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Speaker 1: Welcome to NFL Daily, where we don't need a phono

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Speaker 1: finish to determine our champs. I'm Greg Rosenthal and beyond

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Speaker 1: lucky today to be joined by Nick Shook, who is

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Speaker 1: going to help us crank through an entire conference of

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Speaker 1: camp notes. I love shows like this. Ooh, Shooky. I

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Speaker 1: gotta admit I'm still buzzing from that one hundred meter final.

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Speaker 1: What a sporting event? Ten seconds every four years like

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Speaker 1: that is just pure adrenaline. I think it's awesome.

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Speaker 2: We pass over twelve hundred days just to wait for

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Speaker 2: those ten seconds, and boy are they thrilling.

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Speaker 1: It really is. I'm not even kidding just to have

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Speaker 1: that much meaning in that short of time. It just

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Speaker 1: in the way that thing finished, it was electric. But

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Speaker 1: I know a lot of people are watching the Olympics

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Speaker 1: this time of year, and that's where we come in. Shook.

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Speaker 1: I love these shows because it forces me and you two,

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Speaker 1: I know, to kind of go through each team and

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Speaker 1: find what the beat writers there are saying and find

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Speaker 1: out what's happening in practice, because I know if you

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Speaker 1: have normal jobs, you don't have time for this. So

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Speaker 1: we're gonna hit all sixteen teams in the AFC will

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Speaker 1: hit the NFC on our next show with Jordan rod

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Speaker 1: Rieg and yeah, I'm excited. Let's start off with the

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Speaker 1: Bills and the AFC East. I'll lead the way here.

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Speaker 1: A lot going on with the Bills. The thing that

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Speaker 1: probably sticks out to me the most is the receiver group.

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Speaker 1: And I think we're at the point where we can

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Speaker 1: trust Khalil Shakir. He's not a wide receiver one in

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Speaker 1: And then a little bit of a surprise, maybe early

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Speaker 1: you think about this team was going to play two

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Speaker 1: Mac Collins your guy. And yeah, it looks like MVS

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm not surprised by this though, I mean, if

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Speaker 2: we saw what his trajectory was like in Kansas City

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Speaker 2: last year, then this is a team here that threw

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Speaker 2: a bunch of spaghetti at the wall and are hoping

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Speaker 2: something sticked in the absence of Stefan Diggs. You know,

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Speaker 2: they drafted Keyon Coleman to kind of hopefully replace him,

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Speaker 2: but not expect as much. They're gonna do a committee

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Speaker 2: not be in that group, I mean, if we looked

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Speaker 2: not a huge surprise, especially if they like somebody who's cheaper,

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Speaker 3: That sort of thing. Right.

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Speaker 1: A couple position battles I find interesting Jamar Hamlin right now.

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Speaker 1: I mentioned a couple of weeks ago getting starter snaps,

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Speaker 1: and the other two guys he's competing with, Mike Edwards

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Speaker 1: I might actually be an NFL starter this year. And

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Speaker 1: then I've kept an eye on just the return veterans

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Speaker 2: Yeah, and that's gonna be interesting too, because I think

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Speaker 2: that's actually a sneaky pick. Not that James Cook isn't

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Speaker 1: Yeah, we're gonna draft do a mock draft on the

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Speaker 1: show later this week with Clay Vaughn and the fantasy

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Speaker 1: the Patriots. I was about to say, my Patriots, I'm

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Speaker 1: not I'm not there yet. Man. They have a lot

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Speaker 1: Right, it makes me think it's gonna be Jacoby Brissett.

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Speaker 1: Although you know, I'm someone who I track every you know,

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Speaker 2: Weird team, yeah, I mean, but they're in that transition

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Speaker 2: there's no clear number one, but there's some potential there.

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Speaker 1: I mean people watching camp are like this guy has

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Speaker 1: He's getting open. He's a part of their first team.

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Speaker 1: Jets first team offense struggled quite a bit early in camp. There.

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Speaker 1: So that that to me is everything.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I and you know Mike Williams has in practice

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Speaker 1: Malachi Corley is a bit of a mystery box, you know.

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Speaker 1: then you know, one thing I noted was Will McDonald

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Speaker 1: couldn't get on the field last year, he's still a backup.

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Speaker 1: Even though they got rid of Bryce Off and even

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Speaker 1: though Hassan Reddick is holding out, he's still behind Chris Clemons.

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Speaker 1: And he didn't add any weight. He's two hundred and

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Speaker 2: Yeah, he's not a Vernon Golston necessarily, But when you

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Speaker 2: and it makes you think, like, did you add to

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Speaker 1: Totally a man, but you if you want to keep them,

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Speaker 1: Yeah, quietly, Sam Hubbard and Trey Hendrickson. They're their two

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Speaker 2: This was a guy that I loved in Indianapolis before

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Speaker 2: I would love to see him because he didn't make

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Speaker 2: All right, we're gonna go over the Browns, and I'm

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Speaker 2: And right now the Browns both are starting tackles are

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Speaker 2: in the acclamation, Like, I fully don't expect him to

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Speaker 2: be good for the first few weeks.

431
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Speaker 1: Well, you can't put him in the injury yet. Now,

432
00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:26,640
Speaker 1: I guess you could move him to IR, So it's

433
00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:29,520
Speaker 1: not that huge of a deal. You lose you lose

434
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Speaker 1: the pup status that you can have for the season.

435
00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:36,040
Speaker 1: There's a certain amount of IR spots, so I would

436
00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:38,600
Speaker 1: say this, they would only activate him if they thought

437
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Speaker 1: he has a chance to help them in the first

438
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Speaker 1: three weeks of the season or so, so that that's

439
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Speaker 1: a positive sign if it happened. And they did get

440
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Speaker 1: Jerry Judy back at team drill Sunday, They did get

441
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Speaker 1: Miles Garrett back at team drills for the both of

442
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Speaker 1: them for the first time all camp. So yeah, they

443
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Speaker 1: they've had a lot of injuries. I have a hard

444
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Speaker 1: time Browns fans think I hate this team because I

445
00:18:56,800 --> 00:19:01,040
Speaker 1: hated the Deshaun Watson acquisition, and yeah, like that's a problem.

446
00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:04,199
Speaker 1: I do think if you're a Browns fan, there's a

447
00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:08,080
Speaker 1: lot like this is a really good roster. And on

448
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Speaker 1: the Watson front, I think this offseason's gone as planned.

449
00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,440
Speaker 1: He had a scheduled day off, but he's basically doing

450
00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:21,360
Speaker 1: almost everything at camp and it's just the injuries. Other

451
00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:24,880
Speaker 1: than that, Like, all they need is average quarterback play.

452
00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:27,320
Speaker 1: We saw it last year, Like that's all they need.

453
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Speaker 1: And I think so far, so good for everything. It's

454
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Speaker 1: just they got to get everyone around him healthy. Let's

455
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Speaker 1: hear about the Steelers, all right.

456
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Speaker 3: The Steelers.

457
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Speaker 2: The big headline is one that's been dominating the beat writers'

458
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Speaker 2: focus for most of the last week, which is that

459
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Speaker 2: Russell Wilson a little bit of a lower body issue,

460
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Speaker 2: you know, listed his calf kind of limited him a

461
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Speaker 2: little bit in practice going into this week, and of

462
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Speaker 2: course turned all the attention to how many snaps does

463
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Speaker 2: Justin Fields get versus Russell Wilson. Mike Tomlin was pretty

464
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Speaker 2: adamant that no matter how hard Wilson wants to be

465
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Speaker 2: or how bad he wants to be out there, that

466
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Speaker 2: he he's not gonna, you know, just let him force

467
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Speaker 2: his way out there.

468
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Speaker 3: Which is great.

469
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Speaker 2: That's the structure that somebody like Russell Wilson probably needs

470
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Speaker 2: at this point in his career to really.

471
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Speaker 3: Be you know, his own safeguard.

472
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Speaker 2: But I do sit back and think a guy that's

473
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Speaker 2: been mobile for a lot of his career was good

474
00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:16,480
Speaker 2: and extending plays any sort of lower body issue, I

475
00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:18,479
Speaker 2: get a little concerned, And it just makes me wonder,

476
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Speaker 2: how do we see Justin Fields get worked in this offense?

477
00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:22,480
Speaker 2: Because at some point it's going to happen. And if

478
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Speaker 2: this is the way, it's unfortunate, but it does open

479
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Speaker 2: the door.

480
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Speaker 1: Yeah, So Wilson hasn't been taking first team reps, but

481
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Speaker 1: he has taken seven on sevens and he was ramping

482
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Speaker 1: up his individuals, and when they asked Tomlin about it's Sunday,

483
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Speaker 1: it did sound like, I think, I think the team

484
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Speaker 1: drills are coming maybe after the break. I think they

485
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Speaker 1: have Monday off, and then maybe he's coming on Tuesday.

486
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Speaker 1: But they got they got a proof of concept, and

487
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Speaker 1: supposedly as the week and a half went on, Fields

488
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Speaker 1: was more and more comfortable and had some really big

489
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Speaker 1: days where the offense dominated. There was one red zone

490
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Speaker 1: session where they said he did he had six straight

491
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Speaker 1: touchdown and then Russell Wilson steps in for one snap

492
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Speaker 1: where he hands it off and you know that's killing

493
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Speaker 1: Russ when they're scoring six touchdowns without him. And then

494
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Speaker 1: it really struck me. Tomlin talked about the running back

495
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Speaker 1: just how impressed he is right now that Jalen Warren

496
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Speaker 1: and Najee Harris are kind of the leaders, the tough

497
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Speaker 1: guys of this team, and they're playing a lot of

498
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Speaker 1: two three tight ends and they want to run the

499
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Speaker 1: ball and it's Arthur Freakin Smith and they're saying Reid option,

500
00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,479
Speaker 1: they're saying pistol and which quarterback would you rather have

501
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Speaker 1: run that offense? It's just in It's just in Fields,

502
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Speaker 1: so I think this is a story. This is something.

503
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Speaker 1: All right, let's wrap up the AFC with the Ravens.

504
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Speaker 2: Looks like the defense is balling in Baltimore so far

505
00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:42,520
Speaker 2: with the Ravens. A number of defenders are really standing out.

506
00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:44,520
Speaker 2: Odafe Oway, a guy who had a really good year

507
00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:47,320
Speaker 2: a couple of years ago, has been pretty disruptive in camp.

508
00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:49,119
Speaker 2: I'm really excited to see if they can actually get

509
00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,320
Speaker 2: that turned up because, look, they lost Mike McDonald, the

510
00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:55,280
Speaker 2: defensive coordinator, They lost a lot of defensive coaches this offseason.

511
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Speaker 2: It was a bit of an exodus, not because the

512
00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:58,920
Speaker 2: Ravens were bad, but because they were so good other

513
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Speaker 2: teams wanted them. So how can they kind of sustain

514
00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:03,880
Speaker 2: that momentum going into this season. That's gonna be key,

515
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Speaker 2: And especially on the back end. You got veterans back

516
00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:08,919
Speaker 2: there in that secondary. Now you got Marcus Williams. You know,

517
00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,119
Speaker 2: you got Eddie Jackson back there as well. Those are

518
00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:13,040
Speaker 2: guys who have a lot of experience making plays in

519
00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:15,840
Speaker 2: the back end. If the front four and the back

520
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Speaker 2: end can work together, then we're not even going to

521
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Speaker 2: be thinking about Rokwan Smith or the loss of Patrick Queen.

522
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Speaker 3: Who cares if that both sides are doing that well.

523
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Speaker 2: So a lot of good signs from the Ravens defensively

524
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Speaker 2: in practice so far. Trenton Simpson, that's another guy who's

525
00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:31,360
Speaker 2: gonna get a bigger role this season. Curious to see

526
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Speaker 2: how he takes advantage of this camp. So far, so

527
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Speaker 2: good on their end, and that's going to be the key,

528
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Speaker 2: because you know your offense can put up points like

529
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Speaker 2: we could sit here and talk about year two with

530
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Speaker 2: Todd Munkin all day, but and you know you have

531
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Speaker 2: Lamar at quarterback and he's gonna be electric. But it's

532
00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:46,760
Speaker 2: all about complimentary football. And if that defense could be

533
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Speaker 2: nearly as good as the offense, then they're gonna be

534
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Speaker 2: just as good, if not better than they were last year.

535
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Speaker 2: And they're gonna be a tough out.

536
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Speaker 1: Yeah. I look at them, and they've got three offensive

537
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Speaker 1: line positions up for grabs, which is a little crazy,

538
00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:02,879
Speaker 1: Like it's Andrew Wore's at left guard so far, this

539
00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:05,320
Speaker 1: mountain of a man, Daniel Filele is at right guard,

540
00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:09,000
Speaker 1: but that's open. It's gonna be my brother, Roger rosen

541
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Speaker 1: Garden or McCarry at right tackle. But I'm not worried.

542
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Speaker 1: They always figure that stuff out. You're right, I actually

543
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Speaker 1: think I think it's fair to expect the offense to

544
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Speaker 1: take a little step back because they were just so

545
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Speaker 1: good last year. But I do think the defense can

546
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Speaker 1: make up for it even without Mike McDonald. Their cornerback,

547
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Speaker 1: Nate Wiggins, their first round pick, is to me one

548
00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:31,720
Speaker 1: of the key guys in the division. There was a

549
00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:34,960
Speaker 1: stat that they tracked him as the fastest player they've

550
00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:39,480
Speaker 1: ever tracked during practice earlier this week, and so he's

551
00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:42,240
Speaker 1: just like pure speed. Can he hit like we'll see

552
00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:44,879
Speaker 1: they usually coach that up a lot. But I'm into

553
00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:49,919
Speaker 1: the Rashad Bateman summer, like Rashad Bateman January March OTAs

554
00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:52,560
Speaker 1: everything it keeps happening. He's supposedly having a good camp

555
00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:54,879
Speaker 1: and he's healthy, so it's all happening. And then one

556
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Speaker 1: last note on the Ravens and we'll take a break

557
00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:01,080
Speaker 1: after this is John Harbaugh said Justice. So I see

558
00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:04,320
Speaker 1: him as a starter. I think he's going to play

559
00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:07,760
Speaker 1: a lot, and uh, obviously he's not going to play

560
00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:10,760
Speaker 1: as much as Derrick Henry, but just just something to

561
00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:12,960
Speaker 1: put in your pocket there that they think that highly

562
00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:16,000
Speaker 1: and Derek Henry not always the best on passing down.

563
00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:18,440
Speaker 1: So Justice Hill might be in the mix quite a bit.

564
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Speaker 1: We're going to stay in the mix. We're going to

565
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Speaker 1: go through the entire AFC South and the AFC West

566
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Speaker 1: after the break back on NFL Daily. We're cranking, We're

567
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Speaker 1: speeding through. Did you do track? You look like a

568
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Speaker 1: guy that would have done the hammer throw or something

569
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Speaker 1: like that.

570
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Speaker 3: No, I was never fast enough.

571
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Speaker 1: And what springs sport? What was your spring sport?

572
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Speaker 3: Did you have a spring I was a basebook.

573
00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:51,160
Speaker 2: It was a pitcher and a corner infielder until I

574
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Speaker 2: tore my shoulder playing football and it was all over.

575
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Speaker 1: It's gonna say that surprises me as someone who was,

576
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Speaker 1: you know, on your softball team. No, I'm just kidding.

577
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Speaker 3: You hit it a long way now.

578
00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:03,960
Speaker 1: Shook and I actually played similar roles. I think on

579
00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:07,840
Speaker 1: the team. We were very solid role players. We weren't

580
00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:10,160
Speaker 1: the best players on the team, but we were rock

581
00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:13,879
Speaker 1: solid starters that you could depend on to get on base,

582
00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:15,719
Speaker 1: to make smart plays in the field. And that's what

583
00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:17,320
Speaker 1: that's what being a team's all about. Nick.

584
00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:19,680
Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, we stepped up. We did our job.

585
00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:21,840
Speaker 3: We sprayed the ball around the field.

586
00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:26,520
Speaker 1: I'm messing with you. I did want to hit before

587
00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:29,879
Speaker 1: we hit the division just very quickly. They had the

588
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Speaker 1: Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday. Our good friend Colleen

589
00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:34,360
Speaker 1: Wolf was there, of course, and that's why if you're

590
00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:36,119
Speaker 1: missing Colleen on the show. She is going to be

591
00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:38,159
Speaker 1: a big part of the show every week. But like

592
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Speaker 1: a lot of the reporters, like Steve Weish, they're traveling

593
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Speaker 1: all over the country right now, so looking forward to

594
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Speaker 1: when they all get back. But after a rain delay

595
00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:50,439
Speaker 1: they had the ceremony. Julius Pepper's in very satisfying to

596
00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:53,680
Speaker 1: me to see how his career arc worked as someone

597
00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:56,360
Speaker 1: who was there at the beginning of his career already

598
00:25:56,400 --> 00:26:00,479
Speaker 1: covering football people. I remember you chumps who were saying, Oh,

599
00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:04,040
Speaker 1: this guy's overrated, or he doesn't try hard enough, and

600
00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:06,720
Speaker 1: it's just a reminder of how toxic the media can be,

601
00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:11,440
Speaker 1: because that dude busted his ass and had an incredible career.

602
00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:14,560
Speaker 1: It's so many offensive linemen say he was the toughest

603
00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:16,720
Speaker 1: person they've ever had to block, and so it was

604
00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:19,080
Speaker 1: very cool seeing him in the Hall of Fame. Dwight Freeney,

605
00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:23,400
Speaker 1: Andre Johnson, who is just all class and a total awesome.

606
00:26:24,359 --> 00:26:27,120
Speaker 1: First Houston Texan to make the Hall of Fame. He'll

607
00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:30,160
Speaker 1: always really have a special place in those fans' hearts

608
00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:32,960
Speaker 1: being the first. Patrick Willis who I'm glad got in

609
00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:36,560
Speaker 1: because I'd rather have a really high peak rather than

610
00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:39,000
Speaker 1: the compilers, and he had such a high peak before

611
00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:41,720
Speaker 1: injuries took him out. And then Devin Hester, Randy Gratischer,

612
00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:45,720
Speaker 1: and Steve McMichael getting in from the Veterans Committee. So

613
00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:48,840
Speaker 1: congratulations to all them and their families. I love that

614
00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:54,520
Speaker 1: Canton weekend. Let's move on to the AFC West. I'm

615
00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:59,240
Speaker 1: gonna lead off. Let's talk chiefs. Okay to me, there's

616
00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:03,320
Speaker 1: some like similar stories here that I remember from last camp.

617
00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:06,360
Speaker 1: Dean Eric Prince. He was kind of a buzzy guy

618
00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:09,919
Speaker 1: last camp and then he didn't do anything in the season.

619
00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:11,520
Speaker 1: It's like, oh, is this guy the RB two? Like

620
00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:14,639
Speaker 1: who is this random dude? He is explaining exclusively with

621
00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:17,200
Speaker 1: the first team him and he's you know at him

622
00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:20,560
Speaker 1: and Pacheco, But it's a clear drop off to whoever's

623
00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:23,280
Speaker 1: behind him, like like Clyde Edwards Hilaire. So this guy's

624
00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:25,880
Speaker 1: gonna make the team. He's probably gonna be the backup

625
00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:28,159
Speaker 1: and then Justin Ross. Every year we get to this

626
00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:30,640
Speaker 1: point in the season and Chiefs fans love Justin Ross.

627
00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:32,520
Speaker 1: You don't need Justin Ross anymore because you got big

628
00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:36,040
Speaker 1: time plays going down the field. But it's almost like

629
00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:38,040
Speaker 1: this team is two set up. You're you're just looking

630
00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:39,439
Speaker 1: at the margins for new stuff.

631
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Speaker 3: Yeah, because they're so good.

632
00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:43,159
Speaker 2: But the thing about Justin Ross is he ends up

633
00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:45,120
Speaker 2: not being the most important justin to this receiving court

634
00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:46,640
Speaker 2: by the time the season actually arrives.

635
00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:48,679
Speaker 3: That ends up being Justin Watson, not Justin Ross.

636
00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:51,520
Speaker 2: I would love it if he was, but he just

637
00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:54,200
Speaker 2: hasn't gotten the volume of targets that he would need.

638
00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:56,600
Speaker 2: But it is interesting when you talk about the running backs,

639
00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:59,240
Speaker 2: because this is a team that has thrived on being

640
00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:01,280
Speaker 2: able to rotate guys in and out and find roles

641
00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:03,119
Speaker 2: for them, going back to twenty nineteen when they came

642
00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:04,800
Speaker 2: back to beat the forty nine ers in the Super Bowl.

643
00:28:05,359 --> 00:28:07,760
Speaker 2: So to see a new name included in there, and

644
00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:10,760
Speaker 2: it's not just Isaiah Pacheco's show, that's good. It does

645
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Speaker 2: disappoint me though, that Clyde Edwards Hilaire has faded into

646
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Speaker 2: the background because of where he was drafted and how

647
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Speaker 2: much people liked him when he first came.

648
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Speaker 1: Out, Well, they resigned him. He'll probably make the team

649
00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:20,760
Speaker 1: as like their third back. He had some moments in

650
00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:25,080
Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. It's just yeah, they're gonna go younger

651
00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:26,640
Speaker 1: and really look like Prince. So that's a guy that's

652
00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:29,560
Speaker 1: now gonna get drafted in fantasy leagues. The other deep

653
00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:31,880
Speaker 1: ball narrative that's been there, I mean it's day after

654
00:28:31,960 --> 00:28:34,280
Speaker 1: day after day. I read these great reports from Pete

655
00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:38,320
Speaker 1: Sweeney of Arrowhead Prides. Every single day Mahomes is bombing

656
00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:41,960
Speaker 1: to Mark Ease Brown and zaber Worthy and some days

657
00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:44,360
Speaker 1: they hit three or four, two or three, and some

658
00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:46,280
Speaker 1: days it does they don't hit as many. But the

659
00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:49,080
Speaker 1: fact that it's what you emphasize that is coming with

660
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Speaker 1: the regular season. And John Gruden in Chiefs gear at

661
00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:59,120
Speaker 1: practice yesterday or Sunday rather. I don't know if he's

662
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Speaker 1: part of the team, if he's an officially part of

663
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Speaker 1: the team, but he's wearing Chiefs gear and he was there,

664
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Speaker 1: so that's just something to watch. They obviously used to

665
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Speaker 1: coach together Andy Reid and John Gruden. He might be

666
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Speaker 1: back in the league. All right, let's go to the Raiders,

667
00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:16,080
Speaker 1: Pierce Antonio Pierce has been saying that the running back

668
00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:18,560
Speaker 1: position is wide open, which is surprising to me. I

669
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Speaker 1: thought it was Amir White. They have an undrafted free

670
00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:24,320
Speaker 1: agent Dylan lub someone to watch a little bit in

671
00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:28,400
Speaker 1: the preseason, and then the quarterback battle supposedly it's just

672
00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:31,960
Speaker 1: been mostly bad from Minshew and Aidan O'Connell. I'm pulling

673
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Speaker 1: for O'Connell. The reports were Saturday, which you know, was

674
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Speaker 1: one of those practices with fans and the owners that

675
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Speaker 1: you know, Mark Davis is there, that Minshew had a

676
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Speaker 1: much better day and maybe he edged ahead for the

677
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Speaker 1: first time, but we still got a little ways to

678
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Speaker 1: go there.

679
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Speaker 2: It's weird because if you looked at it on paper

680
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Speaker 2: going to the season, most people probably thought, yeah, this

681
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Speaker 2: is Minshew's job to lose, even if it's still Gardner Minshew,

682
00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:56,280
Speaker 2: and yet we're not seeing much of separation so far,

683
00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:59,000
Speaker 2: which I'm not surprised about because Minshew to me, is

684
00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:01,360
Speaker 2: a plus back who's going to do everything he can

685
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Speaker 2: to avoid ruining games for you, but he's not going

686
00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:04,680
Speaker 2: to go out there and win games for you.

687
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Speaker 3: I know Connell has probably more of a higher.

688
00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:09,440
Speaker 2: Yet unknown ceiling and has the experience of playing with

689
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Speaker 2: them in the backside of last year. So it's kind

690
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Speaker 2: of an intriguing battle. It's not an exciting battle because

691
00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:18,600
Speaker 2: the outcome. There's no high peak there. There's nobody you're

692
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Speaker 2: pulling for here. You're like, yeah, he's gonna win us

693
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Speaker 2: a super Bowl. So I'm concerned, but I wouldn't be

694
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Speaker 2: surprised if we see a little bit of back.

695
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Speaker 3: And forth of that position this year.

696
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Speaker 1: Yeah. Jacoreyan Bennett, second year player, looks like he's emerged

697
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Speaker 1: as the starter opposite Jack Jones. I think the tight

698
00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:37,280
Speaker 1: ends have been as advertised and they're going to play

699
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Speaker 1: a lot. Supposedly. The third receiver who I liked last year,

700
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Speaker 1: Trey Tucker, has been pretty rough and Tyree Wilson, a

701
00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:46,560
Speaker 1: top ten pick who did nothing as a rookie, very

702
00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:49,440
Speaker 1: quiet camp. Again, this is according to Victa For and

703
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Speaker 1: to Shun Reed of the Athletic that I just don't

704
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Speaker 1: know if it's happening for Tyree Wilson and Raiders fan.

705
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Speaker 1: I'll tell you what I see. I'm going down there

706
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Speaker 1: on Tuesday. We're not doing a ton of content, but

707
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Speaker 1: I will have at least like one interview and talk

708
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Speaker 1: about what I saw practice. So I'm looking forward to that.

709
00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:08,840
Speaker 1: And yeah, I'm actually kind of high on this roster.

710
00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:11,440
Speaker 1: Check out Mina Kimes's AFC West preview. I did it

711
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Speaker 1: with her and we did fifteen minutes. This roster is

712
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Speaker 1: pretty good except for the quarterbacks. Go ahead.

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Speaker 2: Sorry, that's just the disappointing part about it is if

714
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Speaker 2: you look around, you're like, this could be a team

715
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Speaker 2: that could contend for the division, like.

716
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Speaker 3: The defensive side of the ball.

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Speaker 2: I mean, well, I mean because the Chiefs exist in

718
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Speaker 2: the division, but you know what I'm saying, they could

719
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Speaker 2: make it at least interesting. And then you come back

720
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Speaker 2: to quarterback and you just think this is going to

721
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Speaker 2: be the thing that holds them.

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Speaker 1: Back, right the Chargers sort of the opposite. The quarterback

723
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Speaker 1: is going to be lifting everyone up at least when

724
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Speaker 1: Justin Herbert gets back. You know, I hit that injury

725
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Speaker 1: that Herbert had at the beginning of our last show,

726
00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:56,480
Speaker 1: and no, nothing new on that front. East and Stick,

727
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Speaker 1: No Surprise, has reportedly struggled against the starting defense a

728
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Speaker 1: couple of days, although maybe it's more about the defense

729
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Speaker 1: because the Rams had a joint practice with the Chargers

730
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Speaker 1: on Sunday and supposedly couldn't get anything done, like turn

731
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Speaker 1: the ball over every other snap and couldn't block anyone.

732
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Speaker 1: Now they have a lot of injuries up front, but

733
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Speaker 1: the pass rush for the Chargers playing well, you know,

734
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Speaker 1: they go pretty deep in terms of their pass rush.

735
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Speaker 1: But I think offensively it's going to be tough getting

736
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Speaker 1: anything productive done with East and Stick as your quarterback,

737
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Speaker 1: and Quintin Johnston is hurt again, might be minor. Lad

738
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Speaker 1: McConkie's been in and out of the practice because of

739
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Speaker 1: injuries the last few days. So this is a team

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Speaker 1: I think that's happy. We're still what is it five,

741
00:32:42,600 --> 00:32:46,280
Speaker 1: We're five Sundays away, you know from starting the season.

742
00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:47,440
Speaker 1: They need that time.

743
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Speaker 2: Yeah, And you know, I would be too concerned to

744
00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:51,680
Speaker 2: necessarily receiver when it comes to lad mconaky because I

745
00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:53,120
Speaker 2: think you just need to get him healthy and if

746
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Speaker 2: he's healthy, is out there, he's gonna find a way.

747
00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:56,880
Speaker 1: It's nothing major. He's been in and out like but

748
00:32:56,960 --> 00:32:58,880
Speaker 1: he then he came and played one snap and then

749
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Speaker 1: he was out again the so.

750
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Speaker 2: So get him healthy. You have time to get him

751
00:33:02,120 --> 00:33:04,400
Speaker 2: acclimated and get him healthy. Quentin Johnson on the other hand,

752
00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:06,480
Speaker 2: the pressure has to already be on because he did

753
00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:09,680
Speaker 2: not have a notable rookie season at all, and he

754
00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:11,600
Speaker 2: was known more for failing to come through in the

755
00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:14,640
Speaker 2: clutch than actually producing. So to know that he's hit

756
00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:16,760
Speaker 2: another bump in the road is not exciting for them.

757
00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:19,320
Speaker 2: But defensively, man you talked about you know that the

758
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Speaker 2: Rams gonna do muchgainst him, Well, look at the defensive coordinator.

759
00:33:22,040 --> 00:33:23,800
Speaker 2: I mean that's the guy who was the mastermind behind

760
00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:26,680
Speaker 2: Michigan's defense will win the College Football Payoff national title

761
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Speaker 2: and Jesse Minter. So if that could be the strength

762
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Speaker 2: of the team this year, I'm cool with that. And

763
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Speaker 2: then you let Justin Herbert make the plays that he

764
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Speaker 2: makes and hopes that the receivers on the other end

765
00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:35,680
Speaker 2: of the pass is you know, catch the ball. But

766
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Speaker 2: if the defense is the strength, that's actually really exciting

767
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Speaker 2: because that's not something that we're necessarily used to with

768
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Speaker 2: the turn.

769
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Speaker 1: No, they need it, I mean they need to just

770
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Speaker 1: get closer to average. I think they're getting a really

771
00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:47,800
Speaker 1: good camp out of Christian Fulton, who starting and bothly

772
00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:51,440
Speaker 1: had a good day. Our Rams correspondent Jordan Rodrieg said

773
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Speaker 1: he kind of shut down Cooper Cup throughout the day.

774
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Speaker 1: On Sunday, let let's go to the Broncos. Bo Nix

775
00:33:58,240 --> 00:34:00,560
Speaker 1: has taken first team reps and four out of the

776
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Speaker 1: last five practices. Sean Payton compared his ability to avoid

777
00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:09,640
Speaker 1: sacks to Drew Brees on Sunday.

778
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Speaker 3: There is you know it was coming.

779
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Speaker 1: I think it's I think we know which way that

780
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Speaker 1: that's going here. I thoughts, did him aunt a chance?

781
00:34:16,360 --> 00:34:17,880
Speaker 1: Maybe he still has a little bit of a chance,

782
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Speaker 1: but I don't think he has much of a chance.

783
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Speaker 2: The Knicks aissance is here. This this is gonna be

784
00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:23,759
Speaker 2: the way it was gonna go the whole time. The

785
00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:25,960
Speaker 2: first sign was Zach Wilson fall out of the rotation.

786
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Speaker 2: Now you're hearing it, you know, Sean.

787
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Speaker 1: Okay, here's the thing, though he could he could have

788
00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:32,720
Speaker 1: just stunk. There is a world where like everyone watching

789
00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:35,400
Speaker 1: practice is like, man, Nicks is not ready, and that

790
00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:37,480
Speaker 1: doesn't seem to be the case, you know, So that

791
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Speaker 1: credit to him for doing that, you know what I mean.

792
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Speaker 1: Like Zach Wilson's first camp, no one would have said like, oh,

793
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Speaker 1: this is going the way we thought it was gonna go,

794
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Speaker 1: you know what I mean?

795
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Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, but I think a lot of that has

796
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Speaker 2: to do with what bo Nix has between the ears.

797
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Speaker 3: He's got a ton of college experience. Basically.

798
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Speaker 2: That was the big question, is like could he get

799
00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:54,359
Speaker 2: the job done. I think he fits into what Sean

800
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Speaker 2: Payton does, So I'm not at all surprised to hear

801
00:34:56,440 --> 00:34:58,959
Speaker 2: him start making Breeze comparisons, because you know that's gonna

802
00:34:58,960 --> 00:34:59,439
Speaker 2: be his guy.

803
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Speaker 1: Yeah. A couple other just little notes there Orodric estimate

804
00:35:04,360 --> 00:35:09,560
Speaker 1: is it estimate? Or Yeah, a lot of love and

805
00:35:09,760 --> 00:35:12,840
Speaker 1: Javonte Williams, Peyton says is a totally different player. So

806
00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:15,640
Speaker 1: he's either gassing up Williams to try to trade him,

807
00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:19,240
Speaker 1: or maybe that's your one two punch. I think Esma

808
00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:21,040
Speaker 1: is gonna do something this year.

809
00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:23,040
Speaker 2: That's your thunder and lightning and Estimate is the thunder.

810
00:35:23,160 --> 00:35:25,800
Speaker 2: That's a big back and he runs hard. It's not

811
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Speaker 2: the fastest, he's not the most explosive, but he'll run

812
00:35:28,480 --> 00:35:31,120
Speaker 2: guys over. It's the perfect compliment to Javonte Williams. Can

813
00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:32,319
Speaker 2: make a nice little backfield there.

814
00:35:32,480 --> 00:35:35,600
Speaker 1: Okay, Yeah, listening to Peyton's press conferences, I don't think

815
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Speaker 1: he's a Greg Dulcach guy. Not his guy who they

816
00:35:39,080 --> 00:35:41,360
Speaker 1: always want the guys they brought in, makes sense that

817
00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:43,440
Speaker 1: that's why they brought him in for a reason. And

818
00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:47,560
Speaker 1: then Levi Wallace, who's competing was probably the favorite to

819
00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:49,520
Speaker 1: start at cornerback, is going to miss a couple of

820
00:35:49,560 --> 00:35:52,239
Speaker 1: weeks and that's a thin position for them. We'll wrap

821
00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:57,040
Speaker 1: up the AFC West we already did. I didn't even notice.

822
00:36:03,560 --> 00:36:06,000
Speaker 1: Let's go to the AFC South, all right.

823
00:36:06,040 --> 00:36:09,440
Speaker 2: We're gonna start with the Jacksonville Jaguars, where cornerback Christian

824
00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:12,040
Speaker 2: Braswell is having a good camp. He's standing out, but

825
00:36:12,560 --> 00:36:14,640
Speaker 2: he also had a rough time against Christian Kirk, which

826
00:36:14,680 --> 00:36:16,160
Speaker 2: points to what I really want to talk about, which

827
00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:19,000
Speaker 2: is this revamp receiving corps with the Jaguars. They added

828
00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:21,040
Speaker 2: a ton of talent in the offseason. They let some

829
00:36:21,120 --> 00:36:23,440
Speaker 2: talent go as well, but Brian Thomas has been turning

830
00:36:23,480 --> 00:36:25,479
Speaker 2: heads and they're going to depend on him a lot.

831
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Speaker 2: I think this season you get a top three of Kirk, Thomas,

832
00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:31,440
Speaker 2: and Gabe Davis, and suddenly Trevor Lawrence has multiple options

833
00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:33,239
Speaker 2: to go to. You add in Devin Duvernet, who's got

834
00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:34,920
Speaker 2: experience from Baltimore. It can be a bit of a

835
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Speaker 2: field stretcher at times. I love this group. Now beyond

836
00:36:37,840 --> 00:36:40,000
Speaker 2: those first four, you get a little concerned. You don't

837
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Speaker 2: want to be relying on Parker Washington that much, even

838
00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:43,920
Speaker 2: when he did step up occasionally last season. But I

839
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Speaker 2: like this top four. It's a big year. Trevor Lawrence

840
00:36:46,760 --> 00:36:48,439
Speaker 2: just got paid, but it's still a big year. Because

841
00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:50,480
Speaker 2: of the way they finished last year, they cannot afford

842
00:36:50,520 --> 00:36:52,640
Speaker 2: to struggle out of the gate again. So getting these

843
00:36:52,680 --> 00:36:55,279
Speaker 2: new additions in there and acclimated is going to serve

844
00:36:55,320 --> 00:36:57,200
Speaker 2: them really well. And then you know, of course, like

845
00:36:57,239 --> 00:36:58,640
Speaker 2: I said, on the defensive side of the field, you

846
00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:01,080
Speaker 2: know braswell, a twenty three sixth round pick, if he's

847
00:37:01,120 --> 00:37:02,800
Speaker 2: standing out in camp, that's going to go along the

848
00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:04,920
Speaker 2: way toward helping their depth. And you already know what

849
00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:07,160
Speaker 2: you have in mister Joshua hinz Aellen, a guy who

850
00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:08,440
Speaker 2: we've already highlighted because.

851
00:37:08,280 --> 00:37:11,200
Speaker 3: Of his name change. And so I'm feeling excited about

852
00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:11,600
Speaker 3: this group.

853
00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:13,799
Speaker 2: I think that there are some question marks, there's there's

854
00:37:13,800 --> 00:37:15,440
Speaker 2: some holes that they've passed with veterans. You know, you

855
00:37:15,480 --> 00:37:17,480
Speaker 2: got Ronald Darby back there as well, And I don't

856
00:37:17,480 --> 00:37:21,440
Speaker 2: feel necessarily great about that, but Tyson Campbell got paid recently,

857
00:37:21,440 --> 00:37:23,279
Speaker 2: you got Andre Cisco back there. That's still a group

858
00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:25,279
Speaker 2: that I kind of like. And if you get some

859
00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:27,680
Speaker 2: depth contributions from guys that you didn't expect, then you're

860
00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:30,080
Speaker 2: looking better going into a pivotal season for Doug Peterson.

861
00:37:30,400 --> 00:37:32,600
Speaker 1: I hate that I'm saying this about the AFC South,

862
00:37:32,640 --> 00:37:34,560
Speaker 1: but there's just a couple of teams here. I don't

863
00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:37,640
Speaker 1: know what to say at Yes camp because I went

864
00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:42,439
Speaker 1: through the camp notes and it happens they haven't had

865
00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:46,560
Speaker 1: devastating injuries, although their offensive line right now is banged up,

866
00:37:46,600 --> 00:37:50,359
Speaker 1: but it doesn't seem like they're long term injuries. Tank

867
00:37:50,400 --> 00:37:56,600
Speaker 1: Bigsby better, according to SI's John Shipley, having a good camp.

868
00:37:56,640 --> 00:37:59,359
Speaker 1: That's good to note. Their rookie kicker is killing it,

869
00:37:59,440 --> 00:38:03,760
Speaker 1: Cam little well, and otherwise I see like Gabe Davis

870
00:38:03,800 --> 00:38:06,239
Speaker 1: has a couple good days, Brian Thomas has a couple

871
00:38:06,280 --> 00:38:08,560
Speaker 1: good days within a couple of quiet days. The offense

872
00:38:08,640 --> 00:38:11,120
Speaker 1: definitely got better after I talked about how they were

873
00:38:11,120 --> 00:38:14,520
Speaker 1: really struggling early in camp, and that's fine. It's push

874
00:38:14,560 --> 00:38:16,280
Speaker 1: and pull. They don't have a lot of huge headlines,

875
00:38:16,320 --> 00:38:18,839
Speaker 1: they don't have a lot of big position battles, they're

876
00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:21,799
Speaker 1: like looking for a third edge rusher. But quiet is

877
00:38:21,840 --> 00:38:25,160
Speaker 1: sometimes okay in camp, so I'm not like looking any

878
00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:27,759
Speaker 1: differently that it's been a quiet camp and definitely arrow up.

879
00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:30,000
Speaker 1: It sounds like for the offense over the last week.

880
00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:30,920
Speaker 3: Yeah, they need it.

881
00:38:31,080 --> 00:38:32,680
Speaker 2: You're right though, That's very true about a lot of

882
00:38:32,680 --> 00:38:34,080
Speaker 2: this division, which is why I'm going to go to

883
00:38:34,239 --> 00:38:38,520
Speaker 2: a notable news item coming from Tennessee where the Titans

884
00:38:38,560 --> 00:38:41,200
Speaker 2: lost DeAndre Hopkins to any issue, he's going to miss

885
00:38:41,280 --> 00:38:41,920
Speaker 2: multiple weeks.

886
00:38:42,440 --> 00:38:43,000
Speaker 3: That would be.

887
00:38:42,960 --> 00:38:45,920
Speaker 2: Concerning on the surface, but those who know the Titans

888
00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:48,560
Speaker 2: fairly well understand that Treylon Burk's has not produced at

889
00:38:48,600 --> 00:38:50,600
Speaker 2: the level that they expected and this could open the

890
00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:52,920
Speaker 2: door for him to either prove it or lose it,

891
00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:55,239
Speaker 2: because look, if DeAndre Hopkins isn't out there, you were

892
00:38:55,280 --> 00:38:58,000
Speaker 2: drafted to replace AJ Brown and you were so unproductive.

893
00:38:58,000 --> 00:38:59,879
Speaker 3: They went and got DeAndre Hopkins last year.

894
00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:02,600
Speaker 2: So now they've spent some money elsewhere, they've added other

895
00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:05,680
Speaker 2: talent in the offseason, so now we need you, Trailon

896
00:39:05,719 --> 00:39:08,640
Speaker 2: Burks to step up. And so far we don't really

897
00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:11,040
Speaker 2: have conclusive results, but we did hear them talk a

898
00:39:11,080 --> 00:39:13,000
Speaker 2: lot about it yesterday about how the fact that it's

899
00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:15,879
Speaker 2: going to give him a chance to prove himself. It's just, look,

900
00:39:15,920 --> 00:39:18,080
Speaker 2: we've got five Sundays till the first you know, till

901
00:39:18,080 --> 00:39:20,120
Speaker 2: the regular season. They didn't pick up his fifth year

902
00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:22,719
Speaker 2: option already. They know he's got to prove it right now.

903
00:39:22,760 --> 00:39:24,080
Speaker 2: So this is going to be an important month for

904
00:39:24,160 --> 00:39:25,879
Speaker 2: him and whether he can actually carve out a role

905
00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:26,560
Speaker 2: with his team or not.

906
00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:29,720
Speaker 1: Never was a big Burkes guy coming out of college.

907
00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:32,960
Speaker 1: Now I did think as a rookie, though he did

908
00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:38,839
Speaker 1: more than I expected. Very disappointing second year. I think

909
00:39:38,880 --> 00:39:40,919
Speaker 1: if you could carve out the right role for him,

910
00:39:41,400 --> 00:39:45,399
Speaker 1: he can be valuable. Calvin Ridley has reportedly looked really good.

911
00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:46,759
Speaker 1: I think they're going to use a lot of two

912
00:39:46,840 --> 00:39:48,920
Speaker 1: tight end sets. Again, I can say that about a

913
00:39:48,960 --> 00:39:53,120
Speaker 1: lot of teams. Josh Wiley, I believe it is making

914
00:39:53,160 --> 00:39:56,200
Speaker 1: some noise him in Chickakonquo. That's a bit of a battle.

915
00:39:56,400 --> 00:39:59,040
Speaker 1: So you don't need you know, you don't need trailing

916
00:39:59,120 --> 00:40:00,920
Speaker 1: Burks to be some of you just need him to

917
00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:05,080
Speaker 1: be a contributor. But he was wide receiver four before

918
00:40:05,120 --> 00:40:07,879
Speaker 1: this injury, which which says a lot to me. One

919
00:40:08,239 --> 00:40:11,640
Speaker 1: last thing I'll say in Tennessee is Devandre Devandre Sweat,

920
00:40:11,640 --> 00:40:16,040
Speaker 1: who was a very polarizing draft pick and immediately with

921
00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:19,359
Speaker 1: the starters and by all accounts, immediately making a lot

922
00:40:19,400 --> 00:40:20,920
Speaker 1: of noise at camp. And so that was a guy

923
00:40:20,960 --> 00:40:23,640
Speaker 1: that felt like as boom or bust as anyone in

924
00:40:23,680 --> 00:40:26,800
Speaker 1: this draft. And so far, I think they're really happy

925
00:40:26,840 --> 00:40:28,040
Speaker 1: with what they see, and I think he's going to

926
00:40:28,080 --> 00:40:28,680
Speaker 1: start day one.

927
00:40:29,120 --> 00:40:30,960
Speaker 2: I think we've kind of fallen out of the era

928
00:40:31,080 --> 00:40:33,680
Speaker 2: of the classic gap plugging nose tackle. They still kind

929
00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:35,080
Speaker 2: of exist, but not in the same way that they

930
00:40:35,160 --> 00:40:37,160
Speaker 2: used to. This guy fits that mold. I was just

931
00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:39,040
Speaker 2: blown away by the picture that was posted of him

932
00:40:39,040 --> 00:40:41,279
Speaker 2: next to Jeffrey Simmons, making Jeffrey Simmons look small on

933
00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:42,040
Speaker 2: Jeffer Simmons.

934
00:40:42,040 --> 00:40:43,719
Speaker 1: Oh, I already see that. That is WI.

935
00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:45,520
Speaker 3: Yeah, this dude is a unit.

936
00:40:45,880 --> 00:40:48,000
Speaker 2: So if they can actually plug gaps consistently with him,

937
00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:49,960
Speaker 2: and if he's actually living up to you know, the

938
00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:51,960
Speaker 2: notes so far that he's with the starters and he's

939
00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:53,480
Speaker 2: making plays, it's going to be a huge boon for

940
00:40:53,480 --> 00:40:54,680
Speaker 2: them on that defensive side.

941
00:40:54,960 --> 00:40:58,000
Speaker 1: Yeah, And I think with Levis, it seems like more

942
00:40:58,040 --> 00:41:01,399
Speaker 1: good than bad. There hasn't been a lot of hot

943
00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:04,320
Speaker 1: takes from people. There just kind of as expected, making

944
00:41:04,440 --> 00:41:06,680
Speaker 1: some plays, making some boneheaded plays. That's will love us.

945
00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:07,800
Speaker 1: All right, Let's go Texans.

946
00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:11,080
Speaker 2: Actually, let's all right, We'll go Texans. I was gonna

947
00:41:11,080 --> 00:41:13,799
Speaker 2: go Colts, but we'll go Texans next. Look, we know

948
00:41:13,880 --> 00:41:16,680
Speaker 2: the story of this team right now, right it's c J.

949
00:41:16,760 --> 00:41:19,400
Speaker 2: Stroud in this entire offense. But what I'm thinking about

950
00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:20,799
Speaker 2: is what they did on the defensive side of the ball.

951
00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:23,279
Speaker 2: Because we can spend all day talking about, oh, they

952
00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:25,799
Speaker 2: got Stefan Diggs in the off season. They look great offensively.

953
00:41:25,840 --> 00:41:28,279
Speaker 2: You know, they gave Nico Collins money. Tank Dell's coming

954
00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:30,520
Speaker 2: back from injury. That's all cool, But I need to

955
00:41:30,560 --> 00:41:33,359
Speaker 2: know how your defense is gonna play in key situations,

956
00:41:33,880 --> 00:41:35,480
Speaker 2: and as he is. Al Shire is a guy that

957
00:41:35,600 --> 00:41:38,279
Speaker 2: I thought was a super sneaky addition in the offseason,

958
00:41:38,719 --> 00:41:42,200
Speaker 2: and so far he's proven his worth in campus. I mean,

959
00:41:42,239 --> 00:41:45,319
Speaker 2: he's been very solid, especially in the red zone. He's

960
00:41:45,320 --> 00:41:47,480
Speaker 2: stuffed the run, He's done pretty much everything you would

961
00:41:47,520 --> 00:41:49,719
Speaker 2: ask him to. He's a guy that came from San Francisco,

962
00:41:49,760 --> 00:41:52,960
Speaker 2: spent last year in Nashville, somebody that wasn't really appreciated

963
00:41:52,960 --> 00:41:54,480
Speaker 2: that much, I don't think, and maybe it was because

964
00:41:54,560 --> 00:41:58,040
Speaker 2: the situation in Nashville last year. But now with Houston, Texans,

965
00:41:58,080 --> 00:41:59,960
Speaker 2: I think he's got an opportunity and that's not necessarily

966
00:42:00,080 --> 00:42:01,719
Speaker 2: to become like a pro bowler and all pro and

967
00:42:01,760 --> 00:42:04,120
Speaker 2: pop like that, but make some key contributions at the

968
00:42:04,120 --> 00:42:06,440
Speaker 2: second level where I thought they were their weakest. And

969
00:42:06,480 --> 00:42:09,000
Speaker 2: now he'll play alongside Christian Harrison and maybe serve a

970
00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:10,879
Speaker 2: big role because we'll pay a lot of attention talking

971
00:42:10,960 --> 00:42:13,280
Speaker 2: about Will Anderson and about Danil Hunter.

972
00:42:13,960 --> 00:42:15,640
Speaker 3: But I think this second level is gonna be the make.

973
00:42:15,560 --> 00:42:18,000
Speaker 2: Or break punt this defense and really what's gonna make

974
00:42:18,040 --> 00:42:19,880
Speaker 2: Dimiko Ryan's unit into something good or not?

975
00:42:20,280 --> 00:42:22,280
Speaker 1: Yeah, and I have so much faith in Ryan's ability

976
00:42:22,360 --> 00:42:25,400
Speaker 1: to coach up that group that was his position and

977
00:42:25,400 --> 00:42:28,080
Speaker 1: he's done it. He did it last year with lesser talent.

978
00:42:28,160 --> 00:42:32,719
Speaker 1: I'm with you. I think Kamari Lassiter has been one

979
00:42:32,760 --> 00:42:34,719
Speaker 1: of the big stories in Camp. If I could pick

980
00:42:34,760 --> 00:42:38,919
Speaker 1: two Camp hype bunnies that I featured on this show

981
00:42:38,920 --> 00:42:42,000
Speaker 1: that that I believe is for real, it would be

982
00:42:42,080 --> 00:42:45,520
Speaker 1: Yoshavas with the Bengals and Lassiter with the Texans, just

983
00:42:45,520 --> 00:42:48,120
Speaker 1: because the people I trust that are there that are

984
00:42:48,160 --> 00:42:52,080
Speaker 1: really smart football people are seeing it day after day

985
00:42:52,080 --> 00:42:56,400
Speaker 1: and they're saying, he is matching up against this great

986
00:42:56,480 --> 00:43:00,960
Speaker 1: receiver trio and he is really holding. And you know

987
00:43:01,040 --> 00:43:02,680
Speaker 1: they didn't of course, they didn't play him in the

988
00:43:02,680 --> 00:43:04,920
Speaker 1: Hall of Fame game, Like he's a locked in starter

989
00:43:05,080 --> 00:43:06,919
Speaker 1: as a rookie corner. You're gonna have ups and downs

990
00:43:06,960 --> 00:43:09,480
Speaker 1: as a rookie corner. But so many rookie corners come

991
00:43:09,520 --> 00:43:12,040
Speaker 1: in and they get barbecued in camp. And the fact

992
00:43:12,080 --> 00:43:15,560
Speaker 1: that he's come out and everyone's really impressed with how

993
00:43:15,560 --> 00:43:18,200
Speaker 1: he's looked to me that that's a really encouraging story

994
00:43:18,200 --> 00:43:19,239
Speaker 1: out of Texans camp. Yeah.

995
00:43:19,239 --> 00:43:20,879
Speaker 2: I mean he's ahead of Jeff o'cuda on the depth

996
00:43:20,960 --> 00:43:23,239
Speaker 2: chart right now, Like, oh yeah, yeah, that's a that's

997
00:43:23,280 --> 00:43:25,240
Speaker 2: a good move, that looks very good and that fills

998
00:43:25,239 --> 00:43:26,480
Speaker 2: out that secondary and.

999
00:43:26,480 --> 00:43:29,040
Speaker 1: A good sign. Damian Pierce Revival didn't play in the

1000
00:43:29,040 --> 00:43:30,840
Speaker 1: Hall of Fame game. I think I think they like

1001
00:43:30,880 --> 00:43:32,200
Speaker 1: what they're seeing right now. Demian.

1002
00:43:32,239 --> 00:43:33,719
Speaker 2: I'm gonna make one note on the Hall of Fame games,

1003
00:43:33,719 --> 00:43:35,160
Speaker 2: since I was sitting in the press box and sat

1004
00:43:35,160 --> 00:43:36,600
Speaker 2: to that storm and got drenched in the way out,

1005
00:43:36,600 --> 00:43:38,319
Speaker 2: and I also ran to Colleen, so that was fun.

1006
00:43:38,320 --> 00:43:39,840
Speaker 2: We got to talk for a minute in the press box.

1007
00:43:39,880 --> 00:43:44,200
Speaker 2: But the Bobby Slowk offense looks just as good as

1008
00:43:44,200 --> 00:43:45,759
Speaker 2: it did last year. I know it doesn't show on

1009
00:43:45,760 --> 00:43:48,160
Speaker 2: the scoreboard, but when Davis Mills was in there early,

1010
00:43:48,239 --> 00:43:50,960
Speaker 2: I was like, oh, baby, like, he looks comfortable. They're

1011
00:43:51,000 --> 00:43:53,239
Speaker 2: moving him around in the pocket. He is not a statue.

1012
00:43:53,520 --> 00:43:56,920
Speaker 2: He's designed rollouts. He's navigating, just breaking away, he's delivering

1013
00:43:56,920 --> 00:43:58,440
Speaker 2: the ball. He didn't play very long, but I just

1014
00:43:58,480 --> 00:44:00,239
Speaker 2: sat back and thought, man, they were picking up right

1015
00:44:00,239 --> 00:44:01,760
Speaker 2: where they left off and they don't even have Stroud

1016
00:44:01,800 --> 00:44:03,880
Speaker 2: out there. I love the idea of this offense this

1017
00:44:03,960 --> 00:44:06,080
Speaker 2: year with Slowly, He's gonna be getting head coaching looks

1018
00:44:06,120 --> 00:44:08,520
Speaker 2: before long, and especially if they produced this year.

1019
00:44:08,520 --> 00:44:09,239
Speaker 3: So it was a good sign.

1020
00:44:09,640 --> 00:44:13,040
Speaker 1: Hot take. They have the best quarterback room in the NFL.

1021
00:44:13,280 --> 00:44:18,239
Speaker 1: Oh CJ. Stroud, Davis Mills in case keenum. I mean,

1022
00:44:18,239 --> 00:44:20,480
Speaker 1: if you have to go one through three and you're

1023
00:44:20,480 --> 00:44:24,399
Speaker 1: not like overly waiting one as obviously one is by

1024
00:44:24,400 --> 00:44:26,000
Speaker 1: far the most important, but you got a top ten

1025
00:44:26,080 --> 00:44:29,000
Speaker 1: quarterback at least at one and then Mills at two.

1026
00:44:29,480 --> 00:44:32,000
Speaker 1: Keep him at three. That's pretty strong. I'm just saying,

1027
00:44:32,120 --> 00:44:34,239
Speaker 1: not many go three deep like that. That's all hit.

1028
00:44:34,239 --> 00:44:35,920
Speaker 3: Hey, you know what, let's not forget camp arm.

1029
00:44:35,960 --> 00:44:39,080
Speaker 2: Tim Boyle, who I have to tell his Jory, the

1030
00:44:39,640 --> 00:44:42,680
Speaker 2: head official at the game on Thursday night, actually left

1031
00:44:42,680 --> 00:44:44,319
Speaker 2: his mike hot for a little bit and I caught

1032
00:44:44,320 --> 00:44:46,560
Speaker 2: a part of a conversation he was having with Tim Boyle.

1033
00:44:46,640 --> 00:44:47,600
Speaker 3: Let's just say it was.

1034
00:44:47,680 --> 00:44:50,000
Speaker 2: Hilarious, and it was you would expect from an on

1035
00:44:50,040 --> 00:44:50,880
Speaker 2: field conversation.

1036
00:44:51,080 --> 00:44:54,239
Speaker 1: Okay, Okay, we'll have to keep that a secret. All right,

1037
00:44:54,320 --> 00:44:57,120
Speaker 1: let's wrap this thing up. Colts, We're done. Nick shook

1038
00:44:57,160 --> 00:44:59,320
Speaker 1: one more team.

1039
00:44:58,680 --> 00:44:59,120
Speaker 3: All right.

1040
00:44:59,160 --> 00:45:01,600
Speaker 2: So a lot of that expectation for the Indianapolis Colts

1041
00:45:01,600 --> 00:45:06,319
Speaker 2: and Anthony Richardson and so far not exactly as great

1042
00:45:06,320 --> 00:45:08,600
Speaker 2: as you'd think. At one point during our recent practice,

1043
00:45:08,640 --> 00:45:10,800
Speaker 2: he went two for five in the eleven on eleven period.

1044
00:45:10,840 --> 00:45:11,600
Speaker 3: We talked about this.

1045
00:45:11,760 --> 00:45:13,919
Speaker 2: You know, he had moments of inaccuracy as a rookie,

1046
00:45:13,920 --> 00:45:16,120
Speaker 2: and it's more about his ability to make plays with

1047
00:45:16,160 --> 00:45:17,200
Speaker 2: his legs and his feet.

1048
00:45:17,239 --> 00:45:19,960
Speaker 3: But I am a little concerned about that. It could

1049
00:45:19,960 --> 00:45:21,560
Speaker 3: be a signed for the defense, could say, yeah, the

1050
00:45:21,560 --> 00:45:22,040
Speaker 3: defense is.

1051
00:45:21,960 --> 00:45:23,800
Speaker 2: Playing well, but I know it really comes down to Richardson,

1052
00:45:23,840 --> 00:45:26,879
Speaker 2: so we'll keep an eye on that. And so far,

1053
00:45:27,000 --> 00:45:28,759
Speaker 2: that's got to be my biggest point, just because I

1054
00:45:28,760 --> 00:45:31,160
Speaker 2: think that the whole season hinges on him. You don't

1055
00:45:31,160 --> 00:45:32,879
Speaker 2: want to have to turn to Joe Flacco. You don't

1056
00:45:32,880 --> 00:45:35,640
Speaker 2: want to have to unless you absolutely need to. So

1057
00:45:35,680 --> 00:45:36,960
Speaker 2: it's all going to come down to him and whether

1058
00:45:36,960 --> 00:45:39,080
Speaker 2: he can establish a rapport with Adi Mitchell. So far,

1059
00:45:39,160 --> 00:45:42,319
Speaker 2: Die mitchells looked good in practice, and I expect nothing less,

1060
00:45:42,360 --> 00:45:43,719
Speaker 2: you know. I know he's slid in the draft, and

1061
00:45:43,760 --> 00:45:45,920
Speaker 2: maybe it was people were concerned about, you know, the

1062
00:45:45,920 --> 00:45:48,960
Speaker 2: way he presented himself as maybe that was why he slid.

1063
00:45:49,000 --> 00:45:51,000
Speaker 3: But I'm not worried about that. Kids are baller. He

1064
00:45:51,040 --> 00:45:52,160
Speaker 3: was a baller in college. I would love.

1065
00:45:52,239 --> 00:45:55,120
Speaker 1: I'm a little worried. I'm a little worried shook, at

1066
00:45:55,200 --> 00:45:58,719
Speaker 1: least in terms of like fantasy, because supposedly he's been

1067
00:45:58,719 --> 00:46:02,120
Speaker 1: written you a little quiet and Pierce. You know, Reggie

1068
00:46:02,120 --> 00:46:04,600
Speaker 1: Wayne is gassing up Pierce that like this is the

1069
00:46:04,600 --> 00:46:07,080
Speaker 1: first time he's had to compete, and for now it

1070
00:46:07,120 --> 00:46:09,480
Speaker 1: seems like that's Pierce's job. They'll need them both. But

1071
00:46:09,520 --> 00:46:13,640
Speaker 1: I think to me from what I'm here in Downs

1072
00:46:13,719 --> 00:46:16,240
Speaker 1: is the clear too. They're playing them outside, they're playing

1073
00:46:16,280 --> 00:46:20,640
Speaker 1: them inside. It's it's gonna be Pittman one, Downs two,

1074
00:46:21,320 --> 00:46:23,880
Speaker 1: and the other two guys get in the mix and

1075
00:46:23,920 --> 00:46:25,680
Speaker 1: the tight ends get in the mix. And that's fine.

1076
00:46:25,719 --> 00:46:28,359
Speaker 1: You know, Mitchell's a rookie receiver. But I guess I've

1077
00:46:28,440 --> 00:46:32,319
Speaker 1: I've gotten a little more Pierce hype than than I

1078
00:46:32,360 --> 00:46:33,319
Speaker 1: expect that that's fair.

1079
00:46:33,440 --> 00:46:36,719
Speaker 2: I just wonder, you know, in evaluating Alec Pierce so

1080
00:46:36,760 --> 00:46:38,239
Speaker 2: far in this career, he's had a lot of change

1081
00:46:38,239 --> 00:46:40,480
Speaker 2: of quarterback and I think that hasn't done in any favors.

1082
00:46:40,480 --> 00:46:42,320
Speaker 2: And I just wonder if, like, is that the reason

1083
00:46:42,360 --> 00:46:44,520
Speaker 2: why I'm not fully sold on him yet.

1084
00:46:44,760 --> 00:46:47,040
Speaker 1: Now he's never opened, he's never the opportunity he's got.

1085
00:46:47,080 --> 00:46:49,200
Speaker 2: They weren't good, so now they weren't become good, then

1086
00:46:49,200 --> 00:46:50,600
Speaker 2: he'll prove himself. No.

1087
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Speaker 1: And you know, we hit the Samsung Ebcom injury. I

1088
00:46:53,680 --> 00:46:57,479
Speaker 1: think they're deep enough to withstand that. You know, they've

1089
00:46:57,520 --> 00:46:59,400
Speaker 1: moved at practice. You know, they have a couple of

1090
00:46:59,480 --> 00:47:02,520
Speaker 1: holes on the defense, especially at safety Julian Blackman, who's good.

1091
00:47:02,560 --> 00:47:05,399
Speaker 1: They moved him recently to free safety and when they

1092
00:47:05,440 --> 00:47:10,000
Speaker 1: asked about possibly adding someone, Shane Steichen more or less

1093
00:47:10,160 --> 00:47:12,680
Speaker 1: was like, yeah, that might be something we do. So

1094
00:47:12,920 --> 00:47:16,680
Speaker 1: there's a couple big name safeties, you know, relatively big

1095
00:47:16,760 --> 00:47:21,160
Speaker 1: name experience safeties out there, starting with Justin Simmons. I

1096
00:47:21,200 --> 00:47:23,560
Speaker 1: think they might be the number one Justin Simmons team.

1097
00:47:23,600 --> 00:47:25,160
Speaker 1: So that's just something to put in your.

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00:47:25,040 --> 00:47:27,480
Speaker 3: Poet that void that makes sense. Yeah, keep an eye

1099
00:47:27,520 --> 00:47:28,239
Speaker 3: on that. I like that.

1100
00:47:28,800 --> 00:47:32,680
Speaker 1: All right, we did it. We hit all sixteen AFC teams.

1101
00:47:33,000 --> 00:47:35,239
Speaker 1: That was fun. We're going to do the same on

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Speaker 1: Tuesday show. I'll do it with Jordan rod Reeg talking

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00:47:38,840 --> 00:47:43,359
Speaker 1: about the NFC. In the meantime, you know, you can

1104
00:47:43,440 --> 00:47:46,799
Speaker 1: watch the Olympics a little Yeah, some inside training camp

1105
00:47:46,840 --> 00:47:49,000
Speaker 1: live though we're on all day on NFL Network.

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Speaker 2: Hey, come watch the two lane Green Wave on Twitch.

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Speaker 2: We just got a big win over Oklahoma last night.

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00:47:53,040 --> 00:47:55,799
Speaker 1: Yeah, you gotta check out Shook on Twitch playing with

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00:47:55,840 --> 00:47:58,680
Speaker 1: the twu lane Green Wave. That was a lot of fun.

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Speaker 1: We will be back again on Tuesday the NFC All

1111
00:48:02,600 --> 00:48:05,840
Speaker 1: sixteen teams with Jordan rodrig So for Nick Schuck and

1112
00:48:05,960 --> 00:48:10,160
Speaker 1: for Noville helping us out producing this show on a

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Speaker 1: Sunday evening. We'll see you next time.