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<v Speaker 1>How would you rate my pick of Nick Benito?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I think that he's an underrated player and

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<v Speaker 2>has a fantastic opportunity to be a great contributor. Is

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<v Speaker 2>he going to be someone who lead the team and

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<v Speaker 2>av No, I don't think so.

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<v Speaker 3>Carolina three or ten On third down, empty set, Young

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<v Speaker 3>raises the right knee, bounces around, it bounces right into

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<v Speaker 3>a sack back at the sixteen yard line. That's the

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<v Speaker 3>easiest one of the year for Nick Benito. And that

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<v Speaker 3>is the sixth consecutive game that Nick Benito has had

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<v Speaker 3>at least a sack. That one fell right into his lap.

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<v Speaker 1>I always love it when Grant plays clips of something

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<v Speaker 1>that I was right on, that I forgot that I

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<v Speaker 1>was right on that I get to spike the football again.

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<v Speaker 4>This is not about you being right, So stop bringing

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<v Speaker 4>your arm trying to patch yourself on the back.

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<v Speaker 1>Everything is about me being right. And I've already sought

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<v Speaker 1>treatment for the sore elbow from patting myself on the backside.

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<v Speaker 4>Elbow.

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<v Speaker 1>It patters elbow. You know, it's similar to us. It's

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<v Speaker 1>the same injury Act that those referees are getting in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL right now with flaggers elbow with throwing so

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<v Speaker 1>many flags out there right now, they'll get the over

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<v Speaker 1>got to get the tub ready for the refs.

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<v Speaker 4>Is similar to uh yes, and you're gonna have to.

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<v Speaker 1>Get that surgery, the surgery in order to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to get that flag out there five six six nine

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<v Speaker 1>zeros in text line Benjamin old Bright Deck ferguson live

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<v Speaker 1>from Sam's Number three in Glendale, Gonna go right out

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<v Speaker 1>to the KA commcentrator with hotline and bringing on our

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<v Speaker 1>buddy Ryan Michael at the Ryan Michael on Twitter ride.

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<v Speaker 1>How you doing this evening?

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<v Speaker 2>Doing well?

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<v Speaker 4>Man?

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<v Speaker 2>Nick? How are you guys?

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<v Speaker 1>I was just basking in the globe being right again?

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<v Speaker 1>Nice Nick was. Nick was frustrated with it, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think deep deep down he appreciates me spiking the

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<v Speaker 1>belt even though I didn't score on that particular play.

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<v Speaker 3>Ryan.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we've it's been an interesting ride so far

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<v Speaker 1>this season. Earlier this season, all we hear about bo

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<v Speaker 1>Nick's uh, you know, recording historic lows and efficiency. Then

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<v Speaker 1>we get the Raiders, the Panthers, the Saints. We see

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<v Speaker 1>them light at the box score a highlight reel. Halfway

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<v Speaker 1>through the season. Who is Bonix?

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<v Speaker 2>You know? That's a difficult question to answer, Ben, because

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<v Speaker 2>eight games in we're dealing with such a small sample

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<v Speaker 2>size with both the highs and the lows. Of course,

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<v Speaker 2>the truth is going to be somewhere in between those

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<v Speaker 2>two ends of the spectrum, you know, when you look

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<v Speaker 2>at his efficiency numbers from a statistical perspective. We talked

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<v Speaker 2>about this a little bit last week. Having such a

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<v Speaker 2>small sample size when you struggle as he did towards

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<v Speaker 2>the beginning of the season, We'll skeew the numbers and

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<v Speaker 2>I'll give you a Payton Manning stat to that effect.

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<v Speaker 2>Building off of our win over Carolina in Super Bowl fifty,

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<v Speaker 2>Manning only attempted twenty three passes if you include the

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<v Speaker 2>two point conversion twenty four passes. He was got awful

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<v Speaker 2>in the second quarter two of seven for fifteen yards

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<v Speaker 2>to pick a zero point zero passer rating, but in

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<v Speaker 2>the other three quarters combined, his passer rating was nearly

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred. He completed the total of twelve of seventeen

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<v Speaker 2>passes for one hundred and twenty eight yards, And so

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<v Speaker 2>you look to the total numbers for that game, you

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<v Speaker 2>would say Peyton Manning did not have a good statistical game,

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<v Speaker 2>But the sample size was so small that awful second

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<v Speaker 2>quarter killed the overall efficiency numbers. Similar thing at play

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<v Speaker 2>for bow in terms of his awful outings versus Seattle

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<v Speaker 2>and Pittsburgh, and some more efficiency even than the win

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<v Speaker 2>over the Jets. So the truth is somewhere in between.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, and we've seen bow Nicks be successful from the

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<v Speaker 4>beginning of the season with the implementation of maybe some

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<v Speaker 4>RPO plays and some design quarterback runs. And we saw

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<v Speaker 4>last week on Thursday Night Football against the Saints he

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<v Speaker 4>had that long run down the left side of the field.

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<v Speaker 4>Do you project or foresee that bo Nick's being able

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<v Speaker 4>to run efficiently as he has been thus far as

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<v Speaker 4>being something that the Broncos to lean on move forward.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I think he accepted the bar so hind

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<v Speaker 2>Nick that it wouldn't be reasonable to expect to see

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<v Speaker 2>this kind of production on the ground, and I came

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<v Speaker 2>prepared with some numbers to that effect. His four rushing

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<v Speaker 2>touchdowns are two away from the Broncos franchise rookie record

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<v Speaker 2>in tebou scored six. But right now, his rushing success percentage,

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<v Speaker 2>which is an efficiency metric per Pro Football Reference, at

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<v Speaker 2>fifty five point eight percent blows away Tebow's rookie mark

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<v Speaker 2>of fifty one point two percent. It's the highest mark

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<v Speaker 2>in franchise history for a rookie quarterback. So high, he's

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<v Speaker 2>eighth in the NFL for players of all positions. The

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<v Speaker 2>only quarterbacks ahead of him are Jalen Hurts and Jaden Daniels.

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<v Speaker 2>Bo is just to tick above Lamar Jackson a fifty

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<v Speaker 2>five point six percent so hey his current pace, he's

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<v Speaker 2>on pace to produce five hundred and fifty yards eight

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<v Speaker 2>touchdowns while averaging five point zero yards per carry on

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<v Speaker 2>the ground. I don't think it's sustainable. Will continue to

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<v Speaker 2>build off it, and it will be effective at times,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's really set the bar so high to expect

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<v Speaker 2>more of the same in the second half of the season,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think that would be reasonable. I would expect

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<v Speaker 2>see not so much regression as much as the opposing

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<v Speaker 2>defenses having Moral twenty two to study, and they'll implement

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<v Speaker 2>measures that force him to win through the air.

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<v Speaker 3>Well.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think that's the way we all we

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<v Speaker 1>all saw it coming. Bo Nix would absolutely just lam

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<v Speaker 1>based Lamar Jackson in terms of rushing because he's such

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<v Speaker 1>a you know, I can't even finish that call it

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<v Speaker 1>bo Vic when all sudden instead of bow Knicks. Look,

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<v Speaker 1>there have been things that have helped bow improve over

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<v Speaker 1>the course of this though. You talked about a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit but quicker pre snap work, cleaning up some of

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<v Speaker 1>the issues that play the offense. During the first few

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<v Speaker 1>games of the season, we saw the Broncos finally start

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<v Speaker 1>to adopt a little bit of tempo at times, picking

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<v Speaker 1>up the pace of things, and that's certainly helped out

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<v Speaker 1>as well. What else can they do to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>sort of help bow Knicks as he matures and grows

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<v Speaker 1>this season?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I think it's a matter of continuing to

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<v Speaker 2>build continuity in the offense so we don't need to

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<v Speaker 2>be having the seemingly endless number of persons I'll swap.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that Sean Payton has certainly dummied down the

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<v Speaker 2>language right, so we're not seeing bo Nick struggling just

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<v Speaker 2>to get the words out in time to call play.

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<v Speaker 2>I think we've made improvement in that area, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think as he continues to get more support on the ground,

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<v Speaker 2>that's going to open up things in the passing game.

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<v Speaker 2>All the cliches are true. Football is a balanced game,

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<v Speaker 2>so you can find that perfect balance of passing and

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<v Speaker 2>rushing deficiency as we've seen over the last four weeks

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<v Speaker 2>or so, and I wouldn't say that it's perfect. I'd

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<v Speaker 2>say it's trending in the right direction. If we can

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<v Speaker 2>continue to build on that, I'm excited to see what

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to be able to do as a passer

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<v Speaker 2>against some tougher defenses.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, when you think about last Sunday's game, it was

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<v Speaker 4>it did start out as well as the Broncos wanted,

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<v Speaker 4>and they had some trouble spots along the way. But

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<v Speaker 4>is there a particular player on either side of the

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<v Speaker 4>ball that really stood out to you?

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<v Speaker 2>I think collectively for Bo, it's really just a matter

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<v Speaker 2>of that overall efficiency, and as we've seen, he starts

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<v Speaker 2>to get hot during the second half of games. We

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<v Speaker 2>even saw that in the season opener this year against Seattle,

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, it's a matter of getting off. If

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<v Speaker 2>we could take the positive hot start that he had

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<v Speaker 2>versus Tampa Bay with some of these hot finishes, you'd

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<v Speaker 2>really have the perfect quarterback. So there's plenty to clean

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<v Speaker 2>up and plenty to build off of.

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<v Speaker 1>As we look at the splits that Bo has incurred

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<v Speaker 1>through the first half of the season. What are some

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<v Speaker 1>positives and what are some some negatives.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure, I'll start with the positive, even though it's a

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<v Speaker 2>somewhat limited sample size. Under center, he's been playing very well.

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<v Speaker 2>He's completed twenty eight forty five passes two hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>forty eight yards, four touchdowns, no picks, a one oh

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<v Speaker 2>six point five passer rating. He's only taken one sack

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<v Speaker 2>in those forty forty six dropbacks, and three of his

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<v Speaker 2>four rushing touchdowns have come from under center. So I'd

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<v Speaker 2>like to see them incorporate a little bit more of that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, weakness. I would say after he crossed his

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<v Speaker 2>midfield between the opponents forty nine and twenty plays better

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<v Speaker 2>in the red zone. But between the forty nine and

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<v Speaker 2>twenty he's only completed fifty seven point three percent of

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<v Speaker 2>his passes for one hundred and fifty three yards, no touchdowns,

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<v Speaker 2>two picks, sixty four passer rating. He gets better in

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<v Speaker 2>the red zone eight touchdowns to one pick, which are

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<v Speaker 2>his numbers for the totality, or rather, the touchdowns for

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<v Speaker 2>the season have all come in the red zone. He's

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<v Speaker 2>playing good football there, just needs to clean it up

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<v Speaker 2>after he passes midfield.

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<v Speaker 4>So what do you think that coach Payton needs to

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<v Speaker 4>do to kind of squeeze more of the Jews out

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<v Speaker 4>of his receivering corps, Because on Sunday we saw you know,

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<v Speaker 4>Devon Villat making couple of plays, and obviously since last

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<v Speaker 4>week there has been a consort of efforts trying to

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<v Speaker 4>get Troy Franklin involved in offense more. But what can

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<v Speaker 4>he do from a coaching standpoint or even scheme standpoint

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<v Speaker 4>to kind of give those guys more touches?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I think he's doing what he can. In

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<v Speaker 2>the receiver have to make the most out of their opportunities. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>the big drops and bumbles or are killers even in

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<v Speaker 2>games where we're well ahead, as we were against Carolina,

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, we have to clean that up, and

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<v Speaker 2>the players who are getting targets need to make the

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<v Speaker 2>most of those opportunities. You could tell Courtland Sutton must

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<v Speaker 2>have felt the paint of having no targets the week

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<v Speaker 2>before because he hauled in eight receptions off eleven targets

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<v Speaker 2>butt up one hundred yards. That's definitely encouraging to see,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think that the rest of the receiving corps

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<v Speaker 2>will need to follow suit.

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<v Speaker 1>What should we expect, what should broadcast country expect out

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<v Speaker 1>a bone X in the second half season.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd say in the second half of the season, what

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to see are he's going to be forced

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<v Speaker 2>to flesh out his skills as a passer, and then

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<v Speaker 2>I'm in agreement with you. As impressive as it is

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<v Speaker 2>to see him put up the box score numbers that

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<v Speaker 2>he did against Carolina, and even on tape, it was very,

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<v Speaker 2>very pretty, but it was against one of the worst

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<v Speaker 2>defenses in pro football. He's catching a break this week

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<v Speaker 2>going against Baltimore's defense that ranks twenty ninth and passer

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<v Speaker 2>ratings surrendered at one O three point four, dead last

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<v Speaker 2>in the NFL. In passing yards, They've given up two

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<v Speaker 2>thousand and three hundred and thirty one, tied for dead

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<v Speaker 2>last in the league. They've given up seventeen touchdown passes.

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<v Speaker 2>On the flip side, they're number one in the NFL

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<v Speaker 2>in terms of yards per carry, only allowing three point three.

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<v Speaker 2>So it looks to me, at least on paper, a

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<v Speaker 2>game that he is going to need to win through

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<v Speaker 2>the air. As time goes on, I want to see

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<v Speaker 2>how he holds up against some of the better pass

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<v Speaker 2>Carrying apart bad defense is one thing, but eventually you're

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<v Speaker 4>Well, we know the Raves are not that great as

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<v Speaker 4>on Thursday Night Football, and no one as though you're

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<v Speaker 4>none is going. You're going against Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry,

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<v Speaker 4>who they gonna want to keep the ground game going.

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<v Speaker 4>Do you see an opportunity at any point, I guess

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<v Speaker 4>as Baltimore Ravens defense where the Broncos can get davontep

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<v Speaker 2>You know, as much as I'd like to say that,

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<v Speaker 2>this week is going to be the week going against

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<v Speaker 2>efficient symmetric per Pro Football Reference twenty two point zero five,

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<v Speaker 2>Statistically speaking, Nick, this is going to be the week

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<v Speaker 2>to be efficient through the passing game. It's not that

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to abandon the run game. Because we, of

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<v Speaker 2>course need to have balanced We've done a great job

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<v Speaker 2>in terms of controlling the quod. I think we had

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<v Speaker 2>thirty three minutes plus of possession last week, so I'd

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<v Speaker 2>like to see that continue. This week is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be tougher against a quarterback like mar Jackson, but I

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<v Speaker 2>think if our offense is going to have any success,

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to be through the air.

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<v Speaker 1>Talking with Ryan Michael at the Ryan Michael on Twitter, ran,

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<v Speaker 1>what'd you think of the accusations of Sean Payton trying

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<v Speaker 1>to run it up last week?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I mean, when you produce twenty eight points, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know how much we're running up the score. And

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<v Speaker 2>I may be in the minority here, Ben, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>my view that as opposing coaches, as opposing defensive players,

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<v Speaker 2>So if you perform so poorly that your opponent is

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<v Speaker 2>off the gas, it's the classic thing to do. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I don't think it's something that should be

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<v Speaker 2>out there and play football. If you're exhausting yourself at

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<v Speaker 2>the end of the game. Coming after a head coach,

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<v Speaker 2>we're doing his job, and that's really what we'd like

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<v Speaker 2>to see more out of a Sean Payton offense that

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<v Speaker 2>ranks twentieth in the league and scoring and two of

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<v Speaker 2>those touchdowns come on the defensive side of the ball.

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<v Speaker 2>So I want to see Sean Payton leave the offense

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<v Speaker 2>to more points. I don't particularly care when it happens.

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<v Speaker 2>It means more when you're putting your team ahead, but

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<v Speaker 2>it happens at the end of football games that it

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<v Speaker 2>builds momentum going into next week. I'm here for it

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<v Speaker 2>played better.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, whether we in season or were in the

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<v Speaker 4>off season, the conversation is always dominated by quarterback play,

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<v Speaker 4>just kind of overall. Looking at the situation that Shane

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<v Speaker 4>Stikeen is dealing with with Anthony Richardson with the Colts

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<v Speaker 4>and the fact that you know, he said that he

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<v Speaker 4>was tied, and that narrative is that he tapped he's

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<v Speaker 4>tapped out. Do you think that somehow, as we move

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<v Speaker 4>forward during the evaluation process and for Quarterbacks Schedule to

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<v Speaker 4>come out in twenty twenty five, that looking at Anthony

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<v Speaker 4>Richardson somehow changes how the quarterback position is evaluated from.

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<v Speaker 2>Here on out. Well, you know, as we talked about

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<v Speaker 2>during the spring, it's more probable than not that your

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<v Speaker 2>top ten overall quarterback selection, with the exception of the

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<v Speaker 2>guys who are going number one overall, is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a bust relative to a really really dating stand

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<v Speaker 2>And statistically, unfortunately for Richardson dead last in the league

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<v Speaker 2>and passer rating at fifty seven point two, second to

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<v Speaker 2>lasses for Levis at seventy point seven, he's only completed

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<v Speaker 2>forty four point four percent of his passes, so it's

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<v Speaker 2>been a very ugly overall season for him. With a

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<v Speaker 2>somewhat limited sample size, he's only attempt at one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and thirty three passes. So this really isn't anything new.

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<v Speaker 2>Rarely do you see a quarterback drafted that high struggle

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<v Speaker 2>as much as Anthony has this season. But it's something

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<v Speaker 2>that all thirty fIF teams have to be prepared for because,

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<v Speaker 2>with the exception of number one overall picks, it's a

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<v Speaker 2>coin flip when you're drafting in the top ten, and

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<v Speaker 2>so depending on the situation, you have to be prepared

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<v Speaker 2>for that. There is no guarantee that because you draft

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<v Speaker 1>Ran What do you give the Broncos as far as

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<v Speaker 1>chances coming up against the Baltimore Ravens. They got a

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<v Speaker 1>tough three game stretch. The Ravens is nick noted, not

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<v Speaker 1>exactly great against the pass this year. They do stuff

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<v Speaker 1>pretty well. The defense has had some issues there, but

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<v Speaker 1>of course they got a very very good offense. It's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be interesting as you've got the number one

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<v Speaker 1>per play offense to the Baltimore Ravens against the number

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<v Speaker 1>one per play defense in the Broncos. But what chance

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<v Speaker 1>do you give the Broncos this week?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I have Baltimore at twenty seven to twenty one.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a winnable game. When you look at just how

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<v Speaker 2>week Baltimore's pass defense has been, I would say if

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<v Speaker 2>history is the gauge, they're due to have a good

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<v Speaker 2>game because it's been really ugly for them three eight

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<v Speaker 2>games so far. But Baltimore is the better overall team.

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<v Speaker 2>Lamar Jackson's arguably playing the quarterback position better than anybody

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<v Speaker 2>in the NFL right now, and as great as our

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<v Speaker 2>defense has been, it's going to be the biggest challenge

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<v Speaker 2>of the season far and away, so I'm pulling for him.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's a winnable game, but I still give

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<v Speaker 2>the slight edge to Baltimore.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, he's Ryan Michael at The Ryan Michael on Twitter.

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<v Speaker 1>Look forward to talking to you next week. Hopefully the

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<v Speaker 1>Broncos are able to get that win against the Baltimore Ravens,

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<v Speaker 1>but if they don't, we going into Kansas City and

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<v Speaker 1>and trying to figure things out. Look forward to talking

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<v Speaker 1>to them.

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<v Speaker 2>But thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely take care, Ryan Michael at The Ryan Michael on

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<v Speaker 1>Twitter