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<v Speaker 1>Good evening everybody, and welcome to another episode of Fire Up.

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<v Speaker 1>Are we fired up? JD?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, we are absolutely fired up. I think we have

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<v Speaker 2>got the friars fixed. Candy. Somebody tried to sabotage us

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<v Speaker 2>this evening. Somebody tried to put water in the Dagon friars.

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<v Speaker 2>So we've cleaned it up. And for all of you

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<v Speaker 2>people who are allergic to peanuts, I got bad news

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<v Speaker 2>because all we had was peanut oil. We've put it

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<v Speaker 2>in the front and we're slammed ready to get Friday

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<v Speaker 2>Up on Fire Up on a Thursday. Go, if only

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<v Speaker 2>it was Friday, that'd be a really cool thing to say,

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't it.

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<v Speaker 1>That would be.

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<v Speaker 2>Fire Up Friday on Fire Up on a Friday. Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. We might have to come up with

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<v Speaker 2>a new show. Oh that sounds really good.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh oh ooh oh my goodness. So speaking of Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll start that drama. The drama is over for the Steelers,

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<v Speaker 1>or is it? Because Aaron Rodgers is reportedly going to

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<v Speaker 1>report and sign a contract tomorrow on Friday ahead of

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<v Speaker 1>their mini camps with the Steelers, is the drama over

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<v Speaker 1>or not? Or is it just begins for the Steelers.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think, JD.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the sun will come out tomorrow. Tomorrow, tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow Aaron Rodgers signs with

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<v Speaker 2>the Steelers, and no, they'll still be losers. I couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>think of anything to rhyme with Steelers, but they're still

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<v Speaker 2>going to be losers. Why wait, we've heard what half

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<v Speaker 2>of the teammates have to say about Aaron Rodgers taking

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<v Speaker 2>so long, and then, quite honestly, I'm just mad because

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<v Speaker 2>I'm wrong about another prediction. Aaron Rodgers man we had,

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<v Speaker 2>we had turned in place. He was going to be

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<v Speaker 2>the next co host of Southern Fried Sports. He backed out,

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<v Speaker 2>went to the Steelers.

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<v Speaker 1>Although I would say j I would say, JD, if

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<v Speaker 1>you were going to pick an ex screen Bay Packer

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<v Speaker 1>for Southern Fried Sports, you should pick Brett Fark because

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<v Speaker 1>he's from the South.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, absolutely, I mean, honestly, that would be I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>that's picking two very difficult things. But I mean, we

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<v Speaker 2>did always know Aaron Rodgers was gonna sign. You don't

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<v Speaker 2>may tell you. You want to know why we knew?

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<v Speaker 2>And this might be something different that no one's heard.

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<v Speaker 2>The NFL literally scheduled the Jets Week one for the Steelers. Yep,

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<v Speaker 2>they we we knew, they knew, everybody knew. Aaron Rodgers

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<v Speaker 2>just told somebody a couple of weeks ago that he's

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<v Speaker 2>not going to the Vikings, but he will play in

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<v Speaker 2>the Bears Stadium this year. Guess who plays at the

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<v Speaker 2>Bears this year? The Steelers. My only problem here isn't

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<v Speaker 2>with that he's signed with the Steelers or that Aaron

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<v Speaker 2>Rodgers gets twenty million dollars for one year. That's none

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<v Speaker 2>of my issue. My issue is what took you so long?

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<v Speaker 2>Be just dirty sea words, Candy. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>I've told you my dirty sea words before. Okay, so

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<v Speaker 2>on Southern Front sports, dirty sea words, family, show people,

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<v Speaker 2>eyes up here, chemistry, culture, competition, coaching, cash, The list

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<v Speaker 2>has gone, camaraderie, mm hmm. The list goes on and on,

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<v Speaker 2>and Aaron Rodgers displays none of those characteristics. Why why

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<v Speaker 2>would I want him to sign after so long? Make

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<v Speaker 2>it make sense, Candy.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you knew he was gonna sign because there's no

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<v Speaker 1>way he wanted to end his career as badly as

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<v Speaker 1>he did with the Jets. There's just no way. And yes,

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<v Speaker 1>he's talked about would he or would he not sign

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<v Speaker 1>or will the Packers even ask him to sign a

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<v Speaker 1>one day contract so he can officially retire as a Packer.

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<v Speaker 1>But he's not ready for that, Like he doesn't want

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<v Speaker 1>his legacy to go down as as horrible as it

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<v Speaker 1>ended with the Jets. Now, why didn't he sign earlier?

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<v Speaker 1>He's saying he had a personal matter he was attending to.

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<v Speaker 1>But does that I don't know. I mean, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know what kind of personal matter it was, and we

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<v Speaker 1>all have our own personal matters.

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<v Speaker 2>But well, I think the story did come out. He

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<v Speaker 2>had like a friend who was also battling a dirty

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<v Speaker 2>sea word, and I think he had a couple maybe

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<v Speaker 2>another one had, Like there was some stuff that really

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<v Speaker 2>came out. Okay, I don't know if it was true

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<v Speaker 2>or not, just obviously rumors. But even then, Yeah, you

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<v Speaker 2>still got to go to work. I gotta go work,

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<v Speaker 2>and that Aaron Rodgers had that luxury though it being like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I don't really have to go to work.

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<v Speaker 1>No, he's made enough money.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean he held the Steelers hostage. Yeah, the team,

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<v Speaker 2>the fan base, I mean, think about it. Do you

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<v Speaker 2>really think the Steelers draft the way they do. If

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<v Speaker 2>they didn't already know that Aaron Rodgers was coming, I

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<v Speaker 2>think he knew and if yeah, and if you know

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<v Speaker 2>why this storyline? And as Kane he asked on the stream,

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<v Speaker 2>did we really need him to sign asap? And for

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<v Speaker 2>all my wrestling people out there, my answer was, it

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<v Speaker 2>ain't wrestling. Don't delay your signing to create headlines. That's

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<v Speaker 2>a good comparison for me. I think you're just trying

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<v Speaker 2>to create a promo. Aaron Rodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>Why well, And from my standpoint of view, you holding

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<v Speaker 1>out as long as you did, that was invaluable time

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<v Speaker 1>that you could have started a really to build a

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<v Speaker 1>relationship with your receivers and your offensive line and really

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<v Speaker 1>start communicating with them, not not practicing with them. I

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<v Speaker 1>get it, you gotta wait for many mini camp and

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<v Speaker 1>stuff like that, but even having conversations going out, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>meeting them and work working out at the facility together

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<v Speaker 1>or you know, just starting to gel because we've all

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<v Speaker 1>talked about you need chemistry with the guys you're throwing

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<v Speaker 1>to in order for you to succeed. But uh, yeah, Mark,

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<v Speaker 1>I agree, this was just Aaron being Aaron and yep,

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<v Speaker 1>a Ron mister drama Queen.

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<v Speaker 2>He would have been a heck of a cohost. Now

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<v Speaker 2>inside the front sports he is very.

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<v Speaker 1>He is very intel. He would be very yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>could see. So do we think he improves the Steelers?

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<v Speaker 1>And by how much?

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<v Speaker 2>Well? I told a couple of Steelers fans earlier that

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<v Speaker 2>at least now you don't have a reindeer for a

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback in Mason Rudolph. The Steelers got some weapons this offseason.

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<v Speaker 2>Mm hmm. They just needed somebody to thrown the ball.

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<v Speaker 2>And they upgraded I'm still putting them from the eight

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<v Speaker 2>to ten Lin range. So he upgraded him. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>talking with Mason Rudolph, you're talking about Mike Tomlin streak

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<v Speaker 2>being over that over five hundreds stuff. Make some Rudolph

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<v Speaker 2>as your quarterback? That conversation is done, written in stone

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<v Speaker 2>and shipped like not happening. But then with Aaron Rodgers,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe they go from a five win team to that

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<v Speaker 2>eight to ten win range. But what has Aaron Rodgers

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<v Speaker 2>done to I mean, he is not like he was

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<v Speaker 2>a world beater for the Jets. Who knows. We can

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<v Speaker 2>speculate it about it all we want, but who knows, Candy?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you know? No?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I know, it creates the headline. It's the

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<v Speaker 1>first time in NFL history that two quarterbacks play are

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<v Speaker 1>playing against each other, and they played for the opposite

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<v Speaker 1>teams in Week one. So the Steelers are playing the Jets,

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<v Speaker 1>so it'll be justin Fields versus Aaron Rodgers, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>kind of surprised that that's the first time in NFL

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<v Speaker 1>history that that's happened, but you know, it'll be interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>The Steelers don't have the easiest schedule either because they're

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<v Speaker 1>playing the NFC North, so they're hello, Samir, who we

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<v Speaker 1>are talking about, mister drama queen going to the Steelers,

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<v Speaker 1>mister Aaron Rodgers and talking about how the Steelers play

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<v Speaker 1>the NFC North Division, so they play the Vikings, the Lions,

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers, and the Bears. So that it should that

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<v Speaker 1>also is an interesting storyline because he'll play against his

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<v Speaker 1>own both old teams, the Jets.

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<v Speaker 3>And the Packers this year is the game in a

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<v Speaker 3>Green Bay.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm you know, I was trying to look up their

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<v Speaker 1>schedule while we were talking, but I didn't get a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to.

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<v Speaker 2>See that. Let's see, Well, here, Kenny, while you look

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<v Speaker 2>that up, all hit a couple of comments. They came

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<v Speaker 2>in while you look it up. Okay, let's see. Kine asked,

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<v Speaker 2>am I sure that the NFL isn't wrestling regarding promos

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<v Speaker 2>and stuff? Hey fair? Question Mark says that was just

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<v Speaker 2>Aaron being Aaron, and Kane said, or is it Aaron

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<v Speaker 2>trying to hold out to get more money? No, no chance.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, you know, I mean, he knows he's not

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<v Speaker 3>going to get that much money at this point in

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<v Speaker 3>his career. But yeah, I mean, their quarterback playing proofs

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<v Speaker 3>drastically even with forty one year older and Rogers compared

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<v Speaker 3>to what they've had before. But I just don't know

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<v Speaker 3>if it raises the bar or the ceiling for the

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<v Speaker 3>team as a whole, given who they have in their

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<v Speaker 3>division alone. If Cincinnati, if they can and put like

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<v Speaker 3>if they can put in at least like a league

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<v Speaker 3>even the league average defense even slightly both, if they

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<v Speaker 3>can put that on the field, they can definitely be

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<v Speaker 3>a playoff team if they're off clicking and all cylinders again.

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<v Speaker 3>And then Baltimore's Baltimore. We know they're gonna be good

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<v Speaker 3>year in and year out. But then I look at

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<v Speaker 3>the rest of the AFC. You still got Buffalo, still

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<v Speaker 3>got Kansas City. So you still got Buffalo, still got

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<v Speaker 3>Kansas City. I think Houston is going to have a

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<v Speaker 3>bounce back year. So it's three teams alone. You got Denver,

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<v Speaker 3>so that's like five or six teams I've named right there.

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<v Speaker 3>So like maybe they like maybe the ceiling is maybe

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<v Speaker 3>they win a playoff game. But we'll see.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, Pensman Steelers, Packers are going to be in Pittsburgh.

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<v Speaker 3>I was hoping to be in Green Bay.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, hey, and Samir, I was gonna ask you, so

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<v Speaker 2>I just put numbers on it right before you jumped on,

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<v Speaker 2>and I said, Mason Rudolph would have been a five

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<v Speaker 2>maybe six win Pittsburgh team. Aaron Rodgers and that eight

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<v Speaker 2>I was eight to ten.

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<v Speaker 3>Which is about where we've been the last four or

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<v Speaker 3>five years.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, same, all, same all.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I know the defense is a little older now,

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<v Speaker 3>but I still think they're gonna be pretty good. It's

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<v Speaker 3>just the offense. If they can get all those pieces together,

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<v Speaker 3>who knows. But I still think overall it's a nine,

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<v Speaker 3>ten win team. Maybe they win a playoff game.

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<v Speaker 2>I get it, I get it.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I mean, well, the bad news for us is

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<v Speaker 3>that it all bo confirms that Kirk Cousins will be

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<v Speaker 3>our backup quarterback this season. I was hoping we could

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<v Speaker 3>get him off the roster maybe because during the offseason,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, as Falcons fans, we were all just kind

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<v Speaker 3>of looking at the whistle of okay, who needs a quarterback? Oh,

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<v Speaker 3>they're drafting one, they signed one, they traded for Gino,

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<v Speaker 3>Raiders did, and it's like, okay, the Steelers, what are

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<v Speaker 3>they gonna do. They didn't take one until he took

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<v Speaker 3>Will Howard, so it was like, okay, maybe we can

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<v Speaker 3>get them Kirk Cousins, but that fell through.

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<v Speaker 2>M hm.

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<v Speaker 3>So looks like he is going to be our backup.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't sound too overly thrilled about that, mister Samir.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not, but there isn't much to be happy about

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<v Speaker 2>being a Braves fan or Planta in general at the moment.

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<v Speaker 2>We're all kind of sad down here, to.

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<v Speaker 3>Be honest, today was rock bottom. Well well, I said

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<v Speaker 1>So, Samir, you could be a Marlins fan. And let's

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<v Speaker 1>face it, the Colorado Rockies came in and swept them

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<v Speaker 1>at home like how rock bottom do you get?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, this was frustrating because I feel like we

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<v Speaker 3>no reason for this team to be twenty seven and

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<v Speaker 3>thirty four. There's no reason for them to struggle offensively

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<v Speaker 3>in any high leverage moment. The second they get runners

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<v Speaker 3>on the it's like they forget how to hit. It's crazy.

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<v Speaker 3>The bullpens at dumpster fire and you've got a seventy

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>It's just they are the least clutch team I've ever seen,

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<v Speaker 3>and I'm not exist reading well, if they had any

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<v Speaker 3>ounce of clutching them, they'd be a playoff team right.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, right well. And I asked the question yesterday, I said,

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<v Speaker 2>losses ago. Yeah, there were one hundred and four games left.

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<v Speaker 2>And I asked, I said, what did the Braves need

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<v Speaker 2>to do to be in the playoff hunt? Yes?

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<v Speaker 3>So right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Now it's at like seventy and thirty.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, so right now we're seven out. We're seven out.

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<v Speaker 3>The Cardinals had that last spot at A thirty four

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<v Speaker 3>and twenty seven. But ahead of us, you've got Giants

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<v Speaker 3>thirty five, twenty eight, Brewers thirty four and twenty nine,

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<v Speaker 3>Arizona thirty one and thirty one, Reds thirty and thirty three,

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<v Speaker 3>the Nationals. The Nationals are ahead of us twenty nine

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<v Speaker 3>thirty three.

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<v Speaker 2>I was gonna say you could name the teams behind

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<v Speaker 2>us and get it over with quicker.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, well, you got the Marlins twenty three and three.

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<v Speaker 3>The Marlins are only four games or they're only three

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<v Speaker 3>and a half games behind the Braves.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, there's only three of them.

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<v Speaker 3>Are only four and a half behind the Braves. And

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<v Speaker 3>you got the Rockies.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so that's the Braves were not built to be

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<v Speaker 2>the fourth best record in the National Like you mean

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<v Speaker 2>fourth worst, fourth best, four worst? Yes, correct, Yeah, you're right.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, they're not a World Series team, Like they're not

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<v Speaker 3>better than the Padres and the Dodgers, and, depending on

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<v Speaker 3>who you ask, the Phillies and the Mets. But this

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<v Speaker 3>should be a playoff team, Like this should be a

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<v Speaker 3>ninety ninety one win team. That's about where I had

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<v Speaker 3>them going into the season. Right.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, hey, Candy, we went down this rabbit hole a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit. Let me ask this question because Samir missed

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<v Speaker 2>this earlier too. My dirty sea words, coaching, chemistry, culture, commitment, camaraderie, cash,

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<v Speaker 2>all of these things. The Braves though obviously have a

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<v Speaker 2>coaching issue, they don't have a talent and a culture issue,

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<v Speaker 2>I honestly think, and I think you've said it, Brian

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<v Speaker 2>Snicker is asleep at the will Yes, am I misquoting you?

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<v Speaker 3>No, I've said that directly. And for me, it's like

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<v Speaker 3>the housekeeping stuff like this twice this season, like you've

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<v Speaker 3>had to have players come and sell you like, hey,

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<v Speaker 3>I think this guy's hurt, you know, ag Smith Shaver

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<v Speaker 3>and then recently daspon Herne. It is like like how

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<v Speaker 3>is the coaching staff not seeing these things? And then

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<v Speaker 3>you didn't see Jared kell mcpimpa single and get thrown

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<v Speaker 3>out a second, Like it's just the housekeeping things and

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<v Speaker 3>the lack of attention to detail.

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<v Speaker 2>Your picture blowing out his elbow and you're not noticing right,

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<v Speaker 2>how how did Spencer Strider have to be the one

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<v Speaker 2>to come alert the coaching staff or or.

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<v Speaker 3>Third basement highest paid player in Braves history making airs

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<v Speaker 3>and you're throwing the ground screw under.

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<v Speaker 2>The bus, like Marcelo Zuna has a hip.

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<v Speaker 3>Has a hips here and they don't put him on

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<v Speaker 3>the Iran.

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<v Speaker 2>He wants to play through it. He wants through it.

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<v Speaker 3>I know, but but you got to do it's best

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<v Speaker 3>for the team. I said the same thing with the

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<v Speaker 3>Raheem Morrison and Kirk Cousins in that debacle, Like you've

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<v Speaker 3>got to do it's best for the team. You've got

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<v Speaker 3>a twenty four year old rookie who's hitting the crap

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<v Speaker 3>out of the ball. Have him dh it til Azuna

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<v Speaker 3>gets back like it's just the lack of attention to detail. Alexanthopolis,

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<v Speaker 3>This bullpen is a joke. I don't understand how you

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<v Speaker 3>could again see aj minsterweave, Joe min Is out for

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<v Speaker 3>the season and not decide to address to add to

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<v Speaker 3>the bullpen.

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<v Speaker 2>It's mind bockling, it is, And Candy, I'll let you

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<v Speaker 2>steer this Titanic away from the iceberg after I say

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<v Speaker 2>this one last thing. Okay, what in the world is

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<v Speaker 2>Freddy Gonzale is gonna do for me? Like I knew

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<v Speaker 2>this was a bad joke the minute they said, oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>we're bringing back our failed manager This is like the

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<v Speaker 2>Gangcocks hiring the failed head coach of the Clempson Tigers. Listen,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not a fan of leftovers. I'll eat the ones

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<v Speaker 2>out of my own kitchen, right, but I especially don't

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<v Speaker 2>like lift leftovers from other people's kitchen. But this freddigans

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<v Speaker 2>I was saying, Man, it does nothing for me.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I mean, it's not a good move or

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<v Speaker 3>a bad move. It's a nothing move.

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<v Speaker 2>It prevents a couple of people from getting thrown out.

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<v Speaker 2>Going to home plate maybe right, or going back to

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<v Speaker 2>second for no reason.

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<v Speaker 3>Doesn't change to them. They can't hit in the clutch,

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<v Speaker 3>both pen stinks. The manager again is asleep at the wheel.

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<v Speaker 3>They're basement making airs of the grounds crew's fault. What else?

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<v Speaker 3>And people keep saying, oh uh, liberty media ownership. They're

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<v Speaker 3>handcuffing alex Anthopolis. Yeah, part of that's true, But you're

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<v Speaker 3>telling me that you couldn't. They were handcuffing you from

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<v Speaker 3>going out and finding a short stop that can hit.

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<v Speaker 3>You're telling them you couldn't find another another fourth or

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<v Speaker 3>fifth starter because you knew Strider. You knew his velocity

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<v Speaker 3>wasn't gonna be what it was in twenty two and

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<v Speaker 3>twenty three. We knew that, so you had to replace

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<v Speaker 3>Max Freed in some velocity and you couldn't Like you're

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<v Speaker 3>telling me you couldn't go out and get jose Kintana,

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<v Speaker 3>or like why did we non tender Griffin Canning? Like

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<v Speaker 3>it's just all the things that add up and this

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<v Speaker 3>is what we've got. But as I said after that

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<v Speaker 3>loss today, it's probably the worst loss I've seen in

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<v Speaker 3>a long time, maybe like maybe since Game five of

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<v Speaker 3>the NLDS in twenty nineteen. But something's got to change.

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<v Speaker 3>It was bad. In case you didn't know, they were

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<v Speaker 3>up ten four top of the nine.

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<v Speaker 2>Seven runs and.

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<v Speaker 3>Seven runs they lose eleven to ten. Home crowd booed

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<v Speaker 3>at the end of the game. You normally don't see

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<v Speaker 3>that in Atlanta. Like the only time I've really seen

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<v Speaker 3>that was with the Falcons, but this is definitely the

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<v Speaker 3>first time I've seen the Braves get booed at home. Right, Well,

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<v Speaker 3>it was that bad.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Candy, I lied. I did have one more thing,

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<v Speaker 2>since Samir just reminded me of that. We just thought

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<v Speaker 2>about Brian Snicker just being oblivious and not knowing what's

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<v Speaker 2>going on during the game. Sometimes, but somehow or another

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<v Speaker 2>said he was too focused on the game to hear

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<v Speaker 2>the booze man, stop lying.

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<v Speaker 3>To me, bro right, Like you heard those you know

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<v Speaker 3>you heard them.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know you weren't paying attention to the game.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't lie to me. Tell a lot of me Brian snicker.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, but it was terrible. I mean I like him,

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, seems like a nice guy. He's basically given

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<v Speaker 3>his entire life to the organization. But thank you, like

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<v Speaker 3>you know, thank you for your decades of service. But

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<v Speaker 3>you have to go tonight, like like he wouldn't even

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<v Speaker 3>be on the plane to San Francisco if I had

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<v Speaker 3>my way. It was that bad out because like and again,

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<v Speaker 3>for me, it's just the like you look at the

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<v Speaker 3>body language of the team, how they play in the clutch,

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<v Speaker 3>Like it's just this mental thing where whatever the message

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<v Speaker 3>is from the staff to the down in the in

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<v Speaker 3>the club house, from the dugout, it's just not resonating.

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<v Speaker 3>And you want to see signs of a poorly managed

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<v Speaker 3>or a poorly coached team in any sport. This team

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<v Speaker 3>is a game of whack them all on knights. They hit,

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<v Speaker 3>they can't pitch, The pitching falls apart. On Knights, they

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<v Speaker 3>pitched Chris Sale seven innings, one run ball, pitched a

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<v Speaker 3>great game. They lost because they couldn't hit second and third. NOA.

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<v Speaker 3>It's in the eighth. Eventually Old the bases can't get

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<v Speaker 3>their run across. They load the bases again. In the

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<v Speaker 3>ninth they strand him. And then when they hit them,

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<v Speaker 3>like when they did today, when they score ten runs,

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<v Speaker 3>the bullpen just falls apart. Right Sale of glacis, why

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<v Speaker 3>is he still here? Dfate Scott Blewell like, why is

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<v Speaker 3>right Sale glacis still closing? It's insane. And again it

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<v Speaker 3>just starts at the top because again, while they're not

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<v Speaker 3>a World Series team, they are a playoff team, and

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<v Speaker 3>they have too much talent to be seven games under

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<v Speaker 3>five hundred. And I keep saying it, I've been saying it.

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<v Speaker 3>Something's got to change. Someone's either got to get fired,

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<v Speaker 3>or someone's got or someone's got to get traded, or

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<v Speaker 3>you got to get rid of somebody. And I think

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<v Speaker 3>right now he's got like Brian Snick has to go,

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<v Speaker 3>He's got to go. It's ridiculous. I would give him

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<v Speaker 3>the option, you either resign with or we'll give you

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<v Speaker 3>a chance to resign or you're gonna get fired, because

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<v Speaker 3>this is where we're at right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday, Scott and night Well, Saturday and Sunday, Scott and

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<v Speaker 1>I were down at Marlin's Park and I sat there

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<v Speaker 1>and I looked at Now. I don't know if any

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<v Speaker 1>of you have seen any of the pictures lately of

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<v Speaker 1>Marlin's Park and the huge crowds that they're drawing, the

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<v Speaker 1>five six thousand, seven thousand fans. Maybe, but like some,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I'll give them credit because they are trying,

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<v Speaker 1>but to leave eleven men on base, like that's just

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<v Speaker 1>like you gotta do better. You gotta do better and

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<v Speaker 1>get in some of those I mean they lost the game,

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<v Speaker 1>of course they're not. I mean, like I said, they

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<v Speaker 1>let Colorado come in and sweep them. I mean Colorado

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<v Speaker 1>didn't hasn't won a series. It was games what ten, eleven,

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<v Speaker 1>and twelve Noladay won for the whole year.

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<v Speaker 3>Mm hmm.

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<v Speaker 1>These these teams that are bad are bad, and like

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<v Speaker 1>it's not just Atlanta, it's Marlins. You know, there's a

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<v Speaker 1>there's a couple of them out there.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean, with all due respect, the Braves have

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<v Speaker 3>a lot more talent than those teams.

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<v Speaker 1>I would agree with that. I would agree with that, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>but I think it goes to show you how there

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<v Speaker 1>are some the more elite teams have that are having

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<v Speaker 1>the success have talent as well, but they've got to

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<v Speaker 1>have something else that the Braves are missing right.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, for me, number one, and we've talked about it

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<v Speaker 3>for two years, there's no leadership. There's no vocal leader.

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<v Speaker 3>I feel like Austin Riley and Ozzy Aubrey's I feel

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<v Speaker 3>like they're more kind of like quiet leaders, like they

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<v Speaker 3>lead by their play on the field, but there's no

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<v Speaker 3>Lady Freeman in the clubhouse like hey, what's going on?

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<v Speaker 3>Like you know, hey, we were not doing this or that,

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<v Speaker 3>and that's what's been missing. And it shows like they

421
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<v Speaker 3>are just a mentally soft team. It's the least clutch

422
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<v Speaker 3>team I've ever seen.

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<v Speaker 2>They. I mean they do they seem like a bunch

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<v Speaker 2>of individuals. Yeah, and I know one of my guys

425
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<v Speaker 2>over here, Pe Digits, he always says, uh, baseball is

426
00:29:34.720 --> 00:29:38.920
<v Speaker 2>a weird game. It's a funny game. We've seen it

427
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<v Speaker 2>in the College World Series stuff. So far the tournament,

428
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<v Speaker 2>the best team does not always win. I had that

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<v Speaker 2>argument with somebody the other day. They said, well, if

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<v Speaker 2>they win a seven game series, aren't they the better team?

431
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<v Speaker 2>And I was like, well, we're the Cavaliers a better

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<v Speaker 2>team than the War years in twenty sixteen. There's many

433
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<v Speaker 2>more examples, so no, the best team doesn't always win.

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<v Speaker 2>And the Braves, though, they have this roster on paper,

435
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<v Speaker 2>like we've said. But yeah, and baseball is a weird game,

436
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<v Speaker 2>college baseball. I know we've got some college softball talk

437
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<v Speaker 2>coming up.

438
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<v Speaker 1>So.

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<v Speaker 2>Take us play all of that together.

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<v Speaker 1>Take us there, jd Well.

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<v Speaker 2>I told my listeners the other day, Samir, have you

442
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<v Speaker 2>tuned in to the women's College World Series at all? Uh?

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<v Speaker 3>Unfortunately I have it, but I've heard it's pretty it's

444
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<v Speaker 3>pretty exciting.

445
00:30:45.720 --> 00:30:53.079
<v Speaker 2>Though, dude, it's awesome. I love women's sports. I'm a

446
00:30:53.359 --> 00:31:01.200
<v Speaker 2>huge fan of watching women's sports. These women college softball games, though,

447
00:31:01.279 --> 00:31:07.279
<v Speaker 2>have been off the rails, the rules and stuff that

448
00:31:07.480 --> 00:31:10.839
<v Speaker 2>some of these girls do not know. So I've got

449
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<v Speaker 2>three quick stories and then we'll go to you guys

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<v Speaker 2>for your reaction. All right, Play number one, Tennessee u

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<v Speaker 2>c l A first and second, first inning, runners on

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<v Speaker 2>first and second, one out, hitter hits a fly ball,

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<v Speaker 2>that goes just beyond the infield. I'm sure you guys

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<v Speaker 2>have heard of the rule before, the infield fly rule.

455
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<v Speaker 2>M Samir, you've heard of that before.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, Yeah, sounds familiar. Sounds pretty familiar.

457
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<v Speaker 2>So if there's a runner at first and second and

458
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<v Speaker 2>the batter hits a ball that can be deemed to

459
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<v Speaker 2>be a fly ball inside the enfield, the batter is

460
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<v Speaker 2>automatically out. Therefore, anything that happens on the base paths

461
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<v Speaker 2>after that, it's not a force play. So this particular example,

462
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<v Speaker 2>the hitter hit a fly ball, runners at first and second,

463
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<v Speaker 2>the shortstop missed the ball, she picked it up, the

464
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<v Speaker 2>batter was automatically out, so that was two outs. She

465
00:32:32.839 --> 00:32:36.759
<v Speaker 2>picked up the ball and threw it to third and

466
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<v Speaker 2>thought that she got a force out, and the runner

467
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<v Speaker 2>thought that as well. The runner entered the dugout even

468
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<v Speaker 2>though she had to be tagged. But the moment she

469
00:32:51.599 --> 00:32:56.319
<v Speaker 2>entered the dugout, she was called out and Tennessee got

470
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<v Speaker 2>away with a game changing play in the first inning.

471
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<v Speaker 2>But these girls didn't know the infield fly rule. What

472
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<v Speaker 2>do you I mean? Is is that a bad thing

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<v Speaker 2>about women's sports?

474
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<v Speaker 1>How do you get to the World Series and not

475
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<v Speaker 1>know the fly rule, Like I could see that in

476
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<v Speaker 1>the first game of the season maybe.

477
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<v Speaker 2>Or but not. Wow, crazy, not on that stage right.

478
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<v Speaker 1>Now. I mean I played softball before I know that rule,

479
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<v Speaker 1>and I didn't play in college. I played in high school,

480
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<v Speaker 1>but I didn't play in college.

481
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, crazy, that's wild. So okay, So play number two

482
00:33:42.200 --> 00:33:45.920
<v Speaker 2>that I saw in the Women's College World Series. Guys,

483
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<v Speaker 2>ladies and gentlemen, if you hit a home run, what

484
00:33:54.279 --> 00:33:54.880
<v Speaker 2>is the job?

485
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<v Speaker 1>Run the basis.

486
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<v Speaker 2>To all the exactly. Have y'all seen the player from

487
00:34:04.759 --> 00:34:09.199
<v Speaker 2>UCLA She hit a game tying home run against also

488
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<v Speaker 2>this game Tennessee, the one I was just talking about

489
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<v Speaker 2>in the first inning. Of course, it comes down to

490
00:34:18.199 --> 00:34:24.960
<v Speaker 2>a game tying home run later, y'all. She ran the basis.

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<v Speaker 2>And when I say she stumped, she was like trying

492
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<v Speaker 2>to kill the devil. She stumped so hard, but not

493
00:34:37.800 --> 00:34:44.760
<v Speaker 2>on home plate. She didn't. She stumped. I'm telling you.

494
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<v Speaker 2>You ever seen those whot videos were like they crunch

495
00:34:50.599 --> 00:34:54.920
<v Speaker 2>concrete and sand. I mean this girl, I mean she

496
00:34:55.199 --> 00:35:01.079
<v Speaker 2>stumped her foot. She hit that home run, wa missed

497
00:35:01.119 --> 00:35:07.480
<v Speaker 2>home plate. Her teammate had to tell her to touch homeplate.

498
00:35:10.400 --> 00:35:16.639
<v Speaker 2>They reviewed the play. They acknowledged that she missed the plate,

499
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<v Speaker 2>but said the fact that her teammate assisted her was

500
00:35:24.000 --> 00:35:29.559
<v Speaker 2>not part of the review. Tennessee ultimately went on to

501
00:35:29.599 --> 00:35:34.800
<v Speaker 2>win the game. But that home run just because you

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00:35:34.920 --> 00:35:37.960
<v Speaker 2>can't review that your teammate assisted you. There, Like I said,

503
00:35:38.000 --> 00:35:41.239
<v Speaker 2>you got one job. You hit a home run, Samir Candy?

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<v Speaker 2>What were they? Y'all? Tell me? What do you think

505
00:35:43.639 --> 00:35:44.480
<v Speaker 2>about that? One?

506
00:35:45.880 --> 00:35:48.920
<v Speaker 1>M that's crazy?

507
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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I don't know what else to think of it.

508
00:35:52.440 --> 00:35:56.480
<v Speaker 3>Besides that, how do you know why?

509
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<v Speaker 2>All the basisn't even that she didn't know, you know, right?

510
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<v Speaker 2>But in that I mean, you're in this huge moment

511
00:36:08.039 --> 00:36:14.719
<v Speaker 2>and you come home, like if you're trying to kick somebody,

512
00:36:15.599 --> 00:36:19.880
<v Speaker 2>if you're trying to throw a softball, you know where

513
00:36:19.920 --> 00:36:21.239
<v Speaker 2>to throw it, you know what I mean? Like, you

514
00:36:21.360 --> 00:36:23.320
<v Speaker 2>know where to hit, you know where to kick, you

515
00:36:23.400 --> 00:36:25.079
<v Speaker 2>know where to do all this stuff, And how can

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<v Speaker 2>you miss the one? Yeah, the one little diamond? My goodness,

517
00:36:33.760 --> 00:36:35.960
<v Speaker 2>maybe that girl will never see a diamond. I don't know.

518
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<v Speaker 2>That might be too harsh. I'm sorry, y'all. Ouch. And

519
00:36:43.079 --> 00:36:49.360
<v Speaker 2>this number three? Have y'all ever seen an intentional walk

520
00:36:49.719 --> 00:36:50.639
<v Speaker 2>turn into a hit?

521
00:36:52.000 --> 00:36:54.800
<v Speaker 3>I think I have before years ago.

522
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<v Speaker 2>There I think there were some in baseball for sure,

523
00:36:59.079 --> 00:37:01.159
<v Speaker 2>and you know now they gotten rid of that rule.

524
00:37:01.800 --> 00:37:05.559
<v Speaker 2>You can just say, hey, I want to walk that guy, right,

525
00:37:06.159 --> 00:37:10.840
<v Speaker 2>just go to first. They don't have that in college softball.

526
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<v Speaker 2>So last night in these series to win it all,

527
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<v Speaker 2>Texas Tech and Texas are in their game one. This

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<v Speaker 2>girl from Texas, she's hit a bunch of home runs

529
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<v Speaker 2>and the Texas Tech picture is trying to walk her.

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<v Speaker 2>So the catcher's standing up and I'm telling you, this

531
00:37:34.320 --> 00:37:39.800
<v Speaker 2>girl she throws one like if I'm a spiteful umpire,

532
00:37:40.719 --> 00:37:44.519
<v Speaker 2>I would have called it a strike, And she was

533
00:37:44.599 --> 00:37:46.800
<v Speaker 2>trying to intentionally walk the girl and threw a straight

534
00:37:48.519 --> 00:37:53.440
<v Speaker 2>umpire let it go. Next pitch, she threw it way outside.

535
00:37:53.480 --> 00:37:59.639
<v Speaker 2>She was good. Third pitch of an intentional walk base

536
00:37:59.719 --> 00:38:04.559
<v Speaker 2>hit between the third basement and the short stop scores

537
00:38:04.639 --> 00:38:09.079
<v Speaker 2>two runs for Texas and they won two to one.

538
00:38:11.000 --> 00:38:16.239
<v Speaker 2>You lost the game because you couldn't intentionally walk somebody.

539
00:38:22.000 --> 00:38:22.760
<v Speaker 1>That is crazy.

540
00:38:23.480 --> 00:38:24.239
<v Speaker 3>That is crazy.

541
00:38:26.400 --> 00:38:35.360
<v Speaker 1>Oh not knowing how to do things? I mean, how

542
00:38:35.400 --> 00:38:39.159
<v Speaker 1>do you not know how to intentionally walk somebody? Like again,

543
00:38:39.320 --> 00:38:41.199
<v Speaker 1>you're in the World Series, so it's not like this

544
00:38:41.400 --> 00:38:42.880
<v Speaker 1>is the first game of the season.

545
00:38:46.679 --> 00:38:49.880
<v Speaker 2>Caine defends him. He says, it's an amateur score. True.

546
00:38:51.199 --> 00:38:56.400
<v Speaker 2>We don't give college football that leeway though. No, we

547
00:38:56.639 --> 00:39:00.760
<v Speaker 2>expect them all to be professionals, which I mean by

548
00:39:01.199 --> 00:39:04.039
<v Speaker 2>at this point they pretty much are. But that's a

549
00:39:04.079 --> 00:39:07.559
<v Speaker 2>different story for a different day. But women's Hey, I

550
00:39:07.719 --> 00:39:13.440
<v Speaker 2>love women's sports, but it creates drama. It's been entertaining.

551
00:39:13.559 --> 00:39:16.880
<v Speaker 2>I love it. I love seeing these rules come into play.

552
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<v Speaker 2>M hm. I mean the Chargers in the NFL had

553
00:39:20.599 --> 00:39:24.119
<v Speaker 2>that crazy rule this year where they got to kick

554
00:39:24.199 --> 00:39:35.800
<v Speaker 2>that field goal. The Chargers. It was like kick catch interference.

555
00:39:36.599 --> 00:39:37.840
<v Speaker 3>I think I know what you're talking about.

556
00:39:37.920 --> 00:39:42.320
<v Speaker 2>On the last play before a half or something.

557
00:39:42.679 --> 00:39:44.519
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, I think I know what you're talking about.

558
00:39:44.760 --> 00:39:47.519
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you get to kick like a sixty five yard

559
00:39:47.639 --> 00:39:52.920
<v Speaker 2>or whatever yard field goal. Yeah. But yeah, you still

560
00:39:52.960 --> 00:39:56.960
<v Speaker 2>got to know these rules. But listen, Like I said,

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<v Speaker 2>love women's sports.

562
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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of women's sports, there is a women's league that

563
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<v Speaker 1>is going to start this weekend. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>you guys know this or not, but Major League Baseball

565
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<v Speaker 1>is partnering with Pro Women's League, backing the launch of

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<v Speaker 1>the new Athletes Unite Unlimited Softball League. The deal includes funding,

567
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<v Speaker 1>marketing support, and game broadcast on MLB Network and MLB

568
00:40:22.320 --> 00:40:26.719
<v Speaker 1>dot Com, giving the league a major platform and signaling

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<v Speaker 1>a milestone moment for women's sports. The AUSL season kicks

570
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<v Speaker 1>off June fourth, with four teams playing twenty four games

571
00:40:36.039 --> 00:40:39.480
<v Speaker 1>across ten cities. The top two teams will meet in

572
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<v Speaker 1>Alabama for the best of three championship series at Rhodes Stadium.

573
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<v Speaker 1>Founded in twenty twenty that the Athletes Unlimited has raised

574
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<v Speaker 1>thirty million dollars plus in funding from investors including Kevin Durant,

575
00:40:59.400 --> 00:41:06.199
<v Speaker 1>Rich Climb's thirty five, v Angela Riguerio, David Blitzer, and

576
00:41:06.679 --> 00:41:14.079
<v Speaker 1>it has former Marlins GM as the league's first commissioner.

577
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<v Speaker 1>So that starts this weekend. Your thoughts about a professional

578
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<v Speaker 1>women's softball.

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<v Speaker 3>League, I don't see why not. I mean, I mean,

580
00:41:24.280 --> 00:41:27.679
<v Speaker 3>you've got professional women's basketball, and I'm pretty sure you

581
00:41:27.800 --> 00:41:29.559
<v Speaker 3>have a women's football league too, or at least you

582
00:41:29.719 --> 00:41:33.920
<v Speaker 3>used to. So I mean, I don't see why not.

583
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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I feel like it'd be good for the game.

584
00:41:37.400 --> 00:41:42.039
<v Speaker 3>It'd be good to have that kind of financial backing

585
00:41:42.159 --> 00:41:47.400
<v Speaker 3>and support for high profile individuals just kimming as you

586
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<v Speaker 3>mentioned who has been a part of who is a

587
00:41:50.239 --> 00:41:52.920
<v Speaker 3>part of the MLB for several years. So I think

588
00:41:52.960 --> 00:41:53.519
<v Speaker 3>it's a good thing.

589
00:41:55.039 --> 00:41:56.599
<v Speaker 1>I agree JD.

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<v Speaker 2>Your thoughts, well, I just went down a rabbit hole

591
00:42:01.719 --> 00:42:07.119
<v Speaker 2>in my mind about it. Women's saw I mean, all

592
00:42:07.199 --> 00:42:12.079
<v Speaker 2>of these women's sports, Please give it to me and

593
00:42:12.960 --> 00:42:17.239
<v Speaker 2>I'll shoot them up like I love it. I'm all

594
00:42:17.360 --> 00:42:22.320
<v Speaker 2>for sports, especially give them to me when football is

595
00:42:22.519 --> 00:42:26.360
<v Speaker 2>happening or any one of the other sports that I like.

596
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, as long as it's not my team's NFL

597
00:42:31.440 --> 00:42:37.239
<v Speaker 2>game or my college team's football game, I'm really not

598
00:42:37.440 --> 00:42:44.000
<v Speaker 2>locked in. My attention is there for the grabbing and

599
00:42:44.400 --> 00:42:49.320
<v Speaker 2>women's softball does it for me? Women's college basketball? But

600
00:42:49.440 --> 00:42:55.320
<v Speaker 2>what I was thinking, though, is Samir mentioned women's football,

601
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<v Speaker 2>But now we're talking about flag football in the Olympic

602
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<v Speaker 2>And so my fault was is that I just fixed

603
00:43:06.679 --> 00:43:11.320
<v Speaker 2>NFL's globalization that they want. I just fixed it in

604
00:43:11.400 --> 00:43:16.039
<v Speaker 2>my brain just off of what you said, Samir. We

605
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<v Speaker 2>don't need an Olympic football flag team. What we need

606
00:43:21.400 --> 00:43:24.639
<v Speaker 2>is a women's flag football team. And then guess what

607
00:43:26.159 --> 00:43:30.519
<v Speaker 2>you get those women from other countries interested in this

608
00:43:30.719 --> 00:43:37.280
<v Speaker 2>flag football that ultimately stemmed from the NFL. But if

609
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<v Speaker 2>you get the women, guess what else you get.

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<v Speaker 1>The men?

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<v Speaker 2>The men, we all want to support women's sports. That

612
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we are all for it. Like a lot

613
00:43:56.320 --> 00:44:00.400
<v Speaker 2>of people try to make it all well about men

614
00:44:00.440 --> 00:44:02.840
<v Speaker 2>shouldn't be talking about women's sports, and that's not And

615
00:44:02.920 --> 00:44:09.360
<v Speaker 2>the third no, you want us talking about it. And

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<v Speaker 2>if the NFL can somehow garner praise from women from

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<v Speaker 2>other countries with flag football, I think that's the far

618
00:44:19.760 --> 00:44:24.400
<v Speaker 2>better route than trying to use NFL players in a

619
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<v Speaker 2>flag football league in the Olympics or whatever. And that

620
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<v Speaker 2>was the rabbit hole I went down real quick. All

621
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<v Speaker 2>of that happened real quick. My bad.

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<v Speaker 1>Y'all all good, it's all good.

623
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<v Speaker 2>Smear.

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<v Speaker 1>You want to talk a little bit about your Falcons

625
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<v Speaker 1>because I know you wrote a story for the Salt

626
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<v Speaker 1>Flourd to Tribune about them.

627
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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. So, uh five is a big year for the Falcons.

628
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<v Speaker 3>A lot of jobs are on the line this year

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<v Speaker 3>and the coaching staff and in the front office. Terry

630
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<v Speaker 3>font Note especially is in year is entering year five

631
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<v Speaker 3>as general manager. He has yet to post a winning

632
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<v Speaker 3>season the first two years. To his credit, he did

633
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<v Speaker 3>inherit a team that was deep into cap Hill. They

634
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<v Speaker 3>had an aging roster and he really couldn't make that

635
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<v Speaker 3>many moves his first two years. They had in the process,

636
00:45:20.320 --> 00:45:23.920
<v Speaker 3>they were in the process of offloading Matt Ryan, Julio Jones,

637
00:45:25.079 --> 00:45:31.400
<v Speaker 3>and a few other people. But they were competitive. They

638
00:45:31.480 --> 00:45:34.239
<v Speaker 3>were somewhat competitive. They did go. They went seven and

639
00:45:34.360 --> 00:45:37.159
<v Speaker 3>ten back to back years when they were predicted to

640
00:45:37.199 --> 00:45:42.239
<v Speaker 3>win about four or five games. Twenty twenty three, they

641
00:45:42.360 --> 00:45:46.559
<v Speaker 3>made some improvements to the roster, added guys like Jesse Bates,

642
00:45:46.679 --> 00:45:51.320
<v Speaker 3>David an Yamada, Caden Ellis. To help your defense, they

643
00:45:51.360 --> 00:45:54.360
<v Speaker 3>added Mike Hughes as well, Bud Dupree, Kaleis Campbell, and

644
00:45:55.639 --> 00:46:01.880
<v Speaker 3>defense improved, especially under Ryan Nielsen stowing seven and ten

645
00:46:01.920 --> 00:46:07.360
<v Speaker 3>because yeah, bad quarterback play ed. Arthur Smith was eventually fired.

646
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<v Speaker 3>But here we are twenty twenty four, and look, this

647
00:46:13.880 --> 00:46:18.320
<v Speaker 3>is really what and here's why Terry Fontinau was on

648
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<v Speaker 3>the hot seat twenty twenty one draft. Let's talk about it.

649
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<v Speaker 3>Fourth overall, just start a rebuild. So Southern Fria, tell me,

650
00:46:34.159 --> 00:46:37.840
<v Speaker 3>if you are an NFLGN and you are starting a rebuild,

651
00:46:38.679 --> 00:46:43.320
<v Speaker 3>what positions are you drafting? If you have a pick,

652
00:46:43.559 --> 00:46:46.880
<v Speaker 3>especially an early pick, especially in the top five.

653
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<v Speaker 1>You muted JD.

654
00:46:57.599 --> 00:47:00.400
<v Speaker 2>My bad. It depends on what Saich twice on then

655
00:47:00.679 --> 00:47:09.800
<v Speaker 2>honestly so I hear you though, but just generically, I'm

656
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<v Speaker 2>not going court, I'm going linebacker. Yeah, for me.

657
00:47:17.119 --> 00:47:21.440
<v Speaker 3>It also depends on the situation. But if I am

658
00:47:21.559 --> 00:47:28.840
<v Speaker 3>starting a rebuild, I'm doing quarterback, offensive line, defensive line.

659
00:47:30.280 --> 00:47:35.039
<v Speaker 3>Maybe depending on the situation, if there's a like a

660
00:47:35.119 --> 00:47:38.519
<v Speaker 3>can't miss player at that position, wide receiver or corner.

661
00:47:39.440 --> 00:47:43.360
<v Speaker 3>Would you draft a tight end in the top five

662
00:47:44.199 --> 00:47:47.719
<v Speaker 3>when you have needs on your offensive line? Your pass

663
00:47:47.800 --> 00:47:51.880
<v Speaker 3>rush has been abysmal for several years, and outside of

664
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<v Speaker 3>a J. Terrell at that time you had, your secondary

665
00:47:56.320 --> 00:47:57.039
<v Speaker 3>wasn't very good.

666
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<v Speaker 2>No, I absolutely not.

667
00:48:01.119 --> 00:48:03.000
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, well, that's exactly what they did. They took Kyle

668
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<v Speaker 3>Pitts fourth overall highest drafted Titan in NFL history. They

669
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<v Speaker 3>took him over Pnase Sewell, Jamar Chase, Michael Parsons, Patrick Sartan,

670
00:48:19.800 --> 00:48:21.800
<v Speaker 3>just a few guys to name, guys who probably could

671
00:48:21.800 --> 00:48:23.599
<v Speaker 3>have helped our team could have had that's in a

672
00:48:23.639 --> 00:48:26.599
<v Speaker 3>better position. But with that being said, I did write

673
00:48:26.599 --> 00:48:31.920
<v Speaker 3>an article about the five Falcons that were I would say,

674
00:48:32.159 --> 00:48:35.079
<v Speaker 3>have the that had the most to prove in twenty

675
00:48:35.159 --> 00:48:40.119
<v Speaker 3>twenty five. They were Troy Anderson, Ruker Row Row Row,

676
00:48:40.599 --> 00:48:46.280
<v Speaker 3>Ryan Newzill, Michael Pennix, and number one Kyle Pitts. I

677
00:48:46.400 --> 00:48:52.000
<v Speaker 3>mentioned Troy Anderson because he's a linebacker. We drafted him

678
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<v Speaker 3>in the second round. I believe it was so we

679
00:48:58.360 --> 00:49:02.079
<v Speaker 3>draft Troy Anderson in the second round fifty eighth overall,

680
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<v Speaker 3>Okay were draped him fifty eighth overall out of Montana State.

681
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<v Speaker 3>We took Troy Anderson over the fault oh and Arnold.

682
00:49:13.400 --> 00:49:17.039
<v Speaker 3>We took Troy Anderson mainly if we wanted to go linebacker.

683
00:49:18.039 --> 00:49:20.639
<v Speaker 3>NA Kobe Dean was on the board and right in

684
00:49:20.719 --> 00:49:26.480
<v Speaker 3>our backyard. Two. For the record, we could add to

685
00:49:26.599 --> 00:49:29.239
<v Speaker 3>Kobe Dean if we wanted to go linebacker, but I

686
00:49:29.360 --> 00:49:32.760
<v Speaker 3>understand why they didn't because of his injury history. So,

687
00:49:33.320 --> 00:49:36.519
<v Speaker 3>but ironically, Troy Anderson has missed twenty five games the

688
00:49:36.599 --> 00:49:39.960
<v Speaker 3>last two years. He's shown flashes at the time at times,

689
00:49:40.000 --> 00:49:44.000
<v Speaker 3>including a pick six against the Saints, sixteen tackles last year,

690
00:49:44.079 --> 00:49:46.760
<v Speaker 3>one Defensive Player of the Week, but he just hadn't

691
00:49:46.760 --> 00:49:49.119
<v Speaker 3>been able to stay on the field. So we have

692
00:49:49.320 --> 00:49:54.320
<v Speaker 3>Kaden Ellis. We've got Divine Diablo signed and Jim Walker's versatile.

693
00:49:54.400 --> 00:49:57.559
<v Speaker 3>He can play at edge, he can also play off ball.

694
00:49:58.400 --> 00:50:01.480
<v Speaker 3>But yeah, it's a big year for him. It's his

695
00:50:01.559 --> 00:50:03.599
<v Speaker 3>last chance to live up to that second round billing

696
00:50:03.679 --> 00:50:07.119
<v Speaker 3>of being a top sixty pick. Rucer Row Row Grady

697
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<v Speaker 3>Jared's not here anymore, and we're gonna play some talented

698
00:50:11.800 --> 00:50:15.840
<v Speaker 3>linebackers this year, including Seminar Division. So we need Rooke

699
00:50:16.039 --> 00:50:18.360
<v Speaker 3>to not only stay healthy, but we need him to

700
00:50:19.880 --> 00:50:21.880
<v Speaker 3>We need him to step up and step up right away.

701
00:50:22.880 --> 00:50:26.000
<v Speaker 3>Ryan Newzill kind of similar situation. You lose Drew Dalmen,

702
00:50:26.559 --> 00:50:30.599
<v Speaker 3>who was a Pro Bowl alternate. He helped facilitate our

703
00:50:30.719 --> 00:50:35.920
<v Speaker 3>run game the last few years. One of the better

704
00:50:36.039 --> 00:50:38.559
<v Speaker 3>run blocking centers in the league. He's in Chicago now.

705
00:50:39.920 --> 00:50:44.280
<v Speaker 3>Ryan Noozel's run blocking grade was about six was about

706
00:50:44.360 --> 00:50:47.679
<v Speaker 3>sixty according to PFF. He only started eight games and

707
00:50:47.840 --> 00:50:52.239
<v Speaker 3>was the most penalized center in the league. Again, we're

708
00:50:52.280 --> 00:50:55.320
<v Speaker 3>gonna need more consistent play from him and cut down

709
00:50:55.360 --> 00:51:02.760
<v Speaker 3>the penalties. Michael Penix obviously, when probably the most bizarre

710
00:51:03.000 --> 00:51:08.920
<v Speaker 3>draft pick in recent memory. Looking back at it, it's

711
00:51:08.920 --> 00:51:13.159
<v Speaker 3>a good thing we did it because we'd be going

712
00:51:13.320 --> 00:51:16.400
<v Speaker 3>because there would be Vert like, I don't know if

713
00:51:16.440 --> 00:51:18.320
<v Speaker 3>we didn't draft Michael Pennox, I don't know where we'd

714
00:51:18.320 --> 00:51:21.320
<v Speaker 3>be right now. But he showed a lot of flashes.

715
00:51:21.400 --> 00:51:23.960
<v Speaker 3>He's shown that, he's shown poise, he's got the arm,

716
00:51:24.159 --> 00:51:26.760
<v Speaker 3>he can read the field, and he can make the

717
00:51:26.920 --> 00:51:28.760
<v Speaker 3>throws when you need to make the throws. We saw

718
00:51:28.840 --> 00:51:31.880
<v Speaker 3>that on fourth and goal against the Commanders with the

719
00:51:31.920 --> 00:51:35.639
<v Speaker 3>season on the line. We saw that three hundred yard

720
00:51:35.719 --> 00:51:39.280
<v Speaker 3>game against Carolina Week eighteen. The defense let him down.

721
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<v Speaker 3>Even though it's a small sample size, it's promising, but

722
00:51:44.039 --> 00:51:49.320
<v Speaker 3>we need to see a full eighteen game set from him.

723
00:51:49.840 --> 00:51:53.119
<v Speaker 3>And then the obvious one is Kyle pits Again, as

724
00:51:53.159 --> 00:51:55.920
<v Speaker 3>I was talking about, highest drafted tight end in NFL history,

725
00:51:57.599 --> 00:52:02.440
<v Speaker 3>had a great rookie year, second rookie tight end never

726
00:52:02.519 --> 00:52:09.039
<v Speaker 3>to reach a thousand yards. Pennix is a dude. Yeah,

727
00:52:10.360 --> 00:52:12.760
<v Speaker 3>I feel good about him being our quarterback. He can

728
00:52:12.840 --> 00:52:19.679
<v Speaker 3>spin it. But anyways, Kyle Pitts, Kyle Pitts is on

729
00:52:19.840 --> 00:52:23.519
<v Speaker 3>track to be one of the biggest busts in Falcon's history.

730
00:52:24.400 --> 00:52:28.280
<v Speaker 3>And I'm not exaggerating, Like usually when you talk about

731
00:52:28.719 --> 00:52:32.400
<v Speaker 3>the biggest bust in Falcon's history, you think of Andre

732
00:52:32.559 --> 00:52:36.519
<v Speaker 3>Bruce defensive end out of Auburn. We drafted him first

733
00:52:36.599 --> 00:52:40.360
<v Speaker 3>overall in the eighties. You think of Jamal Anderson, not

734
00:52:40.480 --> 00:52:42.400
<v Speaker 3>the running back, not the derry bird. You think of

735
00:52:42.480 --> 00:52:47.880
<v Speaker 3>Jamal Anderson, the defensive end. Drafted him in eighth overall, No. Seven,

736
00:52:51.840 --> 00:52:54.840
<v Speaker 3>And then you think of Attack McKinley as one for me,

737
00:52:56.199 --> 00:52:59.280
<v Speaker 3>another defensive end. We took him over t. J. Watt.

738
00:53:03.079 --> 00:53:05.400
<v Speaker 3>So right now, Kyle Pitts is on track to be

739
00:53:05.719 --> 00:53:11.039
<v Speaker 3>arguably one of the biggest busts in Falcons history. Thousand

740
00:53:11.119 --> 00:53:17.480
<v Speaker 3>yard season, second year, got injured, third and fourth year. Nothing.

741
00:53:18.119 --> 00:53:21.280
<v Speaker 3>And you see all these Falcons fans on Twitter saying, oh,

742
00:53:21.360 --> 00:53:23.719
<v Speaker 3>but he don't have a quarterback. Look at his quarterback, Oh,

743
00:53:24.039 --> 00:53:30.880
<v Speaker 3>Arthur Smith, Zach Robinson. Can somebody tell me the set

744
00:53:30.960 --> 00:53:34.840
<v Speaker 3>of quarterbacks that brock Bowers played with. Brock Bowers had

745
00:53:34.840 --> 00:53:42.159
<v Speaker 3>a quarterback room of Aidan O'Connell, Gardner, Minshew Desmond, Ridder

746
00:53:43.360 --> 00:53:45.840
<v Speaker 3>and still put up around eleven hundred yards and had

747
00:53:45.880 --> 00:53:49.199
<v Speaker 3>over I think he had over one hundred catches. Oh,

748
00:53:49.360 --> 00:53:55.119
<v Speaker 3>keep in mind Kyle's teammate Drake London. Drake London had

749
00:53:55.159 --> 00:53:58.559
<v Speaker 3>a breakout year playing with the same set of quarterbacks.

750
00:53:58.960 --> 00:54:02.199
<v Speaker 3>Drake London his first two years in the league had

751
00:54:02.320 --> 00:54:06.360
<v Speaker 3>more catches than Julio Jones did his first two years

752
00:54:06.400 --> 00:54:12.440
<v Speaker 3>in the league, and Julio Jones had Matt Ryan. And

753
00:54:12.599 --> 00:54:17.280
<v Speaker 3>the thing that bothers me, it's just the fact that,

754
00:54:17.400 --> 00:54:22.199
<v Speaker 3>in my opinion, like he just doesn't care. He's got

755
00:54:22.239 --> 00:54:24.679
<v Speaker 3>the talent, he's got the potential, he doesn't care.

756
00:54:25.920 --> 00:54:25.960
<v Speaker 1>Like.

757
00:54:26.360 --> 00:54:31.559
<v Speaker 3>There are clips of him during games visibly loafing. One

758
00:54:31.639 --> 00:54:35.280
<v Speaker 3>that comes to mind the Chargers game this past season,

759
00:54:36.039 --> 00:54:44.440
<v Speaker 3>loafing during a route incomplete pass. Bucks game, his second touchdown,

760
00:54:44.880 --> 00:54:47.280
<v Speaker 3>He's walking to the end zone. Antoine you may have

761
00:54:47.360 --> 00:54:49.920
<v Speaker 3>seen it, Antoine Winfield is coming from behind him, knocks

762
00:54:49.960 --> 00:54:53.000
<v Speaker 3>the ball out. Luckily got just got over the goal

763
00:54:53.079 --> 00:54:56.719
<v Speaker 3>line before the ball came out, costs us a touchdown. Again,

764
00:54:56.760 --> 00:54:58.920
<v Speaker 3>there's clips over the years of him just like not

765
00:54:59.119 --> 00:55:01.679
<v Speaker 3>finishing his route that's not really given a hundred percent.

766
00:55:03.079 --> 00:55:06.719
<v Speaker 3>He's made comments during press conferences, you know, like along

767
00:55:06.800 --> 00:55:09.280
<v Speaker 3>the lines of, oh, I'm just here, I just work here,

768
00:55:09.440 --> 00:55:13.679
<v Speaker 3>like he is checked out. And that's why I was

769
00:55:13.719 --> 00:55:16.440
<v Speaker 3>saying the Falcons needed to trade him this offseason, because

770
00:55:16.519 --> 00:55:20.320
<v Speaker 3>even if even if let's say Pennix on locks and

771
00:55:20.480 --> 00:55:22.960
<v Speaker 3>like some Falcons fans think they are, and he has

772
00:55:23.679 --> 00:55:29.360
<v Speaker 3>this great year. There there's a pretty long line of

773
00:55:29.440 --> 00:55:31.960
<v Speaker 3>guys that I would pay on the Falcons before Michael Pennocks.

774
00:55:32.039 --> 00:55:34.000
<v Speaker 3>Jesse Bates is one year left on this deal. After

775
00:55:34.039 --> 00:55:37.960
<v Speaker 3>this year, Drake London and John Robinson. If they both

776
00:55:38.000 --> 00:55:40.840
<v Speaker 3>have good years again, they're gonna get paid. If Pennick

777
00:55:40.840 --> 00:55:44.480
<v Speaker 3>says about two more good years, we're gonna have to

778
00:55:44.519 --> 00:55:48.440
<v Speaker 3>pay him. So I just don't see how you can

779
00:55:48.519 --> 00:55:52.199
<v Speaker 3>pay Kyle Pitts. And people are like, oh, if he

780
00:55:52.280 --> 00:55:54.400
<v Speaker 3>goes to another team and goes off them, all right,

781
00:55:54.440 --> 00:55:59.000
<v Speaker 3>good for him, Good for him. You can find productive

782
00:55:59.159 --> 00:56:02.079
<v Speaker 3>tight ends in any round. It's one of those positions

783
00:56:02.119 --> 00:56:03.679
<v Speaker 3>where you don't have to where you can find that

784
00:56:03.760 --> 00:56:07.400
<v Speaker 3>production in any round. Antonio Gates was on drafted. It's

785
00:56:07.440 --> 00:56:09.079
<v Speaker 3>one of the best tight ends to ever played the game.

786
00:56:10.440 --> 00:56:15.000
<v Speaker 3>Algie Crumpler and Austin Hooper both were multi time Pro

787
00:56:15.159 --> 00:56:18.079
<v Speaker 3>bowlers for the Falcons. They were drafted in the second

788
00:56:18.119 --> 00:56:24.519
<v Speaker 3>and third round, respectively. So can we just stop as

789
00:56:24.639 --> 00:56:28.559
<v Speaker 3>Falcons fans making or coming up with every excuse in

790
00:56:28.639 --> 00:56:32.679
<v Speaker 3>the book for a fourth overall pick like seriously, like

791
00:56:32.840 --> 00:56:34.920
<v Speaker 3>this is it for him? That's all I gotta say.

792
00:56:40.760 --> 00:56:43.719
<v Speaker 2>Was a dude coming out of college. I mean a

793
00:56:43.800 --> 00:56:47.920
<v Speaker 2>lot of teams get a lot of NFL teams get

794
00:56:48.960 --> 00:56:52.639
<v Speaker 2>full picking up a dude has a lot of hype.

795
00:56:52.719 --> 00:56:56.079
<v Speaker 2>I mean, Panthers trade it up for a tagular gat

796
00:56:57.679 --> 00:57:01.239
<v Speaker 2>great wide receiver. But he only had one great year

797
00:57:01.719 --> 00:57:03.519
<v Speaker 2>and I mean it wasn't even good. I mean it

798
00:57:03.639 --> 00:57:10.679
<v Speaker 2>was it was average, like eighty catches thousand yards. I mean,

799
00:57:10.840 --> 00:57:15.119
<v Speaker 2>it wasn't anything crazy, But you got the Panthers trading

800
00:57:15.239 --> 00:57:20.639
<v Speaker 2>up to draft him in the first round. Team Anthony Richardson,

801
00:57:21.440 --> 00:57:23.480
<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, that was what I think.

802
00:57:23.679 --> 00:57:26.000
<v Speaker 3>Richardson was one I saw coming from a mile away.

803
00:57:26.079 --> 00:57:29.199
<v Speaker 3>I thought he should have stayed another year of Florida.

804
00:57:30.320 --> 00:57:34.599
<v Speaker 2>He had less than like a fifty completion rating. I mean,

805
00:57:37.760 --> 00:57:42.559
<v Speaker 2>these teams though, they just I don't know, maybe they're

806
00:57:42.639 --> 00:57:47.119
<v Speaker 2>drafting based on Twitter followers. No, we all want all

807
00:57:47.199 --> 00:57:50.840
<v Speaker 2>of you to do follow us all on X or Twitter.

808
00:57:51.360 --> 00:57:53.280
<v Speaker 3>The thing is like, I feel like a lot of

809
00:57:53.320 --> 00:57:57.559
<v Speaker 3>these gms they get enamored by these numbers at the

810
00:57:57.679 --> 00:58:03.239
<v Speaker 3>combine or or buy these these tangibles that a certain

811
00:58:03.280 --> 00:58:06.880
<v Speaker 3>player has, and they end up overdrafting them. Well, the

812
00:58:06.960 --> 00:58:10.159
<v Speaker 3>thing is, if they're in the NFL, they have tangibles,

813
00:58:10.239 --> 00:58:12.559
<v Speaker 3>they have something they do really well, Like Troy Anderson.

814
00:58:13.400 --> 00:58:16.840
<v Speaker 3>Troy Anderson was overdrafted from the start. And I said

815
00:58:16.880 --> 00:58:19.719
<v Speaker 3>it then, like he was a great athlete in college,

816
00:58:19.800 --> 00:58:22.760
<v Speaker 3>played several positions. I think he played both sides, he

817
00:58:22.840 --> 00:58:26.639
<v Speaker 3>played on both ends two occasionally and in Montana State.

818
00:58:27.320 --> 00:58:31.719
<v Speaker 3>But again being like, again, if you're in the NFL,

819
00:58:31.760 --> 00:58:35.679
<v Speaker 3>you're a great athlete, But does that doesn't mean you

820
00:58:35.840 --> 00:58:38.000
<v Speaker 3>necessarily that you're going to be a good player in

821
00:58:38.039 --> 00:58:42.119
<v Speaker 3>the NFL. And back to the Kyle Pitts thing. Look,

822
00:58:42.639 --> 00:58:48.679
<v Speaker 3>Kyle Pitts, this is a per tracking data. He ranks

823
00:58:48.800 --> 00:58:52.320
<v Speaker 3>forty first out of forty three tight ends at getting open,

824
00:58:53.320 --> 00:58:56.920
<v Speaker 3>posted a career low one point three yards per route run,

825
00:58:57.679 --> 00:59:02.840
<v Speaker 3>and was seventy fifth in run blocking. Those aren't numbers

826
00:59:02.880 --> 00:59:06.639
<v Speaker 3>you want out of the highest drafted Titan in NFL history.

827
00:59:08.199 --> 00:59:10.519
<v Speaker 3>But look, I mean, I'll admit he was a dog

828
00:59:10.599 --> 00:59:14.639
<v Speaker 3>at Florida. Like I remember in that SEC Championship against Alabama,

829
00:59:15.280 --> 00:59:19.920
<v Speaker 3>he was arguably the best player on Florida's offense. It

830
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<v Speaker 3>seems that a lot of players drafted high become bus

831
00:59:23.360 --> 00:59:27.239
<v Speaker 3>I attributed to bad team management. Came, I agree that

832
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<v Speaker 3>is the case sometimes, Like look at the Browns and

833
00:59:30.800 --> 00:59:33.320
<v Speaker 3>the Jets and how they handle quarterbacks, Like that is

834
00:59:33.559 --> 00:59:38.360
<v Speaker 3>bad team management. When you strike out time and time again,

835
00:59:38.679 --> 00:59:42.400
<v Speaker 3>like that's a sign. But there are cases where like

836
00:59:44.039 --> 00:59:48.880
<v Speaker 3>you could have a case where injuries stop player for

837
00:59:49.000 --> 00:59:53.119
<v Speaker 3>meeting their potential, or just someone like Kyle Pitts who's

838
00:59:53.199 --> 00:59:53.440
<v Speaker 3>just not.

839
00:59:53.519 --> 01:00:01.920
<v Speaker 1>All in, but isn't not all Isn't that not all in?

840
01:00:02.400 --> 01:00:06.119
<v Speaker 1>Kind of going back to management and you're coaching and

841
01:00:06.280 --> 01:00:10.559
<v Speaker 1>not getting everybody on board on the same page as well.

842
01:00:11.159 --> 01:00:13.800
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and that's part of it. Like towards the end

843
01:00:13.800 --> 01:00:18.280
<v Speaker 3>of the season, he was out snapped by Charlie Warner,

844
01:00:20.599 --> 01:00:23.719
<v Speaker 3>Like he was getting out snapped by Charlie Warner, So

845
01:00:24.119 --> 01:00:26.960
<v Speaker 3>he was kind of like partially benched, if you wanted

846
01:00:27.000 --> 01:00:32.480
<v Speaker 3>to call it that. But I don't know. It's just

847
01:00:32.639 --> 01:00:37.719
<v Speaker 3>like I get it. But I just wish Falcons fans

848
01:00:37.760 --> 01:00:42.239
<v Speaker 3>would stop finding every excuse in the book for this guy.

849
01:00:43.280 --> 01:00:46.440
<v Speaker 3>He's a bad pick. He was a bust. He's not

850
01:00:46.599 --> 01:00:52.400
<v Speaker 3>the only bust, and there's gonna be more. Let's admit

851
01:00:52.519 --> 01:00:53.880
<v Speaker 3>it and let's move on.

852
01:00:56.639 --> 01:01:00.800
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, did you hear that? Falcons fans, it's just fried

853
01:01:00.920 --> 01:01:05.679
<v Speaker 2>y'all up on fire up, get off of his back

854
01:01:05.840 --> 01:01:09.880
<v Speaker 2>and get off of Kyle Pitts. But he sucks. He's

855
01:01:09.960 --> 01:01:10.480
<v Speaker 2>a bust.

856
01:01:11.559 --> 01:01:14.480
<v Speaker 3>I mean, well, he doesn't suck, he just hasn't panned out.

857
01:01:16.679 --> 01:01:20.039
<v Speaker 2>You said he sucked. Basically, that's what we cooked it

858
01:01:20.159 --> 01:01:20.320
<v Speaker 2>up to.

859
01:01:23.440 --> 01:01:25.199
<v Speaker 1>Let's face it, there's a lot there's a lot of

860
01:01:25.320 --> 01:01:31.280
<v Speaker 1>draft picks out there that probably we expected better from them.

861
01:01:31.920 --> 01:01:35.199
<v Speaker 1>And part of it is and you have to agree,

862
01:01:35.599 --> 01:01:37.559
<v Speaker 1>I would think you would agree with this. Part of

863
01:01:37.639 --> 01:01:40.199
<v Speaker 1>it is the organization that you get drafted into and

864
01:01:40.920 --> 01:01:44.320
<v Speaker 1>what kind of support do you have. Let's face it,

865
01:01:45.639 --> 01:01:51.239
<v Speaker 1>most of us would agree that Trevor Lawrence going to

866
01:01:51.400 --> 01:01:57.800
<v Speaker 1>Jacksonville might and the coaches that he's had. Let's face it,

867
01:01:58.119 --> 01:02:00.559
<v Speaker 1>his first year he had Urban Meyer. We all know

868
01:02:00.760 --> 01:02:03.679
<v Speaker 1>how that ended. Like they let him go after one year.

869
01:02:04.400 --> 01:02:06.719
<v Speaker 1>So and then you get Doug Peterson. And don't get

870
01:02:06.719 --> 01:02:09.400
<v Speaker 1>me wrong, Doug Peterson is really good, but you don't

871
01:02:09.519 --> 01:02:12.280
<v Speaker 1>you don't have the supporting cast around him either. So

872
01:02:13.199 --> 01:02:16.280
<v Speaker 1>some of these, especially these high draft picks, let's face it,

873
01:02:16.559 --> 01:02:18.920
<v Speaker 1>they're going to bad teams because that's the reason why

874
01:02:18.960 --> 01:02:22.079
<v Speaker 1>they're picking so high, and so do they have the

875
01:02:22.199 --> 01:02:26.480
<v Speaker 1>talent to help them succeed and do they have the

876
01:02:26.599 --> 01:02:32.000
<v Speaker 1>right coaching staff and coach like just because someone you

877
01:02:32.960 --> 01:02:36.920
<v Speaker 1>you pick, Let's face it, for college, you really pick

878
01:02:37.119 --> 01:02:41.480
<v Speaker 1>where you're gonna go. You especially that college coaches are

879
01:02:41.519 --> 01:02:45.519
<v Speaker 1>now coming out, they're recruiting you more. And it's not

880
01:02:45.760 --> 01:02:50.880
<v Speaker 1>so much the same in pros because you're getting all

881
01:02:50.880 --> 01:02:53.480
<v Speaker 1>of a sudden, you're getting drafted by a team, and

882
01:02:53.559 --> 01:02:55.320
<v Speaker 1>the question is is that are you going to get

883
01:02:55.360 --> 01:02:57.679
<v Speaker 1>along with the whole team? And you could be drafted

884
01:02:57.760 --> 01:03:00.440
<v Speaker 1>by the team, but let's face it, could have been

885
01:03:00.480 --> 01:03:04.039
<v Speaker 1>drafted by the Lions. But there are two offensive their

886
01:03:04.079 --> 01:03:06.599
<v Speaker 1>offensive coordinator and their defensive coordinator are not the same

887
01:03:06.639 --> 01:03:10.880
<v Speaker 1>as it was last year, and you might not gel

888
01:03:10.960 --> 01:03:12.599
<v Speaker 1>with the new one, but you might have shelled with

889
01:03:12.719 --> 01:03:17.000
<v Speaker 1>the old. So I I think it is very different

890
01:03:17.079 --> 01:03:21.960
<v Speaker 1>in NFL than it is and you're you're an adult now,

891
01:03:22.119 --> 01:03:25.280
<v Speaker 1>so I think sometimes you have a different outlook, whereas

892
01:03:25.320 --> 01:03:28.280
<v Speaker 1>in college you're kind of still oh I'm young, I'm

893
01:03:28.320 --> 01:03:31.079
<v Speaker 1>trying to develop. But now once you get drafted to

894
01:03:31.199 --> 01:03:33.440
<v Speaker 1>the NFL, you have a different mindset.

895
01:03:35.920 --> 01:03:38.199
<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, some of them. Yeah, yeah, I made it.

896
01:03:39.039 --> 01:03:42.239
<v Speaker 2>Mm hmm, yeah, I don't have anything more to work for, right,

897
01:03:42.760 --> 01:03:44.679
<v Speaker 2>I wanted to get to the NFL and made it there.

898
01:03:45.119 --> 01:03:48.800
<v Speaker 2>The ones who are great though, No, no, this isn't

899
01:03:48.880 --> 01:03:54.000
<v Speaker 2>yeah yeah, but I mean it's an excellent point. All

900
01:03:54.119 --> 01:04:02.320
<v Speaker 2>of the worst teams always draft the best players from college.

901
01:04:02.400 --> 01:04:04.519
<v Speaker 2>But that goes back to what we said earlier too.

902
01:04:05.719 --> 01:04:07.719
<v Speaker 2>Does the best team always win?

903
01:04:08.400 --> 01:04:08.440
<v Speaker 3>No?

904
01:04:10.239 --> 01:04:15.400
<v Speaker 2>Best players also don't always turn out to be the

905
01:04:15.519 --> 01:04:16.239
<v Speaker 2>best players.

906
01:04:19.800 --> 01:04:21.920
<v Speaker 1>I think, Mark, we're gonna switch to your what you

907
01:04:22.199 --> 01:04:25.000
<v Speaker 1>just brought up? Four point game? Well it's a little

908
01:04:25.000 --> 01:04:26.679
<v Speaker 1>bit more than a four point game right now.

909
01:04:26.920 --> 01:04:30.519
<v Speaker 2>But yeah, Indiana's made a run.

910
01:04:31.360 --> 01:04:32.559
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, see they've made a run.

911
01:04:34.840 --> 01:04:37.239
<v Speaker 1>So what are we thinking of the NBA Finals? Who

912
01:04:37.280 --> 01:04:39.480
<v Speaker 1>do we think is gonna take it? How many games?

913
01:04:41.000 --> 01:04:41.679
<v Speaker 1>What are we thinking?

914
01:04:42.320 --> 01:04:46.039
<v Speaker 3>I think Indiana had a great run, but I think, okay, see,

915
01:04:46.079 --> 01:04:50.360
<v Speaker 3>it's just that much better. I think they'll take it

916
01:04:50.440 --> 01:04:52.440
<v Speaker 3>in five. Indiana will get one at home.

917
01:04:52.599 --> 01:04:58.119
<v Speaker 2>But okay, seeing five, I saw somebody say okay, see

918
01:04:58.159 --> 01:05:04.880
<v Speaker 2>in five earlier, and okay, see, if they do win,

919
01:05:05.320 --> 01:05:10.840
<v Speaker 2>I think it'll be in six, not five. But if

920
01:05:10.920 --> 01:05:13.000
<v Speaker 2>Indiana were to win, I think it would be in seven.

921
01:05:13.480 --> 01:05:19.440
<v Speaker 2>But as far as my prediction, and I hate, hate,

922
01:05:19.599 --> 01:05:27.320
<v Speaker 2>hate predictions, hate them because I'm never right, so.

923
01:05:28.280 --> 01:05:30.719
<v Speaker 1>I should always be the opposite of what you say, JD.

924
01:05:30.880 --> 01:05:31.960
<v Speaker 1>Is that what you're telling me?

925
01:05:32.639 --> 01:05:38.440
<v Speaker 2>I mean, if anybody wants to make money, yeah, because

926
01:05:38.440 --> 01:05:42.599
<v Speaker 2>I promise you there's no way I'm getting inside information

927
01:05:42.760 --> 01:05:51.760
<v Speaker 2>because I am always wrong, like literally always, So I say,

928
01:05:51.880 --> 01:05:55.880
<v Speaker 2>okay see in six, but I want Indiana to win.

929
01:05:59.239 --> 01:06:02.280
<v Speaker 1>That is exactly my take. I want Indiana to win.

930
01:06:02.480 --> 01:06:06.159
<v Speaker 1>I don't think they have although they have put up.

931
01:06:06.760 --> 01:06:10.719
<v Speaker 1>There's a scrappy team that keeps fighting and keeps calling back.

932
01:06:13.159 --> 01:06:18.000
<v Speaker 1>So I I see, okay see, I think it's gonna

933
01:06:18.039 --> 01:06:22.639
<v Speaker 1>be six, but I prefer Indie to take it.

934
01:06:22.920 --> 01:06:27.199
<v Speaker 2>So and I'll say this, it won't be five because

935
01:06:27.239 --> 01:06:32.760
<v Speaker 2>that's bad business for the NBA. It'll it'll at least

936
01:06:33.159 --> 01:06:34.079
<v Speaker 2>be six games.

937
01:06:34.760 --> 01:06:38.119
<v Speaker 3>Well, we'll see. But I just think it's only because

938
01:06:38.159 --> 01:06:39.920
<v Speaker 3>okay see is just that much better.

939
01:06:40.800 --> 01:06:43.599
<v Speaker 2>And NBA wouldn't let it happen, though, is what I'm saying.

940
01:06:44.199 --> 01:06:47.360
<v Speaker 2>I mean, it'll there, there will be a game six.

941
01:06:48.199 --> 01:06:52.239
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean NBA won't let it happen. I could

942
01:06:52.320 --> 01:06:56.679
<v Speaker 3>see that argument if they were playing like a big

943
01:06:57.440 --> 01:07:01.119
<v Speaker 3>market team in the East, like Boston or New York

944
01:07:01.840 --> 01:07:07.199
<v Speaker 3>or hypothetically Miami had made it Miami. But I mean,

945
01:07:08.760 --> 01:07:11.519
<v Speaker 3>I mean, this isn't a knock on Indiana, but it's

946
01:07:11.599 --> 01:07:12.760
<v Speaker 3>just not the same.

947
01:07:12.920 --> 01:07:17.280
<v Speaker 2>Right, it wasn't. My other argument, though, too, would be

948
01:07:18.599 --> 01:07:22.159
<v Speaker 2>okay see, it's the home team, so game five is

949
01:07:22.199 --> 01:07:22.840
<v Speaker 2>in Indiana.

950
01:07:23.639 --> 01:07:25.239
<v Speaker 3>Game five would be an okay see.

951
01:07:28.199 --> 01:07:38.480
<v Speaker 2>Two two one one, yeah, so yeah, yeah it'll go

952
01:07:38.639 --> 01:07:41.719
<v Speaker 2>to six at least I.

953
01:07:41.760 --> 01:07:44.800
<v Speaker 3>Could see it if Indiana steals a game on the road,

954
01:07:46.119 --> 01:07:48.480
<v Speaker 3>which I don't know if they will, well it could,

955
01:07:49.159 --> 01:07:52.199
<v Speaker 3>I think. Okay See, Indiana, hands down are the two

956
01:07:52.360 --> 01:07:56.320
<v Speaker 3>that have had the two best home court advantages. Right,

957
01:07:56.679 --> 01:07:58.760
<v Speaker 3>It's like you see these other games. Half the people

958
01:07:58.800 --> 01:08:02.480
<v Speaker 3>they have don't have shirts, Like everyone's got their shirts on.

959
01:08:03.599 --> 01:08:06.199
<v Speaker 2>Okay see, is getting foult a lot right now too?

960
01:08:06.599 --> 01:08:13.719
<v Speaker 2>Of course, ninety nine two fifty to go.

961
01:08:14.360 --> 01:08:18.079
<v Speaker 1>See and I have a different score, So yeah, you're

962
01:08:18.079 --> 01:08:20.520
<v Speaker 1>probably a bit ahead of me, just a little bit. Yeah,

963
01:08:23.079 --> 01:08:25.199
<v Speaker 1>did either of you, and I don't know how big

964
01:08:25.279 --> 01:08:27.479
<v Speaker 1>of hockey fans you guys are, did either of you

965
01:08:27.640 --> 01:08:32.000
<v Speaker 1>watch the Stanley Cup Finals the first game last night?

966
01:08:36.119 --> 01:08:36.960
<v Speaker 2>I did not watch.

967
01:08:37.479 --> 01:08:39.159
<v Speaker 3>I did not watch. I just saw the highlight. I

968
01:08:39.279 --> 01:08:40.199
<v Speaker 3>just know Edmund two one.

969
01:08:40.680 --> 01:08:44.319
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm really intrigued by a Canadian team winning.

970
01:08:47.239 --> 01:08:49.560
<v Speaker 1>What I will say because I watched part of it.

971
01:08:50.119 --> 01:08:54.800
<v Speaker 1>It was a very intense, very hard fought game. I

972
01:08:54.960 --> 01:08:59.399
<v Speaker 1>see this series being hard fought as opposed to being

973
01:08:59.520 --> 01:09:03.319
<v Speaker 1>real one. Sometimes you get more one sided. I think

974
01:09:04.399 --> 01:09:07.239
<v Speaker 1>Edmonton is obviously they're hungry because they I mean, it's

975
01:09:07.239 --> 01:09:09.720
<v Speaker 1>a rematch of last year and they lost to Florida

976
01:09:09.840 --> 01:09:14.199
<v Speaker 1>last year. They were home last night, so they started.

977
01:09:14.600 --> 01:09:17.560
<v Speaker 1>They play again tomorrow night at home, and then Florida

978
01:09:18.359 --> 01:09:24.800
<v Speaker 1>takes it back to home down here to Florida. That is,

979
01:09:25.000 --> 01:09:27.359
<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be a good series. And I don't normally

980
01:09:27.439 --> 01:09:30.319
<v Speaker 1>say that I don't watch a lot of hockey. I

981
01:09:30.399 --> 01:09:35.199
<v Speaker 1>do watch some. But the one thing I will say

982
01:09:35.279 --> 01:09:38.359
<v Speaker 1>that is interesting is this is the first time since

983
01:09:38.439 --> 01:09:42.279
<v Speaker 1>two thousand and eight then at NHL and it's a

984
01:09:42.600 --> 01:09:48.079
<v Speaker 1>a HL affiliate are both vying for their respective cups.

985
01:09:48.479 --> 01:09:51.279
<v Speaker 1>So the Florida Panthers are, you know, vying for the

986
01:09:51.359 --> 01:09:56.760
<v Speaker 1>Stanley Cup, and their AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, reached

987
01:09:56.840 --> 01:10:01.439
<v Speaker 1>the Calder Cup finals, so that's kind of cool and

988
01:10:01.560 --> 01:10:02.479
<v Speaker 1>kind of something different.

989
01:10:05.800 --> 01:10:10.560
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, for sure. Yeah. So I was down in Charleston.

990
01:10:10.680 --> 01:10:14.279
<v Speaker 2>The minor league team there was really good. And then

991
01:10:14.319 --> 01:10:19.319
<v Speaker 2>we've got the Swamp Rabbits here in Greenville where I'm from. Okay,

992
01:10:20.119 --> 01:10:23.520
<v Speaker 2>minor league hockey. Yeah, I wish I could see the puck,

993
01:10:24.800 --> 01:10:25.319
<v Speaker 2>but I can't.

994
01:10:29.640 --> 01:10:31.479
<v Speaker 1>So there's actually it's.

995
01:10:32.920 --> 01:10:34.640
<v Speaker 4>I was gonna say, Candy, do you want to do

996
01:10:34.720 --> 01:10:38.319
<v Speaker 4>a station break and we'll watch. Yeah, the rest of

997
01:10:38.399 --> 01:10:42.640
<v Speaker 4>this game live sounds good. It's getting closed, it's getting

998
01:10:42.680 --> 01:10:43.079
<v Speaker 4>down to it.

999
01:10:43.720 --> 01:10:50.399
<v Speaker 2>It's a minute left, so yeah, one, one, o seven, right, yes, yeah, yeah,

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01:10:50.479 --> 01:10:50.920
<v Speaker 2>let's do that.

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01:10:52.039 --> 01:10:55.199
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01:11:59.439 --> 01:12:02.840
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<v Speaker 1>at South Florida Tribune at gmail dot com. I know

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01:12:14.520 --> 01:12:19.039
<v Speaker 1>they went to a station break. It is very close though,

1026
01:12:19.680 --> 01:12:23.159
<v Speaker 1>and has really been beating them most of the game.

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01:12:24.279 --> 01:12:27.960
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, one ten to one on nine, right, mm hmm,

1028
01:12:28.439 --> 01:12:33.000
<v Speaker 2>all right, And so this play they called it out

1029
01:12:33.079 --> 01:12:37.520
<v Speaker 2>on Indiana, but it looked like a foul a little

1030
01:12:37.520 --> 01:12:41.520
<v Speaker 2>bit to me. This game's gotten wild though.

1031
01:12:41.840 --> 01:12:45.319
<v Speaker 1>This is crazy because Haliburton has only twelve points. Indiana

1032
01:12:45.399 --> 01:12:49.439
<v Speaker 1>has twenty five turnovers, but they're only down by one.

1033
01:12:50.680 --> 01:12:54.840
<v Speaker 2>And we all know Indiana's had those comebacks. Hm, They've

1034
01:12:54.920 --> 01:12:59.119
<v Speaker 2>literally done it against every team they've played so far.

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01:13:00.399 --> 01:13:03.600
<v Speaker 2>Mm hmm uh. They're on a ten to two run

1036
01:13:03.760 --> 01:13:07.439
<v Speaker 2>right now. It was one o eight to ninety nine

1037
01:13:09.760 --> 01:13:17.119
<v Speaker 2>and they're down one ten to one O nine. My goodness.

1038
01:13:19.800 --> 01:13:26.319
<v Speaker 2>I actually I watched the the Halliburton shot against the Knicks.

1039
01:13:27.159 --> 01:13:31.479
<v Speaker 2>I watched that one live. I thought Halliburton was about

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01:13:31.520 --> 01:13:34.479
<v Speaker 2>to do it again for me a minute ago with

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01:13:34.680 --> 01:13:39.760
<v Speaker 2>that three, but he missed it. Yeah, they're showing this

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01:13:39.920 --> 01:13:41.479
<v Speaker 2>play again on my screen.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they're they're reviewing it. They're back to reviewing it.

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01:13:45.800 --> 01:13:48.840
<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's definitely out on the Indiana guy. But

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01:13:49.640 --> 01:13:56.039
<v Speaker 2>you can't call a foul, right, No, you can't come

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01:13:56.079 --> 01:13:57.239
<v Speaker 2>back and call a foul. I don't.

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01:13:58.640 --> 01:13:59.720
<v Speaker 1>I don't think so either.

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01:14:00.319 --> 01:14:01.840
<v Speaker 2>I don't get what they're looking at.

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01:14:08.159 --> 01:14:10.359
<v Speaker 1>After further review. They're doing something. I should have had

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01:14:10.399 --> 01:14:13.640
<v Speaker 1>my clothes caption on so I could read what the oh, I.

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01:14:15.359 --> 01:14:16.760
<v Speaker 2>Keep my clothes captioning on.

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01:14:18.079 --> 01:14:18.279
<v Speaker 3>I do.

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01:14:18.960 --> 01:14:20.680
<v Speaker 2>People hate me for it, but I do it.

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01:14:21.600 --> 01:14:22.039
<v Speaker 1>Mm hmm.

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01:14:24.600 --> 01:14:26.560
<v Speaker 3>And I'm watching it right now it's one point game.

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01:14:26.600 --> 01:14:31.920
<v Speaker 2>I just saw, mm hmm it is, and it's disturb you.

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01:14:32.680 --> 01:14:37.680
<v Speaker 1>Okay, seize ball. So one ten point eight seconds left.

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01:14:40.760 --> 01:14:42.560
<v Speaker 2>I don't understand why it took them so long to

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01:14:42.640 --> 01:14:45.439
<v Speaker 2>look at that. I don't know, well, you know, I mean,

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01:14:47.000 --> 01:14:49.239
<v Speaker 2>unless you're gonna go back and call a foul like

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01:14:49.359 --> 01:14:53.600
<v Speaker 2>I said, which you can't. They just wait the time

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01:14:53.720 --> 01:14:55.800
<v Speaker 2>out of our day for no reason. Hey, we need

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01:14:55.840 --> 01:14:58.520
<v Speaker 2>another commercial, y'all.

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<v Speaker 5>Just yeah, y'all review that point three seconds in Indiana

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01:15:02.720 --> 01:15:09.079
<v Speaker 5>just scored one eleven to one ten seconds brouh.

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01:15:10.520 --> 01:15:15.600
<v Speaker 3>Four three. Oh my gosh.

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01:15:17.399 --> 01:15:22.119
<v Speaker 2>Wow, that's why I told you we need to watch

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01:15:22.239 --> 01:15:24.079
<v Speaker 2>his live. Yep.

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01:15:26.720 --> 01:15:27.319
<v Speaker 1>It's crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>Dad, right there, I told y'all Halla listen, death taxes

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01:15:37.960 --> 01:15:41.479
<v Speaker 2>and Halla barton being clutch.

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01:15:45.199 --> 01:15:47.840
<v Speaker 3>I know, right before the playoffs they voted him like

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01:15:47.920 --> 01:15:52.000
<v Speaker 3>the most overrated player in the league. He responded, Oh.

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01:15:52.000 --> 01:15:57.680
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he took that. He took that personally to personally,

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01:15:58.720 --> 01:16:02.479
<v Speaker 2>I took that personally. I'm so glad we decided to

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01:16:02.560 --> 01:16:05.600
<v Speaker 2>do that live. Yep. That was great.

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01:16:06.119 --> 01:16:09.199
<v Speaker 1>Is that crazy? What?

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01:16:11.640 --> 01:16:15.760
<v Speaker 2>Hey? You wanna change your prediction now? We just said, Hey,

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01:16:15.840 --> 01:16:20.159
<v Speaker 2>we just said about one at home.

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01:16:21.000 --> 01:16:23.119
<v Speaker 3>All right, I'm still going okay seeing five.

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01:16:26.000 --> 01:16:28.960
<v Speaker 2>Four straight. There ain't no way you can tell me

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01:16:29.039 --> 01:16:31.920
<v Speaker 2>they can be Indiana four straight. Yeah.

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01:16:32.279 --> 01:16:34.680
<v Speaker 3>See, Okay, maybe you might be right about six.

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01:16:40.039 --> 01:16:43.479
<v Speaker 2>Oh salute to that brother.

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01:16:44.840 --> 01:16:45.520
<v Speaker 1>That's funny.

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01:16:46.359 --> 01:16:48.319
<v Speaker 2>So here you're right about a lot of things. To

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01:16:48.560 --> 01:16:48.920
<v Speaker 2>trust me.

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01:16:51.520 --> 01:16:53.439
<v Speaker 1>Well, there's still point three seconds left.

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01:16:55.000 --> 01:16:59.640
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, right here, I'm never right about anything. We might

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01:16:59.760 --> 01:17:02.319
<v Speaker 2>both be wrong. It might be game seven, bro.

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01:17:04.039 --> 01:17:10.399
<v Speaker 3>Crazy, Oh of course, hold on, I.

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01:17:10.439 --> 01:17:17.520
<v Speaker 2>Mean Indiana their defense Halliburton. I'm out, okay, I mean,

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01:17:17.600 --> 01:17:21.319
<v Speaker 2>I do think it's possible it goes seven up. I

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01:17:21.399 --> 01:17:24.880
<v Speaker 2>really wouldn't be surprised. I wouldn't be surprised with five,

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01:17:25.000 --> 01:17:29.159
<v Speaker 2>six or seven. I mean, I mean, I'm a sports fan.

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01:17:29.800 --> 01:17:32.399
<v Speaker 2>I think the NBA wants it to go at least

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01:17:32.479 --> 01:17:38.159
<v Speaker 2>six games. I mean, wouldn't I mean in the money

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01:17:38.239 --> 01:17:39.359
<v Speaker 2>making business.

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01:17:39.119 --> 01:17:42.920
<v Speaker 1>Correct, correct, it is a business, Like you said, yep.

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01:17:43.960 --> 01:17:46.279
<v Speaker 2>It's not like they're going to cancel the Super Bowl,

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01:17:47.079 --> 01:17:50.279
<v Speaker 2>right Well? Oh yeah, man, we just can't make this

1102
01:17:51.000 --> 01:17:56.159
<v Speaker 2>billion dollars this year. We're just gonna cancel. Like obviously,

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01:17:56.279 --> 01:17:58.399
<v Speaker 2>the more games in the finals the better.

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01:17:59.279 --> 01:17:59.760
<v Speaker 1>Mm hmmm.

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01:18:00.600 --> 01:18:04.760
<v Speaker 2>Is it pro wrestling? No, Kane, it's not pro wrestling,

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01:18:05.239 --> 01:18:12.279
<v Speaker 2>but it it wasn't surprised. There's storylines obviously, Aaron Rodgers

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01:18:12.279 --> 01:18:15.199
<v Speaker 2>against the Jets week one. We've talked about it all

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01:18:15.319 --> 01:18:16.800
<v Speaker 2>here on the show tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>Exactly exactly, Okay, back out on the court.

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<v Speaker 3>Zero point three seconds.

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01:18:28.399 --> 01:18:32.800
<v Speaker 2>I mean, can this just be the Braves and we

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01:18:33.000 --> 01:18:34.840
<v Speaker 2>just go ahead and send them home for the season,

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01:18:35.600 --> 01:18:38.800
<v Speaker 2>but only send this game home for the night, Send

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01:18:38.840 --> 01:18:42.039
<v Speaker 2>the Braves home for the season. Let's just call it.

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01:18:42.640 --> 01:18:45.920
<v Speaker 2>Let's just call this the Pacers win and get it

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01:18:46.000 --> 01:18:46.239
<v Speaker 2>over with.

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<v Speaker 1>So I agree with you, Mark. Everyone is overlooking Indiana

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01:18:50.159 --> 01:18:52.439
<v Speaker 1>and they're relentless and fast paced, so they can come

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01:18:52.520 --> 01:18:53.000
<v Speaker 1>back quick.

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01:18:53.520 --> 01:18:53.760
<v Speaker 2>They do.

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01:18:53.960 --> 01:18:59.880
<v Speaker 1>They have a wave, you know, being scrappy and somehow

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01:19:00.039 --> 01:19:03.920
<v Speaker 1>winning games, and they've beat some good teams.

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01:19:05.359 --> 01:19:06.600
<v Speaker 2>And they just beat.

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01:19:07.920 --> 01:19:09.039
<v Speaker 1>Yep, they took the first game.

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01:19:11.319 --> 01:19:11.600
<v Speaker 3>Wow.

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01:19:13.119 --> 01:19:17.960
<v Speaker 2>And you saw it here live on the South Florida Tribune.

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01:19:20.079 --> 01:19:28.880
<v Speaker 1>Exactly exactly, crazy crazy crazy my Okay, Well, my town.

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01:19:28.960 --> 01:19:34.880
<v Speaker 1>We haven't done my town, all right, JD. You want

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01:19:34.920 --> 01:19:36.000
<v Speaker 1>to do you want to start us.

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01:19:36.000 --> 01:19:41.079
<v Speaker 2>Up with my town? Yeah, in my town. I I

1131
01:19:41.239 --> 01:19:45.800
<v Speaker 2>ranted about the softball earlier already. My other rant is

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01:19:47.319 --> 01:19:50.920
<v Speaker 2>to my rival team and not for the reason. You

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01:19:51.000 --> 01:19:55.359
<v Speaker 2>would think normally, if you want to rant on your

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01:19:55.439 --> 01:20:02.680
<v Speaker 2>rival team, it's because of hatred. That's not the case.

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01:20:04.039 --> 01:20:11.279
<v Speaker 2>I'm actually disappointed Clinton Tigers. I picked you to make

1136
01:20:11.319 --> 01:20:14.880
<v Speaker 2>it to the College World Series this year and you

1137
01:20:15.079 --> 01:20:23.880
<v Speaker 2>fell dramatically short in epic fashion. So Clemson Tigers. Normally

1138
01:20:24.720 --> 01:20:29.520
<v Speaker 2>I would be happy that you lost, but today we

1139
01:20:29.720 --> 01:20:36.840
<v Speaker 2>get fried together. I was wrong with my prediction and

1140
01:20:37.399 --> 01:20:40.439
<v Speaker 2>y'all were not the baseball team I thought you were.

1141
01:20:41.720 --> 01:20:45.800
<v Speaker 2>Have a great off season, and that is it for jd'stown.

1142
01:20:47.560 --> 01:20:52.359
<v Speaker 2>Samear Oh, yeah, So.

1143
01:20:54.199 --> 01:20:58.880
<v Speaker 3>Falcons had some moroltas this week. It was revealed on

1144
01:20:59.079 --> 01:21:03.319
<v Speaker 3>the Legacy Locker Room podcast with Harry Douglas, Roddy White,

1145
01:21:03.359 --> 01:21:08.279
<v Speaker 3>and Julio Jones. They were all wide receivers and teammates

1146
01:21:08.319 --> 01:21:13.000
<v Speaker 3>for the Falcons back when they were really good. It's

1147
01:21:13.119 --> 01:21:16.560
<v Speaker 3>kind of a poorly kept secret that the Falcons and

1148
01:21:16.720 --> 01:21:22.319
<v Speaker 3>Julio Jones are currently not on good terms. The relationship

1149
01:21:22.359 --> 01:21:26.560
<v Speaker 3>hasn't been great since he left, and on that podcast

1150
01:21:26.720 --> 01:21:31.800
<v Speaker 3>he revealed that he played through a hamstring injury in

1151
01:21:31.920 --> 01:21:34.680
<v Speaker 3>twenty twenty. He wasn't happy with the fact that they

1152
01:21:34.840 --> 01:21:38.600
<v Speaker 3>decided to fire Dan Quint when they did even though

1153
01:21:38.720 --> 01:21:40.800
<v Speaker 3>it was something that needed to happen at the time,

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01:21:41.039 --> 01:21:46.000
<v Speaker 3>give them the state of the team. And when right

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01:21:46.079 --> 01:21:50.319
<v Speaker 3>after that happened, the owner, Arthur Blank, held a press

1156
01:21:50.399 --> 01:21:54.000
<v Speaker 3>conference and he was asked about what the plan was

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01:21:54.199 --> 01:21:57.680
<v Speaker 3>for Matt Ryan and Julio Jones, and he said that

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01:21:57.880 --> 01:22:01.039
<v Speaker 3>the new regime, the new coach and would evaluate that.

1159
01:22:02.359 --> 01:22:07.760
<v Speaker 3>And Julio wanted to meet with Arthur Blank personally, and

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01:22:08.199 --> 01:22:14.520
<v Speaker 3>according to him, he wasn't granted that meeting. And then

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01:22:14.560 --> 01:22:20.560
<v Speaker 3>you have Arthur Smith pedling this idea around, saying that, oh,

1162
01:22:20.640 --> 01:22:25.239
<v Speaker 3>Julio doesn't practice Somewhere along those lines, that's what took

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01:22:25.319 --> 01:22:27.680
<v Speaker 3>Julio off and that's what led to him wanting to leave.

1164
01:22:28.600 --> 01:22:33.680
<v Speaker 3>So some old news but revelation from that podcast. It's

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01:22:33.680 --> 01:22:35.640
<v Speaker 3>pretty good podcast over those who haven't listened to it.

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01:22:36.720 --> 01:22:43.239
<v Speaker 3>Hawks again quiet on that realm, nothing noteworthy, just some

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01:22:43.399 --> 01:22:46.399
<v Speaker 3>pre draft stuff. Still trying to find or make a

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01:22:46.479 --> 01:22:50.560
<v Speaker 3>decision on their next president of basketball operations. I've already

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01:22:50.640 --> 01:22:53.720
<v Speaker 3>ran it in large part about the Braves both now

1170
01:22:53.840 --> 01:22:56.720
<v Speaker 3>and earlier and on Twitter, just about the state of

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01:22:56.800 --> 01:23:02.760
<v Speaker 3>the team. Start at ten o'clock tomorrow, it's eleven twelve.

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01:23:03.640 --> 01:23:05.439
<v Speaker 3>You've got a little under twenty four hours to do it,

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01:23:05.520 --> 01:23:08.079
<v Speaker 3>break Brave, So you have a little under twenty four

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01:23:08.159 --> 01:23:11.720
<v Speaker 3>hours to do it, fire Brian Snigger. That's all I

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01:23:11.760 --> 01:23:12.239
<v Speaker 3>gotta say.

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01:23:14.680 --> 01:23:18.359
<v Speaker 1>And my town. I'm going to go back to Wisconsin

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01:23:18.439 --> 01:23:22.359
<v Speaker 1>and go back to my alma mater. Dominant In one

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01:23:22.399 --> 01:23:26.319
<v Speaker 1>of the most dominant performances in NC two A Division

1179
01:23:26.439 --> 01:23:31.680
<v Speaker 1>three championship history, the University of Wisconsin Whitewater baseball team

1180
01:23:32.279 --> 01:23:36.479
<v Speaker 1>secured the national title with a twenty one to five

1181
01:23:37.239 --> 01:23:44.479
<v Speaker 1>win over Messiah University. Looks scored seventy four runs over

1182
01:23:44.560 --> 01:23:48.199
<v Speaker 1>the course of their five games at the World Series.

1183
01:23:48.720 --> 01:23:52.239
<v Speaker 1>It was a Division three record to hoist the championship

1184
01:23:52.319 --> 01:23:55.920
<v Speaker 1>trophy for the third time in their program history. So

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01:23:56.119 --> 01:24:01.600
<v Speaker 1>kudos to University Wisconsin Whitewater Division III baseball team.

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01:24:03.119 --> 01:24:06.000
<v Speaker 2>I no candy, Hey they did.

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01:24:06.439 --> 01:24:09.760
<v Speaker 1>That's awesome. That's awesome, and that is my alma water,

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01:24:10.000 --> 01:24:13.479
<v Speaker 1>So kudos to them. Well, with that being said, I

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<v Speaker 1>first want to thank everybody that's been in the chat room.

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01:24:16.159 --> 01:24:19.039
<v Speaker 1>Thank you so much for your all your comments and

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01:24:19.159 --> 01:24:24.960
<v Speaker 1>you're giving us ideas and interacting with us. We appreciate that.

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01:24:26.399 --> 01:24:29.039
<v Speaker 1>With that being said, Samir, tell everybody how they can

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01:24:29.119 --> 01:24:30.119
<v Speaker 1>find you support you.

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01:24:32.199 --> 01:24:35.720
<v Speaker 3>You can find me on x at atl Underscore Samir

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01:24:35.880 --> 01:24:41.079
<v Speaker 3>twenty four oh one for Atlanta Sports Discourse and I'll

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01:24:41.119 --> 01:24:44.000
<v Speaker 3>be posting all my articles on there. You can find

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01:24:44.039 --> 01:24:49.880
<v Speaker 3>me on Instagram with You can find me on Instagram

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01:24:49.960 --> 01:24:54.520
<v Speaker 3>at Samir dot sideline Net. I'll try to post a

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01:24:54.600 --> 01:24:57.239
<v Speaker 3>lot of my content on there as well. And you

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01:24:57.279 --> 01:24:59.840
<v Speaker 3>can find me on Fired Up on a Thursday night.

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01:25:01.239 --> 01:25:04.119
<v Speaker 1>Awesome, okay, j D. How can people find you?

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01:25:05.800 --> 01:25:13.920
<v Speaker 2>You can find me tagging Samir who just disappeared himself

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01:25:13.960 --> 01:25:17.560
<v Speaker 2>there really quickly. They caught me off guard. Sorry, Samir, though,

1204
01:25:17.680 --> 01:25:21.319
<v Speaker 2>great stuff. You can find me tagging Samir on x

1205
01:25:22.359 --> 01:25:27.960
<v Speaker 2>at j D Wyatt zero six uh YouTube at Southern

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01:25:28.039 --> 01:25:38.800
<v Speaker 2>Fried Sports, JD Caine, Mark Chuck Candy, Sameir. It's always

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01:25:38.880 --> 01:25:42.600
<v Speaker 2>a lovely time. I think we always have a great conversation.

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01:25:43.399 --> 01:25:45.479
<v Speaker 2>We just saw a great comeback.

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01:25:46.439 --> 01:25:49.079
<v Speaker 1>We did crazy right.

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01:25:50.960 --> 01:25:53.680
<v Speaker 2>Hum. And now, of course I'm sitting here and be like, oh,

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01:25:53.760 --> 01:25:55.319
<v Speaker 2>you should have predicted that, JD.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course. Of course. One more quick plug. My husband

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01:26:02.920 --> 01:26:05.359
<v Speaker 1>wrote a book, Lessons from the Microphone. Get this book.

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01:26:05.640 --> 01:26:09.000
<v Speaker 1>It talks about his forty plus years in the media

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01:26:09.039 --> 01:26:12.640
<v Speaker 1>and how it has changed and evolved. It's available on Amazon,

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01:26:12.680 --> 01:26:14.960
<v Speaker 1>Barnes and Noble, Kindle, Google, and Apple Books. There's also

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01:26:15.039 --> 01:26:18.159
<v Speaker 1>link on our website www. Dot selfloaded Tribune dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>I would also ask that anybody that is watching, either

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01:26:23.319 --> 01:26:27.960
<v Speaker 1>through our YouTube or your YouTube, to go and subscribe

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01:26:28.039 --> 01:26:32.600
<v Speaker 1>to everybody else's subscribe YouTube. Anybody that's on our network,

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01:26:33.199 --> 01:26:35.920
<v Speaker 1>please support them because they support us by coming on

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01:26:36.119 --> 01:26:39.600
<v Speaker 1>and chatting with us and giving us their time. So

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01:26:39.880 --> 01:26:43.279
<v Speaker 1>I would ask everybody to go and support all of

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01:26:43.479 --> 01:26:50.000
<v Speaker 1>the people that we have great show Forget about the Braves,

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01:26:50.359 --> 01:26:51.119
<v Speaker 1>pray for coding.

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01:26:52.319 --> 01:26:56.399
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Caine, he We're ready for that candlelight vigil. We

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01:26:56.600 --> 01:27:02.199
<v Speaker 2>are officially we're putting an end to the rest of

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01:27:02.239 --> 01:27:07.319
<v Speaker 2>the Brave season. So Caine and then Candy if I may,

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah for Greenville Sports Media, Ardensburger and Grilled Beef and

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<v Speaker 2>Ribby Energy, South Florida Tribune. Y'all be blessed, not stressed.

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01:27:23.159 --> 01:27:28.600
<v Speaker 2>Just be kind to one another, dang it, and less

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01:27:28.680 --> 01:27:31.000
<v Speaker 2>enjoy sports. We'll talk about them later.

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<v Speaker 1>Good night, have a great one. Good night,