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Andrew Catalon on "wide open" AFC South division in week 6 | Countdown to Kickoff · The Jacksonville Jaguars Official Podcast Network

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  Speaker 1: CBS Sports play by play announcer Andrew Catalan back with us.
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  Speaker 1: The tour of the a f C South is underway
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  Speaker 1: for twenty two for you and James Lofton, it's nice
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  Speaker 1: to talk with you again, Andrew. What's up so much?
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  Speaker 1: A f C South in my blood, JP, and it
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  Speaker 1: feels good. It's good to be back with you, and
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  Speaker 1: I'm excited for this game. What is the state of
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  Speaker 1: the a f C South right now? Going into week six?
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  Speaker 1: What's the what's the power rankings? For Andrew Catalan, It's
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  Speaker 1: hard to figure. I did see the Titans last week
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  Speaker 1: in Washington, found a way to get it done late.
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  Speaker 1: Some positive signs as they're on there by this week,
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  Speaker 1: but still, you know, digging out of that O two
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  Speaker 1: holes not easy. They have won three in a row.
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  Speaker 1: See if they can keep it going. They don't have
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  Speaker 1: trailing Burke's I think that their offense outside of Derrick Henry,
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  Speaker 1: lacks a playmaker right now, so I think that could
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  Speaker 1: be an issue for them. But then if you look
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  Speaker 1: around this division and you know, you can make a
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  Speaker 1: case for the Jags. The way they looked against the
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  Speaker 1: Chargers was phenomenal. The Colts, it's not been pretty, but
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  Speaker 1: they're finding ways to figure it out. You know, I've
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  Speaker 1: seen the Texans a bunch too, and obviously the record
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  Speaker 1: is what it is, but a defense is pretty good.
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  Speaker 1: We saw that against Jacksonville last week. So I think
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  Speaker 1: it's a very open division right now. You can make
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  Speaker 1: a case, I think, for all four teams at this
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  Speaker 1: juncture of the season. Andrew, you mentioned the Jaguars game
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  Speaker 1: in l A against the Chargers probably their best outing
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  Speaker 1: of the season overall, and then last week's game not
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  Speaker 1: the best outing on offense. They only scored two field goals,
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  Speaker 1: they were over three in the red zone. But that's
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  Speaker 1: what can happen with a young team sometimes and a
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  Speaker 1: new group together. You're gonna have some highs and lows.
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  Speaker 1: But you need the temperament of Doug Peterson to keep
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  Speaker 1: this team managed and moving forward. And I think it
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  Speaker 1: bounce back this week and be just fine and two
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  Speaker 1: and one of the in the division. Yeah. I think
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  Speaker 1: that's what makes them dangerous. That if they went to
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  Speaker 1: Indianapolis and won by a couple of touchdowns, you know,
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  Speaker 1: you'd be impressed, but you you wouldn't be shocked. I
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  Speaker 1: wouldn't be shocked. Um, but you're also going to have
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  Speaker 1: those loads because they're young, as you point out, and
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  Speaker 1: they're not consistent, and that's what it takes in this league.
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  Speaker 1: You need to find that consistency and you need to
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  Speaker 1: find ways to finish. I mean, you look at the Texans.
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  Speaker 1: They were in all of their their losses for the
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  Speaker 1: most part, they just couldn't get it done at the
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  Speaker 1: end of the game. And I think when you have
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  Speaker 1: a young team and a young quarterback, that happens at times.
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  Speaker 1: So you know, for this Jacksonville group you pointed out,
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  Speaker 1: you know that the Chargers game is one of their
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  Speaker 1: best games out of the season, but the last few years,
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  Speaker 1: I know they beat the Bills and that was that
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  Speaker 1: was a great win. But you know, that was a
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  Speaker 1: great performance by them, and they're certainly capable of that.
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  Speaker 1: But then you you look at last week, and you know,
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  Speaker 1: that surprised me that they couldn't, you know, get some
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  Speaker 1: momentum going. And that's what it's gonna take. Put a
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  Speaker 1: couple of wins together and get some momentum to get
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  Speaker 1: these young guys feeling good. Andrew Catalan with us, I
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  Speaker 1: guess I shouldn't be surprised, but I kind of was
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  Speaker 1: after last week's game when we got phone calls from
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  Speaker 1: fans and the call in show, which, let me tell
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  Speaker 1: you that can sometimes be an interesting program. They wanted
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  Speaker 1: to bench the quarterback. UM No, Well, he's got to
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  Speaker 1: play and fight through some of this stuff, right, I mean,
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  Speaker 1: I can't even believe that was a thought. Um There's
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  Speaker 1: there's no way that that should be on the radar
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  Speaker 1: right now, and I can't imagine it is. Um. Look,
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  Speaker 1: he's learning a new offense again. He had a roller
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  Speaker 1: coaster first year, as we all know, and we've seen
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  Speaker 1: what he's capable of doing, especially against the Colts. I
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  Speaker 1: mean it's two best games of his career, probably against Indie. UM.
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  Speaker 1: And and that's what he's capable of. I mean, you
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  Speaker 1: look at Matt Ryan on the other side of the
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  Speaker 1: ball in this game. He's turned the ball over, you know,
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  Speaker 1: seven picks, eleven fumbles. He's thirty seven years old. I mean,
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  Speaker 1: you know, it's a tough position to play, and I
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  Speaker 1: think Trevor will be just fine. All right, Andrew. Let's
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  Speaker 1: flip it around to the Jaguars defense, and this does
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  Speaker 1: feel like a week that they should get that pass
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  Speaker 1: rush going again. They got five sacks of Matt Ryan
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  Speaker 1: and the week to match up five of the ten
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  Speaker 1: for the season. It's an old line group in Indy
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  Speaker 1: that's beat up. As you mentioned, the old man. Ryan
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  Speaker 1: is thirty seven, doesn't move necessarily well and fumbles the
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  Speaker 1: ball and does all that. So this is Trayvon Walker,
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  Speaker 1: Josh Allen. Hey, guys, get after him. Go do it.
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  Speaker 1: The running backs are dinged up to It's not like
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  Speaker 1: the big running game is gonna be there. This is
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  Speaker 1: one where they gotta get home. It's amazing to me
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  Speaker 1: in studying for this game, how poor the Colts offensive
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  Speaker 1: line has has played. I mean, it's I think it's
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  Speaker 1: one of the more underrated stories of the division right now.
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  Speaker 1: And a lot could go on Matt Ryan, but I
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  Speaker 1: put more on this offensive line. I mean, look at
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  Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor's numbers. Even when he's healthy, He's not even
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  Speaker 1: running the ball nearly as well as he did last year.
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  Speaker 1: And I think it's a lot on this line. So
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  Speaker 1: there's a lot of pressure on Frank Reich and the
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  Speaker 1: Colts to get the line combination correct this week, because
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  Speaker 1: you're right, the Jaguar should be teeing off on this
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  Speaker 1: offensive line. And on Matt Ryan. With all the injuries
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  Speaker 1: the Colts have, not knowing if some really key players
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  Speaker 1: are going to be able to go in this game.
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  Speaker 1: This is an opportunity for that Jacksonville defense not only
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  Speaker 1: to make some plays, but maybe score some points. I mean,
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  Speaker 1: you know, put some put some take some back for
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  Speaker 1: a touchdown. That could be a big key in this game.
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  Speaker 1: They haven't done a lot of that yet. They had
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  Speaker 1: one return for a touchdown this year, an interception. And
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  Speaker 1: we talked about this young team right well, this is
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  Speaker 1: a totally new defense, new scheme, new coordinator, personnel, the
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  Speaker 1: free agent signings, the draft picks, most of them are
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  Speaker 1: on defense this year, and there was really at the
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  Speaker 1: start of the season, you know, not really an idea
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  Speaker 1: of what this thing was going to look like. I
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  Speaker 1: think they're starting to come into their own. They're tied
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  Speaker 1: for fourth and scoring defense in the NFL, so they're
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  Speaker 1: keeping people out of the end zone. The next step,
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  Speaker 1: I think you're right, is getting some scores of their own.
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  Speaker 1: But you know, let's focus in on Devin Lloyd, first
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  Speaker 1: round pick, linebacker from Utah, always around the ball. It
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  Speaker 1: seems like that was a ZMO in college and him
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  Speaker 1: and Trayvon Walker in the first round. So far, so good.
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  Speaker 1: I think, no no doubt about it. And I'm not
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  Speaker 1: gonna go back to that Jags defense that went to
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  Speaker 1: the playoffs a few years ago, but there was some
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  Speaker 1: personalities and playmakers on that Jacksonville d when they went
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  Speaker 1: all the way to the n f C Championship game.
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  Speaker 1: And I think that these young players have a chance
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  Speaker 1: to to make some plays like that group. Now, time
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  Speaker 1: will tell. It's still very early, but even as you
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  Speaker 1: mention insistent taking one back against Philly, he's in his
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  Speaker 1: second year. I mean, there's guys on his defense that
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  Speaker 1: can make plays, and it's exciting. I think it's exciting.
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  Speaker 1: You know a lot of Jaguars game, You've been at
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  Speaker 1: a lot of them, JP. This is a group that, um,
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  Speaker 1: you know, they've been flowing and scratching for a while
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  Speaker 1: and it's good to see them have towent on both
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  Speaker 1: sides of the ball. And I think this defense has
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  Speaker 1: a chance to really make some plays, not only this week,
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  Speaker 1: but going forward for years to come. What are your
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  Speaker 1: impressions of Doug Peterson as a leader, coach, play caller,
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  Speaker 1: play designer, all the above. You know, I've never met him.
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  Speaker 1: I didn't have him when he did the Eagles UM.
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  Speaker 1: But when the when the search was going on in
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  Speaker 1: the off season and I was here and some of
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  Speaker 1: the names connected to this Jacksonville job, he was the
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  Speaker 1: guy that I thought would be a perfect fit and
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  Speaker 1: I'm glad they hired him. I think he's the right hire.
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  Speaker 1: I think it's what Trevor Lawrence needs. I think it's
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  Speaker 1: what the entire organization needs. You know, some of these
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  Speaker 1: young coordinators who have not been in the head spot before,
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  Speaker 1: we're seeing them really have some growing pains early, including
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  Speaker 1: Nathaniel Hackett UM. I like the makeup and the experience
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  Speaker 1: that Doug Peterson has, and I think he was the
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  Speaker 1: right guy for this job. Always a pleasure and I
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  Speaker 1: hopefully get to see a good bit coming up in
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  Speaker 1: the weeks ahead. I have a great call, my man,
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  Speaker 1: j P. Thank you.