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Mac & Bone Show - Evan Washburn Interview · Mac & Bone Podcast

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  Speaker 1: Evan Washburn, CBS. We talked to the great Ian Eagle yesterday,
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  Speaker 1: and he raved about Evan Washburn, said all the kind things,
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  Speaker 1: as you would expect. Evan Washburn, nice enough to join
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  Speaker 1: us now. Before being on the sidelines for the CBS
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  Speaker 1: broadcast of Panthers-Eagles on Sunday, Evan, how are you doing today, man?
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  Speaker 1: Thanks for coming on.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, good morning, fellas. I'm glad those checks are paying
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  Speaker 2: off for Ian. He charges a heavy premium for kind words,
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  Speaker 2: but it's worth it.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, yeah, brother. He's doing his job. If you're paying,
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  Speaker 1: you're getting your money's worth. Oh, man. So this one, Evan,
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  Speaker 1: like all of us, the way we've talked about this
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  Speaker 1: game has obviously changed when we get the news about
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  Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts. And I mean, the most important thing is, man,
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  Speaker 1: your heart goes out to him with his blood clots.
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  Speaker 1: We've seen it here with Taylor Moten. This is serious stuff.
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  Speaker 1: But it does change the complexion of the game. What
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  Speaker 1: are your thoughts on Hurts' situation? And Tanner McKee, I'm
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  Speaker 1: sure you're You're scrambling now to dig up probably some
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  Speaker 1: late-week info on Jalen's situation, but also on who Tanner
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  Speaker 1: McKee is, right?
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  Speaker 2: Well said. Whenever you hear blood clots, and I thought
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  Speaker 2: Taylor's comments coming back to practice about what he went
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  Speaker 2: through now carries even more weight because of what you
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  Speaker 2: think Jalen has to go through now. with this situation,
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  Speaker 2: but it just seems to be the next and what's
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  Speaker 2: been a nightmare season for the Philadelphia Eagles in terms
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  Speaker 2: of injuries, availability with Lane Johnson, having to step away.
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  Speaker 2: And that's a market that doesn't pay kindly to struggles,
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  Speaker 2: even if it's kind of out of your hands from
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  Speaker 2: a health perspective. So that adds a weight to it,
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  Speaker 2: the home game. So all those things, it really feels
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  Speaker 2: like we're walking into a Aldrin in so many ways. So,
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  Speaker 2: The one thing I've realized, though, doing this job, all
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  Speaker 2: that said, wacky stuff happens on Sundays or Mondays or
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  Speaker 2: Thursday nights. And so we can have all these thoughts,
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  Speaker 2: and we will, about what this means for the matchup
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  Speaker 2: and how much this benefits Carolina. But until you see
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  Speaker 2: it on the field, a lot of it's just projection.
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  Speaker 3: Evan, your role and what you do on the sidelines,
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  Speaker 3: it's not just relaying the in-game information. You're you're very
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  Speaker 3: much a storyteller. So how compelling is this story of
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  Speaker 3: Bryce Young right now from where he was to where
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  Speaker 3: he is now and where it appears that he's going
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  Speaker 3: as the future of this franchise?
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  Speaker 2: I think it's arguably the best story in the NFL
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  Speaker 2: right now that probably isn't getting as much attention as
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  Speaker 2: it should. And I think that'll pick up here. I
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  Speaker 2: thought Sunday night helped a win and a performance in
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  Speaker 2: Philadelphia in that market, a big window for us at
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  Speaker 2: 1 p.m. will help. I can't believe what I'm seeing
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  Speaker 2: from a, I want to say performance, but really just
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  Speaker 2: what seems to be an extremely calm guy in the pocket.
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  Speaker 2: And that has not been the case, as you guys
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  Speaker 2: well know, through the first three years of his career.
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  Speaker 2: But not much has changed from what I can tell,
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  Speaker 2: talking to people about his mechanics, or there's been this
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  Speaker 2: sweeping shift in how he's playing the position. He's almost...
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  Speaker 2: through the help of Brad Idzik and Dave Canales and
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  Speaker 2: that staff, somehow gotten and created an environment where he's
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  Speaker 2: playing like he did in Alabama because it looks really
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  Speaker 2: similar when you put that tape next to one another.
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  Speaker 2: So it's cool. I hope it keeps going because you
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  Speaker 2: need guys to play that position well for us to
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  Speaker 2: have entertaining games on Sundays.
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  Speaker 1: 100%. Evan Washburn is going to be on the sidelines
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  Speaker 1: in Philly when you're watching Panthers-Eagles on CBS. Evan, what
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  Speaker 1: do you think of the Panthers in general? I think
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  Speaker 1: we here, and they've been banged up themselves, and they
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  Speaker 1: still have this inconsistency thing, right? Give up 59 to
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  Speaker 1: the Bears, route the Falcons. lose a tough one to Cleveland,
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  Speaker 1: but you lose both your starting corners but still find
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  Speaker 1: a way to beat Detroit. There's still this inconsistency, but
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  Speaker 1: I think most fans here believe this thing under Canales
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  Speaker 1: and company is really headed in the right direction. Do
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  Speaker 1: you feel that way? What do you think about where
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  Speaker 1: this franchise is headed?
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  Speaker 2: I would agree. I mean, I think we're still so
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  Speaker 2: early in this year. We have it every season right now.
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  Speaker 2: It could be the Minnesota Vikings with their start last year.
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  Speaker 1: It was.
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  Speaker 2: the Indianapolis Colts, I'd put Carolina kind of in that
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  Speaker 2: discussion of, is this sustainable? Is this something that once
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  Speaker 2: we get to week eight, nine, 10, 11, and 12,
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  Speaker 2: where there's more tape, there's more ability for teams to
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  Speaker 2: scheme against what you do well, what's your health perspective?
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  Speaker 2: How many guys do you have available for you? But
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  Speaker 2: what I, it strikes me with Carolina and I wish
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  Speaker 2: more organizations did this. is there's clearly been some patience
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  Speaker 2: from David Tepper on down because it didn't look good,
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  Speaker 2: whether it be Bryce or even with Dave and his
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  Speaker 2: kind of first foray into head coaching coming from being
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  Speaker 2: somewhat of a no-name coordinator. And he's built a culture,
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  Speaker 2: which is the word we always throw around. And they
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  Speaker 2: have a– it's funny. I talked to Will Harriger yesterday,
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  Speaker 2: their quarterback coach, and they all kind of sound the same.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, when Brad Idzik steps to the podium, they've
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  Speaker 2: got this– joyful approach to the job, which I think
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  Speaker 2: is how Dave approaches it. And they use a lot
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  Speaker 2: of the same buzzwords. And at times that can be
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  Speaker 2: frustrating because you just kind of want to get a
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  Speaker 2: different vibe from a different coach, but he's clearly permeated
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  Speaker 2: that building. I think Bryce is kind of perfect for
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  Speaker 2: it because he's a smiling guy that doesn't say much.
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  Speaker 2: And they just kind of go about their business. It's,
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  Speaker 2: it's clear. They're all rowing in the same direction where
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  Speaker 2: that ends up going. That's the fun part, but at
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  Speaker 2: least they're all aligned.
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  Speaker 3: Evan, as we analyzed this matchup yesterday, obviously the Jalen
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  Speaker 3: Hurts news changed stuff and all the injuries with Philly.
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  Speaker 3: It's been a little bit difficult to try to zone
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  Speaker 3: in on some of the stuff going on. But when
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  Speaker 3: you look at where the Eagles are, what they're coming
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  Speaker 3: off of, that fan base in general, if the Panthers
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  Speaker 3: get off to an early lead, how quickly is that crowd,
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  Speaker 3: do you think, ready to turn on their home team?
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  Speaker 2: They'll boo after the first series. I mean, that's a given.
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  Speaker 2: But that said, most of the players on that team
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  Speaker 2: outside of the young guys are used to it. I mean,
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  Speaker 2: it doesn't really affect them in the way that I
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  Speaker 2: think it would if you were maybe in Carolina or
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  Speaker 2: Kansas City. Like, they're not booing Mahomes after he goes
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  Speaker 2: three and out in the first series, but that would happen. Now,
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  Speaker 2: do they give a little grace because it's Tanner McKee? Maybe,
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  Speaker 2: but it's hard to orchestrate whatever it is, 70 plus
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  Speaker 2: thousand people to have the same sympathy for a situation,
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  Speaker 2: especially in that market. But I think a fast start
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  Speaker 2: obviously is critical for all those reasons.
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  Speaker 1: I do.
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  Speaker 2: I'm sure you guys have acknowledged this. Philly's still really
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  Speaker 2: good defensively. I mean, they're down a couple of guys,
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  Speaker 2: but they cause a lot of headaches for, arguably Super
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  Speaker 2: Bowl caliber offense in the Jacksonville Jaguars last week. So
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  Speaker 2: that part for Bryce and company is real. I don't
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  Speaker 2: think they're going to let them do as much play
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  Speaker 2: as they're comfortable at pace as they did against Detroit
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  Speaker 2: a couple weeks ago.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, no, I think that's definitely fair. Evan, when you
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  Speaker 1: are on sidelines in a place like Philly, like do
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  Speaker 1: you hear, like do fans yell stuff at you? Or
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  Speaker 1: do they just stick to yelling at the plate?
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  Speaker 2: I get stuff everywhere. Yeah, it's fun. I just keep
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  Speaker 2: it moving. But it's either somebody yelling your name in
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  Speaker 2: a fun way or they're yelling something. And as long
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  Speaker 2: as you're walking with pace and I just give a
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  Speaker 2: thumbs up, something like that. Ever since the Raiders moved
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  Speaker 2: out of Oakland, nothing ever. It's tame. It's easy. But
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  Speaker 2: in Oakland, I would literally sprint the end zone. So, like...
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  Speaker 2: If you're kind of walking the sideline, and then I
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  Speaker 2: would sprint the end zone just in case anything was
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  Speaker 2: flying from the... The black hole, man. Whatever they called it,
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  Speaker 2: the black hole, yeah. That was real. That was cool.
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  Speaker 2: That was like going to Mad Max. It was different.
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  Speaker 1: Thunderdome. See, I'd yell out, Washburn, you got the best
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  Speaker 1: hair in the business.
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  Speaker 2: You'd be very nice. Yeah, I get a lot of
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  Speaker 2: the hair stuff. That's the go-to.
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  Speaker 1: I figured you had to. Bone didn't bring it up.
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  Speaker 1: I was going to compliment you on... I felt weird.
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  Speaker 1: It's the best in the game. But I figure you
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  Speaker 1: have to get that all the time.
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  Speaker 2: It's fine. There's plenty of worse things that can be
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  Speaker 2: your identifier. I'll take quality hair.
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  Speaker 1: 100%. None of my identifiers are positive, Evan. I want
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  Speaker 1: you to know that right now. So you've got something going. Well, hey, man,
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  Speaker 1: we appreciate you joining us. We're looking forward to hearing you, I,
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  Speaker 1: and Ross, the whole team, on the call on Sunday.
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  Speaker 1: Enjoy Philly. Keep it moving if they're yelling stuff. And
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  Speaker 1: thanks for joining us, man. We appreciate it.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, have a good one, fellas.