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Publix Tailgate Show: Andrew Catalon, CBS Sports · The Jacksonville Jaguars Official Podcast Network

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  Speaker 1: Week fifteen, the Jaguars faced the Baltimore Ravens on the
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  Speaker 1: Inner Harbor, and Andrew Catalan has the call again with
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  Speaker 1: CBS Sports. It's been a few weeks, Andrew, what's new
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  Speaker 1: with you, hey, JP? Happy holidays, man, good good talking
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  Speaker 1: with you as always. Yeah, So here we go. The
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  Speaker 1: Jaguars areheaded of Baltimore. The biggest bright spot for the
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  Speaker 1: team this year is James Robinson. Easy. He deserves Pro
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  Speaker 1: Bowl and Rookie of the Year consideration, but considering the
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  Speaker 1: record there one in twelve they've lost twelveth straight, he
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  Speaker 1: might not get that full recognition he deserves. But you know,
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  Speaker 1: it's not even a surprise anymore when he goes out
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  Speaker 1: and gets to these milestones. With a thousand rushing yards,
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  Speaker 1: he's closing in on Fred Taylor's franchise rookie rushing record
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  Speaker 1: of twenty three and there's really no doubt in my
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  Speaker 1: mind that he's going to get there. Nothing surprises you
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  Speaker 1: anymore about James Robinson, and that's been such a pleasure
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  Speaker 1: to watch this year, no doubt about it. And it
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  Speaker 1: also seems that the success he's had has not changed
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  Speaker 1: the person he is. He seems like a very humble, quiet,
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  Speaker 1: workman like running back. And I think that's also a
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  Speaker 1: really good sign too. And you know, I think Doug
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  Speaker 1: Morone deserves a lot of credit for the way that
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  Speaker 1: he tried to create opportunities over the summer for draft
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  Speaker 1: picks undrafted rookies. I mean, it was so difficult, uh
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  Speaker 1: to get everyone on the same field with all the
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  Speaker 1: protocol calls, and to give undrafted players opportunities and chances.
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  Speaker 1: And I think Marone no knew the importance of that,
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  Speaker 1: and to his credit, they found this guy and and
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  Speaker 1: he's just been tremendous. It takes some guts to cut
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  Speaker 1: your top five running back and put an undrafted guy
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  Speaker 1: in there. But it's worked out, no doubt about. And
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  Speaker 1: I think a lot of people around the league probably
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  Speaker 1: shook their head when they saw what the Jaguars did
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  Speaker 1: it running back in the summer, And you know, it
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  Speaker 1: couldn't have worked out much better, to be honest. I know,
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  Speaker 1: as you said, the record is not what they want,
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  Speaker 1: but from that position and with James Robinson, they got
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  Speaker 1: more than they could have asked for. Andrew Catalan with
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  Speaker 1: the CBS Sports, when you play three quarterbacks, that means
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  Speaker 1: you don't have a quarterback. And that's what I think
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  Speaker 1: the Jaguars and the fan base and the the office
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  Speaker 1: has realized as of late. Well, going back to Gardner
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  Speaker 1: Minshew this week, but they're going back to the off
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  Speaker 1: schedule offense is really what's going to happen now with Gardner.
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  Speaker 1: We'll see how long at lasts. But that's really all
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  Speaker 1: Doug Brone can do is put the next best guy
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  Speaker 1: out there he feels can get some kind of result
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  Speaker 1: this week alone. Yeah, you know, and in watching and
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  Speaker 1: obviously had a number of Jaguars games earlier in the season,
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  Speaker 1: so I did not call any games of of Glennon
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  Speaker 1: or Luton, but you know, and just watching the game
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  Speaker 1: last week and knowing what I know about Gardner, you know,
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  Speaker 1: I think that he probably gives them the best shot
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  Speaker 1: of the three. And I'm sure that's up for debate,
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  Speaker 1: but what when I think when Gardner plays his a game,
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  Speaker 1: he is, He's a good quarterback. He he can stand
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  Speaker 1: in there, make plays with his feet. Um, he seemed
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  Speaker 1: to have a good connection with some of the receivers.
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  Speaker 1: I know DJ Shark has been kind of quiet of late.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe this will help bring DJ back a little bit
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  Speaker 1: so again, as you said, when you're playing three, you
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  Speaker 1: really don't have one. But to me, I think that
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  Speaker 1: this was the right move for the game against the Ravens.
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  Speaker 1: Not only is Gardner Minshew starting this week on the
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  Speaker 1: other side, Lamar Jackson is starting Surprise Surprise and the
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  Speaker 1: reigning in the NFL m v P. Now we know
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  Speaker 1: that the Jaguars defense is depleted to begin with, and
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  Speaker 1: they've had issues against running teams recently. Cleveland ran all
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  Speaker 1: over them with their stable backs and then doors Derrick
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  Speaker 1: Henry goes for two fifteen yards last week. This is
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  Speaker 1: a different type of running attack, multiple running backs, and
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  Speaker 1: then you have Lamar Jackson that can take it to
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  Speaker 1: the house from anywhere on the field. If you have
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  Speaker 1: any discipline issues in terms of gap integrity, forget it.
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  Speaker 1: It's going to be a long day. And no doubt,
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  Speaker 1: I mean, that game that Baltimore played on Monday against Cleveland,
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  Speaker 1: to me, was the game of the year in the NFL.
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  Speaker 1: And what it also did was provide an incredible amount
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  Speaker 1: of momentum for Baltimore coming into this game. I mean,
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  Speaker 1: you look at their last three games and they know
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  Speaker 1: they gotta win all three. Uh, this is um. This
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  Speaker 1: is a team that that comes in, you know, red hot,
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  Speaker 1: and Lamar was great. I mean, you look at what
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  Speaker 1: he did after he came out of the locker room
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  Speaker 1: right away, throwing that touchdown and then the drive to
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  Speaker 1: get in field goal range for Justin Tucker, who, by
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  Speaker 1: the way, no one else in the NFL can feel
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  Speaker 1: as confident as Ravens fans do. I mean, when he
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  Speaker 1: ran out there on Monday night, you're you almost think,
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  Speaker 1: how he's not gonna miss it, Like no one else
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  Speaker 1: can feel that in the NFL except for Ravens fans.
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  Speaker 1: So I think that he is such a weapon and
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  Speaker 1: obviously had the big kick on Monday night, but this
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  Speaker 1: running attack is excellent. It's what they do and if
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  Speaker 1: you don't have multiple ways to stop it, you're in
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  Speaker 1: for a long day. You're talking to a guy who's
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  Speaker 1: seen six place kickers this year. Andrew yea six Andrew
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  Speaker 1: catalog with his CBS sports. A couple of familiar faces
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  Speaker 1: on the Ravens side, Kalaias Campbell, the raining Walter Payton
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  Speaker 1: NFL Man of the Year. It was traded to Baltimore
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  Speaker 1: Uniking Gotway the defensive end traded to the Vikings, who
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  Speaker 1: later traded him to Baltimore and Gardner Minshe said this
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  Speaker 1: week that he's gonna enjoy a little talking back and
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  Speaker 1: forth with Klais. He's a great guy, but in Godway
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  Speaker 1: is going to be out for blood. I think that's
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  Speaker 1: a fairly accurate statement. Yeah, I think Gardner nailed it right.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, I don't think you're gonna have to worry
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  Speaker 1: about any any crazy play from Kalaias. But you know,
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  Speaker 1: this obviously will mean a lot to in Dockway. He
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  Speaker 1: We all know how it ended in Jacksonville, and we
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  Speaker 1: weren't expecting to see them meet here. Obviously, they did
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  Speaker 1: play the Vikings of the week before, but this is
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  Speaker 1: a little different with Baltimore competing for a playoff spot
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  Speaker 1: with Campbell going against the Jags. Yeah, I mean it.
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  Speaker 1: I think it's a It's a real storyline and it
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  Speaker 1: should be interesting to see how it plays out. Final thought, here,
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  Speaker 1: Andrew is the first time that the active roster has
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  Speaker 1: been impacted by COVID nineteen. They've got two guys on
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  Speaker 1: the list as of Thursday. Ben Bartsch was earlier the week.
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  Speaker 1: Trey Herndon on Wednesday added to it and then that
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  Speaker 1: just adds to what has already been a crazy season
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  Speaker 1: in terms of guys coming and going off the active roster.
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  Speaker 1: The Jaguars have seventy nine players that have played this year.
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  Speaker 1: It's the most of the NFL, and it's the second
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  Speaker 1: most in the league since as far back as the
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  Speaker 1: stats go on the official NFL site, Miami had eighty
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  Speaker 1: four players played last year. And that's what the Jaguar
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  Speaker 1: is not even dealing with COVID issues really yet. So
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  Speaker 1: this is a strange year in the league anyway. The
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  Speaker 1: Jags have had so many guys coming and going, and
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  Speaker 1: that just feels like the way it's going to be
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  Speaker 1: down the stretch to Yeah, I think it is such
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  Speaker 1: a week to week league. And I know that's such
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  Speaker 1: a cliche and that we've used it for years and
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  Speaker 1: years in the NFL, but it it certainly rings true
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  Speaker 1: this year. And um, you know, Baltimore obviously went through
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  Speaker 1: it real bad on the other side with all their
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  Speaker 1: COVID issues. Um, they've got everyone back but one as
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  Speaker 1: of this as of Thursday, So you know, it's it's
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  Speaker 1: just that's the way it is this year, and you know,
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  Speaker 1: the Jaguars are gonna need guys to step up. You know,
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  Speaker 1: the Baltimore Ravens are not gonna feel bad for anyone
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  Speaker 1: in terms of being shorthanded because they went through it. Uh,
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  Speaker 1: they went through the ring or two. So that's the
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  Speaker 1: way it is, JP, and that's a that's a big
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  Speaker 1: number of players set up playing, there's no doubt about that,
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  Speaker 1: and I think that's a big indication as to why
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  Speaker 1: they're won in twelve. But you want a little hope.
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  Speaker 1: The last time these two teams played, I called the game.
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  Speaker 1: We were in London and it was an absolute blowout
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  Speaker 1: and the Jags one running away so who knows a
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  Speaker 1: little scored three touchdowns. He's now playing for the Packers.
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  Speaker 1: Big big punt. There's a lot of little plays in
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  Speaker 1: that game. It was a fun day. It was indeed,
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  Speaker 1: we confuse one of those down the stretch here. Great
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  Speaker 1: to see Andrew, appreciate your time. You to JP.