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<v Speaker 1>The Raging Cajen's football team star wide receiver misses the

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<v Speaker 1>first two days of fall camp practices. I'll tell you

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<v Speaker 1>what I know here on Rag and Rundown. What's good,

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<v Speaker 1>ladies and gentlemen, and welcome into another episode of Raging Rundown.

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<v Speaker 1>All Cajuns all the time. I'm your guy, your Marcus Fitzpatrick,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know you can always call me fits. And

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<v Speaker 1>in today's episode, we will be talking about wide receiver

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<v Speaker 1>Shelton Sampson missing the first two days of practice in

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<v Speaker 1>fall camp. They have not hit pass just yet. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>tell you what I know about the injury, and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>talk about some of the players that are in behind

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<v Speaker 1>him that are going to be getting more reps in

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<v Speaker 1>practice that will give them the opportunities with him not

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<v Speaker 1>in action. So Louisiana began fall camp earlier this week.

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<v Speaker 1>Today is Friday as I'm recording this episode, and they

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<v Speaker 1>have had two days of practice. So the first day

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<v Speaker 1>of practice that they had was Wednesday. They reported on Tuesday.

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<v Speaker 1>We spoke to those players and coaches for media days

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<v Speaker 1>on report day, and then their first official practice was

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<v Speaker 1>Wednesday afternoon. So on to and full disclaimer on Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 1>we talked to Sheldon Sampson. He was super excited for

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<v Speaker 1>the season and all these things around in those sorts,

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<v Speaker 1>so it didn't appear that he was hurt at all

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<v Speaker 1>that we knew of. So we get out to practice

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<v Speaker 1>on Wednesdays, and the media members we are given a

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<v Speaker 1>specific time window in which we are able to view

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<v Speaker 1>practice where we can shoot video, take photos and all

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<v Speaker 1>those things like that observe practice. And typically when we've

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<v Speaker 1>been able to do that, it's normally been during their

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<v Speaker 1>individual periods where each position group is sectioned off in

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<v Speaker 1>different parts of the field and they're working on positional drills.

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<v Speaker 1>Receivers running routes, quarterbacks throwing the football, tight ends working

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<v Speaker 1>on block and so on and so forth. And so

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<v Speaker 1>when we got out to the field, you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>on the offensive side of the field. My partner at KTC,

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<v Speaker 1>Anthony Counsel, is on the defensive side of the field.

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<v Speaker 1>And so I make my way around the field and

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<v Speaker 1>I notice in the receiver groups that Shelton Sampson is

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<v Speaker 1>not there. And so as I'm walking back away from

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<v Speaker 1>the field after the period was over in which we

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<v Speaker 1>were able to shoot, I saw that Shelton was in

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<v Speaker 1>a gray jersey, which, for those of you that don't

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<v Speaker 1>know Louisiana, in their practice jerseys, defensive players wear black jerseys,

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<v Speaker 1>Offensive players wear red jerseys. Quarterbacks wear gray jerseys which

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<v Speaker 1>signify non contact, do not touch.

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<v Speaker 2>Keep them upright.

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<v Speaker 1>The only other players that wear those color jerseys are

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<v Speaker 1>players that are not practicing and or injured players. So obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>in our job as the working media, that is a

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<v Speaker 1>topic that we have to discuss, that we have to

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<v Speaker 1>ask questions about, because that is why we are credentialed.

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<v Speaker 1>We get the access to ask those questions, to give

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<v Speaker 1>you all the details of what's going on. We're able

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<v Speaker 1>to do that. I unfortunately was not able to physically

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<v Speaker 1>be in the room, but I sent my partner, Anthony Counsel,

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<v Speaker 1>like I mentioned, to the press conference, and he asked

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<v Speaker 1>coach Desimo what was going on with Sheldon Sampson. And

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<v Speaker 1>here was the sequence of how I went. Sheldon Sampson

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<v Speaker 1>not be out for practice?

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<v Speaker 2>He tell us why is he injured? Just the reason why?

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<v Speaker 2>And will he be out for practice today?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, he's injured.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah he's out today. I don't know when he'll be

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<v Speaker 2>back now full disclosure.

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<v Speaker 1>After I saw the clip, I asked Anthony did he

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<v Speaker 1>follow up at all?

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<v Speaker 2>And he told me no. Anthony is very young in

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<v Speaker 2>the industry.

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<v Speaker 1>He's coming along, and so this was a teaching moment

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<v Speaker 1>to tell him there should have been some form of

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<v Speaker 1>follow up questions, what's the severity of his injury? Do

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<v Speaker 1>you think this will keep him out long term? Because

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<v Speaker 1>in that answer he says, yes, he's injured. No, he

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<v Speaker 1>won't practice today. I don't know when he'll be back.

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<v Speaker 1>So obviously I'm not telling coach doesn't know how to

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<v Speaker 1>run his program, but he has very much been so

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<v Speaker 1>very buttoned up, especially when it comes to things about this. However,

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<v Speaker 1>for us as the media, it is our responsibility to

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<v Speaker 1>find the truth, the answers to what is actually going

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<v Speaker 1>on behind the scenes. That's why we have the access

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<v Speaker 1>that we're given, and it is our duty as journalists.

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<v Speaker 2>To get to the truth.

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<v Speaker 1>So I did tell Anthony follow up next time in

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<v Speaker 1>instances like that and ask those follow up questions to

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<v Speaker 1>get more clarity on what's going on. So I made

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<v Speaker 1>some phone calls around and what I was told is

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<v Speaker 1>that during organized team activities and or OTA's which is

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<v Speaker 1>just summer workouts where the players are able to do

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<v Speaker 1>things on their own without coaches supervision. Sheldon hyper extended Disney.

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<v Speaker 1>Nothing crazy, nothing terrible, but just to give you guys

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<v Speaker 1>context of what it all looks like and just based

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<v Speaker 1>on what I googled. A hyper extended knee. Typically the

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<v Speaker 1>recovery time is two to four weeks if it's a

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<v Speaker 1>mild strain. Moderate stream is six to twelve weeks, severe

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<v Speaker 1>cases six to twelve months. Now, like I mentioned, because

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<v Speaker 1>we don't know the severity of how this injury is,

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<v Speaker 1>there's no timetable to know when Shelton Sampson may actually

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<v Speaker 1>be back. The next time that coach Dez will be

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<v Speaker 1>in front of a microphone will be on Tuesday of

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<v Speaker 1>next week. They will left practice today here on Friday.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe they practice again on Saturday, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>they're off on Sunday, and then I think they have

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<v Speaker 1>a closed practice on Monday. They practice Tuesday that afternoon,

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<v Speaker 1>and we will talk to him earlier in the day,

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<v Speaker 1>so I will be there and I will definitely be

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<v Speaker 1>asking him, I was Sheldon Sampson progressing in his injury?

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<v Speaker 2>What is the severity of it? Do you anticipate him.

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<v Speaker 1>Being out through fall camp or will he be available

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<v Speaker 1>for Week one if you had to anticipate now. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't believe that this is going to be something that

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<v Speaker 1>is going to keep him out long term. I really don't.

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<v Speaker 1>This is just to be able to give us information

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<v Speaker 1>on what is progressing as fall camp is going on.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a major storyline. Last season, Sholdon Sampson was your

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<v Speaker 1>leading receiver in all categories thirty two receptions, five hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and thirty seven yards and six touchdowns with a long

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<v Speaker 1>pass of forty five, averaging sixteen point eight per catch.

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<v Speaker 1>So he was your big play receiver. He was all

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<v Speaker 1>of what you needed last season and was a huge

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<v Speaker 1>part of your offense and had really really good connections

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<v Speaker 1>with Lunch Winfield there on the back half of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>But it is just two days in the camp. They

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<v Speaker 1>haven't touched pads yet, and buy all accounts what I've

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<v Speaker 1>told you. If this is a mild strain in two weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>you still have time before you play on September fifth

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<v Speaker 1>against Lamar, so you have time for him to get healthy.

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<v Speaker 1>This would be a lot more alarming if this was

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<v Speaker 1>game week and he was in a Great Jersey that

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<v Speaker 1>would be a little bit more alarming and if Dez

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<v Speaker 1>was giving that type of answer. But that is the

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<v Speaker 1>latest on what is happening with Sheldon Sampson. Now I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to step aside for just a quick second, and

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<v Speaker 1>when we come back, we'll talk about some of the

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<v Speaker 1>other receivers that are in the room at his particular position,

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<v Speaker 1>what they will be getting the opportunities to see in practice,

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<v Speaker 1>and how important it will be for them to get

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<v Speaker 1>those reps. We'll discuss it when we come back here

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<v Speaker 1>on Rage and Rundown. Hey, guys, thank you so much

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<v Speaker 1>for tuning into another episode of Rage and Rundown. We're

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<v Speaker 1>going to get back into the action in just a second,

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<v Speaker 1>raging Cajun fans just like yourself. So, with Sholdon Sampson

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<v Speaker 1>being sidelined for the time being, the next question is

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<v Speaker 1>who's the next man up and obviously, like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't have a game being played this Saturday, You're

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<v Speaker 1>a couple more weeks away from the season. I think

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<v Speaker 1>under thirty days at this point, so you have time

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<v Speaker 1>for him to get healthy. I do want to make

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<v Speaker 1>that clear. But in the meantime, you're gonna have other

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<v Speaker 1>receivers that will be taking on reps that he would

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<v Speaker 1>normally be assuming. So after I have looked back at

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<v Speaker 1>some of the old depth charts from last season, Sheldon

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<v Speaker 1>Sampson is considered your ex receiver, which is the receiver

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<v Speaker 1>that lines up on the line of scrimmage in the offense,

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<v Speaker 1>typically your number one receiver, and then you have a

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<v Speaker 1>zero receiver who's lined up off the ball on the

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<v Speaker 1>opposite side in behind Shelton. On the week one depth

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<v Speaker 1>chart of what you had were two receivers, Landon Baptists

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<v Speaker 1>and Cadarius Weide. Both of those guys will be entering

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<v Speaker 1>their red shirt junior seasons, meaning they have been a

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<v Speaker 1>part of this program going into their fourth season. Landon

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<v Speaker 1>is a former quarterback at South Side of High School.

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<v Speaker 1>I covered him in high school.

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<v Speaker 2>Last season.

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<v Speaker 1>He was six foot, three hundred and seventy nine pounds

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<v Speaker 1>on the current roster if I can get it pulled

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<v Speaker 1>up really quick to see if he is a if

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<v Speaker 1>he's put on any weight, or if he's grown any taller.

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<v Speaker 1>They have n't listed at sixty four, one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>eighty pounds redshirt junior. Like I mentioned, Cadarius weighed six

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<v Speaker 1>foot four, two hundred pounds receiver. So those are the

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<v Speaker 1>two guys that will be assuming that role at the

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<v Speaker 1>ex position while Shelton Sampson is sidelined. It's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be truly important for these guys to continue to get

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<v Speaker 1>these reps. Number one, because the more reps you get,

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<v Speaker 1>the better off that you have an opportunity to showcase

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<v Speaker 1>your talents on game day. And number two, Louisiana doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>have the type of offense where Shelton is gonna get

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<v Speaker 1>twenty targets a game and thirteen receptions like they've always

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<v Speaker 1>spread the football around. Obviously they are a run first offense,

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<v Speaker 1>but when they are throwing the football, it's not just

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<v Speaker 1>the one guy. It is across the way. It's with

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<v Speaker 1>jet sweeps, across the way, it's you know, now even

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<v Speaker 1>more so with tunnel screens and bubble screens and throwing

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<v Speaker 1>to the tight end, like they are spreading the football

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<v Speaker 1>around very much. So like even to that point, after

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<v Speaker 1>Shelton Sampson, you know he has had thirty two receptions.

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<v Speaker 1>Your next receiver was Kayden Jensen with twenty nine. This

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<v Speaker 1>is all coming from last season. After that, it was

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<v Speaker 1>Rob Williams with twenty five receptions, z island Perry with sixteen,

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<v Speaker 1>Charles Robertson with fifteen, Trey Miller with thirteen, Brock Chapel

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<v Speaker 1>with twelve, Landon Struggler with ten, Bill Davis with ten.

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<v Speaker 1>That's kind of how it was shaping up. Now, the

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<v Speaker 1>two guys that I mentioned in Cadarius Wade and Landon Matisse,

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<v Speaker 1>in their careers, they haven't had as much of an opportunity,

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<v Speaker 1>mainly because they've been behind some really good receivers in

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<v Speaker 1>their career. Last season, Landon had two catches for fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>yards and a touchdown. I do believe at one point

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<v Speaker 1>he got injured and was then out for the year,

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<v Speaker 1>so that also factors into this. And then for Cadarius,

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<v Speaker 1>he had two receptions for twenty five yards with a

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<v Speaker 1>long of nineteen yards. I believe that was in the

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<v Speaker 1>McNeese game, so These are two guys that haven't had

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<v Speaker 1>much of an opportunity to get burned in game, but

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<v Speaker 1>now that they are in practice, they're going to have

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<v Speaker 1>all the reps that they possibly can while Shelton Sampson

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<v Speaker 1>is sidelined for the time being, so I'm sure that

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<v Speaker 1>they will be trying to make the most of that opportunity.

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<v Speaker 1>Just a little bit of some of the observations that

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<v Speaker 1>I've been making in camp as well, there has been

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of intensity early on in these practices. Coaches

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<v Speaker 1>are emphasized that guys have to fly around. They are

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<v Speaker 1>you know, pushing the younger guys to make sure that

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<v Speaker 1>they're executing in the individual drills because obviously what we're

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<v Speaker 1>seeing isn't a whole lot of contact seven on seven

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<v Speaker 1>type of football. A lot of it is routes on air.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, offensive linemen hitting the sleds, defensive backs doing

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<v Speaker 1>back pedaling drills, and you know, catching interceptions through the air.

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<v Speaker 1>Drills of that nature. But coaches are emphasizing, like, let's

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<v Speaker 1>fly around, let's make sure that we are doing the

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<v Speaker 1>most that we can. And they're not just emphasizing it

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<v Speaker 1>to the young guys. It's across the board. If you know,

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<v Speaker 1>coach Salgado was mentioning too. I think he was coaching

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<v Speaker 1>up Cody Jackson if I remember correctly, yesterday. And this

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<v Speaker 1>is not to call out Cody. This is just something

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<v Speaker 1>I'm remembering off the top of my head, and he

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<v Speaker 1>was talking about something in the drill and he was like,

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<v Speaker 1>if we're gonna do it, let's let's go full speed,

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go all the way with how we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>present things. And so the intensity has been high. The

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<v Speaker 1>coaching staff has been demanding in what they want to

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<v Speaker 1>see from the players, making sure that they're executing things

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<v Speaker 1>correctly so that it will translate into eleven on eleven drills,

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<v Speaker 1>seven on seven drills, and ultimately.

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<v Speaker 2>To game day.

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<v Speaker 1>The way that the individual drills have been going. On

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<v Speaker 1>the offensive side of things, the receivers will go down

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<v Speaker 1>to the far end of where they're practicing on the field.

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<v Speaker 1>They'll do rug routes and be catching passes, and then

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<v Speaker 1>the tight ends and offensive linemen typically are doing combo blocks,

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<v Speaker 1>so like the offensive tackle and the tight end are

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<v Speaker 1>working zone blocking schemes, so they're doing that, and then

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<v Speaker 1>the tight ends will move over and they'll work other

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<v Speaker 1>things Eventually they work their ways into doing routes on

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<v Speaker 1>air with the quarterbacks. The quarterbacks are doing mesh drills

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<v Speaker 1>with the running backs, and then towards the back half

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<v Speaker 1>of that, the quarterbacks are throwing routes to both the

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<v Speaker 1>receivers and the tight ends. So they're working all these

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<v Speaker 1>different things interchangeably together, and from what we have seen,

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterbacks are making good connections with all receivers and

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<v Speaker 1>the receivers are hauling those passes in. I remember getting

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<v Speaker 1>a clip of video, which I don't know if Anthony

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<v Speaker 1>Council posted it on his socials, but I do remember

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<v Speaker 1>getting a clip of video where I believe it was

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<v Speaker 1>Lunch that threw a high pass across the middle because

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<v Speaker 1>they were driving into the end zone. They were working

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<v Speaker 1>red zone passes, they were throwing it into the end zone.

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<v Speaker 1>He threw one up to Jason Johnson. He went up

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<v Speaker 1>and got it kind of pirouetted in the air and

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<v Speaker 1>was able to haul it in. He had to go

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<v Speaker 1>outside of his range a little bit to go and

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<v Speaker 1>get the football. So there weren't a ton of drops

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<v Speaker 1>from what I remember seeing, and they were running really

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<v Speaker 1>really crisp routes from top to bottom the ones, twos, threes, four,

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<v Speaker 1>so on and so forth. That includes kadarious way, that

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<v Speaker 1>includes landa beatis And in fact, now that I think

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<v Speaker 1>about it, I remember also seeing him run a route.

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<v Speaker 1>It might have been a corner route or a streak

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<v Speaker 1>to the corner the inZone. I remember him catching it

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<v Speaker 1>over the shoulder and getting coached up saying, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a really good job, and things of that nature. So

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<v Speaker 1>these are gonna be guys like I mentioned, that are

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<v Speaker 1>going to get this opportunity with Shelton not practicing right now,

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<v Speaker 1>and it'll be interesting to see how they seize the opportunity.

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<v Speaker 1>When Sheldon comes back, he's gonna assume the role. He's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have to work his way back into it to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that he doesn't reaggravate that injury. But it'll

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<v Speaker 1>be important to have these guys getting those rips for

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<v Speaker 1>depth reasons. Hey, maybe Shelton needs a breather and it's

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<v Speaker 1>third and five and you need a guy that's out

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<v Speaker 1>there still that there's no drop off whenever you take

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<v Speaker 1>your main guy out and you put in the two

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<v Speaker 1>receiver or the number two on the depth chart receiver.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's how things stand as of now, Sheldon Sampson

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<v Speaker 1>is currently not practicing. I've instructed Anthony to check and

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<v Speaker 1>see if he will be practicing today. I do not

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<v Speaker 1>predict that he will be because unless there's just been

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<v Speaker 1>some crazy progress over the last twenty four hours since

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<v Speaker 1>that Q and A has been has happened, and also

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<v Speaker 1>since their last practice, which you get in practice, then

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<v Speaker 1>Thursday afternoon, I'm not expecting him to be practicing. But

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<v Speaker 1>like I said on Tuesday, when Coach Dez is in

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<v Speaker 1>front of a microphone again, I'll ask him the latest

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<v Speaker 1>about that to try to get a little bit more

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<v Speaker 1>clarity about the severity of the injury and maybe how

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<v Speaker 1>the timetable will shape out any further for Sheldon Sampson.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's going to wrap up another episode of Rage

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<v Speaker 1>and Rundown. If you've made it to this point in

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