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Speaker 1: last night. I wanted to go check with two the

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Speaker 1: it was virtual. So I called Georgia said, are we

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Speaker 1: really virtual? Just to clarify, but I just signed out

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Speaker 1: last night. How different is it would being virtual? And

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Speaker 1: and how do you manage it? I was he was

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Speaker 1: more challenging. Obviously, you gotta can on being more focused

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Speaker 1: it's a challenging for everybody, but you gotta gotta get

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Speaker 1: the job done with the market for Lauren's table to

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Speaker 1: be standing walk through today? And what can he add

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Speaker 1: to the defensively back in New Orleans? Well, yeah, I mean,

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Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, he's back and he participated. I mean,

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Speaker 1: obviously he shows a great threat. Obviously one of the

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Speaker 1: The energy he brings to the team is is great

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Speaker 1: and we're all very very happy to have him back.

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Speaker 1: Can you tell how hungry can he get back there?

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Speaker 1: After some wee. Yeah, I could tell he's real hungry.

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Speaker 1: I mean he couldn't wait to get back. I mean

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Speaker 1: hungry all year. I mean, I think he wanted the

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Speaker 1: I'm excited for him. How does his return impact you

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Speaker 1: he do what he do, I do what I I mean,

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Speaker 1: because I remember you were not happy with your play

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Speaker 1: of weeks. I mean, obviously, after six weeks of playing,

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Speaker 1: I finally felt like I felt like I was back

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Speaker 1: It's just a different level of preparation and mentality that

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Speaker 1: I had to do on my own. Nobody's fortunately to

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Speaker 1: And how my team went, so, I mean, I'm hungry

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Speaker 1: within myself to you know, be great. So uh, I said,

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Speaker 1: wanting to play out your best when it matters most.

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Speaker 1: Like those type of moments I lived for, you know,

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Speaker 1: for sure. I mean, let the eyes doing me. I mean,

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Speaker 1: it ain't gonna change my preparation, ain't gonna change nothing

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Speaker 1: I did because I was already ready for the moment,

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Speaker 1: We gotta execute, and we gotta play. Disis from football,

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Speaker 1: that's all that matters. Obviously, you guys don't want penalties.

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Speaker 1: I mean I feel like he dove into my legs

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Speaker 1: I really just saved my kneecaps. I truly don't know

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Speaker 1: said something, how was your mom Thanksgiving? Neil? And what

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