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You can see in the description below the ways that you can connect with us. Also, you can find us on the audio side. So if you got a couple of minutes, wherever you find your show is podcast, you can also leave us a rate and review and Q and link are on the show. So why wouldn't you give us a five star, right? Guys, before we get into everything that's coming on the show today, because we do have a really big show, just to your guys' thoughts leading up to the cuts, you know, the crazy day we had in terms of Coop being signed, Jacoby Myers requesting a trade.

So much has happened within, I guess, the last five days.

How are you guys feeling knowing that the season is so much closer? What about how are you

feeling, Q? Well, that's a good thing is that the season is this much closer, right? We know that

all these moves are all for one purpose to get ready for New England. So that's the good thing.

That's pretty excited about, you know, got to hear from GM John Spitech yesterday and, you know,

basically be able to talk about some of the decisions that went into, you know, why some of these moves were made or weren't made. And so, yeah, it's just kind of like the icing on the cake, knowing that the regular season is right around the corner. And once that goes, then it's full throttle. So, yeah, just pretty excited, pretty fired up. I think one word that best describe it for me is relieved.

Now he got through the preseason relatively unscathed. You made some changes, made some discoveries, if you will, but now it's time to get and start playing for real. So as a player, I suppose even as a coach, it's like, yeah, now we can get down to the nitty gritty. Now it's for real and let's put our best foot forward. The thing was is that one, you know, palm of the roster cuts and the final roster wasn't a whole lot of surprises. I knew what they were doing very early when they released the, the players they especially released to try to get them on waivers and off wavers as quickly as possible. A lot of those guys are relegated to the, you know, to the practice

squad. And for the most part, I, if get them on waivers and off wavers quickly as possible. A lot of those guys are relegated to the,

you know, to the practice squad. And for the most part, I, if there is a name that stands out,

it's Thayer Munfer because I thought there was probably going to be the swing tackle,

but he did not play well in the last couple of games. And so he became expendable. So,

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