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Nationwide is on your side. Mr. Slurrith, how are we doing this week? I am doing great. How are you guys? We're pretty good, not as good as we've been. I'm sure you saw the game in Cincinnati. They didn't necessarily dominate. They got the win, and it came at a cost. they lose a couple players to injury, namely a couple starting offensive linemen, so I want to start there.

Will Campbell, Jared Wilson, left tackle, left guard, rookies.

Looks like they're going to miss weeks, multiple weeks each, even if they avoided season-ending injury.

Not ideal, but how big a deal is that?

I mean, it's huge. And they have been such a, I mean, such a great tandem, but such a

pleasant surprise, I think, for two rookies to be out there on the left side and really,

you know, ultimately dominate. I think that's been a, you know, that's just been one of

the great things that they've had come their way. But listen, man, this is just the NFL. I mean, guys get hurt, guys get injured, and you've got to be able to figure out a way around those things. And I guess here's the good news. Like, like I said, not ideal. Actually kind of sucks. But the good news is you've got an unbelievable offensive coordinator.

And you can say whatever you want about Josh McDaniels as a head coach and his

10 years, a head coach, both with the Broncos and the Raiders.

But that dude is a phenomenal game planner and a phenomenal play caller.

And he understands his responsibility and keep the quarterback clean. He understands

his responsibility in how to call a game to help your offensive line go from, you know,

like I always say taking the passive out of pass protection and being the going from a

passive kind of passing play to being able to be an aggressor in those situations.

So I think the best coaches in the league, in my opinion, really understand everybody's issues.

And they mitigate their own issues before they attack, you know, the defenses issues.

So you've got a great play caller in Josh McDaniels who will have a plan to help that left side.

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