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Brock Eard and Mike Salk. Just to clarify the grade for Gina thing,

because I think I can understand why this sort of frustrates people.

To me, that's his grade for the game that doesn't necessarily reflect how he's playing and what the long term sustainability of it is.

Does that make sense? I just view that particular thing as being of unbelievable importance and you have the ability to

essentially overshadow everything else you did. But as you start looking at Gina and to me,

this becomes even more interesting now, Brock with the Leonard with the Leonard Williams deal,

because you're giving up a second round pick next year, because now you're looking at this team

and saying, hold on. You got some studs on your defensive line.

You got some studs at linebacker. You got some studs in the secondary.

You got some studs at wide receiver. You're really likely you got it at running back.

Your offensive line is 10 deep. There is one guy who's got to make everybody go and that's your quarterback.

I think the, the, the, the, the micro scope on Gina Smith, the magnifying glass,

the eye of Sauron, so to speak, becomes all the more bright,

because there aren't a lot of holes elsewhere on this team right now.

Yeah. I mean, sure, Dust, there's no question about that.

I mean, what you're kind of talking to, it's funny. You don't like closers, right?

The label of closer and the closer of today isn't like goose gossage or accruzlier.

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