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Speaker 1: look different and that's what you need from a backup quarterback.

430
00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:39,879
Speaker 1: They've got to be able to step in and steal

431
00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:41,760
Speaker 1: a win for you. You obviously hope Jared Golf play

432
00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:43,959
Speaker 1: seventeen games and you know, we don't worry about this,

433
00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:48,560
Speaker 1: but um, if they've got to step in, do Lions

434
00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:50,920
Speaker 1: fans have confidence at Tim Boyle David Block can win

435
00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:53,119
Speaker 1: them a game? I don't know. I think it'll be

436
00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:56,280
Speaker 1: interesting to see this preseason. Um, you know how those

437
00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:59,920
Speaker 1: two play and who kind of you know, separates them

438
00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:02,439
Speaker 1: selves and you know kind of what that means for

439
00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:05,080
Speaker 1: Detroit if and when they have to play. So we've

440
00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:09,600
Speaker 1: covered linebacker. We've covered the wide receiver position, We've covered quarterback,

441
00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:12,400
Speaker 1: the backup quarterback job. You know, I think another interesting

442
00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:15,040
Speaker 1: one for me is going to be that cornerback spot.

443
00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:17,520
Speaker 1: You know, you look at last year Amani or Warier,

444
00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:20,720
Speaker 1: I think kind of ascended into that number one caliber

445
00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:22,760
Speaker 1: type role. Obviously you saw the ball skills with the

446
00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:27,280
Speaker 1: six interceptions, but you looked at opponent's completion percentage against him,

447
00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:30,600
Speaker 1: quarterback rating against him, those were all among the tops

448
00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:33,280
Speaker 1: in the league. And he's got size, he's got a

449
00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:35,760
Speaker 1: ton of confidence right now, and I think he's kind

450
00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:39,080
Speaker 1: of a number one caliber type guy. And so the

451
00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:42,000
Speaker 1: big question mark is what's happening on the other side.

452
00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:45,080
Speaker 1: And obviously Jeff Okuda is going to be the storyline

453
00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:47,000
Speaker 1: to start camp because I do think he is going

454
00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:48,960
Speaker 1: to start camp on the roster and there could be

455
00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:52,240
Speaker 1: a pup there. But from all the videos that he's

456
00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:55,120
Speaker 1: been producing, plus you saw him do the walkthrough portions

457
00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:58,439
Speaker 1: of the practice, working on the side and things like that,

458
00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:00,359
Speaker 1: he looks ready to go. On from all talk of

459
00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,119
Speaker 1: the coaches, it seemed like they think he's going to

460
00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:04,200
Speaker 1: be ready to go, you know, week win a camp,

461
00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:06,720
Speaker 1: and I think that first practice, we're gonna see Amani

462
00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,160
Speaker 1: Ardore on one side, and we're gonna see Jeff Okuda

463
00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:12,120
Speaker 1: on the other side. Look, he's former number three overwall pick.

464
00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:15,560
Speaker 1: You're not the one number three overall pick for no reason.

465
00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:20,160
Speaker 1: He's got size, he's got the skill set, he's got speed, strength, everything.

466
00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:23,960
Speaker 1: It's just been injuries. Right, He's played in ten games

467
00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:27,280
Speaker 1: his first two seasons in the league, and so if

468
00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:30,280
Speaker 1: he can stay healthy. Look, this is a kid who's hungry.

469
00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:31,960
Speaker 1: I can tell you that much. I mean, he hears

470
00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,800
Speaker 1: the talk, right, I mean, is he a bust? Is

471
00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:38,000
Speaker 1: he this? You know who else? Could the lines have

472
00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:40,359
Speaker 1: taken it three? That would have been better? Whatever it is,

473
00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:43,600
Speaker 1: he hears it. And look, no one's more angry and

474
00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:46,680
Speaker 1: upset about ten games his first two years and Jeff

475
00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:51,120
Speaker 1: Okud is and so I just have the sneaky feeling. Guys,

476
00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:53,960
Speaker 1: We're going to see something from from Jeff pretty early

477
00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:58,040
Speaker 1: on here. He is definitely very, very hungry to prove

478
00:22:58,119 --> 00:23:01,520
Speaker 1: that that you know, he can stay healthy and that

479
00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:03,840
Speaker 1: he can be an elite type corner and and look

480
00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:06,520
Speaker 1: if he lives up to that, to that, and you've

481
00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:09,560
Speaker 1: got Amani on the other side and how he's developed.

482
00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:11,639
Speaker 1: I think that can be a really good, you know,

483
00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:15,600
Speaker 1: one two tandem on the outside. To me, where my

484
00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:17,199
Speaker 1: eye is going to go at least early on in

485
00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:19,440
Speaker 1: camp is is what happens in the nickel. You know,

486
00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:21,600
Speaker 1: I talked off the top about all the sub packages

487
00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:23,919
Speaker 1: on defense and how this has become a matchup league,

488
00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:27,680
Speaker 1: right And you know, teams are in their nickel package

489
00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,399
Speaker 1: over seventy percent of the time nowadays, So that nickel

490
00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:33,720
Speaker 1: guy is essentially a starter in my book. And look,

491
00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:36,639
Speaker 1: you return Aj Parker, the undrafted guy last year earned

492
00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:40,480
Speaker 1: that job week one, and you know, played pretty well,

493
00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:42,040
Speaker 1: like we talked about with Derek to a guy who

494
00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:44,040
Speaker 1: got better as the season went on. I thought that

495
00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:46,320
Speaker 1: was HEYJ, and I think it's going to be a

496
00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:49,399
Speaker 1: terrific competition between him and Now you brought into a

497
00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:52,639
Speaker 1: veteran guy like like Mike Hughes. Now, Mike played mostly

498
00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:56,480
Speaker 1: outside for the Kansas City Chiefs, but when last year,

499
00:23:56,560 --> 00:23:59,000
Speaker 1: but when he was in Minnesota, you know, he played

500
00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:01,439
Speaker 1: a lot more of that spot, and so you know,

501
00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:02,919
Speaker 1: I think he's a guy that we saw in the

502
00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:05,120
Speaker 1: spring playing in the nickel. He had a terrific interception

503
00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:07,240
Speaker 1: against Boyle that he returned for a pick six and

504
00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:10,680
Speaker 1: OTAs and look, he's a veteran guy, he's physically he's

505
00:24:10,680 --> 00:24:12,719
Speaker 1: got kind of that knack for inside. I think if

506
00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:16,280
Speaker 1: there's one, maybe knock on aj As the size, even

507
00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:18,520
Speaker 1: though he definitely showed last year that he can come

508
00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:21,679
Speaker 1: up and stick somebody. You know, he did get injured,

509
00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:24,840
Speaker 1: did miss some games, and I think that's going to

510
00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:27,840
Speaker 1: be an interesting battle there with with him and Mike

511
00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:30,360
Speaker 1: Hughes and then to me, Chase Lucas, right, a guy

512
00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:34,119
Speaker 1: that the Lines drafted this year too, played a lot

513
00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:36,960
Speaker 1: in the slot in the spring, A guy that's got

514
00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:39,800
Speaker 1: a ton of experience, started a lot of games in college,

515
00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:43,680
Speaker 1: played both inside and outside, so has experienced at both.

516
00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:45,760
Speaker 1: I think, you know, those three guys in particular, I

517
00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:48,200
Speaker 1: think it's going to be really interesting maybe who kind

518
00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:53,320
Speaker 1: of you know, separates himself into that starting nickel spot.

519
00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:56,200
Speaker 1: That's you know, something I think we should really um,

520
00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:59,080
Speaker 1: you know, focusing on. Look at when camp starts. I

521
00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:01,439
Speaker 1: think that's gonna be a really important position battle just

522
00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:03,919
Speaker 1: because of like I talked about, just the value of

523
00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:07,200
Speaker 1: that position is so huge in the NFL nowadays. So

524
00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:11,000
Speaker 1: I think that slot spot's going to be interesting. How

525
00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:16,879
Speaker 1: you know, Jeff Olkuta, you know, plays looks develops early

526
00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:19,960
Speaker 1: on in camp, and then I think it'll be interesting

527
00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:23,280
Speaker 1: too when when Jerry Jacobs is ready to return. Now

528
00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:26,280
Speaker 1: here's a guy like aj Parker was undrafted, earned a

529
00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:30,120
Speaker 1: spot on this roster, and look just kept showing out

530
00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:33,240
Speaker 1: in practice. Finally got his opportunity to play, and he

531
00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:37,400
Speaker 1: played really well. I mean he is you know, he's

532
00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:40,199
Speaker 1: a bulldog in a pit bull I think was what

533
00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:43,680
Speaker 1: the coaches referred to him as. Look, he's a physical guy.

534
00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:46,200
Speaker 1: He likes to get his hands, you know, on receivers.

535
00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:48,000
Speaker 1: He doesn't mind coming up and being physical in the

536
00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:52,440
Speaker 1: run game. Now, unfortunately towards ACL in December and so,

537
00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:54,920
Speaker 1: like we talked about with Williams, you know, that could

538
00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:58,440
Speaker 1: be a start of camp on pup and then we'll

539
00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:00,360
Speaker 1: just have to see where that goes. Can he get

540
00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:02,440
Speaker 1: back before the start of the season. Is he a

541
00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:04,600
Speaker 1: guy that starts season on pup. But at some point

542
00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:06,720
Speaker 1: Jerry Jacob's going to be back. And I can tell

543
00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:10,560
Speaker 1: you this. Any coach I've talked about special teams coaches,

544
00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:15,359
Speaker 1: you know, auvery pleasant defensive backs, coach Aaron Glenn loves

545
00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:18,480
Speaker 1: Jerry Jacobs. They just love the way the guy approaches

546
00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:22,800
Speaker 1: the game, approaches every day here, his attitude. He's the

547
00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:25,200
Speaker 1: kind of guy that they just like on this roster.

548
00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:29,000
Speaker 1: And so now you've got Jeff Wakuda, You've got Amani

549
00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:33,280
Speaker 1: or you are you, You've got Jerry Jacob. So where

550
00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:35,520
Speaker 1: does this all kind of fit in there? And I

551
00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:37,840
Speaker 1: think that'll be really interesting to watch through camp and

552
00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:40,240
Speaker 1: see how that plays out. Look, it's a good problem

553
00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:41,920
Speaker 1: to have, right you know, if you can't get a

554
00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:44,120
Speaker 1: guy like Jerry Jacobs, you know, on the field except

555
00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:46,680
Speaker 1: for some situations, then you know that means you built

556
00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:48,680
Speaker 1: some death to your football team. And you know, could

557
00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:51,560
Speaker 1: the Lions decide maybe to move him inside because they

558
00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:53,680
Speaker 1: like him so much if Jeff and Amani are playing

559
00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:55,399
Speaker 1: really well. So you know, I think there's a lot

560
00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:59,119
Speaker 1: of moving parts there at the cornerback spot. And you know,

561
00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:01,520
Speaker 1: I think you've got to talk about Will Harris and

562
00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:04,920
Speaker 1: um if I fat Melafon move when we're talking about

563
00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:08,760
Speaker 1: cornerback spot too. You know, I thought played really well,

564
00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:10,920
Speaker 1: had his best game at the end of the year

565
00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:13,280
Speaker 1: after he came back from that Um you know, FI

566
00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:15,240
Speaker 1: injury that was that was a tough injury. He got

567
00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:18,240
Speaker 1: his opportunity to start in Green Bay because of injury,

568
00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:20,720
Speaker 1: and then boom, he's down for you know, missus, you know,

569
00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:23,879
Speaker 1: more than half the year. And then Will Harris, you know,

570
00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:26,800
Speaker 1: started at safety, was moved to cornerback just out of

571
00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:29,399
Speaker 1: necessity because of all the injuries the line suffered at

572
00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:32,600
Speaker 1: the cornerback spot last year and you know, played pretty

573
00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:35,800
Speaker 1: well at that spot, and he was exclusively a cornerback

574
00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:38,800
Speaker 1: this offseason. So you know, I think that's going to

575
00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:41,960
Speaker 1: be kind of a position switch for Will Harris. You know,

576
00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:43,800
Speaker 1: there could be some situations where they use him as

577
00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:46,639
Speaker 1: a matchup piece and maybe he plays the dime or

578
00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:49,200
Speaker 1: he becomes a third safety in some looks. But um,

579
00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:53,320
Speaker 1: he was really running, you know, at almost exclusively as

580
00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:55,680
Speaker 1: a cornerback in the spring. So we'll have to see

581
00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:58,200
Speaker 1: if that is the case when we start training camp.

582
00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:01,560
Speaker 1: And then a fat too, you know, six foot three.

583
00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:04,600
Speaker 1: They love his size and he's a guy that switched

584
00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:08,320
Speaker 1: from cornerback to safety really all camp. They really view

585
00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:12,080
Speaker 1: him as a matchup piece. Like we talked about with Harris,

586
00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:14,000
Speaker 1: he's a guy that could maybe step in, play some

587
00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:17,639
Speaker 1: dime stuff, play inside in some certain situations match up

588
00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:20,360
Speaker 1: against tight ends. They really want to have the freedom

589
00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:22,600
Speaker 1: to move him around. So they moved him from the

590
00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:25,600
Speaker 1: cornerback room to the safety room and vice versa. Really offspring.

591
00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:27,639
Speaker 1: They want him to learn, you know, both spots. And

592
00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:30,080
Speaker 1: that'll be an interesting one too. If you get a

593
00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:32,040
Speaker 1: big receiver, you know, does if you come in and

594
00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:34,400
Speaker 1: play a little bit more so you know, that'll be

595
00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:37,520
Speaker 1: to me an interesting, you know, dynamic. They're kind of

596
00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:39,880
Speaker 1: where did those two guys fit in in the greater

597
00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:43,520
Speaker 1: mix of the cornerback position. But overall, I think that's

598
00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:45,920
Speaker 1: that's a spot. You know, obviously the lines have to

599
00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:48,720
Speaker 1: get you know, better play from the cornerback position. Got

600
00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:51,000
Speaker 1: it from him and he got that ball production with

601
00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:53,040
Speaker 1: the six picks, but they need somebody else to step

602
00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:55,840
Speaker 1: up on the other side. You can avoid one guy, right, um,

603
00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:58,360
Speaker 1: you really got to have two, three guys, four guys

604
00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:01,360
Speaker 1: that can be productive. You look at the really productive secondaries.

605
00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:03,680
Speaker 1: They get ball production in good play from the quarterback

606
00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:06,400
Speaker 1: position and that's just a reality and the Lions need

607
00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:08,480
Speaker 1: that if they're going to take that next step forward

608
00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:11,040
Speaker 1: on defense. And you know, another position group. I don't

609
00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:13,400
Speaker 1: think it's been talked about a lot, but it's one

610
00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:16,840
Speaker 1: that's obviously important and I think will be an interesting battle.

611
00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:18,280
Speaker 1: We got to flip the page here for the for

612
00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:24,320
Speaker 1: the notes is the kicker position. Look, the Lions kind

613
00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:27,960
Speaker 1: of went through some you know, kind of issues there

614
00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:31,000
Speaker 1: at the end of camp, not really happy with what

615
00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:33,320
Speaker 1: they had, still kind of trying to figure it out

616
00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:35,640
Speaker 1: as they went into the year. You know, they bring

617
00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:38,160
Speaker 1: in Austin Siebert, and you know, he was really good

618
00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:40,680
Speaker 1: for them ten to twelve kicking field goals, five or

619
00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:45,800
Speaker 1: five extra points, but then he gets hurt and injures

620
00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:48,680
Speaker 1: a hit has to end up on ir. So the

621
00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:52,720
Speaker 1: team goes in signs Riley Patterson off the new England

622
00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:54,880
Speaker 1: practice squad, and all Riley does is come in and

623
00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:58,520
Speaker 1: make thirteen or fourteen field goals, make all sixteen of

624
00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:03,200
Speaker 1: his extra point attempts, and really stabilize that position, you know,

625
00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:05,960
Speaker 1: for Detroit, you know, heading through the rest of the year.

626
00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:09,880
Speaker 1: And so look, Austin's back, now you've got Riley. Both guys,

627
00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:13,000
Speaker 1: when given the opportunity to play, perform pretty well. And

628
00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:15,520
Speaker 1: so I think that'll be an interesting battle as camp

629
00:30:15,560 --> 00:30:18,120
Speaker 1: goes on. And just one side note to that, when

630
00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:20,720
Speaker 1: I was watching those guys in the spring, a little

631
00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:22,920
Speaker 1: bit disappointed with a number of misses. Now now, look

632
00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:24,760
Speaker 1: they could have been working on things that we don't

633
00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:27,600
Speaker 1: know about. Its spring. Guys are running around in helmets

634
00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:29,320
Speaker 1: and shorts. You know, we're not gonna make a huge

635
00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:31,880
Speaker 1: deal of it, but they're record if you missed field

636
00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:34,240
Speaker 1: goals between both guys. So I think, just for me,

637
00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:37,200
Speaker 1: i'd like to see that stuff short up a little bit.

638
00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:39,760
Speaker 1: You know, both guys are going to get, I think,

639
00:30:39,760 --> 00:30:43,200
Speaker 1: an equal opportunity to win the job. And look, you

640
00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:45,640
Speaker 1: guys know we all know how important that position is.

641
00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:47,560
Speaker 1: It make or break the end of the game. And

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Speaker 1: just go back to that Baltimore game and when you've

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Speaker 1: got Kuylight Tucker that can do what he did that

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Speaker 1: wins you a game right now, Neither of those guys

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Speaker 1: going to kick a sixty six scard field, I don't think.

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Speaker 1: But you want those guys to be consistent that when

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Speaker 1: you know Dave phipp calls upon those guys end of

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Speaker 1: the game situation, right that, you know you've got confidence.

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Speaker 1: Like we saw last year, those guys can make kicks

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Speaker 1: and so to me, that'll be an interesting one kind

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Speaker 1: of who separates themselves. How much will kickoffs maybe play

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Speaker 1: into that? Will Jack Fox be involved in that or not?

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Speaker 1: Will that be a deciding factor. But really it's just

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Speaker 1: going to come down to practice kicks in preseason kicks

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Speaker 1: and and you know, best guy wins. And that's going

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Speaker 1: to be an important position for Detroit. Obviously it is

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Speaker 1: with you know, the other thirty one teams as well.

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Speaker 1: So you know another position group I'll be watching. So

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Speaker 1: you know, look backup quarterback spot, what are they going

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Speaker 1: to do with linebacker, the cornerback position, kicker, and you

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Speaker 1: know that wide receiver room and how that plays out.

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Speaker 1: Maybe you know the fifth, sixth, seventh spot, what happens

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Speaker 1: with Williams. I think those will all be really interesting

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Speaker 1: things that I'll have my eye on, and I'll obviously

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Speaker 1: be you know, keeping you guys abreast to what's going

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Speaker 1: on every day. I'll have daily observations. Um, you know,

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Speaker 1: we're one week away and how fun right fans are

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Speaker 1: gonna be back in Alan Park. The atmosphere is great,

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Speaker 1: this team is much more improved, um, specifically offensively. I

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Speaker 1: think this team could be fun to watch guys. Um,

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Speaker 1: I think it'll it'll be uh, it'll it'll be really

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Speaker 1: interesting to start this team. You saw um, you know

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Speaker 1: Peter King and what he wrote and you know thinking

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Speaker 1: that you know, maybe he thinks this might be a

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Speaker 1: little bit better football team that then you know people

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Speaker 1: think going in and so you know there's a lot

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Speaker 1: of excitement here in Alan Park. Um it's gonna be

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Speaker 1: those are five things that I'll be looking at specifically,

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Speaker 1: but there's so much more. So obviously, stay tuned. Um,

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Speaker 1: we're gonna get into some of you guys's questions on

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Speaker 1: the podcast next week. Um, I'm gonna get some analysts

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Speaker 1: in here. We're gonna start having players in one's camp

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Speaker 1: and the season starts, so um, we're gonna get you

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Speaker 1: guys kind of really involved in what's going on here

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Speaker 1: early and often with this podcast and with all the

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Speaker 1: articles on Detroit Lions dot com. So stay tuned and

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Speaker 1: next week we'll have a great show. Thank you guys

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Speaker 1: for joining me. And let's let's camps a week away.

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Speaker 1: How fun, right,