WEBVTT - Press Conference: Doug Pederson December 9

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<v Speaker 1>Atenc Stadium. Doug Pearson, You guys one point the game. Uh, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>decision making was to kick the extra point, tied up

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<v Speaker 1>and then uh talk about the penalty afterwards to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to go for it. Uh No, I just I

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<v Speaker 1>just elected at that point just to go for the

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<v Speaker 1>kick and tied up. We had a little discussion, but

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<v Speaker 1>at the time we felt where we were as a

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<v Speaker 1>team at the time, we felt we felt good about

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<v Speaker 1>it and kept the points on the board. What was

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<v Speaker 1>the explanation given on the fumble in the first play

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<v Speaker 1>the game? Um, just basically there was a uh you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it was a clear fumble and then and then just

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<v Speaker 1>didn't know exactly who who necessarily recovered at the times

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<v Speaker 1>a big pile I guess, um, and just unfortunate. Some

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<v Speaker 1>of the issues for for the slow start again, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think some of it, Uh you give credit to Dallas.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, this is a good defense. We knew that

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<v Speaker 1>going in. Uh. Some of it is uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>their design very disruptive upfront. Um, and then just comes

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<v Speaker 1>down to you know, attention to detail, focus and things

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<v Speaker 1>that have kind of hampered us a little bit all season.

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<v Speaker 1>Showed up a little bit early in this game, and

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<v Speaker 1>and it was tough, too tough to get things going early.

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<v Speaker 1>You knew the stakes of this game. What did you

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<v Speaker 1>tell the guys in there afterwards? Exactly right, we knew

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<v Speaker 1>the stakes of the game. Um. I just told him.

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<v Speaker 1>I said, listen, you know, it's one of those games where,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, proud of the way they fought, proud of

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<v Speaker 1>the way they hung in there, battled back. We were

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<v Speaker 1>really never out of this football game at all. And

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<v Speaker 1>just basically told them that, you know, listen, the way

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<v Speaker 1>we all felt in that dressing room. You gotta hate

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<v Speaker 1>this moment. You gotta hate this feeling. You just you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta hate losing, and you gotta you gotta learn from it,

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<v Speaker 1>and you gotta you gotta move forward and pick ourselves

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<v Speaker 1>up off the mat and get ready to go for

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<v Speaker 1>another one. Go on that. Sorry, you got to go

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<v Speaker 1>back to the two point inversion. That's a situation that

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<v Speaker 1>you typically have gone for in the past when there's

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<v Speaker 1>been a penalty on the extra point. What was different

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<v Speaker 1>about this game than in the past. Yeah, just a

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<v Speaker 1>fourth quarter, Um, you know, late in the game where

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<v Speaker 1>it was opportunity, you know, to just keep the points

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<v Speaker 1>on the board. Um, nothing other than that. Would you

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<v Speaker 1>agree that Carson looked a little hesitant to the first

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<v Speaker 1>three quarters. I think there's enough to go around offensively.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think we put it on on the quarterback. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I think we'll take a look at this

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<v Speaker 1>film and and um and uh you know, make make

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<v Speaker 1>make the corrections where we need to. Um, you know this,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a tough game, and he's done some great things,

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<v Speaker 1>the great things tonight in the second half. So we'll

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<v Speaker 1>evaluate the film and and uh, you know everybody will

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<v Speaker 1>look at it and and um go from there. I think,

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<v Speaker 1>why do you think it took the three quarters to

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<v Speaker 1>finally get good things going with him? Well again, I

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<v Speaker 1>think I think you give credit to Dallas and their defense.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, his defense is playing extremely well, and uh

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<v Speaker 1>that's where the credit lies. You all have pretty tough

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<v Speaker 1>spots in terms of your postseason opportunities. Perhaps, how do

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<v Speaker 1>you keep those guys from reading the standings and saying

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<v Speaker 1>it's just not going to happen this year. Right now,

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<v Speaker 1>we're not focused on that. We're focused on, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>getting back to Philly, getting ready for the Rams next weekend,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh take them one at the time. The officiating

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<v Speaker 1>to listen, they got they got a tough job. They

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<v Speaker 1>got a tough job, and I respect everything that they do.

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<v Speaker 1>And uh again, we'll take a look at it and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if we need to send some stuff, and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll send some stuff in. But uh, appreciate those guys.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's hard work and uh you know they

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<v Speaker 1>bust their tail out there for you. You got in

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<v Speaker 1>the shorthand you guys are shorthand in the second dirty

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<v Speaker 1>so many injuries. But still what Amari did to the

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<v Speaker 1>defense tonight, you know, fourth especially in the fourth quarter

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<v Speaker 1>and over time, how frustrating is that even though you

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<v Speaker 1>are shorthanded and it looks like Sydney's hurt still and

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's frustrating, but you know, we just gotta

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<v Speaker 1>continue to push, continue to fight, continue to work these guys. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's obviously it's a great experience for Bobs,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's unfortunate with Sydney in his situation right now.

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<v Speaker 1>But um, you know, we just uh you know, it

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<v Speaker 1>is what it is right now, you know, and we

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<v Speaker 1>just gotta keep working and uh, you know, get everybody

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<v Speaker 1>ready to play, get everybody caught up and uh and

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<v Speaker 1>get ready for the next one. But you know there's

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<v Speaker 1>there's no quitness and in this group, and uh, I

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<v Speaker 1>think you'll see that next weekend. The decision to put

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<v Speaker 1>Sydney back out there and then to pull yeah, well

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<v Speaker 1>we checked him on the sideline, you know, and and

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<v Speaker 1>felt felt comfortable. Um and and you know, just uhum,

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<v Speaker 1>he felt felt comfortable with him going back in there,

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<v Speaker 1>and um, you know, we'll evaluate it again, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow and see where he's at. But yeah, um, because

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<v Speaker 1>of the injury or because he wasn't performance, Yeah, it

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<v Speaker 1>was just it was unfortunate because it started to flare

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<v Speaker 1>up again. So we decided to risk any further injury,

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<v Speaker 1>just pull him and put Bossing there. You had a

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<v Speaker 1>play there was small Wood in the game pretty importantly

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<v Speaker 1>where he got to bought enough it's a checkdown to

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<v Speaker 1>him with him whatever, but he hadn't touch the ball

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<v Speaker 1>a good ball. It seemed like an odd spot for

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<v Speaker 1>him either. Well, when Corey went down, um, it was

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<v Speaker 1>not so much an odd spot anymore. Um and and

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<v Speaker 1>so um, you know we had we needed him in

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of spots and we used him. Yeah, as

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<v Speaker 1>you get on the play tonight, what part of this

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<v Speaker 1>game is gonna bother you the most time. I think,

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<v Speaker 1>I think the biggest thing is going to disappoint me

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<v Speaker 1>is just the look in those players eyes in there

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<v Speaker 1>and and to see the disappointment that that we felt,

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<v Speaker 1>even even with this close a game it this really

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<v Speaker 1>was um and still not playing great offensively, UM for

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<v Speaker 1>the defense to come up with some big, big turnovers

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<v Speaker 1>keep us in this football game and not finish, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>not finish this football game. Um, because we felt at

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<v Speaker 1>the end, even going into overtime, that that there was

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<v Speaker 1>some momentum on our side and just needed that one stop. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>But for me, it's going to be you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>look of disappointment you know in the players and coaches eyes.

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<v Speaker 1>That's gonna that's gonna bother me on this right home.

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<v Speaker 1>What'd you see with Dallas Grner What all of a

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<v Speaker 1>sudden kind of freed him up? Well, you know, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a he's a trends tight end. UM. And again

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<v Speaker 1>we felt going into the game that we could we

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<v Speaker 1>could do live as our two tight ends and in

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<v Speaker 1>second half we'd um, you know, mix them in there

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<v Speaker 1>really well and it just creates some matchups, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>with their base defense that we felt we felt comfortable

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<v Speaker 1>with and and uh, he did a great job. There

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<v Speaker 1>was a third down throw the Carson threw pretty well

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<v Speaker 1>short of the end zone to zach Ertz. What do

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<v Speaker 1>you think his decision making was there? It was the

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<v Speaker 1>one after the Small would play was ninety six galls.

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<v Speaker 1>You guys settled for a field goal. He slanted the earth,

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<v Speaker 1>but he was at the five yard line. Third down?

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<v Speaker 1>Was it after the penalty? It was after the Small

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<v Speaker 1>would run. It was like third and goal from around

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<v Speaker 1>the nine nine arts had a pushing the back that

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<v Speaker 1>put you guys back. Then you had a catch and

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<v Speaker 1>then Small would run. And then on third down to nine,

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<v Speaker 1>Carson was the left left, left flat and swall short

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<v Speaker 1>of the goal line. Yeah, it was a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>catch and run at that point. And then if I

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<v Speaker 1>do remember the play, um, Yeah, a chance to get

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of a pick pick scheme over there

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<v Speaker 1>with I think him and al Sean, I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>the one you were talking about, put it in his hands,

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<v Speaker 1>chance to score or you're in a situation because we

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<v Speaker 1>had talked about possibly staying on the field on fourth

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<v Speaker 1>down and going for it. In that situation, I had

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<v Speaker 1>two downs right there. You've been asked about that two

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<v Speaker 1>point conversion there. If you had to do it over again,

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<v Speaker 1>would you have done if you stand by the decision there,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean we could sit here in hindsights, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>but twenty twenty fifty fifty, whatever the deal is. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd kick it. I'd kick it. I'd kick it. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean it's easy to sit in here and go, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>let's go for two out there a little different, and

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<v Speaker 1>I stick by my decision. Yeah, all right,