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laced up let's go Welcome back to Banter with
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the Boys, Gridiron Updates, Week 5. Rob's back
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with us again, our co -host, as well as Jake,
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our in -house Ravens fan, if you will. Welcome
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back, Jake. Yeah, I had to limp in here. Had
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to limp in? Yeah, I hear you. Licking those wounds.
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We don't feel much better. Yeah, we're over here,
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too. I mean, if we're being real about it. We
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had a competitive L, though. Yeah, yeah, competitive
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L. Better than how the Ravens showed up. Yours
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wasn't really a competitive L. Nah, no. Rob,
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have a good week. Yeah, fantasy -wise I did,
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but I'm in the Vikings game. Obviously, it was
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a little disappointing, but it was kind of fun
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actually getting up early and cooking some breakfast
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and watching. I actually watched it at the campground
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outside. You get to do that again this week.
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Maybe not at the campground, but you get to get
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up early again this week. Yeah, but I think weather
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is good. We could. Four windows of football is
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always a great Sunday. Correct. There you go.
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There it is. Kev behind the camera and getting
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everything done for us as always. Without further
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ado, let's head right into our week four game
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recaps, Kev. Recaps. And the first game that
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we're going to talk about in our recaps is going
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to be that Ravens game. And I'm not even going
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to say anything else. We'll just let Jake take
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it from here. We'll interject where we need to.
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But, Jake, what are your feelings today on that
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Ravens versus Chiefs game? Having a couple of
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days to reflect on it. Chiefs won, by the way,
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37 -20. Sorry. Yeah. And it was really bigger
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than that. That last touchdown was really garbage
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time. Don't read too much into that. So it was
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a 10 point loss versus 17 point loss. Well, I
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mean, if you're, if you're into that kind of
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stuff. So it wasn't as big as a blowout is what
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you're saying. No, no, no, no, no, it wasn't.
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Okay. Now Ravens are just too banged up on the
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defensive side of the ball. For sure. The news
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of Nambi Matabike. D -tackle, D -N, right? D
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-tackle, like their best defensive line being
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put on IR. Done for the year. Potentially longer,
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depending on what other medical news comes out
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of that. So we hate to see that kind of stuff
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happen to anybody. Yep. And really hurts that
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run defense, which has been struggling already.
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Yeah. Want to get Kyle Van Noy healthy and back
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and missing him. Roquan Smith got injured. Van
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Noy hasn't played all year, right? Van Noy, no,
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he hasn't. Marlon Humphreys got injured, missed
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like half the game. Nate Wiggins, I mean, just
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the list goes on and on. That entire defense
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just got beat up. And then the elephant in the
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room who got hurt. Oh, yeah. We're trying to
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be optimistic about that right now. He's day
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-to -day right now, allegedly, with an alleged
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hamstring, yeah. Right. Allegedly. expecting
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to be out two to three weeks we'll see what happens
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okay i think it's wise don't with lamar just
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like don't rush it don't bring it back cooper
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rush isn't going to do anything for the ravens
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as we saw I saw in the second half against the
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Chiefs. When your play calling changes, right?
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Yeah, the play calling changes. We were talking
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last week that there was going to be more of
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a focus on Derrick Henry running the ball, running
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angry. That didn't happen. No, not in his eight
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carries. And they were effective carries, too.
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And then, again, when you get behind, they're
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like, oh, we're behind by two scores. Well, let's
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get away from our identity again. But they also
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couldn't protect Lamar at all. I mean, I straight
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up saw, I don't know what running back. It wasn't
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Derrick Henry, though. Maybe it was Hill. But
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just missed multiple blocks. I mean, dude. And
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it wasn't just him, though. It was the whole
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line. Miscommunication across the whole board.
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It's like multiple people being let through.
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It's like, what is going on? Hats off to Spagnola,
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running a very similar defensive scheme like
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the Lions did the week before. Really just being
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able to successfully pressure Lamar with four,
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having that spy, and then a shell zone. seen
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two teams in a row do it to him and but it's
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always easier said than done right you have yeah
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you have to have the personnel to to be able
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to accomplish that um i think one of the other
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talking points that's been happening is uh around
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zach or the defensive coordinator there's a lot
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of ravens fan talk about was like hey fire fire
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or let's get rid of them uh and i think it's
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too soon i there needs to be some changes to
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their defensive schemes and strategies they're
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being very passive and not blitzing a lot. And
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I think they need to step up their pressures.
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Yeah. Take a look at changing their, their, their
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entire scheme. Yeah, I mean, on the other side
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of the ball, though, Mahomes played a really
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great game. That was probably by far his best
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game of the season. Xavier Worthy coming back
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and giving his dynamic abilities. Had a couple
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rushes, hit some passes, really opened up that
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offense. And Pat was on a heater that game. This
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is the first time in two years where he threw
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four touchdowns, more than two. So, yeah, that
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was on that side of the ball. And, you know,
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they're coming off being the Super Bowl team.
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So the Chiefs, I mean, even their 2 -2 record
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doesn't really reflect where they're at. But
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I think also in the beginning of the year, we
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had them as a playoff team. Yep. Oh, for sure.
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They're going to find a way in. This is how Mahomes
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rolls. What was I just about to say? Real quick,
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we've got to move on, unfortunately, already.
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Don't worry, Chiefs fans. We're probably going
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to be talking about you a little bit all year,
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of course. There's always a little sprinkled
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in there. But I did want to make a mention. We
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must have a listener that kind of messaged into
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us. We're just going to call him Tim O. Tim O.
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Not to say last name, just in case he doesn't
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want to. I didn't even ask him to share this.
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Hopefully he's cool with it. I don't know. He's
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cool with it. He's cool with it. I know him.
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You know him? All right, cool. Perfect. This
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is September 24th, so a week ago today, he said,
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Mahomes is going to get back on track once Rice,
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Worthy come back. Unfortunately, I think, meaning
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Tim, Kelsey is done after this year, slowing
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down and not focused. Really interesting. I mean,
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I could definitely see Kelsey being done after
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this year. He does look a little step back. I
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don't know if you saw my response to him, but
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I feel like even after he makes a play, he's
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not as excited. as vocal as he's been in the
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past. I don't know. Maybe he's just ramping up
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to that. As they get to the playoffs, nobody
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believed in us type stuff. I don't know. Thanks,
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Tim. Thanks for messaging us. He was right. Xavier
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Worthy came back. Made a difference. Appreciate
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you, Tim. Absolutely. Throw us comments. We'll
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bring you on. Even if that means not everybody
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should have a podcast. Let's move on to the next
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game here. Let's see. Tampa Bay. playing the
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Eagles in Tampa Bay. Your Buccaneers. Yeah, I
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did take the Eagles, though. I thought I took
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the Bucs, but I actually went back and listened.
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I did take the Eagles. Yeah, we all took the
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Eagles across the board. I think there was only
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one person that ended up taking the Buccaneers.
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And the Bucs really tried to battle back into
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this game. They lost 31 -25, by the way, later
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in the game. But they seem to be a second -half
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team anyway right now this season, so I'm curious
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to see if that changes at all as we... As the
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season goes on, can they play a full game? What
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do the Bucs look like if they actually play a
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full game of football? Right now they're 3 -1,
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but their first loss coming to the defending
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Super Bowl champions. So what are the Bucs actually
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this season? So I'm curious to see them going
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forward. I mean, it was a good competitive game.
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I mean, obviously the Eagles came out and kind
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of dominated that first half. I did like their
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little fake tush push. Twice they did it. They
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did two fake tush pushes, and honestly, it was
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awesome. The one to Barkley, and then there was
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one. Was that the Goddard? It was the Goddard
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shuttle pass thing right to the side. Especially
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when you're expecting the touch. But it was a
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good game. But at the end of the game, Bucky
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Irvin coming out with an injury. I think we'll
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talk about injuries in there. So it's going to
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be a little Rashad White. So fantasy football.
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Bucky's day -to -day right now. We'll see. I'm
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just throwing out little tidbits here, a little
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information. And Bucco with another tutty. He's
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having a possible rookie of the year right now.
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He's your frontrunner. He's in right now for
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sure. So it was a good competitive game. Bucs
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fought back late, but they just got behind too
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much early. I think they'll be fine, you know,
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especially in that division. Well, and the Eagles'
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defense just felt suffocating early on. I mean,
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you couldn't do anything. Anything you were trying
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to do didn't matter. Didn't matter who it was.
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Yeah, when that front four gets going for the
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Eagles and then that skill set on the backside.
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flying around well the buccaneers defense turned
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it around in the second half 100 shutting down
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barkley uh in hertz hertz went oh for eight yeah
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and they only allowed one score which was caused
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for as a result of bucky irving's fumble in their
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territory so they had a short field and that
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entire drive was just all runs so i think the
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buccaneers had figured something out but that
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goes to show you over the course of like a game
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when and where those turnovers happen, like...
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have more or less impact on the course of the
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game. Because if Irving doesn't have that fumble,
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maybe the Buccaneers get three. And early on,
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if the Eagles don't block that punt for a touchdown,
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do they come out of the gate like that? Do they
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get that much of a lead early on? No, momentum's
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so real, man. Oh, it totally is. Shout out to
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the Bucs kicker, McLaughlin, kicking that 65
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-yarder. Holy crap. Got him in fantasy. There
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you go. Appreciated that bonus. When are we going
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to see that 70 happen? It's getting so close.
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It's crazy to think that 50 was the long 10,
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15 years ago. Now 60 is the old 50. I've never
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seen a field goal that long in person. It's just
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crazy to think dudes are kicking from over half
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the field away for three points. What's really
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changed? Maybe training over the years. I don't
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know. It's got to be. It's just crazy. You don't
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think it could change that much for kicking,
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right? You wouldn't think, but I don't know.
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Newer technology, new ways to move your leg.
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I'm not sure. It's like 10, 15 yards. It's like
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a new driver. If you kick field goals out there,
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let us know. Yeah, right. Yeah, please. Break
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this down for us. Yeah, come on the show. Let
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us know. Mind of a kicker. Yeah. Soccer counts.
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Let's see. The only other note I had was I wasn't
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a huge fan of Jalen Hurts trying to lower his
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shoulder in the first quarter of week four. Okay.
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You know, he's trying to get it in the end zone.
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You know, I get it after that. longer run on
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that on that first drive um or no yeah i think
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it was the first drive because they scored their
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first drive right after the punt though correct
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yeah um but i think it was that drive where he
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tried to lower shoulder and get in i was like
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ah maybe if it's like week 16 and it's like you're
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on the line for a one seed and you can get that
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by, you know. So do you want him to slide there?
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Speaking about slides, you should probably take
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that. Or just get out of bounds. Just get out
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of bounds. Because, I mean, we'll go to the Tua.
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I don't know if you guys saw the Tua late into
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the guy's shins, and then they called a penalty.
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That's why I didn't see that one. Oh, yeah, it
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was really bad. He was smiling. He was like,
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yeah, I've got you. It was real bad. That's why
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I think they should get rid of sliding in the
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NFL. Once you get past the line scrimmage, you're
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a runner. Fair game. Fair game. Fair enough.
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Fair enough. Let's move on to the next game here.
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Eagles move to 4 -0. Let's see. Next game, Rams
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versus the Colts. Rams getting the win 27 -20
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over the Colts. Another really competitive game.
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Yeah, battle. That's a good way to put this one.
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100 % battle. How do you feel? How do you think
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Colts fans are feeling today about Daniel Jones?
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Still feeling pretty good? I think they're feeling
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really good. Him and what's the offensive head
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coach? Steinkens? I can't remember. Steikens,
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that's it. Yeah, they've been matching up really
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well. Jones has been super effective. I mean,
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he had two picks. We talked about mistakes, but
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it kept him in the game still. He would have
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been two tubs, two picks. Donnie Mitchell didn't
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freaking drop the ball out the back of the head.
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That's crazy, man. You coach football, right?
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That's crazy, man. Like high school football.
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Yeah, yeah. What do you tell your kids? Well,
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funny enough, to be fair, just this past Monday,
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we had a D -tackle block the punt. pick up the
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ball, drag three guys 10 yards to return it for
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a touchdown and rip his helmet off the field
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off and was like just jacked up about it because
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he doesn't get to score touchdowns. He didn't
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know what he was doing. Well, 15 -yard flag,
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right? Obviously, you can't take your helmet
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off the field, right? So just a teaching moment
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for that situation, right? But something like
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that, you know, yeah, hold on to it. I guarantee
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you he never does it again. I guarantee you he
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doesn't try to switch hands because all he was
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doing was just trying to switch hands to hold
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the ball out, you know, just. To me, it didn't
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feel like it was that crazy of a showboat. It
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wasn't doing anything crazy. But just that small
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motion and his hand close. I don't know, man.
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It just sucks. So the Colts were that close,
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though, from this being a different game. And
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then to lose on the long tutty at the end. For
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real. And that's just... Watching Bynum chase
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him down, too. I was like... I wonder if that
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was Bynum's zone. Let him get deep there. I don't
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know. Yeah. He's a good dancer, though. For sure.
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But the Rams are kind of like our blue -collar
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team that we like to label them right now. Still
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getting it done. 3 -1. But as a Colts fan, I
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think you've got to be, back to the original
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question, you've got to be happy where you're
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at. I think you're fine. Evan, if you're any
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team in the AFC South, you are no longer, you
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have to wake up. You can't sleep on the Colts
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anymore. 100%. I think even anybody in the AFC.
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They've got the Raiders next week at home in
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Indy. That's probably a win, right? We've seen
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crazy things already happen this season, so who
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knows. And then they got another home game right
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after that against the Cardinals. I mean, talk
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about two opportunities there to get two more
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wins before you've got to play the Chargers in
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L .A. And the Rams got the 49ers. I just saw
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Brock's out and Jennings for that game. Sorry,
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we're getting into injuries. No, we're good.
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Do we talk about them at all? No, we don't, actually.
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So Rams got 49ers. And shout out to Puka Nakua.
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He's like Cooper Cup 2 .0. I would not be surprised
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if he goes wide receiver triple crown this year
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like Cooper Cup did a couple years ago. I'm cool
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with that. I'm in fantasy, so I'm all about what
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you're saying. He's like 43 receptions and 500
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yards already. Yeah, I was just looking at all
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those shoes leading the league right now. Yeah,
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and receptions and yards. But that's all Matthew
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Stafford getting them the ball to it, you know,
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in the right spots. Yeah, they've been. Who also
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went 375 for three times. Yeah. So, still showing
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he's got it. Still got it. Where were we at,
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Kev? Sorry, I probably missed. Are we good on
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this one? All right. Any parting thoughts? I
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mean, we kind of closed them out already. Not
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quite the two -score prediction I had, so I'll
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take that on that one. Call myself out. All right.
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Sounds good. Ram still won. Don't worry. That's
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right. Yeah, we'll update all of our banter at
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the boys' standings here in our week five preview
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and picks episode, so don't forget to check that
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out coming up yet. Yeah, we have to figure out
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how much I'm beating you by. You're not, actually.
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That's the funny part. I thought you were. So,
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anyway, Jaguars 49ers. Jaguars finally getting
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the dub, 26 -21 against a decent team. I think
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you're joining the bandwagon now. I'm feeling
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it. I'm feeling it. Just because I've been talking
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about them all year and they finally beat a somewhat
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decent team. You know what I mean? Don't get
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me wrong. I'm not scared of Brock Purdy that
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much. He still went 3 -0 -9, two touchdowns,
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two picks. There's something about Brock Purdy
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that I'm still a little iffy. Same with Trevor
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Lawrence, obviously. I don't know. Just this
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game, watching this game, I was like, you know,
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is Brock Purdy worth all that money right now?
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I thought he played a pretty good game. One of
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those picks that hit McCaffrey in the hands.
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What I like about Purdy is that he's mobile.
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He can still get out and get... extend the play
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a little bit. He's just so calm in the pocket.
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That's the thing that surprised me when I was
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re -watching this game, just how calm he is.
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And your boy Trevor Lawrence came out and had
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a nice game. Trevor Lawrence had a perfect, other
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than rushing, Trevor Lawrence had a perfect Jalen
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Hurts stat line. Just getting it done. Getting
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it done, doing enough to get it done. No turnovers.
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Protecting the ball. And ETN has really came
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out and, you know, solidified. Like in Fantasy,
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he was like a 20 -ish. So that's where, you know,
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you can kind of judge how people feel like how
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their season is going to be. And right now he's
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probably top five, I would say, in Fantasy. He's
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hitting the hole hard right now. Yeah, it's nice
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to see him bounce back. Because last year, I
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think there were high expectations for him. And
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he just kind of fell flat. And it was like, well,
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where is he? Yeah. Like you were expecting him
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to continue to produce and get better. Him bouncing
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back this year is good and needed for the Jags.
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What I also like seeing from the Jags offense,
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too, is Trevor being able to spread the ball
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around a little bit. He's not just staring down
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Brian Thomas right now. He's spreading it around.
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I mean, they threw like, I'd probably watch Brian
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Thomas Jr. run five out routes. He's just unguardable
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on an out route. They were just working that
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on him. It was just like play after play after
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play in the replay I was watching. But, yeah,
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with Purdy being out and then who else? Jennings
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being out. Actually, not Benning. It's Pearsall.
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I think Jennings is actually ruled out, too.
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Is he, too? He might be, too. 49ers, I mean.
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At least it's early, the 3 -1. They can recover
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that. Jaguars, who do they got coming up next?
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They got a nice 3 -1 start. And they've played.
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We're going to talk about them later. They got
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the Chiefs. Yeah, they got the Chiefs this week.
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Another test. Who are the Jaguars, actually?
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I agree. I think this would be kind of it. I
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mean, that's where we're at. I know I've already
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said that for two other teams. Who are the Bucs,
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man? Good job, buddy. Good job. You're doing
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a great job. But seriously, though, this is the
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point in the season where you start... trending
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one way or the other. What kind of season are
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you going to have? 3 -1 feels a lot better than
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the Ravens 1 -3 right now. Sorry, I forgot. No,
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that's alright. I might get into it later. I
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don't think the Ravens are out of anything. Not
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in any way, shape, or form. I bold predicted
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last week Ravens maybe not make the playoffs
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if they lose this game. Okay, you're right on
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that. I don't know. Not with Lamar out for 2
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-3. Potentially. I've done the math. It's possible,
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but we're getting off topic. For sure. Thanks,
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Jake. Back to the Jaguars, I wanted to bring
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up quick. Where's Travis Hunter at these days?
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I've been thinking the same thing. I need to
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watch some videos. He's obviously not a big stat
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line on receiver. And then defensively, unless
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he gets scored on. We had a couple decent catches
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this game. But not enough to be. Good contested
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catch, too. Yeah, I saw one in that middle. It's
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going to be interesting. I need to dig on some
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YouTube videos. What's his PFA? I haven't really
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heard much about him, actually, at all. Other
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than a few catches here and there. Run blocking,
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though, I've heard is really well. Inside scoop.
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Inside scoop. Well, run blocking matters. It
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does. Moving along here to our final game of
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our recaps. Top one. Steelers getting the win
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24 -21 in Dublin over the Vikes. Vikes kind of
20:37
coming alive at the end of the game. Not really
20:39
enough. But battled back. Competitive L. Competitive
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L, yeah, like we opened the show with. Yeah,
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competitive L. Carson Wentz really standing in
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there, even though his O -line isn't doing anything,
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and they're also not very healthy ever. We haven't
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played a single snap with our starting offensive
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line coming into the season yet. Not a single
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one. It looks like we probably won't. Good chance
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we won't. Well, shoot. Ryan Kelly. Where's O
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'Neal at? O 'Neal's done for, what did I put
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in here? We're about to get into it. He's week
21:11
to week right now. And then Ryan Kelly. Ryan
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Kelly with his second concussion. I mean, dude.
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That's a longer recovery time now, you know,
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or at least it better be for his own personal
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sake, you know. And then really funny thing,
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Garrett Bradbury is like a PFF, is like on pass
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blocking on right now. Vikings fans who really,
21:31
really wanted to get rid of Omeya's AP. How's
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Ezra Cleveland doing? Well, he's doing well,
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too. Lowers better, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Yeah, exactly. So, I mean, they just got off
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slow. I'm going to give Steelers, you know, credit
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where credit is due. Really got after the Vikings.
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Yeah, they're missing some pieces. Boy, Kenneth
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Gainwell would have done it. Exactly. Yeah, he
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was very shifty. Bounce back, Kenneth Gainwell.
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Nice. He was bonehead player of the week a couple
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times last year. Oh, yeah. We forgot about boneheads.
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No, it's all right. It's all right. All right.
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All right. Moving on. But, you know, they came
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back a little competitive. They had a chance
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at the end to maybe get a field goal to tie it
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and put it over time. You know, it wasn't a great
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ball game, but, you know, we got Cleveland coming
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up. Yeah, for sure. You know, so that makes me
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feel. Go ahead. I was just going to say, thank
22:21
God DK Metcalf feels a little bit like an anomaly
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because on that touchdown play, it was just.
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Nobody we had other than maybe Harrison Smith
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felt like he could actually tackle the freaking
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guy. He's just a monster. He's a beast. He is
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a beast when he gets the ball. He really hasn't
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done anything. That was a great game for him.
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Really, it was just that one play. It was that
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one big play. That sucked. You take away the
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80 yards and then he's at 4 for 46. Which is
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still part of the game. You're still involved.
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Yeah, I could very well see Pittsburgh continuing
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to... I mean, that defense played well. Continuing
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to get DK the ball like that on short crossers,
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screens. Get the ball in his hands and just let
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him run. Yeah. I don't think he's a true number
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one, really. I think he's a solid two. I mean,
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he's 83, 46, and like 20 was his yardage before
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this. I mean, it's early in the season, so maybe
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obviously Aaron and him are working out the kinks
23:30
and trying to figure out how to best. Well, they
23:31
haven't had that much time. Agreed. But give
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me two more weeks of this, and then I'll maybe
23:36
hop on that bandwagon of DK is a true one. But
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also, Other than Gainwell, Johnson, I don't know.
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Is he really going to be? He doesn't really look
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as flashy as I thought he would as coming out
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of Iowa. How long has Warren gone? Oh, I think
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he's week to week. Not very long. But, yeah,
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using Gainwell as your lead and then. having
24:07
Jalen Warren come in is to spell on third downs.
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He had been historically, I think is suits him
24:13
best and that team. So what about that Steelers
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defense? I mean, they played very well for most
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of the game. Yeah. They kind of started giving
24:22
stuff away there at the end, but I mean, They
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didn't break fully. You know what I mean? So
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Patrick Queen is just fun to watch for me. I
24:29
love watching that guy play. And whoever 41 was
24:32
that caught Jordan at? Peyton Wilson. Wilson?
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Yeah, Peyton Wilson. See the one that caught
24:37
Addison from the back? I mean, that was a heck
24:40
of an effort play. And that cost us another minute
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and 30 there off the clock. It could have potentially
24:44
cost at least a chance to. Or at least an opportunity
24:47
to have a chance to go to overtime. Oh, for sure.
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It took about a minute 30 off because we ended
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up running two more plays after that, I believe,
24:54
or three, actually. The third one we got in.
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Really, Addison just looked gassed. I mean, and
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that's just... He hasn't been, you know what
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I mean? So, first game back. I just give an effort
25:04
play by the defender, actually, you know? I mean,
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it is, but you could tell he just looked at me.
25:10
He was slowing down. He did. And it wasn't like
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slowing down because you're getting close to
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the end zone. It was slowing down because I don't
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think he had anything left at that moment in
25:18
time. But other than that, I was thinking about
25:19
it on the way over here. I was like, in the coaching
25:21
room, are they getting after him for blowing
25:23
the assignment so bad that he was wide open,
25:25
or is it an effort play at the end to save the
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touchdown? Save the touchdown. Potentially the
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game. Exactly. Just shout out to Eric Wilson
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again for the Vikes. Another decent game for
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him. Showing up in absence of Blake Cashman.
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Really miss Van Ginkle though. Yeah, you do.
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We just need to get healthy, just like the Ravens.
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I mean, we're two weeks ahead of where you're
25:48
at now. And you know what? Two and two right
25:49
now, it's all right. The season's not over by
25:52
any means. The Lions are leading the division
25:54
with three wins. Bears are right there, though,
25:57
also at two and two. So, I mean, the division's
25:59
definitely up for grabs. Chip and a chair. Chip
26:01
and a chair. Rob says we got chip and a chair.
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Oh, man. Well, gentlemen, that wraps our week
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four game recaps. Jake, thanks for being here
26:12
again this week and giving us your Raven's Lowdown.
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Thanks for having me, and thanks for having a
26:17
parking spot up close so I could limp in here
26:19
again. You're welcome. How did he have one up
26:23
close? You and I took the front stop. Did you
26:25
park in the driveway? It might be in the house.
26:29
He had to take the elevator down the stairs.
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Rob, of course. Bottom floor, please. Of course.
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Thanks for being here, as always. Welcome. Thank
26:38
you for having me. I suppose. Yeah, it is what
26:41
it is. Kev, getting everything done again for
26:44
us. He's the reason why you can hear us right
26:47
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