuff that they used to weigh

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<v Speaker 2>the tarp down. Yeah, Like they'll drive a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>carts out there, They'll put some whatever, some tackling dummies,

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<v Speaker 2>whatever you can find. I'm surprised, uh that you know

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<v Speaker 2>that they're not asking us to bring the com recks

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<v Speaker 2>are broadcast machine down there, as as our guy Stephen

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<v Speaker 2>Finnerty of the video department is now walking up the

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<v Speaker 2>bleachers here to grab some stuff. Steven, do I need

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<v Speaker 2>to put his age out there? That might be kind of.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, he just turned a magic number.

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<v Speaker 2>He just had a birthday a couple of hours and

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's a number that's not half a century. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>there you go, that's a good way to put it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the number that Ryan Shazier used to wear. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and they got him out there pulling tarps and stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, come on, he's got his seniority at this point.

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<v Speaker 2>Big shout out to Stephen for doing his part. And

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<v Speaker 2>the entire crew out there now. They're putting sleds and

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<v Speaker 2>dummies and carts and everything that they can find concerned.

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<v Speaker 3>So we have three tarps out there. All three of

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<v Speaker 3>them are different sizes on one another. Look like that

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<v Speaker 3>left of the long edges all the same all these areas.

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<v Speaker 2>Look at Irish Craig's pointing up at us. He's like,

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<v Speaker 2>place up the cross.

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<v Speaker 3>But I wonder about the seams. There has to be

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of water that gets in between these, I

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<v Speaker 3>would think, because they don't overlap at all.

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<v Speaker 2>I would think so.

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<v Speaker 3>And then not only do they not overlap, they don't

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<v Speaker 3>quite reach one hundred and twenty yards. I mean, there's

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<v Speaker 3>like five yards in the back of the left end

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<v Speaker 3>zone that are totally uncovered.

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<v Speaker 2>It's hilarious. The one back end zone, as you're right,

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<v Speaker 2>about five yards not covered. Other than that, most of

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<v Speaker 2>everything else is covered. But there is, as you mentioned correctly,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a few little holes in the tarp.

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<v Speaker 3>Of course. And then and that's something I get the

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<v Speaker 3>live with. There's gonna be a hole here.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure, and then there's some seams that aren't maybe as

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<v Speaker 2>tightly compacted as you want them. But I will also

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<v Speaker 2>say though that I'm sure anything is better than just

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<v Speaker 2>letting a torrential downpour happen. His Matt's knocking trying to hey,

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<v Speaker 2>rolling stones, can't you hear me? Knock it? Everybody? Yeah? Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>I wish we were live streaming this right now. I

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<v Speaker 2>wish TV had this on video right now. This would

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<v Speaker 2>be fantastic. Guys Alec and Jason from video or walking

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<v Speaker 2>over here, we'll see see if see if we can

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<v Speaker 2>get their attention.

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<v Speaker 3>To I definitely want to get Alex's attention.

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<v Speaker 2>Jason's laughing. Oh man, working hard or hardly working.

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<v Speaker 3>A lot of those guys are avid drive drive listeners,

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<v Speaker 3>so they'll be uh, they'll get their credit. This is

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<v Speaker 3>their moment, this is their moment of glory.

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<v Speaker 2>Well done, Well done, gentlemen. Four and a half gold

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<v Speaker 2>stars for every one of you. We'll see you Sharky's later.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I'll buy you a cold one for there's somebody

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<v Speaker 3>should buy for giving us some content.

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<v Speaker 2>Dude, the best is all right, real quick, and then

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<v Speaker 2>we'll and then we'll get into some fantasy football focus

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<v Speaker 2>here for the four and a half hour if we

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<v Speaker 2>have to. But this is tarp Nation Radio, after all,

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<v Speaker 2>everyone I think knows or at least anyone that's ever

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<v Speaker 2>been to a football practice or youth football or anything

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<v Speaker 2>that's still down here banging on the glass trying to

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<v Speaker 2>get everybody's in.

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<v Speaker 3>They slow to get up these steps. Man, he's another

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<v Speaker 3>one a little older than the rest.

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<v Speaker 1>Matt.

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<v Speaker 2>This is like the equivalent to me of like sitting

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<v Speaker 2>front row at a hockey game and like the players

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<v Speaker 2>are out there warming up and you're trying to bang

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<v Speaker 2>on the glass. Hey, hey, hey, come here, look at me.

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<v Speaker 2>Looks like what's the matter when the penalty box. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>we open this window right here, is this thing slide open? Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>make sure you listen to the drive later. We're talking

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<v Speaker 2>about all you guys right now. How good a job

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<v Speaker 2>you're doing. We love the video guys there. We spend

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<v Speaker 2>We spend a lot of time with those guys, this time.

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<v Speaker 3>Every Thursday with them. Yeah, they're good dudes.

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<v Speaker 2>And putting in some some real graft, some real work

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<v Speaker 2>down there to get these these tarps all rolled out

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<v Speaker 2>over the last man, they were at it for about

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<v Speaker 2>seventy minutes, dragged little over.

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<v Speaker 3>An hour would be a much worse shape by I

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<v Speaker 3>need I need oh.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, power raide, and I need some electrolytes and a

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<v Speaker 2>nap after all that. I do love how they're we

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<v Speaker 2>got everything out there, Matt. I know it's not blocking sled.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if there's even a term for it.

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<v Speaker 2>But again, anyone who's ever been to a football practice,

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<v Speaker 2>even if it's youth football, you know those things that

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<v Speaker 2>they use for offensive linemen to work to stay low.

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<v Speaker 3>They come out of the shoot.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they've got the shoot dragged out onto the field.

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<v Speaker 3>All these there's a lot of tackling dummies.

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<v Speaker 2>Are tackling dummies one, two, three, four, follow the seven, eight,

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<v Speaker 2>nine different carts that are out on the tarp.

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<v Speaker 3>They can pull the Portageohn's out there.

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<v Speaker 2>They might, they might. They've got the Catorade big Gatorade

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<v Speaker 2>machine on wheels that's out there. This is pretty impressive.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not gonna lie.

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<v Speaker 3>I know, by the way. The skies are getting dirt.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes they are. They get a little ominous, Matt. When

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<v Speaker 2>you and I are out of here in about what

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<v Speaker 2>an hour and forty five minutes or so, I have

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<v Speaker 2>a feeling and drink. I have a feeling you and

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<v Speaker 2>I are getting drenched. Walking back to the car.

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<v Speaker 3>You might have to find one of the garbage bags

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<v Speaker 3>at the bottom of steps. Oh not a bad move, right,

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<v Speaker 3>That's a real good movie later just drenched.

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<v Speaker 2>There's also a little storage room back there in the corner.

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<v Speaker 2>I wonder if maybe we couldn't borrow, borrow I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>gonna steal it. I wonder if we could borrow an umbrella.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll bring it back tomorrow, exactly right, Matt. We earlier

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<v Speaker 2>in camp did some fantasy football like beware do not

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<v Speaker 2>draft list stuff. Yeah, yeah, you know, and not to

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<v Speaker 2>say that those guys are bad players shouldn't be on

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<v Speaker 2>a fantasy team, but guys that are gonna be overdrafted potentially.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's look at the other side of that equation right

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<v Speaker 2>now and guys that are going to be under We're.

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<v Speaker 3>Starting to really get some target players the last couple

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<v Speaker 3>of days.

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<v Speaker 2>To start with the quarterbacks. We'll go through the positions here.

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<v Speaker 2>Few quarterback names listed on here. Number one is brock Party.

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<v Speaker 3>Always underrated. He was the He scrambles more than you think,

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<v Speaker 3>he runs more than you think. They they throw a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of touchdowns, like as good as McCaffrey is, a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of his touchdowns are exceptions. Yeah, and now he's

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<v Speaker 3>got Evans and you know, a full slate of you know,

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<v Speaker 3>pretty good weapons. They all have some kind of question

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<v Speaker 3>or age or injury issue. But that offense always puts

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<v Speaker 3>up points. And I was guilty of it earlier his career.

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<v Speaker 3>He's just a better player than everybody realizes. He's not

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<v Speaker 3>a cute story because he was mister irrelevant. He's a

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<v Speaker 3>good quarterback.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, and you can get a pretty cheap you sure can't.

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<v Speaker 2>And uh yeah, just two years ago he was the

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<v Speaker 2>number six fantasy football quarterback and uh and has some

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<v Speaker 2>really great targets and they throw the football a ton

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<v Speaker 2>Who are you trying to distract down there?

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<v Speaker 3>And I was bugging the three video guys who are

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<v Speaker 3>buds here on the left. So they're dragging the.

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<v Speaker 2>Just they just needed some air, yeah, before they low

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<v Speaker 2>And then they have to take another set of stairs,

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<v Speaker 2>another set of stairs up to the dorm. And so

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<v Speaker 2>they're like stopping halfway for a lie down. They're just

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<v Speaker 2>admiring their work. Matt number two on this list for quarterbacks, they're.

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<v Speaker 3>Actually bailing out. I mean, there's still work to be

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<v Speaker 3>done down there.

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<v Speaker 2>It's true, they could be. They could be dragging some

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<v Speaker 2>dragging some of these tackling dummies.

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<v Speaker 3>Backling dummy from like one hundred yards away, drag that

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<v Speaker 3>thing over here and stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what, when we get back here tonight in

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<v Speaker 2>the middle of the downpour, we might have to pour

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<v Speaker 2>some soap on that tarp and just slipid and slide.

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<v Speaker 2>Saint Vincent Baby. Number two on this list is Patrick Mahomes.

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<v Speaker 3>I have mixed feelings. I mean, in some ways he

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<v Speaker 3>gets overdrafted because he's such a great player. He hasn't

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<v Speaker 3>been a good fantasy player for I mean a top

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<v Speaker 3>fantasy player for quite some time.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's kind of the argument here, is that like

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<v Speaker 2>he's gonna be underdrafted because he's coming off the injury.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's very possible. I mean, the fantasy community's caught

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<v Speaker 3>up that he's not a top five quarterback anymore. And

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<v Speaker 3>if you notice he really wisely saves his legs and

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<v Speaker 3>is running for the playoffs. I mean that's when he

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<v Speaker 3>really runs a lot during the regular season. He's smart

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<v Speaker 3>and understands, and he's also coming off an injury. But

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<v Speaker 3>I think they're gonna become much more of a run

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<v Speaker 3>first team. I keep moving Kenneth Walker up my list

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<v Speaker 3>in the running back list more and more. And I

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<v Speaker 3>don't like Mahomes' receivers, so he's not really for me,

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm not sure I can get in on that one.

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<v Speaker 3>Then again, he could win the MVP, you know. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>he might throw forty five touchdowns to win the MVP

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<v Speaker 3>and just be the best player on the planet.

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<v Speaker 2>Our buddy Alec from the grounds crew just texted me

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<v Speaker 2>and said, how are your guys soft hands doing up there?

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<v Speaker 3>We played by played it.

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<v Speaker 2>Listen, brother I've been saying this for the last hour.

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<v Speaker 2>This is why I got into broadcasting, so I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>have to do manual labor lions. Jared Goff number three

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<v Speaker 2>on the list.

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<v Speaker 3>Another one perennially underrated. I mean, I am he's rostered in.

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<v Speaker 2>Like fifty percent of leagues last year, and that's about it.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean he I always, always, always am going to

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<v Speaker 3>push for the running backs that run, but like, here's

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<v Speaker 3>the ar quarterbacks. The quarterbacks run. I apologize we're a

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<v Speaker 3>little distracted with them.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a lot going on in front of us, and

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<v Speaker 2>some tornado clouds rolling in matt This could be the

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<v Speaker 2>most interesting day of camp so far.

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<v Speaker 3>But I think Matthew Stafford ended up as like the

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<v Speaker 3>second or third best quarterback in the league in terms

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<v Speaker 3>of fantasy points and didn't run one bit because he

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<v Speaker 3>threw forty five touchdowns or whatever it was. And Goff

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<v Speaker 3>probably as good a bet as anyone to lead the

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<v Speaker 3>league in touchdown passes this year. So what's interesting to

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<v Speaker 3>me is, like you see all these lists and all

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<v Speaker 3>these fantasy experts, and I think they're collectively very smart,

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<v Speaker 3>But like Joe Burrow is going as like the fourth

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<v Speaker 3>quarterback off the off the board behind like Lamar and

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<v Speaker 3>May of course Josh Allen, and that makes sense because

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<v Speaker 3>he throws a ton and he's a really good player

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<v Speaker 3>and he's awesome receivers, but he's not a runner. And

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of the smart analysts will be like, well,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm just gonna take the albatrosh version of him and

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<v Speaker 3>Dak Prescott or Jared Goff that you get like ten

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<v Speaker 3>rounds cheaper, but could throw as many touchdowns and as many.

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<v Speaker 2>Yards as Burrow and it's like a stock price, right.

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<v Speaker 3>I Mean, they're awesome offenses, they're really good quarterbacks, so

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<v Speaker 3>there really isn't that much of a difference between those guys.

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<v Speaker 3>If you're not gonna run the.

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<v Speaker 2>Last one, it won't hurt you.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeff got your quarterback chance, sorry, will throw a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of touchdowns and body yards.

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<v Speaker 2>And you could probably get them handful of rounds later

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<v Speaker 2>than some of those. Yeah. Yeah. And then the last

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<v Speaker 2>ones that are like late round you know, take a

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<v Speaker 2>chance on this guy need late Kyler, Murray Tyler Shuck

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<v Speaker 2>and milk willis hilarious.

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<v Speaker 3>Those are the three that I'm gonna end up with

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<v Speaker 3>the most.

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<v Speaker 2>Those are the ones you're trying to find.

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<v Speaker 3>They're because they're super late.

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<v Speaker 2>Are about Willis though, just because what's around him?

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<v Speaker 3>But he does run big time. But he also I

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<v Speaker 3>think is the best running quarterback in the league right now.

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<v Speaker 3>It's such a tiny sample size. I mean, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 3>take him and Kyler.

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<v Speaker 2>He's not going to be the only starting here Matt

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<v Speaker 2>here we go.

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<v Speaker 3>But his rushing potential is just astronomical. And if you

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<v Speaker 3>look at him and again, tiny tiny sample size, at

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<v Speaker 3>like fantasy points per snap, he's like Josh Allen esque

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<v Speaker 3>because he does throw and his receiver stink. But also

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<v Speaker 3>garbage time can't be ignored either. I mean, like when

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<v Speaker 3>they're losing by thirty in the fourth quarter, he may

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<v Speaker 3>give you Anxtra one hundred and twenty five yards. Sure

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<v Speaker 3>you know, you know it's.

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<v Speaker 2>A really good right.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh man, everyone's done this. You're sitting there looking at

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<v Speaker 3>fantasy squad and like, man, he has like eight points

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<v Speaker 3>through three quarters and the Dolphins are getting destroyed and

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<v Speaker 3>they're never on the field. Then he finishes a game

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<v Speaker 3>with like twenty eight points and they still lose by

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<v Speaker 3>a million. Who cares?

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<v Speaker 2>But who cares for fantasy football purposes? That's actually sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>the best way for it to play out. It is

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<v Speaker 2>playing out with some rain here. It is starting still

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<v Speaker 2>a light rain right now.

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<v Speaker 3>That's about to pick up.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's gonna pick up heavily, Matt. I want

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<v Speaker 2>to continue this fantasy football focus exercise when we return.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to get into the wide receivers and the

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<v Speaker 2>running backs and the tight ends. I don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>short change that here in this segment. So we will

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<v Speaker 2>take a break now and talk a little more fantasy

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<v Speaker 2>football when we return, a lot of moving and shaking

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<v Speaker 2>on campus, a lot of different ground to cover here

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<v Speaker 2>Well, folks, the weather has certainly changed here since we

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<v Speaker 2>went to break a few minutes ago. Matt, it is

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<v Speaker 2>coming down now. The dark clouds are rolling in, the

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<v Speaker 2>rain is pouring down, and you and I my friend

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<v Speaker 2>are gonna get absolutely soaked walking out of here. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>about ninety minutes. Yeah, it's about a it's not far,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's still probably about a what a five six

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<v Speaker 2>seven minute walk down to our car something like that.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, my sprinting days are over. You can you can

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<v Speaker 3>run without me, young pup. We'll see, we'll see where

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<v Speaker 3>we're at.

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<v Speaker 2>I might do a like trot depending on the walk briskly.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll see. We'll see what kind of umbrellas are up.

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<v Speaker 3>We might be resourceful.

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<v Speaker 2>We can steal from storry, sorry not steal, borrow, borrow

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<v Speaker 2>from the past. Tomorrow morning. We'll bring it back tomorrow morning.

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<v Speaker 2>Continuing with our fantasy football focus, kind of undervalued.

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<v Speaker 3>I bet our listeners can't even hear that.

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<v Speaker 2>It's loud. It's yeah, dude, I'm I am. I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>looking forward to the trek back to the car. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's funny too, is when I was like halfway here today,

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<v Speaker 2>I thought, I was like, you know, I should have

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<v Speaker 2>brought a rain coat, and I didn't and it was

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<v Speaker 2>too real, too late to return home. I remember my

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<v Speaker 2>So twenty eighteen was my first camp, right, and uh.

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<v Speaker 2>I remember leading up to like the days before, I was,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, texting with our buddy Adam Crowley because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>him and I went to college together, and we were excited.

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<v Speaker 3>He had been here a couple of years before.

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<v Speaker 2>It was like his thirder fourth training camp and it

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<v Speaker 2>was my first. And I said to him, I was.

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<v Speaker 3>Like, hey, lightning too.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, that was really weird. The rain just kind

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<v Speaker 2>of stopped for a second and then quickly lightning bang. Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>And I was basically like, tell me something that I

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<v Speaker 2>need to know about camp that no one's told me

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<v Speaker 2>that you know something that I need or something to bring.

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<v Speaker 2>And he immediately text me back and was like umbrella

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<v Speaker 2>and rain jacket. He's like, I never do. He's like,

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<v Speaker 2>and I usually do, and this is the one time

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<v Speaker 2>I need it and I don't have it with me,

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<v Speaker 2>because you hold a lot. There's a lot of lightning

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<v Speaker 2>the storms here, and.

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<v Speaker 3>Think but I have my wife's car, which I guarantee

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<v Speaker 3>as an umbrella in it, and I didn't even take

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<v Speaker 3>one out of the car because I never have one

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<v Speaker 3>in mine, because I'm not prepared.

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<v Speaker 2>If you look down here in the end zone, like

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of stuff is falling down right now, just

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<v Speaker 2>like blowing left right. I was gonna say, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>when you can see the rain moving, it's coming down,

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<v Speaker 2>and we could see it's blowing left the.

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<v Speaker 3>Right starting to billow, and you know right.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my goodness, we can barely see the Saint Vincent

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<v Speaker 2>shrubbery across the way. Yeah, folks, if for some reason

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<v Speaker 2>we're talking and things go quiet, it's because we've lost

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<v Speaker 2>power in the press box.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know the real possibility.

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<v Speaker 2>But I mean we can. We can't see the third

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<v Speaker 2>field across the way right now, that's how heavy it's

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<v Speaker 2>coming down. Can't see campus, can't see anything except for

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<v Speaker 2>the tarp in front of us.

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<v Speaker 3>Split here a little.

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<v Speaker 2>A little bit. The American flag old glory to our

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<v Speaker 2>right is waving.

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<v Speaker 3>Look at that tackling dumbing too. It's gets shaken like

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<v Speaker 3>it's getting beat up by t J. Watt.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my goodness, this is this might be one and

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<v Speaker 2>we've seen some nasty out here, Matt.

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<v Speaker 3>This this is prett high on the list.

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<v Speaker 2>This might be the nast to keep an eye on

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<v Speaker 2>your phone. We might get a we might get a

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<v Speaker 2>one of those weather warning or or something. Matt continuing

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<v Speaker 2>our I.

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<v Speaker 3>Thought it was gonna happen to ord practice. So it

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<v Speaker 3>did hold off for the Steelers at.

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<v Speaker 2>Least it sure did. It sure did. My goodness, this

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<v Speaker 2>is insane right now, Matt do draft lists for fantasy football.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's talk some running backs. James Cook.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I'm fine with it. I mean, he's just not cheap.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean I think he's going like in that one

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<v Speaker 3>two round turn. I think he's very worth it. I

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<v Speaker 3>think he's a really good player. They just extended him.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a great offense. His role in the receiving games

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<v Speaker 3>growing Allan will always pillage short touchdowns though it's just

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<v Speaker 3>as cost of doing business with the bill.

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<v Speaker 2>But he still did score like fourteen last year.

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<v Speaker 3>That's why I think they'll go down a little little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean yeah. Javonte Williams of the Dallas Cowboys.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh h he's definitely a target player of mine. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>he doesn't catch the ball a ton, but he's capable.

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<v Speaker 3>Blue is really the only guy behind him, so he's

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<v Speaker 3>going to get a very high percentage of the carries.

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<v Speaker 3>I think he was right around like thirteen hundred yards

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<v Speaker 3>last year and nobody paid attention. One of the best

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<v Speaker 3>offenses in the league, top ball carrier. I think he's

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<v Speaker 3>being vastly underdrafted.

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<v Speaker 2>New Houston Texans starter David Montgomery is a late round bargain.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe the o Lione almost has to be better. The

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<v Speaker 3>running game almost has to be better. Nowhere to go,

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<v Speaker 3>but up, I just worry, well two things, one's good,

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<v Speaker 3>one bad. If I were them, I would have done

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<v Speaker 3>more than just traded for Montgomery. I would have also

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<v Speaker 3>used like a third round pick on a running back

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<v Speaker 3>because I'm worried. He's not ever been the bell cow

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<v Speaker 3>guy for Detroit. But he's not young, and he runs really,

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<v Speaker 3>really hard. The end is nearer than you think for

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<v Speaker 3>guys like that, you know, and if that's this year, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>you know.

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<v Speaker 2>And guys like that usually fall off a cliff fast fast.

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<v Speaker 3>Whenever they do, they're just their body shot.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, generally not targeting first year players, but Seattle

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<v Speaker 2>Seahawks rookie Judaian Price enters to a very good situation.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, his ADP average draft positions way lower than when

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<v Speaker 3>I started digging into this stuff. I'm like, I don't

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<v Speaker 3>love this player. I think the people are getting too

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<v Speaker 3>excited about him. I wouldn't take him the first round

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<v Speaker 3>if I'm Seattle, but he's the only show in town

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<v Speaker 3>on the super Bowl Champs Charbona is a long way away.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know if he'll be out there on third downs.

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<v Speaker 3>But still, he's going way too late.

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<v Speaker 2>Way too late, and he's the first round running back.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll be very interested to see or when you when

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<v Speaker 2>you send me your annual lists of fantasy football rocks

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<v Speaker 2>where he's gonna where he's gonna land? What about formerly

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<v Speaker 2>of this Parish, Kenneth Gainwell, he's on the list.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe that's a tough one for me because I think

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<v Speaker 3>he'll get a ton of receptions and know of a

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<v Speaker 3>similar role as he did here. But they like Sean Tucker.

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<v Speaker 3>The Syracuse kid is kind of the short yardage dude.

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<v Speaker 3>Bucky Irving should be their number one, but he's not

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<v Speaker 3>for me. I've never been enamored with his abilities, and

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<v Speaker 3>he's coming off shoulder injuries. Shoulders for running backs to

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<v Speaker 3>me are just tough, do not touch. But I just

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<v Speaker 3>don't know if Gainwell has a path to ever be

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<v Speaker 3>a fantasy starter, which is kind of the problem here,

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<v Speaker 3>Like as good as season as he had, you were

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<v Speaker 3>never comfortable Sunday morning put him in your lineup, even

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<v Speaker 3>though he had a good day here and there. For

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<v Speaker 3>fantasy reasons, he had a lot of good days of Steelers.

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<v Speaker 2>This is an interesting one. Matt JK. Dobbins on this list.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh he's and he says he'll never appear in seventeen

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<v Speaker 2>games in a season, but his his value is still there.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm just gonna start him to he gets hurt, and

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<v Speaker 3>then I'm gonna cut him because he's good, right, And

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<v Speaker 3>it's a very week to week people forget I mean fantasy.

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<v Speaker 3>You can't look at like, what's he gonna be doing

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<v Speaker 3>in Week sixteen. It's a very week to week proposition.

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<v Speaker 3>So get me four to six, maybe eight games because

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<v Speaker 3>he's gonna be productive and you can get him. That's

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<v Speaker 3>all baked into his price.

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<v Speaker 2>Then the last running back is Commander's newcomer Rashod White

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<v Speaker 2>as a popular kind of late round pick because he'll

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<v Speaker 2>be kind of a big option for them, and it

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<v Speaker 2>is projected to have around seventy receptions.

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<v Speaker 3>He's the pass catcher, so that part's important. He's established.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm also getting really good reports on Alan, the Penn

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<v Speaker 3>State kid that they drafted. I guess he had like

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<v Speaker 3>twenty some carries last night, and krossky Merritts also had

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of good buzz too. His name.

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<v Speaker 2>It feels like every time around this time of year

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<v Speaker 2>pops up.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, So I just don't know. It's probably avoid the

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<v Speaker 3>whole backfield for me. It just seems too himous.

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<v Speaker 2>Wide receivers here, Matt, as we continue along this list

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<v Speaker 2>of fantasy football guys that would be good value for

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<v Speaker 2>your teams for your drafts. Of course, as we head

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<v Speaker 2>closer and closer to draft season, wide receiver Justin Jefferson

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<v Speaker 2>really gonna bounce back from that down year last year

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<v Speaker 2>with Kyler Murray.

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<v Speaker 3>And you would just assume that he's a slam dunk

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<v Speaker 3>first round pick, but that's not where he's going. He's

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<v Speaker 3>kind of going at the turn or somewhere between, like

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<v Speaker 3>I think like ten and fifteen overall. OK, he didn't

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<v Speaker 3>do anything wrong. I mean by no means is he

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<v Speaker 3>declining in any way, shape or form. And we've said

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<v Speaker 3>this so many times to the Vikings. If you just

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<v Speaker 3>go from like the worst quarterback play in the league

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<v Speaker 3>to average, I think he's back to being a top

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<v Speaker 3>three fantasy receiver.

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<v Speaker 2>Number two is Zay Flowers, to finish seventh amongst wide

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<v Speaker 2>receivers last season despite some injuries and not the grass

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<v Speaker 2>from Lamar Jackson.

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<v Speaker 3>He's better for fantasy than you think because his target

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<v Speaker 3>share is so huge. They just gave him money. I

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<v Speaker 3>can't think that target share is gonna go down. Touchdowns

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<v Speaker 3>are always his issue though. I mean, he's not built

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<v Speaker 3>to score a lot of touchdowns and from short distance.

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<v Speaker 3>They give it to Henry.

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<v Speaker 2>What about Jamison Williams of the Detroit Lions.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm fine with it.

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<v Speaker 2>And non PPR leagues.

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<v Speaker 3>Well that in particular, Yeah, because he's never gonna be

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<v Speaker 3>a high volume dude. I'm fine with it. I mean

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<v Speaker 3>at cost, I would end up with them sometimes, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>not avoiding them. It's just I mean Saint Brown, Laporta, Gibbs,

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<v Speaker 3>there's a lot of Mouse. There're sure there's gonna be

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<v Speaker 3>some downweeks for him.

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<v Speaker 2>There's sure is a couple more here Mike Evans as

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<v Speaker 2>a late round bargain.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm in on that. I don't see any reason to

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<v Speaker 3>think he's about to fall off a cliff. I think

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<v Speaker 3>that system fits him extremely well. He hand picked the Niners.

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<v Speaker 3>He wants to be there, it's good offense. I'm fine

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<v Speaker 3>with taking him a cost.

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<v Speaker 2>Two more here at wide receiver position, Wandell Robinson of

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<v Speaker 2>the Tennessee Titans.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, there's been no good reports out of there for

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<v Speaker 3>Ward or Carnel Tate, and I guess that should be

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<v Speaker 3>you know, it's early. Yeah, I guess I should be expected.

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<v Speaker 3>But if you just especially in PPR, if you just

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<v Speaker 3>look at Wandel the last two three years, he gets

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<v Speaker 3>the ball. His former coach had the vouch for him

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<v Speaker 3>with the Giants coming over there as offensive coordinator. They

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<v Speaker 3>gave him pretty good money and somebody has to catch

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<v Speaker 3>a ball there. So he's not gonna win you the league,

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<v Speaker 3>but he's better than where he's getting drafted.

0:23:26.119 --> 0:23:29.000
<v Speaker 2>And the last one as kind of a another late

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<v Speaker 2>round guy, but don't let him be an afterthought. Malik

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<v Speaker 2>Washington because someone has to catch ye.

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<v Speaker 3>No, and he's I've always liked him. I like him

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<v Speaker 3>as a three and he's gonna be a two there,

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<v Speaker 3>which is not ideal. But again, someone's gonna catch balls.

0:23:42.400 --> 0:23:44.280
<v Speaker 3>Maybe a lot of it'll be garbage time, but the

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<v Speaker 3>reports have been pretty good on him and Douglas the

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<v Speaker 3>third round pick.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, someone, someone's got to be a target for the

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<v Speaker 2>best players in the world. They can't just hand it

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<v Speaker 2>to eight Chain a million times a game.

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<v Speaker 3>No, I mean, that's the beauty fantasy or the conundrum

0:23:59.680 --> 0:24:02.440
<v Speaker 3>of fans. He is not necessarily the best players score

0:24:02.440 --> 0:24:05.080
<v Speaker 3>the most points tight ends.

0:24:04.600 --> 0:24:09.000
<v Speaker 2>He has a couple here, Matt and one is a

0:24:09.040 --> 0:24:10.960
<v Speaker 2>guy that we are fond of. It's Tucker Craft of

0:24:10.960 --> 0:24:14.399
<v Speaker 2>the Packers. Yeah, because after the injury, his ADP is

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<v Speaker 2>much lower than expected.

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<v Speaker 3>Now that's real subject to change. I mean, I think

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of drafters are just waiting the is he

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<v Speaker 3>gonna be there for Week one and be one hundred

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<v Speaker 3>percent because he's not going to play in the preseason.

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<v Speaker 3>We didn't see him obviously a couple of nights ago.

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<v Speaker 3>Sign me up. I mean, I think he's like my

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<v Speaker 3>fourth tight end right now, and I might even bump

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<v Speaker 3>him a little higher once you know that he's out

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<v Speaker 3>of the woods, which I'm assuming he will be.

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<v Speaker 2>What about Mark Andrews is the Ravens listed here had

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<v Speaker 2>a disappoint He's late had a disappointing twenty twenty five,

0:24:43.080 --> 0:24:46.440
<v Speaker 2>but his volume and target share will rise with Isaiah

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<v Speaker 2>likely off to New York.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean Henry and Andrews are the guys that

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<v Speaker 3>get the ball near the goal line and have for years.

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<v Speaker 3>And I don't care who the coaching staff is. I

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<v Speaker 3>mean Lamar and whoever are going to get the ball

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<v Speaker 3>in their hands, which hurts Flowers. And he's got that

0:25:00.080 --> 0:25:02.080
<v Speaker 3>old man game where I think he fades away slow.

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<v Speaker 3>You can get him really really late. Again. I don't

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<v Speaker 3>think he's a league winner for you or anything like that,

0:25:07.200 --> 0:25:09.080
<v Speaker 3>but I don't think he's shot either, and people are

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<v Speaker 3>treating him like he shot.

0:25:10.480 --> 0:25:12.639
<v Speaker 2>And then the last year is a three kind of

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<v Speaker 2>late round. But quality options T J. Hawkinson, Dalton Kincaid

0:25:16.640 --> 0:25:20.679
<v Speaker 2>and Hunter Henry all have low all have low ADPs.

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<v Speaker 3>None of those have a high enough ceiling for me

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<v Speaker 3>like that. If I'm gonna take a late tight end,

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<v Speaker 3>especially if he's my number two tight end, and you

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<v Speaker 3>know I have Kyle Pitts, or I have Craft or

0:25:30.359 --> 0:25:33.640
<v Speaker 3>whoever like that. I'm not taking Hunter Henry. I'm looking

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<v Speaker 3>for somebody that just has a much higher ceiling than that,

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<v Speaker 3>like a Terrence Ferguson from the Rams.

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<v Speaker 2>It can really run. That's just a puppy, you know,

0:25:40.680 --> 0:25:42.159
<v Speaker 2>if you're gonna if you're gonna take a swing in

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<v Speaker 2>the late round, do you want to swing for the fences.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I don't just need a backup. I mean I

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<v Speaker 3>could cut that guy.

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<v Speaker 2>Any any glaring names at any of these positions. Matt

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<v Speaker 2>that you were like, I'm surprised this guy isn't on

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<v Speaker 2>the list.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sure there's a million.

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<v Speaker 2>I know, that's kind of putting you on the spot. Yeah,

0:25:57.119 --> 0:25:58.800
<v Speaker 2>I mean, if there's not one at the at the

0:25:58.800 --> 0:25:59.960
<v Speaker 2>forefront of your mind, there's not one.

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<v Speaker 3>Of the tip of my tongue. But if I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>I was just actually fiddling with my spreadsheet today and going, boy,

0:26:04.880 --> 0:26:06.760
<v Speaker 3>I moved this guy up, Move this guy up. I mean,

0:26:06.760 --> 0:26:09.159
<v Speaker 3>there's Joante Williams is the one we brought up. He's

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<v Speaker 3>somebody I moved up three or four spots just today.

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<v Speaker 2>Too interesting. I'm excited to see that list, Matt whenever.

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<v Speaker 3>One guy I am getting real fond of is just

0:26:16.520 --> 0:26:18.840
<v Speaker 3>because all the reports are so good. Is Jonathan Brooks

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<v Speaker 3>with the Panthers, who was a really high pick before

0:26:22.880 --> 0:26:25.720
<v Speaker 3>buzz buzz. Now he's healthy, could be an every down guy.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think Cuba Hubbard's that hard to get past

0:26:28.240 --> 0:26:31.359
<v Speaker 3>as a hurdle, and Tuba's going ahead of him, and

0:26:31.400 --> 0:26:32.760
<v Speaker 3>I don't know how long that's gonna last.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how long we're gonna last here.

0:26:35.560 --> 0:26:36.520
<v Speaker 3>I know this is pretty nute.

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<v Speaker 2>These lightning strikes are insane. And there's like the tin

0:26:40.200 --> 0:26:44.040
<v Speaker 2>roof on the the press box here that everything kind

0:26:44.040 --> 0:26:48.920
<v Speaker 2>of gets louder, gets amplified here. But we are rolling

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<v Speaker 2>along high top Chuck Nolefield, of course, in the press

0:26:52.160 --> 0:26:54.879
<v Speaker 2>box at Saint Vincent College, West Shuler, Matt Williamson. We're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna close down this four o'clock hour on the other side,

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<v Speaker 2>and so that means we're a twenty minutes away from

0:27:01.640 --> 0:27:04.920
<v Speaker 2>getting to your questions, your comments, your concerns, your reactions,

0:27:05.480 --> 0:27:06.879
<v Speaker 2>the tweets. You know where to get at us if

0:27:06.920 --> 0:27:09.680
<v Speaker 2>you want to get involved with the day's proceedings. Also,

0:27:09.720 --> 0:27:11.320
<v Speaker 2>if you have any idea where Matt and I can

0:27:11.359 --> 0:27:14.520
<v Speaker 2>borrow Uh if you could run a good at the

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<v Speaker 2>same time, though, should we? You know, Wolf would be

0:27:16.480 --> 0:27:17.879
<v Speaker 2>smacking us in the back of the head. He'd be like,

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<v Speaker 2>you're not going to carry an umbrella in the lightning storm?

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<v Speaker 3>Youdinksh what's the chances famous last words, I'm out here

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<v Speaker 3>tomorrow Williamson gets hit by late now.

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<v Speaker 2>I tell you what, though, that would make a heck

0:27:29.000 --> 0:27:31.159
<v Speaker 2>of a story for the show tomorrow. Guys, Matt's not

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<v Speaker 2>here with us, he got struck by lightning.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, you shouldn't worry. I mean, if we're walking together,

0:27:34.320 --> 0:27:35.760
<v Speaker 3>I'm like, no, get hit.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, that's a good But that's like the old adage

0:27:37.560 --> 0:27:39.080
<v Speaker 2>of like I don't need to outrun the bear, I

0:27:39.119 --> 0:27:41.280
<v Speaker 2>just need to outrun my slowest friend when we're running

0:27:41.280 --> 0:27:41.879
<v Speaker 2>away from a bed.

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<v Speaker 3>Tell you my son's snorkel story.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think so.

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<v Speaker 3>We were in Turks and Caicos. It was quite a

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<v Speaker 3>while ago, and he was like nine. I would guess

0:27:50.240 --> 0:27:53.840
<v Speaker 3>something like that and not unrealistically, he kind of had

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<v Speaker 3>a fear of sharks and we're out on a snorkel boat,

0:27:56.560 --> 0:27:58.720
<v Speaker 3>and of course the guide's like there's a shark. There's

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<v Speaker 3>a shark. Yeah, And he's like that, yeah, what are

0:28:01.560 --> 0:28:04.400
<v Speaker 3>you thinking here? And there's a group of young fellas

0:28:04.880 --> 0:28:07.360
<v Speaker 3>partying it up on the boat and it's party central,

0:28:07.920 --> 0:28:10.359
<v Speaker 3>and he's kind of looking at them and he's getting

0:28:10.359 --> 0:28:12.240
<v Speaker 3>closer to them, and then finally it's like time to

0:28:12.280 --> 0:28:14.159
<v Speaker 3>go in, and I'm like, all right, but if you

0:28:14.200 --> 0:28:15.399
<v Speaker 3>want me to hang with you, he's like, no, I

0:28:15.400 --> 0:28:17.720
<v Speaker 3>think I'm just gonna hang here. So I jump in,

0:28:17.920 --> 0:28:20.679
<v Speaker 3>wife jumps in daughter. We're all snorkeling around and we

0:28:20.760 --> 0:28:22.439
<v Speaker 3>know he can swim, and we're not worried about him.

0:28:22.440 --> 0:28:24.760
<v Speaker 3>There's lifeguards and all those things. So he's not with us,

0:28:25.320 --> 0:28:28.520
<v Speaker 3>and he's with them. And we get back in the boat.

0:28:28.560 --> 0:28:30.760
<v Speaker 3>I'm like, what were you doing. He's like, dude, I

0:28:30.800 --> 0:28:33.680
<v Speaker 3>watched them. None of them can swim at all. They've

0:28:33.720 --> 0:28:36.080
<v Speaker 3>been drinking all day. All I gotta do is be

0:28:36.119 --> 0:28:38.040
<v Speaker 3>faster than then to the back of the boat. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>likeably right.

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<v Speaker 2>That you don't have to be faster than the than

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<v Speaker 2>the predator. You just have to be faster than any

0:28:45.240 --> 0:28:47.840
<v Speaker 2>of your other friends or anyone else who's running from

0:28:47.840 --> 0:28:49.720
<v Speaker 2>the predator as well. Holy cow, Mat if you look down.

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<v Speaker 3>On the right end of the f I know that

0:28:50.840 --> 0:28:52.040
<v Speaker 3>swamp central all the time.

0:28:52.120 --> 0:28:54.120
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's like a swimming pool over there. Man.

0:28:54.440 --> 0:28:56.000
<v Speaker 3>Every year that happens at least once.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it does. And I think it's gonna keep on

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<v Speaker 2>raining down here. It'll be very interest to see what

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<v Speaker 2>all this looks like tomorrow as we are in the

0:29:03.280 --> 0:29:05.600
<v Speaker 2>middle of some heavy rains here in Watrow. But you

0:29:05.600 --> 0:29:09.040
<v Speaker 2>will have that this time of year in this region. Weshuler,

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the good news, folks is that the weather isn't

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<v Speaker 2>quite as violent as it has been for the last

0:30:10.520 --> 0:30:13.040
<v Speaker 2>half an hour or so. The bad news is madd

0:30:13.040 --> 0:30:14.440
<v Speaker 2>and I still have a while before we walk up

0:30:14.440 --> 0:30:16.040
<v Speaker 2>out of here, so we could get worse subject to

0:30:16.240 --> 0:30:18.400
<v Speaker 2>take get worse again. But we can once again see

0:30:18.400 --> 0:30:20.400
<v Speaker 2>campus across the field, which is good. We can see

0:30:20.400 --> 0:30:23.640
<v Speaker 2>the Saint Vincent shrubbery and the far field and all

0:30:23.640 --> 0:30:26.440
<v Speaker 2>those good things. As it's a it's a nasty one,

0:30:26.560 --> 0:30:31.000
<v Speaker 2>nasty little Sunday evening here in Latrobe. I was laughing

0:30:31.040 --> 0:30:33.040
<v Speaker 2>about that with my wife this morning. Man, I was like,

0:30:33.280 --> 0:30:36.640
<v Speaker 2>it's Sunday like this this time a year. Yeah. The

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<v Speaker 2>only other next.

0:30:37.840 --> 0:30:39.840
<v Speaker 3>Week I'll start to understand the days of the week again.

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<v Speaker 2>The only other thing that I can compare it to

0:30:41.880 --> 0:30:44.160
<v Speaker 2>is and I think everyone remembers this feeling, you know

0:30:44.160 --> 0:30:46.800
<v Speaker 2>when you were growing up in school, you know school age,

0:30:46.840 --> 0:30:50.000
<v Speaker 2>like middle school, high school, college, and you'd be on

0:30:50.080 --> 0:30:53.280
<v Speaker 2>Christmas vacation or summer vacation, and like you didn't know

0:30:53.320 --> 0:30:55.920
<v Speaker 2>what day of the week it Maybe you knew, like

0:30:56.000 --> 0:30:57.760
<v Speaker 2>if you had a summertime job, you knew I have

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<v Speaker 2>to work today, but the day of the week doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>really badd And I was like, wow, it is a Sunday. Huh,

0:31:02.600 --> 0:31:05.800
<v Speaker 2>it doesn't feel like a Sunday. As we are getting

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<v Speaker 2>towards the end of this thing, and you're right, pretty

0:31:07.440 --> 0:31:10.840
<v Speaker 2>soon here we'll get back on our normal routines.

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<v Speaker 3>And then it gets to be very routine and we're very regimented, right.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know what's funny is I used to dislike

0:31:16.520 --> 0:31:19.520
<v Speaker 2>that when I was younger. I liked the willy nilly freelance.

0:31:19.880 --> 0:31:23.360
<v Speaker 2>Every day, every week is different. Now I crave the routine.

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<v Speaker 3>I say, I kind of embrace it and with you

0:31:25.280 --> 0:31:28.240
<v Speaker 3>know exactly when I can do other things or you know.

0:31:28.280 --> 0:31:29.479
<v Speaker 2>And I've got a four year old and a three

0:31:29.560 --> 0:31:32.360
<v Speaker 2>year old at home, and so it's hard flying by

0:31:32.400 --> 0:31:34.040
<v Speaker 2>the seat of your pants when you have two other

0:31:34.120 --> 0:31:37.760
<v Speaker 2>human beings that you are responsible for that rely on

0:31:37.800 --> 0:31:41.040
<v Speaker 2>you for well pretty much everything. Matt. Some news across

0:31:41.040 --> 0:31:44.280
<v Speaker 2>the timeline here from Adam Schefter. For the second time

0:31:44.280 --> 0:31:47.080
<v Speaker 2>this summer, Aaron Donald was listed as working out with

0:31:47.240 --> 0:31:50.120
<v Speaker 2>the Rams on the NFL's Transaction Wire.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, I think that's gonna happen. I think so. I mean,

0:31:53.200 --> 0:31:56.960
<v Speaker 3>it doesn't seem inevitable at this point, and there's no hurry. Again,

0:31:57.000 --> 0:31:58.959
<v Speaker 3>he could even do show up in week four, but

0:31:59.160 --> 0:32:02.440
<v Speaker 3>I get the impress that so I wonder like he's

0:32:02.520 --> 0:32:06.040
<v Speaker 3>not padded with a RAMS helmet on in practice. I

0:32:06.040 --> 0:32:09.400
<v Speaker 3>think he's like a you know, a free agent workout

0:32:09.440 --> 0:32:10.480
<v Speaker 3>on the side type of thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, I would. I would have to be.

0:32:12.080 --> 0:32:15.120
<v Speaker 3>The most unusual workout in the NFL. It's not the

0:32:15.200 --> 0:32:16.760
<v Speaker 3>undrafted free agents trying to make the thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and you and I have seen some of those,

0:32:19.000 --> 0:32:20.400
<v Speaker 2>you know, in the times that we're down on the

0:32:20.400 --> 0:32:23.239
<v Speaker 2>South Side or with them with the Browns, with them

0:32:23.240 --> 0:32:24.200
<v Speaker 2>with the Browns.

0:32:23.800 --> 0:32:25.160
<v Speaker 3>Bring them in early in the week, and you know

0:32:25.240 --> 0:32:25.920
<v Speaker 3>we've seen.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of those, you know, when we've been walking down

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<v Speaker 2>at the facility and practices are doing shows or whatever.

0:32:30.160 --> 0:32:32.160
<v Speaker 3>You'll see guys just trying to impress and hope that

0:32:32.160 --> 0:32:34.840
<v Speaker 3>the team that put him somewhere.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe even give him a chance on the practice squad,

0:32:36.240 --> 0:32:37.680
<v Speaker 2>right right, But I think they're aiming a little bit

0:32:37.760 --> 0:32:41.400
<v Speaker 2>higher than that with Aaron Donald, certainly. But it is funny, Matt,

0:32:41.440 --> 0:32:43.400
<v Speaker 2>I just I didn't know that you had to list

0:32:43.440 --> 0:32:46.640
<v Speaker 2>on your transaction wise that when players work out for

0:32:46.720 --> 0:32:48.320
<v Speaker 2>maybe you don't have to. Maybe the Rams are just

0:32:48.360 --> 0:32:50.760
<v Speaker 2>doing it to kind of tease the I think he just.

0:32:50.840 --> 0:32:53.280
<v Speaker 3>Do it through the league and nobody cares and it's

0:32:53.320 --> 0:32:55.920
<v Speaker 3>just not newsworthy and no one gets ever listed twice.

0:32:56.000 --> 0:32:59.680
<v Speaker 2>I guess that would make sense. Matt. Let me ask

0:32:59.720 --> 0:33:02.560
<v Speaker 2>you a question here a little bit bigger picture and

0:33:02.600 --> 0:33:05.440
<v Speaker 2>it kind of relates to to Mike McCarthy. But there

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<v Speaker 2>are ten new NFL head coaches in twenty twenty six.

0:33:08.640 --> 0:33:10.480
<v Speaker 2>I don't mean new as in like first time head coach.

0:33:10.520 --> 0:33:13.440
<v Speaker 2>I mean with a new count with McCarthy count exactly right,

0:33:13.760 --> 0:33:14.760
<v Speaker 2>there are I think there's like.

0:33:14.680 --> 0:33:16.560
<v Speaker 3>Twenty two new offensive play callers.

0:33:16.720 --> 0:33:19.479
<v Speaker 2>That is wild. Yeah, and you've outlined that before that

0:33:19.600 --> 0:33:21.480
<v Speaker 2>because a lot of those guys get jobs and move

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<v Speaker 2>up and.

0:33:22.160 --> 0:33:25.440
<v Speaker 3>So you know the Yeah, it's constantly moving, especially the offen.

0:33:25.960 --> 0:33:29.680
<v Speaker 2>Moving and shaking. NFL Network Bucky Brooks did a uh

0:33:30.360 --> 0:33:32.920
<v Speaker 2>a list of all ten of those coaches, ranked one

0:33:32.920 --> 0:33:35.320
<v Speaker 2>to ten on who he thinks will win the most

0:33:35.400 --> 0:33:38.760
<v Speaker 2>games in twenty twenty six. You want to roll through.

0:33:38.560 --> 0:33:41.080
<v Speaker 3>This, does the best job necessarily.

0:33:41.280 --> 0:33:43.720
<v Speaker 2>Okay, this one's not very surprising.

0:33:44.040 --> 0:33:45.640
<v Speaker 3>Although McCarthy pretty high.

0:33:46.200 --> 0:33:49.080
<v Speaker 2>Off the top of my head, he's he's he's got

0:33:49.160 --> 0:33:51.120
<v Speaker 2>him in the front half of this list. We'll see

0:33:51.120 --> 0:33:54.240
<v Speaker 2>where he falls. There's there's ten. Ten is Jeff Hafley

0:33:54.240 --> 0:33:58.920
<v Speaker 2>of the Miami Dolphins. Yeah, and I think I was

0:33:58.960 --> 0:34:02.800
<v Speaker 2>gonna say, no one's surprised. Mike Lafleur is nine with Arizona.

0:34:02.840 --> 0:34:04.960
<v Speaker 2>I think you could argue those either way.

0:34:05.480 --> 0:34:08.440
<v Speaker 3>I think Arizona is a better roster, but a much

0:34:08.520 --> 0:34:10.080
<v Speaker 3>worse scheduling division.

0:34:10.000 --> 0:34:13.160
<v Speaker 2>And worst quarterback play probably, I would think my most

0:34:13.280 --> 0:34:15.759
<v Speaker 2>likely that's a good call by your Yeah, Arizona's roster

0:34:15.880 --> 0:34:19.000
<v Speaker 2>a little more solid, but my playmakers at least you know,

0:34:19.080 --> 0:34:22.080
<v Speaker 2>they're in probably the best division in football, so terrible

0:34:22.480 --> 0:34:25.479
<v Speaker 2>and they are who knows Brissett Beck what's going to happen,

0:34:25.520 --> 0:34:28.160
<v Speaker 2>Whereas at least Miami knows that Malik Willis is going

0:34:28.200 --> 0:34:29.600
<v Speaker 2>to be the guy for them number eight.

0:34:29.680 --> 0:34:32.160
<v Speaker 3>Who knows how this league works. But if both those

0:34:32.200 --> 0:34:34.520
<v Speaker 3>teams lose a ton of games, you would hope the

0:34:34.520 --> 0:34:37.600
<v Speaker 3>owner kind of realizes I didn't expect you to win

0:34:37.640 --> 0:34:39.600
<v Speaker 3>ten games this year as your first year, Yes, coach.

0:34:39.480 --> 0:34:41.040
<v Speaker 2>And I'm sure this would be the case for number

0:34:41.040 --> 0:34:43.240
<v Speaker 2>eight on this list to Matt, who is Todd Monkin

0:34:43.280 --> 0:34:44.200
<v Speaker 2>of the Cleveland Browns.

0:34:44.880 --> 0:34:48.360
<v Speaker 3>Sure, those I mean, those three are the favorites to

0:34:48.360 --> 0:34:50.600
<v Speaker 3>get the first overall pick. And rightfully so, you.

0:34:50.520 --> 0:34:53.320
<v Speaker 2>Know, Tennessee Titans and Robert Sala check in at seven,

0:34:53.920 --> 0:34:56.920
<v Speaker 2>which I guess I understand. But I've said this to

0:34:56.960 --> 0:34:58.760
<v Speaker 2>you before. I could see them being in the running

0:34:58.760 --> 0:35:00.640
<v Speaker 2>for the first overall pick. But I could also see

0:35:00.640 --> 0:35:03.279
<v Speaker 2>them winning six or seven games, six or sevens not

0:35:03.680 --> 0:35:04.720
<v Speaker 2>being a total disaster.

0:35:04.800 --> 0:35:07.080
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, they with defense, and I am still really fond

0:35:07.080 --> 0:35:07.800
<v Speaker 3>of the quarterback.

0:35:07.920 --> 0:35:10.520
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Cam wore the four with Brian Dable.

0:35:10.880 --> 0:35:14.080
<v Speaker 3>Certainly he's in front of the three names mentioned already.

0:35:14.200 --> 0:35:17.680
<v Speaker 2>I think there's a clear cut bottom tier there. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

0:35:17.680 --> 0:35:20.080
<v Speaker 2>And this is the next group group. Number six is

0:35:20.120 --> 0:35:22.680
<v Speaker 2>Klik Kubiak the Las Vegas Raiders. I don't know, man,

0:35:22.719 --> 0:35:24.000
<v Speaker 2>that's a tough Division.

0:35:23.600 --> 0:35:25.799
<v Speaker 3>Two and guy might have the Tennessey ahead of them.

0:35:25.840 --> 0:35:28.239
<v Speaker 2>They might in terms of wins. Hey, maybe Mendoz is

0:35:28.280 --> 0:35:31.040
<v Speaker 2>the guy. Maybe Cousins plays well enough to hold him

0:35:31.080 --> 0:35:32.600
<v Speaker 2>off for a while, whatever the case may be. But

0:35:32.640 --> 0:35:34.480
<v Speaker 2>that's a that's a tough division in a roster.

0:35:34.360 --> 0:35:36.480
<v Speaker 3>Needs all work. I mean, they easily could be ero

0:35:36.480 --> 0:35:38.680
<v Speaker 3>and six in the division. They're probably not gonna be

0:35:38.680 --> 0:35:41.520
<v Speaker 3>favored in any of those games unless someone's opposing quarterbacks

0:35:41.520 --> 0:35:42.440
<v Speaker 3>banged up or something.

0:35:42.840 --> 0:35:45.360
<v Speaker 2>Number five on this list is Kevin Stefanski in the

0:35:45.400 --> 0:35:48.960
<v Speaker 2>Atlanta Falcons. I think their division and their schedule certainly helps.

0:35:49.120 --> 0:35:52.279
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean this is very steel irrelevant, but they

0:35:52.320 --> 0:35:54.680
<v Speaker 3>finally got a pass rush last year and invested in

0:35:54.719 --> 0:35:58.200
<v Speaker 3>it heavily, and now they're both out, and you know, like,

0:35:59.600 --> 0:36:02.759
<v Speaker 3>what's about that team is they've invested so heavily in

0:36:02.880 --> 0:36:05.560
<v Speaker 3>quarterback and pass rush and they're the two weakest spots

0:36:05.560 --> 0:36:07.880
<v Speaker 3>of the league again, or and they're on their team again.

0:36:08.000 --> 0:36:10.280
<v Speaker 3>You know, like remember when they had cousins, they drafted Panick,

0:36:10.320 --> 0:36:12.320
<v Speaker 3>So we're gonna be set for ten years a quarterback.

0:36:12.440 --> 0:36:13.400
<v Speaker 2>No you're not.

0:36:13.080 --> 0:36:14.480
<v Speaker 3>You're a mess.

0:36:15.680 --> 0:36:17.560
<v Speaker 2>Into the top for Matt and let's see how this

0:36:17.640 --> 0:36:18.080
<v Speaker 2>I would.

0:36:17.880 --> 0:36:20.600
<v Speaker 3>Put those two together, though, I am these other teams

0:36:21.080 --> 0:36:21.879
<v Speaker 3>can win some games.

0:36:21.880 --> 0:36:24.000
<v Speaker 2>I'm also kind of surprised though, that we have the Giants,

0:36:24.040 --> 0:36:27.280
<v Speaker 2>the New York Giants. Yeah, but Bucky has Mike McCarthy

0:36:27.360 --> 0:36:30.799
<v Speaker 2>number four and then John Harbaugh number three. Oh, come on,

0:36:31.080 --> 0:36:34.359
<v Speaker 2>I cannot Matt. I can't envision a scenario. Heck, even

0:36:34.360 --> 0:36:36.760
<v Speaker 2>if Aaron Rodgers missed the whole year where the Giants

0:36:36.800 --> 0:36:38.799
<v Speaker 2>win more games than the Steelers neither. I just don't

0:36:38.800 --> 0:36:42.359
<v Speaker 2>see that. Come on, like we are obviously we wear

0:36:42.400 --> 0:36:45.319
<v Speaker 2>black and men believer. Yeah, a great higher.

0:36:45.360 --> 0:36:47.400
<v Speaker 3>I think, a great higher. If the Steelers would have

0:36:47.440 --> 0:36:49.560
<v Speaker 3>hired Harba, I'd say the exact same thing, you know, like,

0:36:49.640 --> 0:36:52.640
<v Speaker 3>there's no way they're gonna win less than the Giants.

0:36:52.760 --> 0:36:54.799
<v Speaker 2>No, absolutely not. In fact, i'd say there's a better

0:36:54.880 --> 0:36:57.560
<v Speaker 2>chance the Giants finish the last in their division. Yes,

0:36:57.719 --> 0:37:00.719
<v Speaker 2>then they win more games than the Steelers. I don't

0:37:00.719 --> 0:37:02.279
<v Speaker 2>see it. I think it is the right higher. I

0:37:02.280 --> 0:37:04.600
<v Speaker 2>think carball will improve them. I think they'll be moving

0:37:04.600 --> 0:37:06.080
<v Speaker 2>in the right direction, all those things.

0:37:06.320 --> 0:37:09.680
<v Speaker 3>I mean, if the spread was Giants wins plus two

0:37:09.680 --> 0:37:12.759
<v Speaker 3>and a half, I still might take the Steelers. I

0:37:12.800 --> 0:37:15.200
<v Speaker 3>think they're like a six win team.

0:37:15.840 --> 0:37:18.520
<v Speaker 2>I'll try to figure it out here, it's seven and

0:37:18.560 --> 0:37:21.800
<v Speaker 2>a half games, is there is there? It's there. I

0:37:21.840 --> 0:37:26.080
<v Speaker 2>would definitely definitely go under. Jackson darts already get himself

0:37:27.640 --> 0:37:30.080
<v Speaker 2>and then number two on the list is Joe Brady

0:37:30.080 --> 0:37:33.279
<v Speaker 2>of the Buffalo Bills Matt and that leaves that leaves

0:37:33.320 --> 0:37:35.239
<v Speaker 2>Jesse Minter of the Ravens number one.

0:37:35.239 --> 0:37:38.680
<v Speaker 3>I think those two stand alone. I would probably have

0:37:38.800 --> 0:37:41.000
<v Speaker 3>the Bills first.

0:37:40.640 --> 0:37:41.920
<v Speaker 2>Just because of what he inherits.

0:37:42.200 --> 0:37:43.960
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and he was also there.

0:37:44.080 --> 0:37:45.960
<v Speaker 2>And they've got two bad teams in their division.

0:37:46.280 --> 0:37:48.960
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know it's probably four wins there, probably five

0:37:49.000 --> 0:37:51.080
<v Speaker 3>in their division when you start getting through it. And

0:37:51.160 --> 0:37:52.840
<v Speaker 3>I just think when you and I both kind of

0:37:52.840 --> 0:37:56.000
<v Speaker 3>talked about this a little, I think Baltimore's a smidge overrated.

0:37:56.280 --> 0:37:59.680
<v Speaker 2>I do too. That's why like Jesse Mentor and the

0:37:59.719 --> 0:38:02.320
<v Speaker 2>raven on the top of another one of these lists.

0:38:02.360 --> 0:38:04.719
<v Speaker 3>And even if the quarterbacks are equal, I'll take the

0:38:04.719 --> 0:38:09.279
<v Speaker 3>Bills O line and weapons over the yes of the Ravens. Oh,

0:38:09.320 --> 0:38:10.920
<v Speaker 3>the Ravens D could be decent.

0:38:10.840 --> 0:38:13.160
<v Speaker 2>And there's at least I know Joe Brady is kind

0:38:13.160 --> 0:38:14.919
<v Speaker 2>of wet behind the ears in this, but he knows

0:38:14.960 --> 0:38:17.600
<v Speaker 2>the organization, he knows the roster. He's been there, whereas

0:38:17.640 --> 0:38:19.600
<v Speaker 2>Mentor this is his first time and he's coming.

0:38:22.440 --> 0:38:23.640
<v Speaker 3>I mean that was a couple of years ago.

0:38:24.080 --> 0:38:26.160
<v Speaker 2>A lot of that for Baltimore man just rests on

0:38:26.239 --> 0:38:26.920
<v Speaker 2>Lamar Jackson.

0:38:26.920 --> 0:38:28.600
<v Speaker 3>I'll probably take the under on both those teams. I

0:38:28.600 --> 0:38:31.399
<v Speaker 3>think first time head coaches. Again, you know this.

0:38:31.480 --> 0:38:33.120
<v Speaker 2>I've already I told you this on the show like

0:38:33.120 --> 0:38:35.400
<v Speaker 2>two months ago. When the over unders came out, I

0:38:35.800 --> 0:38:38.120
<v Speaker 2>threw some I threw some money on the Ravens under

0:38:38.120 --> 0:38:38.839
<v Speaker 2>eleven and a half.

0:38:38.920 --> 0:38:41.200
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's a big number because I have a Buffalo's close.

0:38:41.239 --> 0:38:42.960
<v Speaker 2>I don't think the Ravens are going to be trash

0:38:43.040 --> 0:38:45.239
<v Speaker 2>and win seven games or anything like that. But I

0:38:45.360 --> 0:38:47.760
<v Speaker 2>don't think they're going to be I'm not sure buying

0:38:47.840 --> 0:38:49.319
<v Speaker 2>for the top seed in the AFC.

0:38:49.280 --> 0:38:50.759
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I'm not sure. I'm going to pick them to

0:38:50.760 --> 0:38:51.360
<v Speaker 3>win division.

0:38:51.600 --> 0:38:53.400
<v Speaker 2>I mean, they have them in the rams have the

0:38:53.480 --> 0:38:57.399
<v Speaker 2>highest over under totals, and I just one of those

0:38:57.719 --> 0:39:00.359
<v Speaker 2>one of those things is not like the other. Yes, yes,

0:39:00.640 --> 0:39:02.640
<v Speaker 2>two hours in the books, another hour ago. You know

0:39:02.640 --> 0:39:06.040
<v Speaker 2>what that means. We will lead off with your questions, comments, concerns,

0:39:06.160 --> 0:39:09.280
<v Speaker 2>and reactions when we return to kick off the bonus

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