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The Colts Report with Will Retherford (2.247.2) · The Central Indiana Sports Report

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  [SPEAKER_01]: You are listening to the culture report, only of the Central Indiana Sports Report.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Well, whom colds fans are the Central Indiana Sports Report?
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Or, the first cold report in a little while here with Will Rutherford, I'm your host, Greg Mendel, and I'm your host, Greg Mendel.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Well, I have a new daily show called The Ten Minute Report, and on Monday's Ten Minute Report, I complimented Chris Ballard on his draft.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I thought he got the right positions of need.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And then I said, then of course, he's got to prove it to me.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And until I see it, I'm going to assume he got all the picked wrong.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, Greg.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I really agree.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think he does kind of deserve the early flowers with this draft class, but we have to actually see it matter.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Because every draft class Chris Ballard goes and strokes himself to how genius he is.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And, well, this is a guy that we thought we could trade up and get the number one overall pick and he fell in number 53.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That's how much we love this guy.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: which is just a classic NFL father, but really I do like what they did.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think that they really touched on some positions of need.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I really like the idea of getting C.J.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Allen there, the lineback position.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think he is going to absolutely change the dynamic of this defense.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think he is a, yeah.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He'll fight years better than Zayir Franklin, probably is in the box already.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I love what he did at Georgia.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And I really think that he's going to probably
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I sure hope so.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I spent some time over the weekend studying some film and reading up on the players the cults drafted and I said it on my daily show.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Probably not a franchise changing kind of player, but definitely the kind of player they need and the kind of player that they have my had since Darius Leonard changed his name just to kill.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I completely agree.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: This is one of those picks that you look and say I don't think it changes the nucleus of what they do, but y'all still didn't really think that Chikil Leonard, the artist formerly known as Darius Leonard, was going to be the franchise changing player he was.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think you've got to give him an opportunity to develop his obviously going to get the chance to start right away, given the cult's holes.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: linebacker Greg.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I really like this AJ Halsy pick.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The safety at LSU in the third round too.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think he's also probably a plug and play week one as well with Nick Cross leaving to sign it to your deal with the commanders.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I have to do 10 pushups, washing them.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think the second and third round, I'm not sure Chris Ballyak would have done a better job at getting impact players at two positions
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  [SPEAKER_01]: also likely to get to the quarterback from his middle line backer position something he did well and kind of like Leonard he is a playmaker and that's something they need as well at that position.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Absolutely.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And also like that they added Bryce Betcher, another linebacker as well in the fourth round, I think he's a guy with a
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  [SPEAKER_01]: low ceiling, but a high floor and the guy who's going to be playing on some days.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And if you get that with your fourth round draft pick, I think that's a win.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, Greg, I couldn't agree.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Every defense needs a white maniac room in the middle of the field.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'd love the way that he is meets guys at the whole.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think that he's awesome in the A and B gap.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think he's also got elite pursuit.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: for what could be described as maybe some size limitations, obviously a tremendous athlete.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It was a dual sport athlete at Oregon, the scholarship baseball player and center fielder as well.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: So the athleticism is clearly there.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You just hope that he can grow in to do in a remote system.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But to me, it's probably a guy that starts off as a special teamer and has an opportunity to place way into a lineup with good performance and practice and making the most of some preseason games.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: But what I like about that is if it works out with Alan and Vacher, you take an area of weakness and turning into an area of strength and really, the culture going to go as far as this defense goes.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I completely agree.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think the offense is built to win now and really outside of those three picks with
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  [SPEAKER_00]: better.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think they probably just drafted depth.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I do like that Jalen Farmer with Offensive Guard to Kentucky.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think he absorbs contact really well.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think he's a powerful offensive guard.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I don't know that he's ready to step in right now, but he's going to be an excellent interior offensive line depth piece, which is going to be beneficial for a team that's really kind of gotten lucky with offensive line injuries
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  [SPEAKER_00]: at a position where there is so much vulnerability to roll up on ankles and each twist in the wrong way, a torn bicep, an upper body muscle strain.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I really do like bolstering the trenches whenever you can do.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: So through the draft, because it keeps people cheap and it allows you to spend money on more luxury positions.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: When it's time to re-up deals.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: early in the fourth round is the perfect time to start getting offensive line depth because you can never use too much and and those guys are there it's not like we're good about to go to a couple of defense events that they drafted it's not like defensive ends usually if you're drafted in a defensive and lower than the third round they're probably not gonna hand out that's not the case with the lineman
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Now, I completely agree.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I also think Greg, we talked a lot early in the year last year about how impressed you were with Matt Gonzalez.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But I think his production towards the end of the year was a little less to be desired.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And it's come in and get great reps out of jail and farmer.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Man, you might be in a really good shape with borderliney, Quentin Nelson, and jail and farmer.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: There were Matt Gonzalez, Greg.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I really like how
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  [SPEAKER_00]: this offensive line of shaping up if burn hard diamond can get back to where he's supposed to be.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And then in the fifth round, George comes from Florida in the sixth round, Peyton Curry from Ohio State and he's going to grow.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And again, I'm not likely to hit on edge past Rutgers, late in the draft.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Ballard hasn't even been able to hit him on him in the first and second round, so maybe he'll get lucky here.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I doubt it.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think these are probably two special teamers.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Caden Curry has the shortest arms of any defensive edge.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: player drafted, and since the turn of the century, that just feels like it matters, I think that your ability to get length at the edge position is really important when you're really trying to use your hand as a technique in your past rush, so I feel like there has to be something to be said for that.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The George Gums, I like the athleticism profile, I think
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  [SPEAKER_00]: will see if he's able to be developed in a way that really maximizes what I see as great athleticism.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And then in the seventh round they went with a running back who is a potential shortyardage back and seventh round is probably a good place for that again.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: are the 53rd guy on the team.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I hope you're a great special teamer because the cold tath, one of the best running backs of a generation.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And I really don't want to see him ever taking off the field for a seventh round running back.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Respectfully, to Seth McGowan, I just went, there's the levels to this game and the cold tath and S tier running back in the backfield.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, and honestly, if you get a guy who even makes the roster in the seventh round,
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Speaking of which, later in the seventh round, Dion Berks, a wide receiver from Oklahoma, who at one time was considered a first or second-day draft pick.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So who knows what you get there?
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Maybe a return specialist.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: This is a gadget guy, I think, Greg.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think that he is going to be a return specialist.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I also see him as kind of being a player of the chainspike and may utilize to jet sweeps, utilize in the slot of Josh Downs, needs a breather, I really love the profile.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think the receivers, especially late round receivers, more or less you're just drafting on them, hitting on whatever.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: you know elite trait they have for the on bergs at speed.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think you hope that he can make people miss and space and just be an absolute burger for three speeds legit.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That's tough to get on a football field.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And the fact that the Colts have it, which they've really kind of laxed be the last 10 years, makes me feel like they may have a semblance of what to do.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Well, I think this is going to be a pretty good team this year.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I know we're going to be talking about
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  [SPEAKER_01]: The season coming up speaking of which will is not our Colts guy.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: He is filling in.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: We just had not found anybody yet.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: If you know anybody, please let me know.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: You can text me 502, five, three, three.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Professional background, all that's great, but not necessary.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And if you like to talk Colts, we'll talk and see if you're the right fit.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So we are looking for people for our Colts report and other stuff.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So if you're interested or know anybody who's interested,
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Please text me five, zero, two, five, three, three, one, six, one, all right, well.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I think this is gonna be a pretty good team.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: But that's the problem.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I think pretty good is their ceiling and I just don't like the direction.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I don't like the feel of this franchise right now.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I think it's difficult to make chicken salad chicken shit and we've got to use snake oil salesmen
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  [SPEAKER_00]: which I don't even think's a thing.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But that's what Chris Ballard is leading our roster.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: It's a big oil salesman.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, that's really a tough spot to be in.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That's worse than they used car salesman.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That's worse than the snake oil salesman.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's right there.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You know, said a talk.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That's for sure as mouth is never really gotten them in trouble before.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I could have just made an incredible joke there.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But it would not be anywhere to your appropriate to air on the show.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: So I'm going to end it there, Greg.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to continue to hold down the fort until you find your guy.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We'll be here talking about central Indian sports.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I will say I do think considering when you throw sauce gardener into the mix as they're quote unquote first round draft pick.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Really good haul for Chris Ballard between last year and this year with additions to the team.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So again, we've acknowledged that a couple of times.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I can't wait for the day, he's no longer the general manager.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We're sake girls in the room, self in the job.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I'm fortunate.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Well, thanks for your time and appreciate it as always, and go coach.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Go coach.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Thanks so much for listening, please check out my Daily Show Greg and his friend's talk sports every day on the Central Indian sports report, a 10-minute sports update tailored specifically for sports fans.
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