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Ross Jackson Reacts to Chris Olave's $132M Deal + Saints Training Camp Standouts · AFR Saints

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  Speaker 1: Marucci Hitters House. The news if you missed it just breaking.
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  Speaker 1: Chris Olave and the New Orleans Saints, according to Adam Schefter,
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  Speaker 1: have agreed to a four year contract extension a ninety
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  Speaker 1: million in guaranteed money over one hundred and thirty million.
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  Speaker 1: One thirty two is the max value of the deal.
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  Speaker 1: Ross Jackson sometimes timing in life, better to be lucky
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  Speaker 1: than good head. Ross schedule to join us right right
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  Speaker 1: as this news break, so we have the opportunity to
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  Speaker 1: let Ross react to it. Okay, the deal is reportedly done.
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  Speaker 2: Your reaction, Yeah, massive, massive for New Orleans and this
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  Speaker 2: is exactly what it is that they wanted to get done.
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  Speaker 2: Both sides were motivated to get a contract finished. I
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  Speaker 2: think that the hold in for the first two days
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  Speaker 2: of practice was probably something that maybe sorted to cast
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  Speaker 2: a little bit of a great cloud over the negotiations.
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  Speaker 2: But the truth of the matter is that all of
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  Speaker 2: that was very clearly communicated when it came to both
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  Speaker 2: sides of this thing, and that all together they just
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  Speaker 2: wanted to get this steal done and lands right around
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  Speaker 2: where we thought it would be really closer to the
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  Speaker 2: floor than the Seeds Matt. We kind of looked at
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  Speaker 2: Garrett Garrett wilson one hundred and thirty million dollar deal
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  Speaker 2: as kind of the floor for this thing, and so
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  Speaker 2: he just barely clears that at one point thirty two
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  Speaker 2: is the maximum value of it. And so this feels
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  Speaker 2: like a good deal for both sides. Both sides gets
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  Speaker 2: the commitment that they were looking for. It was expected
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  Speaker 2: to be a really, really bright season for Crystal lave.
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  Speaker 1: Or in New Orleans. So on an average annual value,
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  Speaker 1: he's the sixth highest paid receiver in the NFL. I
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  Speaker 1: know Ross, I am on an island, Okay, I do
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  Speaker 1: not believe he is worth that. He's a phenomenal player.
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  Speaker 1: I'm glad he got his contract and deserves.
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  Speaker 2: To be paid.
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  Speaker 1: I think they overpaid. Convince. Since I'm the only one
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  Speaker 1: on the island and everyone else listening and watching right now,
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  Speaker 1: I agree with you. Convince me why they did not
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  Speaker 1: overpay for Chris Olave.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah. I mean, look, I'll say this. I think we
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  Speaker 2: all know that you're not the easiest person that convinced.
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  Speaker 2: So you're giving me a pretty big task. Yes, but
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  Speaker 2: I can't. It can be done, but it can be done.
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  Speaker 2: So here here's what I would say. Does it matter
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  Speaker 2: to you that Chris Olave was one of the sixth
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  Speaker 2: most targeted receivers in the NFL last year?
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  Speaker 1: It does because there were no other good receivers on
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  Speaker 1: the Saint rosters, so they forced the ball to him
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  Speaker 1: because he was the only one great.
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  Speaker 2: And would you say the same thing about a Puka
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  Speaker 2: Nakua and an A'man Ross Saint Brown and a Jamar
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  Speaker 2: Chase and a Justin Jefferson.
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  Speaker 1: No, because they've had better number twos and threes on
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  Speaker 1: their rosters than New Orleans did a year ago.
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  Speaker 2: Right, So, when everything was on Chris Olave's shoulders to
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  Speaker 2: produce in the passing game, he produced like one of
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  Speaker 2: the most elite wide receivers in the NFL, amongst those
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  Speaker 2: that also managed to be able to do that in
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  Speaker 2: situations where they're sharing some of those reps, and sharing
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  Speaker 2: some of those reps is a big thing. That's what
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  Speaker 2: Chris Alave is going to be doing here in twenty
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  Speaker 2: twenty six. I think with Jordan Tyson kind of added
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  Speaker 2: to that add ite mix. But I do think that
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  Speaker 2: when you look at what it is that Chris Lave did,
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  Speaker 2: who also finished with a second team All Pro season,
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  Speaker 2: who also became only the second wide receiver in New
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  Speaker 2: Orleans Saints franchise history to even meet the century mark
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  Speaker 2: in terms of pass catchers, it's across any position group
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  Speaker 2: across the entire history of this franchise, I think that
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  Speaker 2: all of that kind of comes together to kind of
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  Speaker 2: explain a little bit of why it is the Saints
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  Speaker 2: feels so so strongly that this is the guy that
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  Speaker 2: is the number one in their system. He also averaged
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  Speaker 2: over one hundred and ten receiving yards over the course
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  Speaker 2: of the last two games the season that he played
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  Speaker 2: in a season where there was no other wide receiver
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  Speaker 2: option outside of him, So yes, he was forced better
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  Speaker 2: those situations, but he was being relied upon to be
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  Speaker 2: the top wide receiver in the room. He cashed in
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  Speaker 2: on that, he made good on that, he arrived on that,
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  Speaker 2: and that's one of the reasons why you pay him.
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  Speaker 1: If they're so convinced, why do they use the ninth
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  Speaker 1: overall pick on another receiver.
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  Speaker 2: I think that there's an opportunity there to be able
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  Speaker 2: to kind of replicate what it is that what the
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  Speaker 2: Philadelphia Eagles had for Kellen Moore with AJ Brown and
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  Speaker 2: DeVonta Smith, two guys that were also both early draft picks.
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  Speaker 2: But I don't think one necessarily can set out the
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  Speaker 2: value of either. They wanted to be in an offense
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  Speaker 2: where they had two big time options. They now have
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  Speaker 2: two big time options, one of which getting paid four
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  Speaker 2: years after or four years ahead or sorry, four years
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  Speaker 2: after coming into the league. And now they're on a
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  Speaker 2: perfect timeline to be able to have this contract extension done,
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  Speaker 2: have it in place while Jordan Tyson's on his rookie deal,
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  Speaker 2: and then by the time that Jordan Tyson's new rookie
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  Speaker 2: deal runs up and they get into a conversation about
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  Speaker 2: an extension there, they'll be clear of the books. Here.
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  Speaker 2: It's just smart spending.
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  Speaker 1: I think you have one really good option that you're
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  Speaker 1: paying like a great option, and one potentially great option
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  Speaker 1: if he lives up to it. But time will tell.
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  Speaker 1: I hope I'm wrong, but I think they overpaid for
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  Speaker 1: Chris A. Lovey will agree, I will disagree, will agree
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  Speaker 1: to get But I know, I know I'm the only
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  Speaker 1: person standing at least I'm the only person with a
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  Speaker 1: platform willing to scream this into the ether because I
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  Speaker 1: think there's probably a lot there's there are probably a
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  Speaker 1: lot of other people that agree, and they're they're waiting
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  Speaker 1: with bated breath to see how it plays. Okay, Central
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  Speaker 1: back on the practice field today for day two. Obviously,
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  Speaker 1: the massive story is Brian Brazie's injury. No pads yet, Ross,
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  Speaker 1: Can you tell it all yet? What their plan is
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  Speaker 1: to do to replace Brazil?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that their their plan is to continue
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  Speaker 2: to roll with the other guy that had to experience
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  Speaker 2: playing that sort of three four defensive end position. It's
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  Speaker 2: a little bit of a misnomer in this particular system
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  Speaker 2: to refer to Brian Brazee as a defensive tackle now,
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  Speaker 2: even though that's what he was drafted as, just because
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  Speaker 2: of what it is that these these tackles are into
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  Speaker 2: your defensive line but are now asked has to do.
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  Speaker 2: And so, uh, the other guy on the roster that
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  Speaker 2: has done this already and kind of held this role
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  Speaker 2: is Nathan Shepherd. And this is the guy that's a
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  Speaker 2: veteran player. He played that role well last year, had
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  Speaker 2: a pretty big breakout game against his former team, actually,
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  Speaker 2: the New York Jets, And so I think that they're
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  Speaker 2: going to turn to him as the guy that's going
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  Speaker 2: to be able to help him out over on that
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  Speaker 2: side of the ball and be able to play sort
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  Speaker 2: of that three or four defensive end role. And then
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  Speaker 2: outside of that, I wouldn't be surprised if maybe they're,
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  Speaker 2: you know, eventually checking in on the trademarkt mid August
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  Speaker 2: to see if there are some other opportunities or other
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  Speaker 2: players that they could potentially go out and get there.
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  Speaker 2: But today we saw a lot more Nsan Shepherd playing
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  Speaker 2: that role, Vernon Broughton playing that role, and John Ridgeway
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  Speaker 2: the third playing that role, with Shepherd being the guy
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  Speaker 2: that's most experienced already in that in that responsibility.
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  Speaker 1: Ross Jackson's with us Locked on Saints podcast You can
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  Speaker 1: Get It YouTube or podcast wheich you can read him
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  Speaker 1: over at Louisiana Sports dot Net. The day two practice
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  Speaker 1: board notes will be up here shortly at Louisiana Sports
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  Speaker 1: dot Net. I guess also notable kool Aid mckinsrey. A
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  Speaker 1: little bit of an ankle injury doesn't sound serious? What
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  Speaker 1: can you tell us?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, that's exactly it. I mean, like he had he
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  Speaker 2: had a really strong play again today in the second
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  Speaker 2: day of camp. He has been a big time kind
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  Speaker 2: of you know, showcase guy here so far, like one
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  Speaker 2: of the players that you point to. It's going to
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  Speaker 2: stand out already. He ended up with a rolled ankle
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  Speaker 2: at some point during practice today and the Saints allowed
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  Speaker 2: him to finish the team drills and and kind of
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  Speaker 2: finish the day. Over on the sideline, I spoke to
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  Speaker 2: a couple of different folks about his injury. Everything that
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  Speaker 2: I'm told is that it's a minor I was told
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  Speaker 2: no imaging is necessary, but to expect the Saints to
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  Speaker 2: play it safe with their top cornerback here and make
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  Speaker 2: sure that he's not you know, rushing or or putting
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  Speaker 2: himself in a position to worsen what is only a
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  Speaker 2: minor injury. Right now, So, you know, it's always tricky,
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  Speaker 2: right when you talk about a guy who's got an
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  Speaker 2: injury and you say that it's a minor, but then
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  Speaker 2: he ends up being kind of limited the next day
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  Speaker 2: or maybe not even participating very much practice the next day.
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  Speaker 2: It kind of makes you go like, oh, okay, so
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  Speaker 2: what's really going on? But this is an early indication
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  Speaker 2: that the Saints are going to do what it is
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  Speaker 2: that they've continuously done and follow the rhythm of caution
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  Speaker 2: that they've already kind of set as a precedent for
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  Speaker 2: the way that they've been handling these injuries. So even
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  Speaker 2: though it's a minor, don't be shocked if he's not
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  Speaker 2: fully participating in tomorrow's practice.
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  Speaker 1: It's early in camp. It's way more important to have
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  Speaker 1: these guys ready to go later. Totally. I think everyone
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  Speaker 1: understands and agrees on that. Okay, I saw from notes
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  Speaker 1: Jordan Tyson got in the end zone today. What were
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  Speaker 1: the other or who or what were the other standouts
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  Speaker 1: of Day two?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely George Dyson would be one of them. Ended
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  Speaker 2: up finding the end zone for the first time in camp,
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  Speaker 2: and it was a team drill in the red zone.
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  Speaker 2: That's the place where the Saints are really looking for
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  Speaker 2: him to have an impact this year. They were last
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  Speaker 2: in the NFL last year in red zone to touchdown percentage.
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  Speaker 2: This is a guy that creates immediate separation and is
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  Speaker 2: really off the line of scrimmage and is really really
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  Speaker 2: good creating separation out of his break as well, both
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  Speaker 2: of which very very important and when it comes to
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  Speaker 2: making plays in the red zone, so he'll be a
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  Speaker 2: good asset there. That's where he made his big play
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  Speaker 2: here today. Quincy Riley also another standout, the cornerback opposite
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  Speaker 2: kool Aid mcinstry going into his second year. He had
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  Speaker 2: an interception today on a pass that was a bit
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  Speaker 2: of a miscommunication not on the same page between Tyler
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  Speaker 2: Shuck and Jordan Tyson. Jordan and Tyson cut inside, Tyler
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  Speaker 2: Schuck through the ball outside and instead of the ball
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  Speaker 2: just harmlessly bouncing to the ground, Quincy Riley dove and
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  Speaker 2: made a play on it to go ahead and get
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  Speaker 2: an interception there. And that was the first interception of camp.
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  Speaker 2: And then i'd highlight the pass rush as well, Chase Young,
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  Speaker 2: Fadil Diggs, Mike Heltman who came in or you've had
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  Speaker 2: on your radio show. He was awesome coming out of
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  Speaker 2: Chattanoogays at undrafted free agent. You know, Nathan Shephard, Kayden Ellis,
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  Speaker 2: all these guys getting into the backfield, a lot of
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  Speaker 2: them getting what, you know, the way that I would
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  Speaker 2: call it, would be in position to get sacked considering
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  Speaker 2: they're in a non contact situation. At one point, Chase
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  Speaker 2: hung maybe a little bit over zealous, didn't want to
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  Speaker 2: slow down too quickly, but ended up bumping into and
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  Speaker 2: knocking down Tyler Chuck at one point. But all in
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  Speaker 2: all in good fun and all of it. Tyler Shuff
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  Speaker 2: got back up. He was all good. But the pass
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  Speaker 2: rush really put on a show today as well.
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  Speaker 1: Hey Chase, don't touch number six. Please don't touch number six.
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  Speaker 2: He talked about it. So he talked about it after
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  Speaker 2: after practice in the media availability, and he was like, yeah,
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  Speaker 2: you know, sometimes you just get going and you don't
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  Speaker 2: want to stop too fast, you know what I mean? Yeah, Okay,
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  Speaker 2: I guess Hey.
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  Speaker 1: Guy, you're enormous, don't you look like he man? Don't
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  Speaker 1: touch number six? What's give us a heads up of
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  Speaker 1: what's ahead?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, so day three tomorrow, now that Chris Olave's extension
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  Speaker 2: is done, you can expect him to get involved in
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  Speaker 2: team drills. That was a big motivator here. Of course,
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  Speaker 2: they had that hold in over the course of the
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  Speaker 2: first two days. To make no mistake about it, Chris
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  Speaker 2: Alave very involved watching from the sideline, was out there
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  Speaker 2: for every minute of all of it. Now he gets
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  Speaker 2: this opportunity to take the field and be out there again.
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  Speaker 2: You know, if if Clay mcintry is being held back
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  Speaker 2: at all in tomorrow's practice, which is certainly what I
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  Speaker 2: would expect for what we've heard, that gives you an
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  Speaker 2: opportunit you get a little bit of a look at
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  Speaker 2: some of the cornerback depth with those veterans back here
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  Speaker 2: in Iacadam, as well as Martin Eberson, who has been
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  Speaker 2: really impressive so far this camp. So those will be
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  Speaker 2: a couple of things to watch out for, as well
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  Speaker 2: as the continued exploration of that rotation over on the
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  Speaker 2: interior the defensive lock.
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  Speaker 1: He's Ross Jackson at Ross Jackson Nola at Ross Jackson NOLA.
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  Speaker 1: If you want to give him a follow, read him
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  Speaker 1: over at Louisiana Sports dot Net. The Chris Lave story
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  Speaker 1: is up in the practice note should be up here
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  Speaker 1: momentarily for free over at Louisiana Sports on that you
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  Speaker 1: can always listen or watch podcast YouTube blocked on Saints.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you man, We appreciate it.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you, Buddy back as you appreciate you take care
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