All right, let's welcome back to the show, Nikki Javala.

Nikki is with The Athletic now.

She moved from the post to the athletic a few weeks ago.

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So let's get right to it, Nikki.

You've been out there watching the team all summer.

You've been talking to people all summer.

What are you expecting?

Are you expecting a better team in 2025, a worse team, or something similar to last year's team?

I'm expecting slightly worse.

Just because I feel like last year, I didn't really have any expectations. Everything

was so new. I mean, the front office is new, coaching staff, quarterback, everything was so new.

And the bar was, of course, set very low from the previous season. But this year, I just think

they're facing a lot of challenges, the travel, their opponents.

You know, everybody, like, and myself have said this as well.

You know, everybody's a year of film on Jane Daniels, but, you know, he also has a year of film on themselves and self-scouted and went through all of that.

But I just feel like you're starting to see, you know,

their bright spots coming in, right?

You know where they're deep.

You know their strengths after last season.

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