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Speaker 1: Kim Browns are back at practice today as they turn

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Speaker 1: the page to the Chicago Bears on Sunday. We're gonna

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Speaker 1: hear from three players and head coach Kevin Stefanski today

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Speaker 1: on from the podium to preview those Chicago Bears. The

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Speaker 1: players started the day in the locker room, and quarterback

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Speaker 1: Joe Flacco was up first. He talked about how he

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Speaker 1: thinks he's improved in start number two and what he

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Speaker 1: has seen in this team that's gotten them to eight

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Speaker 1: and five with all the injuries.

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Speaker 2: From a health standpoint, I mean, you know, I don't

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Speaker 2: know if you were soaring on Monday, but because it

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Speaker 2: kind of helped that you hadn't played in a long

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Speaker 2: time in terms of being able them to make it through.

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Speaker 3: The Yeah, I'm sure at this point like that, I

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Speaker 4: A little bit more fresh than than most guys do.

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Speaker 3: You know, when you've been through a whole long season,

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Speaker 3: even though your body kind of gets used to wear

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Speaker 4: H you just you you're dealing with something so at

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Speaker 3: I haven't dealt with getting hit and all that, Uh,

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Speaker 3: you're you're always you're always healthier and more fresh in

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Speaker 3: the beginning, and that's kind of what this is for me.

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Speaker 5: So, Joe, you said the other day that after the

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Speaker 5: game that the Bronze didn't call right away, So what

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Speaker 5: are you thinking. I guess during that period where they

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Speaker 5: don't call and then when they do call, and then

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Speaker 5: how the.

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Speaker 4: Workout goes, like did you know right away or coming?

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Speaker 3: Well, obviously I didn't know I was gonna be here, So,

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Speaker 3: like hindsight is is a different fault process than like

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Speaker 4: I I don't think it was any it was.

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Speaker 3: It was really no different really what Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

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Speaker 3: I didn't I didn't come out here till Friday to

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Speaker 3: it's tough to explain just the difference. I I really

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Speaker 6: Though every week here before you arrived. The question was

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Speaker 6: his point quarterback this week For various reasons, that's been

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Speaker 6: established it against that sure after the game, coach and

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Speaker 6: they give for the rest of your Does it change

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Speaker 6: anything in your mind?

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Speaker 4: Is maybe easier to prepare for yarning it? No? I

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Speaker 4: think in your mind you gotta you gotta take it

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Speaker 4: week to week anyway, and you know, act like you're.

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Speaker 3: The guy and focus on being the guy. So really,

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Speaker 3: you know, nothing else changes. We still want to go

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Speaker 3: comes down to.

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Speaker 6: Joe.

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Speaker 7: Did you watch games on Sundays when you were waiting

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Speaker 3: To always a little strange to watch games, But you know,

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Speaker 3: what else are you really doing on Sundays? Usually doing

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Speaker 3: I watched a good bulk of the one o'clock games, and.

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Speaker 4: Then after that I didn't.

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Speaker 3: I tended not to watch as many as of the

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Speaker 8: What do you see when you look at this Bears defense, Joe.

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Speaker 3: Well, they've been creating turnovers recently, and I think they

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Speaker 3: and just be patient, Joe, I.

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Speaker 4: Think it's right.

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Speaker 5: Clark said you tried out for a TV show, Which

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Speaker 5: was that something you really considered just being done in

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Speaker 5: being an analyst or how did they kind of play on.

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Speaker 3: I really don't want to have to ever do that stuff.

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Speaker 3: You know, fifteen years ago I would have told you

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Speaker 4: At all, but that's the last thing I really want

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Speaker 3: They had a they were actually doing a thing at

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Speaker 4: So it was a good little It was a good little.

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Speaker 3: Like fifteen years ago, it would have been just a

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Speaker 4: Joe Wiles a game.

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Speaker 3: You can keep doing what you're doing if you're gonna

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Speaker 3: the How important is that hear from you.

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Speaker 4: Know that Campian this football team? Yeah, well that th

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Speaker 3: I think I've talked about it from day one, just

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Speaker 4: What should be better at the second game? What's that?

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Speaker 4: What were you better at the second time? Second game?

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Speaker 3: Uh well, I think some of the things that I

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Speaker 3: The thing I was, I was I was disappointed in

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Speaker 8: We talked to.

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Speaker 4: Are some of the quarterbacks that you may have heard from.

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Speaker 5: I heard Peyton say something nice about your intoy the

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Speaker 4: Have you heard from some of the you know, quarterbacks

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Speaker 4: So, can you share anything that maybe so many has

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Speaker 3: You know, I've mostly heard the last few weeks of

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Speaker 4: With the guys that I've played with.

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Speaker 3: But outside of that, you know, I had never really

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Speaker 4: I don't want to be a bother, but.

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Speaker 3: I've mostly, like I said, heard from the people that

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Speaker 5: Obviously, Joe, we've we've talked about how fast this song

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Speaker 5: if we'd have told you eighty nine passes in the

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Speaker 4: Thought that was coming. Listen.

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Speaker 3: I've I've been around long enough to know that you

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Speaker 3: really can't, you know, set some kind of expectation and.

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Speaker 4: Expect that to actually come true. This is the NFL.

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Speaker 3: You get into these games and you know each game

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Speaker 3: I listen, when you're out there playing, you don't even

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Speaker 4: It's just kind of part of what happens.

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Speaker 10: Joe.

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Speaker 11: You, as you've gone to gone with this team, how

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Speaker 11: have you really how has a relationship with Kevin grown

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Speaker 11: just as you've acclimated.

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Speaker 12: To him as a as a coach.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, listen, I think he does a great job, and

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Speaker 3: I think he deserves deserves a lot of credit. Obviously,

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Speaker 4: You know, what we're good at while I'm back there.

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Speaker 6: Way that Miles called you Kevin Stefanski's long lost.

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Speaker 4: Brother, somebody was somebody was saying that last week. I mean,

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Speaker 2: And White Telder was saying that down the stretch the

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Speaker 2: other day, you were kind of a I think he

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Speaker 8: And you know, in the moment, as you're talking about.

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Speaker 3: I don't think it's like actively who you know what

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Speaker 3: I hope that I hope that you know, my personality

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Speaker 3: And that's what a quarterback job is, that's what a

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Speaker 12: Joe kind of off the times question just about You've

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Speaker 12: been in a lot of big situations, big moments over

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Speaker 12: you know, playoff push here. How much is that experience

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Speaker 3: It's it's always tough to quantify, like the experience thing

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Speaker 3: on Sunday, it comes down to what.

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Speaker 4: You're doing on that and get that individual play.

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Speaker 3: But I'm a big believer in that being in tough

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Speaker 4: I think early in my career, you.

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Speaker 3: It's just the next man up. You can't really think

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Speaker 14: Was it like for you to be a part of that.

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Speaker 4: It's a lot of fun after the fact.

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Speaker 10: Joe.

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Speaker 4: Sorry, guys, I'm sorry.

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Speaker 3: Not specifically, I don't know if I've ever I think

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Speaker 4: I think I've been in enough situations now.

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Speaker 1: Up next was cornerback Greg knew him this second. He

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Speaker 4: You'll get Dezel.

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Speaker 8: Back this week.

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Speaker 15: Obviously, I said it in my after the game last week.

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Speaker 10: For sure.

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Speaker 9: I love.

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Speaker 5: Greg when you watch fields, like what really jumps out

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Speaker 4: He's a great player.

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Speaker 15: I've been playing him since uh college. He can make

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Speaker 14: Are you guys have been so good defensively at homes.

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Speaker 9: Cause but after Sunday scheme does that hope because fiends

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Speaker 15: Yeah, we don't become we we we're never complacent and

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Speaker 4: To go one to know the next game.

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Speaker 10: It's just.

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Speaker 4: Oh, it's amazing.

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Speaker 4: We feel about him. He's a hard nosed player.

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Speaker 15: He sets the tone for us, especially with his physicality,

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Speaker 4: So just hoping we we get him back out.

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Speaker 4: I'm part of you. Of the way you bounce back

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Speaker 5: that have to come up and make tackles?

450
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Speaker 15: What people do for sure to Like we said every week,

451
00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:14,800
Speaker 15: this has gotta be our best tackling week.

452
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Speaker 4: Uh, definitely at the corner position.

453
00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:20,960
Speaker 15: DJ Moore great receiver, you know, yards after the catch

454
00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:22,760
Speaker 15: is what he specializes in, so we have to do

455
00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:25,080
Speaker 15: a great job and containing him after the catch.

456
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Speaker 4: Great.

457
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Speaker 13: You guys have obviously had a next man of mentality

458
00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:31,040
Speaker 13: 'all season, but as you go through so many different

459
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Speaker 13: injuries and guys coming in and different faces kind of

460
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Speaker 13: weak to week, Just what are those conversations like that

461
00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:40,080
Speaker 13: have made you guys so successful at communicating like this is.

462
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Speaker 4: What we're looking forward, this is what we're trying to do.

463
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Speaker 13: Like, how is a pen sort of almost flawless throughout

464
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Speaker 13: the most of the season, even when guys are kind.

465
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Speaker 14: Of filling it.

466
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Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it's just a belief.

467
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Speaker 15: I Mean, teams always say next man up, but who

468
00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:54,280
Speaker 15: actually truly believes in the next man up. We actually

469
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Speaker 15: believe in our guys. As you can see when Ronnie

470
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Speaker 15: was out there playing, uh d Bell was out there playing.

471
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Speaker 15: We didn't change this scheme. We're not gonna run something

472
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Speaker 15: else just to cater to them. No, they're ball players

473
00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:06,720
Speaker 15: as well, so uh we trusting our guys. I think

474
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Speaker 15: that's the biggest difference.

475
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Speaker 5: You got to know Joe Blackel at all, like you've

476
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Speaker 5: reached he's been there.

477
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Speaker 15: Uh kind of he he's kind of by me like

478
00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,439
Speaker 15: in the locker room, but didn't really get to know

479
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Speaker 15: him too much.

480
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Speaker 4: But he's been doing great for us.

481
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Speaker 5: What's kind of I mean he's the story to time,

482
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Speaker 5: Like what's he kind of the hope he's provided or

483
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Speaker 5: kind of calming things down, Like how would you just

484
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Speaker 5: describe his instence?

485
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Speaker 15: Yeah, just a leader who's been there and done it all.

486
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Speaker 15: Uh's guiding teams to the playoffs. Just the poise he

487
00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:40,040
Speaker 15: plays with the ability to if he makes a mistake,

488
00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:42,960
Speaker 15: being able to you know, bounce back, and just just

489
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Speaker 15: all that positive vibes he brings to this uh, to

490
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Speaker 15: this organization.

491
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Speaker 4: There's been so much take up more.

492
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Speaker 8: You know, Captain just had to kill with his head

493
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Speaker 8: coach and just his what influences he had on you guys,

494
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Speaker 8: and and how has his.

495
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Speaker 7: I guess, non emotional reaction to most things, especially the

496
00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:09,880
Speaker 7: negative stuff, benefit on the guys As a team players coach.

497
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Speaker 15: That's the biggest thing I can say. You know, whether

498
00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:15,879
Speaker 15: someone makes a mistake or not, he always takes it

499
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Speaker 15: on himself and things like that. So just being an

500
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Speaker 15: ultimate players coach, trusting in us to go out there

501
00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:24,399
Speaker 15: and make plays, just everything. He gets a lot of

502
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Speaker 15: scrutiny in the media as well, but you know, for

503
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Speaker 15: us to be down so much and for guys to

504
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Speaker 15: keep stepping up, he's done an amazing.

505
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Speaker 4: Job for us.

506
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Speaker 1: Wrapping up the day in the locker room was linebacker

507
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Speaker 1: Anthony Walker Junior. He talked about how everyone has stepped

508
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Speaker 1: up with all the injuries on the defense and also

509
00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:42,760
Speaker 1: joked about if he was on the jugs machine this

510
00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:46,040
Speaker 1: week after another near interception Baby Walk why.

511
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Speaker 2: Tyler was saying the other day that that Joe fuck

512
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Speaker 2: up was a real voice of the kind of reason

513
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Speaker 2: down the stretch, Like he was kind of saying, Hey,

514
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Speaker 2: if this happens something, we gotta do this.

515
00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:56,280
Speaker 4: But have you how important is it.

516
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Speaker 2: To have that kind of guy who's basically seen everything

517
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Speaker 2: over fifteen.

518
00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:03,080
Speaker 8: Years on the sideline.

519
00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:04,359
Speaker 4: Yeah, no doubt.

520
00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:06,679
Speaker 11: A guy like that with a lot of experience, you know,

521
00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:09,239
Speaker 11: every game situation, nothing's just surprising him.

522
00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:09,640
Speaker 4: At this point.

523
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Speaker 14: He's been playing for a hundred years.

524
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Speaker 11: So, uh, he's getting those guys ready just in case

525
00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:16,440
Speaker 11: if it's a two minute or we're up too or

526
00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:18,320
Speaker 11: we're up you know four wind have been at four

527
00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:20,480
Speaker 11: or whatever it is. I'm pretty sure he's telling those guys,

528
00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:23,720
Speaker 11: you know, how to manage that situation. So you know, I,

529
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Speaker 11: like I said, the guy that's been been around, he's

530
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Speaker 11: done at all, seen it all, is able to communicate

531
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Speaker 11: to the guys. Uh, you know the different type of

532
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Speaker 11: situations that.

533
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Speaker 4: We can be in describing him as Kevin's long Walls Brothers.

534
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Speaker 4: Is everybody busted him on that?

535
00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:39,960
Speaker 11: Yeah nah no, yeah, yeah, that's all Miles on that one, Anthony.

536
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Speaker 7: It's one thing, though, I'm considering everything that has happened

537
00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:45,280
Speaker 7: at that position this year. You guys think it made

538
00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:49,080
Speaker 7: seven changes leading up to games du because of injuries.

539
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Speaker 7: It's one thing to say that you believe in a guy.

540
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Speaker 7: It's another to really truly believe that.

541
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Speaker 10: What is it?

542
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Speaker 8: What is it about Joe that uh with him coming

543
00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:02,000
Speaker 8: in here?

544
00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:06,760
Speaker 7: It it feels like you guys believe believed in him

545
00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:07,720
Speaker 7: from day one?

546
00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:11,320
Speaker 8: What What is it about him that burned back? Yeah,

547
00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:13,040
Speaker 8: you know so quickly.

548
00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:16,160
Speaker 14: Not the fact that he wanted Super Bowl or anything

549
00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:17,480
Speaker 14: like that. That would just mean you.

550
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Speaker 11: Know, uh, that's the you know what I yeah, I mean,

551
00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:21,960
Speaker 11: I you know, but a guy with so much experience,

552
00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:24,800
Speaker 11: you know, has played winning football in the NFL for

553
00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:27,760
Speaker 11: a very long time, knows how to get the job done,

554
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Speaker 11: you know, until he proves otherwise.

555
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Speaker 14: Uh, you know, he's still.

556
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Speaker 11: He's still a great quarterback and uh, in what we

557
00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:35,040
Speaker 11: need in our for right now to that he just

558
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Speaker 11: kind of steady us as a team. You know, just

559
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Speaker 11: great to have and you know, to find someone like

560
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Speaker 11: that later in the season after what we going through,

561
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Speaker 11: you know, just uh you gotta let him drawing out.

562
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Speaker 8: It looks like you watched a couple more guys, Marie

563
00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:52,760
Speaker 8: Hurst maybe rammed out, but I'm gonna you learn Kennon's

564
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Speaker 8: defense absorbing, still keep winning.

565
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Speaker 10: Uh.

566
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Speaker 11: We don't have to find out anymore, nah man. We

567
00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:02,400
Speaker 11: believe in everybody in his locker room. You know they're

568
00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:04,760
Speaker 11: here for a reason. Obviously, I hate you s It

569
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Speaker 11: sucks right to lose.

570
00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:06,119
Speaker 10: Guys.

571
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Speaker 11: We've done it all year, you know, from week going on. So, uh,

572
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Speaker 11: the name of the NFL is next man Up, as

573
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Speaker 11: we all like to say. We don't like to say it,

574
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Speaker 11: but we have to say it, you know, the next

575
00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:21,520
Speaker 11: man up mentality. And yeah, we believe in everybody in

576
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Speaker 11: his locker room. So whoever gets that opportunity, we believe

577
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Speaker 11: in that person. And it won't be no different with

578
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Speaker 11: you know, with the new guys stepping up.

579
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Speaker 8: You know what, cause you.

580
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Speaker 3: Guys have beig outpreation parents, what stands out what pens

581
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Speaker 3: to play down us to.

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Speaker 14: Your your complay.

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Speaker 11: Yeah, number one looked very great on film. He can

584
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Speaker 11: make every throw, he can uh you know, run the

585
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Speaker 11: ball as well. You know, we have a dual thread

586
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Speaker 11: quarterback like that. Obviously we've had our share of 'em

587
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Speaker 11: this year, but you know, we have a quarterback like

588
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Speaker 11: that that can you know, kind of make the game

589
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Speaker 11: multi dimensional, you know, make you cover every blade of

590
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Speaker 11: grass on the field.

591
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Speaker 14: It's very very special and very unique.

592
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Speaker 11: So you know, we gotta obviously be fundamentally signing everything

593
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Speaker 11: that we do and uh dictate the game and not

594
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Speaker 11: let them dictate the game.

595
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Speaker 15: Is that more of a let you approach when you

596
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Speaker 15: on face and you do with your quarterback because of

597
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Speaker 15: the way they can they.

598
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Speaker 14: Can run in past the ball. Yeah, for sure.

599
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Speaker 11: Uh it makes you have to layer the coverage a

600
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Speaker 11: little bit and you know you have to rush and

601
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Speaker 11: cover has to be you know, on point. We say

602
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Speaker 11: that every week, but when you play dude, third quarterback,

603
00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:26,320
Speaker 11: it has to be almost you know, perfect to get

604
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Speaker 11: the job done.

605
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Speaker 5: Do you feel like you got a struggle going against

606
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Speaker 5: some of those guys this year? Even guys can do

607
00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:34,040
Speaker 5: their zone, you know, the zone for each stuff and

608
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Speaker 5: what do you need to fix in that?

609
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Speaker 11: Yeah, I think we could be better and uh, pretty

610
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Speaker 11: much every part of the game, rush, coverage, splits, whatever,

611
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Speaker 11: you know. I think we've honed in on our fundamentals

612
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Speaker 11: and technique against uh the zone read and all that stuff.

613
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Speaker 11: So we just gotta go out and execute. And uh,

614
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Speaker 11: it's just all eleven eleven of us one ball carrier

615
00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:57,800
Speaker 11: and we gotta get a guy down and play play

616
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Speaker 11: well on third down, play well in the red zone.

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Speaker 14: And you know, like I said, just our same goals

618
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Speaker 14: every week. It seems things got better after the Minshee game.

619
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Speaker 14: Was the more interests, more awareness of it after that,

620
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Speaker 14: I'd say so.

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Speaker 7: Yeah, Grant, Mike, and Kevin missed the final four games.

622
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Speaker 10: The season with the screen injury.

623
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Speaker 14: How well was Grant playing?

624
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Speaker 4: And then also, were you happy to see that he

625
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Speaker 4: was able to get his extension and.

626
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Speaker 10: Achieve some of those goals?

627
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Speaker 4: Yeah?

628
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Speaker 14: I was about to say that's how well he was playing.

629
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Speaker 11: Got extensive Uh but yeah, uh, Pro Bowl caliber year

630
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Speaker 11: from him, from him put the work in all off season,

631
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Speaker 11: you know, really stepped into his own this year. And

632
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Speaker 11: he'll he'll be fine when he gets back, you know,

633
00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:40,040
Speaker 11: getting back into that role. And you know, obviously it

634
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Speaker 11: sucks to lose, like I said, any guy on our team,

635
00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:43,960
Speaker 11: but you know, you moving. You know, a guy like

636
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Speaker 11: grand Deale pet really excelling and run defense and coverage

637
00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:50,200
Speaker 11: and everything like that. Blitzen as well, you know, hate

638
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Speaker 11: that for him, but as our for our team, we

639
00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:53,480
Speaker 11: got we got other guys that you know, have to

640
00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:56,399
Speaker 11: step up. You know, guys that can step up, that

641
00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:59,200
Speaker 11: showed that's proven that they can't do that, and we

642
00:25:59,240 --> 00:25:59,719
Speaker 11: gotta have it.

643
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Speaker 14: We got at each other's back, and then you know

644
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Speaker 14: if he if he is able to get back.

645
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Speaker 11: You know, we obviously welcome with open arms and uh,

646
00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:07,520
Speaker 11: you know, but we gotta worry about We can't worry

647
00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:08,359
Speaker 11: about the playoffs right now.

648
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Speaker 14: We gotta worry about this week and you know, this

649
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Speaker 14: is the biggest game of our last.

650
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Speaker 7: Your Greg kind of echoed your sentiments about players on

651
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Speaker 7: your side of the bass stepping our home.

652
00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:19,520
Speaker 8: One called upon what is it about it?

653
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Speaker 7: And he said that you guys don't change anything, just

654
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Speaker 7: guys and stepped in and just kind of picked up

655
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Speaker 7: where others have left off. What have you seen from

656
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Speaker 7: you know, some of these reserved guys that weren't getting

657
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Speaker 7: a lot of playing time earlier, they have been able

658
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Speaker 7: to be so successful you are, and in key moments too.

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Speaker 11: Yeah, I think it's a testament to their preparation, preparing

660
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Speaker 11: like starters, and when their numbers called, they're not you know,

661
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Speaker 11: scrambling to get ready.

662
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Speaker 14: They're already ready.

663
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Speaker 11: So, you know, like I said, testament to them, but

664
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Speaker 11: also a testament to the coaches. Position coaches doing a

665
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Speaker 11: great job, the dB coaches, linebacker coaches, D line coaches.

666
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Speaker 14: You know, whenever you know we have somebody step up.

667
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Speaker 14: There's no drop off.

668
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Speaker 11: Uh, like Greg said, there's no different play call or

669
00:26:58,680 --> 00:27:01,160
Speaker 11: anything like that. Everybody knows the scheme those what we're

670
00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:03,080
Speaker 11: doing and trying to get accomplished. And uh, they executed

671
00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:05,119
Speaker 11: really well. So testament to player and coaching.

672
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Speaker 14: Yeah, tick 'em.

673
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Speaker 4: I think thanks.

674
00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:10,879
Speaker 14: It seems so much has happening.

675
00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:11,240
Speaker 4: With this team.

676
00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:15,399
Speaker 6: You know from Greenbrier to that, guys quarterback, this and

677
00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:18,080
Speaker 6: that and used to four games a lot.

678
00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:20,600
Speaker 14: Does it seem like that kind of years where you

679
00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:26,320
Speaker 14: to you to the finish line that's farther up than normal. No, yeah,

680
00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:27,080
Speaker 14: normal season.

681
00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:30,360
Speaker 11: Like I said, uh, you know last year was ten

682
00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:33,359
Speaker 11: linebackers go down. You know, Uh, this year it's just

683
00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:37,160
Speaker 11: different positions. But again, uh, I think we've prepared ourselves.

684
00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:40,280
Speaker 11: I I believe a lot better than you know, we

685
00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:42,520
Speaker 11: have probably in the past of you know, guys going

686
00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:46,000
Speaker 11: down and you know, not really being being executed a

687
00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:48,399
Speaker 11: not executing at the same you know, tempo and everything

688
00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:50,399
Speaker 11: like that. I think we've gotten a lot better at that,

689
00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:53,680
Speaker 11: you know, guys being ready to go when their numbers call.

690
00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:56,360
Speaker 11: Like I said, testament to player and coach, Yeah, we've

691
00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:58,439
Speaker 11: been through a lot, But nobody's wanna feel sorry for

692
00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:00,119
Speaker 11: us in this December football y.

693
00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:02,080
Speaker 14: You you can't aks for a.

694
00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:04,040
Speaker 11: Better position to be in, you know, give yourself a

695
00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:06,520
Speaker 11: shot to you know, get into the playoffs and you

696
00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:10,199
Speaker 11: know one game season is from there and you know

697
00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:12,199
Speaker 11: you can go as far as you wanna go. So

698
00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:14,840
Speaker 11: I wouldn't trade it. You know, obviously we loved I

699
00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:17,240
Speaker 11: love to be having Nick Chubb and Deshaun and you know,

700
00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:20,520
Speaker 11: everybody healthy. But I wouldn't trade this position at all.

701
00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:23,639
Speaker 5: Is it signal caller on the defense and with the

702
00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:26,440
Speaker 5: potential of two young safeties and the n type finished

703
00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:27,480
Speaker 5: the game the other.

704
00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:29,239
Speaker 4: Day, does that put more on your pl on your

705
00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:29,720
Speaker 4: play kids?

706
00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:31,120
Speaker 10: To communicate old with those guys.

707
00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:33,959
Speaker 11: Uh, I like to over communicate, you know, no matter

708
00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:37,040
Speaker 11: who's in the game. But you know, like you said,

709
00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:39,160
Speaker 11: like I I feel like those guys are prepared enough.

710
00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:41,200
Speaker 11: So if I give them little reminders and tips, they

711
00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:44,240
Speaker 11: already on it. They're a little younger, so they listen

712
00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:47,160
Speaker 11: really well. But oh but like like I said, they're

713
00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:48,880
Speaker 11: those guys are prepared, So I'm not r I'm not

714
00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:51,320
Speaker 11: really you know, worried about over communicating with those guys.

715
00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:53,440
Speaker 11: As much as I am just doing my job, you know,

716
00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:55,360
Speaker 11: and making sure everybody's on the same pigs.

717
00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:59,120
Speaker 7: Chicago's amated teams this year's has something going into this

718
00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:01,760
Speaker 7: week and you guys, your hyper sense of about not

719
00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:03,640
Speaker 7: to insinuate you would take an appoint of light with

720
00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:06,880
Speaker 7: but just the fact that you know they're not in

721
00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:09,360
Speaker 7: contention like you guys are, and in names like you said,

722
00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:11,160
Speaker 7: they they played ball against really good teams.

723
00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:13,360
Speaker 11: Yeah, you can't worry about that, especially in the NFL.

724
00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:16,040
Speaker 11: This is the NFL for a reason. Everybody has good players.

725
00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:19,560
Speaker 11: There's no bad players, there's no bad teams, you know,

726
00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:22,720
Speaker 11: So we we have to bring it and we understand that,

727
00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:24,640
Speaker 11: like I said, this is the biggest game of our lives,

728
00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:26,040
Speaker 11: and we understand that we.

729
00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:26,920
Speaker 14: Have to approach it that way.

730
00:29:27,840 --> 00:29:29,320
Speaker 11: And yeah, but at the end of the day, it

731
00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:31,440
Speaker 11: is nameless faces as opponents and we're trying to get

732
00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:33,400
Speaker 11: better as a team.

733
00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:34,880
Speaker 14: So we h we're taking that approach.

734
00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:36,680
Speaker 11: But you know, obviously there's you know, a team standing

735
00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:38,320
Speaker 11: in front of us that we have to uh refeed this.

736
00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:41,280
Speaker 13: Week Anthony obviously up more to the next man up

737
00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:44,080
Speaker 13: mentality has been like the on the field perspective.

738
00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:45,160
Speaker 4: Move just the next guy up that.

739
00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:48,840
Speaker 7: But just from like a morales standpoint, like I would imagine,

740
00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:50,959
Speaker 7: it gets pretty discouraging.

741
00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:53,400
Speaker 10: You just see the sheer number of guys without injured.

742
00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:54,440
Speaker 4: So how do how do you.

743
00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:56,120
Speaker 13: Keep spirits up and how do you kind of keep

744
00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:58,600
Speaker 13: guys you know, not getting down on the situation.

745
00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:01,800
Speaker 11: Yeah, you hate to lose somebody, right, you hate to

746
00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:04,080
Speaker 11: lose am I mean sorry, let me not.

747
00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:04,480
Speaker 14: Say it like that.

748
00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:08,280
Speaker 11: It isn't life or death, right, you hate to you know,

749
00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:10,600
Speaker 11: not go out there with your brothers that you've grinded

750
00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:13,000
Speaker 11: with all season and all off season and stuff like that.

751
00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:16,440
Speaker 11: But again, we've had guys in here in this locker

752
00:30:16,520 --> 00:30:18,320
Speaker 11: room that's been with us the whole time as well,

753
00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:20,680
Speaker 11: that it's been waiting for their opportunity, and it just

754
00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:21,240
Speaker 11: happens like that.

755
00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:21,760
Speaker 14: Sometimes.

756
00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:23,800
Speaker 11: You know, you never know when your numbers gonna be called.

757
00:30:24,040 --> 00:30:26,080
Speaker 11: So all you gotta do is, you know, stay ready,

758
00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:27,440
Speaker 11: and you know when you're numbers it's called. You go

759
00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:29,640
Speaker 11: out there and you prepared and you go out there

760
00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:31,800
Speaker 11: and execute, and uh, you wanna help contribute.

761
00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:33,800
Speaker 14: So it gives the opportunity for that.

762
00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:36,040
Speaker 11: But obviously, like I said, it's just it sucks not

763
00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:37,920
Speaker 11: having you know, those guys out there. But no, like

764
00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:39,520
Speaker 11: I said, nobody's gonna feel sorry for us, so we

765
00:30:39,520 --> 00:30:40,720
Speaker 11: can't feel sorry for ourselves.

766
00:30:40,840 --> 00:30:42,920
Speaker 5: I know you got that fumble fielding, but are you

767
00:30:42,960 --> 00:30:44,280
Speaker 5: saving the interception for like?

768
00:30:47,320 --> 00:30:49,800
Speaker 14: I guess so, I guess so. I hope that's that.

769
00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:50,600
Speaker 14: I hope that's the case.

770
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Speaker 4: Did you think you had like the Pixian?

771
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Speaker 11: Yeah, I I mean he threw a bad ball and

772
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Speaker 11: we the vaul would have been perfect. I would have

773
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Speaker 11: called it the if I wouldn't attempt the MD would

774
00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:03,840
Speaker 11: have quart it because it was so bad. But you know,

775
00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:06,120
Speaker 11: I think he knew that, so he threw it away

776
00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:09,240
Speaker 11: kind of. But yeah, hopefully I'm saving it for the playoffs.

777
00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:11,720
Speaker 8: Just spending any extra time on the U because you've had.

778
00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:17,720
Speaker 11: Some opportunities and I have been doing next to get

779
00:31:17,720 --> 00:31:18,080
Speaker 11: out of here.

780
00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:21,880
Speaker 4: If you can catch and be a receiver, right I.

781
00:31:21,800 --> 00:31:22,600
Speaker 14: Did play receiver.

782
00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:24,800
Speaker 10: Yeah, I don't know.

783
00:31:24,840 --> 00:31:26,840
Speaker 14: It just hasn't been It hasn't been my year right now.

784
00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:30,280
Speaker 11: So we'll get it done when when we need to

785
00:31:30,360 --> 00:31:32,840
Speaker 11: use the judge. All right, they've got a couple of

786
00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:37,840
Speaker 11: jobs on the too, so I make sure we both

787
00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:38,160
Speaker 11: on there.

788
00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:39,080
Speaker 10: Make sure we both on.

789
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Speaker 1: The practice wrapped up. Head coach Kevin Steffenski stepped to

790
00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:46,000
Speaker 1: the podium to preview the Chicago Bears and gave us

791
00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:49,400
Speaker 1: a few injury updates, including the negative news on Grant

792
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Speaker 1: delp It.

793
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Speaker 10: Okay, another great challenge at our place in front of

794
00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:54,440
Speaker 10: our fans, which I think is as you know, is

795
00:31:54,600 --> 00:31:57,280
Speaker 10: a big deal to us. So we're excited about that opportunity.

796
00:31:57,440 --> 00:32:01,480
Speaker 10: NFC opponent with the Chicago Bears. Good football team. Three

797
00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:04,040
Speaker 10: and one in their last four, eleven takeaways in their

798
00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:07,080
Speaker 10: last three. You just turn on the tape to say,

799
00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:10,520
Speaker 10: good football team. I think it's starting with their offense.

800
00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:14,080
Speaker 10: Justin fields is a challenge. He is so big and

801
00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:19,480
Speaker 10: so strong, can make every throw, and Dj Moore, Cole Comet,

802
00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:23,040
Speaker 10: you name it. Good players really all over that offense,

803
00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:26,560
Speaker 10: and it's a huge challenge. Defensively, I think coach Eberflus

804
00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:28,720
Speaker 10: does a great job, having gone against him before. We

805
00:32:28,760 --> 00:32:31,160
Speaker 10: have a lot of coaches that know coach Fluce well.

806
00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:35,000
Speaker 10: He's really good. Puts his guys in positions to make plays,

807
00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:37,280
Speaker 10: and they have playmakers. I think you really go to

808
00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:39,120
Speaker 10: all three levels of the defense. And I think they

809
00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:42,959
Speaker 10: have playmakers, good players, so huge challenge, special teams. They

810
00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:44,840
Speaker 10: do a great job. A couple of different returners that

811
00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:48,680
Speaker 10: we have to prepare for. So gonna be a huge

812
00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:51,520
Speaker 10: challenge for us down there. But you know, our focus

813
00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:54,760
Speaker 10: is on this workweek, getting our work in today, making

814
00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:57,160
Speaker 10: sure that we know what we're doing so we can

815
00:32:57,200 --> 00:33:12,880
Speaker 10: go play fast on Sunday. With that, I'll take any questions. Yeah.

816
00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:16,160
Speaker 10: You know, defensive coordinators don't like those quarterbacks that can

817
00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:18,760
Speaker 10: run in pass. It's a challenge. I mean every play

818
00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:21,720
Speaker 10: he can affect. Uh, their run game can go through him,

819
00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:23,960
Speaker 10: their past game, he can make every throw and if

820
00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:25,280
Speaker 10: it's not there, he can pull it down and and

821
00:33:25,320 --> 00:33:27,840
Speaker 10: he's a threat to make a lot of yards. So huge,

822
00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:30,800
Speaker 10: huge challenge. Uh. You know I've gone against players like

823
00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:33,000
Speaker 10: this before. Uh, it doesn't make it any easier. It's

824
00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:35,239
Speaker 10: a challenge.

825
00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:38,760
Speaker 4: As the injuries, Uh.

826
00:33:42,760 --> 00:33:47,680
Speaker 10: Right right, yeah, I do. I don't have final confirmation

827
00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:50,440
Speaker 10: on Obo just yet. Obviously might be heading that way,

828
00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:53,760
Speaker 10: which uh, but I'll hold out hope. Moe head surgery,

829
00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:56,960
Speaker 10: grand head surgery. You know, I f I feel badly

830
00:33:57,000 --> 00:33:59,000
Speaker 10: for those guys. Uh, they're a big part of of

831
00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:00,760
Speaker 10: who we are. They certainly have been a big part

832
00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:04,000
Speaker 10: of our success to date. Uh, but we'll you know,

833
00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:04,640
Speaker 10: next man.

834
00:34:04,560 --> 00:34:08,640
Speaker 13: Up, Delvia had a surgery, if he come back at

835
00:34:08,640 --> 00:34:12,480
Speaker 13: some point, didn't you get potentially koviany, You guys said,

836
00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:13,799
Speaker 13: the next man up, the next mate up?

837
00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:16,040
Speaker 4: What is the w of them that you refer to

838
00:34:16,080 --> 00:34:17,759
Speaker 4: start creeping in?

839
00:34:18,719 --> 00:34:23,000
Speaker 10: You know, I'm not familiar with that law, not a lawyer. Yeah,

840
00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:24,799
Speaker 10: I understand what you're saying, Chris. I mean for us,

841
00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:29,759
Speaker 10: we we we we play with who's available. Uh. We

842
00:34:29,840 --> 00:34:31,160
Speaker 10: have a lot of good players. We have a lot

843
00:34:31,200 --> 00:34:33,719
Speaker 10: of good backups that we call on and we trust them,

844
00:34:34,160 --> 00:34:35,080
Speaker 10: which is how we operate.

845
00:34:36,680 --> 00:34:42,719
Speaker 9: Think what moms not just mom?

846
00:34:42,800 --> 00:34:43,000
Speaker 6: Yeah?

847
00:34:43,239 --> 00:34:46,080
Speaker 10: Uh, maybe I don't know. Uh, you know, honestly, and

848
00:34:46,080 --> 00:34:49,640
Speaker 10: and I understand, you know, Uh, I understand the question.

849
00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:52,400
Speaker 10: We don't get hung up on it. We don't. We

850
00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:54,200
Speaker 10: just focus on on the job that we have in

851
00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:56,160
Speaker 10: front of us, and it's finding a way to get

852
00:34:56,160 --> 00:34:58,440
Speaker 10: a victory versus the Chicago Bears team that's doing one

853
00:34:58,480 --> 00:34:59,240
Speaker 10: in their last four.

854
00:34:59,320 --> 00:35:00,239
Speaker 9: Is it starting.

855
00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:07,440
Speaker 10: Your No? That was a uh hopefully that was a

856
00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:11,160
Speaker 10: one of one year. Uh. I listen, every single season

857
00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:14,480
Speaker 10: has its own challenges. We're no different than a lot

858
00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:16,760
Speaker 10: of teams. You're dealing with injuries. It's it's the NFL.

859
00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:20,279
Speaker 10: It's December, That's what it is. For those you feel

860
00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:24,600
Speaker 10: you're the two young Yeah, you know those guys have

861
00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:27,680
Speaker 10: played for us and have gotten good reps. Uh with

862
00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:30,160
Speaker 10: the anthony with Ronnie, They've they've been out there. Guys

863
00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:34,400
Speaker 10: that we trust, Uh athletics smart, so Uh we trust

864
00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:37,200
Speaker 10: that a week of practice with them, if they're the

865
00:35:37,239 --> 00:35:38,839
Speaker 10: guys and they're called upon, they'll be ready to go.

866
00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:40,839
Speaker 4: How did your uh usually great?

867
00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:44,560
Speaker 9: Still if on the sidelines, Uh, you got very excited

868
00:35:44,719 --> 00:35:47,400
Speaker 9: to get an important game of like uh you know

869
00:35:47,480 --> 00:35:51,160
Speaker 9: what was adopted out playing kind of game that.

870
00:35:50,600 --> 00:35:52,080
Speaker 4: That brought that emotion out of you know.

871
00:35:53,719 --> 00:35:57,040
Speaker 10: Yeah, I mean it's uh that play in particular was

872
00:35:57,160 --> 00:35:59,600
Speaker 10: uh a big moment for our football team. Uh in

873
00:35:59,640 --> 00:36:01,680
Speaker 10: that game and uh to see the play that the

874
00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:05,040
Speaker 10: quarterback made drifting away from pressure, uh and then to

875
00:36:05,080 --> 00:36:07,480
Speaker 10: see de Bell obviously go in untouched him. And I

876
00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:08,880
Speaker 10: feed off the emotion of our players.

877
00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:09,120
Speaker 6: Uh.

878
00:36:09,120 --> 00:36:11,400
Speaker 10: So that's an emotional play for our football team, and

879
00:36:11,400 --> 00:36:13,400
Speaker 10: I think you know, our our coaches feed into that

880
00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:17,439
Speaker 10: as well. We've both been done.

881
00:36:17,480 --> 00:36:17,919
Speaker 4: First ball.

882
00:36:17,960 --> 00:36:19,520
Speaker 11: How did you think Mo played?

883
00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:21,000
Speaker 14: Came pretty great?

884
00:36:21,840 --> 00:36:25,560
Speaker 10: Yeah? Uh yeah, Mo gave us some great reps. Uh

885
00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:27,399
Speaker 10: and you know, as as good as the reps were

886
00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:30,000
Speaker 10: on the field. He's a great person. Was awesome for

887
00:36:30,239 --> 00:36:32,560
Speaker 10: uh our locker room. Uh. We'll get him back in

888
00:36:32,600 --> 00:36:35,480
Speaker 10: here a SAP so we can be around our football team. Uh,

889
00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:39,080
Speaker 10: but really really good uh veteran presence. I know he's

890
00:36:39,080 --> 00:36:41,000
Speaker 10: not the oldest player, but he's he's been through a lot,

891
00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:42,759
Speaker 10: he's been on different teams. So I just think a

892
00:36:42,920 --> 00:36:49,040
Speaker 10: great impact on our football team potentially, yes.

893
00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:55,560
Speaker 2: After Jed Let's or you can with Theophim's and that

894
00:36:55,600 --> 00:36:56,319
Speaker 2: he might be bad.

895
00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:57,600
Speaker 10: Yeah, just not.

896
00:36:58,360 --> 00:36:58,560
Speaker 4: Yeah.

897
00:36:58,640 --> 00:37:01,839
Speaker 10: You know, you gotta always uh go with what the

898
00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:04,960
Speaker 10: injuries are and and sometimes there's complications to it or whatever.

899
00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:07,600
Speaker 10: Maybe I don't know if there's complications, but uh, you know,

900
00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:10,759
Speaker 10: with more time, figured that surgery was the uh best

901
00:37:10,760 --> 00:37:11,479
Speaker 10: option for him.

902
00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:14,960
Speaker 9: And what if you may have a team that has

903
00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:18,400
Speaker 9: proven to be so recently talking about all the injuries

904
00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:21,080
Speaker 9: and in ways that they might do real other teams

905
00:37:21,120 --> 00:37:22,160
Speaker 9: they hadn't you reliant?

906
00:37:22,640 --> 00:37:24,920
Speaker 10: No, I mean it's not We're not in the place

907
00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:26,880
Speaker 10: in the season to even think about that. We we

908
00:37:26,920 --> 00:37:28,399
Speaker 10: gotta find a way to get a win this week.

909
00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:29,840
Speaker 8: Would you appreciate the resilience?

910
00:37:29,960 --> 00:37:32,080
Speaker 10: Yeah, of course. Yeah. And and that's you know, I've

911
00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:34,320
Speaker 10: we talked about it before, Jake, just you know, you

912
00:37:34,520 --> 00:37:36,319
Speaker 10: trust the leaders of the football team. It is really

913
00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:41,440
Speaker 10: what it comes down to. Well, okay, you're one of nine, the.

914
00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:45,239
Speaker 4: Other a racing full for.

915
00:37:48,880 --> 00:37:55,480
Speaker 10: Comment, no comment, and my off very.

916
00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:57,719
Speaker 4: Critical when they appreciated that's something you think it was?

917
00:37:57,800 --> 00:38:00,400
Speaker 10: It was a where was that in the one that

918
00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:01,920
Speaker 10: he was held.

919
00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:02,919
Speaker 4: And broth and whatever else.

920
00:38:03,120 --> 00:38:07,600
Speaker 10: Yeah, you know, Miles gets a ton of attention breaking

921
00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:11,879
Speaker 10: news into Sports Center. Uh, the the coordinators when they're

922
00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:13,719
Speaker 10: getting ready to game plan for him. I mean, the

923
00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:16,959
Speaker 10: game plan is built around stopping him. So he gets

924
00:38:16,960 --> 00:38:20,080
Speaker 10: a ton of attention via tight end chips, running back chips,

925
00:38:20,080 --> 00:38:23,640
Speaker 10: slides to him, and he's a difficult guy to block,

926
00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:27,080
Speaker 10: so there's always gonna be plays that the offensive line

927
00:38:27,120 --> 00:38:30,520
Speaker 10: is holding on for your life sometimes literally. Uh. So

928
00:38:31,040 --> 00:38:31,880
Speaker 10: he fights through it.

929
00:38:32,120 --> 00:38:32,239
Speaker 6: Uh.

930
00:38:32,280 --> 00:38:35,680
Speaker 10: I know he's was frustrated, but he's just gonna gotta

931
00:38:35,760 --> 00:38:38,279
Speaker 10: keep and he will keep playing and and not let

932
00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:39,920
Speaker 10: that get in the way of of him playing really

933
00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:40,840
Speaker 10: good football.

934
00:38:41,239 --> 00:38:44,480
Speaker 4: You appreciate his frustration. Do you worry that comments like.

935
00:38:44,560 --> 00:38:45,200
Speaker 10: That building that.

936
00:38:47,719 --> 00:38:47,799
Speaker 6: No.

937
00:38:47,960 --> 00:38:50,319
Speaker 10: I think he he has respect for this game. He

938
00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:53,319
Speaker 10: understands that. Uh, he's frustrated. You know, something I talk

939
00:38:53,360 --> 00:38:56,040
Speaker 10: to the officials about every week leading up to the

940
00:38:56,040 --> 00:38:57,680
Speaker 10: game is keeping an eye on on the guys that

941
00:38:57,680 --> 00:39:00,640
Speaker 10: are blocking him. So uh it really with being a

942
00:39:00,640 --> 00:39:01,240
Speaker 10: great player.

943
00:39:01,440 --> 00:39:01,560
Speaker 9: Uh.

944
00:39:01,680 --> 00:39:03,080
Speaker 10: You know, we want the other teams to play within

945
00:39:03,120 --> 00:39:06,239
Speaker 10: the rules, obviously, Uh, but it hasn't slowed him down.

946
00:39:06,280 --> 00:39:07,919
Speaker 10: I mean he continues to play at a very high level.

947
00:39:09,440 --> 00:39:12,960
Speaker 8: Adomatic chance of say again, plays in the big bolls

948
00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:14,520
Speaker 8: always that.

949
00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:17,520
Speaker 10: Yeah, I've been around too long. I I know this

950
00:39:17,600 --> 00:39:24,879
Speaker 10: song and dance. So it is what it is, your course, Yeah,

951
00:39:25,200 --> 00:39:28,000
Speaker 10: I mean on those two plays, yes, uh yeah, you

952
00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:30,839
Speaker 10: know for us, Tony, it it's a game to game

953
00:39:30,880 --> 00:39:33,240
Speaker 10: proposition about what you think is best for the team

954
00:39:33,320 --> 00:39:35,960
Speaker 10: in that get in that game. Uh. Last week was

955
00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:38,360
Speaker 10: a couple of plays, could be zero, could be thirty,

956
00:39:38,480 --> 00:39:40,360
Speaker 10: you know, for him and for any of our players,

957
00:39:40,360 --> 00:39:42,480
Speaker 10: that's just that's how we operate. We just wanna make

958
00:39:42,520 --> 00:39:44,719
Speaker 10: sure that whatever it takes for that given game, we're

959
00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:46,799
Speaker 10: gonna put in the game plan because.

960
00:39:48,640 --> 00:39:49,719
Speaker 4: Any worry that the.

961
00:39:52,680 --> 00:39:54,560
Speaker 10: Well see yeah, I mean any injury. You know, you

962
00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:57,239
Speaker 10: wanna make sure you see how he's doing throughout the week.

963
00:39:57,360 --> 00:39:57,520
Speaker 4: Uh.

964
00:39:57,680 --> 00:39:59,600
Speaker 10: I think he's doing better, but I think we'll know

965
00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:10,719
Speaker 10: more later in the week. Yeah. I think camp it

966
00:40:10,800 --> 00:40:13,520
Speaker 10: goes back to we've spent a lot of time together

967
00:40:13,640 --> 00:40:15,239
Speaker 10: this football team, and you go all the way back

968
00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:17,000
Speaker 10: to the spring, and and you put in the work

969
00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:20,120
Speaker 10: and and I think ultimately you trust all of your

970
00:40:20,120 --> 00:40:22,880
Speaker 10: players cause they're putting in the works beside the starter.

971
00:40:23,400 --> 00:40:25,439
Speaker 10: Uh So it's not like the starters are the only

972
00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:27,760
Speaker 10: players that are practicing in a in a given week.

973
00:40:28,200 --> 00:40:30,080
Speaker 10: Again and going all the way back to training camp,

974
00:40:30,280 --> 00:40:32,520
Speaker 10: if you will, I've seen all of our guys. I've

975
00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:35,920
Speaker 10: seen him in action. I know what what they're capable of. Uh,

976
00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:37,799
Speaker 10: I know how hard they work. And and that's where

977
00:40:38,120 --> 00:40:40,120
Speaker 10: the confidence comes from Kevin White.

978
00:40:40,200 --> 00:40:46,240
Speaker 2: That Joe mamam must brother help influence on the sideline

979
00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:48,040
Speaker 2: in the boards.

980
00:40:48,120 --> 00:40:50,799
Speaker 4: They have just another guy where that's been through it.

981
00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:54,240
Speaker 10: And in a confidence Yeah, I think again it speaks

982
00:40:54,280 --> 00:40:58,320
Speaker 10: to Joe's uh, you know, his expertise in in in

983
00:40:58,440 --> 00:41:01,080
Speaker 10: this game, He's played a long time. He's seen a lot, uh,

984
00:41:01,160 --> 00:41:03,759
Speaker 10: and he's definitely willing to share what he's seen with

985
00:41:03,800 --> 00:41:05,960
Speaker 10: his teammates. I think he does a great job in

986
00:41:06,040 --> 00:41:08,560
Speaker 10: our meeting room with the quarterbacks. I think Dorian and

987
00:41:08,600 --> 00:41:11,640
Speaker 10: pj uh can learn a lot from the different things

988
00:41:11,640 --> 00:41:14,800
Speaker 10: that he's seen. But Uh, any time you've had turns

989
00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:17,000
Speaker 10: at this, anytime you've played in these these games, you've

990
00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:20,120
Speaker 10: played in big games, I think that informs uh you

991
00:41:20,200 --> 00:41:21,719
Speaker 10: and and how you deal with the things that are

992
00:41:21,719 --> 00:41:24,600
Speaker 10: coming at your at you, and they're coming at you fast. Uh.

993
00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:26,200
Speaker 10: Now as well you're.

994
00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:34,000
Speaker 4: Like you not what what's said about that?

995
00:41:34,480 --> 00:41:39,120
Speaker 7: Did you like the young your license, resist.

996
00:41:40,120 --> 00:41:41,400
Speaker 6: The group.

997
00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:51,000
Speaker 10: Respect, the play, Yeah, I think it's it's to that.

998
00:41:51,200 --> 00:41:53,520
Speaker 10: To your point, Darrel, obviously, performing at a high level

999
00:41:53,960 --> 00:41:55,719
Speaker 10: UH earns respect. But I just think the way you

1000
00:41:55,760 --> 00:41:59,800
Speaker 10: work earns respect. I've I've been around a lot of players, quarterbacks, you,

1001
00:42:00,040 --> 00:42:02,799
Speaker 10: running backs, whatever it is. The guys that work uh

1002
00:42:02,840 --> 00:42:04,719
Speaker 10: gained the respect to their teammates. And and I think Joe

1003
00:42:04,840 --> 00:42:13,440
Speaker 10: just fits that molten tough back. We'll see uh he

1004
00:42:13,480 --> 00:42:21,400
Speaker 10: could Yeah, see if you get another one. Yes are.

1005
00:42:24,160 --> 00:42:24,719
Speaker 9: Here here.

1006
00:42:26,440 --> 00:42:29,080
Speaker 10: Was battling an injury previously in the last couple of weeks,

1007
00:42:29,880 --> 00:42:31,200
Speaker 10: he's coming along. He's getting better.

1008
00:42:31,480 --> 00:42:31,640
Speaker 12: Yep.

1009
00:42:31,920 --> 00:42:38,200
Speaker 10: What's Jerry five service? Uh yeah, you know it's it's

1010
00:42:38,200 --> 00:42:40,759
Speaker 10: hard to it's you. You forget that he wasn't with

1011
00:42:40,840 --> 00:42:44,520
Speaker 10: us uh before. Uh So, I'd I'd say number one

1012
00:42:44,600 --> 00:42:47,239
Speaker 10: is just understanding our system. And I think that goes

1013
00:42:47,280 --> 00:42:50,040
Speaker 10: back to his time with Coach Callahan. Uh So, he's

1014
00:42:50,080 --> 00:42:52,520
Speaker 10: got a really good feel for what we do from

1015
00:42:52,520 --> 00:42:55,480
Speaker 10: a technique perspective, and then diving in and making sure

1016
00:42:55,480 --> 00:42:57,640
Speaker 10: he knows what to do, uh play to play. I

1017
00:42:57,680 --> 00:42:59,319
Speaker 10: think he's got a lot of really good moments for us.

1018
00:42:59,320 --> 00:43:01,080
Speaker 10: He he's there's an ons to what we do and

1019
00:43:01,080 --> 00:43:03,919
Speaker 10: and he's done it really well. Uh But an another guy,

1020
00:43:04,120 --> 00:43:05,719
Speaker 10: you know, the Scott that I would put in the

1021
00:43:06,080 --> 00:43:08,759
Speaker 10: category he's come in doesn't say much does it does

1022
00:43:08,800 --> 00:43:10,600
Speaker 10: his job And I think the guys respect that.

1023
00:43:10,840 --> 00:43:12,360
Speaker 4: Kevin get off the.

1024
00:43:12,520 --> 00:43:14,680
Speaker 12: Off line the place for a codeese.

1025
00:43:14,760 --> 00:43:17,240
Speaker 4: It's so important that you guys have rotated.

1026
00:43:17,800 --> 00:43:18,240
Speaker 10: I think.

1027
00:43:20,520 --> 00:43:23,200
Speaker 4: What is it about uh Bill.

1028
00:43:22,880 --> 00:43:26,640
Speaker 12: And Scott the way they they teach that you guys

1029
00:43:26,680 --> 00:43:29,040
Speaker 12: are able to sort of rotate for guys to get

1030
00:43:29,040 --> 00:43:31,560
Speaker 12: it doesn't seem like mis much.

1031
00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:35,840
Speaker 10: Yeah, well, I think coach Callahan coach Peters Uh do

1032
00:43:35,880 --> 00:43:38,680
Speaker 10: a great job. Coach Callahan as a wealth of experience.

1033
00:43:39,160 --> 00:43:41,120
Speaker 10: I forget what the number of years he's been coaching.

1034
00:43:41,120 --> 00:43:43,120
Speaker 10: He told me back at training camp what number training

1035
00:43:43,160 --> 00:43:45,040
Speaker 10: camp it was for him. But I think you apply

1036
00:43:45,120 --> 00:43:46,799
Speaker 10: all those lessons learned. I don't know if he's had

1037
00:43:47,120 --> 00:43:49,920
Speaker 10: that many starting lineups before, but I'm sure he's had

1038
00:43:49,920 --> 00:43:52,680
Speaker 10: to juggle things over the course of time. So he

1039
00:43:52,800 --> 00:43:54,480
Speaker 10: just does a really nice job of getting all the

1040
00:43:54,520 --> 00:43:56,840
Speaker 10: guys ready. And I think it it speaks to that

1041
00:43:56,840 --> 00:43:59,560
Speaker 10: that offensive line room in particular, and I mentioned this

1042
00:43:59,600 --> 00:44:01,960
Speaker 10: for just as it relates to Dewan and some of

1043
00:44:01,960 --> 00:44:03,640
Speaker 10: our young guys. That's a great room to come up

1044
00:44:03,680 --> 00:44:06,800
Speaker 10: and uh with with guys like Joel, with guys like Wyatt,

1045
00:44:06,880 --> 00:44:10,480
Speaker 10: Jack Cocklan obviously veterans and there Nick Harris. Uh a

1046
00:44:10,520 --> 00:44:13,600
Speaker 10: lot of pros pro pros if you will, Uh, So

1047
00:44:13,640 --> 00:44:17,200
Speaker 10: they learn uh because there's that environment in that meeting

1048
00:44:17,280 --> 00:44:21,799
Speaker 10: room kind of demands it of you. Yeah. I can't

1049
00:44:21,800 --> 00:44:24,480
Speaker 10: remember what the number is. Yeah, but but he's seen

1050
00:44:24,480 --> 00:44:33,759
Speaker 10: a lot. Yeah. He you know, Michael's been able to

1051
00:44:33,800 --> 00:44:36,160
Speaker 10: play in a bunch of positions for us. So that's

1052
00:44:36,200 --> 00:44:40,239
Speaker 10: the name of the game, uh, for backup lineman. His versatility, what.

1053
00:44:42,239 --> 00:44:42,759
Speaker 4: He got there.

1054
00:44:43,719 --> 00:44:45,840
Speaker 10: Yeah, really good player. We've gone against him when he

1055
00:44:45,880 --> 00:44:51,200
Speaker 10: was in Washington. Big long, athletic, physical, great effort. Uh,

1056
00:44:51,280 --> 00:44:55,360
Speaker 10: he's pressuring the quarterback. He he's getting sacks. You notice

1057
00:44:55,400 --> 00:44:57,560
Speaker 10: him right away just how big he is. Uh, but

1058
00:44:57,600 --> 00:44:59,360
Speaker 10: he plays really, really hard. I got a ton of

1059
00:44:59,400 --> 00:45:00,000
Speaker 10: respect for him.

1060
00:45:00,040 --> 00:45:02,520
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