WEBVTT - Bucs 2025 Schedule Release Reaction Show | Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome into our twenty twenty five schedule reaction show presented

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<v Speaker 1>by Ticketmaster. Come into You from the Bucks Studio presented

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<v Speaker 1>by Ticketmaster. Casey Phillips here with Senior writer and editor

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<v Speaker 1>Scott Smith. Another year, another exciting schedule. I love how

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<v Speaker 1>we all just get really excited to see it come out.

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<v Speaker 1>We already know who we're playing, but you never know

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<v Speaker 1>the win and the exactly the timing, the order, all

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<v Speaker 1>of that.

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<v Speaker 2>In the way.

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<v Speaker 1>And we love to predict, right even though every year

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<v Speaker 1>everyone's wrong about it. Or we love to predict what

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<v Speaker 1>parts of the schedule are going to be harder or

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<v Speaker 1>more interesting, or you know, the storylines that are going

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<v Speaker 1>to be there, and we always know we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>be wrong about a bunch of things, but it's still

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<v Speaker 1>fun to do exactly. We love a mock draft, We

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<v Speaker 1>love a schedule breakdown show, and so we decided we

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<v Speaker 1>were going to go through some different segments what stands

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<v Speaker 1>out to us about different parts of the schedule for

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<v Speaker 1>the Buccaneers. Before we get into that, though, any kind

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<v Speaker 1>of initial just thoughts about when you look at it

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<v Speaker 1>as a whole.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, this is the fiftiest schedule we've ever had.

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<v Speaker 1>I like it.

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<v Speaker 3>The home part of it, at least strikes me as

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<v Speaker 3>something that coaches would like because every single game, the

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<v Speaker 3>first six home games are all at one pm on Sunday,

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<v Speaker 3>and coaches love it. First of all, they love a

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<v Speaker 3>routine that's the same every time, but they also love

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<v Speaker 3>one o'clock games on Sunday waiting around.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so they're all first six or all one pm

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<v Speaker 3>on Sunday until you get to Atlanta on the Thursday

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<v Speaker 3>night game, and then the time for the final game

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<v Speaker 3>in Carolina hasn't been determined yet, but that could be

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<v Speaker 3>a one pm game too, So yeah, I was.

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<v Speaker 1>Like looking at if there are primetime games or challenging

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<v Speaker 1>road trips, some of the things that are out of

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<v Speaker 1>the norm of what especially around it happens, And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I do like that at least, you know, a Monday

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<v Speaker 1>night game is kind of early in the season, and

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<v Speaker 1>that there's not some crazy trip or something afterward that

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<v Speaker 1>makes it more challenging than normal. Same thing with the

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the Monday against Detroit, I mean, you know

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<v Speaker 1>that there's not maybe as big of a difference of

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<v Speaker 1>getting to still travel at New Orleans a little later

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<v Speaker 1>game the next week. Again, not as brutal as some

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<v Speaker 1>things might be after that, but then you know, to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to be going at Buffalo and then have

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<v Speaker 1>to turn around and go all the way to la

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<v Speaker 1>and it'd be a Sunday night game for the West Coast.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the game that I'm like, that's gonna be tough

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<v Speaker 1>of you are not landing until the next day into

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<v Speaker 1>the morning, the wee morning hours, so that's always a

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<v Speaker 1>challenging one. But yeah, and the same thing after a

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<v Speaker 1>Thursday night game that you get a little extra rest

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<v Speaker 1>going into what could be a very important division game

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<v Speaker 1>later that there isn't the normal things where you look

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<v Speaker 1>at maybe primetime games and or travel stuff and look

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<v Speaker 1>around and go, oh man, that's gonna be brutal. It

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<v Speaker 1>feels kind of fair in a lot of the ways

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<v Speaker 1>of where there weren't any areas where you just go

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<v Speaker 1>that is gonna be brutal, which is nice.

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<v Speaker 2>That's true.

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<v Speaker 3>There's a couple of tough stretches there, and then we'll

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<v Speaker 3>talk about it later. But what really jumps out to

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<v Speaker 3>me is the way this schedule ends as the Bucks

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<v Speaker 3>try for their record breaking fifth straight NC South title.

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<v Speaker 1>Get that right, we'll get that at the end. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>So let's look at this segment one games one through four,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course on the side of the screen you'll

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<v Speaker 1>see it kind of cycling through some of the different

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<v Speaker 1>segments of the schedule, so you can be reminded of

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<v Speaker 1>what we're talking about. But segment one, tell me what

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<v Speaker 1>stands out to you about this first set of games?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, why the home games are road games are in

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<v Speaker 3>white and home games are in red in that display

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<v Speaker 3>there so you can see, right, the Buccaneers have to

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<v Speaker 3>start the season with two games on the road, and

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<v Speaker 3>the Bucks have won two straight they started for the

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<v Speaker 3>last four years two and oh, which has no small

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<v Speaker 3>part of how they've been able to pull out the

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<v Speaker 3>division each year. If they're gonna do that, they're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>have to go two and o on the road, and

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<v Speaker 3>which they also did in twenty twenty two, by the way,

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<v Speaker 3>so it can be done. And then right after that

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<v Speaker 3>you get your game against the defending champions, and you

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<v Speaker 3>also have your first primetime game in that block.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and I also wouldn't be surprised of having a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of road games at the beginning. Was also to

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<v Speaker 1>help with the whole sharing a road and park area

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<v Speaker 1>with Steinbrenner Field. That that's kind of nice to know

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<v Speaker 1>at least those first couple of games you're not having

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<v Speaker 1>to worry about any of the other I think there's

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<v Speaker 1>a big concert that plays into it as well. Yep.

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<v Speaker 3>So yeah, and looking at these four games, obviously, the

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<v Speaker 3>one that stands out is Philadelphia. They're fresh off a

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<v Speaker 3>really dominant win over Kansas City and Super Bowl fifty nine.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe it was, and so they're coming in.

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<v Speaker 3>This is actually the third year in a row that

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<v Speaker 3>Philly's going to be here in the first month of

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<v Speaker 3>the season, and you know, the Buccaneers have had some

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<v Speaker 3>nice games against them. It's been a pretty good rivalry

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<v Speaker 3>in recent years, and that obviously goes back to the

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<v Speaker 3>first Super Bowl era where it was a huge rivalry.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 3>But I mean, this team, this Philadelphia team that's going

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<v Speaker 3>to come in is loaded, and they just won the

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<v Speaker 3>Super Bowl obviously, But I think most answer would say

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<v Speaker 3>they have the most complete roster in the league, especially

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<v Speaker 3>after adding Saquon Barklay, and you see Jalen Hurts there

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<v Speaker 3>with all those weapons around him. On defense, they have

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<v Speaker 3>Jalen Carter maybe the most dominant or one of the

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<v Speaker 3>most dominant interior linemen in the league. And then of

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<v Speaker 3>course last year they really rebuilt their secondary with Quinnon

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<v Speaker 3>Mitchell and Cooper De john And of course they have

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<v Speaker 3>the touch push play, which the Buccaneers have stopped once

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<v Speaker 3>or twice, but it's pretty hard to stop and as

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<v Speaker 3>of now, we don't know if that's going to be

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<v Speaker 3>a legal play yet, but they'll bring it here if

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<v Speaker 3>they can. Also, I guess there's a couple of other

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<v Speaker 3>interesting games there that you might be interested in.

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<v Speaker 2>Atlanta.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I'm really intrigued to see the Atlanta game Week one,

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<v Speaker 1>knowing that this will be Michael Pennix's first season to

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<v Speaker 1>be getting that Week one starting role. We saw him

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<v Speaker 1>do some good things towards the end of last season,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think that that's going to be an interesting

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<v Speaker 1>thing to start off. Just anytime there's a new quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>even though he has gotten a little bit of reps

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<v Speaker 1>this last season. First year at the Helm Week one,

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<v Speaker 1>I always think that's interesting to watch how they respond

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<v Speaker 1>to that, how they handle that pressure, the jitters that

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<v Speaker 1>come with that. So I think that's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a game that I'm excited.

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<v Speaker 3>And then I'll sung Todd Bowles against the Jets. It's

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<v Speaker 3>the first time he'll play the team he used to

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<v Speaker 3>be a head coach for since he became the Bucks

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<v Speaker 3>head coach.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, very cool.

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<v Speaker 1>I like that staut All right, segment two, Let's go

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<v Speaker 1>into this next group, which man already you just see

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<v Speaker 1>at at at all right.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so we called this part road Warriors. The Buccaneers

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<v Speaker 3>have three of four in the ROUW and this is

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<v Speaker 3>kind of a tough stretch.

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<v Speaker 2>The one.

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<v Speaker 3>You got your another primetime game in Detroit you see

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<v Speaker 3>up there, and then you have the long trip to Seattle,

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<v Speaker 3>and I just was going to highlight that Detroit game.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, that's another one of these kind of recent

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<v Speaker 3>decent rivalries. You know, you had the Buccaneers lose to

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<v Speaker 3>Detroit in that really tight NFC Divisional game in Baker.

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<v Speaker 2>Mayfield his first year here.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and then Detroit came down or we went back

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<v Speaker 3>to Detroit in Week two of last season. Got a

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<v Speaker 3>little bit of revenge up there. I think it's a

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<v Speaker 3>nice matchup. You got two for one former first overall

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<v Speaker 3>draft picks playing quarterback in Baker and Jared Goff. I

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<v Speaker 3>mean that Lion's team last year seemed like a team

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<v Speaker 3>of destiny.

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<v Speaker 1>So many injuries.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and we saw what Aiden Hutchinson could do in

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<v Speaker 3>that Week two game and shortly after that or maybe

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<v Speaker 3>I think maybe six games in he got hurt, but

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<v Speaker 3>by that point.

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<v Speaker 2>He already had like eight or nine sacks.

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<v Speaker 3>So he's back that really good young player, Brian Branch

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<v Speaker 3>that they can move all over their defense.

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<v Speaker 2>He can play nickel, it can play safety.

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<v Speaker 3>I think their defense, they made a couple other changes,

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<v Speaker 3>brought in a new quarterback and just to read, and

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<v Speaker 3>I think they have the opportunity to be pretty good

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<v Speaker 3>if they can get a lot of guys back, and

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<v Speaker 3>then of course on offense, you've got Jamir Gibbs. Especially

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<v Speaker 3>after David Montgomery went down last year, he showed he

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<v Speaker 3>could handle the load by all by himself. But now

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<v Speaker 3>you have Montgomery back and they love to run the ball.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's a pretty complete team all around. And it's

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<v Speaker 3>gonna be a tough game.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's a tough stretch to me. And now this

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<v Speaker 1>is always what's funny when you talk about the schedule

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<v Speaker 1>and you say where you think a tough stretches, and

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<v Speaker 1>it can mean travel or it can mean just what

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<v Speaker 1>you think the quality of the opponents are going to be.

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<v Speaker 1>That's where we have no idea how a season is

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<v Speaker 1>going to pan out, Who's going to be injured, who's not.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, on paper, coming off of course the

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles game at the end of that first segment and

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<v Speaker 1>having to go on the road for a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>big games and teams that look like they could be

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<v Speaker 1>pretty talented, we have no idea what the Seahawks are

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<v Speaker 1>going to look like the Sam Darnold and then I

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<v Speaker 1>just like, now, this is my theme of one time

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<v Speaker 1>on all these is just the quarterback situations of all

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<v Speaker 1>these teams of you know, Michael Pennock's there, and then yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>what is Seattle going to look like under him? And

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<v Speaker 1>then of course the Saints, we are fresh off the

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<v Speaker 1>Derek Carr announcement and there is a lot of up

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<v Speaker 1>in the air uncertainty when it comes to that position.

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<v Speaker 1>We know that they drafted a quarterback and how do

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<v Speaker 1>they feel about him? And I just think that's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be really interesting to watch of after so many

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<v Speaker 1>years of Drew Brees. And then now you know the

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<v Speaker 1>Derek Carr time has passed and what is this next

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<v Speaker 1>who's he passing the torch to and what is that.

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<v Speaker 2>Going to look like?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, maybe Tyler shuck. Their second round pick will be

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<v Speaker 3>entrenched by that point because your a games, or maybe

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<v Speaker 3>they'll still be trying to figure it out and you'll

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<v Speaker 3>be looking at Spencer Ratler or Jake Hayner. It might

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<v Speaker 3>be a week to week kind of thing. So even

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<v Speaker 3>in week eight, that could be a situation very interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, then there's a much earned bye week, which you

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<v Speaker 1>know that's always a big part of it. Look at

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<v Speaker 1>just smack dab in the middle of the season there,

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<v Speaker 1>which is nice. You always wanted to maybe be a

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<v Speaker 1>little later, but at least it's not in that first

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<v Speaker 1>bit where you're like, oh my gosh, we've just started

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<v Speaker 1>this thing. We don't need a buy quite yet. So

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<v Speaker 1>whenever the buye comes we always say very needed, very helpful.

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<v Speaker 1>But it looks like it being just smack dab in

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<v Speaker 1>the middle. There is guess that's kind of what you

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<v Speaker 1>ask for, kind of nice. So there's the bye week.

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<v Speaker 1>So then now next grouping of teams. What stands out

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<v Speaker 1>to you?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, in the middle of that, I think you see

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<v Speaker 3>two really prime contenders in each conference and it's back

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<v Speaker 3>to back road trips at Buffalo and at the Los

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<v Speaker 3>Angeles Rams. Obviously Buffalo and since Josh Allen's second or

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<v Speaker 3>third season when he really turned the corner, have been

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<v Speaker 3>a prime Super Bowl contender every year, just can't seem

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<v Speaker 3>to get past the Chiefs for the most part. And

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<v Speaker 3>then Detroit. I mean, I'm sorry the Rams. I think they.

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<v Speaker 2>Surprise everybody a little bit. Last year.

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<v Speaker 3>The people thought they might be in a rebuilding mode,

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<v Speaker 3>but they really turned around. So both of those teams

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<v Speaker 3>are defending division champions right there, and I think both

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<v Speaker 3>of them are gonna be very much in the runnings

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<v Speaker 3>in their respective conferences. And I just wanted to highlight

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<v Speaker 3>the Rams game because Matthew Stafford chose to stay.

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<v Speaker 2>There was a little bit.

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<v Speaker 3>Of a I think he always was gonna stay, but

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<v Speaker 3>there was a little bit of wonder if he was

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<v Speaker 3>gonna move on and then they would really probably be

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<v Speaker 3>in a rebuilding stage. But he's back, and he got

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<v Speaker 3>pukin Akua. They don't no longer have Cooper Cup, but

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<v Speaker 3>pokin Acua had kind of become the number one there anyway,

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<v Speaker 3>and they added DeVante Adams, who I mean, it may

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<v Speaker 3>seem like DeVante Adams is maybe past his prime or

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<v Speaker 3>something that you know, last year with Aaron Rodgers and

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<v Speaker 3>the Jets was nothing special, but he still had great numbers.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is.

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<v Speaker 3>I wonder doesn't DeVante were seventeen too. I wonder what

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<v Speaker 3>they're gonna do with the Rams with PU seventeen there.

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<v Speaker 3>I just thought about that. But you know, that's still

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<v Speaker 3>those two together. And then last year they really rebuilt

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<v Speaker 3>that defensive front starting with Jared Verse and uh so,

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<v Speaker 3>again it's a team that's solid on both sides of

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<v Speaker 3>the ball. And then there's a couple other interesting matchups

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<v Speaker 3>in that segment.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think that is going to be a really

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<v Speaker 1>interesting setting. And of course, as we talk about going

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<v Speaker 1>to Buffalo, great place to play, a lot of great

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<v Speaker 1>fan energy, and that's a big one. And like you said,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a time yere where now you're getting into late,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the mid to late November of when all

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<v Speaker 1>the playoff races are really heating up, and that's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be a game that I think could be really

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<v Speaker 1>significant for both teams. Even though it's not a you know,

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<v Speaker 1>division game, it's not a conference game, it just feels

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<v Speaker 1>like that time of year, knowing that these are two

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<v Speaker 1>teams that are going to be really trying to make

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<v Speaker 1>that playoff push. I think that could be a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of fun energy and not a team that the Bucks

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<v Speaker 1>get to face all that often, so we've only gone

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<v Speaker 1>to them, I think once a couple of times in

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<v Speaker 1>my time here, you know, so I think that's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be a lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, you could follow up your young quarterback theme

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<v Speaker 3>there too. With the New England Patriots and Drake May.

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<v Speaker 3>It's really had an outstanding rookie season and they've done

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<v Speaker 3>a lot to put pieces around him.

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<v Speaker 1>I love in every section we do, we have a

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<v Speaker 1>team that we're just like, hmm, that'll be interesting to

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<v Speaker 1>watch what they're doing with their quarterback area. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>let's go to our final section here. This is where

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<v Speaker 1>the whole NFC South, all the kitt kaboodles feel like

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<v Speaker 1>they're gonna kill one. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>And since the seventeenth game, this doesn't work out as

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<v Speaker 3>nice mathematically there's five games in this segment, not four,

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<v Speaker 3>but that allows us actually to include the Saints in

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<v Speaker 3>Week fourteen. So if you look at that schedule for there,

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<v Speaker 3>the last five weeks are at home against New Orleans

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<v Speaker 3>at a home, against Atlanta at Carolina at Miami, and

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<v Speaker 3>then Carolina at home. So four of your six NFC

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<v Speaker 3>South games in the last five weeks. And if you notice,

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't know. It took me a while to notice this.

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<v Speaker 3>All three of our home games against our NFC South

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<v Speaker 3>opponents are all in that stretch there, and that seems

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<v Speaker 3>like if this is close, that seems like an advantage

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<v Speaker 3>to me. I mean, the Raymond James daven crowd could

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<v Speaker 3>make a difference in how this division title race shakes out.

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<v Speaker 2>At the end.

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<v Speaker 1>I think this is your dream, right because sometimes teams

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<v Speaker 1>always are still trying to figure themselves out early in

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<v Speaker 1>the season, and sometimes it's kind of rough if you

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<v Speaker 1>end up having a front loaded division part of your

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<v Speaker 1>schedule when later in the season you end up being like, oh, man,

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<v Speaker 1>I wish we were facing them now. Yeah, And I

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<v Speaker 1>think that to know that by then, I mean you

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<v Speaker 1>are hopefully humming, you know what your team is about

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<v Speaker 1>that with a new offensive coordinator and that kind of thing,

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<v Speaker 1>that by then you should be hitting your stride, your

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<v Speaker 1>sweet spot to be able to face not only so

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<v Speaker 1>many of those division teams, but again, like you said

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<v Speaker 1>so many at home. That's got to be if you

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<v Speaker 1>were to build the schedule, I have to imagine that's

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<v Speaker 1>how you'd want it to pay.

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<v Speaker 3>For that early on with a couple of stretches, tough

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<v Speaker 3>stretches on their own. But yeah, if you're in the

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<v Speaker 3>running there at the end, I think it's an advantage.

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<v Speaker 3>And if we're going to highlight a team in this

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<v Speaker 3>last segment, I think it has to be Carolina because

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<v Speaker 3>you played them twice and including two of the last

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<v Speaker 3>three weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>So the Panthers could.

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<v Speaker 3>Be the ones standing there between the Bucks and a

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<v Speaker 3>fifth straight division title.

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<v Speaker 2>It's very possible.

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<v Speaker 3>And we saw that team really come together in the

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<v Speaker 3>second half last season when Bryce Young got back in

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<v Speaker 3>the lineup. That was their first year under Dave Canalis.

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<v Speaker 3>Now that program's had a little more time to develop,

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<v Speaker 3>and not only did Bryce Young look a lot better

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<v Speaker 3>in the second half of last year, but now he

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<v Speaker 3>has Ted McMillan as his number one target, which is

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<v Speaker 3>something they really needed there that can win jump balls

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<v Speaker 3>for him and just get open and get those you know,

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<v Speaker 3>third and seven conversions that he needs, and then you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you get Derek Brown on the defensive side, back from injury.

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<v Speaker 3>Their defense set a record for most points allowed last year,

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<v Speaker 3>so they had a lot of work to do there.

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<v Speaker 3>But they brought in a lot of veterans, and then

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<v Speaker 3>you got Derek Brown coming back from injury and JC

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<v Speaker 3>Horn finally getting to play long stretches without being injured.

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<v Speaker 2>They'll probably take a big step forward.

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<v Speaker 3>This Panthers team is one that a lot of analysts

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<v Speaker 3>think is going to take a step forward this year.

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<v Speaker 3>So giving them all season, you were talking about us

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<v Speaker 3>having all season to get sort of gel Giving them

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<v Speaker 3>all that time, that's what they might be at their peak, right,

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<v Speaker 3>then it's going to be interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, that's going to do it for us. On

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<v Speaker 1>this schedule release show, we hope you guys are all

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<v Speaker 1>going in there to get your tickets figuring out which

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<v Speaker 1>games you are going to check out. This is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be an incredible season with a lot of really

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<v Speaker 1>fun games, especially like we said, those at home. You

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<v Speaker 1>are going to want to be there helping that team

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<v Speaker 1>out as the season wraps up against all those NFC

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<v Speaker 1>South opponents. So go snatch up those tickets and go

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