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Starting point is 00:01:17 The season is starting. We are in our element. I'm out at the team facility, you know, reporting to you daily out there. And Zach, man, he's a film guy. He's got that dog in him. He's about to bring you every angle of Anthony Richardson you could ever hope to see. You're going to know everything about his game coming up soon, thanks to Zach. So on today's show, it's time to give our final thoughts on Colts versus Jaguars. Again, it's Anthony Richardson's debut. It's the beginning of the Shane Steichen era as well. There's a lot of mystery to it because if anyone is close to the vest in terms of schematics and things like that, it's Shane Steichen. He likes to keep things very,

Starting point is 00:01:56 very vanilla when it comes to the preseason. So I think we're going to get some surprises on Sunday. So we're going to go ahead and dive right into it. But first, you know, when the Colts host the Jaguars this Sunday at 1 p.m. Eastern, you got to catch that over on Sirius XM on the SXM app. Just search Colts. All right, Zach. So first and foremost, I've been kind of I've been trying to kick around in my brain, like what, without saying they're going to win or just, you know, score some even 20 plus points.

Starting point is 00:02:31 What does a successful outing for Anthony Richardson and the Colts offense look like for me? I think I just want to see them get at least a few scores, whether it's field goals and touchdowns, like it doesn't have to be all touchdowns. I want to see them get at least a few scores, whether it's field goals and touchdowns, like it doesn't have to be all touchdowns. I want to see them get at least a few scoring drives on the board. And then, you know, just some life from the offense, even if drives stall out in Jaguars territory, that seems like a productive movement of the offense to me. What do you think? Yeah, I agree with you. I think the two things that I've kind of jotted down that I really want to see from the Colts offense this week is seeing the explosive plays return. We just did not see many explosive plays whatsoever from the Colts offense last year, whether

Starting point is 00:03:14 that was from the passing game, not having it, the running game, not having it, whatever it was, the Colts were not able to generate those big plays of 10 plus yard gains whenever they could. You know, they just weren't able to do that big plays of 10 plus yard gains whenever they could. You know, they just weren't able to do that as an offense last year. It contributed to them going three and out so much for them, just not moving the ball and not getting scoring opportunities. I don't like, like you said, like, yes, I'd prefer that every time they cross the 50, they're getting points,

Starting point is 00:03:38 but just cross the 50 is what I'm kind of hoping for at this point, because last year that was such a struggle for this Colts offense was seeing them actually cross the 50-yard line. So you want to see that. And then the other one is just limit the turnovers. You know that there's going to be hero ball moments from a young quarterback. You know there's going to be miscommunications with the new offense. You know there's going to be some drops with a bunch of wide receivers

Starting point is 00:03:59 and young tight ends as well. And there's going to be some sacks, I'm sure, and stuff like that. Just don't expound on those with turnovers. You know, don't turn a five-yard sack into a forced fumble and a big-time minus play for your team. Don't drop a pass, bat it up in the air, and turn it into an interception. Don't, well, like Anthony Richardson did against the Buffalo Bills in the preseason, don't try to make a hero play out of a broken RPO

Starting point is 00:04:25 and throw it right to a defender. You know, just don't – I know I'm saying don't a lot right here, but just don't like – don't make every situation worse like the Colts offense did last year. That's kind of what we saw last year, and that's what killed them. They couldn't move the ball, and then when there was a bad play, it was a bad play. Like it was a bad, bad play.

Starting point is 00:04:44 So, again, I don't need them to come out here and score 40 points in this one. I would love to see it. It would be awesome. But just having that explosive element back in the offense and then limiting those mistakes and not just, you know, kicking your own butt the entire game. That's really what I want to see from this close offense under Shane Steichen and with new quarterback, Anthony Richardson. And I don't know about you, but I think this will be at least the first game will be pretty run based offensively. So we're probably not going to see a great, a great sample size from the passing game. But I'm interested to see what is the hierarchy of that passing game? Like we're

Starting point is 00:05:21 pretty confident that Michael Pittman is still the top option, but is it Kylan Granson? Who's really the second guy. Is it like Josh downs? Like where, where do we see Anthony Richardson starting to favor guys and in what situations? Because at the end of the day,

Starting point is 00:05:38 there could be, you know, guys who were intended to be the target or like they, they rank wherever in the progression of reads, but where is Anthony most comfortable throwing? I'm pretty interested to see how that goes. Yeah. One thing I will say is let's not draw too many conclusions after this one

Starting point is 00:05:56 though. Like let's not, if Josh Downs comes out and has eight catches, let's not say, okay, this is the guy, this is the number one wide receiver because it really comes down to matchups.

Starting point is 00:06:04 It comes down to where the Colts want to exploit this defense. And when you look at the Jaguars, you know, their strength is their cornerback room and their safety room. Ray Sean Jenkins, a really good safety, Andre Cisco, really good safety, Tyson Campbell, really good, really, really good young corner on the outside. That's where their strength is, where their weakness is, is more over the middle of the field, linebacker group their weird willingness to drop defensive ends into coverage which is something that's that you know some teams do it i guess uh so that's where teams have been able to kill this jaguars defense the last couple years is throwing it to running backs throwing it to tight ends over the middle throwing it to slot wide receivers so i would say like yes i'm with you i want to see

Starting point is 00:06:43 that hierarchy in the passing game and see who rich who Richardson prefers but also if we do get a game where Kylan Granson gets six catches or Josh Downs gets eight catches or Deion Jackson goes off for 10 catches like you did in this matchup last year yeah I wouldn't I wouldn't draw too many conclusions yet we got to see a little bit more of a sample size but it all comes down, I'm just excited to see these guys on the football field. Yeah. And before we get to the rest of the skill position, guys, we're going to, I think we're going to know pretty quick what the offensive line is going to look like, because when it's bad, it's really, really bad. And it's like glaring, you know, we've all seen what that looks like. So very curious just to see what the offensive line is going to bring to the table. Uh, the Jaguars obviously always put a big premium on, you know, freaks on defense, you

Starting point is 00:07:31 know, so you got Trevon Walker going into a second season as a good example. So is the offensive line going to hold up? Because another thing is they're already obviously down Jonathan Taylor and I'm, you know, Zach Moss probably is not going to be ready to go quite yet. So I'll be down to Dion Jackson, Evan Hull, and probably like Jake Funk. Like, will they be able to run the ball at all with guys not named Anthony Richardson? And how much is the offensive line to, you know, how, how much say do they have in it essentially? Yeah, I think they'll be able to run the ball fine. Again, just having that mobile quarterback just dictates so much in terms of spacing. I'm sure they'll be able to run the ball fine. Again, just having that mobile quarterback just dictates so much in terms of spacing.

Starting point is 00:08:05 I'm sure they'll be able to get their five, six yards every now and then and have a productive rushing attack. But, you know, I remember last year we were looking at this Colts offensive line and we were worried going into the season. Danny Pinter we were worried about. Matt Pryor we were worried about. Now, we didn't envision it being as bad as it was, but we were worried about those two spots.

Starting point is 00:08:21 And I remember my famous last words going to the season were, you know, if this offensive line can't handle the Houston Texans and the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first two games, then we should be worried because the fine defensive lines, not like not horrible defensive lines whatsoever, but those aren't defensive lines where you're saying like, you know, oh my gosh, they're going to get a sack every play. Like a Philadelphia Eagles defensive line

Starting point is 00:08:42 or even a Kansas City Chiefs last year with Chris Jones and stuff like that. They didn't have that star power or the production to have that kind of fear. Now, it kind of is the same thing this year, where it's like this Jaguars defensive line and their defensive scheme is good. I'm not trying to slight them whatsoever, but if this Colts offensive line comes out and looks like what they did last year against this Jaguars defensive line, then I'm pretty concerned for the rest of the games. Because again,

Starting point is 00:09:09 this is a defensive line where I'm not asking for them to completely dominate, but like, if you're going to be a decent offensive line, you have to stand your ground in this game. Like this is not a defensive line that you can give up, you know, a 40% pressure clip to, or something like that.

Starting point is 00:09:24 So it's kind of where I was with the Texans going into that first game last year where it's like I just want to see them be adequate and not get bowled over and unfortunately last year against the Texans we saw what was you know bound to happen the rest of that season was the Texans defensive line just bum rushed the Colts offensive line so hopefully hopefully we see a better performance from them in this week one game in 2023. Yeah, I mean, I think you have to wait for trends in certain areas, but I feel like with the offensive line,

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Starting point is 00:12:13 and plenty of debate from all 32 of our Locked On NFL hosts with added insights from our national experts. It's a can't-miss series before the season kicks off. Catch every episode on Locked On NFL on YouTube or wherever you get your podcast. All right, Jake, so diving into this defense, you know, there's a lot of storylines we can look at with the Colts defense. And honestly, I didn't even have time to really dive into the Colts defense yesterday with Tony

Starting point is 00:12:35 because I just need to keep talking about Anthony Richardson because that really is the most important thing for the Colts. But this is a big game for the Colts defense. You know, the Colts defense typically starts a little slow. We've seen that the last couple seasons, no matter who the defense coordinator is, Matt Eberflus or Gus Bradley. We know they had struggles in the first two games against the Jaguars and the Texans last year, but then they really found their own after that. Now, will they continue to start slow and not get pressure on the quarterback and get beat down the field? You know, what will we see from this Colts defense? What are some big things

Starting point is 00:13:09 you're looking at, though, going into this game, Jake, with the Colts defense? Yeah, some of those bumps, you know, you talked about from early last season, a lot of it seemed to be in the back seven, just kind of figuring out coverages where people needed to be. Now, hopefully that's not as big of a shift now that a lot of guys are in their second season with Gus Bradley, but the cornerback group in general is pretty new. So that's something definitely to keep an eye on. But upfront, I'm hoping if the Colts can't do anything else defensively, I'm hoping the defensive line looks like it's clicking, getting pressure on Trevor Lawrence. And, you know, I think they had quite a bit of issue with Travis Etienne last year. There

Starting point is 00:13:50 were some big plays on the outside. Second game. Yeah. And the second game. Yeah. So a lot of that is going to be on the linebackers and just, you know, guys making sure they're, they're not getting, you know, caught on blocks and everything. But another big thing, it was very noticeable. Trevor Lawrence in the quick passing game in the first game, you couldn't get a hand on him. The guy had the ball out of his hands immediately. And altogether in both games combined, he was 45 of 52. So really, really efficient.

Starting point is 00:14:16 45 of 52 passing in those two games? Yeah. Oh, my gosh. I didn't realize it was that bad. It was crazy. I think he was 20 of 22 in the second game. You know how Colts do it. You can throw 90% on them if you want. Oh man. I did not realize it was that bad. Yeah. So gotta get to him. He's a hard guy to bring down obviously, but it doesn't, if, if the quick game is going like that, I don't even think the

Starting point is 00:14:41 sacks matter. It's quickly being disruptive, you know went off the snap uh so i we need to see life from the defensive line especially with how deep you and i are advertising them as yeah you know you got to see more than what we saw again early last season before they found their groove we were saying look their run defense is fine but they just are not getting any pressure they just signed yannick and gock or just traded for yannick and gockway and deforest buckner's banged up and they're just not getting pressure. You want to see that pressure early and often from this Colts defensive line. And this is a good matchup. This is a good opportunity for them. The Jaguars don't have Cam Robinson in this game. I believe he's suspended the first couple of weeks. So I believe Walker Little is going to be stepping in as a starter.

Starting point is 00:15:21 Walker Little is a good, a good tackle. Like it actually – the Jaguars are one of those few teams that actually has a good backup tackle to throw in there with someone out. But still, you know, you want to see what you can do against this team. They just lost Jawan Taylor as well in the offseason to the Chiefs. So this is kind of like – I'm not saying it's a bad offensive line, but it's more vulnerable than what it was last year. So maybe you can get some pressure on Trevor Lawrence and turn that 45 of 52 into at least

Starting point is 00:15:47 a 45 of 60. Like, let's at least get it to like a 70% or something like that is insane. But one thing I will say about getting pressure on Trevor Lawrence and just the overall way you play Trevor Lawrence is I remember last year, even though even though it was only seven passing or like intercept or incompletions last year, sorry, seven incompletions in those two games, there were like two or three drop picks that the Colts had. When it comes to Trevor Lawrence, it's very much an Andrew Luck thing

Starting point is 00:16:15 where he will make the most insane arm arrogant plays that you'll ever see because he is such a talented quarterback. But with that comes the mistakes and comes the hero ball. And I don't think Trevor, I think Trevor Lawrence is kind of like an Andrew Luck where that'll never go away. I think you'll always have those moments. I do remember in the first game, I want to say Stefan Gilmore or Julian Blackman on a,

Starting point is 00:16:39 it was a two on one down the field and they went up and dropped an interception, a very, very clear dropped interception. And there were just a couple of those against Trevor Lawrence you're going to get one or two of those chances every game the Colts have to capitalize which is the perfect transition into our next player we got to talk about Shaquille Leonard he is on track to play this weekend his first time playing since what the commanders game last year I want to say yeah the commanders game last season. And in that game, he had an interception just because that's who he is.

Starting point is 00:17:08 What does he look like in this game? He's had a good off season. We're optimistic that he's mostly back, but it's very different when the bullets are really flying in a real NFL game. What do you think? What do you think is going to look like out there, Jake? Can he add that extra boost of creating turnovers for this Colts defense that severely lacked in that area last year?

Starting point is 00:17:29 Yeah, so I'm first curious to see if he's going to be on a snap count or anything because we talked to him today, Thursday, and he wasn't sure. He basically said, you know, that's not up to me um but also he said like he didn't say that he's fully himself yet like i i think he maybe he shows something on sunday that tells him that um but i think he's still working back to that so i'm curious if he's even going to play all the snaps um but really regardless i mean the before he got hurt against the, um, the bears in those practices, they were saying their next step, they want to see him is just like a

Starting point is 00:18:11 full collision tackle, you know, just like normal tackling one-on-one we're, you know, we're cramming together. What, what does that look like for him? And can he withstand it? So, um, I, I don't even, I mean mean he was moving around really well in the summer too but i think what i'm most looking forward to him is being able to complete the game with whatever snaps he's given and make a play or two out there you know he he's really good at at kind of shooting the gaps and getting things down in the in the backfield but also whether it's a punched

Starting point is 00:18:43 ball whether it's an interception, whatever, bring back some of what's always made you the maniac to the defense because they need it. Yeah, yeah. And then the last thing we need to talk about is this young secondary from cornerback to safety. It's an extremely young group, and this is very much a baptized by fire situation

Starting point is 00:19:01 because the Jaguars with Trevor Lawrence, I know I just mentioned a second ago, Trevor Lawrence will, we'll give you a couple every game that you have to make a play on. But with that, you also get the 25 other passes that are just going to be pristine and on the money and really, really good plays by one of the best young quarterbacks in the league.

Starting point is 00:19:20 And it's not like he's throwing to nobody's out there. He's throwing it to Evan Ingram, Christian Kirk, Calvin ridley the massive offseason aquiry uh that they have there uh and then what they have zay jones as well as their slot receiver another really solid player uh these young corners and these young safeties are gonna have their hands full this entire game uh with this these jaguar skill position players uh so i'm really excited to see what these guys can do. And like I said, it's kind of going to be baptized by fire and I'm, I'm ready for it. I want to see what these guys can do in a big matchup like this. I agree.

Starting point is 00:19:52 And it's again, other than Calvin Ridley, who's at his peak. Yeah. At his peak, one of the better, one of the better receivers in the league, but the rest of these guys aren't necessarily household names like you're talking about, but they work so well within this offense and it's like doug peterson and uh trevor lawrence just know how to accentuate these guys so that's that's something you got to battle in in your own and that's not even anything you can control just you, be in the right spots, I guess is a big thing. Yeah, it's gonna be rough, like they're Trevor Lawrence is gonna have a decent game. Like that's just how it's gonna be.

Starting point is 00:20:33 Just don't get like fooled too many times. Like, I don't know, do do your job. It seems so simple. But like, it's when you're facing an offense that just does what they do so well, it's just, again, hard. You have to control what you can control. Yeah. Well,

Starting point is 00:20:49 yeah, just, just don't get beyond the double moves. Don't, don't get out of position, make the plays that are in front of you and then capitalize on those one to two plays that Lawrence is going to give you each game. Yes.

Starting point is 00:20:59 And you know, if you finish the game 20 or 25 with a pick and 200 yards or something because you're making your tackles, that's a fine game. Again, the stat line looks fine because he's a good quarterback, but it's not about making him have the worst game of his life. It's about containing him and limiting the damage and making the plays available to you. That's really all you can do against these top quarterbacks.

Starting point is 00:21:23 We'll see what this Colts defense can do. I'm optimistic. And of course, with the week one foolishness that comes, I am pretty optimistic that the Colts defense can, can perform better than what most are expecting. But next we're going to talk about some fantasy football. I'm just going to kick it over to Jake and he's going to talk fantasy around

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Starting point is 00:22:40 of 194.5 passing yards this weekend. What do you guys want to do with that? Do you guys want to do with that? Do you guys want to go more? Do you want to go less? I'm feeling optimistic. Let's go more. Let's go more.

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Starting point is 00:23:23 I was back in high school, but I'm watching too much all 22 and trying to, you know, decipher that stuff. It's hard for me to get into fantasy. So Jake, just school us here. What, what are some fantasy things you're looking at this weekend?

Starting point is 00:23:35 Who are some players on the Colts that you are really going for this weekend and some Colts players that you are really fading down the stretch? Yeah. So obviously week one is just like the kind of the biggest head scratcher because all you really really fading down the stretch? Yeah, so obviously week one is just like the kind of the biggest head scratcher because all you really know is what the team to your opponent did last year and whether or not they made positive steps to improving that. So just looking at a couple areas of vulnerability, I guess for Jacksonville, they were 28th overall

Starting point is 00:24:01 in past defense last year at 238 and a half yards per game. And they were also tied for 25th in sacks. So not a lot of sacks. And that led to extended drives and quarterbacks having some bigger performances. So that's one thing for Anthony Richardson that you can kind of put in your mind. Because people have been drafting Anthony Richardson at some starting levels, particularly in two QB leagues. Richardson is probably going to be starting in a lot of leagues this week. So just again, looking at last year, Jackson will give up the ninth most points to quarterbacks of all teams. I looked into that a little further for guys like Anthony Richardson,

Starting point is 00:24:43 essentially, because he's going to be a runner. And I think for a little bit is going to be a pretty reliant on that. So you look at it, you know, last year, Jalen Hurts, Daniel Jones and Lamar Jackson and their matchups, they averaged 14 carries for 78 yards on the ground and they scored two touchdowns. So you look at that with Richardson, I feel comfortable saying he could have 40, 50, 60 yards. Like that's not a lot to say from a running quarterback where the game plan is probably going to be pretty run based. So I think that's fair. And then when they get in the red zone, good chance, he scores a touchdown if they're within five yards or so especially again you're down your top two running backs so you know Anthony Richardson I think pretty good chance he's going

Starting point is 00:25:31 to put up respectable rushing numbers and then even if he's if he only passes for like 175 200 yards and a touchdown I think his complete body of work because he's a quarterback that can run better than most I think is going to make him a pretty decent option to start. Now, with that said, I know he's a rookie, but I don't have great confidence in many other guys out there right now. You look at who he's throwing to, obviously. Kylan Granson makes sense. They seem to have good chemistry, and there were tight ends that had pretty decent performances against Jacksonville last year. They gave up the eighth most points to the tight end position and the Colts

Starting point is 00:26:09 have one of the best separators among tight ends in the NFL right now. And you have like Travis Kelsey, people are up in the air about that, whether to start them, people don't know whether to start like TJ Hawkinson. So that's already the most shallow position in fantasy sports. So Kylan, an outlier, you know, if, if we're going, I'm going to put these guys in green, yellow, and red. So I put Richardson in the green. I would put Granson in the yellow because, I mean,

Starting point is 00:26:36 we haven't seen him as a proven fantasy performer before. And again, this is week one. So what do you think about these guys? Like you may not be the studious fantasy player, but you know, matchups, you know, guys who can take advantage of certain things. So what do you think? I would say that, you know, looking at this from a prize picks daily fantasy sports made easy perspective. That's what I'm looking at. Not looking at standard leagues or PPR leagues or anything like that. Like looking, looking at those daily fantasy sports made easy perspective that's what i'm looking at not not looking at standard leagues or ppr leagues or anything like that like looking looking at those daily fantasy i think kyle and granson is a really good ad because i'm assuming that his daily fantasy numbers are gonna be like really low like pretty cheap it'll probably be like a 2300 type guy or something like super super low uh when it comes to his daily fantasy and that's a a guy where, you know, you can stack like top tier

Starting point is 00:27:25 wide receivers and top tier quarterbacks and stuff, and then throw a Granson at the bottom and you might get a touchdown, you might get 60, 70 yards, and you're feeling pretty good there. I think Josh Downs is another one that's pretty interesting too. We did see in the preseason when he kind of became that starting slot receiver in the third game. He did get a little bit of looks from Anthony Richardson. He was starting to get some catches. We even saw in the second game as well when he was still out there and all the starters were sitting that he was getting a ton of looks in the quick passing game and blitz pickups and stuff like that.

Starting point is 00:27:57 So I think Josh Downs is interesting, especially with how the Jaguars just kind of struggled over the middle of the field in defense last year. And then De Dion Jackson, I, you know, I have to throw them in there just because a starting running back in fantasy football is such a valuable thing to have,

Starting point is 00:28:11 especially one that can catch balls. And we saw last year, 10 for 79 last year in this matchup was a big, big part of that game plan. And with his explosive ability and the, in the bigger rush lanes that are going to be there because of a mobile quarterback, I'm not out on Dion Jackson, as long as Zach Moss that are going to be there because of a mobile quarterback, I'm not out on Dion Jackson,

Starting point is 00:28:27 as long as Zach Moss doesn't play, like there's still a chance Zach Moss plays this weekend. But I think those are the three that I like as like daily fantasy sports guys, like towards the bottom because they're going to be really good value players that if the Colts offense does do some good things this week, they could all kind of hit off pretty big. Yeah. And obviously we're leaving out some bigger names,

Starting point is 00:28:47 Michael Pittman, Alec Pierce. I'm not ready to encourage you guys to start the outside receivers yet until we see what's going on. Again, this is only week one, so I want to be able to give you guys picks we're speaking with confidence for, and I just can't say that yet. Now some players I know I do not want to play this week, picks we're speaking with confidence for. And I just can't say that yet. Now, some, some guys, I, some players I know I do not want to play this week, Evan Hull. I think he'll get some

Starting point is 00:29:11 playing time, but you said there's the outside chance with Zach Moss. But Dion Jackson, I, you know, he's going to be your short yardage runner. So in the red zone, that's going to be your guy. That's probably going to vulture a touchdown or so. Anthony Richardson is a short yardage runner. Well, yeah, of course I'm talking from the running back perspective. Yeah. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:29:29 Cause the, I have the most confidence in terms of rushing in Richardson this week. But Jackson, you know, he's a pass catcher as well. I mean, Evan hole is too, but I can't say he's a better pass catcher than Dion Jackson.

Starting point is 00:29:41 Like I just Dion, I think it's going to be heavier skewed towards him in this game plan. And then the Colts defense, like they could do some nice things. They could come up with a turnover or two, maybe a couple of sacks. But I'm not going to encourage you to start them against Doug Peterson's offense with Trevor Lawrence and Travis Etienne and those guys and Calvin Ridley. Just don't do it. I think like there'll probably be a pretty good unit in fantasy across the entire season, but this is a matchup I don't love. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:30:11 I would also encourage not starting Jonathan Taylor or Jelani Woods. I think you nailed that. I think like, again, I'm not a big fantasy guy, but I wouldn't start either of those guys. Just a hunch here. I don't know if they're going to do too much for you. I know there's some home leagues. Block of the week.

Starting point is 00:30:27 I know there are some home leagues where those guys will be starting for some teams. But, you know, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't start them this week. But every day, don't worry. You don't have to miss us too much. Jake will be back live on YouTube tomorrow and also live at Evermore. Yep, Sunday morning. Sunday morning. Sorry, Sunday morning. Sunday morning, sorry. Sunday morning. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Starting point is 00:30:47 The tailgate, four-hour tailgate, 8.30 to 12.30. I'll be up on stage producing the show from 11 to 12. I think Andrew Moore from Horseshoe Huddle is going to join me up there as well. Heck yeah. So yeah, that'll be great. Tickets are in the show notes, so please join us for that. It's going to be awesome.

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