WEBVTT - Press Pass: Sam Bradford

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, by week as far as you just got to

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<v Speaker 1>get away or did you watch films you're kind of

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<v Speaker 1>self scout? What was your process play? Um, A little

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<v Speaker 1>bit of both, you know. I think, uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>early in the week, you know, it's good to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of look at some things, um, but then really just

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<v Speaker 1>kind of tried to get away, you know, just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of clear in my mind and get a break. So

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<v Speaker 1>that way, you know, when I got back here for

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<v Speaker 1>this week, I was fresh, ready to go, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>ready to attack the back end of the season. The

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<v Speaker 1>film show you. Um, you know, I think when you

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<v Speaker 1>look at the way we've played over the first seven games,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, there's been a lot of good things that

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<v Speaker 1>we've done. Um, I think we've shot ourselves in the

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<v Speaker 1>foot too many times. And I think you know, we've

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<v Speaker 1>said that after you know, several of the games, and

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<v Speaker 1>we've just got to find a way to eliminate the

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<v Speaker 1>self inflicted wounds. And when we do that, we're a

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<v Speaker 1>pretty good offense. But when we continue to make mistakes

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<v Speaker 1>that we've made since week one, you know, we put

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves in bad situations and it's hard to overcome those mistakes.

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<v Speaker 1>And we've got to be better at eliminating those first Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's some of us one of those things.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. For me, I don't even like turning on

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<v Speaker 1>that tape. You know, it was bad, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, I think we've come a long ways

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<v Speaker 1>from that game. You know, but going back to that

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<v Speaker 1>first Dallas game and you look at it, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>so many, so many negative plays in that game that

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<v Speaker 1>just put us behind. You know, we just really struggled

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<v Speaker 1>to establish any sort of a rhythm in that game.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, We've got to eliminate the things that put

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<v Speaker 1>us behind, um, you know, and that put us in

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<v Speaker 1>those tough situations. Have you watched that tape this week? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, hadn't got any partiers that consistency. So this is,

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<v Speaker 1>like you said, there's some there's some stretches where you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you guys are really operating slowly. End. There's other strategies

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<v Speaker 1>like all or nothing at it. Yeah, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I don't know if I've ever been a

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<v Speaker 1>part of an offense where it seems to be like

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<v Speaker 1>you just said, all or nothing. You know, when things

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<v Speaker 1>are clicking, it seems to be that you know, we're

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<v Speaker 1>out there and we're rolling, but when things aren't going well,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it looks bad and it is bad, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, somehow, you know, we've got to figure out

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<v Speaker 1>a way to eliminate the self inflictive wounds like I've

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<v Speaker 1>talked about, you know in play, like we know we

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<v Speaker 1>can't because when we get a rolling and we do

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<v Speaker 1>the things that we're capable of, you know, we are

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<v Speaker 1>a good offense. If you find that the break was

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<v Speaker 1>good for it to just hated to kind of perspective

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<v Speaker 1>being away, you know, just just started the season. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think it's always good to get away

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<v Speaker 1>for a few days. Um, you know, especially after going

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<v Speaker 1>through you know, training camp for seven weeks. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think our BI week fell at a good time.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. I think it was a great chance for

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<v Speaker 1>everyone to just kind of to step away, take a

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<v Speaker 1>deep breath, get their mind off the things, and come.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I thought our energy today yesterday, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as good as it's been in a long time. And so,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think guys are feeling good for the

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<v Speaker 1>second half right now. Down or did you say, oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I went back to Oklahoma. You could have changed it

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<v Speaker 1>all year. So focus on the next weeks at the

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<v Speaker 1>moment during the season, but the miss the first time

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<v Speaker 1>in your career you don't know exactly where're gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>in the next year because you're thinking all about where

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<v Speaker 1>you are now Intiludophia, and you know where you might

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<v Speaker 1>be moving forward and whether you're happy here and with

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<v Speaker 1>the future of my whole care you. I think those

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<v Speaker 1>thoughts are a long way down the road. Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously we got to pick game against Dallas this week.

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<v Speaker 1>Like I said last week, it was more about just

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<v Speaker 1>kind of stepping away, you know, getting my mind right

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<v Speaker 1>and coming back ready for this week. When when you

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<v Speaker 1>look at all the game, you know you could you

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<v Speaker 1>could looking at them dame aside. Yeah, how do you

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<v Speaker 1>feel that you just played the first year? Um? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>kind of like I just said, And you know, there's

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<v Speaker 1>been some really good stuff and then there's been some

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<v Speaker 1>times where I need to be more consistent. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm part of the mistakes that have been made, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and I've got to work to correct the mistakes that

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<v Speaker 1>I've made. You when you get so when you went

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<v Speaker 1>to Oklahoma, did you just get away from football totally

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<v Speaker 1>as you watch games? Did you play golf foot. Did

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<v Speaker 1>you do? Um? Yeah, I just kind of got away,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I went hung for a few days. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I just kind of hung out with some friends. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just enjoying my time being home. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>did not. I did not. Did you handle? I had

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<v Speaker 1>you handle the drops? And you know, I know you're

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<v Speaker 1>not gonna probably one under the bus or blame anybody,

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<v Speaker 1>but I mean it's gonna be hard. You get guys

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<v Speaker 1>lead or at least going into somebody, let the league

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<v Speaker 1>in drops and um, personally, how do you handle it

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<v Speaker 1>when those plays happened? Because I mean they reflect on

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<v Speaker 1>you when you're sat and everything, but obviously they're not

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<v Speaker 1>your fault. Yeah, you know, I think I just try

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<v Speaker 1>to keep encouraging our guys. You know, like I've said,

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<v Speaker 1>all your long drops are part of the game. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>They're gonna happen, you know, I expect them to happen.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously you don't like to see them. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just because someone drops the ball doesn't mean that I

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<v Speaker 1>lose any confidence and them out on the field. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's really the message that I try to convey to

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<v Speaker 1>those guys on the sideline. You know, if they have

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<v Speaker 1>a drop who cares go get the next one, come

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<v Speaker 1>back and make a big play for us. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the best thing that they can do. You turn

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<v Speaker 1>down a four year deal? Is that accurate? That offer

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<v Speaker 1>must have got lost in the mail, because I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know if I ever saw that one. It's my hands. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>the numbers say you guys have been better running the ball, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the last four or five weeks. But but

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<v Speaker 1>kind of in that theme of all or nothing, it's play.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you guys will dash off the twelve fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>yard run to John the first and as you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a two yard loss. That kind of thinks the series.

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<v Speaker 1>Does it feel that way? I mean, is it is?

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<v Speaker 1>It is getting a consistent running game something that you

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<v Speaker 1>think is important for you guys moving forward. Um, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think being consistent as an offense is an important

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<v Speaker 1>for us going forward. You know I kind of talked

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<v Speaker 1>about those negative plays, you know, going back to that

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<v Speaker 1>first out scheme. You know, anytime you have a loss,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it be a negative run at sack um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's tough to overcome those in a series. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>in the good offenses, you know, eliminate those or have

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<v Speaker 1>very few of those type plays. So I think for

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<v Speaker 1>us to continue, um, you know, to operate at the

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<v Speaker 1>level that we want to, we've got to try to

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<v Speaker 1>eliminate those plays. How fortunate do you feel that this

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<v Speaker 1>entire division it's off to a terrible start and it's

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<v Speaker 1>flide over here? I mean, you guys are still in

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<v Speaker 1>this day? Yeah, I mean you know what else could

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<v Speaker 1>you want? You know, I don't think we've played our

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<v Speaker 1>best football yet, you know, and we're still right in

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<v Speaker 1>the hunt through seven weeks. Um. You know, obviously, you

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<v Speaker 1>know it could be a lot worse. Um, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we feel very fortunate. You know, we know we've got

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of work ahead of us. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to have to play better football, play up

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<v Speaker 1>to the level that we expect ourselves to play. But

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<v Speaker 1>you know, with that being said, we're writing the thick

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<v Speaker 1>of things existency going to be inevitable. When he had

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<v Speaker 1>had a couple of new offensive line, of new receivers,

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<v Speaker 1>you run a couple of new running backs, Um, you're new.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's it's so many new facets and the

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<v Speaker 1>offense such a rhythm thing, and yeah, is that going

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<v Speaker 1>to be part of it? Um? You know, I think

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<v Speaker 1>to a certain extent, um it is you know, obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>I think you know, you're talking about any organization, um

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<v Speaker 1>stabilities the key, you know, and when you have a

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<v Speaker 1>group that's been together for a long time and understands

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<v Speaker 1>how each other plays. Um, you know, I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>easier to develop that chemistry. But um, you know, unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we don't have a lot of time. We

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<v Speaker 1>got to get it going, and I think it's starting

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<v Speaker 1>to come. Like I said, I think we've shown flashes

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<v Speaker 1>of it. Um, We've just got to try to continue

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<v Speaker 1>to develop that had a great expected um. Injuries have

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<v Speaker 1>been part of that. Have you kind of talked to

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<v Speaker 1>him at all about keeping his head up and knowing

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<v Speaker 1>there's going to be those rookie pumps that he's going

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<v Speaker 1>to go through. Yeah, um, yeah, that's probably something I

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<v Speaker 1>should do now that you say it. But uh, now,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean Nelson, you know, he's a he's a tough

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<v Speaker 1>minded kid. You know, I haven't seen him, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>drop his head for one minute. You know, he expects

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<v Speaker 1>to come out and make plays, and that's what we

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<v Speaker 1>expect of him. Um. Obviously, I think everyone kind of

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<v Speaker 1>goes through some ups and downs as a rookie, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, but what you like to see as someone

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<v Speaker 1>who continues to come to work today, hung comes hungry

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<v Speaker 1>every day to work you know, wanting to get better.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's the attitude that he's shown. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just because he hasn't maybe produced like he had hoped,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he hasn't hung its head at all. He's

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<v Speaker 1>continued to work extremely hard. And I think that hard work,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, is going to pay off for him and

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<v Speaker 1>for our offense. Is this what you talk about consistently?

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<v Speaker 1>You think it's just a matter of individual execution and

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<v Speaker 1>everybody doing it at the same time. For other things

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<v Speaker 1>that you think this offense philosophically, you can do a

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<v Speaker 1>little differently to help that execution, whether it's change no,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think if you'll listen, you know to

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<v Speaker 1>what I said earlier. You know, when you look at

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<v Speaker 1>times where we struggle with it's been a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>self inflicted you know, wounds, you know, things that we're

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<v Speaker 1>doing to ourselves. You know, when everyone's out there doing

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<v Speaker 1>the right thing, we look pretty good. But you know, unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 1>if you have you know, one or two guys not

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<v Speaker 1>doing the right thing on a play. Uh, it's often

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<v Speaker 1>hard to have a positive play. My confidence. It's fine,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's good. Um. You know, I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>you can let things rattle you outn't think you know

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<v Speaker 1>at this position. You know, I think you've got to

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<v Speaker 1>be pretty even keel. You know. That's how I think

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<v Speaker 1>I've been most of my career, and that's how I

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<v Speaker 1>am today. You know, I believe in myself. I believe

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<v Speaker 1>in this system. I believe in the guys out there

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<v Speaker 1>with me. What do you think it? Position? Like? You? Three?

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<v Speaker 1>Says you and you're fucking pretty good names pously just

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<v Speaker 1>show out. Um. I'm not really sure what that means,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, I think all three of us probably

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<v Speaker 1>want to get our names off that list. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you guys. Thank