WEBVTT - Previewing 2022 Buccaneers Matchups, Schedule Release | Bucs Insider

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Buccaneers Inside are Live presented by Miller. Like

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<v Speaker 1>Casey Phillips, youre with senior writer and editor Scott Smith,

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<v Speaker 1>and we have some fun things to talk about today.

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<v Speaker 1>First of all, the full schedule will be coming out tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>The way it is finally over, we know that is

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<v Speaker 1>always such a fun moment for everybody to look ahead

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<v Speaker 1>and start speculating about the matchups, are making even plans

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<v Speaker 1>to go on certain road trips, and of course it

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<v Speaker 1>determines our lives for months on end. We get very

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<v Speaker 1>excited to find out the whole things. To make sure

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<v Speaker 1>you're tuned into buccaneers dot com for the schedule release

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<v Speaker 1>later on. I know they have a fun video for it,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh so for now though we at least a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of them have already been released, they try to

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<v Speaker 1>release a couple of things ahead of time. Yes, a

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<v Speaker 1>little chromes. So one of them that we have found

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<v Speaker 1>out is the Buccaneers versus the Chiefs, and I wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to hear your thoughts on finding out about that matchup,

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<v Speaker 1>when it's happening and what you think that could end

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<v Speaker 1>up meaning for this season. Well, it's week four, it's Monday, Night, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>which I think has become like the best showcase of

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<v Speaker 1>all the prime time games. And uh so that's NBC

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<v Speaker 1>and being a twenty kickoff on September October two. And

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<v Speaker 1>obviously you could have guessed all along that when you

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<v Speaker 1>looked at the buck schedule, even though it's packed with

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<v Speaker 1>playoff teams from last year and marquee matchups, what's better

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<v Speaker 1>than the rematch of Super Bowl the rematch of Brady

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<v Speaker 1>versus Mahomes for the sixth time. Um, It's it's just

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<v Speaker 1>it's a game you knew they were going to give

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<v Speaker 1>a major spotlight too, so it's no surprise, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's cool to find out exactly when. Yeah, and I

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<v Speaker 1>kind of like that it's earlier in the season. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that that will be something that could be a

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<v Speaker 1>big tone setter, you know that if you get that

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<v Speaker 1>win that makes you feel really good prime time spot

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<v Speaker 1>in that first quarter of the season. I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be a really big deal. So yeah, and

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<v Speaker 1>then you know, we were talking about Brady Versus Mahomes

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<v Speaker 1>every time these guys meet, and who knows how many

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<v Speaker 1>of them there are left? Because who knows how much

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<v Speaker 1>longer Tom Brad's gonna play, but every meeting is just

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<v Speaker 1>a huge story. Patrick Bones has actually done quite well

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<v Speaker 1>against Brady, you know, which is hard to do think,

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<v Speaker 1>but Brady has the upper hand and the winds and

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<v Speaker 1>especially to see their postseason wins. Both times they've met

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<v Speaker 1>in the postseason, including Super fifty five, Tom Brady's teams

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<v Speaker 1>have won. Some of these games were with the Patriots,

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<v Speaker 1>the last two have been with the Buccaneers, and just

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<v Speaker 1>basically they both have put up really, really good numbers.

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<v Speaker 1>So they tend to put on a show. Yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be incredible, And so we talked about the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that the schedule is coming out tonight, but we

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<v Speaker 1>also figured we could talk about the off season schedule

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<v Speaker 1>and what is coming ahead for the Buccaneers. Where they

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<v Speaker 1>at in the off season program at this point, and

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<v Speaker 1>the things that are coming in the next month or so.

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<v Speaker 1>What they're doing right now is they're finishing up Phase two,

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<v Speaker 1>and in Phase two, the coaches can go out on

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<v Speaker 1>the field with the players, but they really have to

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<v Speaker 1>stay like you can't do offense versus defense. So they're

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<v Speaker 1>basically working on laying the groundwork. You know, if you're

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<v Speaker 1>working with receivers and young receivers that are new are

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<v Speaker 1>still fairly new. Uh, you know, working on alignment and

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<v Speaker 1>and their routes and their footwork and dbs working on

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<v Speaker 1>footwork and how they turn their hips and things like that.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the kind of thing you're working on now. Coming

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<v Speaker 1>up after Uh, well, first thing we got is rookie

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<v Speaker 1>Minicamp that's this weekend, and that involves all your draft

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<v Speaker 1>picks plus about plus there'll be some number of twelve

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<v Speaker 1>or thirteen undrafted free agent that will officially announce probably today,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you'll bring in about thirty guys that will

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<v Speaker 1>that will work on tryout contracts, so you'll have enough

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<v Speaker 1>for a full mini camp, but it's just rookies, a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of first year players usually. And then after that

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<v Speaker 1>you see the Buccaneers roll into Phase three, which is

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<v Speaker 1>when you get to do the O T O T

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<v Speaker 1>a S, which is offseason training. I can't remember what

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<v Speaker 1>they stands for, but anyway, we said, right, um, any

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<v Speaker 1>organized team ACTIMT. I was sitting there, Wait a minute,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think the word off seasons in there, but

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<v Speaker 1>it should be. It should be anyway you've said O

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<v Speaker 1>taste for so long as you have to lose the

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<v Speaker 1>meaning of it. But organized team activity days, which are

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<v Speaker 1>a lot more like real practices. You get to have

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<v Speaker 1>up to ten if I'm we're gonna do ten over

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<v Speaker 1>the course of three weeks there, and then you can

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<v Speaker 1>start doing the drills you you you recognize, like seven

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<v Speaker 1>on seven, nine on seven full team. You still can't

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<v Speaker 1>wear pads, have contact on purpose. Um, but it's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot more like a real practice. And finally the whole

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<v Speaker 1>thing wraps up with a mandatory minicamp. Now everything above that,

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<v Speaker 1>all those otes are voluntary and uh, but that June

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<v Speaker 1>seven to night is the only three days of the

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<v Speaker 1>offseason program that are mandatory, so we should have the

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<v Speaker 1>whole team there. And then after that players and coaches

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<v Speaker 1>are off until training camp. It's the best time in

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<v Speaker 1>the year for them. It is that is their favorite

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<v Speaker 1>time of the year. Okay, and I know something else

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<v Speaker 1>we wanted to talk about. Of course, everyone still is

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<v Speaker 1>wondering about Gronk. Is he gonna sign, is he gonna

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<v Speaker 1>come back, is he gonna retire? All the questions. And

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<v Speaker 1>then of course when the Buccaneers went through the draft,

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<v Speaker 1>they drafted too tight ends and everybody said, Oh, does

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<v Speaker 1>this mean he's not coming back? What could this look like?

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<v Speaker 1>What could this mean? So let's talk a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more about that of how this team likes to use

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<v Speaker 1>tight ends. Do you see that draft affecting whether or

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<v Speaker 1>not Grunt comes back or they want him back? And

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<v Speaker 1>if he did come back, how could this look with

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<v Speaker 1>all of them? Yeah, it was funny when Byron left,

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<v Speaker 1>which was at the podium on Tuesday, he was asked

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<v Speaker 1>a question long lines of you know so about Grunt

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<v Speaker 1>coming back, about not coming back, and he's like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't really want to think about not coming back.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think we all have the feeling, and we

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<v Speaker 1>could be wrong, but we all have the feeling that

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<v Speaker 1>at some point you'll choose to return and play one

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<v Speaker 1>at least one more season one Tom Brady. Um, I

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<v Speaker 1>think it'd be a different story of Tom Brady and

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<v Speaker 1>back so um that I think the Buccaneers drafted two

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<v Speaker 1>tight ends. Uh it regardless of whether or not Gronk

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<v Speaker 1>is going to come back. I think they would have

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<v Speaker 1>done that, um without Gronkowski. Uh. And even with him,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't have a lot of guys that can play

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<v Speaker 1>that why inline tightan, we're the first thing they do

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<v Speaker 1>above all else is are good blockers. And both the

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<v Speaker 1>guys we've drafted, Kate Dotton and co Kft are good blockers.

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<v Speaker 1>Now Kaid probably has a little bit more ability to

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<v Speaker 1>um help in the passing game. But what those guys

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<v Speaker 1>will give you, depending on if they both make the

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<v Speaker 1>team or whatever, what they'll give you if gron comes

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<v Speaker 1>back is a is a much better personnel for twelve personnel,

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<v Speaker 1>which is when you put to two tight ends and

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<v Speaker 1>two receivers on on the field. And if you look

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<v Speaker 1>at this here in we ran about percent of our

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<v Speaker 1>plays in twelve personnel, and the success rate was very

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<v Speaker 1>good and the yards for play was very good. Just

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<v Speaker 1>you don't have anything to compare with here, but those

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<v Speaker 1>numbers were better than when we were in eleven personnel,

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<v Speaker 1>which is what we do more than the time last year.

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<v Speaker 1>You see they they kind of went down in those categories.

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<v Speaker 1>And mainly the reason why it was Gronkowski missed like

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<v Speaker 1>five or six games and right in the middle of

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<v Speaker 1>the season. And in fact, if you look at the chart,

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<v Speaker 1>you can see the twelve personnel usage just dips dramatically

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<v Speaker 1>during that time and then came back up when he

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<v Speaker 1>came back, and then if you look there at the

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<v Speaker 1>bottom with Gronkowski back in the postseason, nearly thirty of

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<v Speaker 1>our snaps we did in twelve personnel. So clearly our

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<v Speaker 1>coaches and we still I know it's a new head coach,

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<v Speaker 1>were still the same offensive coordinator and most of the

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<v Speaker 1>same coaches, they do want to use this twelve personnel

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<v Speaker 1>and drafting these two guys, especially when and if gron

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<v Speaker 1>comes back, will make that a lot easier. Absolutely, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna get into some of our Facebook questions again.

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<v Speaker 1>If you want to leave one of those for us,

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<v Speaker 1>you can do it in the comments section underneath our

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<v Speaker 1>live video. Market asked, so, do you think we are

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<v Speaker 1>bringing Sue back? Or is there a chance of bringing

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<v Speaker 1>in a veteran D alignment? So let's kind of look

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<v Speaker 1>at the Sue part another veteran D A lineman or

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<v Speaker 1>do you think where the D line stands that it's okay, okay, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>um one at a time there. I think every week

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<v Speaker 1>we go that in Dominican Su doesn't return makes it

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<v Speaker 1>seem less likely that's going to happen right now. And

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<v Speaker 1>now we're after the draft and they had to make

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<v Speaker 1>decisions in the draft based on the likelihood that you

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<v Speaker 1>based on the fact that you can't assume that he'll

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<v Speaker 1>be back so earlier in the offseason, because we get

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<v Speaker 1>this question pretty much every week. I was saying, I

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<v Speaker 1>think it comes down to what does he want to do,

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<v Speaker 1>because this is the fourth year in a row where

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<v Speaker 1>he's basically waited into the free agency and decided, after

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<v Speaker 1>some contemplation on it, whether or not he wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>come back. The other three years he did. Who knows,

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<v Speaker 1>he may want to move on to other things now.

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't think you can assume that he'll be

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<v Speaker 1>back at this point. But I do think there is

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<v Speaker 1>room for the Buccaneers to add a veteran at that position,

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<v Speaker 1>because if you look at it, they drafted Logan Hall

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<v Speaker 1>and with with Dominican Sue out of the picture, if

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<v Speaker 1>he is that opens up a really big role for

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<v Speaker 1>Logan Hall. He's probably starting along with Vida Via and

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<v Speaker 1>Will Golston, assuming you know he's not gonna be given it,

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<v Speaker 1>but he'll have to earn it. But he probably is

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<v Speaker 1>the guy you would expect to start there, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot to put on a rookie, right you'd like

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<v Speaker 1>to have some other options. Steve McClinton hasn't resigned either, So, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>if you look at it, behind those three, you have

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<v Speaker 1>your your main backup is Nachos Roaches, but he's really

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<v Speaker 1>more of a backup news Tackle raise more redundant with

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<v Speaker 1>Vita than the than So now you're talking about Patrick O'Connor,

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<v Speaker 1>Kobe Smith beaning pat guys like that, which, hey, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>one of them will emerge, but I don't think you

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<v Speaker 1>can count on it, right, So it wouldn't shock me

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<v Speaker 1>if they added another player at that position. Francisco had asked,

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<v Speaker 1>how do you guys feel about Trask? And UM, I

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<v Speaker 1>think we did get a chance to hear um about

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<v Speaker 1>that from Clyde Christensen this week, and that really I

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<v Speaker 1>guess I this will change my answer on this because

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<v Speaker 1>this is another question we've gotten a lot. Right. My

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<v Speaker 1>feeling was when Brady briefly retired and the Bucks, Bruce

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<v Speaker 1>Arians and Jason Light were questioned on what they were

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<v Speaker 1>going to do. They always said they were going to

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<v Speaker 1>try every avenue to try to see what's best. But

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<v Speaker 1>one of the things they did say was, yes, Kyle

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<v Speaker 1>Trask will get an opportunity to compete for the starting job.

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<v Speaker 1>So to me, that said, even if Blaine Gabert is back,

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<v Speaker 1>which he eventually did resign, Trash gets to compete for

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<v Speaker 1>the starting job. Well, if Brady returns didn't, doesn't that

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<v Speaker 1>also mean that Trask gets to compete from the number two. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>Clyde made it pretty clear that's problem not gonna happen.

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<v Speaker 1>That the plan that they'd still like Kyle trast quite

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<v Speaker 1>a bit, and they think he's progressing nicely. But with

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<v Speaker 1>Brady back now and you're back in full wind now

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<v Speaker 1>all in mode if for some reason he wasn't available,

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<v Speaker 1>they really prefer to have the veteran who they are

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<v Speaker 1>confident in, who they've used before in their offense as

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<v Speaker 1>the next guy. So Kyle probably is going to continue

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<v Speaker 1>to be the three and continue to learn. Okay um.

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<v Speaker 1>Our next one was Richard asked where is our salary

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<v Speaker 1>cap it? Now? Well, we cleared up some space off

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<v Speaker 1>with a few moves, so I think read about thirteen million,

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<v Speaker 1>but some of that, a good chuck of that is

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<v Speaker 1>going to have to go to signing the draft picks.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay um. And we also had let me see where

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<v Speaker 1>our questions are here? Um, we had a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>questions about the schedule in terms of we still, of

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<v Speaker 1>course don't know the times weeks that will be announced tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>but we do know who they're playing, looking at just

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<v Speaker 1>based on that before we know the times, the days,

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<v Speaker 1>all of that. The strength of the schedule, the difficulty

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<v Speaker 1>of it. What are you thinking compared to previous years

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<v Speaker 1>or the league at large? Just schedule is I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it's fun, it's it's exciting. I don't think we've ever

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<v Speaker 1>had one this jam packed with incredible marquee games, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's also very challenging. There by strength of schedule, which

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<v Speaker 1>is how the NFL determines, um, you know who has

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<v Speaker 1>the toughest schedule, and strength of schedule is the combined

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<v Speaker 1>winnings percentage of your opponents this year from last season,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Buccaneers is around five thirty eight or something.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the fourth hardest by that measurement. The Rams they'll

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<v Speaker 1>have the toughest one. And but the way I look

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<v Speaker 1>at is we have eight games against playoff teams from

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<v Speaker 1>last year. That tells you a lot right there. That

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't even include Baltimore, New Orleans, Cleveland. All those teams

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<v Speaker 1>were in plaoffs in twenty but didn't make the playoffs

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<v Speaker 1>last year. But I don't know what to me, they

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<v Speaker 1>sure feel like playoff contenders. And look at Baltimore. They

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<v Speaker 1>were eight and three last year then Lamar and a

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<v Speaker 1>bunch of guys got hurt and they lost their last

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<v Speaker 1>six games, and five of them by three or fewer points,

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<v Speaker 1>three of them by one point. I mean to me,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a playoff caliber team that just didn't happen to

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<v Speaker 1>make it last right, due to a certainstances. So I

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<v Speaker 1>think we have eleven to twelve games against playoff caliber teams. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's that is a tough schedule, but you know you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta beat the best to be the best, exactly. That's true.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm sure everybody else is looking at us as

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<v Speaker 1>one of those tough games on the schedule too, so

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<v Speaker 1>it seems fair, all right. Well, that is going to

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<v Speaker 1>do it for us on this edition of Buccaneers Inside

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