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<v Speaker 1>Here to break that down and help us with the

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<v Speaker 1>fantasy implications of week one is our good friend Joe Dolan,

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<v Speaker 1>Fantasy points dot Com. Joe, Welcome back to the show, Bud.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey guys, it's good to be with you. You mentioned

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<v Speaker 2>that you don't want to throw your voice out talking

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<v Speaker 2>about football. Well, I have some bad news I already have.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh no, I don't know what. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>the allergies or whatever, but very inopportune time for me

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<v Speaker 2>to throw my voice out, although my wife is loving

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<v Speaker 2>it because I'm trying to talk. I'm trying to talk

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<v Speaker 2>very lightly to preserve my voice, and it's made me

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<v Speaker 2>realize how loud I am. Yeah, in other walks of life.

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<v Speaker 2>So maybe maybe this will give me a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>of perspective heading into the football team.

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<v Speaker 1>You sound great, and we'll keep it brief here so

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<v Speaker 1>you can preserve those golden pipes for all the content

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<v Speaker 1>you do there at Fantasy points dot Com. I just

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<v Speaker 1>want to get your take real quick on what we're

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<v Speaker 1>looking at tonight. I mean, this is a fascinating matchup.

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<v Speaker 1>We saw what happened last year where the Chiefs look

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<v Speaker 1>they did not like the world on fire. Offensively, in

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<v Speaker 1>that title game, but they were efficient enough. And what

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<v Speaker 1>Spanks does on defense is so underrated. Let's handicap this

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<v Speaker 1>game a little bit, not only just from a general perspective,

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<v Speaker 1>but some of the fantasy implications of this kickoff game

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<v Speaker 1>tonight between the Chiefs and Ravens.

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<v Speaker 2>Joe, Yeah, So, I mean the thing about Kansas City is,

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<v Speaker 2>up until the playoffs last year, they didn't really have

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<v Speaker 2>their offense operating at a full clip. You know, Travis

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<v Speaker 2>Kelcey got hurt before the opener and that unfortunately led

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<v Speaker 2>them to kind of playing from behind the sticks a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit, and the receivers were terrible. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Andy Reid, dating back to his time with Philadelphia, has

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<v Speaker 2>always almost had a little bit of a blind spot

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<v Speaker 2>for the wide receiver position. You know, it took three

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<v Speaker 2>straight NFC Championship losses to the for the Eagles to

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<v Speaker 2>go out and get themselves a true number one receiver

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<v Speaker 2>in which they got with Tarall Owens. And the difference

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<v Speaker 2>between Andy Reid and Kansas City, and he did have

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<v Speaker 2>Tyree Kelt for the first Super Bowl. I'm not trying

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<v Speaker 2>to say that Hill wasn't there, but the difference with

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<v Speaker 2>Andy Reid and Kansas City and Andy Reid in Philadelphia

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<v Speaker 2>is Donavan McNabb was merely great. Patrick Mahomes is next

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<v Speaker 2>is potentially the greatest who's ever played, So there is

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<v Speaker 2>a difference there. And Kansas City, though, is realizing Travis

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<v Speaker 2>Kelce's a year older. I don't think he's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a full time player in the way that we've

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<v Speaker 2>seen Travis Kelce be in the past. I think they're

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<v Speaker 2>going to play him in smart situations. I said, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think he's going to be a part time player.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's going to be a smart time player.

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<v Speaker 2>I think they're going to use him effectively on obvious

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<v Speaker 2>passive situations red zone, give him a couple of running

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<v Speaker 2>game snaps off here and there to keep him fresh.

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<v Speaker 2>But they bring in Xavier Worthy of the rookie they

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<v Speaker 2>signed Hollywood Brown. Hollywood Brown's not going to play in

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<v Speaker 2>this game. He's hurt. But they improve across the board,

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<v Speaker 2>and now it looks like where she Rice isn't going

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<v Speaker 2>to be suspended. People were drafting him all off season

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<v Speaker 2>as if his being suspended was inevitability. That hasn't been

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<v Speaker 2>the case, so I actually expect Kansas City to rebound offensively,

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<v Speaker 2>and the player I'm looking to make the biggest impact

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<v Speaker 2>in this game is Rushie Rice.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and it's interesting because Rice heads off the field

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<v Speaker 1>issues and the league's going to let him play this

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<v Speaker 1>thing out. So that's obviously big for Kansas City tomorrow night,

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<v Speaker 1>a team that you know well, the Eagles is on

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<v Speaker 1>the road right now, we're hearing that one of these teams,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess the Packers has like a two and a

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<v Speaker 1>half hour commute from the hotel. It's a bit messy

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<v Speaker 1>right now down there, but the game will go on.

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<v Speaker 1>We presume it'll be the Packers, a team that really

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<v Speaker 1>made a great playoff run last year down the stretch,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Eagles, who made some additions in the offseason

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<v Speaker 1>that I think are pretty interesting. But they lose Kelsey

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<v Speaker 1>at center. What's your handicap on this game?

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<v Speaker 2>This is going to be a really, really fascinating watch

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<v Speaker 2>because the Eagles are completely rebuilt offensively obviously with Kelsey,

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<v Speaker 2>but not just without Kelsey, but also structurally. Kellen Morris

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<v Speaker 2>the branding offensive coordinator. Here, they bring in sat Kwon Barkley,

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<v Speaker 2>and the one thing I want to see from Eagles

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<v Speaker 2>see here's the problem with what the Eagles did last year.

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<v Speaker 2>The Eagles looked at their team and said, Noah, we

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<v Speaker 2>have elite talent. That talent's just going to win.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and.

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<v Speaker 2>That I don't know why you'd make it hard on

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<v Speaker 2>your quarterback just because he has great receivers. The Eagles

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<v Speaker 2>had no answers for Blitz, they had no motion. They

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<v Speaker 2>they were stale, so teams knew what they were going

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<v Speaker 2>to do. And you know, we actually saw it in

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<v Speaker 2>Philadelphia number of years ago where Kansas where Chip Kelly

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<v Speaker 2>was there, and Chip Kelly said, steam beats talent, and

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<v Speaker 2>to an extent it does they need to help the

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<v Speaker 2>talent that you have. You know, the Eagles went hard

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<v Speaker 2>the other way. Well they last year's Eagles were talent

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<v Speaker 2>beat scheme. And there is very clearly a balance to

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<v Speaker 2>be struck. And I think the Eagles think Kellen Moore

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<v Speaker 2>is going to strike that with more motion, more usage

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<v Speaker 2>of say Quon Barkley, things like that. On the foot side,

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<v Speaker 2>Green Bay was hot at the end of last year.

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<v Speaker 2>Jordan Love played great down the stretch. But the question

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<v Speaker 2>is which of their receivers is actually going to be

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<v Speaker 2>the most productive fantasy player. And we don't know the

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<v Speaker 2>answer to that, and I'm really excited to see their

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<v Speaker 2>wide receiver rotation. I would really like to see Christian

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<v Speaker 2>Watson take a step forward.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's a really fascinating team. They're so young and

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<v Speaker 1>it's almost like a farm system that's coming up together.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a rare approach right now with the Packers, and

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<v Speaker 1>good on them to get another quarterback that appears to

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<v Speaker 1>be poised to be heading places, as their prior to

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<v Speaker 1>quarterbacks were quite good in their own right. Joe Dolan

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<v Speaker 1>Fantasy Points dot Com is our guest here. So Brandon Ayuk,

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<v Speaker 1>that saga's over. Thank god. I was tired of talking

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<v Speaker 1>about Brandon Ayuk. And that leaves one team of note

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<v Speaker 1>in this studio, Trey Falco's Steelers, and an interesting spot because

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<v Speaker 1>they thought, at least the fans did, that they were

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<v Speaker 1>going to land Ayuk. See that did not happen. What's

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<v Speaker 1>your outlook on Pittsburgh this year? As we hear now

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<v Speaker 1>that Russell Wilson is limited in practice with a calf injury.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to put too fine a point on this,

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<v Speaker 2>but their fives are horrendous with Pittsburgh. But Mike Tomlin

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<v Speaker 2>always seems to steer that ship straight, and that is

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<v Speaker 2>the one thing that's keeping me from diving over born here. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think the offensive line should be a little better,

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<v Speaker 2>but of course, one of the best offensive linemen last year,

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<v Speaker 2>Isaac Saamalo, he's gonna miss some time with an injury.

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<v Speaker 2>And I do think they'll run the ball very well

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<v Speaker 2>with Najee Harrison Jalen Warren, but Warren's dinged up. I

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<v Speaker 2>think Russell Wilson is completely toast, and I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think Justin Fields has ever even bred, let

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<v Speaker 2>alone toast. So it's going to be it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a very difficult year under center, and they have

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<v Speaker 2>to hide that talent.

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<v Speaker 1>Your voices is your voice is not in great shape,

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<v Speaker 1>but the Zingers are better than ever. Joe Dolan, Fantasy

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<v Speaker 1>Points dot Com. Hey, uh, walk us through this because

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<v Speaker 1>I I don't want your voice to be gone for

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<v Speaker 1>this weekend. So let's wrap this thing up and let

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<v Speaker 1>us know what the new the grading metric is for

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<v Speaker 1>Fantasy Points. Help us understand. Give us a little taste

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<v Speaker 1>of that new score, my friend.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so I'm not gonna say are very cheeky.

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<v Speaker 1>Acronym there, they'll figure it out, but it's.

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<v Speaker 2>Called average separation score. You can figure out the acronym

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<v Speaker 2>for yourself. And it's a new way of grading when

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<v Speaker 2>and how a wide receiver wins their route. We have

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<v Speaker 2>two years of data, which is an extremely small sample size.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh so I want to I want to point that

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<v Speaker 2>out that the two years of data have been very

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<v Speaker 2>encouraging in terms of predicting breakouts, predicting which receivers are

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<v Speaker 2>going to take a step forward during the season. And

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<v Speaker 2>you can get it at Fantasy Points Data. It is

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<v Speaker 2>called average separation score. If you follow us on Twitter

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<v Speaker 2>at Fantasy pts, you can see all of the marketing

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<v Speaker 2>that we've been doing for We are really excited about

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<v Speaker 2>this stat the old.

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<v Speaker 1>Ass that way.

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<v Speaker 2>Can I just throw one plug out there, please? Yes?

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<v Speaker 2>One of the number two receiver and basically number one

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<v Speaker 2>overall in average separation score over the last two seasons.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a brand new Carolina pants job.

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<v Speaker 1>I knew it, but you talk about s last year

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<v Speaker 1>it was pure ass on the field. I'm glad we

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<v Speaker 1>got the good time this year In terms of separate.

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<v Speaker 2>Carolina had nobody who could separate all year. Nobody tell

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<v Speaker 2>that the big gift of him.

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<v Speaker 1>Joe, you're the best man. Heal that voice and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>talk to you soon, my friend. Thanks for making time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm my wife out getting halls for me right now,

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<v Speaker 2>so I appreciate it all. The the cough drops out

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<v Speaker 2>the steakhouse.

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<v Speaker 1>There you go. Well that's that's good to Joe. Be

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<v Speaker 1>good man. Good to hear your voice.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, guys, take it.

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<v Speaker 1>Be good Joe Dolan