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Speaker 1: We're joined by the head coach of the New York

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Speaker 1: a very unique offseason. Just explain to the fans how

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Speaker 1: the virtual learning has gone and how do you feel

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Speaker 1: that your players have picked up on it. You know, first,

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Speaker 1: I'm very encouraged with the where our players worked this spring.

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Speaker 1: our focus wasn't on what we're missing. Our focused on

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Speaker 1: what we had available to us to use. We really

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Speaker 1: And I'd say as we left that I believe we

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Speaker 1: build on the offense, defense, special teams. We've got a

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Speaker 1: lot of team building accomplished as well. We're able to

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Speaker 1: build in some competitive aspects of our program. That's all

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Speaker 1: been very positive. What were some of the things that

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Speaker 1: you were able to do to make it fun and

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Speaker 1: How have you done it virtually? You know what? We

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Speaker 1: kind of took some lessons from you know, really watching

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Speaker 1: we ask questions about you know, things were related to

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Speaker 1: But you know, it was fun. It changes up a

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Speaker 1: over time they got more comfortable and really the best

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Speaker 1: and that was really the best time if you're in

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Speaker 1: we wanted to let that grow as organically as we

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Speaker 1: I guess mission accomplished for you as a head coach

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Speaker 1: we can move forward alright, Coach. Obviously, these are very

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Speaker 1: But really what's coming out of it with our players

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Speaker 1: positive example. Okay, at how we can all work together

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Speaker 1: you've got over twenty coaches. None of us have the

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Speaker 1: You know, what I'm expecting from our team when we

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Speaker 1: That's number one. So whatever protocols are put in place

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Speaker 1: all right, make the adjustments necessary. Coach final question, UM.

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Speaker 1: give them a chance to learn what to do and

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Speaker 1: start practicing execute on grass. And then we have to

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Speaker 1: turn the volume and turn to heat a little bit

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Speaker 1: on these guys and you know, let them go out

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Speaker 1: there with what they've learned and compete at a pace

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Speaker 1: that we know that they can demonstrate if they desire

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Speaker 1: to be on the final roster. Coach, we appreciate a

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Speaker 1: couple of minutes um enjoy whatever downtime you may or

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Speaker 1: may not have. It's it feels like it's all a

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Speaker 1: little bit of a blur with everything being done virtually,

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Speaker 1: but we appreciate a couple of minutes, and hopefully we'll

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Speaker 1: see it in the building sooner rather than later. Absolutely,

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Speaker 1: many listen, have a good summer. I hope to see

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Speaker 1: you soon, all right, coach, we'll see it during training camp.

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Speaker 1: I thought