WEBVTT - Recapping Week 16 | Episode 66

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Command Center podcast. I'm Bram Weinstein. Commanders

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<v Speaker 1>fell to the San Francisco forty nine ers thirty seven

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<v Speaker 1>to twenty in their Christmas Eve trip to the Bay Area.

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<v Speaker 1>Former Washington players Logan Paul Said and Fred Spot joined

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<v Speaker 1>me to break down what happened in the Week sixteen matchup.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's just start really here with the elephant

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<v Speaker 1>in the room, which is a decision is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be made this week whether to stick with Taylor heinekere

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<v Speaker 1>go to Carson Wentz. What do you think so far here?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think this is this is kind of

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<v Speaker 1>they've they've given us the answer to the test already,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Bram, Like, there's no question here, it's Carson

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<v Speaker 1>Wentz will be the starter next week. I think they

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<v Speaker 1>want to know. They want to finish their evaluation of them.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously started six weeks this year, not enough to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of complete the evaluation. In my opinion, you want to

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<v Speaker 1>see what we can do. Obviously, Taylor Heineken did an

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<v Speaker 1>excellent job getting this team where they are today in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of record, and I think I had an outstanding

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<v Speaker 1>game yesterday for the most part, outside of those two turnovers.

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<v Speaker 1>That he had at the start of the fourth quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think you got to see wins well. You

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<v Speaker 1>know sometimes the saying your marriage, you need to change

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<v Speaker 1>the environt Now you're going to think of about it.

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<v Speaker 1>We know we could We've seen Carson Wentz inside this offense,

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<v Speaker 1>but we was a pass happy offense at that time.

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<v Speaker 1>Now with him back in the ham, do we continue

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<v Speaker 1>to be a run first team. I want to see

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<v Speaker 1>him in the end. I think they think he can

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<v Speaker 1>push the ball down the field on play action, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think that gives us a chance to be spending.

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<v Speaker 1>There's one unusual caveat. Obviously, Heneke's very liked in the

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<v Speaker 1>locker room. Playoffs are still very much emplayed for them.

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<v Speaker 1>This isn't a we're playing out the string type of situation. No,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's it. That's exactly right. It's a great

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<v Speaker 1>point because, like you know, Taylor, Heney's from the guy

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<v Speaker 1>that's kind of gotten you this momentum, gotten you this

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<v Speaker 1>kind of charisma within the team, and you know, can

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<v Speaker 1>he kind of can is he the guy to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of continue to make players? I don't know, But I

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<v Speaker 1>really think the deciding factor here is they want to

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<v Speaker 1>know what they have with Carson Wentz and whether he's

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<v Speaker 1>there the answer quarterback movie forward. We all know Heneke

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<v Speaker 1>has a rudy effect. I called him rudy, like you

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<v Speaker 1>want to know, guys, he braves the best out of him.

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<v Speaker 1>He's the guy that guys looked for at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the game to put him on his shoulder. He's

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<v Speaker 1>that guy. But at the end of the day, we

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<v Speaker 1>got two games to get in the playoffs, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think they want to give cars in this chance to say,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, take us to the Promised Land. What

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<v Speaker 1>did you make of the defense? There were times really

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<v Speaker 1>look good. They stop the rush offense, and they give

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<v Speaker 1>up way too many big plays. I mean, I think

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<v Speaker 1>when you look at the defense, you gotta look at

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<v Speaker 1>the offense like you're giving the ball back to that

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<v Speaker 1>San Francisco offense, which is very, very potent in very

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<v Speaker 1>advantageous situations. I think, multiple times inside the thirty like,

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<v Speaker 1>that's just not a tenable solution. Obviously, there were some mistakes,

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<v Speaker 1>some coverage bust, but I think when you look at

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<v Speaker 1>the general scope of the game, you gotta say, offensively,

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<v Speaker 1>they did not hold up their end of the bargain.

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<v Speaker 1>They put the defense in a bad spot against a

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<v Speaker 1>very very good football team. Average star in line for

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<v Speaker 1>the forty nine is with the forty four of San Francisco.

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<v Speaker 1>You cannot put your defense in those type of situations.

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<v Speaker 1>But I could say this about the defense. They did

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<v Speaker 1>stand up in their first half. They did go blow

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<v Speaker 1>to blow with San Francisco, and Logan talked about this

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<v Speaker 1>the one thing we could take out of this game.

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<v Speaker 1>This was a measuring instate game. The forty nine is

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<v Speaker 1>one of the best rosters in the best teams in

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<v Speaker 1>the league right now, and you win blow for blow

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<v Speaker 1>with them for the least three quarters. Some invisible yards

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<v Speaker 1>lost in the return game too, would started inside their

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<v Speaker 1>own twenty multiple times on Saturday. That's gonna be hard

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<v Speaker 1>to get to the number one defense. Let's talk about

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<v Speaker 1>shown for a minute. Played more than I think anybody

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<v Speaker 1>thought you would, and he was effective at times too,

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<v Speaker 1>So that was really good time to see him that. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think I was surprised that he played as

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<v Speaker 1>much as he did. I think when you're up, you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna play in a big game, you're gonna play, And

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was great to see his conditioning be

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<v Speaker 1>in such a good spot in his physicality. F Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>like you just seemed for a guy whodn't played a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of football, looked like he didn't really miss the beat,

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<v Speaker 1>had some nice rushes against maybe the best left tackling football.

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<v Speaker 1>I was really happy to see him out there. Totally

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<v Speaker 1>exceeded my expectation. I used to be a big fan

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<v Speaker 1>of tag team wrestling. You know, when you the wrestler

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<v Speaker 1>just sitting there waiting to get tag, you just you

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<v Speaker 1>just can't wait to get in there. And that's what

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<v Speaker 1>I saw from from him. He just I need to

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<v Speaker 1>get in I need to get in there. So it

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<v Speaker 1>was good to see him out there. You know what

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<v Speaker 1>I did enjoy it. I enjoy seeing this smile on

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<v Speaker 1>his I'd enjoy seeing him having fun. And that's what

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<v Speaker 1>he brings to his team. Not only does he bring

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<v Speaker 1>a top, nice, deepense in he brings the attitude and

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<v Speaker 1>a love for the game that can't be replaced. The

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<v Speaker 1>playoffs are still in the picture for Washington. Two games

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<v Speaker 1>remaining in the regular season, and we've talked about how

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<v Speaker 1>the Commanders still control their own destiny. They got all

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<v Speaker 1>the help that they needed again two games to go.

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<v Speaker 1>Else can you ask for here, I mean, win out

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<v Speaker 1>two games at home, you're in. I mean, that's exactly

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<v Speaker 1>what you want, right Fred. I mean I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>a lot about playoff football. You know, all the math

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<v Speaker 1>of the charts and the astrology things, all that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of stuff. But what I do like is that we

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<v Speaker 1>control our own destiny. We win games we're in, And

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<v Speaker 1>that's exactly what you want. If you're coaching this team,

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<v Speaker 1>and if you're playing for him, Tom, that's when you

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<v Speaker 1>look at everybody in the locker room and say, it's

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<v Speaker 1>own us. The onus has owned us. We control everything.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you want to get in the first round? Who

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<v Speaker 1>we want to play? We set that up, and we

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<v Speaker 1>set everything up by how we go out of here

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<v Speaker 1>and play eight quarters eight quarters of football. Left pressures

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<v Speaker 1>on them this weekend too, Cleveland is eliminated. So this

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<v Speaker 1>is an AFC team at home, nothing to play for.

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<v Speaker 1>Everything on the line for Washington this weekend. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Cleveland's one of those teams. They've got some talented pieces,

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<v Speaker 1>right they know Miles Garrett on the defensive defensive line,

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<v Speaker 1>you can just break, break breaking offensive game plan. Chubb

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<v Speaker 1>is one of the best running backs in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 1>and Watson has slowly been kind of creeping back nowhere

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<v Speaker 1>nearer it was a couple of years ago. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>very very talented player, very dangerous team. And at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the day, these out of football games you

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<v Speaker 1>live for, you live, but these four quarters that were

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<v Speaker 1>and that not only do you live for these games,

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<v Speaker 1>you got these games at home. So we gonna need watching.

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<v Speaker 1>We gonna need the DMB to be in fitnex to

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<v Speaker 1>hipless in these last eight quarts, all right, So if

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<v Speaker 1>they were to make it would be likely as the

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<v Speaker 1>seventh seed at this point, they need the Giants to

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<v Speaker 1>lose out to win out to jump them as a six.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, they could play Philadelphia possibly if for some

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<v Speaker 1>reason that went wrong. So that means Dallas is unlikely,

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<v Speaker 1>but possibility Minnesota, San Francisco or the two that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of sit there. You got what you want? Who do

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<v Speaker 1>you want? Kirk? Obviously? I mean we all want And

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<v Speaker 1>it's not because of Kirk. It's because Minnesota is not

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<v Speaker 1>as good a team of San Francisco. We're not as

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<v Speaker 1>good as team as Dallas. Like we want the team

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<v Speaker 1>that we can beat, and I don't think we can

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<v Speaker 1>beat them. Well, it'll be a tight game. And don't

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<v Speaker 1>forget this. This team has won eleven one score games.

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<v Speaker 1>So this team is gonna play you to the Wirior.

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<v Speaker 1>But I got faith that we could go to Minnesota

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<v Speaker 1>and come back with him after it did turn into

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<v Speaker 1>Chicago here over the weekend. Yeah, going out to that

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<v Speaker 1>sixty degree whether it's San Francisco, was it terrible? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>But I like our chances against Minnesota if they were

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<v Speaker 1>to play them, Yes, if they were to play them, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>as compared to San Francisco, who is. But we're not

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<v Speaker 1>running away from any bad alright, get they right? We're

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<v Speaker 1>not running away for anybody. You like that, you like,

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