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Speaker 1: smithan Ziggura and Geron Cherry. Welcome into the Kevin Stefanski Show,

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Speaker 1: all along the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's Radio Network. Nathan's

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Speaker 1: there potentially take the ball away, but being visual on

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Speaker 1: the quarterback, visual on him when he's coming out of

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Speaker 1: back him. Then in man coverage, I think everybody kind

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Speaker 1: of gets an opportunity to cover him. You'll have linebackers

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Speaker 1: covering him, you'll have safeties covering him, and and he's

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Speaker 1: very very good at breaking free versus man. How important

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Speaker 1: is tackling in this one? They lead the league with

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Speaker 1: six and thirty two yards after the catch that comes

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Speaker 1: from sometimes throwing it down to ackler. He's got more

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Speaker 1: yards after the cats than he has yards or steven,

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Speaker 1: which tells you where he catches the football a lot

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Speaker 1: of the time. But how important is tackling in this

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Speaker 1: game against a team that likes to get that yack? Yeah,

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Speaker 1: it's huge, It's absolutely huge. I thought, Uh, we had

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Speaker 1: a good moments in the last ball game tackling, and

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Speaker 1: then you know what what you do is you have

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Speaker 1: to have to be relentless to the football because it's hard.

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Speaker 1: I mean, it's easier said than done to get a

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Speaker 1: guy on the ground. So if you have eleven guys

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Speaker 1: running to the ball, the first guy shoots his shot

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Speaker 1: and the rest of the cavalry is ready to get

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Speaker 1: him on the ground. Let's flip it around when we've

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Speaker 1: got the football. You know, one thing we're great at

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Speaker 1: round the ball. Second in the NFL and rushing yards.

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Speaker 1: Have got Nick Chubb and we're doing so effectively outside

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Speaker 1: their averaging eight yards to carry allowed on outside runs.

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Speaker 1: And it feels like sometimes the best defense is a

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Speaker 1: good offense right possessed the ball like we did against

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Speaker 1: Atlanta thirty five minutes. Is that something that you hope

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Speaker 1: to be able to do? Run it outside, keep down

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Speaker 1: offense off the field. Honestly, you go into every game

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Speaker 1: hoping to possess the ball, but at the end of

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Speaker 1: the day, you want to score points. So we'll take

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Speaker 1: one place. Uh So that that's really really for us

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Speaker 1: as we if we run our offense, Uh well, when

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Speaker 1: we run our offense, well you're moving the ball, but

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Speaker 1: you're you're ending with seven points. So if we possess it,

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Speaker 1: that's great. That does keep their offense on the field,

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Speaker 1: like you mentioned, But bottom line is whether we run

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Speaker 1: it inside or outside, whether we throw it, play action,

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Speaker 1: empty whatever, maybe we're trying to move the ball to

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Speaker 1: be able to put ourselves in position to score point.

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Speaker 1: They've been about eight nickel or dime this year. One

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Speaker 1: of the reasons probably why they've struggled a little bit

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Speaker 1: against the run, but they run blitz higher than any

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Speaker 1: team in the NFL. Why does the team unblitz? What

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Speaker 1: does that do? And then how is an offense do

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Speaker 1: you counteract a heavy run blitz team. Yeah, so what

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Speaker 1: you'll see on Sunday, number nine, Kenneth Murray is really there.

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Speaker 1: They're great player, but he's their player that you're going

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Speaker 1: to see those run blitz is from. And what they're

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Speaker 1: trying to do is they're trying to shoot gaps. They're

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Speaker 1: trying to move the front because when you run blitz

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Speaker 1: and you blitz a linebacker, you're usually moving one of

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Speaker 1: your front players. So your nose or your three technique

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Speaker 1: or the five technique is gonna move out of his

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Speaker 1: gap at the snap, and that's trying to create confusion

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Speaker 1: for the offense. Is trying to create penetration for the defense. Uh,

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Speaker 1: if you're offensively, it's a huge challenge. But if you're good,

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Speaker 1: if if you can cover them up, that does open

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Speaker 1: up seams in the running and then you can get

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Speaker 1: to that second level, third level and hopefully right down

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Speaker 1: to the end zone. Ball security, I'm sure you've been

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Speaker 1: preaching it this week. They lead the NFL four teen

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Speaker 1: strip sex fumbles that since then third in the NFL.

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Speaker 1: What are they doing that is getting the football onto

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Speaker 1: the ground as much as they do? Yeah, good player. Well,

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Speaker 1: they're very ball aware. Good players. I think having the

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Speaker 1: defensive ends that they've had and getting to the quarterback,

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Speaker 1: getting the ball out of the quarterbacks hands, I think

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Speaker 1: contributes to that a lot. But very ball aware players.

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Speaker 1: I'd go back to Derwin James. Even in our game,

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Speaker 1: he all of his tackles, it felt like he was

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Speaker 1: trying to strip the ball out. He had a sacker

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Speaker 1: earlier where the ball came out. We were fortunate to

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Speaker 1: recover that. But he's a ball aware player, all right.

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Speaker 1: When they have Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa, that obviously

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Speaker 1: presents a lot of challenges. They can rush from both sides.

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Speaker 1: They don't have Joey Bosa, but they do have Mac

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Speaker 1: who right now has five sacks. What is he still

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Speaker 1: bringing at this stage of his career in his ninth season,

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Speaker 1: and how do you attack this defense? Knowing they don't

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Speaker 1: have Bosa on the other side, it's a great, great player.

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Speaker 1: I've seen him a lot, going back to his Chicago

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Speaker 1: days when I was at the Vikings. Just he's a

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Speaker 1: he's disruptive, he has he's so powerful, he has unbelievable

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Speaker 1: bend for his size. He's relentless to the ball. Uh,

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Speaker 1: we have our work cut out for us. And I

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Speaker 1: know you mentioned they don't have Bosa, but you have

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Speaker 1: Khalil Mack and you have they have a bunch of

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Speaker 1: guys that can get after the passer. I mean that's

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Speaker 1: kind of how they've built their things. So we gotta

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Speaker 1: be we have to understand where Mac is. He can

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Speaker 1: play both sides, they can move him around. But uh,

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Speaker 1: certainly every single play you're mindful of finding out. We're

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Speaker 1: never fifty two? Is How nice is it to be

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Speaker 1: back at home for this one? Should be a little

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Speaker 1: bit of a chilly temperature on Sunday, which I think

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Speaker 1: benefits hopefully the team not from Los Angeles and get

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Speaker 1: in front of his fans and for this team to

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Speaker 1: be resilient. You've been so good at that throughout your tenure,

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Speaker 1: getting this team ready to bounce back from loss. And

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Speaker 1: followed up with a win. Yeah, you have to. That's

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Speaker 1: just the name of the game. And I think what

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Speaker 1: our guys have done, and what I appreciate about our

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Speaker 1: players is they've really put the blinders on and just

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Speaker 1: focused on this game. In this game alone. This is

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Speaker 1: a f C matchup to two and two teams, UH

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Speaker 1: at our place, in front of our fans. UH. That's

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Speaker 1: that's the exciting challenge of this week, the challenge it

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Speaker 1: will be. And hopefully as things progress, Myles Garrett will

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Speaker 1: make his return, which would be a wonderful thing considering

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Speaker 1: what all of us were worried about ten days ago,

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Speaker 1: which was just as health as a human being for sure.

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Speaker 1: And and you know last week, UH obviously felt the

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Speaker 1: appropriate decision was not to play him in that game.

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Speaker 1: He it's good, he's feeling good. So as this week

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Speaker 1: wears on, I think we are looking to get him

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Speaker 1: back out there on Sunday. Coach, thanks you for the

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Speaker 1: time and good luck on Sunday. Thanks. All right, we'll

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Speaker 1: be back with more of the Kevin sa Fancy Show

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Speaker 1: all along the University Hospitals Cleveland, Brown's radio network. I

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Speaker 1: feel like I have people in the building that can

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Speaker 1: tell me the truth and I think that's really important

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Speaker 1: because I don't want this to be a place where

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Speaker 1: I don't get the truth from our guys. This is

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Speaker 1: the Coach Kevin Stefanski Show. You're listening to the University

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Speaker 1: Hospitals Cleveland Brown's Radio network. Here are your hosts, Nathan

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Speaker 1: Szagura and Geron Cherry. All right, welcome back to the

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Speaker 1: Kevin Stefanski Show on the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's Radio network. Folks,

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Speaker 1: be sure to stop by the free Twisted t Tailgate

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Speaker 1: pregame party prior to every home game. The Twisted Detail

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Speaker 1: Gate is located on the west side of First Energy Stadium,

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Speaker 1: and it combines the atmosphere of a beer garden with

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Speaker 1: live music, food and drink options, along with areas for socializing.

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Speaker 1: The tailgate opens four hours prior to kickoff and is

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Speaker 1: open to the fans with a ticket to the game.

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Speaker 1: That's a great time. I know a lot of people

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Speaker 1: have had a lot of fun at the Twisted detail Gate.

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Speaker 1: Join them, all right, let's go around the league. Nathan Sagirl,

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Speaker 1: Gerarde Cherry with you. Gerard. Here we are week number

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Speaker 1: five and the old days we can say, the first

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Speaker 1: quarter of the season was done not so fast, not

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Speaker 1: anymore because of course they added that sevent game. But

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Speaker 1: we still have a lot of good stuff here in

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Speaker 1: the Week five slate. So, Gerard, my question to you is,

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Speaker 1: what is your game of the week that is not

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Speaker 1: the Browns and the Chargers. This is a no brainer

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Speaker 1: for me. It is the Pittsburgh still his verse the

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Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills. And the reason why it is the case

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Speaker 1: is that Picket is going to get his first start

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Speaker 1: and he's going to get us a quality opponent. So

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Speaker 1: let's see how the fan base in Pittsburgh reacts to

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Speaker 1: what's about to take place, and let's see how he reacts,

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Speaker 1: because Navid and we may be talking about this guy

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Speaker 1: for the next ten to fifteen years if he has promise,

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Speaker 1: but if he doesn't, obviously they'll move on. So it's

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Speaker 1: gonna be a definitely interesting game to see how he

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Speaker 1: responds being the full time starter in his first game

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Speaker 1: in the National Football League, being the starter. William will

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Speaker 1: see Las Vegas doesn't think that's the game of the week.

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Speaker 1: They've got the Bills as fourteen point favorites, the biggest favorites.

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Speaker 1: This is gonna be a good game. It's just intriguing

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Speaker 1: to me. It's an intriguing game to you, I think,

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Speaker 1: and that is very fair for me. I'll see what

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Speaker 1: you did there, and I will stay in our division.

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Speaker 1: Sunday Night football this week the Bengals at the Ravens.

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Speaker 1: That to me is the best game, and that's gonna

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Speaker 1: be a lot of fun to watch. The Bengals big

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Speaker 1: win against Miami on Thursday night. The Ravens probably like us,

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Speaker 1: grad right, they probably feel like they should be four. No.

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Speaker 1: They blew a huge lead to Miami, and they've blown

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Speaker 1: a huge lead just this past week. They were up

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Speaker 1: twenty to three on the Buffalo Bills before losing to twenty.

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Speaker 1: That's an excellent point, Nathan, And it's really gonna come

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Speaker 1: down to my mind, between us and the Ravens, who

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Speaker 1: gets on the right track, who starts playing clean football,

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Speaker 1: Who is motivated from a complimentary football standpoint, and entire

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Speaker 1: of the whole team to say, you know what, we're

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Speaker 1: playing below our capabilities and we want more. It really

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Speaker 1: comes down to them. Both The teams are at a

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Speaker 1: crossroads and we'll find out in the next four weeks,

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Speaker 1: because you heard me, be four weeks six to eight

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Speaker 1: is when you find out what type of football team

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Speaker 1: you truly have, And for the Browns, they will have

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Speaker 1: to do that still without Deshaun Watson. He will be

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Speaker 1: back in the facility next week, can't practice for a

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Speaker 1: few more weeks after that, but then the Browns will

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Speaker 1: get him in their Week twelve games. So the Browns

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Speaker 1: are gonna find out who they are prior to getting

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Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson back, all right. The Green Bay Packers three

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Speaker 1: and one. They lose to the Vikings twenty three to seven.

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Speaker 1: Week one, they beat the Bears were not good twenty

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Speaker 1: seven to ten. Weeks two, they beat the Bucks in

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Speaker 1: an ugly one fourteen to twelve, and then they beat

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Speaker 1: the Patriots in overtime with Bailey Zappi at quarterback drop

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Speaker 1: twenty seven to twenty four. Now their schedule the next

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Speaker 1: three is pretty easy. They get the Giants in London,

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Speaker 1: then the Jets, then the Commanders, so they are they

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Speaker 1: should be six and one at the end of this,

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Speaker 1: But are what do you feel about that pack team?

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Speaker 1: And again you kind of made the point that it's

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Speaker 1: not what you do in the first quarter as much

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Speaker 1: as it is the last quarter of the season, But

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Speaker 1: how do you feel about this Pack team and what

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Speaker 1: you've seen so far, bar and from a friend, I

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Speaker 1: think they're through Ghazi and that they basically based upon

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Speaker 1: the opponents. Not grant, they did be the Tampa team

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Speaker 1: that's somewhat be league right now as well because of

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Speaker 1: issues maybe off the field or what's going on just

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Speaker 1: right now with adjustable guys being out for as Tampa

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Speaker 1: based concerned. But I can't buy into that because they're

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Speaker 1: not playing clean football themselves. They're getting a job done.

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Speaker 1: They're beating who's in front of them. But if they

642
00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:35,880
Speaker 1: keep playing the where they're playing and not cleaning up,

643
00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:37,600
Speaker 1: they're gonna be a team that gets eliminated at some

644
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Speaker 1: point in the playoffs. With Aaron Rodgers, of course, they're

645
00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:42,200
Speaker 1: gonna do some damage because of what he represents in

646
00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:45,040
Speaker 1: his high level professionalism and ability to elevate guys. But

647
00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:46,960
Speaker 1: it's a team game. It's not just the offensive side

648
00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:49,160
Speaker 1: of the ball. And we saw them last year no

649
00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:52,560
Speaker 1: special teams play and poor special teams play rather and

650
00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:55,600
Speaker 1: what that can do the defense being okay, So I'm

651
00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:57,760
Speaker 1: not taking them that serious. And grant you can say, well,

652
00:29:57,760 --> 00:29:59,440
Speaker 1: they did beat the Buccaneers and that's a premier team

653
00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:01,120
Speaker 1: in the NFC. But right now it's fair to say

654
00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:04,720
Speaker 1: to the NFC outside the Eagles is pretty weak. Yeah,

655
00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:07,000
Speaker 1: there are teams will see who will ultimately step up

656
00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:10,800
Speaker 1: in that NFC. The Packers three and one, Dallas also

657
00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:13,160
Speaker 1: three and one. They won every game started by Cooper

658
00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:16,720
Speaker 1: rush Zak Prescott may be ready to come back next week.

659
00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:19,480
Speaker 1: Do if they beat the Rams? If he goes four note,

660
00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:22,239
Speaker 1: do they keep with him? I don't think so much.

661
00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:25,440
Speaker 1: What do you say, No, they're not. And now if

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00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:28,160
Speaker 1: he's strung alone eight or nine games, Nathan, then I'm

663
00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:31,240
Speaker 1: saying something totally different. But before games, this is still

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Speaker 1: Dak Prescott's team. Now, if you get to nine tin

665
00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:36,240
Speaker 1: range and he's undefeated, you better not make that move.

666
00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:38,040
Speaker 1: You keep him right where he's at as a starter.

667
00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:40,040
Speaker 1: But with four or five games under his belt, and

668
00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:43,080
Speaker 1: granted he's winning, I'm gonna make that change. And also

669
00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:47,120
Speaker 1: to that defense is on fire. It is on fire.

670
00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:50,040
Speaker 1: And listen, you're if you're the Rams, your biggest problem

671
00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:52,200
Speaker 1: comes with stopping in the team's ability to rush the

672
00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:54,959
Speaker 1: pastor we saw what the Niners have seven sacks on Monday.

673
00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:58,400
Speaker 1: Now they get Michael Parsons and DeMarcus Lawrence, and I

674
00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:01,160
Speaker 1: think the Cowboys could win that game. They're all right,

675
00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:04,480
Speaker 1: real quick drawing. Are you buying or selling the following

676
00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:10,040
Speaker 1: two and two teams? The Jets selling selling? I liked.

677
00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:17,640
Speaker 1: I think they're fun. Jack Wilson, Greece, Corey Davis. Yeah,

678
00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:19,600
Speaker 1: but and listen, we lost to the Jets and we

679
00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:23,959
Speaker 1: had either no, none, zero, All right, Jacksonville Jaguars, they

680
00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:26,000
Speaker 1: have been kind of a jekyl and high. They've been

681
00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:28,240
Speaker 1: really really good. They did not look very good in

682
00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:30,960
Speaker 1: the slop against the Eagles. No, they did not. And again,

683
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Speaker 1: I think the Eagles are the best team in the NFC,

684
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Speaker 1: so I'll give him a pass on that. But I

685
00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:36,040
Speaker 1: think they're gonna be better than what they wore. So

686
00:31:36,120 --> 00:31:38,120
Speaker 1: I'm than what they were last year. That's where they're

687
00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:40,480
Speaker 1: not saying much, but I'm gonna say, yeah, I'm buying

688
00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:44,320
Speaker 1: the Jaguars. They're already better than they were exactly game

689
00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:47,520
Speaker 1: four games, right, exactly. Let's talk about the Denver Broncos

690
00:31:47,520 --> 00:31:51,800
Speaker 1: where they're playing tonight. Indianpolis, I couldn't agree more. I

691
00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:54,760
Speaker 1: think they're coaching is dreadful and something rust doesn't look

692
00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:57,760
Speaker 1: right to his credit though, and I had to defend

693
00:31:57,800 --> 00:31:59,960
Speaker 1: him today and I'll do it again. He could tell

694
00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:01,760
Speaker 1: only being a guy in the media right now, like saying,

695
00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:03,760
Speaker 1: what are y'all doing? You're not even let me cook,

696
00:32:03,920 --> 00:32:05,760
Speaker 1: as he likes to say. But he's not doing that,

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00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:07,360
Speaker 1: at least that I'm aware of that. I'm not hearing

698
00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:10,200
Speaker 1: him throwing hacking under the bus. So power to him,

699
00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:13,440
Speaker 1: because Lord knows, he has more cash than his head

700
00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:15,280
Speaker 1: coach right now in that locker room, and he's not

701
00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:19,400
Speaker 1: using it. It is, and he's not using his arm. Well,

702
00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:21,200
Speaker 1: it feels like he's missing a lot of throws he

703
00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:24,400
Speaker 1: normally doesn't miss. He's really struggled. Uh. And then the

704
00:32:24,520 --> 00:32:27,160
Speaker 1: Ramps their team talking about playing the Cowboys this week.

705
00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:29,840
Speaker 1: They are two and two, the defending Super Bowl champions.

706
00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:32,640
Speaker 1: Are you buying or you selling them? I am selling

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00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:35,120
Speaker 1: them as well. I don't want them no more. I mean,

708
00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:36,760
Speaker 1: you saw what the fourt Niners did to him, and

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00:32:36,800 --> 00:32:40,719
Speaker 1: I was just luf. It just feels like they have

710
00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:44,760
Speaker 1: some real issues and cannot protect Matt Stafford. They do

711
00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:47,680
Speaker 1: not have a vertical threat. Cooper Cup is literally the

712
00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:50,640
Speaker 1: entire offense. They don't have a running game, and then defensively,

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Speaker 1: they're just not quite the same as they were before.

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Speaker 1: And it just you don't see that sense of urgency.

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00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:58,840
Speaker 1: You don't see that there's a malaisis over them, Nathan,

716
00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:01,040
Speaker 1: whereas like they have gotten caught up in I won

717
00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:03,280
Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. It's gonna time from your chill. I've

718
00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:05,280
Speaker 1: seen it. I know what it looks like, and they

719
00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:08,520
Speaker 1: have it alright, Gerard, we know you've got to get

720
00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:10,840
Speaker 1: to your TV obligation, so I'm gonna give you an

721
00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:14,520
Speaker 1: opportunity right now. Stock up. Step up for our Cleveland

722
00:33:14,560 --> 00:33:17,360
Speaker 1: Browns in this game against the Chargers. Who needs to

723
00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:20,320
Speaker 1: step up? Really simple, you would say the whole front

724
00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:22,520
Speaker 1: seven is gonna have to do that because of the fact. Heck,

725
00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:24,040
Speaker 1: the whole defense is gonna have to step I know

726
00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:26,280
Speaker 1: you have for individual but we're not gonna beat the

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00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:29,920
Speaker 1: Charges unless we play complimentary defense, let alone complimentary football,

728
00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:32,000
Speaker 1: because we have to do that as well. Pass rush

729
00:33:32,120 --> 00:33:34,080
Speaker 1: is going to have to get there, and the secondary

730
00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:35,880
Speaker 1: is gonna have to hold up a man coverage in

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Speaker 1: order to give these guys who may need extra time

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Speaker 1: to get to Herbert. Because if you can pull that

733
00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:43,000
Speaker 1: caper off, then you can win this football game baseball

734
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Speaker 1: and what we're capable of doing on the offensive and

735
00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:46,640
Speaker 1: because we're not a good matchup for them on the

736
00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:48,400
Speaker 1: offensive side of the ball, but we're gonna have to

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Speaker 1: bring for for sixty minutes the full flesh defense, complimenting

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Speaker 1: each other and also linebackers getting their proper drop depths

739
00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:59,120
Speaker 1: when it passes being thrown as opposed to just assuming

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00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:01,360
Speaker 1: it's a run. All those things are gonna have factory Nathan.

741
00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:04,000
Speaker 1: We're gonna have to play team defense like we've never

742
00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:09,280
Speaker 1: played it before. I agree with you on that one, Gerard, Gerard,

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Speaker 1: thank you so much for the time. As always, Let's

744
00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:13,399
Speaker 1: get this defense to step up. Let's get a big

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Speaker 1: win against the Chargers. Looking forward to being with you

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Speaker 1: on Sunday when you'll be down on the sidelines for

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00:34:18,040 --> 00:34:21,560
Speaker 1: the Browns and the Chargers. Let's do it alright, folks.

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Speaker 1: For NFL GM signing players, the salary cap keeps things

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Speaker 1: when you're gambling, so set a limit before you gamble,

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Speaker 1: then stick to it. Get more tips like this and

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Speaker 1: keep it fun Ohio dot com. When we come back,

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Speaker 1: I go one on one with Brown's linebackers. Si Taki Taki,

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Speaker 1: you're listening to the Kevin Stefanski Show on the University

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Speaker 1: Hospitals Cleveland Browns Radio Network. This is Brown's cornerback Denizel Award.

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Speaker 1: Joel Mattonio and you're listening to the University Hospitals Cleveland

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00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:56,399
Speaker 1: Browns Radio Network. University Hospitals of your hometown medical team

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Speaker 1: and official healthcare provider of the Cleveland Browns. Welcome back

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00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:02,720
Speaker 1: to the Kevin Stefanski Show all along the University Hospitals

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Speaker 1: Cleveland Brown's Radio Network. Very happy now to be joined

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Speaker 1: by a great friend of the program and a great

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Speaker 1: human being. Siona Taki Taki, Browns linebacker. Let's start with

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00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:13,920
Speaker 1: just kind of the overall mood of this team. The

765
00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:16,200
Speaker 1: first quarter of the season is over two and two.

766
00:35:16,440 --> 00:35:18,279
Speaker 1: Probably feels like we should be better than that. But

767
00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:21,360
Speaker 1: we are two into How's already kind of responded to

768
00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:25,120
Speaker 1: letting a few get away. UM, I feel like we're

769
00:35:25,160 --> 00:35:27,400
Speaker 1: all hungry to get better. I feel like, just like

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00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:29,680
Speaker 1: you said, we feel like we should be sitting there

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00:35:29,719 --> 00:35:31,960
Speaker 1: for oh, you know, um, but we let some some

772
00:35:32,080 --> 00:35:34,960
Speaker 1: get away from us. UM, and now we're hungry to

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00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:37,359
Speaker 1: get better. Uh. We we got a lot of guys

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00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:39,839
Speaker 1: coming back that are banged up, and so UM we're

775
00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:42,560
Speaker 1: excited to um get back on the field of Sunday

776
00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:45,360
Speaker 1: improve what we can do as we move forward. He

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00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:47,280
Speaker 1: has been one of the best defenses in the league

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00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:50,000
Speaker 1: the first three quarters. I mean last week, second and

779
00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:53,480
Speaker 1: third quarter combined, they had eleven yards the Atlanta Falcons

780
00:35:53,480 --> 00:35:55,520
Speaker 1: and half of football had eleven yards. But then in

781
00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:57,839
Speaker 1: the fourth quarter, it feels like something has happened where

782
00:35:57,840 --> 00:35:59,560
Speaker 1: it's gotten away from us. When you guys watch that

783
00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:01,680
Speaker 1: is anything that jumps out. I mean, obviously it was

784
00:36:01,680 --> 00:36:03,520
Speaker 1: an easy fixed, It would be fixed. But what do

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00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:05,640
Speaker 1: you think it is the guy now, fourth year veteran

786
00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:08,080
Speaker 1: who's been on some dune good defenses. It was it

787
00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:10,040
Speaker 1: was obvious. You know, we got a little sloppy in

788
00:36:10,040 --> 00:36:13,200
Speaker 1: the fourth quarter with uh with being assignment sound and UM,

789
00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:15,160
Speaker 1: we pried ourselves on stopping the run, and I felt

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00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:17,839
Speaker 1: like we we definitely showed on fourth quarter that uh

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00:36:18,200 --> 00:36:20,400
Speaker 1: we let a lot of slip and especially and we

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00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:22,840
Speaker 1: gave up two hundred yards on on on two hundred

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00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:26,000
Speaker 1: yards UM running on on the ground, and I feel

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00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:28,160
Speaker 1: like we pried ourselves on stopping the run, and uh

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00:36:28,200 --> 00:36:30,680
Speaker 1: you've seen that in the fourth quarter. So, uh, we

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00:36:30,719 --> 00:36:32,239
Speaker 1: had a lot of our big guys out, you know,

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00:36:32,239 --> 00:36:36,840
Speaker 1: obviously the the obvious, the j D Miles, um, but

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00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:38,440
Speaker 1: a lot of the young guys. Like you said, all

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00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:39,879
Speaker 1: the way up to the third quarter, Man, we were

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00:36:39,880 --> 00:36:42,480
Speaker 1: doing great. You know, this guy stepped in and uh

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00:36:42,560 --> 00:36:45,680
Speaker 1: we played good ball, and um, it wasn't it wasn't perfect,

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00:36:45,719 --> 00:36:48,440
Speaker 1: but um we kept it close. And the fourth quarter

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00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:50,560
Speaker 1: obviously came and uh we got a little sloppy, and

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00:36:50,960 --> 00:36:54,040
Speaker 1: so you know, I would say definitely being more assignment

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00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:56,560
Speaker 1: sound in our run gaps and um, going forward, I

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00:36:56,600 --> 00:36:58,560
Speaker 1: think that's what we're cleaning up this week. We've worked

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Speaker 1: on that and going forward to show that on tape.

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Speaker 1: Who is coming up Sunday. They're not gonna run it much,

809
00:37:03,239 --> 00:37:04,600
Speaker 1: but they are going to throw it. This is the

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00:37:04,680 --> 00:37:07,480
Speaker 1: number one passing offense in the NFL. You played the

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00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:10,160
Speaker 1: Chargers last year, that was a crazy shootout, high scoring

812
00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:12,600
Speaker 1: game in the league last year. When you watch these guys,

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Speaker 1: what do you see and how do you try to

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Speaker 1: deal with a defense an offense that a taxi at

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Speaker 1: all levels. Right, they got Mike Williams vertically, they've got

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00:37:19,600 --> 00:37:22,040
Speaker 1: an intermediate. If Keenan Allen plays, he plays Otherwise, they

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00:37:22,080 --> 00:37:25,200
Speaker 1: got Gerald Everett. They've got underneath Austin Ekeler, who's as

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00:37:25,239 --> 00:37:27,759
Speaker 1: pesky as a Christian McCaffrey out there out of the backfield.

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Speaker 1: So what kind of a challenge is that present when

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Speaker 1: you know that they can go any level, any play. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: I think you kind of just mentioned that they got

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Speaker 1: guys that they can hit you du with the mid routes.

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00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:41,040
Speaker 1: And also you know guys like Eckler and um and

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Speaker 1: Alan who are you know, they're show short route runners

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00:37:43,600 --> 00:37:45,799
Speaker 1: who can catch the ball and get yack. So, um,

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Speaker 1: I feel like it's a good it's a good challenge

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Speaker 1: for us. We're excited for the challenge. Um. I feel

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Speaker 1: like we pried ourselves on her all in our rush

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Speaker 1: and our back end guy. So it'll be a good

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00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:55,880
Speaker 1: challenge for us to get out there and show what

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Speaker 1: we could do against the number one pass offense based

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Speaker 1: on last year's game. Two is that may guys a

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00:37:59,840 --> 00:38:01,959
Speaker 1: litt hungry to get out there and and and try

834
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Speaker 1: to you know, say, okay, that happened it was a

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Speaker 1: shootout not happening again. He Yeah, for sure. You know, obviously,

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Speaker 1: when you lose like that, Um, that definitely leaves a

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00:38:11,320 --> 00:38:13,719
Speaker 1: sro tasting mouth. So we're excited to get back out

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00:38:13,719 --> 00:38:16,480
Speaker 1: there and show what we could do against a good offense.

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Speaker 1: You are a guy who strikes me, and I'd say

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Speaker 1: there's another guy in your room j okay, like intense

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00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:24,719
Speaker 1: competitive fire. So I know that losing absolutely kills you.

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Speaker 1: How is the team like kind of process that because

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00:38:28,600 --> 00:38:29,960
Speaker 1: you don't want to have to feel it, but like

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00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:31,839
Speaker 1: when you do feel it, it can lead to very

845
00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:35,160
Speaker 1: very good things. People who just detest losing with every

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00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:37,640
Speaker 1: fiber of their being. Yeah, I think you just kind

847
00:38:37,640 --> 00:38:39,520
Speaker 1: of said mentioned it a little bit. I feel like,

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00:38:40,080 --> 00:38:41,680
Speaker 1: you know, when you when you lose, obviously, we play

849
00:38:41,719 --> 00:38:43,160
Speaker 1: this game to win, you know what I mean? And

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Speaker 1: so I feel like we've got a lot of competitors

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Speaker 1: on the team, you know, offense, defense, special teams. Um,

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Speaker 1: I want to go out there and win. I feel like,

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Speaker 1: you know, when you lose like that last week and

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Speaker 1: a week before that, man, or you know it's two

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Speaker 1: weeks ago, Man, it leaves a bad taste in your mouth.

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Speaker 1: And I feel like you know you mentioned Jock, super competitor, Jacob,

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Speaker 1: all those guys. Um, we're just fired up to go

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Speaker 1: out there and get back in the wind calling this week.

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Speaker 1: UM plan is always a go want to know, and

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Speaker 1: this is the big one coming up. You're in your

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Speaker 1: fourth year, You're now the veteran in that room with

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Speaker 1: a walk on I r you know, have you tried

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Speaker 1: to take on a little bit more of a leadership role?

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Speaker 1: By the way, number ten linebacker in the NFL at

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Speaker 1: Pro Football focus right now? And I know that's that's

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Speaker 1: very nice, right. It means things are going well for you,

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Speaker 1: but you know, are you taking on more of a

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Speaker 1: leadership role and trying to kind of feel that gap

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Speaker 1: because you are the like you embody everything, smart, tough, accountable,

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Speaker 1: the blue collar work ethic, the physicality of it. Like

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Speaker 1: you bring that every single time around the field. Appreciate it. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: you know, I feel like I always carry myself as

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Speaker 1: as as a person to try to lead and um,

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Speaker 1: even when walk was here, UM, but now it walks down.

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Speaker 1: You know, I feel like I am one of the

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Speaker 1: older guys in the room. UM, So you know, definitely

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Speaker 1: trying to rally up the guys, lucky, I got good competitors.

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Speaker 1: Like you said, you know, I really don't have to

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Speaker 1: do too much but just be myself. And um and

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Speaker 1: and and I feel like we've got a bunch of

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Speaker 1: we got a bunch of young eyes coming up, and

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Speaker 1: that are our great great leaders. To Jacob, he leaves

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Speaker 1: in in in his way, Jock Lesion's way. We even

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Speaker 1: got Jordans in there. Tony's coming along. So um, we're excited.

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Speaker 1: And yeah, you know, I always try to lead by example.

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Speaker 1: That's how I was taking as a young Thank you

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Speaker 1: so much for the time. Best of luck on Sundays

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Speaker 1: to appreciate it. Man. Thanks. I love Ciona, TACKI TACKI

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Speaker 1: what he brings like I said, that blue collar work ethic.

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Speaker 1: He is not afraid to get in there, get physical

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Speaker 1: and help lead this defense. And I think one of

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Speaker 1: the things that was overlooked because of all the injuries

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Speaker 1: on the defensive line was what a big loss Anthony

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Speaker 1: Walker Jr. Was. Anthony Walker Jr. You know, got hurt

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Speaker 1: in that game against the Steelers. He is still second

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Speaker 1: on our team and quarterback pressures he has tied for this.

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Speaker 1: He's second on our team in tackles for a loss.

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Speaker 1: He was all over the field. He was still in

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Speaker 1: the top four in terms of tackles on this football team,

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Speaker 1: even though he didn't play in one game. He was

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Speaker 1: having an unbelievable start to the season and we missed him.

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Speaker 1: You know, Jacob Phillips had to play every single snap

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Speaker 1: in that game against Atlanta, and we saw him get

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Speaker 1: out of position sometimes in the run game and then

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Speaker 1: on the coverage. He's the one who was not in

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Speaker 1: the right spot that allowed that big play to Olamida

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Speaker 1: zekedas uh Zakias. That was a backbreaker for this team.

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Speaker 1: Anthony Walker was the captain elected by his peers. We

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Speaker 1: talked with him just a couple of weeks ago right

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Speaker 1: here on this show. I'm one of our remotes about

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Speaker 1: what that meant to him, and and I think that

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Speaker 1: is such a big loss for this Cleveland Browns team

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Speaker 1: and and hopefully we can step up, hopefully we can

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Speaker 1: I think Jacob Phillips in large part to do that

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Speaker 1: and maybe see on a Taki Taki, maybe we'll see

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Speaker 1: Browns be resilient coming off of a loss as they

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Speaker 1: were in Week three coming off that loss of the

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Speaker 1: Jets when they beat the Steelers? Stock up? Step up?

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Speaker 1: Who needs to step up? Well? Jacob Phillips. You're the

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Speaker 1: mic linebacker. Now you're the man calling the defense. We

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Speaker 1: need you to get everybody aligned properly. We need you

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Speaker 1: to have the eyes and be the quarterback of this defense.

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Speaker 1: Following the loss of Anthony Walker. We need him to

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Speaker 1: step up in terms of stock up for this football team.

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Speaker 1: How about the Chief? Back to back big games for

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Speaker 1: David at Jokub. He's got a little bit of a

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Speaker 1: mismatch this week, I think against Drew trink Will and

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Speaker 1: Kenneth what Murray of this defense? And so I want

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Speaker 1: to see the Chief continue that big play we've seen

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Speaker 1: the last two weeks. He had a career high last

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Speaker 1: time over a hundred forty yards against this Chargers team.

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