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Tre White Speaks on Return to Buffalo, Presser Recaps & Ravens Injury Report | The Morning Charge · The Morning Charge

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  Speaker 1: Good morning, Mafia. It's Thursday, October 29th. This is the
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  Speaker 1: Morning Charge, your daily 10-minute or less Buffalo Bills news hit.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Aaron Quinn, here with Colin Ritchie, bringing you everything
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  Speaker 1: you need to know before you start your day. Let's
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  Speaker 1: get right into it. Joe Brady met with the media
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  Speaker 1: on Wednesday as the Bills returned to practice coming out
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  Speaker 1: of the bye at 5-1. Here are the big takeaways.
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  Speaker 1: Brady acknowledged how frustrating it's been for DJ Moore to
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  Speaker 1: miss time, but noted sitting was the best move for
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  Speaker 1: him long term. On Ed Oliver, Brady said the baseline
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  Speaker 1: vision for the defense was built around him, stating bluntly, quote,
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  Speaker 1: we are better with Ed Oliver playing. Asked about fixing
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  Speaker 1: the defense, Brady made sure to loop the offense into
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  Speaker 1: the conversation, saying both sides have plenty to clean up.
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  Speaker 1: He credited Jim Leonard and the staff for their work
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  Speaker 1: over the break, emphasizing that the key to bye weeks
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  Speaker 1: is honest self-critique without over-correcting and losing your identity. On
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  Speaker 1: concerns in the secondary, Brady warned against pointing fingers and
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  Speaker 1: singling out any unit, noting when players feel isolated, they
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  Speaker 1: start to press and try to make superhero plays instead
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  Speaker 1: of just trusting the scheme. Brady talked about the return
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  Speaker 1: of Trey White and compared Trey White coming back to
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  Speaker 1: Shaq Thompson and being in the building. a respected veteran
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  Speaker 1: voice who knows how to work his way back in
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  Speaker 1: and can play if he's needed later in the season.
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  Speaker 1: Brady didn't hold back on Sam Franklin's situation that unfolded
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  Speaker 1: over the last week, calling the unverified process unfair to
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  Speaker 1: the player and setting a bad precedent while expressing relief
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  Speaker 1: that Franklin is going to be cleared to play. When
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  Speaker 1: asked about the special teams and why they're not getting
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  Speaker 1: enough credit early in the year, Brady started to gush
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  Speaker 1: about Coach Rogers' unit, calling the special teams, quote, the
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  Speaker 1: ethos of our football team. He revealed he plays special
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  Speaker 1: teams highlights in the main team meetings all the time
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  Speaker 1: to set the tone for how they fly around and
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  Speaker 1: celebrate with each other, saying, you can judge a team
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  Speaker 1: by how they play special teams. On the growth of
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  Speaker 1: Keon Coleman and him responding to early criticisms, Brady said
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  Speaker 1: that Keon is simply doing what's expected and holding himself
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  Speaker 1: to the standard while being where he needs to be
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  Speaker 1: on and off the field. He's built a ton of
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  Speaker 1: trust with Josh Allen and that's showing week over week.
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  Speaker 1: Quarterback Josh Allen met with the media also. He started
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  Speaker 1: off by talking about enjoying his time off with his
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  Speaker 1: baby and wife over the bye week and getting some
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  Speaker 1: time at the beach. Then he got right back into football.
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  Speaker 1: When asked about the Bills leading the league in points
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  Speaker 1: per game while ranking near the bottom in total offensive plays,
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  Speaker 1: Allen didn't sugarcoat it. He admitted that while the unit
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  Speaker 1: has been extremely efficient, there's still a ton of room
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  Speaker 1: for growth. Allen said, quote, There's so many things that
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  Speaker 1: we aren't doing well on offense, too. ball security being
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  Speaker 1: one of those big issues, Allen emphasized that knowing they
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  Speaker 1: have plenty of room to improve is what makes the
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  Speaker 1: 5-1 start so exciting. Addressing DJ Moore's potential return, Allen
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  Speaker 1: expressed total confidence in picking right back up where they
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  Speaker 1: left off. Despite Moore missing time over the last couple
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  Speaker 1: of weeks, Allen said, quote, the trust I have in
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  Speaker 1: him is immense, and that he isn't worried about picking
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  Speaker 1: right back up when DJ returns. Allen shared his excitement
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  Speaker 1: about seeing cornerback Tredavious White back in the building on
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  Speaker 1: the practice squad, noting it brought back memories of last
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  Speaker 1: year's surprise reunion in the locker room as well. He
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  Speaker 1: also praised wide receiver Terrell Shavers as one of the
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  Speaker 1: best teammates and hardest board games he's ever played with,
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  Speaker 1: highlighting how hard Shavers fought back through injuries to get
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  Speaker 1: back on the field where he is now. Looking ahead
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  Speaker 1: to Sunday's clash against the Ravens, Allen was asked about
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  Speaker 1: the hype around the Allen vs. Lamar matchups. Allen responded, quote,
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  Speaker 1: I'm not playing Lamar. I'm playing the defense. You have
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  Speaker 1: to be at the top of your game to beat
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  Speaker 1: the team that has these types of quarterbacks. Quarterback Trey
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  Speaker 1: White met with the media on Wednesday following his official
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  Speaker 1: return to the team. Here are some key takeaways. White
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  Speaker 1: made it clear that returning to Buffalo was an easy
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  Speaker 1: decision for both he and his family, emphasizing the deep
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  Speaker 1: bond with the franchise. Quote, I consider myself a Bill
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  Speaker 1: through and through. While Trey's familiar with the franchise and organization,
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  Speaker 1: he's not familiar with Jim Leonard's defense. White noted that
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  Speaker 1: the challenge right now is simply learning the new terminology
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  Speaker 1: and hand signals for Jim Leonard's defense. He spent the
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  Speaker 1: first practice taking scout team reps and learning the signals
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  Speaker 1: and being around the guys. He also noted that defense
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  Speaker 1: is defense in terms of new looks, specifically more man coverage.
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  Speaker 1: He said he feels like he can do it all. Press,
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  Speaker 1: pattern match, play zone. He thinks he can do everything.
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  Speaker 1: Having watched the first six weeks from afar, in classic
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  Speaker 1: Trey White fashion, the Rams game while wearing his helmet,
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  Speaker 1: White weighed in on the unit's early season growing pains.
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  Speaker 1: He stressed the new defense takes time, patience, and heavy
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  Speaker 1: communication through trial and error, and he's eager to help
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  Speaker 1: accelerate this process and be there for the guys in
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  Speaker 1: a positive voice in the locker room. Addressing his current
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  Speaker 1: practice squad status, White expressed zero ego about this role,
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  Speaker 1: noting that he's fully in line with the front office
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  Speaker 1: and coaching staff on this. Whether it's running the scout
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  Speaker 1: team cards, lending his nine years of experience, or serving
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  Speaker 1: as a vocal sounding board for the younger defensive backs,
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  Speaker 1: or stepping in when the team needs him, White's ready
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  Speaker 1: to help.
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  Speaker 2: Spencer Brown spoke to the media yesterday, providing some context
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  Speaker 2: behind his back rehab. He said he's dealing with, quote,
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  Speaker 2: lingering stuff from what's happened to me the last couple
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  Speaker 2: of weeks. He said he got kind of nicked up
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  Speaker 2: in the L.A. Rams game, and then he, quote, took
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  Speaker 2: enough drugs to sedate a small elephant when he was
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  Speaker 2: in L.A. preparing to play in Vegas the following week.
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  Speaker 2: He emphasized taking the recovery easy and smart. Brown complimented
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  Speaker 2: the special teams units for Buffalo, explaining how they help
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  Speaker 2: set the energy for the rest of the team since
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  Speaker 2: they're involved in the first play of the game. He
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  Speaker 2: gave a shout out to special teams coordinator Jeff Rogers,
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  Speaker 2: along with Ray Davis, Greg Dortch, Joe Andreessen, and Sam
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  Speaker 2: Franklin for their contributions. Tyrell Shavers also spoke to the
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  Speaker 2: media commenting on his rehab process, explaining that it felt
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  Speaker 2: good to be out there with the guys having fun
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  Speaker 2: again while he was knocking the rust off. He said
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  Speaker 2: he got cleared by his doctor three or four weeks ago,
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  Speaker 2: and with his practice window just opening up now, he
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  Speaker 2: believes he's right on schedule for his eventual returns. He
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  Speaker 2: said he expects to be fully healthy and get out
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  Speaker 2: there and help the team win football games. The wide
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  Speaker 2: receiver room is different than it was a year ago,
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  Speaker 2: adding DJ Moore, Skyler Bell, and Greg Dortch. Shavers said
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  Speaker 2: there's a different energy, but a good energy with the
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  Speaker 2: receivers and that they have fun every day. He thinks
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  Speaker 2: everyone's skill sets complement one another well on the field.
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  Speaker 2: Injury update. Only one bill did not participate in Wednesday's practice,
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  Speaker 2: and that was right tackle Spencer Brown dealing with a
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  Speaker 2: back injury. More on that later. A laundry list of
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  Speaker 2: players were limited, including DJ Moore, Dalton Kincaid, Ed Oliver,
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  Speaker 2: Bradley Chubb, TJ Parker, TJ Sanders, Dee Alford, and Tyrell Shavers,
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  Speaker 2: who officially did have his 21-day practice window opened. Rookie
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  Speaker 2: guard Armaje Reed-Adams practiced in full with a back and
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  Speaker 2: elbow injury. On Baltimore's side, they had a handful of DNPs,
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  Speaker 2: including star safety Kyle Hamilton and safety Jalen Hawkins, all-pro
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  Speaker 2: linebacker Roquan Smith, and starting guard Vanga Ioane. On Ioane,
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  Speaker 2: Baltimore's first-round pick, Ian Rappaport reported that his MCL sprain
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  Speaker 2: is considered a short-term injury, but he is expected to
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  Speaker 2: miss a little time. Veteran offensive linemen Ronnie Stanley and
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  Speaker 2: John Simpson were limited, along with nose tackle John Jenkins,
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  Speaker 2: defensive tackle Broderick Washington, and cornerback TJ Tampa. Quarterback Lamar
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  Speaker 2: Jackson was a full participant in yesterday's practice. Stat of
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  Speaker 2: the day. The Bills have by far the largest RB1
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  Speaker 2: to RB2 usage ratio in the NFL. James Cook has
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  Speaker 2: tallied 117 rushing attempts already this season, compared to Ray
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  Speaker 2: Davis' 5. This is a 23.4 to 1 ratio, which
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  Speaker 2: is about 15 higher than any other comparison in the NFL,
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  Speaker 2: with the next highest being Detroit and Cleveland's backfields at
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  Speaker 2: around 8 to 1. The league median for context is 2.6
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