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Chris Myers on O-Line Play, CJ Stroud through 2 Games | Week 3 | Countdown to Kickoff · The Jacksonville Jaguars Official Podcast Network

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  Speaker 1: Countdown to Kickoff continues, the Houston Texans and the Jacksonville
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  Speaker 1: Jaguars coming up in Week three. Chris Myers has the
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  Speaker 1: call of the game on the NFL on Fox, and
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  Speaker 1: it's nice to speak with you. It's you know, this
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  Speaker 1: whole TV change is a little different. We don't see
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  Speaker 1: a lot of the Fox cruise, especially on an AFC game.
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  Speaker 1: There are no rules anymore, Chris, what's up.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, So it's a wide open with double games on
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  Speaker 2: Monday night and Thursday on Amazon and it's it has
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  Speaker 2: it's effected the inventory the way we used to see it.
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  Speaker 2: But the you know, the playoffs will still have mostly
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  Speaker 2: AFC on CBS, NFC on Fox and then the Super Bowl,
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  Speaker 2: but even that could could shift and change with with
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  Speaker 2: certain streaming devices. But hey, it's a lot of money.
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  Speaker 2: Good for the NFL. It opens up more viewing opportunities
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  Speaker 2: in different ways, I think for fans to see games.
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  Speaker 2: But you know, originally from Florida, so I always enjoy,
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  Speaker 2: you know, getting getting back to Florida to do a game.
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  Speaker 2: But I actually did you know, did the game last
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  Speaker 2: year with the Jags. It was it was a rough
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  Speaker 2: one for them when they went to Detroit. We were
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  Speaker 2: expecting big things and after that. Obviously didn't play well
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  Speaker 2: in that game, but after that they took off and
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  Speaker 2: then and then really changed their view nationally when they
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  Speaker 2: had that that playoff win and that comeback against the Chargers.
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  Speaker 1: You know, that really was the wake up call down
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  Speaker 1: the stretch for this team last season. It might be
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  Speaker 1: too early for that kind of wake up call, but
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  Speaker 1: last week Mike qualify against the Chiefs. So you don't
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  Speaker 1: score a touchdown for an offense that's so widely regarded
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  Speaker 1: coming in, They've got to get it together pretty quick.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, that well was shocking a little at it is.
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  Speaker 2: It's only a couple of games, so the teams are
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  Speaker 2: sorting things out. But I would say this offense will
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  Speaker 2: come around, especially having been around Doug Peterson and I
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  Speaker 2: was the field sideline reporter when he was the coach
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  Speaker 2: with the Eagles and had that you know, amazing run
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  Speaker 2: to the to the to the Super Bowl in titles.
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  Speaker 2: So it was a part of that and around him,
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  Speaker 2: and so I'm not surprised he's doing well with Jacksonville
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  Speaker 2: at his quick his quick inprint here. But I would
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  Speaker 2: say the good news is the defense, which which I
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  Speaker 2: think everybody has questions, or at least did coming in
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  Speaker 2: the year. Even with all that talent right that they're
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  Speaker 2: supposed to have, they've been very impressive, and I think
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  Speaker 2: that's the positive in the Chiefs game. I'm just surprised
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  Speaker 2: because I don't think the Chiefs have an outstanding defense
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  Speaker 2: that the Jags couldn't put up more points. I mean,
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  Speaker 2: I followed the notes that heard the comments about a
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  Speaker 2: week of practice and that type of thing and certain
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  Speaker 2: things that didn't work out, but I would expect the
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  Speaker 2: offense to come around. I mean, I you know, if
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  Speaker 2: the defense could keep playing like they're playing and improving
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  Speaker 2: because that's still on there on their minds, then that
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  Speaker 2: I think the Jags are going to be okay.
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  Speaker 1: Chris Myers NFL on Fox with Us. You know, there's
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  Speaker 1: too many smart people around here for it to be
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  Speaker 1: that bad, right, I mean, Peterson, prest Taylor, Mike McCoy
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  Speaker 1: as the quarterbacks coach Trevor has his say. I mean,
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  Speaker 1: at some point and all the wide receivers. I mean,
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  Speaker 1: they're going to figure this thing out. That's the at
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  Speaker 1: least the hope is if they can block it. That
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  Speaker 1: wasn't that wasn't the They didn't get it that done
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  Speaker 1: last week.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, JP, And I'm telling you, I just I've seen
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  Speaker 2: that even doing pre season around the league. The offensive line.
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  Speaker 2: I know, it's not a sexy thing to talk about.
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  Speaker 2: And you guys, you know we cover it because we
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  Speaker 2: cover the teams. We're aware who's in and who's injured it.
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  Speaker 2: But finding those you know, there's five solid offensive linemen
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  Speaker 2: that work in sync that whether there's either a rookie
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  Speaker 2: learning or a veteran hurting. And and I just see
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  Speaker 2: that more and more with the very good teams. That
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  Speaker 2: affects everything else, all the all the talented positions. So
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  Speaker 2: if that comes together for and you know, we saw
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  Speaker 2: it last year. And I think there's some things too
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  Speaker 2: that I've seen Doug or offensive coaches do to take
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  Speaker 2: some of the pressure off off offensive lines that aren't
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  Speaker 2: jaeled yet. And that is a position coaches in the past,
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  Speaker 2: especially Parcells got Bill Parcells guys have told me that
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  Speaker 2: that is the one unit that that the five cannot
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  Speaker 2: you know, individually cannot be right. But if they do
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  Speaker 2: things together and sync and do the right kinds of things,
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  Speaker 2: you know, you could overcome any any deficiencies maybe more
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  Speaker 2: than some other positions where you're exposed in a singular
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  Speaker 2: or or a double position. So that's something to watch
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  Speaker 2: because you've got you know, with sheriff you Fordner coming
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  Speaker 2: along and talk about smart guys. Right, how many degrees
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  Speaker 2: does Luke Fordner have and he's getting more or something?
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  Speaker 2: So yeah, and then yeah, so there's too many. It's
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  Speaker 2: just like us media guys. We know everything until it
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  Speaker 2: comes down to being on the field and playing it.
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  Speaker 2: But I would say that's that's a common thread I've
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  Speaker 2: noticed early in the in the league, and you also
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  Speaker 2: see it, you know in the towards the postseason, when
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  Speaker 2: the regular season winding down, when there are injuries pile
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  Speaker 2: up at that position. It does affect everything else on
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  Speaker 2: the offense, no matter how talented your quarterback or receiver
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  Speaker 2: running backs are.
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  Speaker 1: Chris Meyer's NFL on Fox. How tough a climb is
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  Speaker 1: this for Jamico Ryans in Houston, and it helps when
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  Speaker 1: you have a second and third overall pick to really
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  Speaker 1: jump start your franchise.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, big lead for him. We did their Colts game there,
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  Speaker 2: Robert Smith and I called that and I they just
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  Speaker 2: there's an offense in the line. They can't run the ball.
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  Speaker 2: I mean it's and I know, I know they have
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  Speaker 2: a Houston has this record historically against the Jags was
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  Speaker 2: a nine o the last ten or whatever. But this
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  Speaker 2: Houston team is going through a major transition, and Demiko
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  Speaker 2: is a guy who could have had the Broncos job.
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  Speaker 2: Told us, you know, I brought it up. He said,
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  Speaker 2: I wanted to come to Houston, not just because I
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  Speaker 2: played here, but I wanted to be a part of
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  Speaker 2: turning things around and creating that atmosphere, that successful atmosphere
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  Speaker 2: that was here once before. So you can respect him
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  Speaker 2: for that. Defensive minded coach brings Bobby Slowick over offensive
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  Speaker 2: coordinator from the forty nine ers under the Kyle Shanahan
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  Speaker 2: Tree who's kind of a young first coach, the first
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  Speaker 2: time play caller, learning on the job. But C. J.
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  Speaker 2: Stroud showed us something in the second half over two
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  Speaker 2: hundred and twenty passing yards against the Colts, who have
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  Speaker 2: a very good defense, very underrated defense with some talented
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  Speaker 2: players putting up some big numbers without really any kind
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  Speaker 2: of a running game and running for his life the
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  Speaker 2: most time, most of the time because of that offensive line,
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  Speaker 2: and they have some skilled position players. So I thought
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  Speaker 2: we see a little more. And again it's early and
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  Speaker 2: it's gelling and they were missing their starting safeties. I
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  Speaker 2: thought we'd see a little better defense from the Texans
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  Speaker 2: just because of the kind of coach Dimiko is and
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  Speaker 2: the way he works with his guys. But I think
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  Speaker 2: he's still finding his way with with who's healthy there.
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  Speaker 2: So they have a little bit of an opposite problem.
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  Speaker 2: Not that their offense is going to light it up.
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  Speaker 2: But Stroud can throw the ball. He's he's I mean,
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  Speaker 2: I saw him in college do it. I was like
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  Speaker 2: at NFL level, He's a guy to watch and I
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  Speaker 2: think with the right kind of support, can be a
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  Speaker 2: star of league.
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  Speaker 1: If he doesn't get beat up. And we talked about
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  Speaker 1: the Jaguars blocking it on the offensive line. The Texans
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  Speaker 1: O line is down to like their second third guy
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  Speaker 1: in places. And I think he's been hit nineteen times
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  Speaker 1: this year, eleven sacks. Yes, that's yeah, it's hard to
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  Speaker 1: that's that's not good for the long term, but we'll see.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, And not to interruptive, but he you know his shoulder,
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  Speaker 2: he played through it. You couldn't tell. And we saw
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  Speaker 2: him at practice last week and and he just took
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  Speaker 2: some reps off. He said the rest helped. But if
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  Speaker 2: he's already getting hit hard and has you know it
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  Speaker 2: is a throwing shoulder. He says he's fine this week already.
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  Speaker 2: But but again, that's yeah, that's that's something to watch. Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: they had like five out of the third string senter.
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  Speaker 2: They have like five five or six linemen that are
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  Speaker 2: on either into reserve. A couple of them are out
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  Speaker 2: for the year, and I do expect and he was
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  Speaker 2: out last week, tunsl to play at left tackle and
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  Speaker 2: he's their best guy on the line. So but we'll
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  Speaker 2: see how that goes and if that helps the Stroud
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  Speaker 2: or the running game, because without the threat of a
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  Speaker 2: running game, it really changes the dynamic. And I mean,
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  Speaker 2: I you know, you know, Damian appears to a nice job.
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  Speaker 2: Last year. They added single Teary's got some popit. There's
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  Speaker 2: just nowhere for those guys to run. And so the
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  Speaker 2: defense can be very one dimensional because the offense is.
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  Speaker 2: But Stroud is still able to put up some some
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  Speaker 2: numbers