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Speaker 1: Welcome into the lounge presented by DraftKings. We've got some

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Speaker 1: bage news to talk about, Garrett. The Ravens have made

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Speaker 1: some big, big, big moves to bring in some key veterans.

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Speaker 2: Uh.

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Speaker 1: They signed Jadavion Clowney and also a one year deal

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Speaker 1: with cornerback Ronald Darby. Yep, two big time editions and

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Speaker 1: very good players. So we're gonna break all those moves

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Speaker 1: down and on the back end, give a little preview

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Speaker 1: for the Ravens Commanders game game preseason two.

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Speaker 3: On Monday night.

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Speaker 4: Yeah.

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Speaker 3: Busy week, busy week. Yeah.

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Speaker 2: They had Commander's practices this week, and then they capped

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Speaker 2: the week with two big signings in Jaevion Clowney and

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Speaker 2: Ronald Darby. Let's start with Clowney. I mean, this is

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Speaker 2: the headliner here. You know, I think what we It's

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Speaker 2: not necessarily a surprise. The Ravens have been interested in

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Speaker 2: outside linebacker help. They had Kylevin van Ney report of

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Speaker 2: the inn earlier this offseason and Clowney came in, and

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Speaker 2: this has been an area where you know, they've been

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Speaker 2: looking to add. You know, they have young players would

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Speaker 2: they feel really good about and they're excited about. But

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Speaker 2: Clowney's sitting there, and he had a proven pass rusher,

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Speaker 2: and so they feel like this is an opportunity to

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Speaker 2: bring in a quality vet. Also, Tyas Spouser is not

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Speaker 2: back on the field yet. There's been no indication yet

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Speaker 1: Harbal said that he expects that that will not be

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Speaker 1: the case, that will be back for the start of

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Speaker 1: the regular season, but still dealing with the flare up

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Speaker 1: or whatever.

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Speaker 3: Hey good whatever, John Harve.

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Speaker 2: Agitated, But he's not been on the field yet, and

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Speaker 2: so this is you know, they bring in Jadayon Clowney

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Speaker 2: and give himself some depth there.

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Speaker 4: And I think they just let you know.

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Speaker 2: I think when I look at the roster composition here,

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Speaker 2: they wanted I think they wanted depth and I think

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Speaker 2: they wanted another potential top end player. Yeah, man, I

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Speaker 2: think that's what you're looking for there. Like they're they're

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Speaker 2: even with ties back on the field, you don't have

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Speaker 2: like a great amount of depth there.

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Speaker 1: Your top I don't have a ton of experience either.

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Speaker 1: I mean we've been sitting here talking about a lot

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Speaker 1: is on o'dafe always shoulders. We've said that several times

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Speaker 1: now that the Ravens need a breakout season from Adafe away,

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Speaker 1: and you don't really ever want to be in a

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Speaker 1: having this breakout season, right, And so Jadeveon Clowney is

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Speaker 1: in a way kind of like a high end insurance

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Speaker 1: policy because I think the Ravens still want to give

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Speaker 1: Odafe and he will still get a ton of snaps.

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Speaker 1: Jadevion Clowney I don't think is going to take a

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Speaker 1: whole lot off of Odaphe's plate. He can keep him

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Speaker 1: still play a lot, and they still need a really

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Speaker 1: good season for him. But also keep in mind that

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Speaker 1: David Ajabo has played I think I put it was

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Speaker 1: sixteen games between college and the pros period.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, sixteen games.

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Speaker 4: I mean in last year he basically didn't play, I

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Speaker 1: And so he's you know, Mike McDonald even said he's

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Speaker 1: basically a rookie, yeah, you know, and and a rookie

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Speaker 3: I mean, he's a rookie to the game of football period.

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Speaker 1: In a way, right, he just and I've loved what

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Speaker 1: they're IFFs, And so you want to get a player

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Speaker 1: that has done it in this league. Jadeveon Clowney is

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Speaker 1: a three time pro bowler. And here's what I'll say

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Speaker 1: But Jadeveon Clowney at his best is a potential game record. Yeah,

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Speaker 3: That happens for a reason.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, absolutely.

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Speaker 1: I mean he's a big, physical, athletic freak. And so

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Speaker 3: Part of the year, right, I'll take it. I'll take it.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, he only had two sacks last year, but the

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Speaker 2: previous year he had nine exactly, you know, So he

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Speaker 2: so he's not far off that he's played at a very

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Speaker 4: Yeah, totally.

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Speaker 2: And I think that, like we've spent all this time

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Speaker 2: Kalais Campbell's no longer here, Jason Pierre Paul. We barely

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Speaker 3: Two veterans.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, and so they had two veterans and Pierre Paul, right,

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Speaker 2: and so so both those guys are gone. Now step

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Speaker 4: But those are.

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Speaker 2: Two veterans who you're looking to replace there, and I

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Speaker 1: Well, it's funny I think back to and I mentioned

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Speaker 1: there's a game and I want to say it was

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Speaker 1: twenty seventeen. I think I went back on the archives here,

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Speaker 1: going in the archives, there's a game twenty seventeen. You

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Speaker 1: It was a cool night, a win from the northeast

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Speaker 1: night football, Ravens Texans, and Clowney was in the middle

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Speaker 3: He was at the top of his game and he

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Speaker 1: I mean like they were lining him up everywhere, standing

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Speaker 1: I still remember that game of him just blowing up

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Speaker 3: That guy is a freak. Yeah, you know, and like.

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Speaker 1: I just I felt like I always felt like that

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Speaker 2: Like whenever that he because he's been a free agent

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Speaker 1: Yeah, it just so has always It's long seen and

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Speaker 1: that the Ravens after they've signed free agents, they've often

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Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, And I have to think that that.

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Speaker 3: Like well, So it's kind of the interesting thing.

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Speaker 1: And and you know, you mentioned Kyle van Ney, and

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Speaker 1: does you know, Vanoi is more known for his coverage

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Speaker 1: Jadeveon Clowney is not known particularly for his past coverage

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Speaker 4: So he's known for going after the court.

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Speaker 1: Yes, that's correct, and so yeah, I will be interested

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Speaker 1: to see how this all works because you know, according

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Speaker 1: And then Tavius Robinson, the rookie, is also a rush linebacker.

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Speaker 2: Now and in the preseason and in training camp practices

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Speaker 1: That's correct, they've been on opposite side. Exactly one's been playing.

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Speaker 3: Certainly.

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Speaker 1: Does he check all the boxes of the drop back

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Speaker 1: linebacker like a Tyas Bowser, No, it's a different kind

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Speaker 3: When you look at the two side by side, you

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Speaker 1: Yeah, so I think it does perhaps show a little

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Speaker 2: Could you see them using Clowney and like a d

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Speaker 3: I think it is going to be a versatile role.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, you know that the pass rush package.

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Speaker 2: If you put away a job Oclowney on the field

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Speaker 4: Of the quarterback.

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Speaker 3: I like that.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it sounds that, you know, and then

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Speaker 4: so so I think that it's an exciting signing.

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Speaker 2: I mean, this is this is a guy who, like

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Speaker 2: you mentioned, former number one overall pick, serious potential.

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Speaker 4: He's been a dynamic player in this league.

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Speaker 1: Right, He's got to stay healthy, and I think he's

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Speaker 3: You know, that's going to be the thing for him.

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Speaker 2: Ravens fans, I am excited to introduce you to the

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Speaker 4: Congratulations.

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Speaker 5: They play extremely hard, extremely physical team. Every time you

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Speaker 5: Thank you, sir.

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Speaker 1: So the other big signing for the Ravens this week

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Speaker 3: A talented dude.

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Speaker 1: I think it's all playing pretty well before me, and

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Speaker 2: But the Ravens, like you said, you get a look

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Speaker 1: and you can't really slow down for everybody else to

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Speaker 3: And but it is what it is.

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Speaker 1: You play the cards that you're dealt. There's no sulking

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Speaker 1: about it. But you know that'll be something to watch

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Speaker 1: Earlier this season is the Ravens. Obviously we're gonna be

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Speaker 1: watching how they do without Marlon Humphrey, and it's it's

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Speaker 1: a challenge for Ronald Darby to get up to speed

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Speaker 1: if he's going to be a Week one starter.

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Speaker 4: I mean, yeah, you could.

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Speaker 2: There's a world on which you go into the season

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Speaker 3: Corner Rock has been out for There's a world.

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Speaker 2: In which Ronald Darby and Jalen Armor Davis are your

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Speaker 2: starting corners in week one. I mean there's a lot

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Speaker 2: of questions there. Yep, could be Kevon Seymour and Jalen

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Speaker 2: Armor Davis. I mean, there's who knows. I'm just guessing here,

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Speaker 2: but you definitely got to get those guys up to speed.

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Speaker 2: So it'll be that'll be the focus here for the

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Speaker 3: Yeah, for sure.

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Speaker 1: And it all starts on Monday Night Football let's take

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Speaker 2: as we look ahead to that game against Commanders. You

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Speaker 2: know what I'm most interested to see, and it's kind

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Speaker 2: of interesting. We could maybe just you know, we can

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Speaker 2: save ourselves time. Just play back to the conversation we

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Speaker 2: had in last week's preview podcasts for the Eagles. I

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Speaker 2: want to see Jalen Armor Davis. Yeah, we didn't see him,

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Speaker 2: and now we'll see if he's placed. He did return

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Speaker 2: to practice this week.

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Speaker 3: The first practice on Thursday that he was back for

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Speaker 3: was very limited.

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Speaker 2: Very liminitated, so we'll see if he actually see gets

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Speaker 2: any action. I think the Ravens are probably going to

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Speaker 2: be very cautious with him given all the injuries they

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Speaker 2: have at cornerback.

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Speaker 4: But I would love to see him.

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Speaker 2: I mean this cornerback situation as we just spent time

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Speaker 2: talking about with the addition of Darby, lots of questions there,

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Speaker 2: and he's somebody that I want to see more action from.

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Speaker 1: The corner is in general, you know, And we'll see

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Speaker 1: how much the starters for the commander's play. But they've

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Speaker 1: got some really good wide receivers now, and so you know,

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Speaker 1: I don't again, Terry McLaurin is probably not going to

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Speaker 1: get much action, if any ye same with Jahan Dotson

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Speaker 1: and Curtis.

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Speaker 2: I think that action took place here that on our

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Speaker 2: performance last week.

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Speaker 1: We've already gotten a taste of what this preseason game

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Speaker 1: was going to be, and probably a better taste than

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Speaker 1: what it's going to be because he saw a lot

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Speaker 1: of the starters. But whoever is up there. It'll be

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Speaker 1: a good challenge for the Ravens owners, you know. I

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Speaker 1: think also you continue to watch the offensive line. John

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Speaker 1: Simpson sala. I think John Simpson, in my estimation, is

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Speaker 1: in the lead in that comes to right now. You know,

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Speaker 1: if they get good reps against the command, especially if

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Speaker 1: the commander's starting defensive line, then get any action a

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Speaker 1: series or two.

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Speaker 3: That is a challenge. Yeah, And so that's another one

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Speaker 3: that I'll be watching.

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Speaker 1: I mean, quite frankly, I think a lot of people

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Speaker 1: what a lot of people will be watching is there

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Speaker 1: were a few scraps in these joint practices, and how

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Speaker 1: does that roll over? You know, I think it's a

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Speaker 1: good thing. They've had a couple of cool a couple

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Speaker 1: of days of cool off a little bit. Yeah, and uh,

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Speaker 1: you know the starters won't be out there, but you

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Speaker 1: know now they actually get to go full.

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Speaker 2: Tilt, yeah, I honestly, yeah, I mean you.

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Speaker 3: Can't get away with somebody. Yeah, it doesn't work like

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Speaker 3: that in games.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't think that we'll see much of that.

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Speaker 2: I think that was probably limited to practice, to be honest.

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Speaker 2: But in terms of other stuff that I'm interested in seeing,

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Speaker 2: I think that you know, Josh Johnson, I would expect

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Speaker 2: him to get you know, heavy workload. Again, I don't

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Speaker 2: know if Snoop was going to play at all, and he

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Speaker 2: basically has been on the shelf this week as he

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Speaker 2: tweaked his hamstring against the Eagle, So I would be surprised.

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Speaker 3: Rball said that they're going to be particularly cautious with them.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, so Josh Johnson here, I think that right now

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Speaker 2: Snoop is going to be the backup quarterback. That's my expectation.

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Speaker 2: But this is another opportunity for Josh Johnson to show

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Speaker 2: that he can move the offense well, that he can

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Speaker 2: be efficient, that he could be that number two quarterback.

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Speaker 3: Yeah.

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Speaker 1: I mean we don't know how long Snoop could be

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Speaker 1: out as Yeah, this preseason game plus the preseason finale

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Speaker 1: in Tampa Bay. I think that Josh Johnson is an

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Speaker 1: opportunity for him if if, if he's going to take

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Speaker 1: that number two quarterback spot, he's going to have to

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Speaker 1: ball out and uh.

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Speaker 3: You know he's got a chance.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, So that's another thing I'll be I'll be looking at.

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Speaker 2: And then you know, receiver. I think that that competition

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Speaker 2: for that six receiver spot continues to be good. I mean,

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Speaker 2: Tylan Wallace to me is the leader right there for

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Speaker 2: that sixth.

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Speaker 1: Receivers sport and talked about how he's been very he

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Speaker 1: got on special teams.

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Speaker 2: He's been good on special teams in his career. He's

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Speaker 2: played what he had good practices against the Commanders. He

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Speaker 2: had a touchdown again the Eagles. Can't he continue to

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Speaker 2: do that?

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Speaker 3: Yep?

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Speaker 2: You know, James Prochet had the muff punt. You know,

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Speaker 2: I know he's probably kicking himself after that one. I

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Speaker 2: thought he came back and had particularly one solid day

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Speaker 2: against the Commanders, and so can he put himself back

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Speaker 2: in that mix there? Tarik Black has made some plays.

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Speaker 2: Could he be in that mix?

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Speaker 4: So I'll be.

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Speaker 2: Curious to kind of watch for that last receiver spot

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Speaker 2: and see if Tylan Wallace can really solidify himself as

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Speaker 2: that guy.

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Speaker 1: I think the running back competition is the other one

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Speaker 1: that's a good competition right now for the fourth spot

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Speaker 1: if they're going to keep four between Melvin Gordon and

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Speaker 1: the rookie Keaton Mitchell. So Keith Mitchell had the touchdown,

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Speaker 1: long touchdown run call back. Melvin Gordon's looked really good too.

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Speaker 1: That's that's certainly one to keep an eye on against

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Speaker 1: the Commanders as well.

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Speaker 2: And then one other position that'll point to is the

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Speaker 2: inside linebacker. Okay, so obviously we know the top guys,

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Speaker 2: but Delshaun Phillips has been somebody who's I think flashed

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Speaker 2: at times.

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Speaker 1: Well, Trent and Simpson got back on the field, does

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Speaker 1: he play exactly and that would be his preseason debut.

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Speaker 4: It would be nice to see Trenton Simpson.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, the fun one.

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Speaker 4: He's an exciting young player. Third round pick.

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Speaker 2: He was the second pick to the Ravens made this year,

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Speaker 2: so they've got a lot of hopes for him. And

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Speaker 2: so does he get on the field and like he's

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Speaker 2: going to be on the fifty three, we're not talking

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Speaker 2: about that, but just to be able to see him

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Speaker 2: as a rookie, like you want to see him get

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Speaker 2: game action because honestly, once you get to the regular season,

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Speaker 2: I think the role was going to be very small

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Speaker 2: for him because so Patrick Queen and rokwand Smith ahead

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Speaker 2: of him. And so if he's going to have any

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Speaker 2: role on defense, he's got to earn it during this

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Speaker 2: this preseason games and training camp and his opportunity is

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Speaker 2: limited because he missed time with an injury.

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Speaker 4: So do we get to see his debut.

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Speaker 2: I'd be excited to see that, and then there's competition

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Speaker 2: for that maybe last linebacker spot.

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Speaker 4: Like a del Seawn Phillips, you know, Christian Welch. How

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Speaker 4: do those guys do?

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Speaker 2: Of course special teams for us? Yeah, Josh Rosch another

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Speaker 2: good one. How do those guys do when it comes

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Speaker 2: to special teams as well?

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Speaker 3: Yep, totally agree.

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Speaker 1: John Harwall said he expects to follow a similar script

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Speaker 1: to what the Ravens did in preseason one, so don't,

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Speaker 1: once again, don't be expecting a whole lot of action

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Speaker 1: from the established starters.

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Speaker 3: Does they Flowers get a little more action?

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Speaker 5: Though?

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Speaker 3: How many more guys can he?

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Speaker 5: Duke?

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Speaker 1: He already puts some commanders on skates in the joint practices.

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Speaker 3: But it'll be fun to watch him. I thought. I

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Speaker 3: thought Tom Munkin had an.

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Speaker 1: Interesting point about him this week when I asked him

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Speaker 1: about za and and you know what it meant to

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Speaker 1: see him do that against the commanders in joint practice

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Speaker 1: and he you know, I think we're all really excited

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Speaker 1: about Zay and we see the juke moves in the

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Speaker 1: joystick and all that, and it's like, oh my gosh,

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Speaker 1: you know, he's just destroying people in one on one.

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Speaker 1: It's a show. It is a show, but you know

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Speaker 1: he's got to do it in eleven on eleven's right.

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Speaker 1: You know, we saw him jukea guy. He had one

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Speaker 3: Looked really good doing it. Yep.

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Speaker 1: But to be a complete receiver, which is what Todd

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Speaker 1: Munkin said, like, you know, there's other aspects of the

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Speaker 1: game than them breaking guy's ankles necessarily in practice, and

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Speaker 1: so like we got to see it, see it more

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Speaker 1: in eleven on eleven setting, I'd be I'd be excited

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Speaker 1: to see a little more. I'm always excited way and

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Speaker 1: I think he's going to get there. I'm not like

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Speaker 1: sitting here saying he's not. But yeah, let's also not

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Speaker 1: He's a rookie yep, and we're all really excited and

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Speaker 1: I'm excited to see him continue that growth and become

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Speaker 1: what we all think he can be because I think

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Speaker 1: it's going to be pretty special at the end.

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Speaker 2: Of the day absolutely, so the game on Monday is

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Speaker 2: at eight o'clock. You can watch it on ESPN and

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Speaker 2: locally here Baltimore, it's going to be on WBAL, so

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Speaker 2: you can watch it there as well. As always, you

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Speaker 1: We'll be back with you to break down, yes, the

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Speaker 1: Monday night preseason game. We'll tape that late at night

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Speaker 1: that night, have it ready for you early first thing

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Speaker 1: Tuesday morning.

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Speaker 4: Thanks for listening and we'll talk with you against soon.

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Speaker 3: Mhmm