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Speaker 2: You know, sometimes when we talk about setting the edge

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I would definitely say, you know, when it comes

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Speaker 3: You know, coming into a game, you you kind of

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Speaker 3: Most teams are going to start off trying to run

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Speaker 4: You know, you know your your game.

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Speaker 1: That you know, worked on, is was that a big

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Speaker 3: Well, the funny thing about you know, off season training

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Speaker 1: So I'm taking pride in that this year. Thankskevi. I

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Speaker 6: Speaking kind of going on that note, when you guys

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Speaker 5: Thanks, Keila, we'll take two more.

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Speaker 7: Pati trainer, Good morning, Kevon.

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Speaker 4: I'm doing well? Thank you for asking cave on. To

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Speaker 3: They can't A team can't slide, you know the same

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Speaker 7: Thanks Kivon.

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Speaker 7: But you know this Sunday, whatever day it is, we're

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Speaker 7: going to do this every week. Now may they not win?

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Speaker 7: When you play the Ravens, this is what they are.

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Speaker 7: Do you know what the Giants are every week now?

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Speaker 3: If I'm speaking for I guess offense, I would say,

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Speaker 3: So I would say, from a you know, identity perspective, Uh,

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Speaker 3: trying to get the answers. People watching the tape, right,

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Speaker 3: and the tape is what is the resume? You know,

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Speaker 3: So these characteristics that I'm bringing up the smash my football,

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Speaker 7: You like that, You like that resume, You like that identity.

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Speaker 3: I think I think it can definitely still be cultivated,

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Speaker 3: It can definitely still be upgraded, and you know, we

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