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Speaker 1: how about that?

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Speaker 2: I just talk about what led to that and what

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Speaker 2: you said. You know, it was a tough one, the

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Speaker 2: first one, just going all the way back to Miami,

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Speaker 2: and I think that that was just a really important game,

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Speaker 2: uh for us, and you know, being able to battle

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Speaker 2: and give up a punt return answer with a kickoff return,

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Speaker 2: you know, I mean going all the way back and

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Speaker 2: just big kick from Andy. And we've talked about all

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Speaker 2: those things that have helped us along the way and

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Speaker 2: talked about just unfinished business on the road and being

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Speaker 2: able to when we needed to handle the environment and

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Speaker 2: make critical plays and get off.

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Speaker 1: To a good start like we did today.

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Speaker 2: So really proud of this you know, football team and

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Speaker 2: what they've been able to do.

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Speaker 1: You know, anytime you travel, uh, it's it's difficult. So

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Speaker 1: like the import was of you.

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Speaker 3: Guys to kind of con come up with that precision

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Speaker 3: on whole side of the football early put on the.

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Speaker 2: Yes, I mean, I think hopefully we can continue to

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Speaker 2: improve as the season goes on. We're we're pretty far

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Speaker 2: into it, but being able to still practice and focus

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Speaker 2: on details and coach actions and not results, and you know,

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Speaker 2: try to be able to translate the things that we

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Speaker 2: things that we weren't really good at in practice that

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Speaker 2: and we can continue to coach those things, but really

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Speaker 2: focused on trying to improve late in the year.

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Speaker 1: And I'm just happy that everybody was able to play.

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Speaker 1: And you know, we did.

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Speaker 2: Get a lot of you know, really good efforts early

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Speaker 2: on in the precision and complimentary football and all the

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Speaker 2: great things that we need.

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Speaker 1: What does it say about your team dealing with the

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Speaker 3: That you are that you were able to win it.

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Speaker 2: I mean, I think from the from the get go,

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Speaker 2: we've tried to focused on having everybody that's here prepares

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Speaker 2: a starter, coach them the same, make sure that everybody

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Speaker 2: knows that when you come in there in the meeting

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Speaker 2: room during the week that at any point time up

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Speaker 2: until Saturday or before four o'clock, that you could be.

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Speaker 2: And you know, we didn't really have to do that

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Speaker 2: all of a sudden, you know, our depth got tested,

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Speaker 2: and so I think it was really important for this

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Speaker 2: week for guys to step up. And what Josh and

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Speaker 2: the offensive staff were able to do with managing guys

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Speaker 2: and then obviously what Jeremy and Tom are able to

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Speaker 2: do with all the moving parts on special teams. So

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Speaker 2: I appreciate every single one of those coaches that that

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Speaker 1: We might describe that adjustment.

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Speaker 2: First, well, I think you have to be all those

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Speaker 2: ask them to do that preparation. You know, just understanding

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Speaker 1: And you know, hopefully that will lead to more opportunities

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Speaker 2: Mike, when you could process that Drake through five touchdown

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Speaker 2: watching the MVP of the league today?

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Speaker 1: Oh?

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Speaker 2: Well, I certainly they don't give me a vote, but

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Speaker 2: go through the progression. Somebody asked me this week about

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Speaker 1: As soon as you work through your.

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Speaker 2: Progression, and I think he did that and some really

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Speaker 3: That's a shame about Drake's performance that you see what

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Speaker 3: we do that as you mentioned with depleted offensive line.

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Speaker 2: An topleted Water ser Colt, well, I mean all those

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Speaker 2: And and and Ben's ready to take advantage of his

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Speaker 2: opportunity as always. So got a great effort from you know,

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Speaker 3: Borderline, great plays. Hunter at the three, you know, fought

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Speaker 3: that balled and caught it, and then and then Diggs

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Speaker 2: And we say this all the time that your best

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Speaker 2: And I would consider Hunter and and ste Fun some

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Speaker 1: And that's what we got.

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Speaker 2: Time you've been around a minute drive, your thought process

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Speaker 1: Know they don't carry over to the second half.

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Speaker 2: So defensively, we hadn't had a whole lot of opportunities

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Speaker 1: It looks like you had to talk to Christian Barmore

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Speaker 2: Just what happens there just reminded everybody to keep their

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Speaker 1: How important was it to get some reps for the

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Speaker 2: Some guys that may have to play for everybody's gonna

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Speaker 2: preparation and execution. And I think the more that you

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Speaker 2: I'm on the ball and some guys that really haven't

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Speaker 2: So I'm excited to see them, Uh to be able

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Speaker 2: helped us win, and UH be excited, and that's that's

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Speaker 2: the most important thing. That we're just excited, you know,

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Speaker 2: The guys that are in there because they put a

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Speaker 2: tough to see Max question Mac though, and I are

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Speaker 1: Mac means a lot of this football team, his personality,

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Speaker 2: A bunch, and he wanted to travel with us see

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Speaker 2: he's happy for for Chiz, just because those two have been,

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Speaker 2: you know, really close since the time that that Chiz.

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Speaker 1: Got here, and you know, I.

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Speaker 2: Think it's been been fun mentorship and we'll need that

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Speaker 2: from Mac. We'll need him to make contributions off the

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Speaker 2: field as we move forward.

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Speaker 1: Thanks guys,