WEBVTT - Happy Half Hour 118: Shoring Up The Defense

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<v Speaker 1>All right, welcome everybody to the Happy half Hour.

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<v Speaker 2>And isn't it a happy half hour.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a beautiful day outside in Charlotte, North Carolina, especially.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're a duck.

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<v Speaker 1>Severe thunderstorms, Yeah, it's we're underwater here in Charlotte. There

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<v Speaker 1>are things falling out of the sky like giant limbs

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<v Speaker 1>and everything else.

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<v Speaker 3>So we had an eclipse this week, the.

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<v Speaker 1>Eclipse the moon God ate the sun the other day.

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<v Speaker 1>Fortunately it came back. I don't know, you know, cats

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<v Speaker 1>and dogs sleeping together. There's your dated pop culture reference

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<v Speaker 1>right out of the top. Let's get through with that

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<v Speaker 1>and talk about the thing people came here to hear,

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<v Speaker 1>which is the many many football things. Woo.

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<v Speaker 3>We need like a little audio run.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we do when we produce this thing at a

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<v Speaker 1>different level, which you know, you never know.

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<v Speaker 2>Stay tuned.

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<v Speaker 1>There could be some exciting news regarding your Happy half

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<v Speaker 1>Hour coming up in the weeks and months to come,

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<v Speaker 1>including a sponsor that I think is going to fit

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<v Speaker 1>in perfectly with our whole little aesthetic.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got going on around here. Stay tuned for that.

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<v Speaker 1>But in the interim, what we've got to offer you,

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<v Speaker 1>as many many football people in this stadium. It is

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<v Speaker 1>finally starting to look like football again with the offseason

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<v Speaker 1>conditioning program beginning this week, and there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>dudes wandering around, and not just a lot of dudes,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of new dudes, a lot of old dudes.

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<v Speaker 1>It's still a little jarring to walk down the hall

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<v Speaker 1>and say, oh, hi, Jadavian Clowney, I hate you are

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<v Speaker 1>a person who works here now, because that is a

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<v Speaker 1>thing that's happened since the last time we got together.

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<v Speaker 3>Jadavian Clowney, Derek Brown got his extension. I mean, they're

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<v Speaker 3>shoring up the defense. One of the few things that

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<v Speaker 3>I learned from Rben Meyer that can actually be taken

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<v Speaker 3>away and applied positively to someone's life is that you

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<v Speaker 3>build a team through the defensive line. And this defensive

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<v Speaker 3>line now boast Derek Brown, a Sean Robber, Sin shy Tittle,

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<v Speaker 3>and then you've got Jadavion Clowney coming off the edge.

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<v Speaker 3>Which I know Jadavion Clowney is going into his eleventh season,

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<v Speaker 3>but Darreny came off one of his best seasons in

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<v Speaker 3>his since his early career last year nine.

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<v Speaker 1>And a half sacks last year for a pretty good

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<v Speaker 1>Baltimore defense was Yep, was a resurgence for Jadavion, and

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<v Speaker 1>he's kind of knocked around and been on one year

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<v Speaker 1>deals for a little bit. But that's signing to me

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<v Speaker 1>as much for all the stuff they did, and they've

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<v Speaker 1>operated in bulk this offseason, and I would like to

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<v Speaker 1>remind people this ain't how it's always going to be,

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<v Speaker 1>and this ain't how they want it to be every year,

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<v Speaker 1>because you don't want to be in the business of

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<v Speaker 1>signing twelve, thirteen, fourteen free agents every March, because that

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<v Speaker 1>means you've got a bunch of holes you got to fill.

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<v Speaker 3>The Baker's doesn't plus.

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<v Speaker 1>But getting him in was like the signal of Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the last big one, right, that's the last you know.

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<v Speaker 1>I think people daydream about other things that might happen

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<v Speaker 1>in the future. But now that you've got Jadavion Clowney

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<v Speaker 1>in the building, you can put a team on the ft.

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<v Speaker 1>Before that signing, it's like, who's playing the outside linebacker?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god, I don't know. When I was in

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<v Speaker 1>Orlando talking to Canalis at the owners meetings, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I asked him specifically prior to the Clowny signing, this.

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<v Speaker 2>Group you have here, What can you do with it?

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<v Speaker 2>Can you go? Can you play?

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<v Speaker 1>And he's like, we like all these guys individually, but

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<v Speaker 1>there was clearly something missing from the group, and bringing

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<v Speaker 1>in a heavy hitter like Clowney lends a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>of stability to do this thing.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously not the same as it was, and people are

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<v Speaker 1>going to miss Brian and Frankie for years to come

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<v Speaker 1>because those guys were around here and made connections with

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<v Speaker 1>people and all that kind of stuff. But I think

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of the overall defense, this thing might be

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<v Speaker 1>a little more stable and ought to be better against

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<v Speaker 1>the run than it was a year ago because you've

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<v Speaker 1>swapped out smaller bodies for bigger bodies.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Deshaun Wims love him.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a great dude, created an NFL career out of

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<v Speaker 1>an unlikely background, hometown kid effectively home state kid sort of.

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<v Speaker 1>But you've replaced a six one, two hundred and eighty

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<v Speaker 1>pound defensive end with a six foot four, three and

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<v Speaker 1>twenty pound a Shawn Robinson, and Ashawn is just that

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<v Speaker 1>kind of door frame big even among big people, he

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<v Speaker 1>looks big.

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<v Speaker 2>He's the big one.

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<v Speaker 1>When big people get together, he's the he's the one

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<v Speaker 1>there's head sticks up above the rest of the crowd.

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<v Speaker 1>I love the fact that in his backstory his mom

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<v Speaker 1>used to have to carry birth certificate to Pop Warner

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<v Speaker 1>games to prove that he was actually five and not seventeen.

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<v Speaker 2>But they've done things like that.

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<v Speaker 1>And with Robinson coming up front to stand alongside Shy

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<v Speaker 1>tut On Derrick Brown, with Clowney on that second line,

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<v Speaker 1>you're a little more stout against the run, which you

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<v Speaker 1>needed to be. I mean, the Panthers had to face

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<v Speaker 1>way too many runs last year because they were always behind.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think personnel wise, they're a little more stable there.

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<v Speaker 1>So that in and of itself is a good thing.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, we can clum into who Like we said, with

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<v Speaker 3>the nine and a half sacks, I think he even

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<v Speaker 3>had ten and a half when you count the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 3>You know he was in high forties and tackles for

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<v Speaker 3>somebody in his tenth season coming off the edge. That's

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<v Speaker 3>what you need that Darren. This is just getting off

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<v Speaker 3>on a little tangent. I have a philosophy that that

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<v Speaker 3>position is the most important position on defense in today's game,

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<v Speaker 3>and when you have somebody who can still move the

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<v Speaker 3>way he can still move even at his age. At

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<v Speaker 3>his age he's like thirty two. When you have somebody

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<v Speaker 3>that can still move like that but also has the

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<v Speaker 3>experience and the mind to know these quarterbacks, he's been

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<v Speaker 3>he played in the AFC last year. He's so he's faced,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, guys like Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes. So

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<v Speaker 3>when you've got somebody who knows these quarterbacks, who knows

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<v Speaker 3>where to be, he knows what to do, and he

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<v Speaker 3>still has all of the physical attributes that once made

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<v Speaker 3>him a first overall pick, that's got to be a

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<v Speaker 3>little excited. I was walking out of an interview yesterday

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<v Speaker 3>with Dave Canalis and I made the joke said, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you've got two number one overall picks now at two

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<v Speaker 3>of the most important positions. He just started smiling, and

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<v Speaker 3>he's like, can you imagine how much fun we're going

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<v Speaker 3>to have? And I think that's what they're thinking is,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, we've got Jadavian Clowney on one side, we've

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<v Speaker 3>got Bryce Young on the other with us with a

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<v Speaker 3>very high ceiling still to come for Bryschong, Imagine how

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<v Speaker 3>much fun they could be happy.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And that's the other thing.

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<v Speaker 1>That's kind of become obvious walking around this building for

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<v Speaker 1>the last couple of days, Cass is there are We've

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<v Speaker 1>talked a lot about individual components of this thing that's

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<v Speaker 1>being put together. But I think this week is important

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<v Speaker 1>because now, for the first time, it is a tangible

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<v Speaker 1>thing you're doing. You now see this group of people.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not just the idea of Okay, we signed this

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<v Speaker 1>guy to this contract and he's going to play this role. No,

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<v Speaker 1>that's Jadavion. He lives here. He's from rack Hill.

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<v Speaker 2>This thing. He likes Bojangles, which we learned during our.

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<v Speaker 1>Ass the Old Guy video mail bag the other week,

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<v Speaker 1>which day beyond, which you can enjoy on Panthers dot com.

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<v Speaker 3>What was his order?

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<v Speaker 2>He is a he is a Supremes guy. The fries

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<v Speaker 2>at night.

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<v Speaker 1>In the morning he'll go chick, He'll go spicy file

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<v Speaker 1>a biscuit, add egg.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, I had my first Bojangles biscuit this week?

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<v Speaker 2>Is that right?

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<v Speaker 3>First one of my life?

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<v Speaker 2>How is that possible? You know?

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<v Speaker 3>Bojingles is not I lived in Florida for ten years

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<v Speaker 3>where there's not any really bo Jingles. I lived in

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<v Speaker 3>Green Bay for two years where there's not any and

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<v Speaker 3>when I last lived in Alabama, they were just starting

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<v Speaker 3>to get there.

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<v Speaker 2>So well, now you've come to the good Land, and

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<v Speaker 2>now there.

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<v Speaker 3>Is one literally across the street from my house.

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<v Speaker 1>There you go and we can start pilgrimages. I can

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<v Speaker 1>take you to Bojangles One, which is just down the

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<v Speaker 1>street here, the mother ship where it all started.

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<v Speaker 2>What did you get at your first trip to Bojangles?

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<v Speaker 2>While we're on this tank.

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<v Speaker 3>I just got a steak biscuit it and a doctor pepper.

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<v Speaker 3>But last week I went there for the first time,

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<v Speaker 3>and I had gone in college one time, and then

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<v Speaker 3>last week I went for the first time since college

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<v Speaker 3>and it was lunchtime. So I got a chicken sandwich

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<v Speaker 3>in a sweet tea and the sweet tea was actually

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<v Speaker 3>really really good.

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<v Speaker 2>You didn't get bow rounds?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh? I did get bow round Yes, I did. I

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<v Speaker 3>forgot Thank you Matt for pointing that out. That's I'm

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<v Speaker 3>all about some hash brons in the morning, and those

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<v Speaker 3>bow rounds were really good.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's uh. We could do an entire podcast about

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<v Speaker 2>bow Jangles.

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<v Speaker 3>And y'all are making me hungry.

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<v Speaker 1>I might don't even get me started on the bow

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<v Speaker 1>Jangler on a biscuit instead of a bond no cheese.

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<v Speaker 3>Back to Clowney though. Yeah, I thought the most thing

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<v Speaker 3>that stood out the most about what he told you

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<v Speaker 3>when you were talking to him was that he waited

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<v Speaker 3>to want to be here. Yeah, you know this is

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<v Speaker 3>it's some people say that that's the worst thing that

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<v Speaker 3>can happen to a guy is to go to his

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<v Speaker 3>hometown team. And he purposely waited and I'll let you.

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<v Speaker 1>Finish, and he mentioned I mean he like at times

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<v Speaker 1>early in his career he wasn't prepared personally for the

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<v Speaker 1>pressure that comes with being the hometown guy, right, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>when you're surrounded by your friends from high school, you

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<v Speaker 1>get all those little things. And I've actually known people

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<v Speaker 1>in front offices here, you know, in the past and

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<v Speaker 1>even twenty years ago and beyond. Who would actually that

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<v Speaker 1>downgrades a guy on the draft if you've got to

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<v Speaker 1>worry about hometown friends being a negative influence on sometimes.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, honestly, in that in that Patriots documentary, that

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<v Speaker 1>was a thing he wanted to go to Seattle.

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<v Speaker 3>So, but that's as far away as you can get

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<v Speaker 3>from Boston.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think for Jadavian, he's coming back a different

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<v Speaker 1>cat I mean, he is no longer the first overall

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<v Speaker 1>picking a draft who made a guy's head roll halfway

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<v Speaker 1>down the field against Michigan. He's now a old pro.

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<v Speaker 1>He's kind of an old head coming into this place.

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<v Speaker 2>Who's he's a dad.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a dad. He talked about, you know, I hang

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<v Speaker 1>around the house. I'm here with the kids and the family.

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<v Speaker 1>This is not you know, I'm not out doing what

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<v Speaker 1>I was doing when I was younger. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>that maturity kind of allows him to walk into this

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<v Speaker 1>place and a little bit in a little bit better spot.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's what I was getting at. When you see

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<v Speaker 1>these guys all together, all of these individual parts kind

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<v Speaker 1>of came in at one time. When you see them

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<v Speaker 1>all in the room and you see them interact. When

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<v Speaker 1>you see guys out on the practice field Monday, and

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<v Speaker 1>oh yeah, Bryce is talking to a huddle of offensive

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<v Speaker 1>teammates about what they're going to do that day. And

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<v Speaker 1>even if all they're going to do is run and

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<v Speaker 1>stretch and do some conditioning work and that kind of stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>just the idea of creating that vibe, creating that leadership,

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<v Speaker 1>creating those bonds.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Canalist talks about it all the time.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, if you can create a family he I

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<v Speaker 1>think he tweeted this out the other day, create a family,

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<v Speaker 1>the winds will come. They're in the process of creating

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<v Speaker 1>that family this week because all the cousins at the

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<v Speaker 1>reunion who don't know each other are meeting each other

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<v Speaker 1>for the first time, and they're trying to figure out

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<v Speaker 1>where they fit. And that's kind of what happens here

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<v Speaker 1>in this phase one. To use the football parlance, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of weightlifting and run around and exercising and

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<v Speaker 1>stuff like that, with some meetings involved.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not actually out there running.

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<v Speaker 1>Routes on the field or being coached and that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of stuff that's against the rules this time of year,

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<v Speaker 1>and no football, no, you know it's not football.

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<v Speaker 3>Ye.

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<v Speaker 1>But they're learning each other and that, after what this

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<v Speaker 1>team has been through for the last couple of years,

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<v Speaker 1>is as important as any schematic thing or any personnel

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<v Speaker 1>thing that's going to happen. I mean, I have said before,

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<v Speaker 1>this team has to kind of reset. This team has

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<v Speaker 1>to adopt normal for five minutes. You know, you've got to.

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<v Speaker 1>We can't worry about reinventing the wheel. We can't worry

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<v Speaker 1>about revolutionizing football. We just got to be evolutionary for

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<v Speaker 1>a minute and do the normal things. Well, what's get

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<v Speaker 1>the football rain? And that's yeah, get the football right.

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<v Speaker 1>That could be the secret word for our podcast. One

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<v Speaker 1>of these days we'll go full pee Wee's Playhouse on

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<v Speaker 1>that go secret word. And when Dave Canally says get

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<v Speaker 1>the football right, streamers come out of the ceiling and

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<v Speaker 1>there's confetti, cannons and everything.

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<v Speaker 2>Mett'll clean up the studio.

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<v Speaker 3>I have a question. What is pee Wee's Playhouse?

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<v Speaker 1>You might as well tell me you'd never been to

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<v Speaker 1>Both Jangles? What pee Wee's playhouse? Pee Wee Herman looking

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<v Speaker 1>up her pee had a children's show that aired on

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<v Speaker 1>Saturday mornings.

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<v Speaker 2>It was very fun. Him and all his.

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<v Speaker 1>Friends got in adventures to entertain kids. And one of

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<v Speaker 1>the features was the secret word. And the secret word

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<v Speaker 1>might be something as innocuous as rain. And if somebody

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<v Speaker 1>accidentally said the word rain and that was a secret word,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody go. It sounds like it was a more playful

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<v Speaker 1>Peewee not the Isn't he like pee Wee's no longer

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<v Speaker 1>among us? Oh that's all right, I will forgive you

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<v Speaker 1>for that one.

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<v Speaker 3>I new something happened.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, he's in the basement of the Alamo.

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<v Speaker 2>Now where is this podcast gone?

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<v Speaker 3>Do you know who else is down there?

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<v Speaker 1>Jimmy awful, Matt, you were worried about this one coming in,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think we've lived down to your every expectation.

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<v Speaker 1>What on earth are we doing here? So anyway, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>we've covered a lot of the big news. Clowny's here,

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<v Speaker 1>We talked about all of the free agents and previous incarnations.

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<v Speaker 1>The other really big thing is, and you kind of

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned it out of the top, Dereck Brown has the

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<v Speaker 1>contract and you want to talk about something that is

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<v Speaker 1>a statement. Telling Derek Brown here's a pile of money,

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<v Speaker 1>stay here for the next four years is a big one.

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<v Speaker 1>But to me, as good as Derek was on the field,

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<v Speaker 1>the important part of Derreck Brown signing extension here is

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<v Speaker 1>Derek Brown's going to be here. And we've seen I

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<v Speaker 1>mean for too long, and people who listen to this

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<v Speaker 1>show or fans of this team know all the history.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, Christian McCaffrey's not here, DJ Moore's not here,

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Burns is not here anymore. But giving Derek that

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<v Speaker 1>contract kind of says Okay, the buck stops here. We're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna keep ours now starting today. The guys who are

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<v Speaker 1>from and of the guys who grow up here and

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<v Speaker 1>become stars are going to be part of this program

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<v Speaker 1>moving on. So, I mean, I think Derek carries symbolic

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<v Speaker 1>weight that is as important for this team as his

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<v Speaker 1>actual weight, which is considerable, exactly.

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<v Speaker 3>And like you said, it shows the other players that

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<v Speaker 3>are here that if you put in the work and

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<v Speaker 3>you put in the time, you'll be rewarded for that

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<v Speaker 3>as well, and you're not going to be traded away.

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<v Speaker 3>And it shows to Derek, we trust you to be

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<v Speaker 3>a foundational piece for this team. And it also says

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<v Speaker 3>to this team, we're not just completely in rebuilding mode

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<v Speaker 3>year after year, like we're going to keep these pieces,

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<v Speaker 3>We're going to build around them, which is essentially what

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<v Speaker 3>they did by you know, shoring up that line by

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<v Speaker 3>bringing in Robinson. I mean, imagine Ashan Robinson is going

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<v Speaker 3>to get a lot of attention, and that frees up

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<v Speaker 3>Derek Brown. Like imagine the wrecking ball that can come

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<v Speaker 3>through a line like that. And so, like you said,

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<v Speaker 3>it makes a statement, that was the best word for it.

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<v Speaker 3>It tells the players there. Put in the work, you'll

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<v Speaker 3>be rewarded. It tells Derek Brown, we want you here,

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<v Speaker 3>we want to build around you, and it tells this

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<v Speaker 3>club and this fan base we're going to we're building

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<v Speaker 3>for the future, but we're actually building, We're not just

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<v Speaker 3>saying we're going to be doing it.

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<v Speaker 2>So there you go, Jadavian Clowney. Check. Big piece of business.

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<v Speaker 2>Derek Brown secured for the future. Check. Obviously, the next.

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<v Speaker 1>Couple of weeks offer even more big stuff for the

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<v Speaker 1>Carolina Panthers. There are guys in here this week for

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<v Speaker 1>pre draft visits. That's a lot that's gonna happen. We

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<v Speaker 1>will have, I promise you this is my vow. A

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<v Speaker 1>pre draft edition of The Happy Half Hour coming up

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<v Speaker 1>in the next couple weeks, and that's obviously a big thing.

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<v Speaker 1>I've got two picks in the top forty thirty three

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<v Speaker 1>and thirty nine. I know a lot of people have

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<v Speaker 1>probably been wasting a lot of time on the mock

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<v Speaker 1>draft simulators on the internet. It beats working, is that,

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<v Speaker 1>And yeah, sometimes it's research, darn it. But we will

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<v Speaker 1>get into all that on the next episode of The

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<v Speaker 1>Happy Half Hour, along with many more earthly delights. You

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<v Speaker 1>never know what you're gonna get here, so until then,

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<v Speaker 1>have a happy half hour.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody