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Spero Dedes Talks Expectations, State of the Colts | Countdown to Kickoff · The Jacksonville Jaguars Official Podcast Network

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  Speaker 1: Countdown to kickoff continues.
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  Speaker 2: It's week six, the Indianapolis Colts and the Jacksonville Jaguars
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  Speaker 2: coming up. Spiroddas has the call on CBS Sports.
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  Speaker 1: It's great to see you. It's our first time seeing
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  Speaker 1: it here in twenty twenty three.
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  Speaker 2: So welcome back to Jacksonville, first of all, and you've got,
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  Speaker 2: I guess a familiar crew around you. It's been a
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  Speaker 2: little bit since you've had the crew that is joining
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  Speaker 2: you here in Douvall.
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  Speaker 3: First of all, great to see you. Congrats on the
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  Speaker 3: new digs. This place is absolutely spectacular. Yeah, it's always
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  Speaker 3: fun to come back here, and it's good. You know,
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  Speaker 3: we had the Colts last week, We've seen Houston already.
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  Speaker 3: It's just good to see these AFC South teams now
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  Speaker 3: start to turn a corner. I mean, it was it
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  Speaker 3: was a couple of lean years. I know, obviously for
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  Speaker 3: you guys, it was a turnaround last year, but prior
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  Speaker 3: to that, there was some there was some down years,
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  Speaker 3: as you know better than anyone. So it's just good
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  Speaker 3: to see now these teams now back on the rise.
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  Speaker 3: Because when the AFC South is competitive, it just changes
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  Speaker 3: the dynamic.
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  Speaker 1: Of what the af AFC is as a whole.
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  Speaker 3: So we're looking forward to Sunday and it's a huge game,
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  Speaker 3: obviously big playoff implications. It seems like every game in
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  Speaker 3: this division is huge because it's such a wide open division.
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  Speaker 3: So we're all looking forward to Sunday.
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  Speaker 2: Ten thousand foot view of the Jaguars now through five weeks.
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  Speaker 1: What sticks out the most when you turn them on
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  Speaker 1: and take a look.
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  Speaker 3: Well, the interesting thing is, I think they're fine, is
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  Speaker 3: the short answer. It's interesting now because this is a
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  Speaker 3: team now that has to deal with expectations for the
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  Speaker 3: first time, and that changes everything, right, I mean, I
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  Speaker 3: think people forget that as good as last year was,
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  Speaker 3: and as good as last year turned out, people forget
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  Speaker 3: that they started three and seven. So, you know, to
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  Speaker 3: go from where they were last year to where they
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  Speaker 3: are now, you can make a pretty sound argument this
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  Speaker 3: is a better team, This is a more well rounded roster.
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  Speaker 3: But now when you throw expectations into the equation, that
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  Speaker 3: obviously changes things. I think if they can win Sunday,
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  Speaker 3: if they can win this game against Indianapolis, take that
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  Speaker 3: head to head, you know you've got that tiebreaker, out
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  Speaker 3: of sight, out of mind, They're really in a good position.
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  Speaker 3: You know. The two game trip to London was something
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  Speaker 3: that I'm sure Doug Peterson wanted to get through. They
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  Speaker 3: not only survived, they prospered with the two wins. So
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  Speaker 3: I think this game is huge for a number of reasons.
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  Speaker 3: Everyone in the division is huge obviously, but if they
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  Speaker 3: can get this one, I think they're really sitting pretty
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  Speaker 3: six weeks into the season.
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  Speaker 2: Spiro g CBS Sports with us. You know of any
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  Speaker 2: coach that can get his team going, and get this
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  Speaker 2: team going, Doug Peterson has really found a way to
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  Speaker 2: flip the switch for his team when he needs them
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  Speaker 2: to play and step up in a big way. That
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  Speaker 2: was the case in London. They had lost to the
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  Speaker 2: Texans here and just looked horrible in all three phases
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  Speaker 2: and there was a lot of head scratching going on.
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  Speaker 2: They had to go to London and figure it out.
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  Speaker 2: They certainly did with the two wins. There just the
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  Speaker 2: leadership of Peterson to be able to get the team
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  Speaker 2: to answer the bell and answer his lead.
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  Speaker 1: That goes a long way.
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  Speaker 2: Even with a team now in the year two under
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  Speaker 2: Doug Peterson, he knows how to push that button here.
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  Speaker 3: I don't know how this is going to end with
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  Speaker 3: Doug Peterson and Jacksonville, but they haven't. If they haven't
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  Speaker 3: been built the statue of this guy. By the time
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  Speaker 3: his career is done, I'll be surprised. He was such
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  Speaker 3: the perfect tonic for this franchise last year. You know,
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  Speaker 3: not to rehash with the Urban Meyer era, but to
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  Speaker 3: see what he did last year. You know, he's just
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  Speaker 3: so perfect for I think a team that's in this position,
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  Speaker 3: young trying to climb the ranks in the AFC. He's
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  Speaker 3: such a great teacher, he's a great leader. He walks
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  Speaker 3: into the room, you know, people know about his career.
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  Speaker 3: There's just certain guys that have an influence on players.
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  Speaker 3: And if I'm a GM, Doug Peterson's on a short
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  Speaker 3: list of the type of coach that I would want.
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  Speaker 3: And I just think they needed to get at a
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  Speaker 3: dodge for a couple of weeks. I think the two
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  Speaker 3: weeks in London did wonders for this team because again
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  Speaker 3: for the first time, they're dealing with expectations. Now now
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  Speaker 3: they're expected, they have a little bit of a target
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  Speaker 3: on their back based on what they did last year
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  Speaker 3: get into the second round of the playoffs, and that's
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  Speaker 3: really different. You know, it's one thing to sneak up
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  Speaker 3: on teams. It's something different now to be expected to
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  Speaker 3: play at a certain level week in and week out.
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  Speaker 3: And I think they're learning how to deal with those
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  Speaker 3: kinds of pressures. So you hope as a Jacksonville fan
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  Speaker 3: that they cleared a mental hurdle these last couple of weeks.
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  Speaker 3: And I think how they play in this game, which
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  Speaker 3: is always tricky, as you know, coming back from London
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  Speaker 3: after just one week is something that's difficult. With the
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  Speaker 3: jet lag and the hour change two weeks there is
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  Speaker 3: even more difficult. So this is going to be interesting
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  Speaker 3: to see how they come out, but they could somehow
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  Speaker 3: win this game. Genormous for this team, Spear.
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  Speaker 2: They've got skilled physician players all over the place. Wide
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  Speaker 2: receiver Travis Etn is coming off his second best career
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  Speaker 2: day in terms of rushing yardage. We know what Trevor
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  Speaker 2: can do, but it doesn't matter too much if we
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  Speaker 2: can't block it up front. There's been a lot of
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  Speaker 2: changes on the offensive line this year, a lot of
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  Speaker 2: new faces. The right tackles, a rookie Cam Robinson was
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  Speaker 2: back last week. The interior three have been pushed around occasionally. Well,
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  Speaker 2: this is not the week to really try to figure
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  Speaker 2: that out. This is a front seven for the Colts
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  Speaker 2: that can pound for pound keep up with any front
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  Speaker 2: seven in the NFL. Lenge this week of blocking a
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  Speaker 2: guy like DeForest Buckner and the guys they have in
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  Speaker 2: that front sevens Ay here Franklin leads the league and tackles.
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  Speaker 1: That's the big challenge up front today. Yeah.
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  Speaker 3: You know, when the season started, we were talking about
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  Speaker 3: the AFC South and Adam, my partner, Adam Rchaallette, agreed
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  Speaker 3: that the one area that was a concern for Jacksonville
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  Speaker 3: was the offensive line. Obviously, Harrison is a tremendous prospect.
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  Speaker 3: You think that he will eventually become, you know, potentially
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  Speaker 3: a Pro Bowl, All Pro type player.
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  Speaker 1: But this is.
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  Speaker 3: Something that you know, when area where this team is
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  Speaker 3: going to have to prove itself, especially due to some
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  Speaker 3: of the fronts that they're going to have to face
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  Speaker 3: during the course of the season. And you mentioned Indianapolis
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  Speaker 3: with Buckner and some of the big guys that they
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  Speaker 3: have up front. You know, you can go down the
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  Speaker 3: list of all the teams that have had success in
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  Speaker 3: this league, the championship teams They all build their teams
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  Speaker 3: from the from the line of scrimmage out and you know,
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  Speaker 3: certainly Jacksonville's defense, I know that they've made some changes.
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  Speaker 3: This offensive line for Jacksonville is the biggest question mark
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  Speaker 3: for me. We know Lawrence, you know, is ascending. We
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  Speaker 3: know some of the skill position players love etn love
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  Speaker 3: the you know what Christian Kirk was able to provide,
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  Speaker 3: and this year now with Calvin Ridley, it's just it's
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  Speaker 3: going to come down to this offensive line. Can they
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  Speaker 3: protect your franchise quarterback? That will determine, I think more
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  Speaker 3: than anything else, how far this team.
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  Speaker 2: Goes spiro Ginis with us. Let's now touch on the
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  Speaker 2: Indianapolis Colts. Anthony Richardson obviously a first round pick, but
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  Speaker 2: on the shelf for at least four weeks, and it's
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  Speaker 2: not his first injury of the season. The long term
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  Speaker 2: look at the future of Richardson. I mean, you know,
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  Speaker 2: they've got so many injuries so far for their quarterback.
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  Speaker 2: At some point they've got to slow that down if
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  Speaker 2: he's going to be the future of that franchise.
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  Speaker 1: So how do they do that in Indianapolis.
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  Speaker 3: Well, we had the game last week Indie Tennessee. And
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  Speaker 3: you know, we're so excited going in to finally see
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  Speaker 3: this kid up close and personal, and then he goes
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  Speaker 3: down with the injury. Hate to see it of any player,
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  Speaker 3: especially someone like him. They get Jonathan Taylor back, everyone's excited,
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  Speaker 3: the town's jumping, and now suddenly he goes down. I'm
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  Speaker 3: actually concerned that it's going to be more than four weeks.
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  Speaker 3: I think that's a really positive guesstimate. You know, who knows.
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  Speaker 3: I mean, could link could be six, could be eight,
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  Speaker 3: could be even more, who knows. The one thing that
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  Speaker 3: I think has saved this team has been Gardner Minshew,
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  Speaker 3: who you know is another huge part of this game Sunday.
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  Speaker 3: He is a luxury that few teams have as a
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  Speaker 3: number two quarterback because you know, you can go down
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  Speaker 3: the list. There are very few number twos that can
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  Speaker 3: come in and keep your team, keep a contending team
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  Speaker 3: as a viable as a viable club, and I think
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  Speaker 3: Gardner provides that for them.
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  Speaker 1: But just to step back.
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  Speaker 3: The Richardson injury aside, very similar to Jacksonville, you know,
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  Speaker 3: with the going from Urban Meyer to Doug Peterson. If
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  Speaker 3: you look at how bad that the vibe was in
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  Speaker 3: that building last year. We had a number of Colts
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  Speaker 3: games last year. To go from that to where they
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  Speaker 3: are now with Shane Steiken was mind blowing. We walked
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  Speaker 3: in the building last week, it was like you were
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  Speaker 3: in a different planet. They love this guy.
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  Speaker 1: They feel like.
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  Speaker 3: He's smart, puts his guys in a position to succeed,
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  Speaker 3: and he's changed the culture quickly and overnight, really to
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  Speaker 3: the same level that I think Doug was able to
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  Speaker 3: accomplish here. So again, just great to see. I think
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  Speaker 3: it'll be interesting to see how they navigate here these
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  Speaker 3: next couple of weeks with Minshew, maybe long term if
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  Speaker 3: Richardson's unable to come back, but just awesome to see
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  Speaker 3: the Colts turn the corner the way that they have.
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  Speaker 2: Minshew versus Lawrence, Colts versus Jaguars, First place on the line,
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  Speaker 2: spirodidus on the call?
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  Speaker 1: What else do you want? I love it, Appreciate the time.
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  Speaker 3: Thanks brother, Good to see you.